The moon showed with a sinister red bathing the sky and clouds in it's glow the clouds were like fresh animal meat under it's blood like gleamer rain drops were like blood , thunder shuttered the skies with rage .No animal was outside not even the eagles that rose above the clouds when it rained , the streets of New York were empty only thunder and the splattering of rain drops could be heard . It's was at exactly noon on the dot when the cry of a baby filled the air , bring life into the empty void of silence of the streets of New York. The moon retreated behind the clouds at the sound of his cry . " I shall name him Kona for he is my strength and my weakness," his mother said as he held the fibble life in her arms . Just then far from their in the depth of the Atlas mountains in the lava lake beneath the volcano a creature the size of a mountain starred in his slumber causing a level five earthquake. Further from the mountain in an unknown area on a mountain side within the depths of a cave surrounded by lava on a rock a hilt of a sword glowed with a sinister scarlet light then came a voice , "the day is near!"
The child grew up normal but something was different with him not only was he intellectually smart for his age but he never had any illness or futal injuries even when he fell or had fatal accident as he grew something that was peculiar to many except his grandmother who seemed to know what was going on with him.
It was in May during the summer holidays when everything begun changing in Kona's life he was going to turn sixteen soon that day when he came home he found a strange man talking to his grandmother and his mother was in her room crying ."What's wrong mum ?Why are you crying mum?"Kona asked his mother ."Your grandmother wants you to go with him ,and leave me ."his mother spoke at her peak of melancholy."Kona come here with your mother here we want to talk with the two of you !"his grand mum called to them ."It's okay mum there must be a reason for this let's go and see what she has to say grandma is wise and she knows whats good for us all ,"Kona said, this made his mother realise how grown a man his son had become ,he had begun speaking like the man of the house ever since he had realised the absence of a father figure in his life not only did he speak but also acted like the the man of the house .
In the living room his grand mother begun to speak ," I believe in you Kona and as a man it won't be had to digest what am about to tell you so listen .You've had about gods of Greek well am here to tell you that they aren't myths and you are but one of they're demihuman children and it is time to tell you the truth ,we don't know who your father is since your mother was drunk the day they met but as per now you're not safe with as so we are sending you to stay with the other demigods in the DMD phantom island there your father will reveal himself to you and you'll be safe ." All this was too much for him to take the world begun spinning and then all went blank ,the next thing he knew was that he was in some kind of flying chariot and then he blanked out again and finally when he gained his conciousness he found himself in a room covered with linen on its walls the bed he was on was made of a very soft material,he still felt alittle fuzzy,he looked around and saw a lady who was not so human as he was green and has leaves instead of hair,"How are you Kona you sure got gut I'll tell you that most new comers freak out when they see me ,ow!excuse my manners am Aphilia an nymph and your nurse ."the lady spoke all this while Kona was quite and still like a statue trying to recall what he was missing then with a sharp pain as if he had head-on collision with the memory the words of his mom before he fell fully unconscious,"Don't ever forget that I love you son....."as he remembered this a surge of emotions filled him and he bursted out like a lost two year old ,"Where's my mother ?I want my mother !"he demanded as he went out of the nursing room he shouted and the nymph went to call the man who had brought him . As he called out with rage a huge earthquake shook the island.At that point he felt so much rage that he would have eaten the whole island if he could.
"Hey Kona do you remember me ?Could we talk ."the man had come but this time something was different with him his legs were goat-like.Kona calmed down and stopped his tantrums and followed him,"Remember your grandmother told you about this place well he wasn't lying this is the phantom island and here you are not only safe but you are also keeping your mother safe because if you would have stayed with them the creatures of the dark would have come after you and that would have placed your mother in grave danger and you wouldn't want that for her would you ...from now on here is your new home here your trained so as to be the gods last weapon against the dark."Kona so sence in the old man's word and thought of his mum and since he didn't have much of a choice he decided to go with his story since he had heard the same from his grandmother."Mom this is for the best for both of us though I had swore never to leave your side till the end and am sorry for breaking it but as for now I'll have to deal with it .okay new home what do you have to offer."Kona thought.
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