New Place to Begin

Capture the flag

Life at Camp Half-Blood was odd.

After a few weeks, though, Yunjin began to adjust. Following her one-on-one introductory training with Yeji, a scarily gifted daughter of Ares, she joined the rest of her cabin in their regular training schedules.

It was strange at first, like being the new kid at school all over again, but she adjusted. She made friends, threw herself into training, and committed to this new role.

If this was going to be her life now, she was going to make the most of it.

And overall, she didn't hate it.

She was making friends, which was nice. Kazuha and Eunchae always made time to at least stop by and say hi at some point in the day, and Yunjin frequently waved at Sakura and Eunbi whenever she passed them around camp. Even Yeji, who she had been petrified of, was beginning to feel more like a friend than most, especially after she had spent almost a week with the daughter of Ares, learning the proper technique for using throwing knives.

She learned more about the gods and Greek mythology in general. It was interesting to learn in the first place, even more so when she knew that the myths were real, that they had real impacts on the world. She was fascinated with the gods and their stories, and even more interested in the stories of demigods before her, those who had slain great monsters and journeyed across the world.

Their adventures were the stuff of fantasy novels, and Yunjin was one of them.

Who knows? Maybe she was even a half-sister to some of those heroic demigods from ancient legends.

Yet, there was no progress on that front. Her father had yet to claim her or reach out in any way, and neither Eunbi or Sakura seemed certain of what godly parent could've gifted her those abilities. Abilities which she had refused to show to anyone following her arrival at camp. She told no one, and no one seemed intent on asking, something which Yunjin was immensely grateful for.

It didn't take long for Yunjin to realize that those gifts weren't exactly...normal, even amongst the children of gods. For many of the demigods, their gifts manifested in smaller ways. Eunchae was a gifted archer, and Yeji was skilled with various weapons. The strongest gift she had seen so far had been Sakura's.

Apparently, the daughter of Aphrodite wielded a rare gift known as charmspeak. She was able to use it to influence and persuade those around her, which explained how she was able to calm Yunjin down when they had first met, even when she seemed unreachable.

Yet, even though charmspeak was rare and powerful, it had its limits. Sakura couldn't persuade anyone to do anything , and many of the other campers were immune to it, as the ability was reliant on attraction.

Although, and Eunbi had told a blushing and embarrassed Yunjin, it was very normal for new campers to harbor a small crush on Sakura, especially when they first arrived.

Still, Yunjin was keenly aware that no one at Camp Half-Blood seemed to have the same level of power she did.

Yet, she could do nothing but continue her training. She learned about various weapons and combat strategies, she sparred against the other kids in her cabin, and occasionally against campers from different cabins. Soon, she began to rise in the ranks, faster than many of the other newer campers. She caught on to things fast, and it didn't take long for her to learn the best ways to fight different campers. In no time at all, she was nearly at the level of some of the higher-level campers, fighting against people who had been at camp for years.

After a month and a half, Yunjin was one of the best fighters in the Hermes cabin, and the rest of the campers could only attribute it to natural talent. Yunjin was a great learner, and Yeji constantly boasted about how her training was a catalyst for Yunjin to succeed.