The Guard
Percy POV
It's been a week since our first encounter. We got attacked everyday. Their silver blood caught me off guard each time. I woke up to a group of people with bandanas covering their faces pointing guns at me. I pushed myself up into a sitting position.
"Let me guess you want me to surrender?"
A woman stepped forward. She lowered her gun and pulled down her bandana.
"No, on the contrary, we want to recruit you."
"How do I know I can trust you?"
She grabbed her knife and I tensed ready for a fight. But instead, she drew it across the inside of her forearm leaving a trail of red in its wake.
"Huh, you seem pretty well equipped right now though. Why would you want me?"
"Because you won't survive long with only your friend here. Also, we need your help they are hard to fight with their abilities so when you caught our eye we were told to try to recruit you."
"Fine, BUT- I am not a pawn."
"Okay, you're not a pawn. You'll need to swear an oath. Repeat after me: I pledge myself to the Scarlet Guard. I shall protect my brothers and sisters in the guard with my life. All this I swear."
"I pledge myself to the Scarlet Guard. I shall protect my brothers and sisters in the guard with my life. All this I swear."
"We'll need to get your friend looked at she's injured. What was the cause of the injury?"
"One of those silver blooded people shrieked at her."
"Banshee."
"So that's what that's called."
I called some water to my hand and I willed it to heal the cut on her arm. She looked surprised, very surprised.
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