Timeless Warrior

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Ch. 2

(15 Years Later)

Achilles raised his shield to block the spear being thrust towards his chest. He accomplished his objective but was still knocked backwards from the power of the strike. Something that was all too familiar to him.

Before he could be attacked again, the son of Thetis surged forward with a flurry of strikes, keeping his opponent on the defensive until he feinted low and managed to get inside their guard, slashing across his opponent's chest and sending them staggering back.

"Arghh, I hate that." Perseus growled as he felt the familiar sting of his brother's blade across his chest. If obviously didn't break through his invulnerable skin, but still, his brother was strong and it stung like a bastard.

Achilles smirked proudly before it was wiped off his face as Perseus hurled his spear at him, forcing him to drop to his stomach. Achilles jumped back to his feet but his brother already had his sword out and coming at him in a powerful downward strike aimed at his head.

Achilles barely managed to bring his shield up in time but the strike knocked it from his hands, leaving him with only his sword.

Perseus grinned, "Good, I much prefer this way." He said as he tossed his own shield aside as the two brothers met in a clash of bronze on bronze, sparks flying wildly as both warriors threw everything they had at the other.

After a few minutes, both brothers locked swords, their faces only inches apart as each tried to overpower the other. Before either could gain an advantage, a blast of water from the sea knocked the both on their butts before they knew what happened.

Both sons of Thetis looked towards the sea to find their mother looking at them innocently.

"Sorry boys but you two do this every day and in case you haven't noticed, neither of you ever wins. You two are complete equals in both strength and skill. It is impossible to defeat your opponent when they are basically the same person." Thetis said smiling with pride.

Both 20 year olds glared at their mother for a moment before smiling and retrieving their weapons.

"What do we owe the pleasure of this visit mother?" Perseus asked smiling.

Thetis smiled back at her adopted son, "Can't a mother come see her boys whenever she wants?"

Achilles rolled his eyes, "Of course you could but since you so lovingly ended our training session, I can only assume that you have something to say."

Thetis' expression became more serious as she looked at her two sons, "I was just on Olympus trying to convince Zeus to grant you both immortality."

Perseus' face quickly morphed into a look of hatred while Achilles mirrored his look.

"He of course declined thinking you would be too powerful of enemies should you ever turn against them." Thetis explained before she was interrupted.

"Smart decision on his part, I would gladly kill most of them without a second thought." Perseus said scowling.

Thetis nodded in understanding. She had long since given up on convincing her son from hating the gods.

"Is that all you came to tell us?" Achilles asked a little confused why this mattered.

Thetis shook her head, "No. I then went to visit my father who offered me another solution."

Both brothers raised an eyebrow making Thetis smile at how similar the two were.