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Sibling Arguments while Fighting a Chimera

Congratulations, you are a half blood. To be fair, the politically correct term is demi-god but that's no fun. One of your parents is perfectly normal and average, totally mortal. While your other parent, is a God or Goddess. Sometimes they're a Greek God or Goddess, other times they are Roman, and occasionally they're even Norse Gods.

You found out you were a half blood in the usual manner, a giant freaking chimera broke into your house and tried to eat your twin brother. Panicking and adrenaline pumping, you grabbed the nearest object to you and tried to get it to let go of your brother by hitting it. That object was a lamp. It worked, the chimera got angry at your attempt to disturb it's intended meal that was your brother and it dropped him and instead ate your lamp. You couldn't help but to get annoyed and glare at the chimera.

"That was my great-grandmother's antique lamp! You're gonna get me in so much trouble for letting you eat that!"

The chimera continued to ignore you and munch on the lamp, likely thinking it was a good snack before it ate you and your brother. Your annoyance and death glare intensified and suddenly the chimera burst into flames and exploded, yellow dust blew into your face and got all over the carpet, leaving the faint and disgusting smell of sulfur and snake venom.

You ran over to your brother and assured that there was no harm done to him besides a torn shirt and pant leg. You helped him up and took a breath. "I have no idea what just happened, what that was, where it went or what it wanted."

Your brother, who was the world's biggest nerd (at least, in your opinion), pushed his glasses up. "If I'm not mistaken, and I never am, that was a chimera. As for where it went and what happened, it ate our great-grandmother's lamp and then exploded, and if we don't clean up this dust, we are going to be grounded for 2 months instead of just one for letting it eat the lamp."

You groan and grab the broom along with a dustpan before you suddenly pause, "Wait, that thing was a what?"

Your brother rolls his eyes in a superior and know it all manner, "A chimera. A monster from Greek mythology that has the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and a snake's tail. Sometimes it breathes fire. But you appeared to have caused it to spontaneously combust with your medusa-like death glare."

You glare at him, "Egghead."

He gets defensive and puts his hands up in defeat, "Why are you glaring at me?"

You sigh in annoyance, "I'm hoping you'll spontaneously combust. You're honestly such an obnoxious know-it-all."

He sticks his tongue out at you, "You're just a jealous hag."

And the rest, you'll save for another day.