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other: Hello everyone!!!!! here is a new chapter!!!!!! I hope you all enjoy this one!!!!!!

daily quote: "I'm not choosing your path. I'm making my own." That quote came from Hazel Levesque. I honestly just really love this quote for no specific reason.

Daily question: I feel like a curse Percy would say would be "Oh Barnacles!" Do yall agree?

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     "good. you're up." a random voice spoke.

     I turn around. there was a girl standing there. she had attum hair and blue eyes. her face was covered in freckles. She was staring at me.

     "Can you talk?" she asked.

     "Who are you?" I spoke.

     "My name's Keli." Keli answered, "yours?"

     "Jacob." I told her, "Where am I?"

     "You're at my hideout," Keli replied.

     suddenly I start smelling cinnamon. I thought it was coming from somewhere but soon enough I realized it was coming from me.

     "Wh-why do I smell like cinnamon?" I asked.

     "I sprinkled some on you while you were passed out." Keli told me, "It surprisingly helps hide demigods' scents."

     "You know I'm a demigod?" I questioned.

     "I saw you getting attacked by the monster and put it together," Keli replied.

    "Why were you in the woods?" I asked.

    "I live here." Keli answered, "Why were you in the woods?"

     "I'm on a quest," I said.

     "wheres are quest buddies?" kelli talked, "Isn't there supposed to be two more?"

     I paused, I hadn't had time to process what had happened...I looked at her.

     "Th-they were killed from the monster. The monster snuck up on them, and... well now it's just me." I explained. I realized I had tears slipping down my checks, and I wiped them away.

    "What were their names?" Keli replied.

     "Zack Cadell child of ares and lysa flowerals daughter of Demeter," I told her.

     "What was the quest for?" Keli asked.

     "We heard there was a young demigod needing help." I answered, "Then we got a prophecy, Well, I got a prophecy."

     "What's the prophecy?" Keli questioned.

     "Here it is, 'a child of the forge shall go on a journey. on the day that the moon turns bright, a secret woman shall usher forth a hidden truth. an overheard conversation shall usher forth an age of pain and hardship. through the dark, the child shall find the way to go on. a young child calls for him, crying for help.' Everyone is worried because it's a longer prophecy than normal and it doesn't exactly times."

     suddenly the door to the hut busted open. monsters rushed in and grabbed me and Keli.

     "Who are you? Unhand me!" Keli ordered.

     "Not a chance." one of the monsters growled.

     "What do you want?" I asked.

     "The boss wants to speak to you." the monster answered.

     suddenly an even larger monster walked in...we're in trouble...

author note: Hey y'all!!! this chapter is short but I wanted to leave it on a cliffhanger (plus I just prefer shorter chapters reading-wise) so that's all for tonight! unless I can get the next chapter down before I go to bed (which is possible cuz it's only about to turn ten) hope y'all enjoyed this one!!!!