I don't know Aikido, although it'd be really cool if I did…
Eclipse P.O.V
I've had to knock Jeff out every day for the past week. Sure, every time I see his body crumple to the floor, I feel immensely satisfied, but it's still annoying. Plus, some of the campers actually look up to him.
Why? Well, I honestly have no idea. It doesn't really help my "image" though. A lot of campers just see me as the scary guy in the faceless mask who likes to knock out Jeffrey Jefferson Jeffington, the third. Yes, that's his full name. I actually didn't know until yesterday.
Really, I don't know what's more surprising, that Jeff still thinks he can actually beat me, or that he's the THIRD person from his family with that name. Does his family hate their children or something? Or do they just REALLY like the name 'Jeff'?
I was broken out of these thoughts by a group of campers blocking my path. I went to go around them, but to my annoyance, they moved to block my again. I tried to go around them a second time, but they once again moved to block me.
"Could you stop doing that? It's annoying." I asked, sighing.
"Make us." One of the campers said. I sighed, recognizing the voice as Jeff's. It seems that he's learned a little bit, at least. He brought some friends this time. Not that it'll really make a difference.
I shook my head and kept walking. As expected, they moved to block me again. This time though, instead of stopping, I kept walking. Two of Jeff's friends braced themselves, as if they were going to try to physically stop me. I smirked under my mask. Quicker than most people can see, I banged their heads together, hard enough to knock them unconscious. Without stopping, I turned to another one of the group and quickly knocked them unconscious by slamming my hands into both sides of his head at the same. I didn't stop until everyone other than Jeff was unconscious.
I laughed as I heard Jeff's frightened yelp. All he would've seen was a blur, and then his friends falling to the ground, unconscious.
I took a step toward him, planning to knock him out too. He saved me the trouble though, when he ran in the other direction. I just shrugged and continued on my way.
Crescent P.O.V
The rest of Eclipse's team(Jinx, Forge, Hotshot, Spark, and I), arrived back at Camp Half-blood a few days ago.
It had been awhile since I was last here. Not counting the few minutes we spent here when we first arrived on Earth, of course.
I was discussing strategy and numbers with Chiron and Annabeth in the Big House, when the door was suddenly flung open and Eclipes's half-brother, Jeff, ran in. He looked as if he'd seen a ghost straight from the underworld. If I were Eclipse, I would've made a joke about being a daughter of Hades at this point. I generally try to stay away from bad jokes though.
"Jeff? What's wrong?" Chiron asked with a concerned but annoyed look on his face.
Jeff stood there, panting for a good thirty seconds, before speaking, "That guy. The leader of those soldiers Helios and Selene sent here… He's an absolute freak!"
Okay, he just made a mistake. You should NEVER insult Eclipse, Helios, or Selene in front of one of the soldiers. They have earned our respect, and so we are bound by our honor to help protect theirs.
I began to reach for my weapon of choice, a knife attached to a long chain. I thought it had been a discreet movement, but obviously not discreet enough, as Annabeth noticed. She put her hand on the hilt of her sword, and glared at me. I glared back, but moved my hand away from my weapon. I could take both of them, but then I'd probably be in trouble with Eclipse, which would mean that I'd get put on dish washing duty. You might be thinking, 'Oh, that's not so bad!'. Imagine trying to wash the dishes for an entire army, and then tell me that it's not so bad.
Jeff didn't seem to notice how close I was to attacking him. He just kept talking. "He knocked out all my friends in a matter of seconds! He has some kind of power that lets him move REALLY fast."
I actually laughed at that. Jeff looked at me like I was crazy, so I explained. "Eclipse doesn't have any powers that increase his speed. He's just really fast." I thought for a moment, "I'm pretty sure that his fastest recorded movement speed is somewhere around mach two."
Jeff's eyes widened comically. He turned back to Chiron, "We have to tell the Olympians! He may have been sent here to help, but he's too much of a threat! We can't allow someone that powerful to live!"
Once again, I laughed. "Eclipse will only help, because that's what Lord Helios and Lady Selene told him to do. He's not a threat. Plus it would be pointless to tell the Olympians anyway. They wouldn't be able to do anything about it." After saying that, I walked toward the door, before pausing.
"Hey Chiron, do you know where Eclipse is?" I asked, since the last time I had seen Eclipse had been in the Big House while he was discussing things with Chiron.
"Yes, er, I believe he went to the arena in order to help the campers with their combat skills…" He said.
I nodded, thanked him, and then walked to the arena.
LINEBREAK/TIMESKIP, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
I arrived at the arena just in time to hear Eclipse speaking.
"You should be able to use more than just a sword, or whatever weapon you're used to using," he looked around at the campers, "What happens if you're disarmed and can't get to your weapon? Or what if your weapon breaks? If that happens, you'll need to be able to pick one up off of the ground and use it."
A son of Ares stepped forward, brandishing a one-handed sword. "I bet you only know how to use your sword! I challenge you, but you can't use your sword!" He said, smirking.
Eclipse shrugged. "Okay, will someone let me borrow their weapon?" He asked, looking around. No one volunteered.
The son of Ares's smirk grew even larger, "You don't have a weapon to use? Well then, I guess I win by default."
I rolled my eyes before calling out, "Hey, Eclipse! Catch!" I said, tossing him my knife and chain. He is the only person I trust enough to let them use it.
He smirked, catching it easily. He nodded toward me, before turning back to his opponent. The son of Ares seemed a bit angry, but his confidence wasn't affected.
Eclipse just stood there, one hand gripping the knife handle, the other hand having part of the chain wrapped around it.
The son of Ares made the first move, boldly lunging toward Eclipse, his sword levelled. Had Eclipse just stood there, he would've been impaled. He didn't just stand there though.
Eclipse expertly avoided the blade of the sword, but caught his opponent's sword arm in the chain. He stepped forward, but pulled the chain back, causing his opponent to stumble forward, off balanced by the sudden move. Before the son of Ares could regain his balance, Eclipse brought his knee up, into his stomach. The son of Ares doubled over in pain. Eclipse quickly released his sword arm from the chain, and then punched his opponent with his hand that had the chain wrapped around it. His opponent fell to the ground, unconscious.
Eclipse unwrapped the chain and threw it back to me, before walking swiftly out of the arena.
