The Knights

A/N The characters presented in this story don't belong to me.

Chapter 1

PERCY POV

"Parry the blow Perseus." Triton said as he swung his sharp ended trident against my sword. He easily overpowered me and soon my sword clattered to the ground. He pointed his trident under my neck then smirked.

"You've improved but you still haven't learned how to defend yourself. You're always on the offensive. Haven't you heard of the saying 'the best defense is your best offense?'" Triton grabbed my sword and handed it back to me.

"Yeah well I'm not exactly the prodigy you are. You've learned from the best teachers and from father himself" I said as I grabbed my sword. The sword that I was using felt awkward in my hand. It didn't feel right, it was unbalanced.

"Again? This time I'll beat you." Triton gave me a cocky smile before he got into his stance. The one our father has taught us.

I've been training to become a knight within my father's army. I'm the second born and thus not the rightful heir to the throne. The rightful heir to the throne is my half-brother Triton. Yes in reality, I'm indeed a bastard child. The King of Oceania is my father Poseidon and he has ruled for some time already and is far from getting into old age. He is still very young. My father was once a knight until he overthrew his father with his brothers and sisters. They divided their father's territory between his siblings. My father got the second largest share of the territory. However my father has disputes with his sibling kingdoms and alas wars do occur.

Once again I awkwardly swung my sword and in one swift movement from his trident and one sweep of Triton's leg I was on my ass with my sword once again clattering to the ground.

"Perseus you've still have a lot to learn. You're ready to become a knight but you have to keep training. Also remember you'll be under my command little brother." Triton headed towards me as he offered his hand. I quickly grabbed it and he quickly picked me up.

"Alright Perseus I have a meeting with father on the movements of our troops. Zeus or Jupiter or whatever you want to call him has been bothering other kingdoms and we have to make sure he doesn't want to start a war over territory again." I nodded and Triton left to those boring meetings. I've never been to the meetings ever, but Triton tells me they would bore me to death. Anyhow I'm not invited to the meetings because Triton is the General of the Oceanic Army while I get to decide what I want to be .I can either choose to live a simple life of a noble and live in the kingdom or I can train to be knight. I've chosen the latter.

I put my practice sword on the sword rack and decided to head to my room in the kingdom. Servants were in my room cleaning my room up.

"Lord Perseus dinner is ready. However we must await for King Poseidon to finish his meetings with his commanders and generals." I nodded to the servant and dismissed him. I decided to wait for everyone in throne room since the meeting hall was the room next to it.

As I walked into the throne room I noticed that my adoptive mother was in throne room.

"Queen Amphitrite" I said as I bowed to her.

"No need Perseus, we've spoken about this dozens of times. No need for formalities with me. Although you're not my rightful son, I still believe you as a son of mine." I smiled to her before I sat in my throne room chair.

"How come you're not in the meeting mom? You're usually leading out troops off to war as well." Amphitrite looked in my direction before giving a sigh.

"Perseus I'm the queen now. I can no longer do things I did in the past such as risk my life in battles. That includes lead my knight into war." She sadly said in a reminiscent voice as if remembering all the battles she's been in.

"On the other hand I'm pretty sure you'll be leading your own squad of elite knights into war soon. You just have to earn your medals Percy. Your father can't just give you the title. You have to work hard for it." I silently cringed. I didn't like when my adoptive mother used the name my biological mom used to call me. It didn't feel right. Only my father and Triton could use it without receiving backlash from me.

I decided to no longer speak. It was an uncomfortable silence between me and my adoptive mother. She didn't seem to want to break the tension so we decided to keep silent. I was so bored I fell asleep in my small throne.

It wasn't until I felt a splash of water on my face did I wake up. When I awoke all I could hear was laughter. I recognized that laughter anywhere. It was Triton.

"Triton that wasn't nice, don't humiliate your brother. Now come on Percy let's eat dinner." My father said as I gave my brother Triton a quick jab to his shoulder. He just pushed it aside and continued smiling.

The servants came into the throne room and quickly placed our food or should I say feast/banquet on our long table. There was a choice of everything. Seafood, meats, herbs, bread, and much more. My father and mother quickly plucked some fruits and herbs. They decided to eat healthier since they wanted to stay fit and healthy, far away from disease. Triton and I however were very different as we hogged and plucked all the meats, seafood, and bread of the table.

"You boys eat like this your last day you'll be alive." Amphitrite eyed us as she began scolding us.

"Let them be, they're still growing boys. They'll need it. After all both of them have decided to choose the battle lifestyle. Triton my general and best knight of my army. Perseus will soon become a formidable knight and soon will become a commander within my army as well." Poseidon liked to praise us a lot. Which pressured me to be my best. But most of the time Triton stole most of the spotlight because I have to admit he was the better fighter and leader. My father however tells me that I will eventually surpass him. It just takes time and he sees untapped and great potential in me.

"Yeah I'll be training hard father. Hopefully we stay at peace for a long time." I muttered the ending part.

"Percy we're no longer at peace. The kingdom of Zephyr have invaded the Kingdom of Agriculture. Sadly everyone has allied with Zeus in exchange for territory from the kingdom of Agriculture. Everyone except us. Our power is strong and our army is really good. You two have inherited my gift of infusing water into your armor and weapons, you two will be the key to our success in this war."