I ate the rest of the meal in doubt. 'I wouldn't win this fight, the hot head probably had tons of practice.' I thought as I listened to the whispering from the other tables. Quick glances were shot at me. I stood up and put away my plate. Nate walked up to me and put his hand on my shoulder.
"Sup," he nodded at me. I raised an eyebrow.
"No don't do that... Ever." I told him.
"Oh, okay... So you're gonna fight Derrick eh? Well good luck. He uses a trident so he's got some reach. Oh nice watch!"
"Thanks. I got it from my dad, whoever he is. I really don't know what it does. Heck, it's broken."
"Ah that sucks. Want me to fix it?"
"No, it's fine." I looked at the leather watch. I wanted to know what it did. I twisted the knob and the hands of the clock moved as well.
"Well see ya later Tommy Boy. Here's a dagger, well a throwing knife actually, keep it. Good luck cuz you're gonna need it." Nate patted me on the back as he ran to catch up with his siblings. I held onto the knife.
I started getting pre-show jitters when I was walking towards the arena. I twisted the knife in my hand as I thought of what I would do. I had two minutes to spare. I aimed at a tree and threw my knife. I missed it by a few feet. I sighed and jogged to retrieve it. 'I'm gonna lose this.' I started to shake. Adrenaline pumped through me. Derrick strode towards me and flashed an overconfident smile. I flipped my knife around and smiled weakly.
"Wanna lose noobie?" Derrick challenged me.
"Sure... Don't be so sure," I retorted.
I walked quickly and clenched my teeth. I crossed the arena floor swiftly and turned around. Derrick twisted the gem on his ring and a bronze trident slowly slid out and went into his hands. On the base of the center prong was a pearl which seemed to have water in it. He twisted it around his body fluidly and caught it in his hands. He pointed the trident at me and got into a fighting stance.
I looked around and a crowd was gathering. I gulped and looked back at Derrick. I concentrated and threw my throwing knife towards him. He deflected it with ease and it fell to the ground. He put out his right hand and water started to seep out of the pearl. He faced the palm of his hand at me. Water exploded and wrapped around me. I lost my breath and thought I was going to drown.
Lightning started to jump out of me. Leaving streaks in my vision. Thunder was booming and the electricity surrounded me. The lightning got stronger and the water evaporated. I coughed as I kneeled in a puddle of water. Electricity was still bursting out of me as I stood up. In the corner of my eye I saw my throwing knife. With renewed confidence I raised my hand in its direction. The throwing knife flew at amazing speed to me. It magnetically stuck to my forearm. I looked at Derrick. Confusion covered his face, he shook it off and reclaimed his fighting stance. I aimed my arm at him and using my small amount of knowledge of electromagnetism, I fired. The recoil of my throwing knife felt like a punch in the gut, except on my arm. The knife missed Derrick by a couple inches. It flew into a pillar and made it crumble. I extended my arm again and the knife stuck to me. I loosened the magnetism so that the blade would be like a hidden blade from Assassin's Creed. I charged at Derrick. I jumped onto him, toppling down. His face was in terror as I put the tip of the blade against his throat.
"I yield!" Derrick screeched. I stood up and looked around. Nate gave me a thumbs up and Natalie smiled. Chiron looked at me with approval. Everyone's faces turned into shock as they looked at me. I looked at myself, I was glowing a purplish blue. I stared at the sky there was a lightning bolt surrounded by a crown of bones.
"Hail Thomas, son of Zeus and grandson of Hades," Chiron said, his voice quivered. Everyone bowed at me, and that is when I felt the power. Lightning streaked across the sky, the lightning was red. I raised my hand and a bolt hit me. One billion volts ran through me, making me feel energized. My watch started to whir to life and I pressed a button. A sheathed sword appeared at my right side. I took out the sword to reveal a double edged blade, one edge was black, the other was silver.
"Whoa, a Stygian Iron blade... What's the other metal?" Asked a person in the crowd.
" So the myth is true, I believe it is Superior Steel. Zeus's metal, only about 100 pounds of it exists on this world. I was made when Zeus became the god of the sky. He shot a lot of lightning at one ton of Stygian Iron. The metal changed into unrefined Superior Steel. You need to refine steel twice. The first time only half survives, the second time only one fifth survives." Chiron replied. I looked down at the short sword which reminded me of a gladius. I sheathed it and helped Derrick up.
"Thanks for helping me find my dad and stuff," I told him sarcastically.
"Yeah no problem," he answered. His face was pale and his hands were clammy. I walked off and went into the Zeus's Cabin. I looked up to the huge statue of my father and silently thanked him for "claiming" him. I looked around, there was no furniture at all. I sighed, and walked out of the bronze doors. I went back to the Hermes and was welcomed with applause. Natalie high-fived me.
"What do ya need?" She asked me.
"I need a soft bed, a table, and two armchairs." I replied.
"No problemo, I'll get it in your room by tonight."
"Thanks Natalie." I left the cabin and went to train.
I'm still on the eleven day schedule, I just finished early...