Chapter Ten: No One Left Behind...Except For Me

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 No One Left Behind…Except For Me 

“Wow, that was scary.” Said Shelbi.

“Yeah,” I agreed.

“Guys!” Phillip yelled, “Help!”

We ran over to where he was. Michelle was lying on the ground; she had three puncture marks from the Manticore’s thorns. I could feel her dying, just like I had with Madison.

“Help her!” Phillip yelled, “You’re the son of Hades, save her!”

“He can’t, only Chiron,” Michelle whispered.

<p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">I thought this over. If we didn’t move now, she would die, but I still had to save Madison. Wait a minute, the prophecy had said the one I seek most I rescue alone, or fear my friends won’t return home. This is what it meant.

<p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">I stood up, and put my hands at my side. I threw them skywards and back, causing an earthquake and creating a tunnel.

<p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">“You guys go, now!” I said.

<p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">“Connor, we can’t leave you,” Joe protested.

<p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">“Yes you can, remember the prophecy? I must seek the one I want most alone.”

<p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">He nodded, the others all watched as Phillip picked up Michelle, and walked into the tunnel. The others followed. I sheathed Felonious, my adrenaline was pumping fast, and I knew why. The time I had been waiting for since last summer had arrived.

<p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">“Take me to Hades.” I said as I ran into the nearest shadow.

Chapter Eleven: I Ask My Dad For Permission To Risk My Sanity