New readers aren't reading to the most recent chapter before they start complaining about something I did or didn't do. That's not constructive feedback, so it'll be ignored or even deleted if I'm feeling like an asshole =). The smut in this chapter is gonna seem a lil forced, but it sets up a future romance. Have fun, kids!
Athena felt anger, disappointment, disgust, and pride all at the same time. I mean, she just lost her millennia-old virginity to Percy. That incites the disappointed feeling because she lost it to a man she didn't necessarily love. It incites disgust because she didn't have control over herself all of a sudden and can remember in full detail all the embarrassing things she did (I honestly cringe at my first attempt at smut. I think I was feenin to write one and I'm regretting it...). The pride comes from knowing how many women would have killed to have a chance with one of the most legendary heroes the world had ever seen.
After she got caught up with the current events, the anger kicked in. Athena felt like they just did something terrible and amazing at the same time and thought that maybe he would be a little shaky or affected in some way. Instead, Percy calmly got some campers killed, recruited several people, including her daughter, and hasn't shown the slightest sign that he's acknowledging what they did. "Did?" Athena is no child. Intercourse. Sex. Fuck! That's what actually happened. The next time he's in camp or in the mortal world, she will flash there immediately and confront him. There's no reason that the same boy who's feelings she nursed cannot talk to her like an adult years later.
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Alíra was understandably annoyed when she woke up. Aphrodite told her that she needed to speak to her through a dream the first night on the ship. Demigods often have minimal contact with their godly parent, so it was reasonable for Alíra to be excited and anxious. The last time she and Aphrodite spoke was when the demigoddess first got to camp. The mother apologized for Alíra having to lose her dog and witness her dad hurt enough to be hospitalized due to the demigoddess's first monster attack. Aphrodite explained her children aren't usually strong enough to be sensed by monsters, but Alíra is a particular case. After that night, the daughter of Aphrodite held her head a little higher while not gaining arrogance, but also didn't get pushed around.
Last night, Alíra was expecting a similar conversation, things about her worth and other stuff. Instead, the girl entered her mom's palace to hear nothing but squealing.
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"Oh my Zeus, do you see the hunk that you're about to get trained by? And did you see how he looked at you? It was as if he was assessing your power and liked what he saw! And to see two of Artemis' virgin brats turn into hotties that were ready to fight her to protect a man? This is the best thing to happen to Olympus for the longest time! And in the middle of it all is my little cupcake!" You can't tell because you're reading it but each word was said with a shrill voice, and each sentence was followed by a sound similar to ones made by pigs having sex.
"That is nice and all, but mama, I thought we would talk about my capabilities and the best ways I can make you and the cabin proud."
"Oh, baby, I am already more than proud of you. You knew your potential and beauty but didn't flaunt it or make your sisters feel as if they're less. Without trying, you have become one of my greatest daughters ever, and the world is about to know it, my little cupcake." Alíra turned red at the nickname, remembering an incident with her dad and his famous deserts.
Aphrodite got off her bed and walked up to hug her daughter. The difference between this and all her other hugs was that this was motherly and so full of love that Alíra thought she would explode with warmth and happiness.
"I don't need to tell you how to act or what to do while you're being trained. Deseado did a great job raising you, and I will always love him for that. The last piece is for you to find your worth, and everything will be fine. The day you were born, I knew mi Hermosa Princesa Cubana would be amazing and the true representation of love." Alíra started to cry and hugged her mother as hard as she could.
"Yes, mama, I will train hard and be the best that you already see in me!" They disconnected and smiled at each other.
"Plus, if you get to mess with one of the most powerful guys in the universe, you get to shoot past all of you sisters in terms of who you got dick from. Buh byeeeeeeeeeee!"
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Despite her mother's annoyingly lovable qualities, Alíra was ready to put her all into the first day of training and to prove herself to these assassins. Her main thought to retain is that she is not heartless or merciless. Alíra will ensure to work hard and be capable of what they could do, but only do it to monsters and people she knows deserves it. The daughter of Aphrodite stood up and stretched. She woke up right on for the optional portion of her schedule and went to shower.
One of the perks of being a child of the love goddess is that you can choose whether or not you want hair to grow on your body. Leg hair? No. Arm hair? No. Back hair? Fuck no! The main application of that power is choosing how much pubic hair you want, if any, at all. Alíra liked being bare but did see some cute designs on her sisters. Those are nice, but Alíra is a virgin, so she has no one to really impress. Other than that, she was happy with her B-cup breasts and bubble butt perfectly attached to her small frame. The best part about her, though, was her breathtakingly beautiful face and smile. Alíra always wore a small nervous smile that everyone found cute, but when she has a full smile on her face, people have to stop and stare for a little bit to fully capture her beauty.
Now, as for this shower, it had options of time frames for the shower. Alíra didn't really understand what difference it would make or if the water would simply turn off after the specific time frame. She didn't like long showers, so she chose the 15-minute option. The water came out at the perfect intensity, and somehow, a part of the wall opened and procured her favorite body wash and shampoo with the sponge that she used back at camp. Okay, Chaos and everything she has ever made is so cool and convenient!
Once Alíra got dressed and walked out of the room, she was startled by Artemis standing on the other side of her door. The goddess eyed her before softening her hard gaze.
"Hey, I know you're not a huntress, but I still feel a certain responsibility for maidens. Not to mention that your mom let me know that you're one of her favorites. That means that you're different from the others and that honestly is a feat, can't be easy being around people like that and not becoming like them, no offense to your siblings. Anyway, you and Thalia are gonna be meeting with Isaiah, and so far, he's one of the good ones like Percy, but you two are gonna be the first to be one on one with him, so please stay safe. I doubt he'll do anything necessarily venereal. Still, just in case," Artemis put her hand on Alíra's shoulder and encased her with a silver glow," here's my hunter's blessing. You can pray to me at any time from any place."
"Thank you, Lady Artemis. I know you don't have to take care of me since I don't follow your beliefs, so I really appreciate it!"
Artemis had a good feeling about this girl. Typical Aphrodite girls taunt hunters about boys and sex, but this girl is respectful enough, for being raised by a man. Piper must be setting a good example for her siblings. The two girls smiled at each other and walked to breakfast together.
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Thalia woke up 25 minutes before the mandatory breakfast but didn't move for another five minutes. She and Bianca spent most of the night talking and playing games before the latter walked Thalia back to her room. It's not a surprise she didn't get as much sleep as she could've. Hopefully, the assassin dude trained Alíra first. She lumbered her body to the bathroom, hoping a shower would wake her up.
(Do all girls analyze their bodies in new bathrooms, or is that just the girls I know?) Thalia had no issues with her body or looks. The daughter of Zeus loved her electric blue eyes despite her adoration of darker colors. She knew that it made her intense baby face look sort-of attractive, and that's all that mattered. She couldn't assess her body well enough without remembering that she's stuck as a 15-year-old. It was a high price to avoid the Great Prophecy, but Thalia likes being a hunter and having a family who supports and cares for her.
Since breakfast was in a few minutes, Thalia knew that she had to take a quick shower and read the machine's options. Five-minute shower? Sounds too good to be true. She pressed it and waited for an option to turn the water on. Instead of getting a choice, Thalia got a strong blast of water in her face as if Percy was the one doing it. The machine changes the shower water's intensity based on how long the user wants to bathe. Thalia chose the quickest option, so it went at her headfirst.
Isaiah did, however, modify the showers on his ship for recruits, so if the machine senses that a person has fallen due to being overwhelmed by the water, it lowers the intensity. This gave the daughter of Zeus time to regain her bearings and glare at the shower for doing that to her. She thought that had to be a little prank done by the childish master assassin. Bianca told her a lot of stupid things that Isaiah has done, and it seems to her that the guy in charge of her and her sisters is a man-child with incredible power. Just great!
When Thalia was getting out of the shower, she grabbed a towel but didn't wrap it around herself because it was her room. She tried to walk out, but the door wouldn't open. Before the demigoddess could curse at the stupid tech around her, a screen popped up.
Are you sure you wish to open the door? There is a-
Before the screen could finish typing, Thalia yelled, "YES, I'M SURE FOR FUCK'S SAKE!"
The door opened instantly, only to reveal that Bianca was sitting on the bed, apparently waiting for Thalia to get out of the bathroom. Both were surprised and red, the Chaotic disciple startled at the nude body in front of her and the demigoddess disturbed that the other was there as she was putting the towel around her hair. Before Thalia can freak out, Bianca sprouted angelic wings and flew through the ceiling immediately.
"I make a friend, then the next day, I present myself to her... great."
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Leo wanted to put on his regular goofy face, but seeing Percy's stone-cold face at the end of the table made him nervous again. Then again, if Annabeth came back without an issue, he should be fine. Right? Right?! Esmeralda caught his eye, and she gave him a soothing look that calmed his nerves slightly. Leo smiled back and continued eating his breakfast.
Hazel picked up at the end of the interaction. She didn't notice the initial stressed look on Leo's face but did see him and the trainer smiling at each other. Hazel wanted to figure it out but remembered that Percy wanted them to eat quickly and decided to pocket it for now. Her thoughts switched to that of her brother and wondered how he's reacting to Percy being alive and being so cold. Wait, how would Nico feel about Hazel getting stronger than him and being someone who will save the world from Tartarus. He doesn't have too much pride or hubris, but he is his father's child. It wouldn't feel too good to be overshadowed! And now his other sister is alive also? And she's stronger than him? This is worse than-
Shut up. You sound incredibly stupid and paranoid. And you're projecting your ideas to anyone listening. Calm down.
Hazel looked at Percy, but he was still blankly staring at his food as he ate. The silence seemed forced around the table. There was talking at first, but Percy told everyone that if they aren't finished by the time he's ready to train, that person simply won't eat. One by one, everyone finished around the same time.
The Commander stood up, and ice covered his body until there was a hollow frosted cover his size. Everyone marveled at the way that he teleported, but suddenly the ice burst in their direction, and they all flinched. When their eyes opened again, they were in front of the training rooms they saw the day prior. The specialists wanted to glare at Percy for doing it that way. Still, the warmer look his eyes held at the end of their training yesterday was replaced with the initial frosty attitude they were greeted with at Camp.
"Leo, you're up." Percy walked into the right training room, and Leo slowly and nervously followed him. The Latino took a deep breath before stepping to the threshold, only to be put in his mother's room. Wait a minute... what?! How the hell is this here? He saw his mom sitting on her bed with that warm smile that could soothe all of Leo's troubles.
With shaky movements, he moved forward, assuming that this wasn't real but also in pain due to that fact. Leo reached his "mother," and tentatively reached out to her hand. To his surprise, she grabbed it and felt so damn real that Leo wanted to cry. His mom leaned toward his ears, and he was ready to hear all the encouraging things she used to say, for her to say she's proud of the man he became and that she doesn't blame him for what happened. Well, what she said was close... kinda.
"Why did you kill me, Leo?"
"Wait, huh?"
"You burned me alive, after all the love I gave you."
"No! It was Gaea! I promise it wasn't my fire powers..."Leo's mind couldn't process that this wasn't real. All he knew what that his worst fears were being realized. The grip on his hand went from soothing to firm and almost painful if it weren't for demigod physiology.
As Leo tried to pull his hand away, "You got me killed hijo! And now I have a chance to prevent you from getting anyone else killed!" The demigod was ready to cry until he realized what she said.
"What did you just call me?"
"Oh, you're right, you don't deserve to be called anything close to son-" Before she could finish her sentence, she noticed that Leo's hands were suddenly on fire and coming her way.
The pyro demigod burned his 'mother' to crisp the second he remembered she wasn't real. His mom always called him mijo, not hijo, so that couldn't have been her. Leo thought Percy would make himself known at this time as he saw the room change back into a typical training background. He turned around, still a little nervous about training with his old friend... only to see a different old friend there. The friend was Jason!
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Breakfast on Isaiah's ship was pretty awkward, and he didn't know why. He thought maybe it was because Zoe didn't show up, so Artemis had no one to talk to, and everyone else was nervous about the training. Still, even Bianca and Thalia was quiet for some reason. Hmm, let's start training to break the ice.
"Alíra will be training with me first, then Thalia, this will be the case every training day. Bianca and Zoe will train everyone else during that time; however, the latter is indisposed right now, so for today, you'll have Bianca only. We will go set up the rooms while you guys get changed into whatever attire u deem suitable from the tablets in front of you."
Isaiah and Bianca walked into either training room, and everyone else stared at their options for clothes. Did this mean the clothes will fall into their arms, and they change into them? Thalia tried it first and found that her clothes immediately transformed into the ones she selected. The other hunters realized and began choosing their definition of comfortable outfits. To Artemis's delight, everyone except Thalia and Alíra kept their clothes silver in one way or another. Thalia adorned an all-black theme while Alíra combined white and blue.
Suddenly each door chimed and lit up gold, must be the signal that they should go in. Alíra walked through the same door that Isaiah did, only to be plunged into complete darkness. She whirled around to open the door for light maybe but saw that nothing was there, her hands found nothing behind her. Okay, so this must be some sort of test to find her way in a dark place like an assassin can?
Nope, two spotlights appeared in her face, stunning her before floating up into the air and shining down on two different weapon options: a double-bladed axe or a pair of daggers. Well, the most transparent option is the daggers because no assassin would wield such a heavy weapon, and she wasn't sure if she could do it in the first place.
With her vision still blurry, Alíra picked up the daggers and moved forward with one in each hand. There was a sudden rumble, as if something heavy was in the room with her, that almost knocked her off her feet. The lights turned on, and she was in front of her childhood house... and it was on fire. She saw her father wielding a sword trying to fight off dracaena while an overgrown cyclops stalked toward him from behind.
Alíra's first reaction?
"Dad! Watch out!" The monster spun to her with surprising speed for his size. Suddenly Alíra wished she had grabbed the axe, but there was no way to anticipate a situation like this. She readied herself for battle and had to jump to the side to avoid being crushed by giant fists. The daughter of Aphrodite then slammed both of their daggers into the cyclops' hand and was dragged into the air when he bellowed in pain. Once he realized she was on his hand still, he grabbed her by her hair and lifted her by it. If you're a girl and are reading this, I'm sorry for making you flinch at the thought of this. Rather than freak out though or scream in pain like she wanted to, Alíra gritted her teeth and used her powers to shorten her hair until the cyclops had nothing in his hands anymore.
The demigoddess rolled when she hit the floor to absorb the damage of the fall and looked up to see her daggers still imbedded in the giant fist that almost killed her. Alíra took out her birthday present from Piper, a beautiful hand-held foldable mirror. The cyclops laughed when he saw it until she opened it, and it turned into a shield that covered most of her body. She tossed her shield as if she was Captain America at his fist to see if she could knock the daggers out. Her aim was true and luckily hit her weapons, then ricocheted off it toward her dad who caught it, and smiled at her in surprise at her skills. Yeah, she definitely meant to do that! All skill! Pros don't fake!
Alíra looked to see if her room window was still broken, bent upwards when she tried to help her dad throw away her dresser by pushing out the window as a small child. It was still broken as a good memory he had of her and positioned in the perfect way for her to get to the cyclops' back.
"Stop!" The daughter of Aphrodite used her charmspeak to daze the monster and then sprint toward her house as Daesado threw up her daggers. She vaulted onto the patio. She climbed up the second story's shingles before leaping onto the cyclops' back and stabbing him in the back of his neck. This woke him up, and he began struggling for his life, but Alíra had other plans.
"Die!" She forcefully whispered it into his ear, and the overwhelming power of her charmspeak made him give up and fall forward as the celestial bronze of the blade claimed his life essence. The cyclops turned to dust, and Alíra spun to find her father staring at her in awe with the snake ladies that were attacking him also dead. But why would he be so surprised? He has definitely seen her do this before...
Suddenly, the room dissolved to the training room she expected to see when she first walked through the door. The Leader of Chaos' Assassins was standing where her dad was with the surprised look on his face. When it began, she knew it wasn't real, but it all felt so real, Alíra got somewhat annoyed as she regrew her hair to its original length.
"That was amazing and unexpected! Most people who take that test choose the daggers and then fail once faced with a bigger opponent. The few that take the axe are faced with a nimble opponent and fail. You, however, were able to use the daggers in a custom way with what you knew about your surroundings. Very impressive!" After Isaiah finished praising her and had such a fantastic smile on his face, she couldn't stay mad at him. And also to know that she passed what she was meant to fail? Alíra was elated at that news!
"The idea is for people to fail with either weapon because it wasn't suited for that enemy. I then show them that any weapon is suitable for any enemy when stealth is involved, and they aren't some overpowered deity. I'm still gonna do that but great improvisation!"
"But how did you know about my house and my dad knowing how to fight monsters?"
"Remember back at camp, and I wasn't fully focused on what was taking place? When I was typing and shit on my arm? I was analyzing your backgrounds and profiles. Chaos has info on every person on most planets. I looked to see what would emotionally affect each of you girls, then how to train you as a result. You're a lil ahead, though, so I'll have to recalibrate your training."
Alíra blushed at the praise she was getting from someone so powerful. She straightened up and looked at him determinedly, ready for whatever he would throw at her.
"As a daughter of Aphrodite, you are expected to be a pretty face that can whisper something cute to get your way or do something strange for a lil piece of change. However, that whisper can be as powerful as Zeus' lightning bolt in its effect. I'm not sure if she ever told you, but your sister Piper Mclean was able to bring Jason Grace back to life with her charmspeak, the first time anyway. As for the second thing, that should never have to be an option unless you're luring an enemy to their eventual death. Bianca and Zoe will teach you movement, stamina, fighting, and many other important skills of assassins. I will focus way more on your powers and making it so that you may not even need those other skills."
Alíra absorbed what he said and understood that this was likely to be the more rigorous training. If only she had physical powers like other demigods, that would be way easier to train.
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"FUCK THIS SUCKS!"
Leo used to hate his powers because they hurt the people around him. Who knew he would end up hating them because they were hurting him? When he saw Jason in the room with him, he knew it was another test, but it seriously unnerved him to see Jason smiling as if he never died. Then lightning struck the floor in front of Leo, who jumped back only to dodge a slice from Jason's sword. The specialist's first thought, use fire to keep the demigod at bay. However, Percy altered them so that Leo's fire would hurt him whenever he used it. How the fuck was he supposed to do this then? Wait... when did he put his toolbelt back on? Matter fact that doesn't matter. After leaping and dodging his way around the master swordsman for a while, Leo had arm gauntlets in his hands.
Percy was confused, why not build a weapon or trap to fight against the fake Jason? Then he remembered how much of a genius his old friend was. Leo put on the gauntlets and lit his arms on fire, and viola, no pain at all! Not to mention its durability, actually let's put that to the test. The fake Jason had a simple Roman sword, but it was gold to imitate the real weapon. As a result, when Jason attempted to slash the gauntlets off, the sword broke instead, and flaming fist slammed him in the face. Percy smirked and ended the fight early because Leo already proved his intellectual prowess.
Jason dissolved, and Percy was revealed to be standing off to the side with a calculating look on his face as he looked at Leo. The demigod's nerves returned immediately, not knowing how to even playoff a goofy attitude while one on one with someone he used to be close to. So he didn't. Leo simply waited for Percy to try the next emotionally taxing test. However, the latter could tell the demigod was too mentally prepared for anything else. Next time he'll try Echo.
"Nice job Leo, you clearly have grown in your control over your emotions. There was a time where you couldn't speak about something you saw in the woods without your head lighting on fire," Percy chuckled and shook his head, surprising the hell out of Leo, "so I'm gonna go ahead and give you your injection. Immune to fire or not, this is gonna burn."
"Burn as in 5-year-old me getting vaccinated, or burn as in it hurts when I pee- AHHHHHHHHHH SHITTTTTTT!" Leo didn't even get to finish his question before Percy went ahead and did it. The demigod dropped to a knee as the blessing swam through his body. Typically in moments of great pain, Leo pictures all the constants in his life, such as his mom, Calypso, or his friends. However, this time, it was Esmeralda's face that appeared, and the pain immediately receded.
Leo stood up with the genie still on his mind and shook off the uncomfortable stiffness he still felt. Before he could test his strength with the new blessing, he noticed Percy was staring slack-jawed at him, very uncharacteristic for his newly cold Frost persona.
"Deadass? Esmeralda?"
Despite the earlier compliment about having significant control over his emotions, Leo's hair burst on fire as his face turned red.
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"It's not working because I've never even heard of it! No disrespect, sir, but I think you may have my mother's abilities mixed with some deity from another planet." Alira was sweating but hasn't done anything physically taxing. Isaiah told her something that may help her seduce her enemy without actually having to do anything disgusting. Without acting sexual, cause that would have been a disaster, she can produce pheromones that easily ensnare those around her. Then lie to them and say that she'll provide release if they do as she says. That gives her information, access to an area, or an item before using their dream state to knock them unconscious or kill them. Alíra, however, is currently unable to produce them due to never using the power or believing she could even use that power.
"It's not working because you don't believe it. I wouldn't do something for no reason, you know? Let's take a different approach. This is going to be super weird, but please trust me. I promised your mom that you would be even more powerful than her and bring a new level of respect to her and your cabin. The only way we could achieve that is if you trust me and not give in to Artemis' distrust of all men."
Alíra looked at him and tested his tone. Mentally nervous but outwardly bold, she took off his shades and looked him in his swirling eyes. Mesmerizing or not, she could read the truth behind them.
"I trust you."
Isaiah immediately kissed her after she finished her sentence and wrapped her up in a hug. Alíra wanted to freak out! A good looking guy was kissing her, but it was a guy she didn't know! Should she stop him? Should she happily give in? Question after question entered her mind causing her to miss out on the fact that everything around her was dissolving.
Once she did realize, Alíra was alone in a dreamlike state. She pinched herself and noticed that it didn't hurt, so thing around her was real. But why? How did she get here? She saw a light in the distance and started walking over to it. As the daughter of Aphrodite neared the light, for some reason, she started crouching and moving slowly. The space around her turned into a hallway she didn't recognize. The upcoming door that had the light coming from it led to a bathroom. Someone was taking a shower in there, and Alíra absolutely had to look for reasons unbeknownst to her.
It was at that moment she noticed her lack of clothing. She had on a loose white t-shirt and pink booty-shorts as if she was back home with her dad, but this definitely wasn't her house. As Alíra peeked into the bathroom, she saw Isaiah getting out of his shower. He had his back to her, so she couldn't see the vital organ that was on her mind for some reason. He wrapped a towel around his waist and started using another to wipe his upper half. Without realizing, Alíra had slipped a hand in her shorts and began slowly rubbing herself. For a full five minutes, she watched Isaiah dry off, getting closer and closer to orgasming. This is probably the fastest she's ever gotten off but couldn't help it.
Then the golden moment happened. He turned towards her with his waist towel caught on the sink. This caused it to come off of him, exposing his dick to Alíra who orgasmed immediately, covering her mouth to muffle the moans coming out. Isaiah turned to the sink with an annoyed look on his face and tugged at the towel that refused to move. With a rougher pull, he got it out but stumbled back from his overuse of force. He kept falling back, trying to stabilize himself but barreled towards the door where Alíra was still in ecstasy on the floor.
Before they knew it, Isaiah was laid on top of her with his dick pressed against her stomach and his face dangerously close to hers. They both looked surprised as fuck but were in such a position that she felt the need for sex practically oozing from her.
And... boom she was back in the training room with Isaiah kissing her as if no time at all has passed. He let go of her and backed up before looking at her expectantly. Alíra, still a little woozy, looked at him and started producing pheromones at such a high level, her mentor almost got aroused. Instead, he smirked victoriously at her.
"Oh, 'it's not working' and 'I don't have that power.' I told you I do things for a reason, right?"
"What the hell was that... that thing you did... to teach me the power?" Alíra was shy as hell at this point because how the hell did he know that she thought he was attractive?
"I don't have the powers of Aphrodite, nor have I ever been blessed by her, but Chaos still wanted me to be able to get myself out of any situation. She had Percy, and I blessed by a seductress deity so that with a kiss, we can induce a person's greatest fantasy. We can choose the level of intensity, and I wasn't trying to render you to a drooling fool, so I dialed back as much as I could. It's instant, and we have no idea what went through the person's head, we just take advantage of their lost state to get out whatever situation."
Alíra was able to breathe easy after hearing that.
Suddenly a woman dressed in business attire appeared before her, scaring the absolute shit out of the demigoddess who jumped back. The information she got last night told her that this was Lady Chaos due to her unique eyes. The creator turned to her and smiled, the stars in her eyes, changing to the color pink for some reason. An ethereal black light surrounded Alíra, and the girl felt insanely stronger and more agile than before. It felt like she had a feast of ambrosia and nectar without burning to death. More information than last night was input into her mind, and Alíra suddenly knew the ins and outs of being an assassin. The new power she just learned about felt like it could be done quickly, and there was room for a lot more to be added!
Lady Chaos nodded at the pleasantly surprised girl before winking at Isaiah and blinking out of existence.
"You and Thalia are lucky Lady Chaos did it, and we didn't give y'all the serum. Frost is doing it to his specialists, and it's as if a fire is spreading throughout their bodies. Painful as fuck! Anyway, you are officially a Chaotic Assassin and yada yada ya... Try to practice what I just taught you."
Alíra then closed her eyes and focused on her newly discovered ability. She concentrated hard on the feeling she had when Isaiah was on top of her but tried not to get herself aroused. The demigoddess could feel herself getting wet, however, and didn't know how to stop it. Alíra could tell that she was giving off the pheromones, but it was affecting her too. She heard Isaiah snap, and suddenly, there was a picture of a nude Chiron in her mind. Alíra yelped and opened her eyes while shaking her head vigorously to get that out of her head.
"Sorry about that, but now you're producing the pheromones without friendly fire." Alíra glared at him but realized he was right. While he is helpful, Isaiah's pretty much an abrupt asshole... who she couldn't hit because it wouldn't hurt.
Wait a minute; he just taught her a new power! And Chaos improved her capabilities? Alíra focused as hard as she could and directed all the pheromones she could at him. Isaiah realized and was about to resist until his dick completely took over his mind. Powerful or not, a guys dick has a mind of its own and will win most struggles of focus. He looked at Alíra. He noticed how well her blue tank-top hugged her breasts that were contained but still visible in her sports bra, not to mention her white spandex leggings showing off her legs beautifully. Those lead up to her amazing ass that had to be tighter than anything he ever saw. Isaiah literally wanted to eat Alíra!
The daughter of Aphrodite almost stumbled from the amount of energy it took to corrupt him but was breathing heavily with pride over her capabilities. Alíra took a deep breath and strutted over to the drooling assassin with as much sway in her hips as she could before standing in front of him with a stance that accentuated her bubble-butt.
"What's wrong, Void? I thought you were supposed to teach me. Am I too distracting to teach?"
"Ahm yuuuhh supa... yeah."
"Why, that wasn't even English! I guess you can't handle teaching someone like me. I could've even rewarded you for being such a great trainer. Oh well, I'll reserve it for someone who better deserves it."
"Nuhhh pluseeee!"
"Awww you tried to say please? Okay, well, training is over for the day, so I guess I'll give you another chance tomorrow!" Alíra kissed him on the cheek and spun around to the direction of the door. She heard him moan and collapse, and she strutted away. The demigoddess was beyond hype! She had never done anything like that before but felt the power of her mom behind her words and was overjoyed!
Alíra left the room and walked into the other training room to see the huntresses sprinting in place but barely making a sound as they did so. Somehow all of them looked a lot older than before, must've been what caused Lady Chaos to show up and bless her. Zoe had finally shown up but looked a little worse for wear next to Bianca, who looked annoyed at the girls she was training. Artemis was alongside her huntresses but looked really hurt about something that must've happened recently.
"Finished my training for the day with Isaiah, Thalia, give him a few since he's... indisposed." With that, Alíra walked into the free space in the back of the room and waited for directions, all while having a smug look on her face. Bianca looked confused as she turned in the direction of the other room and pressed the, making it transparent. Isaiah was passed out on the floor with a huge boner sticking up, causing shrieks of disgust, amusement, and fear from the size filled the other room.
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Athena was in her library, trying to fill her mind with any and all information about Lady Chaos and how she could have had two fully armies of warriors at her disposal. Where were they in Earth's many struggles? How are there aliens with no evidence of them? Why do these other civilizations know about the Warriors of Chaos, but the first creation doesn't even know any other planet held sentient life? The goddess was preoccupied with thoughts of Percy that shouldn't have been there in the first place.
Hephaestus was able to talk to his son about the Chaotic Army and got over a thousand datapads filled with information. According to Charles, as he likes to go by now, every high tier agent of Chaos is required to have all of that memorized. Athena liked Lady Chaos already! As much as she loves her old paper-back books, the wisdom goddess knew how much easier it was to absorb information on the datapads. Rather than dwell on her newfound hormones, Athena was going to keep learning about Olympus' new protectors.
And of course, one of the articles shows Commander Frost clad in skin-tight armor. Fuck!
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"Alright, girls, it's been a while for me, but I do still remember the exercises Artemis had us do. I want you to take those... and trash them. Never do them again! While they were helpful for huntresses, they are useless to assassins. I will teach you how to traverse large distances without tiring, how to move without making the slightest noise, and to hide in plain sight. These are simply preliminary things to learn, but don't think this is something light. Any questions?"
Artemis looked miffed at the dismissal of her training but dialed back the attitude knowing that this was simply a different type, and Bianca was superior to her at this moment. Some of the younger hunters were understandably nervous at the prospect of rigorous training. Pearl's anxiety was practically oozing off of her, and it caught Bianca's attention and reminded the assassin of her and Isaiah's conversation the day prior.
"Due to the unfortunate events of the Second Giant War, a lot of the newer recruits are rather young, too much so for what we will require of you. Therefore I will call Lady Chaos here to remove your partial immortality and increase your age to eighteen, with your consent, of course."
The hunters immediately looked at Artemis, who was surprised to hear that Bianca could simply tell Lady Chaos to show up and do something of that calibre. Once she noticed her huntresses looking for her approval, the moon goddess really thought about it. It would make it so that their bodies were ready for physically taxing activities and mature them for the intensity of the war they would soon engage in. It will also rob them of manually aging and maturing; however, some say that Artemis does the same thing if you really think about it. Bianca wouldn't have suggested it if it wouldn't benefit the girls, and Lady Chaos wouldn't condone it otherwise. Artemis nodded at them, and the girl's faces lit up, especially Thalia.
Suddenly a woman appeared next to Bianca, wearing a pure white shirt with dark blue dress pants and sky heels to match her belt of the same color. Artemis immediately recognized the outfit and swirling galaxy that was her eyes. The hunters made the connection and were about to bow before Lady Chaos put her hand out to stop them. She then turned to Bianca and gave her a quick hug.
"Do you all agree to receive my blessing? This means that you will immediately become eighteen, have a fully mature mind, and slight desensitization to bringing death to any being that deserves it. Being that you're training to become assassins, it will allow your bodies to be flexible and more durable than before."
The girls were more than happy to hear the benefits and voiced their affirmation in unison, showing Chaos how well trained Artemis had her girls. A strangely comfortable white light encompassed each of the hunters except for Thalia, who looked around confused about her being left out. The rest of the girls, however, started growing without any discomfort and felt their mind being molded to remove most of their childish and lazy traits, replacing them with mature and determined characteristics. It didn't remove their ability to have fun or be humored but did add more self-control to experiencing situations tailored by either circumstance. Once the light had been lifted, each of the girls stopped to look themselves up and down.
Thalia saw the changes in her sisters and was happy, but realized that she didn't change. The daughter of Zeus turned to Lady Chaos to ask why she didn't get the blessing. However, before she could voice her inquiry, Thalia was covered in a black light that seemed filled with far more power than the glow that hit the other huntresses. Everything that happened to Alíra also happened to Thalia, except when the cap on her powers was lifted, the daughter of Zeus exploded in a burst of lightning that somehow came through the ceiling. Artemis and her hunters wanted to rush through the leftover smoke to see if Thalia needed help, but Lady Chaos stopped them. It cleared and displayed a new version of their lieutenant.
Thalia Grace stood with glowing bright blue eyes that had lightning coursing through them constantly on some Thor from the Avengers type shit. Her eighteen-year-old body held D cup breasts clearly shown behind the loose black t-shirt she wore; she had no way of knowing that she would suddenly sprout large breasts. Thalia's height rose to 5'11 due to her newly long legs with thicker thighs, making her slightly taller than her ex-best friend. Those legs led up to a tight ass with complimentary hips. The daughter of Zeus was practically turned into a superpowered model.
Artemis looked at her lieutenant and couldn't help but admire her newfound beauty. The goddess looked at all her amazingly attractive huntresses and suddenly felt terrible. While she was protecting them from the attention of pig-like men, she was also holding them back from attaining their true beauty.
Lady Chaos gave Artemis a knowing look before smiling at Bianca again and whispering something to the assassin. The goddess was able to hear her former lieutenant's name before the creator disappeared without the typical theatrics that many of her agents have shown.
"While it may be nice to look at and admire each other, we have training to get done, so pay attention! Now that you are capable of the workouts, we are jumping into the deep end; look up at the screen behind me."
A black screen came out of the wall behind Bianca. It displayed directions with a video of a female assassin doing each of the exercises.
1: 6 minutes of quadrupedal movement, such as bearcrawling.
As many rounds as possible (AMRAP) in 10 minutes.
2: 6 minutes of jumping jacks (3 min.) and high knees running (3 min.) Perform circuit-style, moving from exercise to exercise without rest. Rest 1-2 minutes between circuits.
3: Between exercises, perform 12 strict pull-ups.
4: 6 minutes of split jumping jacks (2 min.), hip circles (2 min.) and shoulder circles (2 min.). Complete all reps in this order
5: 8 minutes of jogging, working on braided steps, and backward running. Perform circuit-style, four times through, in as little time as possible.
6: Between exercises, perform 12 dips.
This continued for up to 12 different exercises that they were expected to repeat.
"Periodically, I'm gonna have you stop and start doing assassin specific training so you can see your personal growth over time-" Bianca was cut short by someone walking into the room.
"And each day, the number of reps will increase, requiring you to keep up to the increasing challenge." Zoë finally showed up but wasn't looking well. Her volcanic eyes didn't have its lava tinge, skin lacked its copper tint, and hair positioned perfectly as usual, but lost its shine. This wasn't the Zoë that everyone knew. She walked up until she was next to Bianca and looked everyone over and noticed the changes. Zoë didn't react at all and purposefully avoided eye contact with Artemis.
"You may start." Her voice was quiet and lacked confidence, but the hunters followed the orders anyway. Bianca was trained to keep a poker face for all situations, so it appeared that she was ignoring Zoë's demeanor, but inside, she was worried for her fellow assassin. Especially considering the words they exchanged last night.
"If I may, I see that some of these exercises are almost identical to the ones I have my hunters do... but you said to trash those. What's different about these movements?" Artemis was still miffed that Bianca openly dismissed the goddess' methods and couldn't help but ask a slightly petty question.
"You created your workouts with limitations in mind. You thought about what you do to stay fit and dumbed it down to what a simple mortal can do."
"Our exercises were designed by Isaiah, and rather than take 'limitations' into account, he ensured that the people he trained were on the same field as him in terms of capabilities. These may seem similar to your workouts, but do not let the hunters be as great as we will get them to be. As a result, you, too, need to complete these directions." Bianca and Zoë both effectively shut Artemis up and made her turn red.
The hunters looked between their mistress and the two former huntresses, then started doing the exercises. This marked to Artemis that she might lose her hunters to the assassins. Not Isaiah but two girls that she trained and loved. The goddess had felt her girls looking at her when Zoë mentioned that she held back for their training, making her feel even more terrible than she did before. Just how much did she accidentally hurt the girls she thought she was saving?
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The hunters had been at it for what felt like hours and got to the tougher workouts that included upside-down weighted sit-ups. The girls started to struggle despite seeing the woman in the video doing it, so Bianca and Zoë joined them but did it step by step. This helped the hunters improve their form, and Artemis too, but she would never admit that she struggled at some of these exercises.
Both of the assassins were doing the workouts, but Thalia's eyes couldn't help but stay on Bianca. The daughter of Hades chose form-fitting but comfortable clothing, drawing the demigoddess' sight to the accentuated curves. This is rather weird, though, because Thalia isn't a lesbian or even bisexual. Her focus on these mixed feelings drew attention away from the growing heat between her legs, which may have worried her even more. The issue isn't about homosexuality, it's about Thalia not knowing such a thing about herself. Maybe she's not necessarily a lesbian, but this is the first time that she has seen an attractive female, and she's overreacting. What did Bianca think of her nude form when she saw it earlier? Then again, she wasn't as beautiful then as she is now.
Before Thalia could dwell on this further, Alira strutted in drawing everyone's attention. They had just started sprinting in place while keeping their steps light using the stuff they learned from the videos. Somehow, Alira came in and started doing the movements as if she was there the entire time. Weird.
Bianca opened a mini window into the next room, exposing the unconscious master assassin and his large erection. The younger hunters, well not young anymore but you know wtf I mean, looked fearful because they've never seen one before and didn't think they could even get that big. The few veteran hunters left from the war were disgusted by the lack of control from someone so powerful and influential on the universe. If he can't manage his hormones against a daughter of Aphrodite, how is he supposed to train them to fight against a primordial being? Artemis needed a distraction from what happened with her former hunters, and seeing Isaiah like that made her think of what happened with Percy. The goddess unconsciously compared him to the commander, then smirked. Bianca, Thalia, and surprisingly Zoë started laughing at the sight of him on his back. How did a trainee overpower him on her first day of training? He's never living that one down!
Bianca waved at them to stop the exercises as she closed the window and walked into the next room. No one but Zoë knew how the ship worked, so only she noticed that Bianca made the room soundproof upon entry. What could she be doing in there? Unless... oh, gosh.
"Now is the time for an optional Lunch Break. You will all be automatically teleported back in here when it's over. Dismissed."
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Thalia wasn't nervous at the prospect of training with Isaiah the entire day until she became so attracted to Bianca. The girl was on her mind for the past hour, and Thalia didn't want to admit that she might be bisexual. But there was no excuse for the increasing wetness between her legs. Assassins notice everything the second they get into a room; hopefully, Isaiah wouldn't see her horny condition. Wait... this may just work in her favor!
Isaiah was standing rather stiffly, so the demigoddess assumed Bianca did something physical to him to get him back in order for training. Thalia took a chance to look the assassin over. Even though the demigoddess was a hunter, even she can admire a good-looking male! She knew how amazing eyes were if they belonged to a Chaotic disciple, and Isaiah's were really good. Weird that he's not wearing his glasses, though.
"Sorry, I didn't realize that you came in already. When it comes to you, you're already confident in your abilities, fighting capabilities, and survivability. Now we have to expand your powers past your fears and internal limits. You may believe that you have peaked as the strongest child of Zeus, but you're about to be stronger than him. Since Chaos blessed you, you're already enhanced. Fire a bolt of electricity at me."
Thalia couldn't tell what was a test or what wasn't when it comes to deities training her, so she didn't know if he was serious. Isaiah seemed to want to demonstrate something, so she gave a half-heartened blast of electricity, the type she would use on Grover or a fellow huntress. The intensity that came out was equivalent to what she would use on a normal monster! What the fuck?!
Despite her amazement, Isaiah was less than impressed. Thanks to Alira, the hunters are gonna take him less seriously. Thanks to Bianca, his dick was harder than its ever been, but he also can't tell if she was serious or not due to her leaving so quickly. The assassin's brain was all mixed up, and he didn't have time for this demigoddess to "discover" her new self.
"That wasn't shit, blast me with electricity like you mean it mortal!" That last word triggered Thalia, how dare he disrespect her? The daughter of Zeus charged up as much as she could in less than three seconds and blasted him like she fucking meant it.
Isaiah flew back in what looked like a plume of smoke and laid charred on the floor. Thalia immediately regretted it and ran over to him, but he dissolved? Her instincts told her to turn around, so she did, only to see the assassin less than a foot in front of her. Thalia yelped and jumped back, then growled at him for scaring her. Isaiah paid her attitude no mind, however, as he began to type things into his arm as if he was taking notes on her.
The assassin was actually tuning the room to perfectly match Thalia and Alira's powers since they'll be the only ones training in this room. This way, he won't have to do it again until they're done with this planet, and he has to teach someone else. When he appeared behind Thalia, she caught a whiff of him, and she doesn't know how, but he smells just like how ambrosia tastes. It drew her in, made her feel safe, and like she can trust him. Now that Thalia thinks about it, Bianca said a lot of great things about the dude, and he is gonna be training her for a while whether she likes or not. Why not just go all-in? The only issue is his annoying ass cavalier attitude towards everything he does and sees!
"Okay, your powers are definitely way better than before. Now that that's confirmed, we can start your training. First things first is conquering your fears. Not on an emotional level but your literal fears, anything that would prevent you from surviving a situation, make you too uncomfortable, or limit your capability in a mission."
Thalia took in his words, and a lot of fears she wouldn't admit crossed her mind. Wait! The assassins are powerful enough to read minds so he may just pick one off the top of her head. The demigoddess's previous plan came to mind again, and she knew this was the perfect opportunity to see her sexuality.
"So you know everything about me? I'm thinking of one of my silly, but still embarrassing fears that I know can't be fixed. If you tell me what it is and/or fix that fear, you can damn well conquer all my fears!" Thalia put the sexual thought in her head and was impressed with her will power. However, she wasn't lying when she said it was a fear. The daughter of Zeus can't back down now, though!
Isaiah saw what she was thinking and almost faltered. Is this girl serious? He saw the mischievous glint in her eyes and knew she was waiting for his next action. Unfortunately for the demigoddess, Bianca had left him in an impossibly horny state, and Thalia was about to be the outlet.
Thalia could tell that he was thinking over, but she really wanted to push it home. If he resisted, at least she knows that he is more than trustworthy and has high willpower, but if he went with it, she could see how she likes it and learn something new about herself. When Lady Choas increased her age, Thalia was suddenly on a supermodel level, so the girl knew she was enticing. The daughter of Zeus looked Isaiah right in his eyes and licked her newly luscious lips.
As a result, without saying a word, he grabbed her, forced her to her knees, unzipped his pants, pulled his hardening dick from his briefs, and shoved it into Thalia's mouth. Her eyes widened as this happened because he not only went with it, Isaiah decided to be rough about it! Despite his harshness, her arms wouldn't move to push him away; they just laid limp at her sides. Is she into hardcore sexual activities?
Isaiah pushed her head up and down his cock at a fast pace, not giving her much of a chance to breathe or get over her mind, slowly breaking. This was a fear because Thalia thought along the lines that she will get captured by a group of guys that don't like demigods, hunters, children of the Big Three, or her individually. They would rape her in every way possible, and even if she could take the pain in the two holes that will definitely get used, she would die from asphyxiation if they forced it down her throat. It was so specific because it was a nightmare induced by Phobos when Artemis had them tracking Ares' twin sons, but useful enough for Isaiah to deem it necessary to "fix."
While this is something that she may never encounter in her life, it was still something that bothered her and is why Thalia is kinda freaking out as Isaiah forces more of his dick into her throat. While he didn't keep it in for more than a few seconds at a time, it was still very uncomfortable and unbecoming of a demigoddess of her calibre. If the other hunters knew what was happening... this was only adding to the fear!
Being that Isaiah is one of the most powerful beings in the universe, there isn't much stopping him from doing what he wants. He could do whatever he wanted to and get away with it. The only way to get past this is to get him off basically. The biggest issue is his size. The biggest thing she's had in her mouth was a banana that Phoebe dared her to suck on.
The first thing she did was started moving her tongue around. Lack of experience prevented her from moving it skillfully, and it did not elicit a visible or audible reaction from Isaiah. She then did her best to relax her throat. He may be powerful in a literal way, but he will not get more power over her in this way. Who is to say that he won't do this again if she tests him?
The last thing she did was breathe through her nose as best as she could. Now, she could handle the pounding that her throat was receiving better than before. Isaiah was really handing it to her as well, inch after inch disappearing between her lips, his balls hitting her chin with each thrust, saliva falling from her mouth in the interval that he pulls back for a few seconds. He grabbed her hair to angle her head and his hips better, still thrusting into her mouth.
Her tight, wet mouth was heaven to the assassin, but he couldn't let that show on his face. He was almost desperate to release into her warm and unwilling mouth. The squelching sound of him vigorously thrusting into her mouth echoed throughout the training room. The thought that he was practically raping a hunter deterred him for a moment, but general apathy caused him to resume ramming into her mouth, pounding it almost furiously.
Then she suddenly started to change her body to take his dick better, allowing herself to breathe, and to bring him to cum faster. Knowing that she was getting over her fear and that she was allowing him to thrust into her moist cavern, it wasn't long before he was ready to burst in her mouth. And burst he did! If he weren't already in her throat when he came, it would have overflowed her mouth. Instead, it went straight to her stomach, giving her burps for the rest of the day that smelled suspicious, but none of the hunters know what the smell was, so they left it at her eating something weird.
He pulled his softening dick from her mouth, snapped his fingers to clean it of cum and saliva, then put it back in his pants. He stepped back to allow her to gather herself and to mentally prepare himself to be yelled at her by her. She stood up, shakily, and cleared her throat. She croaked out for water, and he obliged. After she regained the ability to breathe normally and to speak without a raspy voice, she slowly looked up to make eye contact with him.
"Well, that was certainly a learning experience, and it kinda gets that fear out of my head. But I also feel a little closer to you after something like that, you know?" Thalia looked at him with serious and purposefully innocent eyes.
Isaiah was beyond confused. The assassin couldn't tell if this was the calm before the storm, so he nodded slowly.
"Do me a favor and keep this between us."
"Yeah, cuz I'm definitely gonna tell everyone I know I forced a hunter to blow me."
"You wouldn't know, but in a way, you did help me just now, so it's fine. Ready for the next part of my training, though!"
...
"Did I really just facefuck this girl, and she acts as if nothing happened? I'm not sure if I should feel insulted or happy that she's cool with it."
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After resuming training after the short break, the rest of the hunters got into the rhythm of the exercises and intervals of testing progress. Thanks to Lady Chaos, Alíra and Thalia were given the full training of an assassin rather than having to work for it as the other hunters do. They had more than physical training to do, so it made sense to need the advantage; however, it wasn't as simple as being a fully trained assassin immediately. The two girls may know how to do the actions and what situations to apply each skill but would need Bianca and Zoë to demonstrate the fluidity of each movement through the group training.
Artemis' mind tried to focus on other things while completing the workouts because looking at or listening to her former hunters while the motivated the training still hurt. Why have there been so many opportunities to undermine her in all of the two days that they have been back? Let's try to think about something else until the goddess can talk to the two privately.
She looked over at Alíra, who looked happy as she did the exercises with ease compared to some hunters who were slightly struggling. Artemis thought back to the condition that the demigoddess left Isaiah in while it could be humorous, it's also concerning. This guy is almost as strong as Percy, and he has no self-control around a beautiful woman? That's terrible! Speaking of Percy, what was up with that little boy that was with Belinda, the warrior she met last night? His hair and eyes were a dead ringer for her lost love. Hers! It's one thing to accept that over the years that Percy has been gone, he may have engaged in relations or romances but to have a child with a woman?
Artemis couldn't help but think about a dream she had months ago about what could've happened if she didn't outright deny Percy's attempt to romance her. The goddess dreamt up a scenario in which they fully consummated their love that night and decided to tell the hunters who were all very happy for her. They built up the courage to tell Zeus, who put his daughter's happiness over his pride and allowed them to marry. The wedding was beautiful, and Percy impregnated her that night. Three years later they are playing with their daughter and living-
"NAOMI STOP SLACKING!" Zoë's outburst broke Artemis out of her reverie and back into reality, where the goddess did not allow her only chance at love to blossom. A disappointing reality. The main point is, Percy should not have had a child with another woman! But Isaiah barely knew anything about Belinda or that she had a child. And Zoë has kept tabs on almost everything about Percy that's on paper or can get out of his brother. Artemis nearly froze at the thought Percy not knowing that he may have a child. She resolved to speak to Isaiah at some point to confirm her suspicions because regardless of the way that he acts, the goddess knew he's smart enough to pick up on a detail like that.
"Artemis, is there an issue? You're moving sluggishly!" As the goddess quickly fell back into the routine, she couldn't help but sense some sort of animosity from Bianca. The daughter of Hades didn't hesitate to aim her guns at the moon goddess in the throne room, to reprimand her about challenging the training techniques, and to correct any little mistake. What the hell did Artemis do to her?
"Okay, you may stop after this set, and we're gonna go over some logic based situations to convert your mind from being used to working in a group. You are all sisters but must know how to operate when solo, these scenarios will teach you how to do that. Powers are always helpful but rarely needed unless it came from your Chaotic Blessing, so don't expect those to change the parameters of your situational plights. And... stop! Rest for three minutes, and the room will convert into a Chaotic classroom." The huntresses looked at each other confusedly, education comes with the training? They thought the information that was given to them was enough.
"Okay, now that you're settled, your desks will display a touch screen where you can select your answers. Zoë will help with any questions, and I'll go over any mass misconceptions. You guys know the type of things that we can do as assassins but may not understand what you should specifically do in a timely and concise manner. Alíra, you're not allowed to answer anything out loud due to your specialist advantage."
For the next thirty minutes, Artemis and her hunters learned about impulse decisions, gauging reaction time, how to employ their blessings for certain situations, and how to end conflicts quickly. Despite her dark mood, Zoë was extremely helpful, and Bianca clarified points well enough for the hunters to feel good about everything they learned.
"Can you clarify what you meant about preventing the thud of a body falling? How would I affect that with a ranged kill, like if I shot an arrow into them?" Pearl asked the most questioned out of everyone, quickly making her one of the favorites for the assassins. Before either could respond, the wall behind them turned into a door that opened for Thalia and Isaiah to emerge from.
"View the enemy type, you gotta see if they're light and unarmored or burly and heavy armored. Then choose the intensity in which you're going to fire the arrow, if its a light soldier then the arrow doesn't need to hit hard enough to make a loud thud once they fall. A bigger soldier probably wouldn't die to an arrow, so you may employ a silenced pistol, but the thud would still be too loud. In that situation, either save him for last or find a way to use a melee tactic that ends with you controlling how quickly he reaches the floor. Great fucking question, by the way, I can see why my brother adored you." Isaiah stunned the room with the casual mentioning of Percy, referring to them after his death. However, the assassin moved on as if that didn't just happen.
"Amazing first day for everyone. This is an hour of mandatory rest and stretches. It will take a few weeks for your bodies to always be ready for spontaneous movement; until then, this hour of rest is required. I have some paperwork and errands to run before dinner, so I will be available after that. See you then." Applying his codename for one of the first times in front of the hunters, a swirling black vortex opened under the assassin's feet, and he got sucked into it to teleport to wherever.
The huntresses still had the mention of their former guardian on their minds as they awkwardly looked in Bianca and Zoë's direction. The former proceeded to provide the best stretches that help her specifically while the latter left the room with her somber mood still very apparent. Thalia looked excited about something that happened during her training and locked eyes with Alíra, who could tell that a conversation would soon ensue between them. The daughter of Aphrodite almost didn't want to rest. The adrenaline from Lady Chaos blessing her and besting the Master Assassin still washed over her, the girl was ready to learn and do more but will settle for gushing over progress with Thalia instead.
Artemis ignored the suggestion to stretch and sat down on the floor, elated to hear what Isaiah said. Percy still thinks of the hunters! He's even praised Pearl in conversation with others! There might be a chance that remembering and thinking about the girls would link his mind to Artemis as well, no matter how far fetched that seems. The hunters followed the stretches and engaged in mild conversation with Bianca, who answered any mini questions about personal experience with Lady Chaos and the type of missions they go on. The girls were content with the day as they awaited dinner.
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Thalia found herself standing outside the Empire State Building during terribly inclement weather, heavy dark clouds covered the sky, and New York was drenched in angry rain. She walked forward and looked at her gear seeing all-black tracksuit knives lined throughout her belt and a silenced pistol on her hip with a golden clip. Somehow, Thalia knew that meant that she had unlimited ammunition. The demigoddess had sneektec sneakers on, fitted with propellers that would allow her to hover over any laser segments that may appear in the building.
A board appeared before her with objectives.
Primary Objective: Reach Olympus to rescue Artemis.
Reach Elevator
As soon as Thalia finished reading, the board turned into a pair of glasses, similar to the ones that Isaiah had. When she put them on, Thalia saw in crystal clear vision, had zoom ability, amplified analysis, and her current objective displayed. The daughter of Zeus looked around to get her eyes used to the improved view. Through the thick veil of rain, Thalia's shades illuminated her target building. As she moved towards it, she noticed a few people on the first floor who were outlined with a red mark to discern their affiliation as an enemy.
"Isaiah has this thing on all the time? This is practically cheating!" Before the demigoddess could figure out her next move, she heard voices from inside due to her enhancements from Lady Chaos.
"Remember, we need to keep this area secure. If anyone tries to reach Olympus, we blow the explosives in the elevator. Keep your eyes peeled for any movement that isn't us!"
The stipulation to not be seen darkened Thalia's mood. She figured to be stealthy as long as possible, then start running and gunning, but now she can't. And thanks to fucking Annabeth, the lobby of the Empire State Building has upgraded lights and weapon detection. It shouldn't activate for demigods or hunters, but none of them have ever had a gun on them either. Fuck this mission, why can't she just fry the whole building tell someone to teleport her? Wait a minute!
Thalia started running around the building, using the weather to mask her sound and ducking past windows with a speed that surprised her. She kept analyzing the structure until her glasses highlighted what she was looking for. The daughter of Zeus used the current conditions to her advantage. Without the slightest tug of power, Thalia had lightning blast the fuse box of the building. This cut power to the lower nine floors. The men inside would think its the weather and would be none the wiser.
Now to infiltrate the building! The smartest direction would be from West 34th Street, as the elevator would be closer, and she wouldn't have to deal with three useless hallways. The escalator would take her to the stairs easily, but with the power out, the men may hear creaking if she went up there. The employee entrance behind the ticket booth should be free! With that in mind, Thalia peered through a window looking into the observatory room and spotted three guys. These men aren't dumb, though, they were set up in a way to view entrances and exits. One of the guys seemed jittery though, maybe first day on the job or he didn't like the weather. He was staring intently at the escalator, meaning the guy closest to the window was out of view.
How the hell is Thalia supposed to get this guy to open the window for her? Would he need some fresh air? That's it! Lightning and electricity give off heat to anything near the object that has been struck! Thalia focused on a pillar next to the nearby guy and needed electricity to travel from her, into the building. Before Chaos, the demigoddess would have never been able to do this, but with her help? This can get done!
"Why the fuck am I so hot all of a sudden? Hey guys, Imma stick my head out for fresh air for 15 seconds. Keep your hand primed on the detonator in case something happens while I have this downtime!" He walked over to Thalia's window carefully and looked to see if he could spot anyone. When he saw nothing, the guy opened the window and took a deep breath of the cold air. At that moment, the daughter of Zeus struck upwards with a throwing knife to lock his jaw to the top of his mouth, then used another to slit his throat cleanly. Without a moment's delay, she pulled his body outside and vaulted inside while grabbing his ear communicator.
Thalia breathed out with a grunt as if she were the guy, then closed the window and stomped over to his previous position. Once she did, she noticed the third guy take his hand off the detonator, but the jittery guy kept it clutched. That means he's first! She pulled out the silenced pistol and shot scaredy pants in the head, then throwing the already soiled knife at the third guy's head. The third guy had no one near him, but scaredy was near the elevator, meaning that Thalia had roughly six seconds to reach him and prevent his body from thudding on the floor and possibly hitting the detonator on his way down. She rushed forward silently due to her amazing sneakers and caught him as he fell. The demigoddess took his detonator and reviewed it to see if there was any way to prevent an explosion from here but to no avail. Thalia placed it down and moved towards the escalator to see if she could spot someone.
The daughter of Zeus didn't see anyone but wasn't sure if the escalator would creak or not. The employee section would allow easy access to stairs, but this is risky. She could fight her way to the standard stairs, but Thalia has no doubt that there would be other guards waiting for her. Fuck it lets go up the escalator. She reviewed them, and the glasses showed where it would make noise and how much weight has to be placed on it for that to happen. Damn, she might as well be floating!
Wait a minute...
Thalia stepped back to looked down at her shoes. They had a hover mode, but how does one activate it. There are no buttons on it. Fucking fly, you little shits! After that aggravated thought, Thalia lifted off the ground, making her heart enter lungs, then somehow reach her stomach, before floating back up to her throat. That also came with a scream of terror. An explosion went off in the distance, and five soldiers ran out towards her and lifted their guns.
Thalia, now on the floor with her shoes propelling her backward, took out her shield, and waited for bullets that never came. She opened eyes to see the training room as it was, and Isaiah staring intently at her.
"Heights have really gotten you, huh?"
"I'm sorry it's just that-"
"No need to apologize to me for fear, say sorry to yourself. You have known about it for years yet haven't done a thing about it. Judging from your closeness with Percy, Annabeth, and Artemis, they all know about your fear. Why haven't you worked on it or asked for help?"
"Well, who the fuck told you to give me flying shoes if you knew I had the fear? Who even invents shit like this?"
"Getting defensive won't help. Those shoes would've allowed you to get up the escalator while barely making a noise due to the wind outside. Look, this clearly will not work with me. I will enlist the help of my brother to see if you're more comfortable conquering your fear with him. We're done for today, however!"
Thalia was ready with a snide comment but realized what she said. She gets to see Percy for a one on one! She can beat him up, then hug him... Then beat him up again! The daughter of Zeus rejoined her fellow huntresses with a smile on her face.
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You ever watched one of those animated shows like Dragon Ball Z or something like that, and an aura covers a powerful person to make em look cool n shit? Imagine that for a no longer small Latino boy, but paired with the fire surrounding him was a fire covering his face and any other exposed skin. Why was he like this?
Leo ended up having a girl on his mind. Percy read his mind and found out about said girl. Percy then proceeded to laugh his ass off. Leo was embarrassed and glared at his friend while fire covered him slowly. You all caught up now? I know the author took odee long to return to the fan favorites. Ugh!
"Percy, come on, man! Don't do me like this! You better not say a word!"
"Haha *wheeze* haha *wheeze*."
"I don't care how powerful you are now, I will burn you!"
"Listen man, I'm not the one with a genie on my mind even though I have a girlfriend."
Leo wanted to retort but couldn't help but feel super conflicted. It's one thing to flirt with people because it's apart of your charm, Calypso is fine with that. It is an entirely different situation when you stay up all night, pouring your heart out to a girl and can't help but think about her the entire day after. Leo felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up to see a smirking Percy with some mirth in his cold eyes.
"It's all good womanizer, let's focus on your enhanced abilities and how to keep your secret thoughts away from nosy me!" Percy gave Leo the same explanation he did for each of his specialists and let the demigod mull it over. Once focused again, the commander conjured a wave of water to splash its way across the room to Leo and waited for a reaction.
The son of Hephaestus almost flipped out at seeing an entire ocean flying at him and blew as much fire as he could at it. Leo put all his power into it, only to see a purer, bright white fire come from him. Soon, the room was covered in thick smoke that Percy dissipated quickly. Leo looked down at his hands in awe of the light that he just created. He could probably take down waves of monsters now! This Chaos shit is so fucking cool!
Percy created a throne of ice and sat on it, then gestured for Leo to do the same. Wait. Do the same what? No one could make a chair out of fire, he could probably get somethings from his belt and make a chair powered by fire...
Leo realized that this was downtime for them to speak, and he talks best while he is working on something, so his old friend is giving him something to do! The demigod reached in his tool belt and got to work.
"So, are you gonna tell Calypso?"
"What is there to tell her? That you had a few deep convos with a pretty girl, and she came to mind during a deep moment for you less than twelve hours later? There's nothing to tell."
"That certainly makes me feel better, but at the same time, I feel like I'm betraying Calypso by being this comfortable with another person."
"I have spent thousands of years trying to keep my heart out of stuff, and it either hurts someone, comes back to bite me long term, or puts me in tough situations that I don't want to be in. I can't tell you what is going on or how to deal with it but don't subside it or you and others can get hurt. I tell myself that a lot more often than naught, and I don't even listen to myself."
"Thanks, Percy, not gonna lie, I thought this was gonna be more of you trying to kill me and me trying to be your friend still!"
"Oh shit, that reminds me!" Percy froze Leo as he was with a wrench in one hand and an island key tool in the other. The room went dark, and the demigod was suddenly placed outside of the Wolf House he once liberated.
"I want you to break in and free Hera, using only yourself and the two tools in your hands!"
Why the fuck did I have to say something?
Sorry, it took so long, focused a lil too hard on my books but Imma try to be back on this! This chapter knocked out a lot of stuff for Arty and Thalia so I can focus on Percy and his crew next one. Until next time, have fun kids!