The Rise Of The Monsters: Chapter 4

 Esperanza Origins

The Rise Of The Monsters

- Chapter Four -

Mike’s POV

Right. Missing friend gone missing. Monsters started chasing people like crazy. And I’m out here, alone, confused, and cold in a dark, creepy forest.

Something was definitely wrong.

I rubbed my eyes and sat up. And I wish I didn’t, because I was surrounded by monsters. A dracanae marched towards my foot and sneered down at me. Then looked back to her buddies. “He’sss awake.”

Gee, like they’ve never noticed that.

Another monster came beside her and looked down to me, his eyes boring. He was a giant except with bulky chest, four hands and one foot. Must be the leader. Weird one, I had to say. “You,” he deadpanned, pointing his very pointy sword to me. “You’re Josh McLean’s friend, right?”

“Uh, you could say that,” I was still staring at his sword, “Are you going to kill me because of that?”

The giant stared at me, and then withdrew his sword. Thank the gods. “Your friend’s in trouble,” he said with a hoarse voice.

“And you’re telling me this…why?”

“Because your friend’s in trouble!” he yelled, waving his four hands in the air.

“Dude, I know that. He’s missing.”

“He’s locked up in a prison near Olympus.”

“I mean he’s—what?” that took me by surprise.

“He’s locked up in Mount Orintia,” the monster continued. “He was framed guilty for stealing the Olympian Flame”

“What’s that?” I asked.

“A sacred item, but that doesn’t matter now. He really didn’t steal anything. He’s innocent. We want you to bust him out of jail.”

“Yeah, that’s my plan all along, but…why are you telling me this?”

“These strange monsters are starting to attack Olympus,” the giant said, trying to avoid the question. “The gods don’t know it yet, but those monsters are slowly tearing down the place.”

“It came from the demi-titan’sss mind,” the dracanae said, cringing. “He has sssuch a very interesting imagination.”

“Josh is making the monsters?”

“But let’s get to the point,” the giant waved his hand. “Prove Josh McLean innocent. Bring him back to, what you mortals call it, the ‘good side’. That way, you could both save your friend and Olympus.”

“Alright, I get it!” “But there’s one thing that’s been bugging me. Why are you telling me this? I mean, you people are monsters. Why are you, like, helping me?”

The giant hesitated and said, “Because they can’t afford to take all the glory.”

“W-what?”

“Just go to Olympus with your friends.”

''POP! ''

The army of monsters surrounding me vanished into thin air. I gaped, slowly processing the events that happened a moment ago into my mind.

“What…on earth was that about? Could someone explain everything to me, properly?!”