What's it Like in Villain's Shoes?

Author’s note: I am writing a point of view creative piece which is about the book Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan. In the piece the parts that I have italicized are the parts when the person I am telling the story through thinks about something. I want you to look at the voice I used as the eidolon.

The Mark of Athena is about these seven demi-gods, half-god and half- mortal, who have to stop Gaea, the villain, from destroying everything they know and cherish by joining the Greeks and Romans together so they are no longer enemies. The book actually has the point of view of all of the demi-gods since it switches between point of view from one person to another every chapter. I am writing in the point of view of an eidolon, which is a creature who serves Gaea and can also possess people. The three characters in the short story I wrote have their own special powers. Jason has the ability over air and lighting. Percy has the ability over water and can talk to animals. Piper can persuade people easily with her voice. 

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There they are, those pesky little heroes that my master wants. I shall capture them for her. I shall take control of Percy Jackson while my friend takes control of Jason Grace. Sons of the big gods heh. Let’s see how do they do against each other when we take over. “Jason," Piper cried out. “What’s wrong?” My friend has taken over while I have taken over Percy. This body might be disgusting but it will have to do. All has come into place. “Percy, help,” Piper said. I won’t help. Ill ride over there and point the tip of my sword at Jason. 

I said “One will die,” Then Jason said “I will choose.”

“No!” Piper yelled. I charged at Jason while he charged at me. Piper almost died if it hadn’t been for Percy’s and Jason’s pets or whatever they were. Jason and I had our swords meet and clash. “Stop it! Piper yelled. Her charmspeak is really annoying since it made Jason stop. Because of that I had to weaken my blow but it still knocked him out of his mount. “Percy!” Piper yelled. “Jason’s your friend. Drop you weapon!” Her charmspeak almost got to me that time. Jason got to his feet before she could finish the job. Jason hit me with a bolt of lightning and it had blasted me off my horse. “No!” Piper screamed. “Jason stop!”

Jason was saying “I cannot stop. One must die.”

“Who are you?” Piper demanded.

Jason said “We are the eidolons. We will live again.”

“Eidolons…?” Piper muttered. She probably doesn't even know who we are even though we should be known to everyone because we are so powerful. Piper then said “You’re – you’re some sort of ghost?”

Jason turned back to me and said “He must die.” I got back up from the lightning that hit me and I knocked Jason right off his feet. “Stop it!” Piper shouted. She has finally lost hope. There isn’t even charmspeak in her voice. Now I raised my sword, riptide, over Jason’s chest. Right when I was about to attack. I heard a strong charmspeak. Piper had demanded “Eidolon, stop.” It had made me freeze right in place.  “Face me,” Piper ordered at me.

“You have not chosen,” I said. “So this one will die.”

“You’re a spirit from the Underworld,” Piper guessed “You’re possessing Percy Jackson. Is that it?”

I sneered. “I will live again in this body. The Earth Mother has promised. I will go where I please, control whom I wish.”

“Leo… that’s what happened to Leo. He was being controlled by an eidolon.”

“Too late you realize. You can trust no one.” I heard a sound and a black wing. It must be blackjack. I started running towards it. “Ignore it!”Piper yelped at me. “Look at me.” Her charmspeak had made me obey but I had to say something. “You cannot stop me. I will kill Jason Grace.”

“You won’t kill him,” Piper ordered at me. “You will knock him out?”

“I … will knock him out?” I said wondering why she made me do that with her charmspeak.

“Oh, sorry.” Piper smiled. “I wasn’t talking to you.” Wait then who was she talking to, but that was when I saw black.

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That was when he had gotten knocked out by Blackjack the Pegasus and was not controlling Percy anymore. Piper is evil for defeating that eidolon or is that just what you think? The reader's thoughts are bias to what the narrator is saying. Since the eidolon was the narrator you would vote for him but in truth you would probably want Piper to win if you found out that she was trying to save the world from destruction. Whoever is narrating will always think his way is best and true but there is no best way. The best way is the one that you see. If someone is trying to destroy all the cities to make the world have a fresh start, it is a good idea in his eyes. But other people will see it as bad idea to destroy everything so in their eyes that's the better idea. That is how much the point of view in a story can change a reader's opinion.

The Mark of the Haven

Author’s note: I am comparing and contrasting the series of Fablehaven and Mark of Athena. I want you to look at the descriptive language I used to compare these books.

The world is being torn apart as evil as the upper hand. In both Fablehaven, by Brandon Mull, and Mark of Athena, by Rick Riordan, evil is on the verge of defeating the heroes and taking control of the world. In Fablehaven the demons are about to open the Zzyzx, which is a demon prison, and let all the demons in it, loose to tear up the world. In Mark of Athena the heroes are going right into a horde of monsters which is almost suicidal and seems like a hopeless attempt to overcome Gaea, the villain. The similarities in these novels are hard to see since they have such different plots but the small things are what make them alike.

Evil is about to prevail in both of these novels. Heroes are about to fall, but neither of the books’ heroes lose hope. That is what makes up these books: the hope that they are filled with. The heroes know their missions are suicidal, but they do it anyways like in the Mark of Athena they had said “But unless you had a team fighting simultaneously on the Tartarus side, a team powerful enough to defeat a legion of monsters in their home territory”(539). What that had said was that the seven demi-gods had to face a whole legion of monsters in their home territory. In both, demons are taking over and the heroes stop them by going on missions. In Fablehaven they go on missions to get certain items to stop evil. In the Mark of Athena they all go on missions to get information which is also to stop evil. The heroes in both books are determined to prevail in the end.

Evil is not only about to win, but the entities cause hardships for the good. In Fablehaven many people die for their cause, but it does not go in vain. In the Mark of Athena the heroes lie to each other and sometimes don’t trust each other, because the villain is turning them against each other. Many people get hurt in both books but in both  their sorrow doesn’t go to waste. They get hurt, but they finish the job they came to do. That is what makes them heroes.

While these novels are similar, they also contrast in many ways. The Mark of Athena has the root of Greek mythology because it is about those stories only modernized. Fablehaven is more made up and not taken from ancient stories. Gods are a plentiful in the Mark of Athena  as it was the culture of those time periods, but in Fablehaven their culture isn’t important since gods don’t rule over their life in the story. Fablehaven has relics in it which have special powers while in the Mark of Athena the demi-gods ,which are half human, half god people, are the ones with the special powers.  The stories are very different in that sense.

These two novels might have the theme of fighting evil which makes them seem the same but the subtle differences are what make the stories contrast. The books also have the same heart in it because the heroes in both care about the world while evil does not. Determination is aplenty inside the forces of good, that is what makes these books the same.

Christmas poem

Christmas is finally here,

with all its laughter and cheer,

it is so full of snow,

temperature oh so low,

getting many gifts,

going up ski lifts,

spreading cheer everywhere does Santa Claus,

he deserves a lot of loud applause

on his side he has nine flying reindeer,

on them are silver bells that you can hear,

he has little elves on his side,

whom will do as he abides,

at the north pole, the very top,

is where lies Santa's workshop,

there the elves make all the toys,

for all the good girls and boys,

he gives to the nice

but for the naughty there is a price,

they will have much fright,

as they receive coal dark as night,

but Christmas is not all about getting,

giving is much more befitting,

here is some advice,

be very nice.

Great Risk

Authors Note: My essay is about the theme, great risk, in different things.

I  have beads of sweat coming down my forehead. Will the old man see us? I can see the baseball as it is a foot away. I grasp the baseball with my sweaty hand and take off. That was the small risk of going into the mean old neighbor’s yard. Great risk though is risking your life. Risk is shown throughout many things but great risk is not shown as much.

In the Mark of Athena 7 demigods risk their life so that the world doesn’t end by the hands of evil. One of the 7, Annabeth, took a very great risk. She had gone alone to save a statue that would somehow save the world. Annabeth knew that she had to go alone because she is the daughter of Athena and Athena herself had chosen her for the quest. The risks were clear, since many children of Athena have tried and failed. As her last trial, which she knew was coming, she had to face a giant spider which was her greatest fear. Even though she knew she had to face her greatest fear she still took the risk of going on the quest.

Doom was not only ascending in the Mark of Athena but also in Fablehaven. A group of people had gone to a place where they could have easily died but they took the risk because there was an item at that place they needed. At the place they had risked their lives by doing dangerous things. One person had died while 3 got captured by the enemy. But all of this was not in vain because in the end the group had gotten the item.

Great risk is not only shown throughout books. It is also shown throughout life. People who fight in wars and battles for our country take huge risks. They risk their lives so that our country is better. Those people who go and fight wars, where they can easily die, are true risk-takers. But these risks are worth it, for without them we wouldn’t have our great country.

Great risk is not ringing the doorbell of the mean, old neighbor and running. It is risking your life for others. People do it in real life all the time like the army, navy, marines, etc. These books contain great risk, risk that cannot be matched to.

Fablehaven Prediction

Author’s note: This is what I think will happen in the 5^th book of the Fablehaven series. It is in the view of a girl whose name is Kendra.

My heart is racing as the Sphinx stands in front of me. He holds the 5 keys and is about to open the prison. Is the entire world doomed? I hold Seth’s warm hand since it is comforting to know I will at least be with my brother in the end. But then something happens. As I touch my brother’s hand, a dim light grows in between us. It gets bigger and bigger until it shoots out a beam of light that shines on the sphinx. I feel hope surging through me as the Sphinx falls to his knees. Is the war over? Has the world been saved? I think of these questions as I remember how it had all started.

The Sphinx was the person who had wanted to open the demon prison which could only be opened with the 5 separate keys. He had thought it would make the world a better place but it wouldn’t. Seth and I were part of the Sorensons who were the people against the Sphinx’s cause. My brother and I each had our own special abilities which together were more powerful than ever. The Sphinx had gotten the keys all the keys to the prison and was about to open up the prison but that was when “it” happened and the world was saved.

The Growing of Seth

Author’s Note: This piece includes details from the first 4 books of the “Fablehaven” series.

In Fablehaven Seth had always been a troublemaker who always made rash decisions. He had faced many hardships which had changed him. Seth and his acquaintances had to race with their enemies for 5 keys which would open the demon prison and end all life as we know it. In those intense times Seth had to become a person who made life or death decisions. He had made the right calls and that had saved everyone. This had changed him from mischievous to be being decisive.

Some people get advice from their elders about what they shouldn’t do. Seth was one of them but he didn’t listen. He had learned that he should listen to his elders after he learned the hard way because when he was not supposed to open the window to demons who could use illusions to trick him, he had been fooled and opened it anyways. The result of had his actions had caused his friends and family hardships. After that he had never opened the window to the demons and he also listened to most of his elder’s advice.

Seth might have listened to his elders but sometimes he didn’t for the good of his family and friends. He  and his friends had to get an item to succeed in getting one of the five keys but their grandpa thought it was much too dangerous, but Seth had used his instincts to get the item.  In his mind he had a feeling about going to meet a demon and that demon had gave him the knowledge to go and get the item. He was the only one who could do it and he had done it for the good of his friends. Also he had snuck in with his friends when they went on their mission but he had actually saved them sometimes. He had made the right choices and he couldn’t have done it without his decisive thinking.

Going to places in secrecy isn’t just Seth’s trait. In “Stormbreaker” Alex Rider had gone to a junkyard without telling anyone including his caretaker which is the closest person he had at that time. He almost got killed by his careless actions and also by some other people who were shooting at him. He had not just gone in vain. He found out some valuable information just like Seth had when he went to meet the demon. Both had taken huge risks which pay off though since they had both found out precious information and knowledge is power.

So Seth might have made some careless mistakes and took live-threatening risks, but in the end he had done great acts. He had located the item to which would help them get a key and he had also helped his friends and family live to see the light of another day. He was like people in other books like “Stormbreaker” but that wasn’t a bad thing because he had done fantastic acts just like the other character.

Prediction to 3:15

My predictions for 3:14 is that Troy will not end up like Dale did because in most movies and books the hero usually overcomes what others do not so I think he will be safe from what was going to happen. I think that he will be immune or something like that from whatever that was going to change him. 

I was wrong because he did change and end up like Dale.

After that I think Mr.Mason will save because Troy was the only person who had ever actually liked him him and Mr.Mason had felt sorry for him so he looked for a cure and found it because Troy just can't end up like that because most books usually have the hero survives in the end.