Demigods : Version 3.0 { Closed, Started }

[Pm0n3y]

Soon, the fight ended in a tie, the girls both equally bested by their own efforts. It was an interesting bout, to say the least, but Gabe found himself really paying attention once one of the campers began to lecture the other. It was obvious that she wasn't addressing him, but he felt the words all the same.

"You aren't doing yourself any favors by being hostile. I won't say that you're wrong for being focused or being a loner..." Jia spoke to the unruly Freya, with her words spoken loud enough to travel through the empty arena and into Gabriel's ears. He sighed as he listened, resting his head in his hands as he thought about what she was saying.

"It's hard to not be hostile when it feels like you're constantly being lied to...or when it feels like there'll never be anyone to back you up...or befriend...or love...not when you have to constantly push yourself away from them, in order to keep them safe. It's too hard to let anyone else in when you consider the variables-"

"The fuck are you looking at?"

"What...?" Gabe was abruptly ripped from his train of thought. He blinked a few times to regain his focus, and he realized one of the campers (the boisterous one) was talking to him. Or, more so, yelling at him. "Geez." It was becoming clear that she didn't appreciate the audience. And even then, Gabriel was never a fan of someone yelling in his ears.

"Does the sight of two women fighting get your pants wet? Weird fuck." She continued to berate as she stormed up the steps. Maybe he wasn't doing anyone favors by being hostile, but the girl was sure trying her damndest to push all of his buttons. "Weird fuck?" He felt like blasting at her, which surprised him, seeing as he was never the one to lose his composure this quickly. He felt his fists clenching as he stayed seated, and figured it'd be best for both parties if he didn't get up.

"Calm yo' tits, ya frigid *****. I was just watchin'." He spoke. For once, his words were clear, stern, and loud. While the tone stayed neutral, he admitted to himself that it had been awhile since his voice got that loud. He did nothing to face her as she stomped away, and kept his eyes affixed ahead, towards the bare arena, and what else lied ahead of the land.

 

[Lizmichi]

Mitsuko shrugged and headed back to her cabin. She was thinking about her next poem when she looked up just in time to keep herself from running into Jia. "Oh god I'm sorry, I almost ran into you. Umm how are you today? It seems, well, a bit eventful today. I just came back from drawing when I say the fight. Mind if I ask what happened?" Mitsuko asked shyly.

She looked around the area waiting for Jia to respond as she struggled to keep hold of her drawing book. "Oh shit, god I need to pay attention to what I'm doing." she said biting her lip.

 

[Yumi_and_Erea]

Left fingers still gingerly pressing on her nose, Nina more or less let herself be herded into the Aphrodite cabin.
Internally, she was conflicted between elation that Jess was taking care of her and slight, understated panic... for the exact same reason. Emotions are fun, kids!

As she took off her labcoat (and placed it on a nearby chair carefully, so as to avoid getting bloodstains on anything), she caught a glimpse of Elizabeth coming into the cabin as well. Three's company, and Nina never minded company, but she was confused as to why Elizabeth would join Jess and her. Whatever the reason, she was grateful for the concern, if nothing else.

"I'm gonna pop in here real quick to wash up." she said, pointing at what she correctly assumed to be the bathroom.
She left the door open as she turned on the tap and started to wash her face, cleaning off the blood. If it weren't for the still-present blush on her cheeks, all the red was now pretty much gone from her face.

She brushed her hair out of her face, slightly styling it with her wet fingers at the same time, and took a deep breath.
And then she took a couple more. The aftershock of the whole ordeal was crashing in on her, and she was lucky to have the sink to support herself. If she hadn't, she would probably have collapsed to the floor with how weak her knees had gotten.

 

[PrinceOfShapeir]

Jia had been lost in her own thoughts, turning the situation over in her mind. Freya was an interesting person. Interesting, and potentially dangerous. Anyone with that kind of power without the proper control was a threat of colossal proportions.

With them both restraining their attacks, Jia and her had drawn. If anything Jia had come out on the bottom with her bloody lip, although it was hardly a serious injury. She wiped her face, leaving a smear on her cheek.

She half-turned to look at Mitsuko. Who's this? She didn't recognize the other woman. One of the few other asians at the camp, but obviously not an Athena-Child. Must be from one of the more obscure cabins. "It's not a problem. Just a sparring match." The bleeding had already stopped for the most part, just a small trickle down her lip. "The Hadeschild is a bit high-strung to say the least."

 

[Lizmichi]

"I would have to agree with you on that. Umm I'm sure you don't remember me, I'm Mitsuko, a Nyx child. I kept to myself for the most part and go out at night mostly. Might know me as the chick that hangs out resiting poems. You're a child of Athena correct? I don't really know many people here save for maybe 2 people." Mitsuko said adjusting her shirt some and shifted her weight from one leg to the other.

She wasn't sure how to interact with Jia but she was trying her hardest and seemed to be failing. "Damn I've been here this ling and yet I can't interact with others very well. I'm sure I seem like an awkward fool right now. I don apologize for that." she said politely.

 

[PrinceOfShapeir]

"Ah." She sure chattered a lot. "Slow down and relax. Take it easy." She held out her hand. "I'm Jia. Good to speak with someone who's able to have a conversation without declaring herself superior or punching someone in the face." She grinned. Mitsuko seemed amicable and harmless, and right now Jia had no interest in dealing with another psychotic.

Some people really didn't adjust well to gaining superhuman capabilities. Things would be so much simpler if their parents could keep their pants on, or had a basic education on the use of contraceptives. Or for that matter actually did their job as parents instead of ditching them with whatever schmuck they fucked.

 

[Lizmichi]

"Ok I can do that." Mitsuko took a deep breath and let it out. "Nice to meet you." Mitsuko smiled and shook her hand firmly. "Seems many of us here are a bit on the crazy side." she said letting go of her hand. Her nerves had calmed down and now she was able to speak normally.

"What powers do you have Jia? I'm kind of the only Nyx here, well for now, hell I don't know what others would have power-wise." she said playing with the hilt of her daggers. "I myself am a stealth fighter. I use the shadows and the night to my advantage."

 

[CounterAttack]

As Nina made her way into the (rather spacious) bathroom, Jess collected her coat and headed over to one of the bunks where a son of Aphrodite named Scott Bowen sat writing. She got his attention with a small 'ahem', and he looked up. "Oh, hey. What's up?"

"Hey, Scotty. Could you be a dear and get the blood out of this?" Jess asked, handing over the coat. Scott looked it over, examining the bloodstain critically. Jess thought she heard a 'tsk' from him, and stifled a chuckle. He was one of the fussiest in Cabin Ten about people and their dress sense.

"Whoever owns this has got to get a new look. I mean, gray? Seriously, in this season? And it looks stifling to say the least," he grumbled, though he passed a hand over the blood patches all the same. The dark red blood simply vanished, the slight stiffness of the fabric leaving with it. Scott passed the coat back to Jessica. "There we go. You should send the owner to me for a better outfit."

Jess had to laugh at that one. It wasn't often Nina actually spoke to her. Still, she thanked her half-brother and returned to Elizabeth's side while she waited for Nina to get back, having draped the coat over one arm. "So... what's the latest from the Hermes cabin, I wonder," she queried of Elizabeth, hoping to start some conversation.

[hr]

Royce's wandering soon led him back to the camp's cabins. The courtyard was mostly deserted, save for a couple of Asian girls standing and talking. Based on the attire one of them was wearing, particularly the sword strapped to her back - which Royce thought was slightly unconventional, since a sheath attached to one's belt was far more convenient - she looked like she had come straight from a fight. The other carried what looked like a sketchbook. Based on those, Royce identified them as Jia and Mitsuko.

He gave a wave and a cordial, "Ladies," as he got closer, open to the idea of joining in on their conversation since he had nothing better to do at the time.

 

[NeoAC]

After about an hour, Brandon arose from his afternoon slumber, feeling refreshed. He didn't see the value of naps before going to SMU, but Coach Crouch was adamant on the practice, and it did help before games or training sessions. He yawned and stretched, cricking his back a little bit. "Right, that's better."

He got up and lifted his iPod off the dock and grabbed his trusty bat. Now that he had his rest, it was time for some training. He'd have to see if one of the Hades kids would be kicking around to summon up some foes for him. Course they never were really any kind of match, but those stick men were good to practice combos on.

"Shane! I'mma headin' out! Don't let the sibs do anything stupid, ya hear?" Brandon was sure he heard. He headed out of the Ares cabin towards the arena. Worse case scenario if none of the Devil Daughters were around, someone would probably be down there and up for a sparring session.

 

[Lambi]

Freya promptly ignored what Gabe said to her, not caring in the slightest what he had to say, and continued to her cabin for a shower. Some Demigods got out of her way when they saw that she was coming, not wanting the same to happen to them as what she'd done to Nina. Her shield was firmly kept on her left arm.

She reached her cabin in no time and entered the showers, stripping down and turning the water on. While she was there, she went over her fight with Jia in her head. It had been good practice, but she was still pissed at what she'd said afterwards. How dare she tell her what to do? Who cared if she hated most everyone in the world, it didn't mean she had anger issues. She punched the wall, making a small fist shaped hole in it, then finished cleaning herself and stepped out of the showers after drying herself and putting clean clothes on.

Training time was over for today, and frankly she couldn't be bothered to do any more training. Therefor, she just stepped outside in the sun, wondering what she should do. Maybe she could bug some of the other Demigods for her amusement. Just in case, she brought her shield, but left her sword in the cabin.

 

[Lizmichi]

Mitsuko looked over to Royce and smiled some. "Hey how are you Royce now that things have settled down?" Mitsuko said a bit better at conversation then before with Jia. "It seems nice today, I spent some time drawing but other then that. Oh hey, have you seen Colt?" Mitsuko asked kind of blushing some.

She didn't like to admit she had a small crush on Brandon. She bit her lip looking around, not really making eye contact with Jia or Royce.

 

[PrinceOfShapeir]

"Royce." She nodded to Royce, a simple, curt gesture of respect. She had met him here and there before in the Forges when having gear modified prior to a mission, and recalled reflecting that Royce seemed like he would make a more useful comrade in arms than the Athena daughter - Athena Child - she had been obligated to babysit at the time. Ah, memories.

Colt...ah, yes. The nickname of the leader of the Ares Cabin, Brandon Robertson. She had dealt with him before, during her tenure as the Athena counselor - a tenure that had lasted about four hours before she had resigned under the weight of paperwork. Every detail, every time someone threw a spitball or put a whoopie cushion on a child of Athena's chair and she had to deal with it. She'd been considering breaking into the Dionysus cabin to put herself out of her misery.

"Friend of yours?" Jia was perceptive enough to know it was a bit more than that with the way Mitsuko was blushing and failing to meet either of her eyes. "He's probably busy in the Ares Cabin, they tend to be...problematic."

 

[Lizmichi]

Mitsuko blinked and blushed more. "Yea we're friends. I've know him for a while now. I just want to say hi. Umm I hate to cut this short but I'm going to go find him now before he starts hitting something." Mitsuko smiled wide a blush still on her cheeks before she quickly walked off.

She checked at the Ares cabin when she ran into Brandon just outside. "Oh um hi Colt. I see you're about to train." Mitsuko smiled some trying to hide her blush as she rocked on her feet nervously playing with her hands and dropped her drawing pad without noticing. It fell to the ground with a thud, not too far from her feet, when a drawing of a bird opened from the book.

 

[Pm0n3y]

A light, subtle sigh escaped Gabe's lips as the Hades child's footsteps grew increasingly distant. Once he felt it was best to move on, he did so, taking his leave from the arena. As he continued his aimless exploration of the campgrounds, he found himself backtracking through the cabin area. It felt as if the area was busier than the middle of Manhattan, with less than half the pedestrians.

He couldn't place a finger on it, but he couldn't help be bugged by all of it. In his usual fashion, he kept his head down, eyes affixed to the ground, and hands in his pockets as he continued on his way. Eventually he cleared the area, and not before long, he found himself standing before a small expanse of water.

He lingered about the lake temporarily, kneeling at the lakefront to let his mind wander as he gazed into the murky, algae filled waters. His hand hovered above the thin blades of grass that grew along the edge. As if it appeared from the æther, A small white cat meandered under his hand, seeing it as an opportunity to rub itself along his palm's surface. The company was very brief, and as it wandered along, the blades of grass absentmindedly began to grow, meeting and wrapping his fingers in some soft embrace, causing his facial features to soften a bit. It may have been a subconscious byproduct of his maternal genes, but he always felt more at peace when he was among nature.

But even then, there were some things that irked him. Like the subtle buzzing that began to play in the back of his head. It was hard to be calm when something as annoying as that always alerted him of nearby trees. He picked his head up, and from his position at the lake, he noticed the untended forest that laid before him.

Overcome with curiosity, he rose to his feet. And doing his best to ignore the buzzing, he headed towards the woods. "It shouldn't be a curious hunch. Being a Child of the Harvest, The forests are my element. Quite literally." He thought, swiftly approaching the treeline. A hand of his placed itself upon the nearest tree. With the slightest concentration, branches began to grow from the tree's surface.

He took his hand from the tree before they began to wrap around his arm. He knew he was in control of the domain, and he partially enjoyed the feeling. Entering further into the forest, he sat himself a base at one of the bigger trees. He sighed again as he looked skyward, the canopy of the forest only slightly blocking out the sun's rays. He began to think of Central Park. The memories of the dryads plagued him. He was awash with guilt, and soon he remembered why he preferred to be alone.

 

[Lambi]

No one really interesting to mess with. Freya couldn't be bothered with any of them for one reason or another, although she did make a few girls jump by having her skeletons appear from under them. It was pretty funny to her, and even though someone would confront her about it, they'd get a shield to the face.

While walking around the cabin area, she noticed the guy from earlier who had been watching her and Jia fight. Perhaps she had been a little hard on him earlier, but she still didn't think it was any less weird that he had been watching them. She followed him, seeing when he petted a white cat who then ran off to somewhere else, approaching Freya as she was closer to Gabe. "Adorable." she said before having a skeleton come out of the ground behind the cat and chase it away. She chuckled before unsummoning the skeleton and heading off to where Gabe was.

She watched as he was apparently enjoying nature. She didn't actually know what his divine parent was, so her only conclusions were that he either wanted to be alone because he was some sort of loner or he just really liked nature. Whatever it was, she was going to mess with him a bit. He looked too peaceful, to start with until she noticed he seemed to be feeling sad over something. He wouldn't need to think about it for too long since she summoned two skeletons by him, one in front of him and another behind him, not staying in cover herself while she did that.

 

[Pm0n3y]

Gabe's head lowered into his hands as he brought his knees closer to his chest. He began to contemplate on what he should do next. "The great Elder Tree, in all her wisdom...I've gone outside her vocal range..." He sighed again. "She could point me in the right path... Maybe she would've liked this, me being among my own people, out of harm's way..." The sound of rattling overwhelmed the much quieter buzzing. Looking up, Gabe found himself being stared down by a eyeless skeleton.

Scrambling to his feet, he almost tripped over himself as he tried to keep a distance between him and the undead apparition, only to have another skeleton catch him from behind. This one was a little more eager to strike, only grazing the boy's tattered shirt as he managed to back out of its range in the nick of time.

"In all her wisdom...would she've been wrong?" He thought in some form of curious pessimism, a scowl beginning to form over his face. In preparation to face his adversaries, He placed his hand against the nearest tree. As one of the skeletons rushed to him, a swirling motion of branches entangled the beast, impaling its joints and immobilizing it ferociously. As the second demon prepped its attack, Gabe used his free arm to thrust out in its direction.

As a result, the tree adjacent to both Gabriel and the skeleton lashed out a plethora of vines from its canopy. The skeleton was quickly disarmed and wrapped before ascending into the leaves. With a short bout of heavy rustling, the apprehended apparition fell from the tree in pieces. As the air calmed, Gabe began to catch his breath, wondering how exactly the skeletons came to be in the first place. He scanned the area briefly, his gaze eventually landing on the Hades child he had the pleasure of interacting with earlier in the day. "This chick again? The fuck's her damage?" Too determined to approach the girl, Gabe failed to notice that the treetops never ceased rustling after his attack.

Before he could reach Freya, he was tackled. Caught off guard by a blur of grey feathers as a small chorus of screeches reverberated through the canopies of the forest. "Don't tell me-" His thoughts were cut short as a lithe monstrosity landed hard on his chest, pushing the wind out of him, its talons digging into his skin. What resembled a hybrid of female human and bird, the harpy bent over him, keeping him underfoot as she screeched once more. She licked her pale lips as her beady black eyes looked into his.

"SCREEEEYou dare disturb my nest?! Your insolence will be paid in full, Harvestchild. You'll make a great meal for me and my daughteerrrrs!" She cocked her head back and let out a victorious screech, and the trees replied with joyous squawks. Gabe frowned at the escalated predicament.

"Like hell I will-" He raised his hands to attack, only to have his arms held down by two, smaller harpies. One of which took their attention off of the potential dinner to notice Freya looking on. "Look mother! A witness!" She tweeted. The Harpy elder turned her attention towards her, grinning hungrily.

"Ah! A Devilspawn. She'll make a great appetizer!" And with that, two more of the harpy daughters darted from the treetops, approaching the girl with a blinding speed.

 

[Lambi]

It just started as a harmless prank. Sure, Freya had her skeletons attack Gabe, but she didn't mean to hurt him too much. However, the situation had become more serious due to an attack from a few harpies. Freya cursed having left her sword back at her cabin, though at least she had her shield with her.

"Who the fuck are you calling a Devilspawn? Just because my father is the Lord of the Underworld doesn't necessarily mean he's a devil!" She might be strong, but the speed of those harpies was too fast for her to properly counter or evade, barely able to block with her shield. She was thankful that it was made out of Stygian Iron or it would probably have broken from the power of the attack.

Freya might prefer being alone, but even she knew that there was strength in numbers. And right now, she would have to rely on Gabe for help. But first, he needed her help. She ran over to him and punched one of the smaller harpies that held his arm so hard that she slammed her head against a tree, knocking her out.

"You'll pay for that, Devilspawn!" The Harpy elder screeched and the two harpies that had attempted to attack Freya before slammed their talons hard into her back, scratching it deeply and making Freya grunt in pain. She was thrown to the ground, but quickly got up again to face the harpies. They flew fast towards her again, but she had a fist ready for one of them, punching one of them square in the face so that she landed in another tree. The other one hit her shield she had raised up and quickly made another attack that hit, digging her claws into her right arm. Different from when her back was attacked, attacking her arm made Freya let out a high pitched scream in pain, her scars from the first ever attack she'd been under from a mythological monster making the pain even worse.

"Cocksucking, oversized chicken! Motherfucking shitstained worthless excuse for a monster!" Freya was now getting seriously pissed off, which made her eyes turn black as night, although that didn't affect her vision in a bad way. The harpy was still attached to her right arm, but it didn't matter right now. Her left fist found its target at a record speed as she punched the harpy in her gut so hard you'd think she made a hole through it. The harpy let go of her arm and fell down on the ground in serious pain. That didn't change anything for Freya as she took her shield off her arm, held it with both her hands, raised it up into the air and with a great power and speed, slammed the edge of the shield onto the neck of the harpy. It was sharp enough, along with how much power she put into it, that it decapitated the harpy. Afterwards, she put her shield back onto her left arm, but her eyes still retained their black glow.

The Harpy elder was none too happy about this. She'd taken out three of her harpies, and despite having been attacked, she still stood strong. "You're next!" Freya said as she charged towards the elder, with both fists raised up, holding one inside the other, aimed towards the elder.

 

[NeoAC]

Brandon had just slung his bat over his shoulder to leave as he was approached. He recognized who it was pretty quickly. Mitsuko had been in the camp as long as he could remember. She was the only child of Nyx, wehich allowed her to stand out on back ground alone, but that Japanese heritage was pretty attractive as well. Is was probably that which allowed her to give most of the Aphros a run for their money.

"Oh um hi Colt. I see you're about to train."

"Well, you know how it is there, Mits'ko," Brandon said, faking humility. "You wanna keep this here body in shape, you gotta put tha work in." Apparently she was having a harder time than usual keeping her stuff together than usual. Her book went sprawling in the dirt. "You, ah, ya know you dropped your, ah," he saw the drawing of the bird fall out. "drawin' book."

 

[Lizmichi]

Mitsuiko blinked and looked down. "Oh shit. I hate it when I drop this thing. It was a gift from my father my last birthday." she said as she bent over and scrabbled to pick it up. "So any way I can help you train today? I can't make things for you to beat up but I can help with anything involving speed." She stood up and dusted off the dirt.

"I mean even if I can't help you train I can still watch and hang out with you." She bit her lip hoping he would say yes.
"I mean I'd like that ether way. I umm well." she muttered some her blush getting worse. "I like spending time with you." At this point Mitsuko was bright red and not looking him in the eye.

 

[Pm0n3y]

"Hmp. Wasn't expecting the help." Gabe thought as Freya began working through the harpy forces. Once she managed to get the mama bird's attention, he was back in the game. Using his free hand, Gabe grabbed for the adolescent harpy and tossed it away with some force before performing a roll to his feet. Such a throw wasn't enough to take out the chick however, and once it regained it's footing, it charged towards him.

Freya's outburst caught Gabe off guard, causing the harpy offspring to successfully ram into the Harvestchild's gut. The force of the attack caused him to tumble into the nearest tree, his back pressed up against the bark as he wrestled against the harpy's forceful talons. "Wait, the bark!" Overcome with an idea, Gabe pressed a hand against the tree, and the thick wood began sliding up his arm.

It crawled about as far as his elbow before he could detach it, and a makeshift gauntlet was formed from the bark. With a wet crunch, the arm smashed into the bird's back, enough force delivered to halt its onslaught. It writhed and screeched in pain as Gabe stood over it. With two hammer-fisted strikes to its skull, the young harpy was dispatched, albeit a bit gruesomely. Blood dripped from the gauntlet as he rose to his feet. He looked on, realizing Freya's ongoing bout with the elder demon. He figured now would be the best time to step in.

"And that leaves..." He made a mad dash towards the Mother Harpy, tackling the avian beast as she did him. "Eye for an eye, *****." As the two fell to the ground, he took the opportunity to smash into the mother's bridge as she thrashed below him. Almost immediately after, she managed to get her powerful legs under him. And with a forceful push, Gabe was projected through the air, his arc halted by a tree's high hanging branches. As a result from Gabe's onslaught, the Harpy mother was blinded, disoriented, and couldn't seem to find her footing.