The Genesis League: Ch. 2



Chapter Two

~Logan~

Rediscovery

As soon as the last of us entered the tunnel the wall behind us slammed shut leaving us in total darkness. The girls screamed from the sudden loss of vision. Somebody grabbed my arm and I tried to shake them off. Suddenly a light came on behind me. Bryce had pulled out his cell phone and was shining it all over the place to try and calm everyone down. I looked down and saw that Quinn had my arm in a death grip. She looked up then hastily separated from me. Everyone else pulled out their phones, lighting up the dark tunnel.

Bryce and I raced back up the stairs in a flash and started searching the walls for a door handle, or a lock, or anything that could get us out of here. Nothing, not even a crack. It's as if the wall had never been broken. After searching for several more minutes we stormed back and joined the others.

"Is this some kind freaking of Senior prank?" Bryce demanded looking straight at the guy called Brutus.

"Cool it bro." I thought. "This guy's already kicked both of our butts once and I doubt his girlfriend's gonna be able to keep him in check much longer."

The two of us are telepathic, meaning we can communicate through thought but only with each other. Sometimes we can catch what other people are thinking but they have to thinking loud and clear. We discovered this at about the age of three and it's come in handy on several occasions.

Bryce took a breath. "Hothead." I thought absentmindedly.

"I heard that!" He thought back. I just rolled my eyes before Brutus started talking.

"No." He responded looking over at his friend Tyrese. They seemed to have their own mental conversation before Brutus continued. "I have no idea what this tunnel is or where it leads to but Tyrese and I are certain of one thing... each one of us is a demigod."

Brutus stood there waiting for us to respond but none of us seemed to know how. It was as if the ceiling had come crashing down on us. Bryce and I looked at each other. "The man in the suit!" We thought in unison. The others seemed to be having similar revelations.

"So wait a minute... just hold the hell on for a sec!" Cheshire shouted holding up her hands. "Your saying that each of us is the child of some god?"

"An Olympian god to be exact." Tyrese spoke up.

"You mean like all the old myths in our literature classes?" Raven asked.

Brutus swallowed unable to meet her eyes. He nodded his head. "Only they aren't myths, all those events in ancient times really happened."

"You two seem so sure of this." She continued. Putting the pieces together. "How long have you known we were all demigods?"

Brutus still couldn't meet her eyes. After a few seconds Tyrese spoke. "Brutus and I have known majority of our lives that we were demigods. However the discovery that all of you were demigods happened only a few minutes ago when the door way first opened."

"And your parents are...?" Quinn asked gesturing for him to give up an answer.

Brutus and Tyrese looked at each other again. "My mother is Tyche, goddess of good fortune and luck." Tyrese said sounding very proud of it.

Everyone looked at Brutus waiting for him to give an answer. Instead he held out his hand and a black flame ignited in his palm. Everyone except Tyrese jumped back with surprise. "My father is Hades," He whispered quietly, staring at the flames. "The god of the Underworld."

We stood there in silence again. Raven placed a hand on Brutus's shoulder and he finally looked at her.

"What about us?" Bryce asked.

Tyrese shrugged. "Usually your godly parent will claim you, send you a sign letting you know that you are their child. But sometimes some of the gods children slip through the cracks."

"Those are the lucky ones." Brutus growled.

"Ignore him, he's just a little resentful towards his dad." Tyrese spoke up.

Before Brutus could yell at Tyrese the ceiling over head started to shake, causing dust and small amounts of rubble to fall.

"Let's continue this later." Raven ordered and we started running down the hallway.

Bryce and I managed to get to the front and began sprinting down the hall at break-neck speeds. The ceiling stopped rumbling but we continued to run. I looked back to see if the others were still with us, they were no where in sight. I wondered if we should stop and wait for them.

"Look out!" Bryce shouted. I turned and skidded to a halt. Less than five feet in front of us stood a man wearing a jogging suit and a weird looking helmet. In his hands he held a staff with a pair of wings and two live snakes coiled around the handle. Over his shoulder was a messenger bag with something written in Greek. Behind him stood a massive door with intricate lines running all along it and a large handle like the ones banks use on their safes.

We stared at the man shifting back and forth on our feet in case we needed to make a break for it. The man smiled warmly and I could see a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. I started to relax for a moment. Bryce looked at me and back at the man.

The man spread his arms. "My sons." He spoke. At that moment my mind stopped working. Bryce and I ran forward and into the mans arms. For a second I thought he'd be a hologram or some kind of trick but when we hugged him he was real. I squeezed tight praying that he didn't disappear on us.

We finally broke apart and he stood between Bryce and I looking us over. "You've both grown so much. It seemed like only yesterday I saw you both take your first steps." He chuckled.

"But who are you?" Bryce and I asked in unison. He man, our dad, chuckled again.

"You two haven't figured it out yet?" He asked still smiling. Bryce and I shook our heads. Their were so many emotions running through our head that we couldn't think straight.

"I am Hermes, god of messengers, travelers, thieves, roads and merchants." He said spreading his hands and glowing faintly. I was in a total state of shock. I just couldn't believe my ears. I knew Bryce felt the same.

Hermes looked behind us. I turned but didn't see anything. However I could hear faint footsteps and voices.

"Boys I don't have much time with you but I needed to meet you before you go through this door. Beyond here lies your destiny, as well as the destinies of your friends. He said nodding behind us. "A great peril lies in the near future and the two of you will be vital to defeating it. Also these many come in handy."

He reached into his bag and pulled out two boxes. He opened one and showed the contents to us. Inside were a pair of black track shoes with a golden 'H' on the side.

"Maia" Hermes whispered and a pair of sleek wings shot out and began to buzz around our heads. After a few second Hermes caught them and placed them back in the box. He handed them to me and then a second box to Bryce.

"These shoes are the fastest pairs I've every created. They will carry you faster than any plane ever made by man kind. To activate them simply say the word 'Maia' and the wings will appear giving you the ability to fly."

"Cool." We whispered.

Hermes looked up again. I noticed the sounds our friend were making were a lot closer now.

"Goodbye my sons. I now you two will make me proud." We hugged him again and felt him glow. We shut our eyes to avoid the light. When we opened them again our dad was gone and the others appeared in the hallway.

"Bryce! Logan!" Raven shouted. They were all out of breath and leaned against the walls breathing heavily.

"Man... you guys... are fast!" Tyrese said between breaths.

"What is that?" Quinn said pointing to the door behind us.

"More importantly what's behind it?" Cheshire asked.

Everyone looked up and stared at the door. Bryce and I walked forward. Something seemed to be drawing us closer. As if by instinct we each placed a hand on the large door and concentrated. The large wheel on the door began to turn with a loud cracking and rumbling. The lines glowed with a blue light and finally the door swung open.

Bryce and I turned to face the group. "Beyond this door lies our destinies." We said together.

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