The lighting Theif: Arena
- POV Percy Jackson -
- Play Persona 3 OST - Crisis -
Anabeth:「Percy, run! 」
Annabeth yelled as she stepped in front of me she tried to step in front of me, but the hound was too fast. It leaped over her—an enormous shadow with teeth—and just before it hit me, the hound was sent flying off to my right before being stuck to a tree. Sticking out of its body "long and unrefined" was the only way to describe this weird sword pierced out of it and onto the other side of the tree, the sword faded into blue motes letting the monster drop dead to the ground as it melted into shadow soaking into the ground until it disappeared.
Shirou:「One does not simply invade Camp Half-Blood. 」
Chibiusa:「Ahh man, I wanted to kill it… 」
- Watch Persona PSP Opening Dream of Butterfly -
- POV 3rd person -
Chiron had trotted over to Percy and Annabeth with luke appearing soon after walking up to them as Clarisse yelled about Percy summoning the hellhound, which just so happened to originate from the fields of punishment meaning someone had to have summoned it.
The Emiya siblings had started to leave when a commotion brought their attention back to the campers, Percy who was slashed lightly across the chest stepped back into the water only for his father to claim him.
Shirou:「It would seem that his quest is soon to begin. 」
Chibiusa:「Duh, I knew that when the game started. 」
Shirou:「We never had any guarantee that the story would go the same, it could have been that he would be claimed much later or his goldy parent was someone else. 」
Chibiusa:「You really thought that? 」
Shirou:「There is so many different variations of worlds out, who know what could change. 」
Both had started to walk off, their back being watched by not only Chiron but also Luke.
- Timeskip -
The next morning Percy had been moved to Cabin 3, he was his own boss in Cabin 3 he had tons of extra room for all his stuff. He got to sit at his own dinner table, pick out his own activities and call Lights out whenever he felt like it and didn't have to listen to anyone.
Shirou being the observant person they were noticed that he looked absolutely haggard and miserable, she watched as everyone around him was on edge from the hellhound attack and the consequences that the implications that attack brought with it.
The other campers stayed clear of him as much as they could, the only person from cabin eleven that would have sword classes with him was Luke but even then he was a bit cold and distant but still pushed him harder than ever without the worry of bruising him up a bit.
It was only after the second sword lesson with luke did Shirou step in and volunteered to sword fight with him, off in the stands to the side sat Chibiusa who was reading a book.
Percy:「You don't have to do this if you don't want to… 」
She stared at him with an appraising eye, one that felt like it could see right through him.
Shirou:「But I want to, I wish to see how your sword skills match up to mine. 」
Chibiusa:「Shirou, go easy on the poor boy, will you? 」
Chibiusa continued to read her book without looking up while talking, Percy couldn't read the cover title with it being in another language.
Shirou:「Come at me Percy. 」
Percy:「This is supposed to be a sword fight, why would I come at you when you don't have one? 」
Shirou stared at him like he was an idiot, they just stood there in awkward silence until Shirou let out a sigh.
Shirou:「what is it you fight for? 」
Percy:「Huh? 」
Shirou:「I said- 」
- Play F/SN [UBW] OST Souls to Fight -
Instantly Shirou was right in front of Percy, Bakuya in her right hand coming in from above. Percy being quick on his feet with instincts blocks it as she shouted at him.
Shirou:「WHAT IS IT YOU FIGHT FOR!? 」
Her question stumped him for but a second before he had to block an upward slash from Kanshou, the flat of his blade met the edge of her blade before she pushed him harder and he stumbled back losing his balance she pressed the advantage.
Percy rolled backwards to get some breathing room from the horizontal slash aimed at his head with Bakuya, he held his sword in front of him at an angel as both of Shirou's swords pressed down on the flat of his blade.
Shirou:「WHAT DRIVES YOU TO FIGHT SON OF POSEIDON!?」
Percy:「I DON'T KNOW! 」
Percy pushed with all his might to get her to back off, the blades in her hands disappearing into blue lights as she back-flipped away. He had just enough time to get up and steady himself before Shirou was back onto him with her swords.
At this point in time, the screaming from both had attracted curious campers to the Arena, murmurs about the fight going on and how Shirou who had gained the Title of Hermit Blacksmith was able to keep up with the sword prodigy that was Percy.
Ruble caused by the movements of Shirou being launched everywhere a piece flew to Chibiusa who just tilted their head before sighing and putting up a barrier around the place so the rubble wouldn't hit any of the incoming Campers.
Shirou:「IF YOU CAN'T FIND A REASON TO FIGHT- 」
She broke another pair of the married blades, and everyone in the stands marvelled at her apparent ability to summon swords from nowhere. This time however she utilized her Reinforcement magic until the married blades turned into long swords.
By this time Percy had already pulled out his second sword, his dual-wielding skill was by no means up to snuff but it was just enough to keep himself defended from her endless onslaught.
Shirou:「THEN YOU SHOULDN'T BE FIGHTING! 」
Her words made him pause for only a small amount of time as she continued to wail at him he had no time to think only to defend, her swords broke again before she stopped. She had barely broken a sweat while Percy had numerous cuts along his arms and face.
Shirou:「I'm so disappointed, Percy, so very disappointed. 」
It was at this point in time that most of the campers had come over to see the commotion, even Chiron had come from the Big house when a camper came to get him. And even though he tried to get in to stop the battle from happening the barrier kept him out.
Percy:「What? 」
He was huffing and puffing as he watched Shirou, on guard for any attack that she would throw at him. Chibiusa had upon seeing Chiron approach put up a barrier that would stop any sound from the outside from getting in so the battle would continue.
Shirou:「Sadly, your Riptide exhibits only fear. When you counter, it's because you fear being killed. When you attack, you fear killing. 」
Percy:「WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!? OF COURSE, I WOULD FEAR BEING KILLED WHEN I COUNTER, OF COURSE, I WOULD FEAR KILLING WHEN I ATTACK. 」
His angry yelling didn't bring any results as she watched him in silence before speaking once more.
Shirou:「When you protect someone, you fear you could let them die. At this point, the only thing your sword speaks is senseless fright, and that's not good. 」
Percy:「WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, WHAT IS YOUR POINT!? 」
Shirou:「What you don't need in battle is fear. Nothing will come of it. When you counter, you don't let them cut you. When you protect someone, you don't let them die. And when you attack, you kill. 」
Percy just couldn't understand what Shirou was getting at, she continued to stare at him while just standing there menacingly.
Shirou:「You are a son of Poseidon, one of the big three. Your life will always be one big roller coaster of danger, if you don't learn to fight properly stuff like what happened to your mom will continue to happen again and again. 」
At the mention of his mom, Percy stood still before he ran at her screaming from a culmination of all the bad that was happening he broke down then and there and released his emotions. He rushed at her and started swinging with only Riptide having thrown the minotaur blade away.
This time Shirou produced a different blade, one made of stone a Nameless Axe-Sword made of rock, it was the weapon of her own Berserker.
It looked comical the giant stone slab of a weapon in her right hand as she met Riptide blow for blow before she bashed him away with the flat of the blade. His body was hit with such forces he was forced to do a backflip before rolling backwards yet again into a crouch.
Shirou:「YES! THAT'S IT SHOW ME YOUR RAGE, SHOW ME YOUR RESOLVE. SHOW. ME. WHY. YOU. FIGHT!」
The battle continued onward for another hour before Percy just couldn't get up, he struggled to get up to return to the fight. She slowly walked up to him as her giant sword slab disappeared.
Shirou:「I'll ask this once more Percy, Why do you fight? 」
Percy:「SO THAT IT DOSENT HAPPEN AGAIN! 」
- Play F/SN [UBW] OST Rin:Remembrance -Shoukan -
He passed out right after, the barrier had gone down by now but none made a move to retrieve Percy as he lay there in a crater in the ground.
Chibiusa:「I told you to go easy on him Shirou. 」
Shirou:「He needed this, the boy needed to let out his grief, it was going to continue to eat him up from the inside out. 」