Disclaimer : I do not have the honor of calling these characters my own.
"Percy I can't believe you just did that! I had it!" The wind picked up as Thalia's voice rang across the clearing in the woods. The red flag flapped vigorously as if gloating its victory.
"Hey I'm leading this team to, we had a clear line to the flag and we would have had it!" I shouted back the stream seemed to grow louder and faster by the second.
"Ugh!" she screamed a clap of thunder rang out above us "can't you do anything right Jackson?"My temper was rising.
"As if you did any better!" I edged closer we were just feet apart "you put half of the Aphrodite cabin on defense, anyone with half a brain knows they are the last ones that should be on the perimeter. I guess after all that time as a tree it's understandable your little rusty," my voice trailed off knowing I had struck a nerve.
"How dare you!" She slammed the bunt of her spear on the ground lightning erupted from the sky. I jumped back and shielded my eyes from the thin, white hot strand of electricity. I felt the heat on my face,
"So that's how you want to play!" There was a pulling feeling in my gut, the stream rose around my ankles lapping at my legs I commanded it forward, slamming into Thalia. The jet pushed her back, falling onto her back her spear was thrown from her hands. I walked over smugly. She rose to her feet grabbing her spear she whipped her wet jet black hair out of her face, her blue eyes were electric. By then more campers had gathered to gawk at the scene we had created. Annabeth was standing to the side,
"Guys," she called "enough!"
"Stay out of this Annabeth!" Thalia shot back. I looked over, Annabeth held my gaze her grey eyes mirrored her stubborn personality, but for the moment anyway, she stayed quiet. Thalia angrily pulled her armor back in place. The sky was dark and the wind was strong enough to send a mist onto my face. Thalia wrung out her dripping hair scowling. I laughed at the sight.
"You think that's funny Son of Poseidon? Laugh it up but I think we both know who would win a fight."
"Um, I think I just did," I said. She glared,
"no see there's where you're wrong." She stepped close spear tip pointed at my chest, "I could destroy you." The sky shook, thunder rolled in furious waves. Thalia looked as frightening as her father. If I was any less stubborn I would have backed off merely at the sight of her. Some of the campers had the same idea stepping away uneasy. Water climbed around my legs.
"Really? You think so huh," the water rose behind me. I pulled Riptide up and slashed her spear tip away. Higher and higher the waves rose the pain, the freedom, the power I called to it louder, faster. It listened to my every thought. Over the roaring water I had to yell to make myself heard even if I was only feet away. "You think you could destroy me!" I stepped closer backing her down she stepped back eyeing the wall of water. Her spear tip lowered for a second.
"Is that a challenge?" She coaxed raising her spear and shield again looking me right in the eyes.
"If you think you could take it," my grip on riptide tightened. She lunged power behind every jab. Aiming for my chest I deflected her attack and sent her a few of my own. I nicked her shoulder she growled. Suddenly her spear was coated with electricity. Every time Riptide made contact my hands and arm burned. She managed to make a long cut down my arm. It erupted in pins and needles, blood dripped down my wrist I almost dropped my sword. I managed to hold on but my arm fell to my side. I pushed waves at her. Like punches they knocked her off her feet. But the storm ahead was growing stronger, the wind was like daggers on my face. Thalia had struggled to her feet I lunged, driving Riptide with all the force of the water behind me. She staggered thrusting her shield into my stomach she managed another cut on my cheek. The quick slice stung and pain from the white hot tip made my teeth ache. I called to the current again forming a ball of water I sent it with everything I had left. Her eyes widened at the five foot wall of water and gasped as she was swallowed up. Once the wave had receded the air went deadly calm. There wasn't a sound, no wind, no waves. Nothing but eerie silence. Thalia sat up, no weapon within her reach. I held my sword tip to her throat, she looked up at me. I leaned close and said, "what was that you mentioned earlier about, destroying me..." I stepped back recapping Riptide. The campers looked on in awe, some of them cheered,
"Whoo go Perc!" Others stayed quiet looking almost afraid. I looked at Annabeth her gaze was fiery. When I looked back at Thalia her gaze was pure fury. The hairs on the back of my arms stood up as lightning filled the sky. Stray bolts flew off and hit trees and the ground behind her. The air became charged, I shielded my face from the heat and light. More and more it rained down around me. Someone screamed, the campers began to flee. Chiron came running from the Big House. A fiery volt landed on the bank just a foot to my right.
"Too close Thalia! Knock it off!" I shouted at her. She either didn't hear me or chose to ignore me. The storm continued, my eyes burned. I shielded my face. I became all too aware of the tingling sensation in my arms and feet.
"Thalia! Percy! Stop this now!" Chiron's voice was commanding. I turned my head for a second to look at him. He was standing on the tree line. Everyone else had fled, Annabeth was standing well out of the way her face was horrified as her hair whipped around, stray strands flying in her eyes. Thalia lowered her hands, a final stroke of lightning fell from the sky. Annabeth's eyes grew wide,
"Percy! Watch out!" She screamed. White hot pain erupted in my chest. I was thrown backwards, I hit the ground hard, there was a tree root digging in between my shoulder blades. My body shook with the volts coursing through it. I screamed it felt like I was on fire. I held my breath, paralyzed. I snapped my eyes wide open and tried to move, to escape. I gasped and tried to control the pain.
"Percy!" I heard someone scream. I lay motionless. My chest rose and fell steeply, my breathing was uneven. It felt like my skin had been melted off my bones. I grunted, ground my teeth my body was shaking. I had the insane urge to get up. I tried to move my arm, big mistake. I twitched my fingers but was overwhelmed by the pins and needles. I couldn't move, and there was pressure building in my chest that was making it hard to breath. I could feel blood start to drip from my nose. My vision was in and out, suddenly a face appeared through the white light. Annabeth.
"Percy..." Her hands hovered, "it's okay, you're going to be okay." My eyes fluttered, I turned my head to look at her. I opened my mouth to speak but couldn't get words to form. I clamped my jaw tight and turned my head away wincing. "Chiron!" Annabeth yelled, she moved her shaking hands to my chest. She pressed lightly, prying at the armor I was wearing. She quickly withdrew her hand, her fingertips welted with a mild burn. The armor was still hot. She bit her lip, I opened my eyes and gazed at her. I inhaled deeply through my nose. There was a rattling in my chest and I coughed hard, a small amount of blood coated my lips. I fought for air, Annabeth was fading back into the light. "Percy! Percy!" She yelled I felt her hands on my face. "Come on open your eyes!" I felt her touch grow cold and the light faded into darkness. I heard her yelling "Help! He needs Help!" But I was lost in the cold darkness.