Chapter 1- Nexus                                               Page 2

Nexus woke up to a short girl with strawberry blonde hair leaning over him "he must be who Hephestus warned us about!" she whisper shouted to a boy acrossed the room. The girl was wearing a set of clad armor made out of a type of celestial metal. The Boy was wearing a black cropped top hoodie and a pair of ripped jeans. "wha-huh?" Nova weakily groaned out sitting up slowly. "Who are you?!" the girl shouted pointing a long spear at him "whoa! chill out! m-my name is Nexus Smith! m-m-my mom sent me here!" Nexus shouted anxiously tryin to push the spear away from him. "She said to look for the hill overlooking a camp! this is the camp right?" he asked trying to change the subject.

The girl just glared at him tightening her grip on her spear "why did she she send you!?!" She shouted "she said i would be safe here!" Nexus replied obviously still panicked by the attack on his life "she said the monsters would find me and that i needed to leave! whats going on!" He shouted begining to sweat. The girl sighed and set down the spear " you need to come with me." she grumbled gripping Nexus' wrist pulling him out of the hammock. "Where are we going?" he demanded as the girl tugged him to a big castel like place.

The buildings were definitly taller than his old crammy apartment. Out of no-where Nexus was shoved into the big mosoliem. as he entered there sat a large man. he had what seemed to be the legs of a donkey??? goat??? who knows "we've been waiting for you son of hephestus