Daughter of Hera

Chapter 5

Raven's POV

The other campers 'escorted' me to the training field. Nico following behind mutely. I can't believe they teased him like that! 'Is the Ghost King whipped already?' they had said. The mere notion that Nico might even remotely like me was enough to make me shiver. But that could never happen, so the happiness translated to anger. And I was deathly angry.

I was seriously ready to rip Drew's head off, I'm glad she's fighting me. I think I may be able to beat her, Clarisse definitely not, but Drew had never been on a quest and would hardly touch a weapon for fear of ruining her makeup.

She seemed to have forgotten that when she challenged me.

I was shoved, quite roughly, into a circle marked out with rope. There was a wall covered in weapons set up on one side so I decided to grab one.

I knew I couldn't kill Drew so bows and arrows were out- I would be to tempted. I wanted to have some fun so javelins were out also. I pulled a medium length dagger from the wall and strapped it to my leg, just in case, grabbing a sword for the main combat. I didn't know how I knew which weapons did what and their uses, I guess it's just a Demigod thing, or an Artemis thing. Probably an Artemis thing.

Meanwhile Drew had moved to the centre of the circle, the other Demigods filling the rows of seats to watch.

I walked over to Drew.

"You shouldn't have brought up Nico to me you pile of Schist" I hissed at her

"What did you call me?" Drew demanded loudly, not seeming to get the reference.

"A pile of Schist" I said, just as loudly.

Hazel laughed.

"Good one" she called, and summoned a chunk of the same rock. The others glared at her.

"What? Sometimes its funny that she knows everything" Hazel said defensively, dropping the rock and letting it sink into the earth.

Drew, seeing she had the crowd's favour, lunged at me her sword held loosely. I swung my own blade up, deflecting her stroke.

"Ow" she complained "you broke a nail"

I lunged again, battering her sword until it fell from her grasp. I kicked her in the chest, it felt good to take my anger out on something, she fell to the ground with a thud.

I stood over her, sword raised.

"Never tease Nico in front of me again" I growled, my anger forming words for me. "and if you ever dare to talk to me about him I will make you so ugly even Aphrodite's blessing couldn't make you less of an eyesore. No one likes someone without a nose." I told her, almost laughing at the mental image if Drew as Voldemort.

I plunged my sword into the ground by her head. She flinched and scurried off.

I didn't even know why I was so angry. All I knew was that I was enraged.

'It's Artemis' anger' a voice in my head told me 'She is angry she has a child. You are a mistake to her. I will explain everything in due time, my child'

'Hera?' I thought

'Yes, focus now, you must channel her anger or you could end up destroying camp.'

'Channel it? At what?'

'I think Clarisse would be a worthy target. A child of Ares' she sniffed

"Wow" Clarisse said, returning me to the outside world "You beat Drew, that's not much of an accomplishment though. Lets see how long you last against me"

Her assumption that I would lose made me even more angry. Calm down, I told myself, its not your anger.

"Or are you scared of being humiliated in front of Nico" she teased. That's it, I thought, all thoughts of being calm forgotten.

I glared at her. My glare was the glare of a snake's, poised to kill.

Clarisse smiled.

"Oh I hit a nerve. Come at me cuz"

She lunged for me, sword flashing like lighting.

I moved my sword in an arc. Brushing her blade aside. She tried a counter stroke, once again I deflected it. She tried again and again, failing again and again.

"Come on" she said, angry now "Stop fighting defensive you wuss"

She swatted at me and I flicked my wrist, once again deflecting her sword.

"I think Nico has a crush on Drew" Clarisse said, leaning forward as if delivering a confidence "Not that it matters, he is soo powerful, and the only child of the Big Three not yet tied down, any girl would take him"

I was so angry I didn't have words for it, when I spoke it was with two voices, mine and Artemis'.

"Die" I lunged at Clarisse, my sword aimed at her throat.