"And those are the cabins. Each cabin represents a certain God or Goddess."
Krystal nodded. I could tell her mind was on something else.
"Do you want to see the arena?"
"A fighting arena?" She perked up.
"I guess you could say that."
She sighed."I need to sharpen my skills after being out for so long. Let's go then."
"Alright."
Once we reached the arena, Krystal looked at the dummiesand their placement. She then did one of the strangest things I could ever imagine.
Two hunting knives appeared in her hands and she sprinted to the closest dummie before I could ask how she did that. She took out the dummie and switched her hunting knives for a bow and a quiver of arrows. She noched three arrows as she ran towards them
/andhitperfect bullseyes on three of the dummies. Then she shot two more arrows for two more perfect shots. She replaced her bow and now empty quiver for a sword. And at top speed she ran rowards that last dummie. Krystal impaled the dummie
in the gut and
she pulled her swordout.
Every single person was staring at her. I took notice that all her weapons were black as night. The name of the metal was at the tip of my toungue, but I forgot it. I had never seen someone run so fast before in my life! Not even the wood nymphs. I cautiouslywalked
/over to her as everyone started talking nervously in their groups.
"What was that?"
"A fighting technique." She stated bluntly.
"I was wondering if you'd like to be on my team for capture the flag, perhaps?"
She squinted her eyes. "Why? Are you scared? I would prefer not to be on a coward's team."
"No." I scowled. "I just thought that you could help us beat the red team."
"Sure then, why not?" She shrugged
I breathed an inward sigh of relief. I smirked at the onlookers. Many were red-team scum. They knew what was coming for them, and they sure as hell didn't like it.
My half sister, Annabeth Chase, was yelling orders to everyone while her boyfriend, Percy Jackson, was trying to help some Aphrodite kids get their armor on. Krystal had dressed for stealth, unlike everyone else. She was wearing all black with herhair
/tied back. Her hunting knives were strapped to her sides and wasn't wearing any armor. The only way you'd distinguish her as a blue was the blue owl on the back of her shirt.
Krystal and I were going to get the flag from the other team whilePercy and Annabeth created a huge distraction. Annabeth yelled a final reassurance.
"Remember, Athena always has a plan. We will win!"
We all cheered as Chiron blowed the conch horn that signaled the start of the game. Annabeth nodded to me right before she and Percy ran into the forest. Krystal waited until she heard fighting break out. Once she heard it, she plunged into the woodsand
/without a moments hesitation, I followed. She was as stealthy and asfast as a wolf. We reached the flag in no time.
My chest was heaving and I was in pretty good shape. She scowled at me before scaling the tree where the flag was hidden. Shesignaled for me to start running as she jumped down. But, we ran straight intoClarrisse, the toughest child ofAres in camp.
/Clarrisse smirked when she saw us.
"Annabeth sends two runts to capture the flag? I really wonder about her."
Krystal handed my the flag as she drew her hunting knives.
"Fight me then. I'm no runt and I'll prove it."
Her voice was steely calm with raw anger in her eyes. Clarissemade the first move with her electric spear. Krystal easily dodged and slashed at Clarrisse, leaving a nasty cut on her face.
"Why you little punk! You'll regret that!"
"Will I? Will I really?"
Krystal then crumpled Clarrisse's helmetwith a swift backhand with her long knifehandle. She sheathedher knives and grabbed the flag and signaled for me to run. We ran again and passed the boundary without a challenge. Our team cheered
as the
flag didsomething strange. It changed to black and the grass around Krystal's feet immediately died. A glowing black symbol appeared above her head as Chiron entered with a grave face.
"Krystal, you have been claimed. All hail Krystal Johnson, daughter of Hades, God of Death."