Happy New Years Day! Please review and tell me what you think. Okay people this is what is going to happen. I will get a character and put them in a fight with Monster. I have explained the rules properly in the chapter before. No introduction. Just fighting. Okay, good lets go. It will be in first person. I will put their name, age and parent below.
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Larissa Lin, daughter of Athena, 15
I fitted my owl helm on my head and waited for the Monster. I had no idea what they were going to bring out but I knew it wasn't good. I thought it through and decided I would use traditional demigod armour with my two swords. One could burst into flames and the other was made of ice, making it deadly cold. I was in a coliseum like arena with one entrance. The only audience in the stand were all the Gods (which was an awful lot) and Chiron. He looked sad. The Gods had assured us that we wouldn't be in any danger but the Gods don't exactly have a reputation for keeping their word. Even if they swear on the River Styx. And who gets punished? Us. Apart from me there was nothing inside it but I heard that they sometimes brought certain objects in if it had something to do with your powers. There was nothing that could help.
They released the Monster.
The entrance that I came through opened and a Chimera came out. A child of Echidna and Typhon. Great just great. It was the size of a normal lion but there was nothing normal about it. Its head and front legs belonged to a lion but the body, back legs and head popping out of the middle was a goats. And to top it off it had a tail with a snake on the end.
I charged at the Monster but before I even got close it sent a burst of flames at me. Luckily my fire sword tuck in the flames and I swung low with my ice one. The Chimera jumped over and the snake tail attempted a strike to my face but I chopped it off. The Chimera wailed at the loss of its tail/other head and lunged at me.
I deflected its claws with my swords and aimed a blow to the Monsters face. It dodged out of the way quicker than I could comprehend. This thing is fast. The Chimera circled me, each of us looking for an opening. Both of us made several strikes to each other but to no avail. I took swipes at him (it might have been a him. I didn't know) but he either knocked them away with his claws or jumped out of the way in time. He was no better that me as he made lunges at me and I dodged them or blocked his flames with my sword. Then I had an idea.
I cut a wide arc through the air with one sword a cut on of the straps of my armour off with the other one. As my armour clattered to the floor I hooked my sword through the other strap and chucked it at the Chimera. The Chimera shot fire at it and the melted armour landed in front of it. Using the shield as a distraction I jumped the Monster, stabbing downwards. The Monster just managed to avoid death. My ice blade cut at his side but didn't kill it. I knew I had won. The wound would slow the Monster down greatly but I didn't have any armour now.
The Chimera jumped on top of me pushing me down. My swords blocked his claws but his lion head was inching closer. The Chimera was heavier and stronger than me and I had no hope of pushing it off. In the background I could hear the Gods shouting and yelling. The lion's teeth were a centimetre away from me and my face.
I did the sensible thing. I spat in his eye. It was the only thing I could think of and I'm sure that all the great heroes have done it. This seemed to have little affect so I continued to knee him in the stomach. It took me a few tries but eventually I got off of me. I wasted no time and shot too my feet raising my sword as the Chimera lunged in my direction. In all honesty I had thought I would die. When I opened my eyes the Monster was dead, the dust lay at my feet. The crowd seemed stunned for a second then started cheering. I made my way to the exit happy and shocked that I was alive.
Daniel Hollow, son of Hades, 16
I drew my two short Stygian Iron swords and faced the Minotaur. It was a ten foot tall hairy man with the head of a bull. It was wearing armour and a traditional Greek kilt. In the Minotaur's hand was a battle axe as big as him. The blade was shaped like the last letter of the Greek alphabet. An omega, Ω. His nostrils flared and I could tell that it was going to charge at me. It bent its horns low and charged.
I rolled out the way cutting the Minotaur's side in the process. It cut at my legs with his axe so I jumped right over it. The Monster kept trying to cut me in half and even managed to slice off a little of my short black hair. Old beefy had cornered me and I knew I only had seconds to live. I plunged my sword into the ground and three skeletons rose from the ground each armed with muskets and wearing World War II uniforms. Hopefully they were our uniforms.
The skeletons repeatedly shot at the Minotaur forcing him to the end of the arena. I waited for him to disintegrate but nothing happened I looked at some of the scattered bullets on the floor and saw that they were made of metal not Celestial Bronze. The Minotaur was making its way towards me again.
'Fire!' I ordered, but it was no good. They had run out of bullets. The skeleton warriors drew there bayonets and we charged at the Monster.
As soon as the skeletons got in range they were cut down. I skidded under the Minotaur's blow, stabbed him in the leg and appeared behind him. I thought I was safe until the butt of his slammed into my stomach sending me spinning through the air. I landed in the stands, all the Gods making room for my broken body.
I looked up and the Minotaur's axe was the last thing I saw.
Shelbie Taylor Massing, daughter of Hera, 16
The Empousa wasted no time and slashed its claws at my face. It was so fast that I barely had time to draw my golden whip disguised as a bracelet called "Whiplash" or my Celestial Bronze sword in ring form called "Paralyser".
I block one of the claw strikes to my face and kneed her in the stomach. In the time it took her to recover I brought out whiplash and twirled it thorough the air.
The Empousa let out a laugh as if the weapon amused her. 'You can't possibly hope to beat me with that little toy. I have thought the great Percy Jackson, I am Kelli a senior and I will destroy you!'
'That's great.' I said sarcastically. 'Let me know what it is like in Tartus when I send you.' I swung my whip at her but she dodged out of the way and did a cartwheel towards me. I tried to fight back but Whiplash was no good at close range. She ducked under a strike and grabbed my arm squeezing it tight and forcing me to drop my whip. Kelli then kicked my back with her bronze leg leaving me dazed and bruised on the ground.
Kelli flicked my whip on the ground in a mocking motion, sending sparks up. 'Send me to Tartus will you? Like Hades.'
I jumped to my feet and pulled out Paralyser. She seemed to flinch at the sight of Celestial Bronze. Kelli shot Whiplash in my direction but I raised Paralyser and it tied around the blade. Kelli yanked on my whip and I was pulled in her direction. I kept trying to strike her down but Kelli kept dodging out of the way or flicking my whip, which was still attached to the sword. I swung it at her legs but the bronze one took the hit and lodged there. Kelli's face she was grinning and she punched me on the nose forcing me to let go of my sword and stumble backwards.
Kelli dropped my whip and mocked me challenged me to hand to-hand-combat. I attempted a roundhouse kick to her stomach. Emphasise on the word attempted. Even with her odd legs she managed to dodge the blow easily. I tried a few more punches but the Monster caught my fist and pushed them away like an expert. I knew I was dealing with an opponent that was stronger, faster and more experienced than me.
Kelli swiped her elbow at my face which I ducked under and slammed my fist in to her donkey leg making her go down on one knee. She countered with a back elbow and for a moment I was to dizzy to do anything. I felt some kind of force slam in to me and I landed on my backside.
The Empousa lunged on top of me her finger tightening around my throat. If I tried to get her off of me she just punched me again. I could feel myself losing air and reached out to grab something. My hand closed around Paralyser that was still suck in Kelli's leg. With the last of my strength I pulled it free ran the Monster through.
Catherine Grace McKinley, Hunter of Artemis and daughter of Aopollo 16
I awaited my opponent, with my bow ready. I had it trained on the entrance and would open fire at the slightest movement. I wasn't worried about wasting arrows as my bow supplied an unlimited amount of them.
People found it strange for a child of Apollo to join the Hunters of Artemis but I didn't care. I knew I could win this. My farther and my mistress would watch over me.
The gate opened and I let a volley of arrows straight at the entrance. I couldn't see the Monster but I knew what it was when a wave of thorns were sent out at me. I rolled out of the way as they sailed over my head.
The Manticore lunged out of the entrance claws first. I jumped sideways knotting an arrow in my bow and shooting it in the Monsters side. It roared in pain swiped at my side with its clawed paw. The cut wasn't deep but it would be a disadvantage because I pride myself on my speed (that's why I'm always so depressed) and this would only slow me down.
The Manticore sent a wave of thorns from his scorpion like tail. I jumped out of the way and aimed my bow at him.
The Monster snarled and began to circle me. I didn't lose focus for a second because I knew that was what it was waiting for.
I let an arrow lose aiming for the eyes but he swatted it away with no effort what so ever. 'Do you think that you scare me?' The Manticore said in a growling voice. 'I am Thorn the great Manticore. This is not the first time I have come across a Hunter I know how to deal with them.'
'Yeah and how many times has my fellow Hunters beaten you?' I added smirking. My only response to this witty comment was a growl and attempted decapitation.
My bow was rubbish at close quarter combat and I couldn't get away without giving the Manticore a chance of taking me out. I dropped my bow and pulled out a half Celestial Bronze half Imperial Gold knife. I rarely used it but I thought that now might be as good a time as any.
The Monster winced at the sight of the two deadly metals combined into one single blade. I lunged waking several strikes with my knife but Thorn took a great leap over me.
I whirled round and raised my weapon. Thorn caught the blade in his teeth cutting his mouth in the process. It wasn't a pretty site. He looked like his face had been through the shredder and back.
He spat the knife at my feet and screamed in pain. I thought he wouldn't notice me bending down to pick up my knife considering the fact that his mouth had just been cut open. I was wrong. As soon as I made a movement the Manticore shot his claw out and I was sent spinning through the air and landed on the other side of the arena.
Thorn was still far away clutching his mouth in pain. He sent a load of thorns in my direction. Hey I just that joke. I rolled out of the way just in time as several thorns impaled the wall behind me. I brought out my bow and shot a single arrow at the Monster. It tried to swat the arrow side but he must have in too much pain as the strike was lazy and weak. The silver arrow went right through his open mouth that was wailing. I imagined that it went straight to his brain and killed him. I smiled happy to be alive.
Maede Kin, daughter of Zeus, 13
They unleashed the Cancer. Let me explain that Cancer is the name of a giant crab. Like the one that Hercules thought. According to legend he crushed it under his boot. Now considering it was nine feet tall I might have to think of a new plan.
The giant grab moved towards me with amazing speed and would have taken my head off, with those giant pincers if I hadn't ducked. I stepped back and drew my swords. Well at this moment in time they weren't swords. You see my golden swords could shrink and grow as large as I like. I could also make them sharp or blunt. Right now they were only an inch long but I made the blades grow to about a meter long.
I blocked one of the pincer strikes with one of my swords and struck Cancer on the top of his head with my other one. I expected the Monster to disintegrate but nothing happened. My blade hadn't even pierced its armour.
The giant's mouth frothed in a mocking way. 'Oh sh-' I began but did finish as the Cancer struck his leg out and I was sent crashing on the floor. The crab lifted his pincers but I shot lightning from my swords and it went across the arena.
I jumped to my feet and saw that the Monster was already moving towards me, its black eyes were full of intelligence and hate. I slid underneath him and saw that the underside of his belly was exposed and had no armour. I jumped up behind the grab and slammed my sword down on his back. I didn't really think this would work and I was right. Cancer turned round and hit me again, pinning me against the arena wall. Both of his pinchers were being used to pin my arms down and his mouth was getting closer to me.
I would have blasted him with electricity there and then but I was still a little drained from the last time. I kicked the underside of his belly and it was actually really soft. It only took one good kick and Cancer backed off.
He charged at me again but I controlled the wind currents and shot right over him. I turned around expecting an attack but nothing. His pincers had gotten stuck in the wall when he tried to attack me.
I slid underneath Cancer and stabbed him in his unguarded belly. He turned in to Monster dust, which landed right on top of me. The Gods in the audience cheered at my victory. I had made it to the second round happy to be alive.
And there you have it. I will do the other fifteen Demigods over the next three chapters. Then we can see Demigod go up against Demigod. It'll be fun.
