Chapter Fifteen

"I didn't think they would let you off that easy."

Thalia hummed, walking next to me as I made my way around the camp.

"Well, what did you expect? Some kind of free entertainment every month where I fight Monsters?"

She looked over at me with her eyebrows raised, and I deadpanned at her surprised expression.

"How did you know?"

I sighed, rubbing the bridge of my nose, as I continued walking, ignoring the snicker coming from Thalia. What a handful, this one.

I couldn't help but chuckle. She was... Endearing, I think. It was her own way of caring.

I massaged my side, my body slowly stabilizing as time passed, the effects of the spell would be gone as the time passed.

"Oh, by the way..."

I grinned at her, getting her to raise an eyebrow.

"We will be intensifying the training regime."

Her eyes widened, staring into mine like I just told her that I kicked her puppy. I ignored that and resumed walking, leaving a gaping Thalia behind.

Clenching and unclenching my hand that held my shield in it's vambrace form, I hummed.

I would need to train more in the use of their divinity. Thalia would be need to put in that training as well.

This would be fun, for me, at least.

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"You are..."

Thalia breathed, laying flat on the ground, her hair splattered in dirt, along with half of her face and clothes.

"A maniac..."

I hummed sitting down oh a large rock absently observing every other member of the camp, some knocked out against freshly fallen trees, some just on the ground like Thalia.

She lasted the longest. Mostly because she used her lightning to give some sort of advantage to the others.

I looked back down at her, smiling.

"Good job, sparky, you guys lasted a lot longer then you normally would, thanks to your hard work, keep it up."

I gave her a thumbs up, and ignored the pebble that hit my helmet that Thalia so painstakingly tossed.

In all honesty, though, they were mediocre at best, but in a world where everyone else was pathetic, mediocre was a giant leap forward.

This world was past it's prime, mystically speaking.

Normal humans had guns, jets, tanks, missiles, what need did they have to believe in something as far fetched as Greek gods or Demigods?

As such, Demigods got no real world experience, and here I was, trying to give them the closest thing to it.

I had my work cut out for me, didn't I?

I chuckled, sliding down from the rock and putting my spear on my shoulder and crouching down next to Thalia.

"Guess what?"

Her eyes opened, boring into mine as her chest heaved.

"Power training in a few hours."

I informed her and she groaned, along with a nearby camper who heard me, causing all of the ones that were awake to groan in unison, because they knew why someone would groan when it came to me.

I chuckled.

"Apollo cabin, heal yourselves."

I commanded, getting a few glares and grumbles from the newer ones that started the workout, while the ones that have been doing this for years did so without complaint, their divinity flaring to their will as the wounds, and muscle exhaustion eased up , some faster then the others.

A grin crept up on my face as I watched them, the more experienced ones getting up to heal the others.

They were progressing well for their age.

I reached down, grabbing Thalia by her armor and straightening her up, putting her on her feet. She stumbled, grabbing onto me for stability as I grinned down at her.

"Be careful with the lady..."

She huffed and I snorted.

"Lady? Where?"

She gave me a slight shove and I chuckled again as she crossed her arms. She was barely standing, I could see that much. It was kind of funny to see her shaking legs as she tried her hardest not to fall.

"I'll go check on the progress of the Prophecy."

I sighed, stretching my arms out. She looked at me seriously for a moment, complete contrast to the way she was a second ago.

I withheld a chuckle. She was too concerned with things that did not have an immediate effect on her. She should let the grownups deal with the problems. Now I knew that it was rich coming from me, since this body was still that of a child.

But still, it was the principal of the matter.