Rage of Hephaestus (Percy Jackson Fan Fiction)

Chapter 4

That night I hardly slept a wink. I had a dream about the frozen time outside the farmhouse but instead I was still as well. I could think but my body wouldn't do as it was told. I couldn't breathe, I felt my insides screaming for oxygen but my body was stuck. I woke up as soon as I feel unconscious.

I started to nod off to sleep,

"Brendon." Tyler had been allowed to sit next to me to explain what they were going to do with me.

"Yeah." I answered grimly, rubbing my eyes.

"After we have breakfast, me and you are going to find you a weapon." Tyler began. He had stopped treating me like I was going to explode, I surprisingly felt normal.

"Okay."I didn't really care what we did today, I just wanted to eat my choco pops. When I did, it was heaven.

"Are you okay? You don't look very happy." Tyler gazed at me we a face of concern. I appreciate him actually regarding my feeling but as a son of Hades I can't admit it.

"It's not like I'm an optimist." I grumbled in reply. I didn't want to act like this but thanks to my dad there's no other choice.

Tyler and I walked side by side towards the navy blue shed. He opened the door and gestured for me to enter. I thought maybe I could get a pen like Percy's but then again, I would have to live up to Percy's standard and he is like a legend. Everything in the small shed was either shiny or grey with dust. It was full with weapons, swords to daggers everything was here. I couldn't even see the walls. I realised my mouth was open in amazement.

"Pretty cool right" Tyler said a huge smile across his face.

"Yeah..."I mumbled still dazed.

"Right so Tessa was a really go swordsmen. Maybe you might be like her." He held up a Iron sword. I gripped the handle and swung it around. It just wasn't balanced.

"It doesn't feel right." answered.

"Okay..." He then held up a series of sword but none of them felt right. I kind of zoned out.

"Brendon, pay attention." Tyler said half way through a conversation. I wandered over to a little set of drawers. Tyler stared at me as if to say What the hell are you doing?

"Can't I just pick up random things and hope for the best." I questioned. He rolled his head in a circular motion.

"Fine."

I opened the drawer and saw a badge with Hades helmet on it covered in dirt. I picked it up and inspected it closely.

"Umm... that's Tessa's." He warned me.

I looked back at the badge, and through it in the air. I open my hand to catch it but instead, it broke into a burst of red light and circled around my left wrist. It got closer and closer until it stopped and solidified. It looked like a bracelet of red clouds moving in a tube.

"That is the shapeshifter weapon." Tyler's eyes were full of shock. "It chose you. I ... I guess you can call it what you want."

"Vrachióli." I said straight away. "Bracelet in Greek. So what does it do?"

"I don't know." Tyler answered staring at Vrachióli. I flicked my wrist and the bracelet broke into a strip. It then travelled over my hand and transformed itself into a Celestial Bronze sword which another image of Hades helmet on the rain-guard.

"Woha.. It feels perfectly balanced." I said astonished.

"You should go to the arena and try it out."

I flicked my wrist again and it transformed back into a bracelet.