Hi ^_^, sorry for late update... exams have been ruling my life recently... enjoy :)
"Ok, let's start with the problem first," Ben thought aloud, slightly trying to show that he was better than Ava's long-lost boyfriend.
"It's those two," Ruth folded her arms.
"How did this war begin?" Ben continued, ignoring Ruth although he felt the same as her.
"From rumours it was the demigod people who did it," Kai answered. He raised his palms to surrender as Alex glared at him. "I did say 'rumour'."
"No, no, it was Max and the Flock who challenged them," Faye argued.
"What challenge?" asked Ben.
"Oh yh, that's right. Some time, before they thought they were free from The School, they thought that they were the most powerful beings on Earth. Forget the humans. What they had broke the rules of physics and science, and even life itself. Nothing could stop them," Kai began.
"Yes, it was your kind that brought life to the world in which we live now. A world full of hatred, bloodshed and even more hatred," Alex reprimanded.
"Well it was the immaturity of you-" Ben pointed at Alex, and Alex alone. "-and your minions that decided to fight back and prove us wrong."
"We couldn't stand your conceited mentality."
"Weren't your whole existence as 'half-gods' supposed to be a secret anyway?"
"Secret? Every monster from Tartarus knew what we were just from our scent. There was really no point in hiding ourselves from humans, and the likes of you, to whom we were and are more superior."
"I'll show you who's superior." In a split second Ben had got up on his feet and spread out his wings, which alone were enough to break down the foundations of Alex's camp.
"Why are you angered, poor helpless bird? Might I have said something to offend you?" A smirk burned from Alex's face. Ben flapped and rose a good ten meters off the ground. Alex clenched his fists.
Ben suddenly clutched his chest, "Argh!"
The smirk on Alex's face grew. The others stood back, acknowledging that this was between them; the angel versus the devil.
"Are… you just, ow… going to kill off my cells… and not, argh, fight me yourself?" Ben spoke through gritted teeth. "Fight me!"
Alex's fists slowly relaxed as he relaxed and Ben's body instantly began to replace the cells that had died in his heart.
"You want a fight?" There was no reply from Ben as he struggled to get his breath back. "Fist to fist. A test of physical strength. This is what you understand as the definition of the word 'superior'? You think that the main factor of it is strength? Well, then, I'll show you what strength and power really is."
Alex's eyes lit up.
Ava's eyes grew wide. She knew what was going to happen next. This was the eminent attack of the leader of the camp.
She had had enough, "STOP!"
Her voice resonated through all of the camp. At the instant sound of it, the other demigods immediately recognised it and were again hypnotised into a state of infatuation.
Tears found themselves overflowing her eyes, "We shouldn't be like this. If we are ever going to achieve anything, we can't still be fighting and threatening to kill each other. Is it so difficult to stop letting this vendetta rule our words and actions? Please stop!"
The two looked at her. Shame filled them both. She was right; their hatred wasn't because of who they were individually, it was because of what they looked like, who their parents were and the pair of wings that perched proudly on their backs or that didn't. They hadn't even been with each other long enough to confirm that the other wasn't one that they should be with. The war had gave birth to them with this mentality. The whole war was what they were fighting against. Not each other.
Alex stood back, being the seemingly more mature man (or half-man), he lifted Ben off his feet.
"Ouch, quite rough there. I still feel the hate, but we'll work on it," Ben smiled.