DISCLAIMERL: I don't own Merlin or Percy Jackson and I only own the OC characters other than that I own nothing... I'm broke... :'(
Chapter 1:
Melita's POV:
Before I launch into this story, I'll give you the basics. I'm Melita Jackson, yes, I'm Percy's almost forgotten little sister. 4 months is the difference in our ages, and Poseidon left shortly after my birth. Like my brother I suffer from ADHD and dyslexia, I fail miserably at archery but am a natural at sword fights which is only to be expected, I mean when is Poseidon ever shown near an archery field?
The war was finally over; the battle had been won in our favour. Something that was no doubt due to both my brother and to the currently rather despised Luke, nevertheless he was the true hero. Percy turned 16 during the battle; I remembered it all too well. Yet to make up for it, mum, Paul and I took him out to dinner and let him relax for the rest of the week. We let him do what he wanted, not like we could've stopped him anyway…
He and Annabeth were quite close, so close in fact I found myself rather jealous to be honest. Happy for him but jealous I didn't have a relationship like that. Then the over-flooding of camp occurred. With Gods constantly claiming new kids and having them brought to camp, it was inevitable. Volunteering wasn't the best idea, I knew that much… in fact Percy threw a fit when I told him I'd volunteered to help the satyrs find the other half-bloods but I didn't listen to him. If I had of, there'd be no doubts about me not being in this situation. And honestly, I reckon it was all Hera's fault, she had this thing against my brother and Annabeth so it makes perfect sense.
Anyway, surprise, surprise, I go out and find a half blood and next thing I know have a building collapse on me and the child. Waking up I found myself in the middle of the forest with a young half-blood who has no clue of her heritage and can't fight at all. Perfect, right?
Tucking Tessa, the young half-blood who I very much expected to be a daughter of Apollo, into a makeshift bed I brushed her hair aside, smiling at the ease in which she fell asleep. I'd suffered from insomnia from a young age. That was expected though, as a daughter of the big three it was considered normal for that.
I froze, a metallic clang ringing close by. Glancing over my shoulder I looked at Tessa, who was still firmly asleep. It could be a trap… no… it wouldn't be. Pulling the twin long daggers from their sheaths on my back I ran, keeping cover the whole way until I witnessed the fight unfolding. Unbeknownst to the knights, they were blocking the two hellhounds and three Scythian dracanae from reaching us. All of the men were in armour, except one.
Ignoring them I moved forwards, charging into the battle without a second thought. Quickly I stabbed one of the hellhounds, feeling guilty as I thought about Mrs. O'Leary despite watching it explode into golden dust. Oh the joy of double edged normal and celestial bronze weapons.
"Ah, the Daughter of Poseidon has indeed decided to come here… eager for death are you?" one of the Scythian dracanae mocked. Parrying her blow I growled slightly.
"I could ask you the same thing, after all how many times have I killed you before?" I asked, pretending to be oblivious to the looks of the knights around me. Their weapons were useless towards these creatures; they even seemed to know that by this point.
"Thrice" it responded, anger evident in its voice as I grinned up at it. "But this time you won't be as lucky"
Shrugging off the threat as I always did, I rolled away from another blow, moving forward and stabbing it with one knife before swivelling around, placing the other to its neck.
"You care to rephrase that? Hmm… I guess not then" slicing the monsters neck I moved on to the next one, one this time, minus a hellhound that seemed to have disappeared I was alone juggling the attacks of the two remaining Scythian dracanae whilst attempting to attack at the same time.
This was why I'd taken to this style of fighting, rather than with a single sword or with a sword and shield. Opposed to the sword and shield I had more attacks that I could use, but less defence. But then again they always say the best defence is attack! I could tell that these men were surprised to see a girl fighting, my guess from their armour was definitely somewhere in the middle ages which would make this more than surprising for them.
So now I also couldn't use my water gifts as a just in case. I couldn't remember exactly but from memory witches were burned or drowned in the medieval times, though that could've also been the Salem witch trials. And they'd assume I was a witch if they noticed…
Wincing I felt a slightly pain across my face and then my back. How much longer could I last? I doubted long. So I simply lunged at one of the dracanae, quickly attacking it with both my swords and putting both of them on one side of me. With ease my sword sliced up near its throat and it too burst into golden dust like the other monsters.
Feeling a shattering pain course through me I soon realised I was on the ground. With a slight groan I lifted my head slightly to see it coming back at me. Cursing again in Ancient Greek I rolled out of the way, crouching and pushing myself to stand again. My body swayed under my weight, my sight no longer clear.
As it came it pushed me out of the way and by the glance I knew that it meant it would kill most of these knights before me to show me that protecting them failed before it continued to try and get me to tattle on Tessa's location in false hope for my own life.
But I wasn't that stupid.
With the last remaining energy I stood already hearing the fight. Their weapons helped against the dracanae's weapons but not against the dracanae itself. That's why they needed me.
Lunging over I stabbed it, falling to the ground as soon as it exploded. The darkness was around me, not just because of night time but how alone I felt. How unusual I felt.
This was one of those moments I wished my brother was with me, I wanted to go home and be with him and my other friends. Not here in the unknown wherever I was…
A/N That's all for now I'll try to post again soon, as I mentioned I'm rewriting it so the second chapter will be taken down around the same time as I post this but I've become a better writer since originally writing the story so I hope you guys like the changes I'm making with it.
FaelwenofLothlorien
