The Run

I had no Idea where San Francisco actually is...

I didn't live in America in my previous life and I haven't gone out of my house in this life since as far as I can remember. So, not knowing where it was, was quite obvious, but I didn't think of it. How could such an important thing slip from my mind. "I am such an idiot."

I knew that I lived in Long Beach in Washington. But I didn't know which side of America,Washington is. I didn't bring a phone with me for the fear of that whole issue of them attracting Monsters. Not that it would be of any great help as the year was 2003 and Google maps hadn't even started yet. So, I started to walk back... well not exactly as I went in a direction different from where I came. After walking for half an hour, I could see a group of people and a few shops at the edge of the forest. I walked to a general store with a kind looking uncle in it and asked him if he had a map. He took a look at me from top to bottom, probably trying to judge me, then asked what type of map I was looking for. I asked for a map of Washington and the areas nearby. He went to the back of the shop to search for it and asked me while searching, "You have a weird accent. Where are you from, kid" I faltered, though, only for a second before answering that I was not a local and had come to enjoy the forests. He asked where my parents were and I pointed at a random couple. I waved at them, they waved back at me and the uncle was satisfied..... Well Lucky Me.

He then gave me a book titled 'Western USA' "Hmmm, So Washington is in the west. Hope, San Francisco is not far away" I thought. I turned through the pages and found a map of Whole United States on a page. I wanted to see how far Camp Half Blood was. I knew it was in New York City and I also knew that New York was near Washington DC. So I thought that it won't be too far away from here. I was planning on ditching Kronos if possible. I still didn't think it was a wise idea to go to him. "What The... Washington DC is not in Washington state. Hell, it is not even close One is the east most while the other is the west most. That was lame why name it Washington then." I was angered at the Audacity of the Americans, due to their lack of creativity, my hopes were shattered.

(AN: I don't have anything against America, these are Arius' thoughts not mine.)

I found that San Francisco was in California and it was about an eight hundred miles walk. I think it would take at least 15 days. It didn't sound good. I had to go through forests and would become an easy target for monsters. Although it wasn't any better in the city, thanks to the MIST hiding anything 'Abnormal', but I still felt safer in the city, when compared to a forest. Well, I will cross the bridge when it comes. There is no use worrying about it right now. "Anyways, how bad can it be. Percy survived so many of them. Can't I fight a few myself." ... Yup I jinxed it.

I started walking towards the forest. After just five minutes of entering the forest, I felt that someone or something was following me. I turned around and saw the couple I had waved to, behind me. "Fuck are they kidnappers by any chance." I didn't know who they were but my instincts were telling me to run out of there. So I ran. I ran and I could feel them running behind me. " What do you want from me ? I shouted. The answer I heard sent shivers down my spine. "You ssssmell niccccce, sssssson of Kronossssss. You are a rare delicaccccccy" I heard the woman... maybe no longer a woman.... hiss at me.

A part of me wanted to look at what the creatures were. Although my instincts were shouting at me not to, but my curiosity got the better of me and I turned back. I was startled by the figure I saw behind me because I could see a dracaena at an arm's length from me with its disgusting appearance. Don't judge me when I say disgusting, she really was the most disgusting creature I have ever seen. Have you ever seen a cockroach, on the verge of death, its body covered in green blood, while it's struggling to somehow, come out alive, her whole skin was that scene. Think of infinite such cockroaches stuck together and that made up her body. I slowed down a bit due to the sheer shock , which reduced the gap between the dracaena and me and it slashed its arm at me and I felt a cold feeling at the place where I probably was cut. I was pretty sure that blood was dripping but I didnot feel any pain. Maybe because of the adrenaline... I had no idea. But I was scared and I quickened my pace. I knew that I had become faster and that I was running faster than ever before, yet I didn't dare to look for the fear of being cut again, from the fear of even facing it again. So, I kept running and running. "Dammit! I have to get out of here. There is no way I am gonna die here. I won't be killed by the first monster I encountered. I also realised for the first time that this is real world and I am in no dream. When I had killed my mother, or when she thrashed me, I knew that I subconsciously kept thinking that it was all a dream. A nightmare, but still a dream. I was scared at that time too, but I knew there was no threat to my life. This helped me in keeping my calm, but I knew that it was a bad, a really bad thing. I can't keep thinking of living in a dream, yet I couldn't get over it. But this time was different. I had come face to face with my death for the first time in my life. I don't remember how I died in my previous life. I don't even know if I died or not.

After running for about half an hour, I was unable to hear any footsteps, still scared to look back, I started looking around. I found that I was running pretty fast So, fast that even the the chirps of the birds became slow motioned... wait that was not supposed to happen. Curious... well I am a descendant of the one Pandora..., so I can't really help it, I looked around and found that the birds were moving reeeaalllllyy slllloooowwww like real slow one flap was taking , I don't know 2 minutes and the leaves were almost stationary in the air. I was not the one moving too fast. The whole world had become slow. Thus must be an ability I got from being a child of Kronos (Chronos). I felt that the cold feeling was no more, so I turned my head to look at my wound. I could see it being healed at a visible rate. It slowly recovered and it seemed as if nothing had happened at all, well except for the pain that was still there, it appeared after about 10 minutes of me running. Not that I dared to stop even once. And my T shirt was torn. "That was my last T shirt...

Wait that's not ..

Am I Wolverine...??" Yup that's a better ending.

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AN: Well that was all for today and I know it is quite little but I had an exam and... well it sucked. So, I had no motivation. I might or might not post another chapter this week. But no promises as we should not make promises that we can't keep ... even though they r the best ones...

Also, this is not your classic weak to strong story, where mc learns the cruelity of the world. It will have betrayals, multiple relationships yet no Harem. And most importantly manipulations. So, don't read it cause you r weak hearted.

Arius is the type of guy, who would throw his best friend out of the boat if it's for his own benefit and he might even take a bullet for someone if he knows he would survive and the there will be benefits later.

Well.. All that is for later.

C YA..