Percy nodded, "so it's near the end of June right now. We have 5 months time to think of a way to kick Kronos's ass."
Michael sighed, "we are so doomed."
Percy chuckled and they quickly finished the rest of their lunch while talking about one thing or the other.
Percy was now free. After lunch people were allowed to do their own thing. John usually went to the cabin to sleep before dinner, the minor demigods would try and get into trouble along with Hermes camp. Thalia was probably still sulking, and Annabeth and the rest were still at work doing whatever they were doing.
Percy began spamming his ID skill again. He really wanted to increase the time dilution on his time ID. So Percy did that as he walked to the beach, the one place all children of Poseidon could relax.
Percy slowly walked through the Forest, a short cut to the Beach which most avoided. As he walked through he heard someone in there, someone panting. Percy stopped grinding his ID creations skills and slowly went to go and see who was there besides him.
Slowly the trees gave away towards a clearing leading towards the fist of Zeus. Percy carefully walked over and waited behind as he saw Thalia there practising with his spear.
The daughter of Zeus was sweating from head to toe. She had taken off her jacket revealing her tank top underneath showing of her powerful arms and her amazing toned body. The way she moved almost looked like she was dancing, there was a certain grace in each of her steps that was hard to understand. Her jeans were skin tight showing off her long muscular legs and wide hips as she used them to turn and twist her spear around. Her chest rose and fell from her deep breaths showing off her large perky breasts.
Percy again felt a stir in his groin, 'this girl is going to drive me mad! Curse you teenage hormones!'
It was times like this when he really wished he hadn't chosen the Goblin's Growth perk. Percy then quickly slammed Gamer's mind on top of his growing feelings of lust canceling out his, 'growing problem.'
After the feelings of lust settled down Percy focused on Thalia again, this time he looked at only the way she moved the weapon.
He was to guess she would probably be better at using the spear than any other demigod around. He hadn't really faced many spear fighters before, most had been killed before they even got the chance to show their stuff off, but Percy could honestly say Thalia was the best spear using demigod he knew.
He continued to watch her for a few more minutes when suddenly something popped up;
Ping!
You have learnt a new skill through watching someone via your photographic reflexes!
Spear Mastery, Lv- 14 (0%)
Allows user to freely handle spears or spear like weapons
70% more damage when using spears or spear like weapons
'Woah!' Percy said as he looked at the newly acquired skill. He had gotten it just by looking at Thalia practise! Heck this thing was just a level below his own mastery in sword skill! It kind of felt like cheating, piggybacking off of Thalia's hard work, but then again he didn't really want to steal anything, it was just a loophole inside the Game he didn't know about.
Thalia eventually grew too tired to train as she turned her spear back into a can of mace and sat down on the Fist of Zeus rubbing the sweat off her body. She looked up at the sky and sighed as suddenly her stomach grumbled in hunger.
'That's right, she didn't eat,' Percy realised as he walked out of his hiding place and towards Thalia.
"Hungry?" Percy asked startling Thalia.
"Jackson?! How long have been there?!" Thalia yelled out.
"Long enough sparky," Percy said with a smile, "I must admit you probably push yourself harder than anyone else I know. It really is inspiring."
Thalia huffed, "yeah well thanks….. but it doesn't matter. But you saw what happened today, I'm not even close to facing that Damned Knight thing, let alone Kronos."
"You're worried about the prophecy," Percy deducted, "aren't you?"
Thalia sighed, "no shit dumbass."
"Hey now no need for names, I'm just trying to help."
"Yeah, well stuff it," Thalia said, "it doesn't matter anyway, I'm supposed to save the fucking world and I can't even beat one stupid monster."
"You do realise it takes more than just strength to win a fight right?" Percy said as sat down next to Thalia, doing his best to ignore the way her skin glistened under the sun light. 'Damn, she smells like pine wood.'
"Yeah, but I still need to be powerful. I mean look at you, you're two years younger than me and yet you can probably kick my ass."
"Thalia don't tell me you're having an identity problem," Percy said smirking, "though I do admit I can kick your ass, repeatedly."
"You are worse than Luke," Thalia groaned.
"Hehe, true. But my point stands, there is more to being a demigod then strength. Thalia, a lot of great people became great not because they were the best at what they did, but because they never gave up. Heck if Thomas Edison gave up we would have had to wait for a couple of years before the light bulb was invented. If Mahatma Gandhi gave up India would have been under the British rule for probably another 50 years or so."
"So your advice is what? Never give up?" Thalia chuckled, "that is the cheesiest line I have ever heard."
"That might be," Percy admitted, "but it's true. And remember one thing Thalia," Percy looked into her electric blue eyes, "never give up. Ever. You have the entire camp by your side, you have Annabeth, Grover and me. Kronos doesn't stand a chance."
"Percy, the camp wouldn't follow me," Thalia admitted, "you're their leader. They would follow you, heck when I first meet you I hated you, but now I can't help but admit you are better than me in every single way. You should be the child of the prophecy, not me."
Percy got off the stone and patted his back, "maybe, maybe in some world I am, and you are still stuck in that tree. But right now, in this world, you are the child of the prophecy. You are the one who is supposed to lead us. And fine, the camp may not respect you like they do me, but if you want them to, then earn that respect. Earn that trust."
"Do you really think it's that easy?" Thalia asked with wonder and hope restored in her eyes.
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