The Enomienda: Chapter 1

Camp Half-Blood; New Year's Day, 2012
Chiron addressed the whole crowd at the campfire.

"Welcome, friends and campers, for now is the New Year!"

Raucous cheering followed.

"It is said that people claimed on this day have very special destinies in store for them. And one of those people happen to be... Anthony Cahill!"

The audience clapped quietly. Some snickered and giggled.

"Okay, Anthony, come up."

I walked up to the podium. And waited. And waited.

The whole crowd was silent. Some had doubting looks on their faces.

And then the pain came. It felt like my head cracked open. I remember falling down into oblivion.

Suddenly, I saw figures. Some I recognized: Zeus, Ouranos, Kronos. But others I couldn't even describe. Behind me was a void, and from that void came a voice, neither male nor female.

"You are very special, young one. You have a family that stretches back through eons. The most powerful legacy of the gods since Gideon Cahill is you. You are the Enomienda."

"The what?"

"I am Chaos, the void where everything sprang from. Your birth was preordained by me. But what you choose to do is up to you."

"Wait, what?"

"There are people that will envy you. They will try to copy you, or steal your power or even your own body. Watch out for them. Now you must go back to your mortal world before the attack begins."

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa what attack? Answer me Chaos!"

"You will wake, and the answer will come."

Soon, my head cracked open and I spun into oblivion again.

A few seconds later...

"Anthony? Anthony? Hello?"

I opened my eyes, and saw Annabeth, Chiron, Travis and Connor, and the other cabin leaders in the infirmary.

"Urgh. What happened to me? Who claimed me?"

Chiron spoke up. "According to the symbol, or more correctly, symbols, on your head, everyone."

Now Annabeth spoke up.

"I've never seen anything like it. I wonder if Percy's seen something

like this... Did you see any visions?"

"I saw Chaos."

"Chaos? Black hole where everything sprang from Chaos?"

"I-I think so. A-Anyway, Chaos said something about me being an-"

"Enomienda." Rachel, the Oracle, walked in.

Chiron stepped back and fell into a shelf. Everyone rushed to help him.

"Chiron, are you okay?"

"Y-yes, I'm fine. But the Enomienda... You're last name is Cahill, I presume?"

"Yes, sir, but what does that have to do with-"

"Uh, Anthony, did Chaos mention anything about an attack?"

"Yeah, Rachel, why?"

"Because it's right here."

Everyone rushed to the Big House patio. A helicopter and men in black suits, all with a double-headed snake insignia on them, surrounded the camp.

Chiron and I cursed under our breaths at the same time.

"Goddamn Lucians."

A gruff, heavy voice thundered through a megaphone.

"Everyone surrender! We have guns drawn and we don't care who we shoot!"