Chaos Warriors
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Chapter six
Percy's POV
Illusion looked me up and down, her dark red hair falling into her face. "Mahi!" she said, "I don't know why I keep it so long!" After pulling her hair into a quick ponytail, she looked back at me, and continued her inspection. "Well, Chaos said you're a good swordsman, so we might as well start there. Do you have your sword with you?" When I nodded, she said, "Well, let's see it, then." When I reached into my pocket and pulled out riptide, Illusion looked at me like a was crazy. "This is a pen." I grinned at her, and said, "Not just a pen. Try uncapping it." Looking at me oddly, Illusion complied, and whistled when riptide sprung into a sword, in all of its glory. "Sweet pen," she commented. "Can you write with it?" Then, realizing that it wasn't the time or place for that, she changed her question to, "So, how good are you with this sword?" Holding my hand out, I said, "Why don't I show you how good I am?" Illusion handed my glowing bronze sword back, and I smiled when the familiar leather grip settled into my hand. I had been through a lot of battles with this sword, and it showed. Going over to the practice dummies, I instantly started hacking them apart. Slash, feint, jab, I even bit one with the but of my sword. After a while, Illusion stepped in, and made me stop. "I can see that you know the moves, let's see how well you can use them in combat." Out of nowhere, she had a really long sword in her hand. If I have to guess, I'd say it was about three feet of pure black death. Instinctively, I backed up a bit. Her sword was twice as long as mine was. There was no way I'd be able to beat her! Illusion started walking towards me. She wasn't saying anything, and that just made it scarier. Then, in the back of my mind, I remembered something. A bit of advice given to me long ago. When you've got the shorter blade, get in close. I went on the offense. I ran up to Illusion, dodging her sword like it was moveing in slow motion. Ducking under her guard, I quickly slashed, knowing that if I didn't keep her busy, I was toast. Suddenly, I swung my sword the opposite direction, locking out hilts together. Throwing all of my weight into my sword, I turned the blade, and did one of the first moves I ever learned - a disarming maneuver. Illusion's sword clattered away. She jumped back, a pair of black wings I swear hadn't been there a moment ago assisting her. She grabbed a pair of hunting knives from their sheathes and ran lightly toward me. All those years of sparring with Annabell paid off, and I was able to dodge most pf Illusion's attacks. However, I couldn't attack, and at the rate we were going, I was gonna lose. My mind started frantically searching for a way to get out of this. Unfortunately, this meant I was distracted on the battlefield, and Illusion cut a really large gash in my arm. I stumbled back, cursing under my breath, and switched Riptide to my left hand. Illusion came up towards me, and I made a split - second decision. Grabbing one of her knives, I rolled in between Illusion's open legs. Then, before she could react, I knocked her other knife to one side. Holding my sword to get throat and her knife to her back, I said, "Yield." Hearing clapping, I looked over to see the other Warriors watching. "Maybe you aren't a cheap knockoff, after all." Meteor commented. "Uh... Thanks?" I wasn't really sure how to respond to that. Letting Illusion go, I have her her knife back, and grabbed the other while she went to retrieve her sword. Wolf grinned at me, grey eyes glinting. "That was some fight. You're pretty good with that sword of yours. Where'd you learn it?" I said, "A friend of mine, at Ca-" and I looked down, remembering all that had happened in the last few weeks, tears blurring my sight. Instantly, Illusion was there, giving me a one - armed hug, and Wolf was there too, a worried look in his face. "Was it something I said?" I shook my head, saying, "I've just had a hard few weeks before coming here. You had nothing to do with it." After a few moments, Yin - Yang came over, saying, "It's lunchtime, guys. We should go eat." Wiping my eyes, I said, "You guys go ahead. I'll be there in just a minute." everyone left, but Illusion hung back, waiting for me. She said it was only to help me not get lost, but I knew she also wanted to make sure I was okay. And I was grateful for that. It had been far too long since anyone cared if I was okay.
A/N; That's it! School starts tomorrow, and that will be affecting my updates. Depending, updates will either be faster and more regular or slower. I'm not sure which it is yet. And, I have a few things to tell you guys. First, I was rereading my stories, and realized I forgot to give credit to the wonderful people that provided me with ocs, so here
they are! Illusion was provided by So-Many-Ships-It's-An-Armada. Meteor was given to my by The Watcher. Yin - Yang was brought to you by Snowwolf12132. Fang was supplied by Wade98. Wolf was made by Can't-Live-Without-NUTELLA. And, of course, Hurricane aka Percy belongs to Uncle Rick. Sorry it took this long to give everyone the credit they deserve! Second; I've been playing around with an idea for a new story. However, I'm not sure I can handle updating three fan fictions at once. So, do you guys think I should go ahead and start the new story, taking the risk of not updating any of my stories, or should I wait until Chaos Warriors is done? Let me know in the reviews! Peace out! -Snowdrop