บท 2: Chapter 2 Good Bye

A boy can be seen throwing a sword that obviously looks homemade at a wooden target. The boy who threw the sword dead center of the target pushed his hair back, wiping the sweat that formed on his forehead.

This is Lucian, a now 16 year old boy with perfectly toned muscles, long black hair that reached to the nape of his neck, and a face so beautiful that if one was not careful can instantly fall in a trance.

Lucian walked up to the target and pulled his homemade sword out. The sword was already bent out of shape from the amount of force used to throw it. Lucian sighed and threw the now useless sword to a pile made up of other useless swords.

"Is that another one added to the pile?" Lucian heard a voice come from behind him. He turned around and smiled, since it was mother Medusa who had her usual stoic face on.

"*sigh* Yep, the metal that I use is

something that I find laying around in the garden. Although, I dont think there is anymore left." Lucian crouched down to the pile of swords and picked one up that was bent at a 90° angle, almost like it was bowing to Lucian.

Medusa had a small falter to her blank face, as she also bent down until she was at Lucians height. She grabbed a piece of his hair and started playing with it.

"I want you to go to school Lucian. You are at the age where you need human interaction." Medusa said with her usual voice devoid of emotion, but to Lucian, he heard some sadness in it.

"What? Why? There is no need for me to go to school. You have already taught me a lot!" Lucian protested to her Idea.

"I have taught you things like math, reading, and writing. You need to go to school to learn of all the other subjects, and to have your own life. I dont want you to be trapped here your whole life like me." Medusa responded to lucians protest with an emotionless voice.

"But I dont want to leave you." Lucian crossed his arms and looked away from Medusa. Medusa lightly smiled and grabbed his shoulder. "Its okay, its not like your never going to see me again."

Lucian was quiet for a moment then sighed. "Fine. What school will I be going to?" Medusa had a small smile and responded "Its a highschool in New York."

"New York? That far?" Lucian was surprised as to how far it was. Medusa taught him geography so he knew where that was.

"Yes. Come with me, your hair is too long." Medusa simply responded and stood back up. "Is there a specific reason as to why that High School?" Lucian asked while following her.

"It is the safest place you can be, especially since Zeus is after you. There are people there that can protect you, but I will not tell you who they are so dont ask." Medusa explained. "Start to pack your things, you'll be leaving in a few hours. I already rented the apartment you will be staying at, so dont worry about that. You will be expected to attend school tomorrow."

"Its my birthday tomorrow!" Lucian shouted out. Well to be exact, they did not really know when his birthday was since it was not stated in the letter, so his birthday was when Medusa found him. It was a special day to the both of them. Medusa stopped dead in her tracks and responded without turning back. "I know. Go pack while I get the scissors."

She then slithered away to her room and shut the door. Lucian went to his own room and started to pack his things. It was mostly clothes, since he did not own any personal items. Well, except for one thing. Lucian looked to his nightstand by his bed and picked up the necklace that was laying there. Lucian looked at it in his hand, it used to be in the form of a medallion with a crest on it, but when Lucian first touched it, it transformed. Now it was shiny silver in color, and resembled a locket with Aphrodites insignia on the front. Lucian opened the locket revealing a picture of him as a baby in the arms of a dangerously beautiful lady, who Lucian can only assume is his birth mother.

Lucian closed the locket and put it around his neck. He then continued to pack his clothes and took his suitcase to the front of the house where he found Medusa already waiting for him, scissors in hand. Lucian sat down on a nearby chair as Medusa started to cut his hair silently. After a while he looks at himself in the mirror, and saw his hair was a lot shorter than what he had it. He still had black hair but his new style was different. He had bangs that went down to eye level and his hair in general was a messy look. Lucian quickly goes to wash his hair then comes back and hugs Medusa goodbye, Medusa hugged him back as well. "Alright, the taxi is already waiting for you outside. It should take a couple of hours to arrive, but you will get there before the sun touches the horizon." Medusa brakes there hug and says this to Lucian. Lucian just nods and grabs his suitcase. He steps outside and walks to the taxi, putting his suitcase in the trunk.

He looks back at his home for the pass 17 years. He sees Medusa in the window who was watching him leave. Lucian gave a small sad smile and waved goodbye to his mother, and got into the back of the taxi. As they were leaving, Medusa shed a tear that went unseen by Lucian.

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After a few hours of just sitting there and doing nothing, Lucian finally arrived to his new home. He walked into the apartment building and followed the directions the lobby girl gave him to his room. He opened it and saw a cozy looking home that was a bit cramped. Lucian put his suitcase on his bed and started to prepare himself for sleep, since tomorrow was his first time ever attending school.