Percy Jackson: The Great Army of Chaos

Chapter 15||It's nothing personal

Austin fell down from the five meter line, Kayla hung off the pole with a victorious smile as her brother lost to her. My group chuckled as Austin rubbed his head with a confused look plastered on his face.

Kayla climbed down with a smug look on her face, "Sorry bro, hope it's nothing personal" Kayla casually shrugs.

I walk up to Austin and offer him a hand, he takes it and I pull him up. "Right, so that was more successful than I could've anticipated" I say.

Luckily nobody had gotten themselves seriously injured, we had been at this for an two hours, everybody took their turn with two different partners.

"How's it going?" Rebel says telepathically.

"Good, we're done now, so they can do their own things, what about you?"

"Well, it was doing fine" she says unsure, "Now not so much"

"On my way" I say.

I turn to my group, "Well, congrats on not killing yourselves guys, but it sounds like the other group weren't as successful" I say, I begin to walk away, "We're done for today" I begin to run towards to the amphitheater.

I reach the amphitheater and find a crowd standing in a circle, I push past and see Rebel on the ground beside an unconscious demigod, the demigod had blood falling down his forehead.

"What happened?" I asked.

"He got into the fight between that daughter of Ares and son of Hermes"

Rebel looks over her shoulder to Clarisse and Connor stoll, Clarisse looks disinterested whilst the Connor looks a bit guilty.

I look down at the kid, he looks around the age of nine, his blonde hair held dust specs here and there. I pick him up in my arms bridal style and stand up, "I'm taking him to the infirmary" I say. I practically run with the kid's unconscious body in my arms, I burst through the doors and put him down on the nearest free bed, "Anything can be possible, especially with the fact that Clarisse is the reason" I say to a child of Apollo, "I will be back tomorrow morning before breakfast"

"Yes, Omega" The Apollo child said.

With that I left, I stormed back to the amphitheater, they all sat there in small crowds. Clarisse was alone, she sharpened her axe in silence with an angry look. I didn't stop my storm until I was by her.

"What the Hades?" I yell, "You could've killed him!"

"Well maybe he should've used his head and stayed out the fight!" She growled.

We attracted the attention of everyone in the amphitheater, "What if that happens in was or a battle?" I ask, "What if a guy gets pushed into your way, will you stop for him?" I say, "What happens if that kid now thinks that, that's what you do in war, you injure your own!" Her lower lip quivered as she stood speechless, her eyes travelled between emotions, she didn't dare say anything to defend what was left of her honor, "This kid, in fact you have now started a new act of battle, to hurt your own during a war!" I turn to face them all, "You see, I'm here because you are all messing up and it's because well I need some to tell me"

There's a few chatters here and there, "It's because Percy is gone" a voice shouts out. Others agree.

"No, it's not about him" I say turning to the voice, "You shouldn't depend how you live and what decisions you make based on a lousy demigod"

They all gave me angry looks.

"Don't call him lousy!" They shout, "He was the greatest demigod out there!"