Chapter Three
Sorry I haven't updated for a loooooonnnnngggg time. I kind of completely forgot about this story, but I'm going to try to update once a week from now on. So, yeah. This chapter is very short, but the next one will be much longer.
As the monster charged, Jason leaped over it, using the wind to push him. He turned and slashed at the beast's back, but the blade skittered off, leaving a trail of sparks, but no wound. The dragon breathed fire at Piper, who rolled to the side and sliced off its talon. The dragon snarled and stomped its feet. Jason flew onto the monster's head, and stabbed downward with such force that when the blade bounced off its scales, Jason flew back twenty feet. He landed hard on his sword arm, and groaned as he pushed himself to his feet.
He ran over to Piper, who had been distracting the monster with her charmspeak, by yelling things such as "Duck!" "Stay!" and "Retreat!" The dragon reared and brought its foot down where Piper was standing, distracted by the beast's mouth, which was still spewing fire.
"Look out!" Jason yelled as he crashed into her, knocking her out of the way as the foot slammed into the ground, creating a crater the size of a car. He parried the monsters tail, which had swung at them, and sliced of a row of spikes.
"How do we kill this thing? It's scales are like armor!" Piper asked as she dodged yet another fireball. Jason thought. Its entire body was covered in scales… except for the mouth.
"Its mouth! Piper, get it to open its mouth!" he shouted. Piper grabbed some rocks from off the ground and threw them at the dragon, who tried to swat them away. She then took out her knife, took aim, and threw it at the dragon, nailing the dragon right in its black, shadowy, eye. It roared in anger, and Jason summoned lightning. A bolt struck down from the blood-red clouds and Jason's blade absorbed it. He aimed it at the monster's mouth and blasted the bolt. An arc of lightning shot out of his blade and straight into the dragon's mouth. The monster shook as arcs of lightning ran across its scales. The smell of smoke appeared as the beast's eyes were shocked. The dragon let out one final roar of despair, then fell to the ground. The monster's insides crumbled to dust, leaving a massive scale carcass. Jason poked it with his sword.
"These scales are like Celestial Bronze, we could use it to make armor." Jason suggested. Piper nodded. He sawed off some pieces. Now that the beast was dead, it was easier to cut through the skin. He handed some scales to Piper, who used her duct tape and other various supplies to create makeshift chest plates. Piper gave one to Jason, who slipped it over his head. Piper did the same.
"Ew, gross. The inside is covered in monster slime!" Piper complained. Jason laughed. He stuck his blade in his scabbard and helped Piper up. He took her hand and gave her a reassuring smile.
"C'mon, let's go find Tantalus before something else attacks."