Orion ~
Once the horn was blown, Clarisse, the leader of the Ares cabin raised her spear and screamed battle cries that could be heard all the way throughout the clearing. The rest of the campers followed her lead, raising their swords at Clarisse's command. That scene reminded me of Alexander the Great, leading his army against the great Persian Empire ruled by King Darius. Did I mention that Alexander was actually a demigod son of Zeus? Anyways, the campers charged, and after a few minutes, you could hear the sounds of celestial bronze clanging.
I watched by the side of the creek, the hunters clearly had the upper hand against our attack force even though they were outnumbered. The children of Ares clearly don't have any kind of battle strategy planned. The only advantage they had was physical size and brute strength. But the hunters were skilled; I mean if you were with Artemis for a few months, you'd be one of the best warriors in no time. Oh this was not good at all. No wonder the hunters have had this winning streak going on for more than fifty years. I pinched the bridge of my nose in frustration. No wonder Artemis and the hunters were so confident just now. Ugh, I guess I'll just have to use the best I've got.
"Nico!" I yelled. "Summon the dead. They'll help hold the hunters down." He quickly nodded and disappeared into the trees. After a couple of minutes, I knew the son of Hades had done the job since there was a slight rumbling on the ground. Hmm, perhaps I should ask him to join the hunt.
My eyes travelled through the clearing and stopped when I saw Annabeth dwelling furiously with Thalia. Thalia definitely had an advantage there. First of all, she was the child of Zeus, and second of all, she had a spear, while Annabeth held a short-range weapon, a knife. I could see she was doing well, since both girls had minor injuries. But I guess my hope of Annabeth beating Thalia was short-lived, because suddenly Thalia dropped a Sparta kick right on Annabeth's chest sending her flying into a tree. Thalia continued to advance on Annabeth, slowly walking closer to where Annabeth lay weak, and trying to get up. No! I wouldn't allow the hunters to take one of my best fighters captive.
"Jason! Go with your friends to keep your sister busy, while one of you bring Annabeth back here. We cannot afford to lose anyone now. The hunters are at their strongest right now, since they are in a forest under the full moon, so please be careful."
The three demigods from the Roman camp nodded their heads and began sprinting as fast as they could. Great, now that Thalia will be out of the picture, we can go get the hunter's flag. Obviously there was one more level to pass before we could win. We have to beat Artemis. I ran down the path in the forest with Percy at my heels. Now where would the hunters put their flag? Wait a minute ... of course, under the moon. It has to be. ? I looked at Percy, while he looked at me with the same expression. I guess we both realized at the same time where the flag was. No words were expressed, as we charged at the silver flag ahead of us.
"No! Percy don- …" I didn't even have enough time to warn him. Instead, I watched my half-brother's body fly past my head and land with a thud on the ground. I couldn't even stop the words from coming out of my mouth.
"Percy, it's not wise to attack the goddess of the hunt."
I watched as Percy groaned and began to push himself out. Ugh, Annabeth was right, he could be such a seaweed brain sometimes. Suddenly, Artemis appeared out of the shadows with her silver bow slung over her shoulder. She raised her bow and shot an arrow with deadly accuracy. I barely had enough time to summon my sword to defend myself.
"Percy get the flag, I'll deal with Artemis."
There you have it Orion vs Artemis, who will prevail? Tell me what you think. Remember to R&R!