Sorry about no posting yesterday! I didn't have time, so I posted 3 and 4 the day before! Thanks for sticking with me guys I really appreciate it for the views! Enjoy chapter 5 :D

My stroll back to camp was uneventful to say the least. I had my ring on my finger, helmet under my arm and the new breastplate and greaves were light enough for me to move around in I quickly sped up as a I jogged through the forest hoping to the gods that I could get back to camp without any fights for once. I chuckled to myself thinking about how both times I have tried to get into camp I had been attacked by different kinds of monsters.

I felt something sticking into my flesh inside my breastplate and I slowed to a walk as I put my hand inside trying to reach it, as I pulled it out I realised it was a scroll to which I opened and found a letter with what seemed to be…Credentials inside it? I grinned as I realised the letter instructed for me to be placed into the position of centurion following a completion of a quest. A quest? Sounds easy enough. I tucked the letter back away and began to job again, I soon made it out of the forest towards the tunnel I quickly passed the guards at the tunnel who gave me stares as I made my way in and through to camp.

I crossed the bridge at the Tiber until I came face to face with an old friend. The scrawny blonde kid from the first day I came here, we saw each other at the same time and he came marching up to me with pure hatred on his face and crossed his arms "YOU" he exclaimed "you have some nerve showing your face here after you fled when you were instructed to join the legion" he just stares at me waiting for a response which I swiftly gave.

I pulled out and handed him the letter and when he opened it and read it his eyes widen in shock and with his mouth hanging open I spoke "according to lady Lupa and my father Janus, I am to be granted immediate centurionship following the completion of a quest." Octavian smirked when I stopped talking he then spoke with pure venom in his voice "listen here son of Janus, I don't think you know who you are speaking too, but I am Octavian, legacy of Apollo and Augur of camp Jupiter no matter the credentials" he waves the letter in my face. "you will listen to me; the gods speak through me and you must obey their will. You are nothing son of Janus, and you will amount to nothing, it was proven when you ran away" he sneers.

I just stood their staring at him and I snatched the letter from his hand. "We will see about that" I replied, "its been a pleasure Augur" I nodded curtly and walked away leaving him standing there at a loss with for words towards Jason's house. I made the walk more enjoyable thinking about how I could possibly get a quest to become a centurion quickly enough, so I could shove it in that fucker's face.

I arrived at his door and briskly knocked three times. Jason answered and as soon as he saw me he smiled "welcome back Blake how'd it go?" he looked at me with his startling blue eyes with a sense of curiosity. I handed him the letter and he scanned through it nodding "I actually have something for you if you are up for it?" I nodded and replied, "what have you got in mind Praetor?" I knew I had to address him by his full title now since I was technically a member of the legion now. His eyes shone when I called him by his title "seems you like you are learning your place here Blake, you'll fit in here nicely" he smiled and then invited me in and we sat down on opposite chairs in the kitchen.

He ran through his bright blonde hair and sighed. "we sent out one of our centurions, Jacob a son of Somnus the other day to find out if reports are true about a fire breathing monster destroying nature spirits on the north side of the golden gate bridge towards Mount Orthys." His face fell slightly, and I replied, "you want me to investigate?" he nodded and replied "if you are not up for it, I can send mo-" I interrupted him "Jason, I can do this I need to prove it to you, to Octavian and to the Legion, that I can become a strong member of this legion and take my place in the ranks." He looked at me as if searching for something inside me that will lead him wrong, after what seemed like an eternity he nodded

"you need to head to Marin headlands across the Golden Gate Bridge, find what this monster is, if its real, find Jacob and bring him and home is that understood?" I nodded "understood sir." He grinned "nice armour by the way, there will be transport outside the tunnel waiting for you." I smiled back and stood to attention saluted and left. I briskly made my way through camp hoping to not run into Octavian or any of his cronies. Luckily enough I didn't as I reached the tunnel I was halted by a voice "Blake Jefferson" I stopped and slowly turned, and I knew who it was. She really did suit the role she had in camp, Reyna was looking at me with those black calculating eyes waiting to see what move I would make next. "Praetor" I responded. "I have heard about your training with Lupa, and now your quest. I wish you luck and may the gods protect you son of Janus" I smiled at her in thanks, turned and marched through the tunnel.

I got to the other side and climbed into the van that was waiting for me that would take me to the place where this monster was last reported. I rubbed the ring on my finger on the way in the van, the man driving the van didn't say a single word or glance at me as he drove, after what seemed like a day of driving while we were stuck in traffic he finally stopped and opened the door, I jumped out and he sped off. I looked around at the surrounding trees and hills and the mountain in the distance in wonder and hoping I wouldn't run into this creature soon enough. I put my helmet on my head as I walked in a random direction, I sniffed the air and I could smell burning, my mind raced at the thought of already finding it I quickly changed my pace and sprinted towards the smell hoping to find a small monster, but what I found was anything from small.

It was a giant to be exact. A huge fire breathing giant, you want to know how I found out he breathed fire? Well… he burped, and flame came spewing out of his mouth with a corpse in armour at his feet I narrowed my eyes and looked at the corpse and I could just make out the purple top, or what was left of it, since it was in tatters. I tapped the top of my ring and verdict went to its full leant and I stood up in a fighting stance "HEY UGLY" I yelled at the giant. He stood up to his full height, well over twelve feet tall anyway and turned and looked at me. When he spoke, the world shook "HERCULES?" he frowned and leaned down to look at me. He sniffed the air; seriously why does everyone do that around me? He shook his head and looked at me again "you are not Hercules! But you are a son of Janus, maybe you know who I am?" I shook my head "a giant?" he scowled "I AM CACUS, SON OF VULCAN, FIRE BREATHING GIANT, SCOURGE OF ROME" he bellowed. Gods his breath stunk, and I gagged. But I kept Verdict ready and I was prepared for this. "you cannot challenge me demigod, only Hercules defeated me, and it will not happen again, I was caught by surprise inside my cave!" he raised his fist to crush me and I rolled out of the way stabbing verdict towards his fist that crashed into the ground. He bellowed and brought his hand up as dust slowly leaked out.

I quickly ran towards his legs cutting his toes as he billowed and again tried to crush me and missing me as I rolled out of the way, and the battle went like this for a while before I ran behind him and sliced the back of his heels and he almost fell on top of me as I had to dive in between his legs from underneath his huge arse. I tried to scramble up as he grabbed me in his huge fist and lifted me up to his face. "I TOLD YOU, YOU CANNOT ESCAPE ME SON OF JANUS" I squirmed as his hand started to crush me, I prayed to the gods to help me, but no help seemed to come at all. So, I immediately did what any sane person would do. I bit his fingers and he roared and dropped me. I hit the ground but knew I had to keep moving so I scrambled up and grabbed verdict which had fallen out of my grasp earlier. I knew I had to do something fast as the giant sucked in the air around him like a vacuum, I guessed what was coming next… I dove behind a small wall next to me at the side of the path as a giant wall of fire slammed into it and I wrapped my hands around my head incase my hair got burnt. Luckily enough I didn't lose anything as he stopped.

I stood up and looked at him "SERIOUSLY? Is that all you got?" I grinned and picked up verdict and threw it at his neck. Luckily enough for once my aim was accurate as it flew true. It jammed right into his neck and went to pull it out and he tossed it away and more dust went everywhere. The back of his hand came swinging in from the right and caught me off guard as he launched me into the nearest tree. I hit it with a sickening Crack I bit my tongue in pain and I could taste the blood in my mouth. I must beat him, I must show them I can do this.

I got up slowly and painfully and stumbled over to verdict as the giant was mumbling to himself about impressing someone called Saturn. I somehow managed to pick verdict off the floor and I took my helmet off my head as the side of it had crumpled in when I hit the tree. I aimed, and I knew I had to make this shot, I launched verdict right at him and it hit him right between the eyes. The giant suddenly came back to his senses just as I hit him in the head and bellowed as more dust came pouring out of his neck and his new head wound. He put his hands up to hold the wounds to no effect as he slowly began turning to dust. He growled and looked straight at me, and I could swear his eyes were golden for a second "son of Janus, I curse you, let that be known on the river Styx that you shall no live to see Olympus thrive."

He then crumbled to dust and I collapsed onto my back breathing hard and aching from the crushing in his hand. What…the…actual…fuck. I just fought a giant…and won.

I collapsed onto the ground from exhaustion and thought…I can rest here a little as I curled into a ball and passed out.

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