Finally! The Chapter 12 is finished! I hope you will like it because I had troubles writing it. I was unsure of how Percy and Elveril should act around the camper.
Now, Elveril wil begin to act darker, no, he will not help Erebus but he will act more violently now, since he don't have to hide his nature.
But for the moment. Have fun!
"That was for everything, it will last two days, I think… maybe more… Anyway, can you flash her away please? I really don't want to hear her more than necessary." Apollo nodded and did so. And the Fighters faced the campers. Elveril smiled a bit.
"Well. Now you know that we are dangerous. But we won't do anything to you if you don't look for trouble. We are not cruel." Stated Anthony as he was using a spell to repair Percy's armor. Every camper nodded. Clarisse then stepped forward.
"Yo Prissy! Where did a punk like you learnt moves like that? And also, what's with the arm?" Asked the daughter of War with a small smile on her face. Percy gave her a lopsided grin.
"Glad to see you too Clarry. To answer your question, we learnt it in Japan with a ninja. And for the arm, the Gigante Pallas cut it when we fought him with the hunters, so I replaced it with one of ice. It is as hard as celestial bronze, thanks to Hecate." Answered Percy. When he said it, every camper, Clarisse and Athena campers included, had a look of awe. This made the Fighters chuckle.
"Alright everyone! Tomorrow night, there will be a karaoke night! But for now, I have to talk to Chiron alone." Said Percy with a loud voice before morphing his armor in his clothes. Everyone cheered and the crowd scattered, leaving two girls behind. One with shining green eyes and another with teary gold eyes.
"Hey sis." Said the two lieutenants. And the next thing they knew, they were tightly hugged by their sisters. After a few minutes like that, a watering voice came out of Angel's mouth.
"Is this true? You aren't really my brother? What are you then?" Asked Angel as tears were dropping on the ground softly.
Elveril sighed and pulled her in a tight embrace.
"Yeah, it is. I am not really your brother, I am your protector, made by your four years old to avenge you when your step mom hit your head. With your Dad, we made you believe that I was your brother so that I could constantly protect you. I am not really a demigod, I am more like an artifact, a power holder." Whispered Elveril as he hugged her tighter.
"But… But you are my brother. For me, you are my brother, you cared for me, you protected me, you loved me and you were here for me every times I had a hard time. I don't care about what the others think, what Mom think, what Zeus think, or even what Chaos might think, you are my brother and nothing can change that gotcha?" Cried Angel in her brother's chest. Lauren smiled weakly at her and rubbed her shoulder to show her support.
Percy walked to the Big House, trying to keep his mind off the rising threat for the moment, he saw a lot of campers looking at him and whispering, but they were running away when they noticed him looking at them.
I guess we are scary. Thought Percy as he arrived at the big house. He entered and saw Apollo, Athena, Artemis, Dionysus and Chiron looking at him.
"Well, how can I begin, I guess from the beginning. We were returning from our common mission with the hunters and just finished fighting the Gigante Pallas when we established camp, when at the middle of the night, all the fighter jumped awake. We sensed a huge disturbance in the shadows, thanks to our blessing from Hades. And we saw a man, dropping from the shadows. It was our newest Fighter, Shay. He is the son of Erebus, a demi-Primordial. Quite unique. He is fun." He was about to continue but Athena intervened.
"A son of Erebus? That's impossible." Percy raised an eyebrow and looked at her.
"Oh really? And pray tell how do you know that? You are not a primordial, just a god. Only Primordials would know what they can do and what not. Don't forget they are the first beings, I am sure they are able. And if you look at Shay, you would have no doubt of his parentage, believe me." Said Percy with a commanding tone.
"Now, if you agree, I would like to tell you about the threat. Erebus is stirring, he wants to rise and control the world." Said Percy. And for the first time, he saw fear in the eye of the gods. Chiron was looking in the corners, like he was expecting Erebus to jump out of a shadow and attack.
"We have about five years, I would suggest you do begin an intense training of the camp. Before you ask. No, I will not do it. After all, I think you have a goddess to help you, even if she is… busy for the moment. I will, along with the rest of the group, return to our duties, and I will call for help, they should arrive in a few years since we don't need them for the moment. But I have to see Nico, I have to warn the Goth that the shadows are dangerous." Said Percy as he turned on his heels and leaved the building.
He ran to the arena and we he saw made him laugh. Elveril was running like a mad man, followed by a crowd of Aphrodite girls who were shouting that she could help him get over his nature.
"I don't need help! You need it! Especially your mother now get away!" Cried the Protector as he unsheathed his guns. He stopped, turned on his heels and fired at high pace, making the girls jump on the floor.
"Now leave me alone or I will fie against you. I don't need physical attention by a bunch of sluts." Said Elveril with a voice between the warning tone and an animalistic growl. A cold gust was felt by everyone in the arena and a goddess appeared, the same goddess that haunted Elveril's mind since they traveled to Canada. Khione.
Leo looked at her and whistled and whispered to Percy who was next to him.
"I told you she was crazy about me. Now do you believe me?" Percy only chuckled.
"If you want to know, I think she is here for Elv. Look at them, undressing each other with their eyes. You stand no chance bro. He has the hot looks, the sad backstory, the unbeatable skills and the undying loyalty." Whispered back Percy, only to see Leo laugh.
"I don't believe you. Look at that." And Leo walked to the goddess with confidence.
"Khione honey! Long time no see! I knew you would try to win me again! Shall we go…" Began Leo. But he stopped when he saw the look Elveril was giving him. He had two globes of dark golden flames, his tattoo on his left arm bean to glow a bright orange.
"Go away kid. Before I decide to absorb all your flames. Because if I do. You, little fire wielder, will make a one side trip to Uncle H. Got it?" Leo looked scared for a moment before looking at the protector with a cold glare.
"I fought the War and I am an immortal camper. You don't scare me." The cold laugh of the protector rang in the arena.
"Han Kami no jutsu, Call of the Demon." Growled the angry protector. Instantly, fire engulfed him. No, He became fire, his skin turning to pure golden and black flames, fiery wings appeared on his back. Next, obsidian shimmered in existence around him, making him look like a monster made from fire and black stone. Imperial gold claws grew on his fingers. And pure golden flames replaced his eyes.
"Look little demigod. Look what a life of intense training and will of protecting do to a demigod, look at the ultimate fighting form of a Fighter of the Eclipse. Look at what you unleashed." Growled Elveril. Leo tried to walk back but tripped on a stone and fell on his butt. Tears were running down on his face and his voice was watering.
"Please I'm sorry, turn back. Please don't kill me." Elveril looked at him for a second before turning back in his human form before sighing.
"Sorry. I think the few days were hard. You just gave the final push. It was not really against you." He offered his hand and Leo accepted it and raised on his feet.
"Okay, I got t you know. She is yours." Said nervously the son of Hephaestus. This made Khione laugh.
"So you have a crush on me demigod? It's sweet!" Cooed the snow goddess as she pinched Elveril's cheeck. Percy decided to intervene to help his friend.
"Hey bro! I have an idea! Why don't we make some kind of capture the flag, but Fighter versus Hunters?" Elveril's face broke in a grin.
"Oh yeah! That's a good idea! It will show the campers what level they should achieve." Percy nodded. His gesture was followed by multiple flashes as the council teleported in the arena. Hestia took a step as she looked at Elveril. But the said demigod stepped back, tears in the eyes.
"Elveril…" Whispered the goddess. But he shook his head as Khione put a hand on his back.
"Lady Hestia. I am sorry but I need to train." Said Elverilae with a bow. He turned to the dummies and flashed in his armor and began to train at high speed. Hestia sighed a bit before turning to Percy.
"Percy, we heard what you proposed and we agree it would be… entertaining. And we propose to change the usual capture the flag by a more, guerilla type one. It will happen on Olympus. The fighters will have to guard the Throne Room while the hunters will guard the elevator. Is that okay?" Percy seemed to think about it for a moment before turning to Elveril.
"Hey Candle! What do you think about the offer?" Yelled the son of the Sea above his shoulder. The answer came immediately.
"I already have the plan in mind!" Yelled back Elveril as he decapitated a dummy. Malcom snorted. And Percy turned to him.
"You have a problem with Elveril having a plan Malcom?" And the grey eyes of the son of wisdom met the icy ones of Percy.
"Yes. He is not a demigod, and he have immediately a plan. I don't believe him. Only a child of Athena could." Percy slapped him hard.
"Keep your hubris in check would you? You are acting like Annabeth, you remember what happened not long ago? Elveril may not be a demigod, but he was created by Hestia to be the perfect warrior, I never saw someone capable to analyze a situation as fast as him, nor able to adapt as quickly as him. He is as untamable as me in a fight and e is incredibly smart. Don't doubt him. Because, with me he will lead you in battle in a few years against a primordial." Said Percy. This made the camper pale. Elveril laughed a bit.
"Don't bather resonate with the children of Athena, they are stuck in their virtual perfection. Plus, I don't care what they think. They will see the results tomorrow at the game." Smirked wickedly Elveril.
Thanks to Rakouta for noticing my mistake, it has been corrected ! See ya next chapter everyone, or in another story!
