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--- Percy POV ---
The snake lady made a hissing noise that might’ve been laughter.
“Be honoured, Percy Jackson. Lord Zeus rarely allows me to test a hero with one of my brood. For I am the Mother of Monsters, the terrible Echidna!”
I stared at her. All I could think to say was: “Isn’t that a kind of anteater?”
She howled, her reptilian face turning brown and green with rage. “I hate it when people say that! I hate Australia! Naming that ridiculous animal after me.”
For some reason when she was yelling an image came into my mind. It was of a smiling young man, who looked to be in his twenties. He was wearing a khaki coloured jacket and shorts, and brown hiking boots. Sitting on his shoulder was an evil looking animal, it was grey, furry and looked sort of like a bear.
For his features, he had short brown hair, with two tufts sticking out to the side. What was noticeable was his unusually thick eyebrows; which sat over emerald green eyes. The other noticeable feature was a bandaid covering the bridge of his nose. A strange power radiated off this man; it felt like he was looking at someone extremely powerful and old.
The whole thing took less than a second for me to process. But I knew that I would never forget that image. Echidna was still howling with rage when I snapped back into reality.
“For that, Percy Jackson, my son shall destroy you!”