Into the arena. -open-

Subject: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:09 am

Gen walked into the arena looking bored. Sword in hand, half carrying and half dragging, she walked to the nearest bleacher and sat down. She wondered if she could fight today or just look at others. Her side injury had not yet fully healed but she was stubborn and keep on insisting she was alright. And then, she wasn't. The wound still hurt and she still slightly limped. She raised her sword and sighed loudly.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:19 am

I walked into the arena with my stygian iron sword in my hands. Seeing another kid already there, I walked up and greeted her formaly. "Hey," I said. "Sydney Miller, daughter of Hephaestus."

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:23 am

Gen pulled her cheek up into a small crooked smile. "Nice to meet you Sydney. The name's Genesis, daughter of Apollo. Call me Gen though." she went back to look at the other fighting campers. "Hear to train or just look around?" she motioned to the campers.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:25 am

"I come here to train everyday, so train." I walked over to one of the practice dummies, and hacked it's arm off. Then, I slashed, dislocating it's head from it's body. Stasfied with my work, I moved on to the next one.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:29 am

"You got skill girl." she complimented. "Had you been to the war that happened some time ago?" she asked. She walked to the wall and watched as Sydney hacked the dummy's body parts off. By the rate she's going, the camp can't rebuild fast enough to sustain our needs. She thought and smiled.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:33 am

"Why thank you, Gen," I replied. "Yeah, I was there. Pretty easy for me. I burnt those things to ashes, literally." I paused my training, and created a small fire in the palm of my hand to show her what I meant.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:39 am

She looked at the fire and touched it. It wasn't burning hot to her skin, just hot. Hot enough to touch. "Yeah. I got to black out on all the fun. Some camper got injured and a monster attacked so I tried to help. But then I learned it doesn't work alone. Atleast I got a little action right?" she shrugged. She was useless there. Like a sitting duck. And she hated it. From her rage, she gripped her sword and slashed a dummy in half in her first blow.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:43 am

"Nice shot," I complimented. "I like you, I think we could be really good friends." I turned back to the dummy and thrusted. I was always a fun-loving person, and easy going, so I got along with mostly everyone. "Daughter of Apollo, huh?"

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:51 am

"Yep." she said, popping the p. "Ironic though. My dad is supposed to be this sun god. And he's usually preppy. I'm just...a little anti-social." she mumbled the last part. People usually question my parentege once they knew who my dad was. I gripped my sword again and swung it to the nearest target dummy.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:55 am

"Hmm, funny. I think my dad is the complete opposite of me, too. I'm more of a fun-loving person than spending all day in the armory making weapons for camp. I just like to get out once in a while, y'know?"

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:14 am

"Yeah. And it feels like people expect you too be the completly the same with him. And they get disappointed." she said toying with a dummy arm and tearing it to shreds. Alot of people looks at you and wodering if she was really her dad's daughter. That was why she didn't want crowds. They expect too much.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:22 am

I nodded. "Yeah, I know," I said. I slashed one of the dummies arm's off, then moved on to the next. I thrusted, then hacked.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:32 am

Gen looked at her while she trained. "Yeah. Friends." she muttered. She continued to fiddle with the shredded dummy. "haven't seen you around here often. New commer?"

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:39 am

I stopped and looked at her, giving her my coal-eyed gaze. I pushed a strand of my chocolate brown hair out of my face, and behind my ear. "Nah, I've been here for six years. You probably just haven't seen me around because I've been in the armory for days. You know with the war and all."

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:43 am

"Supposed so. It was my 2nd week when the war struck." she muttered. She wished she was atleast an old camper before she went to war.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:47 am

"Atleast you survived," I said. I returned my attention to the dummies. I felt like I've done this millions of times, which I probably did, since I come here everyday. It's the same routine all the time. Armory, arena, dinner, etc.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:53 am

"Yeah." she laid on her back. She looked at the roof and wondered what her dad could be doing now. "I'm hungry!" she yelled to no one in particular.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:39 pm

I turned to her. "Then go eat," I chuckled. I hacked at another dummy, and then slashed. I moved on to the next one and thrusted.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:50 pm

"Nah." she was a stubborn kid. She doesn't do what others expect her to do. And that was what she wanted. To be the weird one in the family.

Posts : 1234 Join date : 2010-12-26 Location : Canada

"Come on, big guy, sparring's good for you," Jeremy prodded as he attempted to drag his much taller brother into the arena.
Jerrod nodded slowly. He had been sitting at his bunk engrossed in one of Rick Riordan's new books, when Jeremy had barged in and insisted that he accompany him to the arena. So now, here they were.
"Alright man, you first," Jeremy said. "There are a few dummies over there that aren't being cut up."
Jerrod shrugged, taking his two lapel pins off and letting them expand into a saber and a rapier. He engaged four dummies, using his long reach and speed to stab each one with quick, fluid fencing strikes. He didn't even use his saber.

Subject: Re: Into the arena. -open- Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:54 pm

Gen smiled. "Dude! Save some for us!" she laughed. She gripped her sword once more and joined in stabbing the dummies. She began to tear the dummies head of with quick slashes and hay was scattered on the floor.

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"There are enough," Jerrod responded modestly.
A pair of loaded die popped into Jeremy's hands. "Gambit!" he exclaimed, and the die grew into daggers. Jeremy hurled one through the head of a charging dummy, before backflipping to avoid another's strike. He produced another dagger and proceeded to almost dance around the dummy before finding an opening and using it to take the kill.

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I smile and walk up to the kid with the daggers. "Nice weapons you have there," I say to him in my light, soft irish accent, "but what do you know of gambits? What do you know of risks and of luck?" I pull out my own dice and say, "how 'bout a little game of dice eh?"

Posts : 1234 Join date : 2010-12-26 Location : Canada

Jeremy nodded. "Ooh, now we're talking. Alright hun, I'll play your game. Wish me luck, Jerrod."
Jerrod glanced at his brother and shook his head once, as if to say you're gonna lose something.
"Ah, lighten up," Jeremy retorted. "I'm lucky. I've always been."

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I wink at him, "care to test that? We could make this game more... interesting. How about it? Or are you scared of losing?"

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