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Chapter 6:
Lin Chung blocked another blow, gritting his teeth. Why did he have to be put on guard duty? It was hard enough, with his brothers not helping or doing their jobs (he heard several insults directed to him at the thought).
The demigods had hated him from the day that Twin Masters had revealed himself. He groaned as he was slammed into a cabin yet again, though the shield for the campers didn't waver at all.
Thank ancestors for small mercies.
That's the second time. Or have you managed to do it more times?
Can you do something more constructive than crash into cabins?
Shut up. At least I'm doing something. You guys are dawdling. Hurry up.
What are you doing? Lin Chung didn't answer, tempted to say something that he knew his older brother would not appreciate, but forced himself to severe the connection. He stood up once more and burnt a fire elementist.
He felt relief as the enemy suddenly retreated. However, his eyes widened as he turned around, and he raced to Zhi, who had also turned around, surprised. "Get metal of any sort!"
"Why?" Zhi asked, still not understanding, before Lin Chung pointed up. Zhi's eyes widened as well. "Frick." There was a missile-meteor-shaped thing, made of all six elements, firing towards them. The campers were slowly loosening their shields, before Yong, who had also noticed the missile, stopped them.
"Don't! Back in position!" The campers froze, not sure what to do, until he spoke again. "NOW!" The campers immediately locked shields again. Zhi managed to get out some metals from the ground, which Lin Chung promptly heated up. Hephaestus watched in fascination as the metals melded together, which soon elongated and widened into a shield.
Jiao clenched his fists in the missile's direction, trying to soften the impact, if only slightly, while Shen quickly tried to put out the fire that was surrounding the missile. The shield was still in the process of being made, now covering three quarters of the campers, and was still growing. Too slowly, however.
Yong was currently trying to create a barrier for all of the cabins and places around the camp using the earth under him. The gods and counsellors could only watch the missile in both awe and fear, until Ke tackled some of them and ordered the rest to hide behind the shields. "Lin Chung!"
Said clone turned to him, still tying to forge the shield. "How much more time do you need?!"
"I need more time!"
"How long?" Jiao looked anxiously at him, still trying to control the missile. It was moving too quickly to change its direction, so their only other option was slowing it down.
"18 seconds?" The shield was desperately forming quicker, though it was still slow considering how many campers were holding their shields tightly, not willing to let go after some of the counsellors who had seen the missile informed them of what the brothers were trying to stop.
"How about 10?"
Lin Chung shook his head, the shield still growing. "No! At least 17 seconds!"
"We can't buy you that much time!"
Shen interrupted, helping his younger brother. "Have you seen how many campers there are?" Jiao shrugged. Lin Chung shifted his left hand to face the missile, his hand glowing purple as the aura surrounded the missile, trying to slow it down. Twin Masters had to have been controlling it for it to go strong for so long.
The shield started growing faster as the youngest son of Lëi as he started to help the harmonic energy user. Suddenly, the missile seemed to have new life, and charged straight forward. Zhi immediately forced the shield to stay up as the fire disappeared from it, while Lin Chung and Hawk created a sort of harmonic energy shield, something which probably saved the campers' lives.
Lin Chung groaned, standing up before he nearly collapsed on his knees again.
Shen supported him up. "You alright?"
"Overused it. I know the result now." Jiao watched him, amusement evident in his features as the campers around them slowly returned back to their cabins, not saying a single word.
"You look half dead."
"Forget it!" Shen crossed his arms, turning away from Artemis. "I'm not helping them."
Yong Gan sighed, but didn't try and discourage him. Hawk shook his head as everyone turned to him. They then turned to Lin Chung, who also shook his head.
Artemis growled. "Train my hunters!"
"No. I'll train the campers, if the gods want me to, but I'm not training the hunters." He looked at the hunters. He then seemed to consider something, before amending, "well, maybe Thalia."
"Why not?" A hunter that Hawk recognised as Phoebe growled. He rolled his eyes.
"After you tried to kill him and sent lots of wild beasts to hunt him, I don't think he's so eager to help you."
Yong Gan frowned. "Revenge doesn't get you everywhere."
Artemis growled, drawing her bow and notching an arrow. She didn't get very far before Shen fired an arrow from a previously empty bow. The arrow shot itself into her arm, and she dropped her bow. Apollo moved to help her out, before he found himself stopped by Lin Chung.
The youngest clone frowned at the sun god. "Don't, Apollo. My brothers and I have no argument with you. But join her, and we will."
Apollo hesitated, before nodding and stepping back, his brow creased with worry. The hunters ran to help their mistress, before being flung to the ground (which was thankfully grass), and found themselves unable to move.
Apollo bit his lip, but still didn't move, even as Shen leaned down to the moon goddess.
"Listen. I don't do things I don't want to do. Beat down your hunters' ego and I'll give it some thought."