Hey Everyone this is a story I made with Daemonic Maid around a month ago. It was originally for Twelve Aces, but the other aces wanted to make an OS instead so this isnt going to be used anymore. and i wasnt going to waste around 24 hours of writing and over 100 chats for nothing so i post it here. Chapter 1 is the only chapter that was edited so it has much better grammar than the rest. Enjoy! :P ~ Alyce
Sibling Rivalry (Romans' POV)
Desiree
Siege, finally! This month's team assignment is Third and Fifth cohorts in one team and First, Second and Fourth cohorts in other. We weren't even, but it was fair, though. The Fifth cohort has the most members since they have the best Centurions in camp, like, ever. What was even better is that we got Lucas, the son of Pluto, here in the Third Cohort, and in the Fifth are my old friend Alex and the probie, Alyce. She was claimed a few weeks ago. We're the same age but of course I was smarter and stronger. And I was here longer, too… I was here since I was five years old. Alyce is alright but she can still be soooo…what's that word? …Confusing, or maybe that's just the old rivalry talking. Technically, I'm not supposed to be friends with any child of Neptune. But Alex and I were practically childhood friends, we came here together. But hey, at least we will have a big chance of winni…
"Des!" I snapped back to reality. My sister's fingers were snapping in front of my face, (well she's just my half-sister, but who cares about that?), "Were you even listening?"
"Yes…No…Maybe?" I grinned sheepishly.
She just rolled her eyes, "Really, Des? That's the best you could come up with?" Lorrain is so cool! She's like, the Centurion for the Third Cohort, and she has a really big job! I wanna be just like her when I grow up. Of course, I'm a big kid now; she even asked me if I wanted to help with the strategy planning for the games.
"Sorry, where were we?" I asked.
"We," she said with much exaggeration and waving of her hands, "were planning for the Siege whilst you were so conveniently in your own world. What were you thinking about anyway?" I really like Lorrain, but sometimes, she treats me like a little kid. Which I am not, by the way. I am totally a big girl now, I even shine my own weapons and everything.
"Well, I was thinking of a plan." I said, "Haven't you noticed? We probably have the three most powerful demigods in Camp in our team."
"Yes, I am obviously well aware of that," she said, her eyes not even leaving the map of the Field of Mars. "What do you think of this, Des? Half of the Fifth attack by the first fort, and the other half, along with the Third Cohort and Hannibal, take care of the second and third forts?"
"I think its fine, but who will get the Banner?"
"Getting to that in a moment," she said then stared at the map deep in thought like she was thinking of something so complicated that it makes people go 'wow!' when they hear it, "What can Lucas do?"
"Shadow travel and some necromancy," I replied, "He said he can do waves of skeletal armies but it slows him down after a while. He's just new to it." I nodded my head with finality.
"Not to worry, we'll have the banner in our hands by then," she said, "Do you know what the new girl can do?"
"Alex said she was an amateur, that's all he told me! And he said something about being as sneaky as the son of Mercury." She did manage to take me by surprise in sword fighting class…maybe she just spent too much time with Ralph. Alex did say something about arrogance. But I won't let him make my decisions. I wanted to go talk to her myself but each time I've got a chance she either says she needs to go somewhere or Alex pops out. Something smells fishy around here. They're hiding something.
"I don't think you should listen to his opinion too much, Des," she said "He seems a bit….devious."
"He wouldn't do that to me!" Alex would never betray me! "I'm his best friend!"
"I'm not asking you to stop being his friend honey," she said, "I'm just asking you to keep your guard up, there's something wrong with that boy. It's always like he's planning something."
"Okay, Rainee," I said "I'll keep that in mind, but I'm telling you he's the best friend anyone could have. So what about that strategy?"
"Alright, huddle up," We all circled around Rainee for the last minute announcements, "Okay you guys know what to do. Just follow everything I say, and we'll win this thing!" Everyone was cheering. "Great. Now Lucas, Alex, and Alyce, stay here for a while. The rest of you, get ready for the Siege and prepare for victory!"
With that, everyone went back to sparring, polishing armor and getting ready for the Siege. Then we were now facing a confused looking Lucas, a slightly shaken new girl… and we're missing someone.
"Hey!" I exclaimed as hands covered my eyes. I pulled them off then met a pair of sea green eyes. "Alex!" I said hitting him on the arm.
"Ouch!" he said, feigning pain. I rolled my eyes. This guy is supposed to be older than me by two years, but for a twelve year old he's pretty childish. I am way more mature. Ask anyone! "So what's the plan?"
"Make a distraction," I told Lucas, and he nodded back, smirking like he did when we used to do those team training sessions before.
"They'll never know what hit them." he said.
"Then attack we from behind," I told Alex smirking.
"What's she up to?" he said pointing Rainee and Alyce, who were talking not far from us.
"Who? My sister or yours?"
"She's not my sister," he said venomously.
"Yes you are! You both have green eyes. You were both claimed by Neptune..."
"Fine, she's my sister but only by father nothing more. End of discussion." Oooh, looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I raised my hands up in surrender. One thing I learned from him is you don't get a child of the big three angry. You just don't.
"Fine," I said, "I don't know what they're talking about though, maybe more of the plan?"
"Whatever," he grumbled then the horn was heard. Let the Siege begin!
So far so good Lucas didn't disappoint. There were waves of skeletons popping out of nowhere every now and then, preventing any more opponents from reaching us. Alex and I were close to the first fort where, without a doubt, the First Cohort legionaries are playing an old game known as Mythomagic. Lucas' brother, the ambassador from Pluto, said that it was fun and he used to play it when he was a kid. It's hard to imagine Nico di Angelo, a nice gentlemanly Son of Pluto, as a child, let alone playing a game like that. Anyway it's the middle of the game, and Alex and I were already near the Second Fort and no Lorrain or Alyce in sight. Some of the water cannons exploded and they washed out most of the Fourth Cohort. The Second stood their ground, and that's when Lorrain came in. I didn't see her come in, like, she just appeared there like magic, exactly where the water cannon had sprayed. Oh man, how could I miss this? So cool! But where was Alice? The rest of the Fifth Cohort entered attacking the Second Cohort along with Lorrain.
"Des!" Alex called through the fights. "Come on, while the rest are distracted." We ran through the fights and entered the fort. We were the first over the wall… or so we thought. When we ran through the crowd, I couldn't believe who my eyes. It was Alyce! Where did she come from? She was practically throwing water at everyone's faces most of them were soaked.
I couldn't see Alex anymore, I think I lost him in the crowd. I saw Alyce; she had the flag and was literally riding a wave through the battlefield.
Then I found Alex fighting the enemy with his power. He sent earthquakes to stop them from getting away, but Alyce was right in the middle of his line of fire. The stone hedge he raised was just as big as her wave. It made her lose her balance and fall along with the flag, then the Fifth cohort came to the fight. They had entered right when the Alex and Alyce were fighting the Cohorts.
Rainee's guess was right. The two children of Neptune were close to fighting off an entire Cohort, the second most powerful Cohort in camp. Then Lisa, our praetor, rode one of the Camp's pegasi to the sky. "The Siege has been won!" The entire Fifth and Third Cohort cheered. I was about to congratulate the new girl. Being the first to go over the wall on her first Siege! That was Lorrain's plan all along. You'll never expect the probie to be the first to attack nor would you think she's much of a threat.
Suddenly, all hell broke loose.
Alex strode over there extremely angry. Cracks started forming on the earth, leaving a trail. Everyone backed away, "What was that all about!" he exclaimed, "I already had them! Why did you have to get in the way?"
"Well, I wasn't the one who'd nearly cost us the game!" she said in a strong southern accent. "Did'ya have to throw your rocks in MY GENERAL DIRECTION!?"
"You were in my way!"
"No you were in MY way!" This time, the earth wasn't the only one shaking but also the little Tiber. "You've been treating me like this since I got here. I may be younger but I am just as strong as you."
"Oh yeah? You think you're so tough? Let's settle this right now," he said pulling out his Pugio.
"Alex…" I warned while Lucas, who had found his way out of the crowd, tried to talk to Alice.
"Lyss, calm down you aren't ready for this," he tried to calm her down, but like with me, it was like we weren't even there.
"Oh it's on," Alyce pulled on her bracelet and it turned into a gladius. It was almost leaf shaped and it was made of Imperial Gold.
"Both of you calm down," Lucas said seriously he went in the middle of the two siblings, "Weapons down, both of you." Alex sheathed his sword and Alice's gladius turned back into a bracelet.
"Okay, now this is no one's fault." Lucas said slowly, "It was all part of the plan. Rain explained it all to me, now stop this stupid argument."
"Fine," I heard Alice grumble. I stepped forward to stop Alex from doing anything stupid.
"Come one Lex lets go before you'll do something you'll regret."
"That was weak," Alex shouted back at her, "Listening to our little cousin. You're only tough with Lucas! He…" his voice started shaking, then I saw the reason why: the water from the little Tiber started to rise. And headed right at our direction. It went right through Alyce. Lucas and Alex manage to find a way to block it, but I wasn't so lucky. It sent me flying at a tree. I manage to move myself so it didn't hit my spine, but unfortunately I heard a crack in my chest and it hurt so bad. It hurt so much I wanted to cry. I heard Alex's voice saying my name; I tried to tell him that I think I broke something but I got so sleepy. At least it didn't hurt as bad when I slept...
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