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 Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:34 pm
Daniella Jacobs
I pulled my staff in between us. It was more than tempting to thrust the staff through his head but I debated against it. It wouldn't have been a good idea seeing as Chiron was watching us both very carefully.
Look down.
I heard the voice again. I looked down and the snake at returned. The snake slithered around my legs. What was I to do with it? Part of me wanted to squish it but another part of me wanted to pick it up.
Pick up the snake.
The voice said again. I picked up the snake and moved it toward his face. The snake lunged but Zander had moved fast enough to get out of his way. "You want this back?" I asked. "You can totally have it. Just take it." I teased but the snake moved back towards me as if not wanting to go back to him.
Say, Armaorum
The voice instructed. I looked at the snake as if expecting it to do something but it didn't. "Armaorum." I said and the snake began to shake and form back into the sword. "There." I shoved the sword back into his chest. "Good as new." I walked off and wished I wouldn't have to deal with him again. Though, beating him was quite pleasurable. Annabeth ran up to me, she could tell I was upset.
"Are you crazy?" She asked. "You can't just turn a weapon into a snake; especially when it belongs to a Son of Ares."
"First off," I began, Percy now at my side, "I didn't do it on purpose. It just happened. Second, I'm not afraid of a stupid Son of Ares. Him, I can handle." Hayden landed on my shoulder and I began to feel some comfort. It seemed easier to cool down though I still hated Zander.
Later that night, I placed my staff back in my cabin in a safe that only I could open. The voice had instructed me to as if that was the only safe place for it. I got ready for the bonfire and headed out. Hayden was still on my shoulder. Ever since the fight, she hadn't left me. I sat down on a random stump and, suddenly, was practically attacked by girls.
"Oh my goodness, we saw you fighting with Zander. You totally should have let him win." On girl gasped.
"Oh yeah, he's so gorgeous. I just love the sons of Ares." Another girl sighed.
"You would!" Another girl giggled. I wanted to vomit. Who were these girls and why were they talking to me? I felt back in my old schools with cheerleaders.
"Shoo!" Annabeth suddenly shooed. The girls rolled their eyes and walked off. "Daughters of Aphrodite. There's two things they love to talk about. Gossip and boys." Well, that made sense.
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:47 pm
 Don't love me for who I'm not...
I grabbed my sword forcefully from her hands and gave her a glare. I grabbed my swords sheath and slid it in, looking up to see a bunch of girls from what seemed like the Aphrodite Cabin. I gave them a quick smile and a wave before walking past Daniella and towards the Hermes Cabin to grab my stuff.
Making my way into the Ares cabin I looked around. There were weapons everywhere! On the walls on the floor on everyone's bed! I went over to an empty bed and set my sword and bag down. I looked around, noticing that no one was there. I shrugged it off, thinking nothing off it.
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Later at the bonfire I walked over, taking a seat on a random log. My sword was fastened to my belt. I watched all the girls talking to Daniella and laughed. Why would they want to talk to that evil witch? She turned my sword into a snake! I stared into the fire, waiting for all the rest of the people to get here.
I wondered what camp was like for Percy, Annabeth and Grover when they first got here. I bet things were a lot different...Everyone seems like they have gone through a change recently. I also heard someone saying that they finally get to meet there dad... Whats that all about? Do the parents really not come to see there kids ever? I watched as a few girls walked over to me, I smiled and turned back to the fire.
"You did a good job today Zander. You would have beaten her if she hadn't turned your sword into a snake." One of the Aphrodite girls ran her hand down the sheath of my sword as she said this. I looked at her, giving her a quick smile.
"Thanks. Shouldn't that be counted as cheating?" We both laughed, turning to look at Chiron as he rode...or walked up.
But hate me for who I am... --------------------
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:41 pm
Daniella Jacobs
I watched the daughters of Aphrodite walk over to Zander and flirt shamelessly with him. It made me sick. They seemed to beg for any guys attention. He just happened to be the freshest meat.
Chiron walked to the front of the fire to address us all. "Everyone," he began to call, "I just want to remind you all that this weekend is parent's weekend. Make sure your cabins are cleaned. There will be inspection." I stared into the fire and wondered about meeting my mother. I didn't know what to expect. Would she like me? Would I like her? She did, practically, abandon me for all of my life. Would we even get along?
~~Days Later~~~
"Hayden!" I called as I walked around the camp. My bird was nowhere in sight and our parents would arrive at any moment. Of course, my cabin was spotless. It wasn't hard keeping it clean since I was the only camper living in it. But what would my mother think if she knew I had lost the bird she had given me?
Could I really say it was my fault? One minute, I allowed Hayden to fly and spread her wings. The next thing I know, hours have passed by and I hadn't seen her. I was getting worried. We had grown close in the past few days. I realized I could have told her anything but how was I going to calm myself when upon my mother's arrival?
"Everyone," I heard Chiron's voice boom over the speakers. "Please report to Fireworks Beach." They were coming. And I still hadn't found my bird. I ran with the others to go to the beach. I was dressed in a nice shirt and pants. My father always taught me first impressions were always important.
Just as I had reached the beach, the skies were opening up. A man, I assumed to be Zeus, rode on his golden chariot followed by others. I spotted Hermes, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Athena. There was Apollo who rode on his shining chariot and he wore shades. When I was younger, I dreamed about the Greek gods and goddesses and they were exactly as I had seen. Suddenly, the water in the lake began to bubble. Poseidon rose on his water chariot and greeted Percy.
The ground began to shake and a black chariot erupted from the ground. Two big black dogs were pulling the chariot. Hades had arrived. He stepped off his chariot and, sort of, greeted his son, Nico. A young boy I had met the other day. The other gods and goddesses got off their chariots and greeted their children. It wasn't hard to spot out Ares. He was wearing a leather jacket, biker pants and boots and wore red shades that, just by looking at him, gave me a feeling of hatred towards him. Clearly, God of War.
Then I noticed her. She was the only one who seemed to stick out among the rest. Her chariot had moon shaped edges. The whole entire chariot looked as if it had come out of the night sky. In front of the chariot were two giant lizards. It wasn't until the chariot landed gracefully did I realize they were actual dragons. I couldn't believe my eyes. I thought dragons didn't exist. Then again, a few days ago I was pretty sure the Greek gods and goddesses didn't exist.
The woman riding the chariot stepped off, patted her dragons and walked over to me. I was in awe. The woman was more than I had ever imagined. She was beautiful and seemed to have this warm homey aura about her. A small bird rested on her shoulder.
"Hayden," I sighed but my gaze went back to the woman. Hayden hopped off her shoulder and landed on mine. "I was wondering where you were." Hayden rubbed her head into my neck as an apology. "It's alright." I told her.
"I'm sorry, Daniela. Hayden and I were just have a little chat about you. She's grown very fond of you." The woman spoke with such grace I thought I should bow or something. Being the goddess of magic, I had imagined her to be elderly looking and witch like but she was beautiful. "Hello, my dear." She smiled. Her smile felt so homely I wanted to cry and embrace her but I couldn't move.
"Hi, mom." My voice was so soft I almost felt stupid. I looked over her shoulder and looked at the two dragons still attached to the golden chariot. "How did-"
"Oh the dragons?" She asked with her soft smile. "Well, dear, I'm the creator, I guess you could say, of dragons. They were a big hit a few centuries ago but they turned vicious and began to eat the people. Zeus banned them from earth and requested I not create them any more. At least, not on earth. Pythios and Volos are the only dragons left. They're actually very tame." The dragons looked over to me and bowed their heads.
Hello, child of Hecate. A voice appeared in my head. This voice was different from the one I had been hearing. This voice was more deeper. I realized one of the dragons was speaking to me.
We are pleased to finally meet you. Another voice appeared. The other dragon looked to me and I looked to my mother.
"Oh, don't worry about that. Since, you're my daughter you can understand them." She explained. "Shall we go to your cabin?" She asked. I nodded and guided her to the Hecate cabin.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:30 pm
Don't love me for who I'm not...
I listen to Chiron intently, wondering how neat my cabin mates were. I silently hoped that I wasn't going to be responsible for cleaning up everyone's mess. Because if I was I swear I would take all of them down to the arena and finish them off.
After the bonfire all of the Ares kids made their way back to the cabin to inspect what needed to be cleaned up. All we really had to do was put our weapons away and makes out bed. We were done in less than a half hour and everything had been wiped down and swept. Afterwards we all thanked each other for helping out and crawled into bed.
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I made my way slowly towards Fireworks Beach, Laconic at my side. I got to meet my real dad... It was kind of weird thinking that I didn't have any real parents for a few years.. Ares was never there and my mother died giving birth. I only had my step-dad which is kind of a shocker for me.
I didn't really dress up for today. Just a nice pair of jeans that my...step-dad had gotten me not to long ago, and a clean t-shirt. I had combed my hair for a change and I brushed my teeth twice as long. I don't know why I even tried. This guy wasn't there for me ever... He abandoned me before I was even born.. How fair is that?!
It wasn't hard to tell which God was my father. He was wearing a leather jacket, biker pants and boots. He also wore this pair of red shades that pretty much showed his hatred towards others. Obviously a God of war. I couldn't tell with his glasses but my guess was that he was a fairly attractive man, very musclar. If I thought about what I looked like I bet I looked a bit like him.
He walked up to all of us, greeting my brothers and sisters and finally he turned to look at me. "Ahh...Zander....The newest member of the Ares family..." He acted like he was going to give me a hug but really put me his arm around me in a headlock and gave me a noogie. I laughed, pushing his arm off me.
"Hey dad.." If felt weird calling this complete stranger my dad. I barely met the guy and I already felt like I had known him for a while. He turned to one of my older siblings and ordered him to take us to the Cabin. I opened my eyes real wide, amazed at how quickly my father's mood could change. It was a lot like mine in a way. I guess thats were I got it from.
"So Zander, how do you like Laconic?" My father asked casually as we walked towards our Cabin. "Its amazing. I've had some fun fighting with it. Thanks..." I glanced over, unfortunantly seeing that girl..
I realized that I had never learned her name when we fought and I hadn't heard anyone use her name when speaking to her. All I know is that she walks around calling for a bird that she can't keep track of. How sad is that?
But hate me for who I am... --------------------
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:24 pm
Daniella Jacobs
It was weird taking my mother, a woman I had never met before, to my cabin. She truly wasn't what I expected.
"Is something wrong?" Hecate asked when she noticed me staring.
"Sorry," I told her and looked straight ahead. "I was just wondering. Why did you abandon me and dad?" My mother stopped walking as if I had informed her I had run over her favorite pet. "He really loved you. Still does, in fact." She smiled and held my cheek.
"Oh my dear," my mother sighed, "I didn't abandon you. It was an order by Zeus. Still is, in fact. As gods we cannot live with mortals. We cannot marry them. It was only until recent did we begin to actually visit our children. I would have told you, sent you a letter or something but I saw that you would come to camp soon." My mother continued walking and I followed her.
"Wait, you knew?" I asked, a little shocked.
"Of course, dear. I'm the goddess of witchcraft. I saw it in your future. I can't see everything but there are a few things I can see at certain times." We approached the cabin and the flames changed color when my mother stepped onto the porch. Again, I felt the feeling of home but I felt another feeling. The flames were over joyed that their creator was here.
I was about to ask her something when a cold nose touched my hand. I jumped and looked down at big black dog. He was the same size and breed as Mrs. O'leary.
Pardon me, but it's how I make myself known. I heard him say to me. Another animal. Of course. My mother turned around and smiled as if she had been expecting him.
"Ah, Thanos, how is everything looking?" My mother asked the dog. The dog bowed in greeting.
Excellent. The camp seems very secure. I have my best dogs watching the woods along with the wood nymphs. My mother seemed pleased with this and smiled.
"Thank you Thanos. Just wait outside for me, if you please." The dog bowed and walked out. I looked at my mother, though I could probably guess what she was going to say. "I'm always accompanied by dogs. It, sort of, a security thing." She shrugged and looked around my cabin. Everything was just as I had left it. Hecate walked over to the closet and pulled out my Naginata. Just one of the gifts she had given me. Her fingers ran along the staff and she looked up at me. "How do you like it?"
"It's great. Though, I was fighting with a boy earlier and, somehow, turned his sword into a snake." My mother was smiling and nodding as if she was there. That's when I realized it. "It was you. I mean, the voice in my head that spoke to me the spell. At least, I think it was a spell."
"The Naginata is not just an ordinary weapon. It was crafted by Hephaestus himself but enchanted by me. It has a special connection with it's holder, as does every weapon I enchant. When it is in battle, it protects it's owner at all costs." She walked over to me and placed it in my hands. I felt the same connection with the weapon as I had when I fought Zander.
"The Naginata sensed danger with the boy and changed his weapon. Only you could turn it back. Snakes just happen to be my specialty. I actually designed dragons after snakes. Well, snakes and lizards. But they're still related. It will act as you need it. Your weapon will be your greatest tool in battle. It will always come to you if you call for it." Hayden chirped on my shoulder and I placed the Naginata back into the closet. "And never leave without Hayden. She will come in handy more than you know."
We talked for what seemed like hours. We talked about the magic book, Hayden and everything. I was actually getting close to my mother. She spoke with such love and protection but I felt this magical aura around her. Then again, she was the goddess of witchcraft. It made sense. At one point, we were talking about psychics and tarot cards and other readings.
"Well, that's simple. To mortals, it is something that must be learned. To you and I, it just comes natural. For instance," she took my hand and began to read my palm, "I can already tell that you traveled around with your father. Then again, I already knew that. He married your step-mother because her dog could hide your scent. It was to keep you safe." I blinked at her. Now it made sense. No wonder dad always kept to her side. The woman didn't even love him.
"Here," she pointed to a spot on my hand, "I can see that a quest will come to you soon but I'm not sure about what. It's not specif. However, I can read that there is a boy in your near future. One you will grow very fond of." I looked at my hand and tried to see what she could but I couldn't. "Unfortunately, we can't read our own hands." A horn blew in the distance from outside. Thanos popped his head back into the room.
I'm sorry to interrupt but Zeus is calling for the other gods to join him. It's time to leave. My mother nodded and I followed her out the door and back to her chariot. The twin dragons were still waiting. I didn't want her to go. We still had so much to talk about. I wanted to know who this boy was and I wanted to ask more questions about her. She had always been my favorite Greek Goddess to learn about and I could get the information straight from her.
Before getting back on the chariot, my mother turned and embraced me in a hug. The hug felt like a home fire on a cold night. She smelled of lavender plant and pomegranate. I didn't want to let go but I had to. My mother pulled back and smiled at me.
"I'm very proud of you and will always be watching over you. Oh, that reminds me." She took my hands and opened them. Suddenly, a light formed above our hands until I could make out a bottle. The small bottle began more clear and in focus before settling in my hand. "This is-"
"Mandrake root." I finished for her. I wasn't sure how I knew but I just could. It was as if just touching the bottle I could sense where the root came from.
"Exactly. It will cure anyone near death. Just one bite will do. Just in case." She winked and kissed my cheek. "Farewell, my dear. I shall see you again. Perhaps even soon." I wasn't sure what that meant but I decided not question it. My mother stepped onto her chariot and the dragons lifted off into the air before flapping their wings and following Zeus back into the sky.
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:43 pm
Don't love me for who I'm not...
We led Ares back to the Cabin and took turns talking to him. It was weird having all these other brothers and sisters. I didn't get to talk to Ares much, but when I did I really felt a connection. Things started to fall quite, almost as if everyone had said and asked everything that they had wanted to ask. I thought for a moment before opening my mouth to speak.
"How come you never told any of us who we were?" I bit my lip, watching as all side conversations stopped and all attention was turned to me. Some of my siblings gave me a look like that was the worst possible question I could have asked our father. But, we all have a right to know who we are. Leading fake lives is not something we would have wanted to if we had known.
Ares seemed to be thinking of an answer to the question. Surprisingly he didn't seem very angry, in fact he look emotionless. "It wasn't allowed. Zeus does not let us live with mortals or marry them. It's also not in my nature to stay with one woman at a time. Haha. We only just recently got the privilege to come and see you guys. So you should be thankful that you even know now.." We all just looked at him for a minute, taking in the information. He had taken his glasses off and was looking us directly in the eyes, one by one. When he got to me our eyes seemed to lock for a moment. If I looked closely I could see little flames in his pupils, which if a normal person had that I would have been freaked out... But, looking into my fathers eyes...Even with flames seemed to calm me down and gave me a better understanding of who I was.
But, just as quickly as he looked and me he moved on. I was slightly jealous of the Hecate girl. She didn't have to share her parent with anyone, let alone a whole group of kids. But, whatever. I hated that girl no matter what and I didn't even know her name. I'll make it a point to try not to find out.
The hours flew by, filled with laughter and at one point we all went down to the arena and had a huge family battle. Dad of course won but I did pretty good. I'm going to thank my power for that. But, he did eventually have to leave and we all escorted him to the beach. Tired and bruised we said our goodbyes. I even saw Hecate and her daughter embrace. Yuck! But then again a lot of other Gods and Goddess were giving hugs. I guess thats what came with being a child of a God of war. But it wasn't in my nature to give people hugs, it was to weird.
At last we all took a step back and watched as all the Gods and Goddess left. It was kind of weird. Most of us had just met our dad...And there he was, leaving us again.
But hate me for who I am... -------------------- ||Sorry for the delay. Ive been super busy.||
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 4:11 pm
Daniella Jacobs
(No worries. It's understandable. Did you want to voice for Ares or do you want me to? Also, if you voice for Ares you have permission to say that he grabbed her by the collar and such.)
I watched my mother's chariot until it was out of sight and the clouds closed. It was weird but I almost felt as if she was still right there with me. Hayden rested on my shoulder and shook out her wings as she brought me out of my train of thought.
Percy gave his father a hug and the god of the sea returned to the waters. It was truly amazing to finally have met my mother. She was beautiful and more than I could have ever imagined. My father was right. She truly was enchanting. As I was heading back to my cabin, Chiron stopped me.
"Daniela, will you come with me please. This is something you must hear." I nodded and followed him to the Big House. Dionysus was sitting outside, waiting for Chiron to finish their poker game. Miserably, Dionysus sipped his goblet. Annabeth had told me his father, Zeus, was punishing him to a wine free life for a thousand years. Therefore, the Wine god was forced to sip a diet coke instead.
Sitting on the steps of the House sat a red headed girl. I had never seen her before and I wondered who her parent was. "Daniela, this is Rachel. She's the Oracle of the camp and she has something to tell you." I looked at Rachel and waited. There seemed to be something about her. Almost as if something was inside of her, a higher power almost.
"After the gods left, I received a prophecy and I have a feeling it's about you." She seemed a little nervous though I didn't understand why. I looked to Chiron for an answer.
"You're going on a quest. Rachel," he turned to the redhead, "will you please repeat the prophecy?" Rachel closed her eyes for a moment. When she opened them again, they were glowing as if it wasn't her anymore.
The eldest of two shall travel west
A weapon they seek is part of their quest
A young Son of Ares, blessed be
Must travel the world and set it free
Rachel's eyes returned back to normal but I still didn't understand. Travel west to seek what? What weapon? I looked at Chiron but he just shrugged.
"No one really ever understands what it means until it happens. These things cannot be changed." Chiron looked over at Rachel who was looking at me. There was still another question that needed to be answered. Which son of Ares was going with me?
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:57 pm
||Sure.|| Don't love me for who I'm not...
I made my way back to our cabin. A ton of thoughts crossed my mind, but I tried to shrug them off. There was nothing I could do about them right now. Dad was gone and I couldn't ask my mom for stories about him. I sat down on my bunk and pulled out Laconic. Running my hands smoothly over the blade, tracing the old Greek words carved into the blade. All my siblings were talking about meeting our dad and they all had different opinions about him. Some of them thought he was the coolest guy ever and others thought he wasn't as great as their mothers had said he was. "You guys are lucky. My mom died giving birth... I never heard any stories because my step-dad had never met him.." They all looked at me for a moment and stayed quiet. "The stories aren't that great..." One of my sisters said before continuing on with her conversation.
I grabbed Laconic and walked out, heading towards the arena. I had nothing better to do and I might as well get some practice in. You never know, I could get a quest sometime soon. But, I doubt it. My siblings had said sometimes it takes forever just to get a quest. But, never the less...I was going to practice. I was determined to get better at fighting then my siblings. I'll make it a point to ask them if they had any powers when I head back tonight.
I headed back to Olympia with the other Gods and Goddess's. I walked over to where we Hecate and I had placed the weapon we made together, only to discover it wasn't there. Anger coursed through my veins and my face turned a few shades of red darker than normal. "HECATE!!!!!! ITS GONE!!!!!!" I turned around, storming into where all the "thrones" were. "Im going back to the camp!" At that I disappeared, reappearing on Fireworks Beach. I stormed up towards the house, sensing that the Hecate girl was there.
"YOU!" I walked right up to her and grabbed her by the collar. Lifting her off the ground slightly I looked her directly in the eye. "Call you mother....NOW!" I was furious, someone had stolen the weapon Hecate and I had worked so hard on. I let go of her collar and set her back down, waiting for her to call her mother. My breathing was heavy and I could feel a vein in my temple throbbing. How dare somebody steal a weapon I had created! They were going to pay!!! I heard a voice that sounded familiar. It sounded awfully angry though and I did not want to get involved. Instead I kept heading towards the arena. When I got there I drew Laconic and started beating the crap out of the training dummies. They started to burn and sizzle as my blade sliced through them. "Poison.....AWESOME!!!" I continued fighting. Changing my technique every once in awhile and rarely using the same attack. I wanted to try out different things and see what felt more natural. The longer I fought, the harder I attacked. Sweat formed on my forehead and I took a moment to rest. I wiped the sweat off with the back of my hand and shook it off. I looked over towards the seats of the arena to see if anyone was there. I saw a few Aphrodite girls and held in a laugh. Those girls were such stalkers...But DAMN were they cute. I winked and then continued to train. I'd catch up with them later. But hate me for who I am... --------------------
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:21 pm
Daniella Jacobs
After I was told the prophecy, I went back to my cabin to pack my things only to get distracted. One minute I was packing for my journey with a Son of Ares, I prayed to the gods it wasn't Zander, and the next I was reading through my magic book. The spells were all so tempting to try but I didn't know how far my power level was.
First, I tried simple ones. I cleared a small area on my desk and read the words on the page. As the book instructed, I placed my hands in a triangle formation lying them flat on the surface of the table. "Aduro" I said. In the middle of the open triangle space, a small flame began to flicker on the table. I couldn't believe it. I had done magic.
Suddenly, the flame began to grow on the table. I looked at the book and found a solution at the bottom of the page. I held my hand out above the flame and shouted, "Aquatatium" A giant wave of water washed over the flame but soaked the everything. The table, the rub and everything else. I continued reading the book and came to find the louder I shouted a word, the more powerful it was.
My head was reeling. Clearly, a demi-god using magic took a lot out of a person. I decided it was best just to read the spells for future references. As I did read, I could feel my strength coming back and I began to feel better.
But just as I was about to read about transportation, a felt a shaking in the ground. Someone was coming and they were full of rage. Just as I was about walk over to the door to see if I could see what was charging, my cabin door burst open and Ares stormed up to me.
"YOU!" The God of War gripped me by the collar and pulled upward. Out of nowhere, I felt anger towards him. Then again, it was obvious with the God of War. Anger was part of his job prescription. "Call your mother....NOW!" He screamed at me. My ears were ringing through my head. Ares dropped me to the floor before I could say anything. I was tempted to kick him but that would only encourage his want for a battle.
Don't give in to his anger.
My mother said to me. I tried telling her to come but I heard nothing else. As if, she was the only one able to communicate in my mind. I would have to do this the hard way. But how was I to summon my mother? I didn't know how. She didn't really tell me before she left earlier. I opened my book and began flipping through the pages. Trying to find an answer before Ares patience ran out. Then I found my answer. I grabbed the book and ran outside back to the beach. On my way out, I grabbed a few pieces of wood and placed them on the ground.
Call Thanos
My mother said in my head. Of course, she could help instruct me but she couldn't actually appear. I knew she knew what I was doing. But what I didn't get was the fact that I actually had to go through this.
"Thanos!" I shouted towards the forest. Within seconds, the black hound from earlier ran up to me and sat down next to where I stood. I turned toward the wood and tried my best to concentrate. "Auro!" I shouted toward the wood. A fire ignited in the center of the wood. The flame heat grew and grew until finally turning purple. The smoke rose higher and higher until reaching the clouds. The clouds opened and the moon shaped chariot led by two dragons raced back towards the ground.
My mother stepped off the chariot and embraced me. "I'm so proud of you." She told me. "You did a wonderful job. I would have come but I must be summoned." She turned to Ares, unaware of why he had asked for her. I was unsure of it myself. I could tell she wasn't very happy that he touched her child. That, I was happy about. "Yes, Ares?" She asked. "What do you want?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:25 pm
Don't love me for who I'm not...
After time had passed I out Laconic back in its sheath and walked out of the arena. I ignored anyone that was there and kept my eyes trained to the ground. I wanted to know who was here and why they sounded so angry. The voice had reminded me of my father but I couldn't be quite sure. Making my way back to the cabins I look over at the forest. There was smoke rising towards the sky. My first reaction was panic and then I realized that if anything was truly going wrong it would have already been taken care of.
Calming down from that small panic attack I walk into what used to be a U shape of cabins. Looking over towards the Hecate cabin I see my father, that girl and Hecate. Dad... I changed my course and started to walk over to them. "Um...Dad? Didn't you just leave....?" My voice sounded small and I hated that.
I ignored my son and turned to Hecate. "It's gone.. The weapon. It was stolen. I bet that Percy boy did it!" I was livid, I could hear the anger in my own voice and I started to shake with rage. I clenched my hands in a fist and resisted the urge to go over to the Poseidon Cabin and tare it to pieces. I knew that would get us no where, but I hate the fact that somebody had stolen the weapon I made and Hecate enchanted.
I glanced down at Zander, know that he had understood what was going on now. I looked over at Daniella and then back to Hecate. I knew she wasn't going to like this situation anymore than I was. No one messes with a God or Goddess and get's away with it.A weapon...Stolen? Percy? This was going to get interesting...And I mean it was going to get interesting fast. A few other campers had come out of their cabins to get a better look at what was going on. I bet it was quite a sight. An anger God and his son. A calm Goddess and her daughter. I looked over at the Hecate girl, still not knowing her name. I decided now was not the time to ask and I waited for my father or Hecate to continue with what was going on.
I couldn't help but wonder what kind of weapon it was. I knew my dad had made lots of weapons but this weapon seemed to have some sort of great importance. I know I barely know my dad but I can't help but wondering if maybe he just misplaced the weapon and it wasn't really stolen. But I guess Gods and Goddess's are able to tell where their weapons are..Unless they are hidden and or stolen. I did a mental shrug and looked to Hecate, waiting for a reply. But hate me for who I am... --------------------
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:30 pm
Daniella Jacobs
My mother closed her eyes and sighed. I still had no idea what was going on. Though, for some reason, I couldn't help but think about the prophecy I had received not to long before the arrival of Ares.
A weapon they seek is part of their quest
Could this have been the weapon they were talking about? My mother raised her hands to try and calm down Ares but I knew that the only person to even calm him was Aphrodite and she wasn't here. "What weapon?" I asked though my mother ignored my question.
"Allow me to search the camp. If it is here, I will find it." My mother walked on, Thanos at her heels and I followed as well.
"Mom, what's going on?" I asked. "Is there something I can do?" There had to be something. I was half of her anyway. My mother stopped and turned to me as if I had given her a brilliant idea.
"Yes, in fact," Thanos looked up at both of us. "Go to the cabins. All you have to do is walk into the cabin. If you sense anything magical, something that has the same aura as I do, come and find me." With that my mother walked off and began walking into the other cabins. I still wasn't sure what I was searching for but I had to at least try.
Cabin after cabin, I felt nothing. No magical auras of any kind. Just the fact that most of the cabins had weapons in them. None of them had been enchanted by Hecate. I ran back to find my mother. She, too, was walking back to my own cabin where Ares still remained.
"Ares," she began, Thanos still at her side, "I have talked with Percy Jackson and searched his cabin. He does not have it nor did he steal it. If he had, a certain marking would been embedded into his hands." She looked at me, waiting to see if I had come up with anything. I shook my head. "Very well," my mother sighed. "We must find the weapon."
A weapon they seek is part of their quest
"It's me." I muttered. My mother turned to me wondering what in the world I was talking about. "I have to go find it. It's in the prophecy."
"What prophecy?" My mother asked. By this time, I could feel Chiron behind me outside. Not to mention, some of the other campers.
"The prophecy I told her." Rachel piped in as she walked into the cabin.
"The eldest of two shall travel west
A weapon they seek is part of their quest
A young Son of Ares, blessed be
Must travel the world and set it free"
"But who is the Son of Ares that's supposed to go with me?" I asked. Hecate turned to look at Zander with a small smile forming on her lips. It was as if she knew something I didn't. "No, no, no." I said over again. "I refuse." Rachel turned to me with a small frown.
"You don't have a choice, Daniela." She looked at Zander and then back at me. "Neither one of you do. It's in the prophecy."
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 5:23 pm
Don't love me for who I'm not...
"Dad what weapon are you two talking about?" I raised my voice as Hecate and her daughter walked away to go and try to figure out if the weapon was here at camp or stolen by Percy as my father had thought. He ignored my question and I started to get angry. I knew it wasn't going to get me anywhere. He was bigger than I was and at this point he was extremely angry and Aphrodite wasn't here to calm him down. Tapping my foot impatiently my father and I wait outside the Hecate Cabin.
I watched as Hecate walked up and talked to my father. My eyes drifted to her daughter. "Its me." I heard her say. "I have to go find it. It's in the prophecy." Prophecy? She had gotten a quest already... "What prophecy?" Hecate questioned. I tuned out the rest to think about it for a second and then listened.
"The eldest of two shall travel west
A weapon they seek is part of their quest
A young Son of Ares, blessed be
Must travel the world and set it free"
Son of Ares...Oh this can't be good. I watched Hecate look over at me, a small smile forming on her lips. I knew as soon as she looked at me that I was the Son of Ares that the prophecy was talking about. I held in a look of pure horror at the thought of going on a quest with her daughter. I had nothing against her just her.
"Why should I have to listen to the prophecy? Why can't she just go with another Son of Ares? I don't even know her name?!?!" I sighed angrily and glared at her daughter. There was no way in hell I was going on a quest with someone that turned my father's sword into a snake. Unfortunantly I knew that my question's were not going to be answered and I eventually gave in.
"When are we leaving...?" I looked at Hecate's daughter. Waiting for me to first tell me her name and then to see if she had any idea as to when we were going to leave for this quest. My mind started to wander, analyzing the prophecy.
The eldest of two...The girl...Shall travel west. Obvious. A weapon they seek is part of their quest...Okay so we are looking for the weapon our parents made. A young Son of Ares, blessed be. A young son...Im not that young but alright. Blessed be? I have no idea what that means. Must travel the world and set it free. So in a shortened form...Her and I are going to travel west looking for a weapon that was stolen and we are going to end up traveling the world before we get the weapon and set it free. Not to bad for my first quest. The only thing I was worried about was having to travel with someone I don't even know.
But hate me for who I am... --------------------
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:39 pm
Daniella Jacobs
"It's Daniela!" I practically yelled with a step forward. With the God of War in front of me next to his son, it didn't help with my anger. My mother placed her hands on my shoulders to calm me down. Surprisingly, it helped.
"It's alright, my dear." My mother soothed. This wasn't right. I could have easily done the quest myself. Alone. No help from a Son of Ares. Just me and Hayden. But Rachel seemed to know what she was talking about and there seemed no other way around it. Zander and I would have to go on the quest.
"I must warn you both." My mother continued as she looked from me to Zander. "This is a very powerful weapon. It was crafted by Ares and enchanted by me. Anyone who holds the weapon will fell it's power. However, anyone who is in possession of it will feel powerful enough to start a great war."
This, so called weapon, was sounded less cool than I thought. "That is way, you two must go. Zander, you are the youngest and to arrive at the camp as a Son of Ares. You're will gain strength and have the ability to actually possess the weapon without giving into it's battle cry." That didn't sound like a surprise to me. A son of Ares, any child of Ares, has enough anger and will for battle in them to start with. They didn't need any more. Hecate turned to, her eyes like white stones as if seeing something I couldn't.
"You, Daniela, must go because you are my daughter. Something great will unfold. The weapon was enchanted by me therefore, if a time calls for it, you will have the ability to control the weapon's magic." Her eyes returned back to their normal shade of purple and she smiled at me. "You two will do great things." Behind me I could hear Chiron shooing the other campers back to their cabins. The questioned Zander had asked had still gone unanswered. I turned to Chiron.
"When do we leave?" I asked, hoping he would have an answer.
"The best time would be tomorrow morning. This will allow Hecate to go back to wherever the weapon was kept and see who it was who might have taken it." Chiron looked at Hecate who nodded in response. "You two will leave at first dawn." He walked off and I turned to face my mother. I didn't want her to leave but I had a feeling she wasn't. As if, she was staying for another reason.
"Perhaps you and I can find out together." My mother sighed and turned to Ares and Zander. "Excuse us, gentlemen. Ares, I will try and find out who took the weapon." My mother led me back to my cabin and opened one of the cabinets in the corner. She moved a few things around until finally pulling up a crystal ball. Something I never even knew I had. There were still some things I had yet to discover in my cabin.
"Shall me?" My mother smiled, turning around. I still had no idea what I was going to do but, if it meant helping my mother, I was going to do it.
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:30 pm
Don't love me for who I'm not...
"God damn calm down DANIELLA....You never said your name so how was I supposed to know? Your not even supposed to get that angry your a daughter of Hecate not Ares." I chuckled and looked up at my dad for a moment. I watched as Hecate calmed her daughter down.
I actually had a reason to go on this quest now. I'll be able to resist the battle cry of the weapon. Interesting. I looked past Daniella and watched Chiron shoo the other campers back into their cabins and walk over to us. I listened as Daniella asked when we would leave and noted that he wanted us to leave really early in the morning tomorrow. I sighed, there was no way I wanted to leave at dawn. I HATE GETTING UP EARLY!
I watched as Daniella and her mother walked into her cabin. Turning slowly to my father I study his expression before daring to speak a word to him. "So dad. How come only a child of Ares can possess the weapon and not give into its battle cry?" I stared down at my hands, imagining what it would be like to have this amazingly epic weapon in my hands.
'Because you already have enough anger and will for battle. You don't need something else to start that in you. Plus I made it." He chuckled a bit, as fake as it sounded it was nice to hear. I know he must be extremely stressed out because of his weapon being stolen. I know I would freak out if someone stole something I had made. I even freaked out when Daniella turned Laconic into a snake.
I nodded at his response and looked up at the sky. It was almost like a painting. A mixture of pink and orange were all that you could see. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and the sunset from Fireworks beach must have been amazing. I felt...Amazingly calm at that moment. If I had time I would have gone and laid recumbent on the sand at Fireworks beach and watched the sunset.
There was something about nature that I loved. Maybe I got it from my mother. My step father never said much about that. Maybe I should send him a letter? Let him know that I'm doing great and that I met my real dad...And that no matter what Ill still love him. Then I could ask him about my mother. There were so many questions that I had always wanted to ask him but never got a chance to. All I know is that she liked to travel a lot, she was kind but had a temper. Maybe thats why mine is like super horrible? I almost laughed at the thought.
"Um dad...While Hecate and Daniella are in there... What was my mother like? When you knew her?" I looked from the sky to him and awaited my answer. I saw a spark of happiness flash into his eyes for a moment before disappearing amongst the flames. So maybe while he was with her he really liked her. "She was one of the sweetest people I had ever met. She loved to travel and be outside. She loved sunset and always tried to stay by the beach, because thats where the prettiest sunsets where. I met her while going on a walk through a forest. I had gotten angry and decided to take a walk and met one of the most beautiful women in the world. I could have sworn she was a daughter of Aphrodite but surprisingly she wasn't. I fell for her and things went from there. She was never afraid of me, even when I was mad. Its a shame she passed on. But, she gave me another son...So I can be thankful for that.... NOW! Thats the last time you'll ever get to see me get all mushy again." He laughed, a smile on his face the whole time.
I thought about it for a moment. Trying to put what my father and step father had said about my mother to the pictures I had seen. I guess you could say that her looks fit her personality. Which, I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing... I looked over at the Hecate cabin, wondering how long it was going to take for the two of them to try and find the weapon.
But hate me for who I am... --------------------
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Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:02 am
Daniella Jacobs
I had never seen anyone concentrate that hard before. My mother continually stared into the crystal, trying to find this weapon. We had been searching for hours. "Mom," I asked, "what happens if the weapon is put into the wrong hands?" My mother sat back, and sighed. She couldn't see the weapon. Neither could I when I had looked, though I didn't really know what it looked like.
"Great destruction. If a mortal was to get their hands on it, a great war would ensue. Millions would die by the hand of the blade. It wasn't built a war against mortals." Hayden jumped on my shoulder as if wanting to listen to the whole story herself. Though, her making her perch on my shoulder was becoming a good habit. My shoulder would almost feel incomplete without her there. Slowly, she was becoming my best friend. My mother smiled and stroked Hayden's head.
"Why was it built? Why build such a weapon that causes so much destruction?" I asked her.
"We built it for the war against the Titans. If had given Ares more energy to fight, not that he needed it. Though, it came in handy after the Titans were released again. I assume it won't be their last." I had a feeling that when she said "assumed" I sensed she meant it as a prediction. She had foreseen the Titans rise again but, like any true physic she wasn't sure when. My mother placed her hands on mine, making sure we both had eye contact.
"Daniela, that weapon must not fall into the wrong hands. Don't ever carry the weapon. If you do, you will feel a sense of battle cry. You and Zander must find the weapon." I nodded understanding but I was afraid. What if we didn't find the weapon and a mortal already had it in his hands? Hecate smiled again at me as if knowing my thoughts. She kissed my forehead and walked out to tell Ares and Zander the bad news. I followed.
"The good news is, it has not reached a mortal's hands." My mother told them.
"But the bad news is we still can't find it. Zander and I will have to do as the prophecy said and head west." I finished for my mother. The dinner bell chimed throughout the camp.
"I think it's best if you two get something to eat and then some rest. You'll need it for tomorrow." I seemed to sense that my mother wasn't going to join us for dinner. She made a gesture to tell me to get a move on. I hugged her one last time, not knowing when I would see her, and ran off toward the Mass Hall.
Everyone else was already there. I grabbed a plate of food and threw it into the fire, making a sacrifice. "Hecate." I muttered as I threw in the food. I sat down at my table. Being an only child of Hecate had it's down side as well as it's ups.
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The next morning I awoke and rechecked all that I had packed. As I did so, I noticed something on the inside of my left wrist. A small crescent moon was imprinted in my skin. I looked around for a note and found it on the table next to my bed.
Just so I can keep a better watchful eye on you.
I smiled at the note and finished my packing. When I walked out, I grabbed the Naginita and Hayden hopped on my shoulder. As I walked toward the entrance of the camp, I began to think of how much of a hassle it was going to be to carry around my Naginita. That and who know what the mortals would see. I only wished there was someway I could carry it a different way.
Just as I had thought that, the Naginita began to shrink and formed into a flashlight. Now this, I could live with. I placed the, now, flash light into my bag and waited for Zander.
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