Greek myths are real? Alien or Monster? Chapter 7

When Sam got back to the arena she saw Chiron there he looked at her when she entered and Sam saw Clarisse standing beside him with some of her brothers.

"I thought..." Sam began but Chiron interrupted her.

"Sign." He stated and his posture clearly meant he was speaking firmly.

'I thought we were done for today.' She signed as she glared at him.

"Not done, I only have a week to get you ready."

'For what?' Sam signed

"For the outside world. Clarisse and her brothers have agreed to help out."

'With what?'

"Clarisse." Chiron stated as she moved forward her usual spear was replaced by a staff this made Sam turn to look at her.

"Let's go hotshot." She stated and Sam looked from her to Chiron he made the gesture for her to go and Sam scrunched her face up, she usually sparred with her siblings or those in Athena's cabin kids of Ares did not like to lose and were rather hostile in practise. Sam begrudgingly moved to stand in her ready stance after getting her own staff before she started her match with Clarisse. It was weird sparring each time she whacked the stick she heard nothing but she felt the vibrations in her hands. As the match got heated Sam ended up on the ground not because of Clarisse but one of her siblings attacked her from behind.

"What the hell?" Sam jumped to her feet looking from Clarisse to her brother. As she was looking at her brother she got whacked from Clarisse. Sam glared at Clarisse moving back to keep them both in her line of sight. What were they playing at? Clarisse looked at Chiron who gave a small nod before she launched herself into an attack one that Sam could defend against but this time she was keeping her brother in her sight. Sam jumped out of his way as he moved forward only to stumble as another sibling entered the fight.

"You're ganging up on me." Sam stated as she ducked under one of her siblings only to end up on the ground with what she assumed was a thud. She rolled before getting back up onto her feet her grip tightened as she looked around there were five Ares kid each one in the ready stance. She looked around only to end up on the ground, Clarisse had snuck up on her and whacked her on the side. Sam went down and groaned. She knew what this lesson was for, they were proving to her that if she was out in the normal world and ended up in a fight with monsters she would die. She closed her eyes and she tried to catch her breath, reign in her anger and frustration. She felt a kick on her boot and a poke from a pole. When they went to poke her again she made her move. Grabbing the staff she kicked out her legs, they connected with something solid and she jumped up she threw the staff at two of them before attacking the third. She had surprised them but they were born fighters she managed to knock one down only to be attacked from behind. She was really hating that she could now be snuck up on as she was once again on the ground this time she felt blood trickling down her face. Chiron stepped in, but before he could say anything she walked off.

Four days she had been training for four days. Getting her butt handed to her by Clarisse and three of her siblings all whom agreed to stay an extra week to help out. She had bruises on her bruises and her joints were sore. Percy and Annabeth were gone as were many other campers. She knew that school had started already and had been having lessons in the evening preparing her for what to expect but she was over this silence. She could no longer hear music and that is when she cried, she actually ended up breaking the flute her father gave her and throwing it away. She did not get any answers as to why this was happening to her or what they wanted her to do at this school.

"Let's go." Clarisse said once in her line of sight and Sam groaned. She got up and followed her to the arena, she learnt the hard way that she could not ignore Clarisse Chiron had given her permission to train her and the only time she tried to ignore their training session she ended up being zapped by her spear. Sam followed behind her when they got there they began their usual routine working out doing the obstacle course and ending with sparring. She knew to expect the unexpected when working out with Clarisse, she learnt that yesterday when they were stretching her brother attacked from the side...ending in a new bruise. She moved through the motions when the hair on her neck went up she grabbed Clarisse pulling her in her other hand had her sword forming and she raised it in the air as a hell hound attacked them. Sam turned it to ash as Clarisse looked wildly around turning to Chiron who was standing in the entrance he was clapping. He moved over to them and Clarisse and him had a conversation they had tilted their heads so Sam couldn't read their lips. They turned to look at her and she knew they were talking about her. Clarisse gave her a specific look before turning back to Chiron and nodded.

'What is it? Did you let the hell hound in?' She signed at Chiron the last two days Chiron has not let her speak unless she signed.

"You need to trust your instincts. We are taking you to New York."

'I am not ready, I can't handle three Ares kids let alone the outside world.' Sam signed

"We need to settle you in with the outside world. You still have three days until you start school. Take this time to get used to the city."

'Who will I be staying with? Do they know about this?'

"They are aware of us yes. They are clear sighted. Go grab your things meet me at the hill." Chiron stated and watched as Sam threw her hands up in frustration before walking off.

"Chiron I don't want to question you but are you sure she is ready?"

"Yes, we have ran out of time, her fate is in her own hands." Chiron stated before going to get his wheelchair.