Ky's POV
After breakfast, word traveled around camp. People knew Miu was vampire. Everyone knew about the prophecies. Everyone knew about what was discussed at the Big House.
I kept close to Miu to make sure nothing happened to her.
Me, Gale, and Miu went to the arena. People kept giving us looks on the way there.
We made it to the arena and decided to get ready for our after-lunch students. Gale summoned as many discs as he could. I ordered Star, Moon, and Umbran to find as many sticks, twigs, leaves, and stray weapons as possible.
There were already some people there. One walked up to us.
He was Indian, with teal eyes, and black hair. His shirt was orange and purple, meaning Greek and Roman.
"Uhhh...Can you guys give me some pointers? You guys said think with creativity the only thing I've come up with is pouring my will to win into my senses so I can see any way to win possible"
"Grandma Nike/Victoria is your mom, right?" I asked.
He nodded, then smiled, "Ha, so that makes me your uncle. My name is Alistair"
I chuckled, "Yep"
Since it would kill time, I said yes.
"Do you have a weapon?" Asked Gale. He nodded and pulled out 2 gold and silver Katars.
The blades were a foot long. I smirked, "Nice"
"How about instead of pour your tenacity into your eyes, pour it into a weapon?" I said.
I told him to put his weapons away and handed him a 3 foot long stick.
Gale decided to set him up, "If you can slice through 5 of my discs in five seconds with the stick, you win 5 dollars", summon 5 small discs
Alistair closed his eyes and concentrated.
I said "Think of the stick as a bowl. Put all the will to win in it as much as possible" in a soothing and calm voice.
After about 10 seconds, Alistair said "I'm ready"
He sounded was different though. Gale started the timer on his watch.
Right after that, Alistair's hand flew up and swung the stick sideways.
A burst of gold and black flames erupted from the stick in a wave and hit all the disks at once.
Gale stopped his watch, "3.7 seconds" and gave Alistair 5 dollars.
Alistair looked at the stick, which crumbled to dust in front of him. Then he looked at his hands, "H-h-how did I-I e-even do-?...I don't get i-it?! It felt so right, b-but it f-felt l-like I could lose c-control at a-any moment!"
He looked scared so I closed my eyes and concentrated on all of my Ichor, even my distant divinity from Gran Nemesis and Grandma NiVic. A small silver leather sketch book-sized book appeared in my hands. It how designs of animals and the moon in various phases, and moons from other planets.
I gotta confess. Me and Gale had already known something wasn't right about this world before Jason came to me. These weird books appeared on us in our sleep on after our 12th birthday. It was a Grimoire. It contained knowledge on how to use Moon and Nature magic. Even some Vengeance/Retribution and Victory Magic. Gale's contained magic about Water, a little bit on Ice, Storms, Wind and Lightning, and Marine Animals.
Our ability to use this magic is completely separate from our Demigod powers. It's most likely the reason Zeus doesn't want firstborns around.
Alistair looked at the book I summoned. It was thick. Gale summoned his as well, his covered with designs of storms, the ocean, sea animals, and wings.
"You guys are firstborns, so makes sense" he said. I skipped to my victory chapter.
"Tenacious fire: a Deadly flame to whoever goes against it. Most commonly used by Gods of Determination, Tenacity, Willpower, Perseverance, or Victory, and they're descendants. Can empower the user by burning the opponent's minds, especially their will to win and willpower and adding it to their own. After first use, the wielder can use it when ever they want. Will burn down towards the soul of the opponent(s) if the user is about to die. Is powered by the desire to win and/or survive. Is only lethal to enemies so sparring g with this power is possible." I read.
Alistair calmed down a little. He held out his hand and 1 flame of gold and black appeared on his fingers, "It's practically made with everything in mind."
"Ky! Gale! Somethings wrong with my teeth and hands! And I have a tail!" Said Riker's voice. I turned around instantly.
Riker's canines were elongated and he had a purple scaly tail. He had claws that were dripping a purplish liquid. He looked ready to cry.
I rushed to him and grabbed him by his shoulders, "Dude calm down. It's ok man, it's ok."
"I-I can't t-turn i-it o-off" he stuttered. I walked him over to where Gale and Alistair were.
I flipped towards the Revenge section and found what I was looking for.
"Venom of Vengeance: A venom built for retribution and balance. Most commonly used by Gods of Revenge and Retribution, Balance, Punishment, Torture, and Justice. This venom modifies the users body, causing a tail, retractable claws, and retractible fangs."
I turned to him, "See? I think it's not working cause your trying to make all of it go away. Focus on your fangs and claws. The tail is permanent. And it's actually not that bad."
He closed his eyes. Soon enough, his fangs and claws retracted.
He wiped the tears that had fallen down his cheeks, "But no one will be my fri-!"
I revealed my tail and picked up and practice dagger and handed it to him with it, "Wrong. I have one too. Mom's the Goddess of Animals Soooo why not?"
I continued reading
"This venom is a poison powered by a thirst for vengeance and retribution , and only the user can control it. It causes the target to experience twice the pain the user feels they deserve for what they've done. Can be injected into allies and empower allies in times of revenge. Can be infused into weapons."
Riker smiled then a worried look came over his face, "I gotta get back to my siblings! Some copy me yesterday and went through the same transformation and are hiding from everyone!"
"Run along then" I said. I would have offered to help look for them, but I don't think they'll be happy to see the people who indirectly made them like that in the first place. He took off out the arena, a little bit faster cause of his tail.
Since I already revealed it, I saw no point in putting my tail back into hiding.
Gale and I spent until the lunch horn sounded giving Alistair pointers. From now on, he will always be emitting an aura that makes others around want to win more
Every time he wins a fight, he gets a small permanent boost of power, the size of it depends on how tough his opponent was, but when he loses, he'll loose some of the power he's gained.
He can also pour his tenacity and perseverance into his body, enhancing it both physically and mentally.
He can control the desire to win in other people to some extent, able to steal it for himself temporarily.
He's mastering His new fire really well, especially since he's doing it on his own.
Alistair sat down, exhausted. I'm surprised his didn't collapse earlier. He really tough. Gale gave him some water.
The lunch horn sounded after Alistair was done drinking. He straight up bolted towards the Arena wall grunting, "food!" And jumped over 15 feet into the air over the Arena stands, vaulting over to the other side.
Others who were in the arena looked at us like WTF!?!?
I unsheathed my wings and flew towards the dining pavilion. Since it was day, I had to channel Xavier a little to make it to the lunch.
I got my food, ate in under 5 minutes, and flew back to the Arena. Everyone else was gone, except Dad. He seemed to have been waiting for me.
"Come on, boy. Time to train you on your more of you powers" said Dad.
For the next 17 mins, Dad taught me things I wouldn't even guess were possible. Apparently Mom has kept one of her moon powers a secret from Grandpa Zeus. A power I got too. Me and her can use the powers of other moons.
Her domain, 'The Moon" can apparently mean other moons as well, so she can use the powers of other moons by temporarily switching to another moon as her source of power.
She is just as confused as both of us, seeing as how the other moons she can channel are ones she can't even see!
Different colors mean different moons. And that also means different moons giving different powers.
This power is the one of the only ones I have that can't be used during the day. I can only use it under emergencies cause no one is supposed to know.
I can now turn into animals like Dad and Mom.
That's all we got through too before a bunch kids rush into the Arena, ready to learn. There were a lot more than I though. A lot of them had Purple shirts. I guess we were popular with the Roman's. A lot of people pointed at my tail.
I saw Riker with a few of his siblings. They had tails. I then announced, "Since Ares is the target our new threat is after, his and Mars children will be taught by us first. Until then, self-study your divinity, Ichor-tap, and see what you come up with. It may sound stupid, but no one knows you better than yourself"
There were a lot of unsure whispers, filled with doubts.
"They not lying! Guys, look what I can do because of them!" Exclaimed Alistair, holding out his hand and creating a whip of Tenacious Fire. It whirled through the air.
"Don't forget me!" Said Riker. He threw his hand at a target disc, and bolt of purple lightning shot at the target out of his hand.
This had everyone going now and everyone who wasn't Ares/Mars kid grouped up and started 'learning'.
I looked at the Ares/Mars kids. I noticed that all of their tear ducts were a little swollen. Except for one kid, a 13-year old Asian boy in an orange shirt. Most were looking down on us cause we were younger than them due to their pride
"So what progress have you guys made already?" Said Gale. A redhead girl said "We can infuse our strength into weapons. We can transform into or use the power of or trans form into a vulture or boar. And We get a temporary boost of power when every we beat someone in free for all brawl."
A 16 year old brown-haired kid in a purple shirt with a slight tan finished her off, "Most of us can drain rage and courage from others. All us have an innate feel for any weapon. And We can manipulate heat through rage."
Silena said, "And some of us are legacies"
I pointed to the Asian kid I noticed early, "What's your name?"
"Kaden Bul" he said, a little surprised. He was different from the rest. He seemed a little bit more sensitive than the rest.
"This may be a weird question, but when was the last time any of you cried?" Said Gale.
All, except Kaden, looked disgusted
Kaden said "2 weeks ago, since it was the anniversary of my uncles death."
"Everyone else practically stopped crying at the age of ten" said Charlie.
"Kaden, what's your favorite weapon?" I said.
"Twin katanas?" He said confused.
"Ichor-tap, then focus on the weapon being in your hands. Since weapons are second nature to you guys, it should be easy" I said.
He closed his eyes and concentrated and Abel's out his hands. A few seconds later, 2 katana the color of blood appeared in his hands. All of his siblings and relatives gasped out of shock and surprise.
Kaden opened his eyes, flabbergasted.
"H-how d-did-? This d-doesn't make any s-sense! How come no one else thought of this?! They know us better than we do!" He said, a little ticked.
They disappeared into his skin.
Gale said, "You're actually the only one that can do this right now"
This cause a little uproar in them,
"What do you mean?
"Are you calling us weak?"
"I don't care if the Hunters come after me, I will kick both of your asses!"
"Little runts have no respect"
"You chose death today, I see"
"This is what happens when kids do a man's job"
"Tell us then, what is having True Strength then?" I said.
Everyone looked ready the murder us, like we just insulted them, but Kaden thought for a bit then answered, "True Strength is having it and knowing when not to use it"
Suddenly, two blood red katanas shot out of the sky into the ground in from of Kaden. A note was attached to it.
Kaden read it out loud,
Finally! I could never say it to any of your directly cause it was forbidden, but not crying is what makes you a punk. Take these swords as a reward. Their the weapons of my first born. Been saving them for someone special. Looks like it's you, kid. Make me proud like you have been this entire time.
P.S. stop hiding your real power. Show ever what you can really do. I get it, your afraid of hurt others, but my mistake is about to screw your over so your gonna need everything you have if you want to survive.
Kaden took the weapons. They started to hum at his touch. He smiled, "Thank you, Dad"
His relatives were shocked, and most likely a little angry, "What did dad mean when he said 'true power'l? What have you been hiding!" Said an angry 14 year old Latino with a orange shirt.
"No here respects me cause I'm the crybaby of the family, so why would I waste my breath trying to tell any of you?!" growled Kaden.
I summoned Arcus to scare them back in line. They straightened up.
Gale looked at everyone else, "You guys are so focused on appearing strong and tough that you forgetting your still young and human"
"When you think about it, yes, you are weak. You may not want to hear it, but if your afraid of exposing what's in your own mind to others, your gonna hurt yourself and others one day when you explode from emotional distress." I said.
"So...you can't teach other unless we go cry?!" Said a pissed Silena.
Welllll, let us give you some motivation," said Gale.
Gale set up 3 discs, "Kaden, instead of pouring strength into your weapons, pour in your bloodlust"
Kaden held his swords in an X-arc and concentrated. Soon after he slashed them both in an X. An X slash of blood red lightning shot from his swords and decimated the targets
The rest of them had their mouths open in shock. Gale set up a bunch of other targets, "Now everyone else give it a go"
Everyone tried and tried but nothing happened.
"How about this? My room is soundproof cause of the occasional storm I summon when crying. Everyone can go in and let the water works fall. I give you permission to. Kaden will stay here." Gale said
Most still seemed a little unsure. I facepalmed, "Let me put it to you this way, the more you stand here, the less of a chance you have at beating Kaden the crybaby in a fight"
"Hey!" Whined Kaden. That got everyone going. They all ran to the direction of Gale's cabin.
We started teaching Kaden and found out he could emit an aura that enhances bloodlust and courage in others, strike harder with each successful hit, pour his bloodlust into his body, therefore enhancing his physical abilities, and cause of how close he was to his uncle, who was a son of Bellona and a martial artist, he can summon the abilities of fallen comrades. We worked with him for 2 hours.
"Ok that's enough for today. You need rest and going any more will kill you" said Gale. Kaden was about to collapse from exhaustion, "Good idea"
He left the Arena to go back to his cabin. A lot of the people there actually made a little progress.
"We already taught a few of you the they most likely taught the rest of their siblings so Iris and Arcus kids are next." Said Gale
They stepped forward. They were the most colorful people in camp.
"I want all of you to ichor tap and focus on paint. It can be any color you want" I said.
Soon after, glowing paint and lights of various colors appeared in front of them, floating between their hands. All had the mouths open in shock.
"B-b-but all of us have worked with paint our whole lives! Seriously, are you guys prophets in disguise?" Said a frustrated Megan. We chuckled and said "No" at the same time.
"Most of you guys were too busy trying to survive. We living as somewhat normal kids cause we're firstborns and monsters are wary of us. We basically had more time to be normal kids" I said
"Well what does the paint even do?" Said a little 9 year old Indian girl in a purple shirt.
I summoned moonlight and made about 67 targets, once for each of them, "Shoot it and find out" I said, exhausted. Moonlight during the day is exhausting.
There was a bunch of explosions of fire, zapping noises, clouds of black smoke, splashes of water, slicing noise, bursts of light and explosions of sound, and some of the targets even froze.
Gale said "I want every to work on others colors, see what they can do, and explore them in their personal time. Try infusing power into colored objects and see what happens."
Everyone settle down. I said, "Now, everyone ichor-tap and focus on colors of whatever you favorite food is, but only the colors."
After about 6 seconds, food appeared in front people floating in between their hands. Some touched, making comments on how it looked so real.
"But it doesn't smell like anything" said Megan. Gale said, "I think it's an illusion."
I addressed everyone, "That's all for today. This is your first time doing this so we not gonna push you guys too far. Go to the cabin and either practice or rest "
They all walked out the Arena, a lot of them smirking and grinning.
The dinner horn sounded afterwards, causing a bunch of moans and groans.
"Dang it! Now we have to wait until tomorrow!"
"Look at what Iris and Arcus kids can do! That's awesome!"
"Ky is kind of cute"
"I don't know. Gale seems to look more like he has sexual experience"
"I'm a child of Aphrodite though. I can't fight with that."
We got to the pavilion and ate dinner. Everyone went on about with their business. After joking around with and hanging out with my friends, I went to bed.