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The New Kid

I was now helping train the younger members of camp half blood. Since I was considered as the best swordsman in the camp now, All of the younger demigods didn't dare to volunteer to be demonstrated on with new moves (which was a little bit of a set back) So I always had to choose someone who needed the work the most, which was usually Juliet.

Juliet was one of the newest campers there, and her Olympian parent had still not claimed her yet. Which meant she had to go through all the awkwardness of being in the Hermes cabin with a whole bunch of boys. No privacy AT ALL.

"Okay," I began, "today I'm going to teach you guys-"

"Hey!" yelled a little girl in the back.

"(And girls), How to do the '3 slash spinning Gut stab'"

One of the younger boys gagged.

"And to help demonstrate it-"

The campers groaned.

"Hold on," I said. "Today we got a practicing dummy that I will be using to teach you, instead of having to choose who does it against their will" I looked at Juliet. "Now, I will begin."

I got into my battle stance and prepared to make my first strike. I hadn't actually had a practice fight with this dummy so I was hoping it wouldn't be too difficult. I slashed at the right shoulder of the dummy which triggered a flail to fly at me from the left at my head, I barely dodged it. I slashed a the left leg and another flail flew at me from the right, I had to jump over the swinging chain, when I was in the air, I slashed at the right shoulder again but flail caught me off guard and hit me in the chest. Luckily I was wearing body armour so It only knocked me down. I slammed against the dirt and made a big puff of sand in the air.

All the kids burst out laughing. I'm sure it was funny and I would be laughing too, but it really, hurt.

I stabbed the chest of the dummy where the heart would be, and it shut the dummy off. The flails folded back into the forearms. "I forgot to mention, when you stab the dummy in the heart or deal enough damage to the dummy that would actually kill someone, It shuts off."

All the kids were laughing except Juliet. She looked, worried.

"Okay, Time to go to your archery lessons." I instructed them.

All the Kids started to leave.

"Juliet!" I called, "come here, I need to talk to you."

Juliet sighed, and walked over to me.

"Is something wrong?" I asked.

Juliet nodded, "I Know who my parent is."

My eyes widened, "Why didn't you tell us?"

"She doesn't want anybody to know she had a child with a mortal."

"Don't worry I won't tell anybody"

"I'm like you Percy, unique."

"Wait, what?" I said, confused.

Juliet ran out the archway of the arena, and before I could call her back. She had already gone to her archery lessons.

Something was weird about her and who her Olympian parent was, and I was determined to find out.