As I draw my new sword I decide to test myself out on my use of pole arms first, see if the Nickolas could handle someone else who used one. I knew what my twin was up to, she wanted to see how good he really was and I was game for helping out with that, I rarely had any good opponents to face anymore and she had chosen the other two deliberately as well. They worked good with me before, we had a form of teamwork down cold.
We'd just have to see if Nick was good enough to disrupt that or not. I was actually looking forward to this spar, my blood was singing at the thought of getting a decent work out again. The last really good opponent I had, had was Luke and he had to go and be an idiot. I struck first and Nick met me head on, as we danced together in our battle Alyssa and Alex were busy assessing Nick's style. I was too good of an opponent for Nick to turn his back on, so he had little time to focus on them, though like a true warrior he didn't forget he had two more opponents.
One of Alex's arrows whizzes by, just grazing Nick, as he had heard it coming and moved out of the way, disengaging me at the same time. I had to admit, the guy was good, I really hoped we got him in our legion, that would make things so much easier, plus, everyone had a tendency to shy away from Big Three kids and from making Big Three kids mad. Alex had changed positions after she fired and now Alyssa was getting ready to make her testing move. She had a blow dart gun that she fired Imperial Gold nails from.
Nick disengages from me again just in time, " I see you three have worked together before, you keep the enemy distracted while they look for openings. I have to admit, you three are good, but I won't go down easily. "
" I need a good workout, and we'll disappoint my twin if we don't give her a good show. " I quip and draw Riptide, lashing out left handed following through with my new trident, Turbine Domitor. Nick manages to block both, though not very easily.
Now that I was fighting with two weapons Nick had to focus even more of his attention on me, which left my teammates time to figure out how to take him down. I could see Ariella appraising the fight and she was also following its flow, right now she was having a hard time telling who would win, me or Nick, we were evenly matched though I had teammates to back me up, but I couldn't forget that Nick was part dragon, so he had stronger than normal senses for even a half-blood.
We circle each other warily, Nick keeping his eyes on me and his other senses on the girls, clever boy, but was he clever enough to win, we would just have to see. I was really beginning to enjoy myself. It was nice to fight someone who didn't know your every move inside out, it was a true test of your skill, and I fully intended to live a very long and full life, with Annabeth, of course.
Nick suddenly slashes down with his glaive and I counter with Domitor, while striking back with Riptide. Our dance continues with a series of thrusts, slashes, spins, parries, jumps, tuck and rolls, and feints. I could feel the intent gaze of Lupa on me, she hadn't known how much I had improved while I had been here, and I was still fighting like a Greek, I wanted to do Chiron proud. That didn't mean I didn't use moves from the legionnaire style of fighting, I just made them my own.
Our dance was graceful and deadly, we were getting to the point of the fight where there would be a major turning point. Alex let ten arrows fly just then and Nick disengages me before spinning in a circle fast, knocking down all of the launched arrows which turned out to be a diversion for Alyssa's attack. The red head darted in from out of nowhere and aims for Nick's face. Nick leans backwards which gives me enough time to maneuver Riptide up and around, resting against his neck, Turbine Domitor pointed below the belt, " You're good, I'd like another spar when I don't have a team backing me up. " I say.
" I'd like that, I never thought they would both use themselves as diversions to give you an opening to finish our bout. " Nick says.
Alyssa shrugs, " It was your only weak point. So, we did what we had to do to ensure victory, one on one, you'd kick my ass, if it's any consolation. Percy here I'm not sure if you could kick his ass. "
Nick shakes his head, " I think I'm going to like it here. I have a strong opponent, and I get to spar as often as I like. "
I grin at this, the kid loved to fight, " Where did you learn to fight like that anyhow? "
" My grandfather taught me the glaive and my step-father taught me martial arts and helped me put the two together. " Nick explains.
" Think you could teach me some of the basics, it looks like it could come in handy for a demi-god. " I state.
" Love to, I'd like to have an opponent that's even stronger, your strikes are as unpredictable as a hurricane, fitting seeing who your father is. " Nick states.
I smile at this, finally, someone who wasn't afraid of the fact I had Poseidon for my father. I was really going to like this kid. Ariella walks over, " Nicely done, we'll have to see how you do in the war games tonight, though first we need to determine which legion gets you. You chose Bobby to fight for us, right, Percy, dear brother? "
" I did, Lupa will preside over the matches so Octavian won't get his toga in a twist. " I reply.
The kid in question gives me a nasty glare and I glare right back, Octavian read the auguries and he hated me on sight. It didn't help matters that Ariella and I had a lot of support within the camp, a lot of the campers could see through his quest for power and went out of their way to avoid him. I was still trying to get used to the lares that wandered around the camp though I got along great with the fauns.
Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson or any other Rick Riordan character.