Nyxs' Knight - Percy Jackson

The Hydras

Percy wobbled towards the start of the pine forest, but collapsed out of sheer exhaustion. He had been running from the three headed hydra that had picked up his scent two days ago, and had relentlessly stalked him ever since. He hadn't slept in those days, and only stopped a few times to inhale as much water and food as he could.

Percy was lying on his back in the centre of a small clearing, the contents of his pack strung where he dropped it. He was too tired to run anymore, so he gripped the hilt of Riptide and stood as the hydra crashed through the forest. The hydra stilled, four of its eyes darting wildly around the clearing, until they landed on Percy. It was very, very ugly, and that was putting it nicely.

One of its black, scaly heads was missing its eyes, causing it to swivel around continuously. It's scaly feet scraped forward slowly, as it eyed Percy with a hungry gleam in its eye. It's nostrils flared, and it lunged, all three of its razor tooth mouths agape. Percy lunged in sync, and jabbed his sword at the hydras chest, but it bounced right off its thick hide. It roared and lunged at Percy again, swinging it's broad scaly heads at him.

He ducked in time, but one head clipped Riptide, causing the sword to go skidding across the dirt - directly at the hydras feet. All went still and quiet when the hydra and Percy stopped moving, both eyeing the sword.

The hydra roared in victory, as if knowing Percy no longer had a weapon.

Then Percy mad his move.

He swiftly sprinted the few meters that was separating him and the hydra, diving under the beast. He latched onto Riptide,
turned the blade towards its chest and with every last bit of strength he had left, thrust the sword through the hydras thick skin and into its heart.

The hydras victory roar turned into a high pitched screech of pain as the blade entered it's chest. The last echoes of the screech fades throughout the forest as Percy slumped tiredly to the ground, the sky still showering monster residue. The fight had taken a lot out if him and he was so tired.

So very tired.

He placed his head down on his now empty pack, and closed his eyes.

The last thing he heard was his name being called over and over again.

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