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Marius Evans, 19, son of Aphrodite

"And so I had a bet with her." I said, "If she reached the top of the lava wall first, I'd have to stand on the table during lunchtime while the other campers get to throw food at me."

My siblings - Aphrodite's kids - listened attentively, they were excited to hear about what would happen of me.

"But if I reached the top before she did, she'd have to wear clothes that the Aphrodite cabin picked out for her, for an entire day."

The small audience cheered and laughed, picturing in their mind's eye an Ares girl wearing girly clothes. Oh well, fancy clothes and hairdo wasn't actually my kind of thing, but at that moment, I wanted to win. To prove to her, and the campers in Camp Half-Blood that Aphrodite's children were not useless. For countless times, we've tried to defend ourselves, but nothing action is louder than words. Someone had to step up and show them.

I knew my siblings were scared. Afraid of losing and bring down the entire cabin. They needed confidence. And as cabin leader, it was my duty to stand up for them.

Whether I lost or not. I was determined to keep trying until I finally made my point.

"Deal." She said, sticking out her hand.

"Oh, hang on!" I stopped her. "You need to swear on the Styx so that there is no backing out."

She glared at me in disapproval, but did not hesitate. "I swear on the River Styx that if I lose, I'd wear whatever clothes your cabin mates wish for a whole day."

Thunder boomed from a clear sky.

"Good. Now my turn." I smiled. "I also swear on the River Styx that in the unlikely event that I lose, I'd let the campers throw food at me while I stand on the table in the pavilion."

Again, a loud rumbling sound could be heard. The deal was sealed.

As I paused in my story for effect, Stacey, the youngest in the crowd said, "you really shouldn't have done that. Our cabin could have been so ruined."

"Shhhh," I hushed, patting her on the shoulders, "I'm not finished."

We sprinted off in the direction of the lava wall. Along the way, this girl took the initiative of yelling to the entire camp that we were having a competition. Everyone gathered around the wall when we started the race. The girl was so confident that she would crush me, that she wanted everyone to make sure that after this day, I would not be able to face anyone again.

"Please tell me you won, Marius?" She said in a small voice.

I gave her a comforting smile. "I did. And that girl really did wear a shocking pink dress with thick make-up and pink heels for an entire day."

The Aphrodite cabin whooped in joy and tears of laughter at my victory. I couldn't help but join in the celebration. We lay there, in the grassy patch just along the beach, laughing ourselves hoarse, and just enjoying each other's company.

Finally, when my head started to spin from all that laughing, I paused to take in a deep breath. That's when a someone stopped at my feet, blocking the sunlight and casting a shadow onto my face.

Since she was standing against the sun, it took me a while to figure out who this was.

Wavy blonde hair, white long sleeved button which are folded up above the elbows, light blue-gray long pants. Damn it, it's the brainiac from the Athena cabin. What's her name again? Knee? N - Oh right. Nea.

Nea Whitley. Ah, that girl gets on my nerves. Actually, it's the Athena cabin that ticks me off. Always have something to argue about. Poking their noses into things that doesn't concern them.

"Boasting again, eh, Marius? Your head must be so bloated from that one time when you won Kaylee in that lava wall race." She said, and adding in an undertone. "If you call that winning anyway, after tripping her as she almost got to the top."

See what I mean? Busybody. There you have it. And all Athena kids are just as bad.

"That was part of tactics. Kaylee was careless. And she should never have let her guard down." I defended. " Isn't that what you Athena kids always say? It's...battle strategy. You aren't about to tell me that isn't important, are you?"

Nea frowned at first, but then the corners of her lips started to twitch upwards. This wasn't good, I thought, this couldn't mean anything good.

"Okay, okay, Marius, if you say so." She grinned, "Since you think you're so good at it, why not we have a competition this time. Same thing: Lava wall. Whoever reaches the top first wins. Deal?"

It was a booby trap and I knew it. She was baiting me. I could just say no to that challenge and no one would think any less of the Aphrodite cabin. No one would think less of me. My mind was internally screaming at me - don't take the bait!

But before I could have thought through everything - the consequences, the humiliation if I lost - my mouth spoke first.

"Deal." I said immediately.

I know, I know. I regretted saying that the minute the word left my lips. Blame my impulsiveness. Speaking before thinking and all of that. But now that I'd agreed to the challenge there was no way I could back out. I'd be called a coward, and my ego just couldn't take it.

She gave me a knowing smile that made me want to turn and run away in the opposite direction as fast as my feet could carry me.

"Good. Now, swear it on the River Styx." she said.

I sighed, "Oh, come on. Have I ever not kept my word on a promise I made?"

Her eyes narrowed, but she nodded once. "Fine. Then let's get ready. Meet you at the lava wall." With that, she ran away, leaving me and my siblings lying on the ground.

"Now you're screwed." A guy said.

He's right. I know I was so doomed, but whining about it wasn't going to help anything.

"You can do it, Marius!" Stacey said encouragingly.

It was just the Athena cabin and the Aphrodite cabin standing at the foot of the lava wall. At least Nea hasn't taken it upon herself to announce it to the entire camp.

"Ready?" Nea asked as I rolled up the sleeves of my blue denim shirt so that it wouldn't get into the way.

"Yep. All set." I said. "May the best competitor win."

We counted down together, "in 3…. 2... 1…. GO!"

I leapt onto the wall, hands searching for a grip on the rocks. Avoiding the lava which trickled occasionally between the crevices in the rocks. I concentrated on getting higher, kicking my feet down on the rocks as I pushed myself up to earn an extra speed boost. However, as hard as I tried, I was neck to neck with Nea.

Maybe I still had a chance to win, I thought. There was room for hope.

A little trick, maybe? I just needed to slow her down a little. Maybe if she lost her balance...I would be faster than her then.

I stuck out one of my legs and swiped it at her feet, knocking them clear. But she must have expected it, as she held on tight with her hands and continued going up the wall.

Dang, now I'd lost time trying to trick her.

Nea leapt over to my side of the rock wall and using her elbow, shoved me hard in the chest. I was pushed to one side and swung dangerously close to a stream of lava. Regaining my balance, I took another step upwards.

It was too late, Nea pulled herself up onto the top of the wall and watched as my fingers touched the top. Oh well.

"I win." She stated simply.

"Cheater." I replied.

"You tried to do it too. Besides, it's called 'battle strategy'."

The Athena cabin punched their arms in the air and cheered for Nea, but their celebration was stopped abruptly by Chiron, who cantered into the crowd.

"I'm sorry to break up your game," Chiron said, looking up at Nea and I with a twinkle in his eyes, "but we need to have an urgent meeting in the Big House right now. Gather all the campers and tell them to assemble there right after dinner."

The Aphrodite and Athena campers scattered away to pass on Chiron's message. Nea and I looked at each other before turning to look down at the centaur who stood at the bottom of the lava wall.

"What's this all about, Chiron?" I asked curiously.

"It's the god, Achlys. She's out for trouble. It's not good at all." He breathed deeply. "Come on down. I'll fill all of you in at the meeting." Then he galloped away towards the Big House.

If Chiron said it was bad, it was bad. Like, really bad bad. I didn't have much idea on who this Achlys god was. But she sounded nasty. If she was out of control and was causing trouble in the world, we'd demigods would be left to do something.

And I had a feeling that a quest would be required. A small shoot of hope grew in the pit of my stomach. I wanted to go for a quest. I'd never been for one before, and had always wished that I was chosen for something big like this. Maybe I had a shot for getting in this one.

"Achlys is the goddess of Misery and Sadness. If she's messing around, things can really get out of control." Nea muttered to nobody in particular.

My stomach growled. "I'm gonna go down for dinner. I'm starving!"

Nea smirked. "You owe me a deal, remember? I hope you haven't forgotten."

Ah crap. Why did she have to remind me? To tell the truth, I hadn't made a binding oath. I didn't swear anything on the Styx. Technically, if I wanted, I could get away from it. But going back on my words wasn't my thing.

"Don't feel so pleased with yourself." I rolled my eyes, shoved my hands into my pockets and strolled towards the pavilion for dinner.

And there we have the first chapter!

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4) Submissions will close on 15/3/16.

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