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To answer a certain guest review: I know it's spelt 'C'haos but in one of those website, the Chaos is spelt with a 'K' and I like the idea of using 'K' :)

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Chapter 13
Captain Close Combat

Camp Half Blood, Arena;

Ulixes and Rudy were at the arena, talking about the trouble earlier. Eric and the rest of the counsellors walking behind approached the two soldiers.

"Take your counseling somewhere else, please."Eric said with the tone of sarcasms.

Ulixes and Rudy turned around to see the counsellors walking towards them.

"You humiliated me at the Big House! It's payback time!" Eric said as he took out his sword.

"Don't be stupid, Eric!" Annabeth warned Eric. The counsellors gathered around.

Eric scoffed. Ulixes snickered.

"I believe you can't even hurt my captain here." Ulixes said as he nudged his head toward Rudy.

Rudy on the other hand finally realized what Ulixes meant by a proposition.

Eric tightened his grip on his sword.

"Then I'll take him on!" Eric rebuked.

Ulixes snickered again as he whispered something to Rudy.

"That is the proposition, Captain. Prove me well." Ulixes said as he slowly walked out of the arena and stood at the side.

Rudy saluted. "Sir!"

Soon enough, the other Voids and some campers and soldiers gathered around the arena. The match started. Rudy stood in the middle while Eric pranced and circled around Rudy, as if he was a predator waiting for its prey's moment of weakness. As Eric moved around, he played with his sword- flipping it and switching hand. At the same time, he started taunting Rudy who stay rooted on the same ground. Thinking that he had enough time to 'intimidate' Rudy, Eric moved in and attempted to stab the right side of Rudy chest.

Rudy smiled and casually moved his right foot back and left which motioned his body to face right. Doing so resulted with Eric missing his attack as he passed by Rudy. In a quick motion, Rudy grabbed Eric at the back of his collar with his left hand and pulled him back. The sudden force halted Eric movement as he lost his balance. Knowing this, Rudy pulled Eric down forcefully as Eric slammed to the ground on his back. Eric groaned.

"Giving up?" Rudy taunted him. Eric scowled.

The soldiers cheered while the campers were silenced. The Voids and the counsellors fixed their eyes on the match. Annabeth was thinking of something else.

"Something is weird." Annabeth said.

"What's wrong, Annabeth?" Thalia asked. Nico looked at Annabeth too.

"I don't know… Something is weird about his movement." Annabeth decided.

Something was definitely weird. Nico, Thalia and the rest of the counsellors decided to pay attention to the match.

Back on the arena, Eric was still on the ground. Taking this as an opportunity, Eric attempt to slash Rudy left leg. Rudy quickly moved his right leg forward to Eric moving hand. The kick stopped Eric swing as he loses his grip on his sword. Without hesitation, Rudy made a fist with his right hand and drive it down towards Eric face. Eric rolled away instinctively, leaving his sword as he got up and assumed his attacking position. Both Eric and Rudy glanced at the sword which was at Rudy feet. To everyone's surprise, Rudy kicked the sword which skidded to Eric feet. Eric picked it up and stared at Rudy angrily. Eric started attacking again.

Annabeth gasped as if she found out something terrible. "That's it!" Annabeth exclaimed.

All the counsellors looked at Annabeth, wondering what was the weird thing even though the match look perfectly normal.

"Look at Rudy's feet!" Annabeth told the counsellors.

All of them look. 1 second… 2 seconds… still nothing.

"Ah!" Thalia gasped. "Look closely guys! Look at Rudy's left foot and the ground around him." Thalia mentioned.

Everyone looked again. As Eric was attacking Rudy, all Rudy ever did was defending himself while throwing a punch once in a while. The counsellors concentrated on Rudy feet. All of them realized at the same time though some still couldn't believe it. Rudy seemed to move a lot, as proven by the ground around Rudy, which had lots of mark caused by his feet. The mark however were only caused by Rudy right foot. Rudy left foot was on the same spot since the very beginning.

"Is that even possible?" Clarisse asked.

"Not so… but against Eric who is attacking without thinking. Very much effective." Annabeth explained.

"He's good…" Nico said. Thalia and the rest of the counsellors nodded.

A few minutes has passed. Eric was now panting and covered with dirt. Rudy on the other hand was relaxed. Eric wasn't thinking of his movement. Rudy was provoking Eric without him actually knowing it. Without thinking, Eric charged. When Eric was close, he attempt to slashed Rudy from the left. Rudy stopped Eric's hand by grabbing the wrist with his left hand. Rudy put his right foot forward on Eric's right and slammed his shoulder into Eric's chest. For a moment, the impact caused Eric to gasp for air. Still holding on to Eric's wrist, Rudy used his right hand and grabbed Eric's neck. Rudy moved his right leg back which hooked the back of Eric's right leg. Eric lost his balance as his right foot slid to the front. Rudy shift his right hand from the neck to Eric's right elbow. As Rudy pushed Eric' elbow slightly, he moved Eric's forearm inward with his left hand which was holding Eric's wrist. Everyone gasped as Rudy managed to point Eric's sword at his own neck.

Eric scowled. "Tsk."

Rudy pushed Eric off as he released him.

As Rudy stepped away the the Gods flashed in. Khaos appeared behind the Voids. Everyone started murmuring. They knew of the incoming match that was to happen. Everyone was looking forward to it.

"Voids… meet me at the main tent. There's something I needed to say to all of you." Khaos instructed.

Khaos disappeared again as the Voids moved to the main tent.

Camp Half-Blood, Void's Main Tent;

"I've believed that all of you have chosen your opponents?" Khaos said.

Everyone nodded.

Khaos nodded too. "Hmm. Luna." Khaos called out.

Luna stepped forward and turned to face the rest of the Voids.

"Alright. The rules are simple. Each fight will be fought in a way till either side decided to give up or knocked unconscious." Luna paused to make sure her words sinked in. "Each side will have a strategist. My bet is that Athena will be theirs, considering our chosen opponents."

Everyone murmured something like "that's about right", "obviously" and "DUH".

Luna smirked and continued. "Lastly, whatever the outcome is, please do your very best."

Everyone nodded. Ulixes stepped forward. "Alright guys. Our power may be on par with them but please be careful. They have more experiences than us. My advice is, use the element of surprise."

The Voids saluted to Ulixes. At the same time, they donned their mask on.

"Move out." Ulixes instructed as the Voids moved while Ulixes and Khaos stayed behind.

Camp Half-Blood, Arena;

A few minutes later, everyone gathered at the arena. The soldiers on one side, the campers on the others.

The gods were seated behind the campers. All the counsellors were at their respective cabins except for a few people who were seated a bit further back, closer to the gods, namely Annabeth, Thalia, Nico, Grover, Leo and Piper. On the soldier side, there were five special chairs for the Voids who were all assembled except for Ulixes. A few minutes later, Ulixes took his seat as Khaos appeared in the middle of the arena.

"As everyone knows, the Voids will be displaying their abilities by having a match with their chosen opponent. Let this fight show you how worthy they are and how they could help in the incoming war." Khaos' voice echoed.

Everyone cheered.

"First up, Aeolus!" Khaos echoed.

Aeolus stood.

"Choose your opponent!" Khaos' voice echoed through out the arena.

Everyone was silenced.

Next chapter will come sooner since it's already done. (It's a lengthy one!) Finally, after the next chapter, I haven't finished writing them so it might take a while to finished them. Action scenes are very, very difficult for me to write.

Also, read my other story which I'm putting on hold until I have a good idea about it. I need someone who can co-write with me. It's a AU settings and the plot pretty much follow the books!

Lastly, reviews!

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