Disclaimer: I do not own Hero: 108 or Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
AN: I know that's it's OOC, but this was one of my first stories, and I wanted to keep it like that, so…yeah.
Chapter 1:
The gods and demigods watched as some people climbed up the hill to Camp Half-Blood, led by the Chinese gods. They were an odd group. There was a Chinese black haired guy standing next to an oni-like girl. A man, looking like he was the eldest of the group yet also looking very uncomfortable was walking somewhere near the side. A rabbit hopped along enthusiastically while looking around in curiosity. His large ears and eyes drew several quiet 'awws' from the demigods. The only other female in the group was looking like she was wrestling with the short man beside her. A large Chinese lion took up the rear, its eyes fierce, while two monster-like people stood beside him, reduced to something that vaguely resembled a human, though they still looked incredibly out of place.
Finally, there was a grey haired teenager, whose dark eyes intimidated those who tried to stare at him. He remained composed even as the others openly gaped at the place. Hestia watched them from a distance in amusement. She was in her eight-year-old form, and even though most ignored her, she was surprised to see the calm one nod slightly to her. She returned the smile, though her eyes narrowed slightly in confusion. He seemed familiar.
She turned to the gods, who were also studying the newcomer carefully them. She was stunned to see Hades wear the faintest of smiles to the grey-haired boy.
Hestia turned her attention to the Chinese gods, who were letting the people walk and come to a stop in front of the Greek gods. The teenager, around seventeen years old, bowed deeply instead of kneeling. Zeus, thankfully, knew this, and nodded as the odd grey haired teenager rose.
The others scrambled to do the same, while the boy looked around. Hestia tilted her head, trying to read his mind, only to fail terribly. She could sense strong barriers in his mind, possibly made by one of the Chinese gods. However, the signature of aura was familiar to her, as if she had personally known the god before.
The demigods approached the group cautiously. The one with grey hair and dark eyes intimidated them more than any of the odd looking ones. The group were wearing t-shirts and jeans or cargo pants, which they were clearly not familiar with. Lëi sighed as some of the others stumble from the different clothes. However, Lin Chung moved around as if he were used to wearing this.
Lëi stepped forward, looking at the gods and demigods and the small group from Big Green. They turned to him expectantly. "As you know and have been informed, we are here today to send these people here, who will aid us with an enemy that was last fought in China.
"Our enemy is currently in China, and it won't help us to stay in there. They are to be informed of everything that is going on. Is that understood?" The Greek gods nodded hurriedly before the Chinese gods vanished, Eagle sending Lin Chung a strange look before she disappeared.
Seeing no need to remain, the gods and goddesses also vanished.
The demigods went back to whatever they had scheduled except for ten of the demigods, who looked at the newcomers oddly. They approached the group of ten, who were still standing around. To their surprise, the group had already started arguing.
Perseus Jackson approached the grey haired teenager, who was standing to the side. "Hey, I'm Percy. What are your names?"
Lin Chung looked to him. "I'm Lin Chung. This is Jumpy Ghostface," He gestured to the rabbit who had appeared briefly out of the tangled limbs, "Mystique Sonia, Mighty Ray," He pointed to the two people who were elbowing each other earlier, "Mr. NoHands, Alpha Girl Latifah and Kowloon," He pointed again at the three, "Golden-Eye Husky, Hurricane and Archer Lee."
"Archer?" Jason Grace questioned, tilting his head.
Lin Chung nodded. "He's an accomplished archer."
"Do you know why you are here?" Annabeth Chase asked, looking frustrated at the limited information she had received earlier ago. Lin Chung shook his head.
"I'm not too sure. The gods appeared to us in the morning and instructed us to go along with what they're doing. We do not argue with the gods themselves, especially since they nearly begged us to do so." Percy turned to Annabeth, who frowned.
"Well, you can stay in different cabins for now. We'll talk to Chiron later on for sleeping arrangements. For now, let's go to archery." Lin Chung turned to the still arguing group, before turning to Percy.
"Do you have any cold water which you can splash on them?" Percy looked at him oddly, but obliged, sending a strong wave of water to the group. They split up, still growling at one another as they spluttered from the water and wrung their clothes dry.
Percy led the way, the group still gaping at the place. He frowned slightly at Lin Chung, who was actually looking rather amused.
They reached the archery range soon enough, where Archer immediately pulled out his bow, and started shooting the target with it while the others seemed content to watch. Lin Chung picked up a bow lying nearby. Taking their cue, the other demigods also reached for bows at the empty archery range.
Lin Chung glanced at Percy who hadn't picked up a bow. "You aren't going to practice?"
Nico winced while the others cringed. The squads simply looked confused, turning to the conversation. "No. Percy isn't very good with the bow. Very bad aim."
"How bad?"
Percy winced, hesitantly reaching for the bow. Any demigods who were in the general vicinity quickly scurried out, leaving the group along in a deserted area. Lin Chung chuckled. "That bad?"
Percy nodded, cringing again. "You have no idea."
"Then we'll work on it." The demigods looked surprised at Lin Chung's statement.
Percy shook his head. "I had Apollo's blessing, and I still can't hit the target."
Lin Chung merely shrugged. "I like a challenge." He gestured to the target. "Fire at will." The demigods looked at one another, then slowly backed away. The group hesitantly backed away as well.
Percy fired, the arrow heading straight for a demigod several metres away from the target. Lin Chung immediately put out a hand, and a purple shield appeared, blocking the arrow and bringing it back to the archery range.
Lin Chung looked at the appalled faces of the groups, then studied Percy's stance. He started changing Percy's position. "Legs apart, chin up, shoulders back, relax. Bow: Grip it firmly, but not tightly." He corrected Percy's position as he spoke.
Percy nodded, before firing another arrow as ordered. This posture was different from the ones that Apollo and Artemis tried to teach him before. This arrow barely hit the target, and the demigods stared. Some children of Apollo came over, mouths wide open. Lin Chung then shifted Percy's position some more before ordering him to fire another arrow, one that hit the target.
More demigods came over until a crowd surrounded the group. Percy looked slightly uncomfortable, but Lin Chung simply told him, "Don't ever get distracted with anything around you. That is how you fail. You lose concentration, the arrow flies somewhere else completely."
Percy nodded before firing another arrow, one which nearly hit the bulls-eye. He stared at his own bow. In barely 60 seconds, Lin Chung had managed to get him to shoot an arrow properly. Lin Chung didn't change his position, instead getting him to fire more arrows.
"Is he always like that?" Nico hissed to the group. They shrugged, but Kowloon looked thoughtful.
"Half-half. This is one of his good days."
"Good days? He taught you?" Latifah turned to her team's member. Kowloon nodded, shuddering slightly.
"Yup. Taught me how to fight with a sword. Here's a tip: never say no to him."
"Why?" But Kowloon ignored the question, seeing Percy look like he was about to protest running to the lava-climbing wall and back. Kowloon nodded vigorously at the son of Poseidon, which he took as a bad sign, and sprinted off. Lin Chung watched him come back, handed him the bow again, and ordered him to fire another arrow.
Percy did so, though his stance was still slightly off. Lin Chung once again ordered him to do the same thing. "Go, until the stance is almost instinctual."
Percy looked at Lin Chung incredulously before deciding that the glint in his eye wasn't a good sign. Sighing, he ran back and fro. The crowd parted a way for him, seeing him get better with the bow.
Grover Underwood turned to the teenager. "Don't you think that this is a bit too...much?"
Lin Chung shrugged. "When I was taught, when my teacher taught me, we would do it for a day. I was forced to do this for months on end. This is easy in comparison."
The demigods didn't even turn when they heard a hunting horn, too interested in seeing Percy run to and fro, getting better at archery. Even Chiron didn't take any notice of the miffed hunters and goddess who walked up, angry at not being noticed. As they entered the archery ring, most of the demigods then noticed the new arrivals, and immediately bowed to the goddess.
Percy was just about to fire an arrow, but upon noticing Artemis, his arrow went off-target. Lin Chung crossed his arms. "What did I say about distractions?" Percy cringed.
"Never lose concentration even with things going on around you?"
Lin Chung fixed him with a flat look, and he winced, before hurriedly turning to bow to the goddess. Artemis ignored him temporarily, looking at the sharpshooter out of curious eyes. She had seen the arrow before this failing arrow. "You managed to teach Percy how to use a bow?"
Lin Chung nodded. "Slightly. He still needs to work on his stance, Lady Artemis." There was only a hint of mockery in the title, one that Artemis noticed but decided to ignore. She was frustrated, but she had no proof to suddenly attack him.
The twelve-year old goddess nodded. "Very well." She pulled out her own bow. "Are you good with archery?"
Lin Chung merely tilted his head, a sort of gleam in his eye.
Artemis nodded firmly, taking it as an affirmative. "Then I challenge you to an archery competition. First to shoot ten arrows wins."
Lin Chung didn't look fazed, instead picking a bow and a quiver full of arrows from the ground.
He nodded at Artemis, who turned to Chiron. Chiron nodded, then shouted. "Go!"
Immediately, arrows came springing out of the duo's bows, thudding as they hit the target without fail. Artemis finished quickly, not even turning to Lin Chung's target.
Until she heard Chiron's astonished voice. "V-Victory goes to...Lin Chung." Artemis turned, enraged, at her competition's target. The arrows were almost directly in the middle, one on the top of the other. On her's, one of the arrows was slightly off.
"I believe I win, Lady Artemis." Lin Chung then turned to the group of stunned demigods. He cocked his head at the squads. "Should we go?" They nodded, instantly dropping their bows as they walked away.