Hi, I'm Ariella Jackson and it is my turn to tell the tale. I must say that my heart skipped a beat when the new camper, Nickolas Martini, nonchalantly strolls up to me. As I train him I start to relax and flirt with him, which was not normal for me, may be there actually was someone out there for me that wasn't scared of everything I could do because of who my father happened to be. He wasn't bad looking either, though out of the corner of my eye I caught two legion one members goofing off, " Hey, Prissy, Megan, back to work. "

The Venus daughters gulp and get back to doing their drills, they had heard about my earlier threat to cut off bathing privileges for all Venus campers. I thought this was a good thing, because no one should be allowed to slack off, though keeping track of all the members of all the Legions wasn't easy. Thankfully Luella now had her legion well in hand after my threats to the Venus campers in their legion and my fight with Reyna.

As I watch Nickolas fight with the other members of Legion One I smirk, he was good with pole arms, that much was certain, especially the glaive, we didn't get many here who used a glaive, though it would make sense, seeing as how he was associated with the Underworld. Someone would have to train him to the bow, if he preferred distance weapons. He suddenly goes body to body with Avery Calick, a Mars camper, sweeps his feet out from under him, and has his glaive at his throat all in a matter of seconds.

Then again, he was phenomenal at close range fighting as well, not many campers were well versed in hand to hand fighting, wrestling, yes, the martial arts, no. I could really learn to like this guy. He was just too good at fighting, " Nick, nice job, not many can floor a Mars camper, let's see you deal with a daughter of Bellona. Maria Montenegro, come forward. "

Maria grins as she steps forward, " You are my next opponent, Ariella, seriously, he took down a pathetic Mars kid, do you expect me to go down quite so easily? "

" No, I don't which is why I'm having him face you, to test his true skill. I want to see what Nick is truly capable of in a one on one situation and then I'll try him out in groups, is that okay with you. " I state, my green eyes hard and unforgiving as I meet her glare head on. Maria relents first and faces Nick, her upper lip curled in disgust at the thought of having to face someone she deemed beneath her.

Nickolas holds his glaive across his body and stands in an unusual stance, though how fast he moved to block Maria had me blinking, though right now he was just blocking, defending. I knew what he was doing, he was learning her style and looking for any weaknesses in it, it was very clever, though he had, as of yet to move from his starting position, except to block Maria's attacks. Maria wove in and out of his glaive's range as she tried to get him to engage, I knew her style of fight, she was just playing with him until he made a move.

I smirk at this, the pair were both quite the warriors, I couldn't wait to see who would end up the victor of this little confrontation. Nick suddenly moves, leaping into the air and striking as he twisted around to face Maria's back, the Bellona daughter quickly countered, blocking and whipping around to face him at the same time. He tries to use the staff part of his weapon to make her lose her balance, but Maria performs a backwards somersault to avoid the move and is back on her feet, ready for his next move.

Nick had a calculating look on his face as he observes her, apparently she was a tad better than he had thought, then his eyes light up at the prospect of a challenging battle. Apparently he loved a good fight and Maria was giving him one. I'd have to face him soon and see how well he liked a real challenge, I had a feeling we had both gone easy on each other earlier, an introduction so to speak. The more I saw of his fighting style the more I liked it. This guy was the real deal and I couldn't wait to see what he could do in a group scenario.

Maria lunges in again, feinting left and going right, Nick brings up the staff part of his glaive to counter and drops into a sweep kick. Maria manages to turn a backflip and stay on her feet, she now wore a speculative look upon her face. Apparently Nick was better than she had thought he would be. I appraise the fight with a critical eye and the flow of the battle was in Nick's favor, Maria just didn't know it yet. She had never lost a spar, except to me and Jason of course. Percy had yet to face her, but I had the feeling that he would face her and kick her ass. I had no clue why only Big Three kids could kick her ass, but she needed to lose every so often or she would become another Reyna.

This day was promising to be a good one, I noticed Lupa approach as Maria strikes again and this time Nick steps aside and with a snap kick to her back sends her sprawling. Maria was quick to get to her feet and missed the finishing blow by milliseconds. Lupa growls approvingly, she liked it when she ended up receiving tough pups. Nick was shaping up to be a very tough pup indeed. The rest of the Legion was watching Nick in awe, they had never seen anyone fight the way he fought. Percy's style was different, but Nick's was very different indeed, plus we had never seen a glaive wielder within the camp walls.

I was enjoying this fight, it wasn't often I just got to sit back and appreciate a good fight, most of the time I was engaged in a life or death struggle as well. Nick suddenly pivots on one foot and has his glaive at Maria's throat. Everyone blinks, " You're good in single combat, now let's see how you deal with multiple opponents. " I state.

" Bring it on, it's been awhile since I've had a good work out and I intend to make the most of this. " Nick says, his eyes glinting in anticipation.

I roll my eyes, " Percy, get over here. "

" You called, dear twin. "

" I did, you, Alyssa Martinez, and Alexandria Aberforth will be facing Nickolas next, that okay with you? " I state.

" Works for me. " Percy says as the other two come over, this was going to be a good fight, Alex was an Apollo daughter and a phenomenal archer. She would be hiding in the trees and striking when it was least expected.

Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson or any other characters of Rick Riordan's.