Threatened and Destroyed

Chapter 8: Fights

I made it to the training room and opened the doors. In front of me was a medium sized arena where the demigods could spar with each other. On the right side of it was a spear and archery range. Next to that was a bunch of dummies for sword and dagger practice. There were also a couple of punching bags and treadmills that could go super fast for the children of Hermes. On the other side of the room was an indestructible glass dome where you could practice your powers without hurting anyone. I walked over to the dummies and took my knife out. I began to hack at the dummies. After an hour of that i put my dagger away and walked over to the punching bags.

I punched, kicked and whirled around the bag. A half an hour later when I was done with that i looked around and saw Ethan watching me. He walked over when he saw me looking at him. "Hey" he said. "Hi" "Do you wanna spar?" he asked. "Oh my word yes!" I told him. He chuckled and grabbed his dagger. I grabbed mine from its sheath and we walked into the arena.

I got into a fighting stance then realised. "No powers," I said. He whined then nodded. We circled for a minute until he realised I would not be making the first move. He lunged and I ducked, rolling to the side. He turned and slashed at my stomach. I blocked it with my dagger and pushed him away. He regained his balance as he blocked a stab at his side. We continued to fight for about ten minutes until he brought his dagger down at my head. I brought up my dagger and blocked it but he didn't pull away. He continued pushing down against my dagger. We stood like that for a minute with me pushing up until he swept his leg out and I fell. I landed on my back looking up at him. "Nice try." he said.

I huffed as I got up. I wasn't mad because he had won. I was mad because he held back. He could have won a lot sooner but he held back. If I'm going to get better he can't hold back. "Wanna go again?" He asked. "No" I told him then turned and walked to the dagger area with the dummies. I started hacking at them once more. Then I had an idea.

I walked out of the training room, ignoring Ethans calls, and weaved through the people and monsters in the hallway. I made my way to the throne room and knocked on the door once I was there. Gaie called for me to come in and I opened the door.

I walked in and bowed. "What is it that you need kyleigh?" Tartarus asked. "I was hoping that I could ask some of the hephaestus kids to make some robots to duel with." I asked. Tartarus and Gaie sat there thinking about it. After a minute of silence Tartarus looked at me and nodded. "Thank you," I said. I bowed my head once more and walked out the door. I walked down a couple different hallways, each one hotter than the last as I got closer to the forges.

Finally I walked in. I walked past the monsters and most of the demigods until I found a kid named Sammy. He was almost 16 and was a legacy of hephaestus. "Hey Sammy," I said. He jumped and turned around. "Oh hey Kyleigh," He greeted. "Do you need something?" He asked. "What? I can't come visit a friend?" I asked. He raised an eyebrow and looked at me doubtfully. "Okay fine I do need something." He smiled triumphantly. "What is it?" he asked. "I was wondering if you could make some kind of robot. It has different levels and a bunch of powers but you have the option to turn the powers off. Pretty much something that I can spar with that will make me better and wont hold back." I said. He thought for a minute before turning and grabbing a blank blueprint.

We sat there for a couple hours while I told him what I had envisioned, with him adding a couple things. Finally we were done and there were a lot less people in the forges. "Thanks Sammy" I told him as I walked out. The only answer I got was a slight hum as he studied the blue prints. I walked out of the forges, getting colder as I walked.

I made it to my room and walked in. I had just taken off my shoes and sweatshirt when there was a knock on the door.

I walked over and opened it. Eathan was standing in the doorway. "Hey" He greeted. "Hello," I answered. "Can I come in?" "Why?" "cause i want to talk to you." He had a pleading look in his eye so I sighed and stepped aside, letting him walk in. I pushed the door closed behind him and turned around with my arms crossed over my chest. "Yes?" I asked. "Whats up?" he asked, concern evident in his voice. "The sky," I said. He rolled his eyes. "Kyleigh...." "Fine. I went to go see Sammy to ask if he could make me a robot to spar with." I told him. Hurt quickly flashed across his face. "Why can't you spar with me?" He asked. I didn't answer him as I crossed my room and took my dagger sheath off.