Olympia : The Game

Chapter 5

After learning about the status effects, beating Thalia seemed to be easier than it was before. While it took a little effort, Percy wasted no time in making sure Thalia fell on the floor first.

Percy smirked at her. "I win." He said, looking down at Thalia who was sitting on the floor.

Thalia glared at him. "How can you be so good in such a short time?" Percy helped Thalia up.

"I'm a fast learner," Percy shrugged.

He was grateful for this little match between him and Thalia. It helped him get his mind off of the fact that Reyna was trying to force him into her team.

"Well, we're tied now on the score." Thalia admitted as she sat down on the couch. Percy followed next to her. Thalia, being the little girl she is, decided to put her legs across Percy's lap while she lay down on the armrest of the couch.

"Uh huh," Percy raised an eyebrow at her. He wasn't surprised. He knew Thalia was comfortable around Percy. Sometimes a bit too comfortable. Case in point, the legs.

"So, have you chosen any teams that you may have liked?" Thalia asked. "The showcase is in five days. There's still so much for you to learn."

She sounded genuinely concerned for him. "Haven't picked one," Percy admitted. "I don't know how I'm even supposed to decide."

"From what I've heard, the Rebellion and Minerva are keeping tabs on you." Thalia stretched her arms and yawned. "An international team is looking out for you too."

"International team?" Percy asked. "Who?"

"The Flamers,"

"That sounds like a hate group."

Thalia rolled her eyes. "It's an international team led by Frank Zhang. Along with Hazel Levesque and soon-to-be official member, Leo Valdez, they are the most powerful offensive team in the world." Thalia's eyes seem to be glinting up as she explained more. "While they don't have a very good defense, their offensive capabilities can make any defense crumble."

"Interesting," Percy muttered. "Hey, where is Jason anyway? I haven't seen him this morning."

Thalia shrugged. "He said he's going out with some of the kids and was going to grind for items in PvEs. He's trying so hard to beat me."

"Makes sense." Percy said. He looked at his watch to see it was almost time for school. "Well, I better get going."

Thalia pouted. "You're leaving already?" Percy nodded. He gestured for her to remove her legs from his lap. "At least duel me one more time?"

"Nope," Percy grinned as he lifted Thalia's legs and he moved out of the way. "You're just gonna lose on that."

"I won't."

"We'll see," Percy smirked. Thalia just stuck her tongue out at him as he left. Percy didn't really feel like going to school, since he'll just get bombarded with questions and friend requests, which was annoying.

As he walked down the sidewalk, Percy looked at a nearby parking lot, which was unbelievably empty. He saw some kids that were fighting, but they didn't seem like they were fighting each other. Percy put on his Iris device to see what was really going on.

It was a PvE event. These kids were going against an enemy that Olympia had made. It was a monster that looked like a mix of a human and a bull that stood on two legs and was almost ten feet tall. From the shoulder down, he looked like an Olympic bodybuilder covered in brown fur. Above his shoulders, the head of a bull sprouted out with horns mean enough to gut you. He wore a bronze breastplate as an armour and held a large axe shaped like the Greek letter Omega.