Chaos Warriors

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Chapter 8

Percy's POV

After lunch, we all went back to the training room. Illusion seemed to notice how lost I was, and came over to help point me in the right direction. "You said that your powers are mostly water based, right? That door over near the climbing ropes leads to a pool area you can use to test your new strength. If you need any help, go to Meteor, she's been here monger than most of us, and I'll busy working with hellfire, so it's suggested you don't disturb me." I nodded my understanding, and Illusion went off to the right, while I headed left to the climbing ropes.

Once inside the pool area, I couldn't resist staring around me. It was about half the size of the main training area, but was still a decently sized pool. Off to the sides were weapon racks, a few climbing ropes, and more than a few drains. I went over to the pool and got right to work.

I decided to start small. Concentrating, I lifted an orb of water about the size of a basketball out of the water. Having lots of power is great and all, but it all means nothing if I don't have any control. Using my water, I tried doing various thing I was capable of doing before, and was surprised by how much easier it was. I absentmindedly started playing with the water, and was surprised when I looked to see a near perfect replica of Annabeth's face. Annabeth. Why has she betrayed me? I thought we had something. Plop. I looked around, startled. I was alone, so what had made that sound? It sounded like something solid hitting the water. Looking over, I noticed that my Annabeth water sculpture was gone. I must have dropped it when I noticed whose face I had made. But it hadn't sounded like water falling into the pool. So what had made that sound?

Peering over the edge of the pool, I saw nothing, and didn't sense anything but water. Yet I knew something had fallen in. Jumping into the pool, I instantly relax a bit as the familiar feeling of water surrounds me. Then, I jump. Sitting on the bottom of the pool is my water sculpture. It doesn't look like ice, and when I touch it, it doesn't feel nearly cold enough. Yet it's solid. Somehow, I had solidified the water. Experimentally, I try to dissolve it. I picture it disappearing, and becoming normal water again. There's the faintest tug in my gut, and the water sculpture vanishes. When I put my hands where it was just a moment ago, I feel nothing but normal, liquid water.

Since I'm already in the pool, I figure why not experiment underwater for a bit. I start with trying out my newfound ability to solidify water. After a bit of trial and error, I'm able to make a training dummy. The cool thing is, even though it's solid, I can still manipulate it as I would any other water. Working with solid water also seemed to improve my ability to sense water, as I'm able to tell solid water from regular water by the time I make the training dummy. I use my new dummy to practice making and using different weapons with solid water. As Chaos said, I can use everything just fine (even a bow and arrow), but I prefer fighting with a sword. I can't make a water sword that feels quite like Riptide, though, so I decide to just use it. However, I discovered that solid water is quite useful. I can give Riptide extra reach with it, and can use it to form many other things. Most notably a shield, which I need because I left the one Tyson made me back in my cabin.

I hop out of the pool to test my new shield. Solid water is surprisingly strong, and nearly weightless. I head over to the training dummies to test how a solid water-enhanced Riptide fares on land. I surprise myself when I slash Riptide, opting to use solid water as a whip to attack from far away. The solid water goes right through the dummy, cutting a pice of its armor off, and leaving a large gash where the whip struck. However, the whip isn't entirely unharmed. The end sort of... falls off, evaporating once it separates from the main whip. Hm... That gives me an idea. I need armor, and there is quite a bit of water in the air. Maybe...

I close my eyes, and concentrate. I can feel water vapor all around me. How did I never notice it before? Drawing the water towards me, I pull it into the shape of a breastplate. Sure enough, when I open my eyes, I'm wearing a solid armor breastplate. It's super light, and doesn't weigh me down at all. And if the solid water weapons are any indication, it works just as well, if not better than, traditional metal armor.

I practice summoning regular and solid water from water vapor, until I can do it without a thought. Now, even if my weapons or armor vaporize a little on contact, I can reform them almost instantaneously. That will give me a huge edge in combat.

Looking up at the clock, I'm startled to realize that nearly six hours have passed, and it's almost 7:00 (pm). Training will be done soon, so I decide to just mess around and work on my control for the last ten or so minutes of training. I vaporize my armor and the whip like extension to Riptide (all I need to do is imagine they aren't there and they're gone), and start swirling the water from the pool and air around me in patterns. Water swirls around me, almost seeming to dance. Swirling around me, as if to protect me from my old memories and old home. Gods... I miss my family so much. I never did get the chance to visit my mom, and she probably thinks I'm dead right now. She'll kill me for leaving again with no warning. And Paul... He would be worried, both for me and my mom. I hope they'll be okay.

A/N; Hey guys! I have an announcement (well, two really) to make! First, in case you didn't know, this story is being published on two websites; Wattpad and FanFiction! And why is this significant, you might ask? Well, I'm gonna be writing a new story! It doesn't have a name yet, and there's one small problem... So, it's a completely original story, meaning I won't be able to publish it on FanFiction, making my new story a Wattpad exclusive one. I'm okay with this due to there being a story called Meeting Mortals published on my FanFiction account, but not on Wattpad. Anyway, I need help naming my new story. I would like the name to include magic, elements/elemental, and/or orbs. Please leave a review with some suggestions! Oh! And, one other thing; my FanFiction account is Snowdrop02, and my Wattpad account is SnowdropIce. Just in case anyone wants to check either one out. Be amazing, and peace out! -Snowdrop