Ria glanced back at the flag briefly, noticing Sanaa was going after it. Trusting Asher to distract Lucia long enough for her ally to leave with the flag, she focused on Nathan instead. She stepped back deftly when he swung it at her legs before lunging forward. She held the point of her spear forward, pretending she was about to stab him, before swinging it around and trying to strike Nathan with the blunt end instead.
Umiko finally came into view, gaze focusing on Percy. He quickly slid into the battle, trying to get his grip on what was happening so that he could help. He knew that the game could come to a close very soon depending on how the next few minutes, or even seconds, went.
Asher through himself at Lucia, "Eyes on me!~" He yelled as he slashed at her, he couldn't let anyone get in Sanaa's way if they wanted any chance at winning. (Lol the game's already decided rip)
"Umiko! Any enemies by the river?" He asked, moving back to avoid talking while fighting, he could either make a run for it himself hoping Prue would go easy on a younger camper ad let her guard down. Or give the flag to Umiko. That all depended on how the enemy situation was by the river.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Sept 1, 2016 19:16:02 GMT -5
Valentine's eyes widened as she heard Alex call her name. She panicked, starting to move to the river, but instead fell into Brandon's arms. "I have to.. but.." Her voice was soft and mumbly, and she was too tired to use water to heal herself. So she followed his advice and sat on the ground next to a tree, her head spinning.
// now she has to go to the apollo cabin and two of my characters actually have something to do after the battle !! yaaaay
Nathan dodged to the side when the spear came at him though he got hit in the shoulder which made him cringe in response but he slowly felt the chained-whip in his hands slowly become more light in weight once more which he then shifted it back into its sword form and lunging at Ria though the sword was still a bit heavy.
"The Calvary has arrived!" Henry yelled awhile jumping out from the tree to join the battle though Masanori stayed back in the bushes since the eight year-old didn't what to fight but besides that, they looked like they had it all handled.
Prue felt pain move down her leg when she was cut but that didn't stop her as she swung the glaive straight at Percy but instead of a straight-on-blow she curved the swing in order to hit the Athena camper and her eyes narrowed briefly when she spotted Umiko had joined the fight, Nick I need your help! she thought to herself quickly since she didn't think any of the other campers from their team could get here fast or even Joshua, we're was the Hecate camper at anyway? That didn't matter now as her focus was to get the flag back before they crossed the river.
"Hmm...my favorite memory? I have too many to count,but i guess, it would be the memory of meeting all you and making friends here on the forums. :3" ”One day I’m going to sit down and make a list of all the books that I finished reading....” “It's going to be a long list...”
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Sept 1, 2016 21:46:16 GMT -5
Pippa sat on the roof of the Hermes cabin next to Robin, swinging her legs off the edge and watching the forest to see everyone fight. She felt sort of bad for missing out, but capture the flag always made her feel conflicted, since she and her brother didn't really know whose side they were on. She looked over at him, a soft smile on her face. "Hey, who do you think it is?" She was referring, of course, to their godly parent. Obviously it had to be a woman, since they knew the stories that their father would tell them about her, but only little things here and there.
Robin didn't feel all that guilty about missing out on Capture the Flag. Everybody was taking today's game so seriously, and he wasn't feeling up for it. He wasn't sure how much help he would be, anyways, since he hadn't discovered his demigod abilities. They were fifteen, weren't they supposed to know by now? He had to wonder, sometimes, if they had displeased their divine parent in some way. He sat by the edge of the roof, knees tucked close to his chest, watching the sun creep ever-closer to the horizon. His gaze turned to his sister as she spoke, and her question made him wonder if she was thinking of the same things he was. He made a soft, thoughtful humming noise before speaking. "I still don't have a clue. Hebe, maybe?" He doubted that was right. In every story he'd read about her, she was merciful and forgiving. He wasn't sure what they could've done to get on her bad side.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Sept 1, 2016 22:18:58 GMT -5
Pippa sighed, leaning on his shoulder a bit. They had been in this cabin for roughly two years. Two years of not knowing who your parent was or if they wanted you. She tried not to think about it too much, but she did anyway. Their father had left them there, their mother refused to claim them, and here they were, sitting out of Capture the Flag and no one even noticed. She glanced up at her Robin. "Hey, Birdy? Do you think we're unwanted?" There had been many times she'd thought about running away from camp half-blood to go live with her father in Iceland, but it would be putting him in too much danger.
Robin gave an uneasy, halfhearted smile at that. The world dropped another shade darker as a cloud passed over the sun. "Of course not. I want you around, and you want me around, right? That's bound to count for something." Maybe he had dodged the question. It was a better answer than 'I don't know', or 'sometimes I think so, too', wasn't it? He laced his fingers together, trying to think. "Honestly, though, Pippy. I don't know what kind of divine temper tantrum mom's throwing, but eventually she'll grow out of it - and if she doesn't, we don't need her. But I do know dad cares about us. We had to leave because it wasn't safe, not because he didn't want us home." After last year, maybe camp wasn't the sanctuary it was supposed to be, either. But it was the best they had, wasn't it?
Username >> clownfishkit Character's Name >> Leonardo "Leo" Williams Age >> 17 Birthday >> November 19th Height >> 6 foot 1 Physical Appearance >> Leo was gifted with good looks, and has rather tanned skin, like he's been at the beach for weeks, and most wouldn't expect him to be from London. His hair is a light brown color that pretty much matches his skin, and it's all swept up to look all "high end". His eyes are kind of big, a mix of green and blue that's pretty bold against his skin and hair. He has Caucasian origins, but somehow he ended up quite tan anyways. He's not all that muscled, and rather average, although he's quite fit since he grew up as a soccer/football (depending on where you live) player. // Godly Parent >> Aphrodite Other Family >> Lilian Williams (sister, 18), Larissa Williams (sister, 18), James Williams (brother, 20), Sawyer Williams (brother, 22), Elliot Williams (father), Harry Williams (deceased at age 20, would've been 22)) History >> All of Leo's older siblings ended up as popular, well known people. He didn't quite make the cut, and people started to bully him, comparing him to his siblings and not giving him a break from the age of eleven. Nobody knows about it, even today, and he plans to keep it secret for as long as he possibly can. He's never tried to hurt of fight back against a single one of them. His siblings had no idea, either. He's always been loved by his family, though, and that's never changed.
Leo was told he was a demigod right as soon as he turned 8, and always stayed away from camp since he figured it would be the same as school: bullying. Finally, though, when he turned thirteen, his father discovered an few bruises on his arm from one of the kids at school, and Leo blamed it on a monster. That got him sent right to camp, although he doesn't stay the whole year, and goes back home for school.
Two years ago, his older brother, Harry, died of pneumonia, and it's also something that Leo refuses to talk about. Weapon >> He has a silver, shiny dagger. He uses it when needed, but always makes sure that it's clean. // Personality >> Leo comes off as kind of normal, if not a bit quirky, and anybody who's been around him for more than ten minutes can probably tell he loves music. He doesn't mind talking to new people all that much, and is likely to make new friends by joking around. However, he does have problems, but his walls are much too high to admit it. There's no way he would open up to anybody, it would probably take years of friendship (and possibly begging) to open up, and he hasn't even shed a tear since he was eleven. He's okay at comforting others, but telling somebody something private about himself simply isn't going to happen. He likes people to think he's unique, funny, and sweet, and especially that he doesn't have a care in the world. All of those are true, except for the "without a care in the world" part. For example, he's a massive pokemon fan, he could play mario kart for hours, and he sings, or at least hums, basically whenever he's not talking. Despite how nice he seems to be, however, if you're rude to his friends he'll go off on you. Strengths >> Music, video games, making excuses Weaknesses >> History, table tennis, being questioned // Likes >> Guitar, drums, reading, lightning, thunder, cold water, darkness Dislikes >> Spiders, humidity, drawing, the color yellow Dreams/Goals >> Leo has been hoping to do something that has to do with music, although he isn't really sure what yet. Fears >> Leo's 100% terrified of speaking in front of a crowd, and he has horrible stage fright. Hes also mildly afraid of being alone, as he's always been surrounded by family. // Crush >> Dating >> Preferred Partner >> Bisexual // Other >> didn't even remember the actual character Leo until halfway through the creation process of this character.. whoops?
Also capture the flag should be over soon, so then everybody can join back in, anyway. Though, the plot's also starting very soon afterwards. (shhh there's a reason Joshua hasn't come yet, and no he didn't get kidnapped))
Lucia spun around and lashed out when Asher came at her to block his blow. She had to put a lot of strength behind that blow to block it, but smiled when Henry arrived. Focusing on Asher it was now. Finally able to take the offense, Lucia twisted her sword away from Asher, then started swinging at him quickly from a lower angle. Perhaps she was using her height as an advantage here even, because Asher would have the more awkward angle when he had to block low blows.
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Alex started a bit when Nick backed off. Apparently he'd realized that the Poseidon campers weren't close to him, but closer to Percy. It was sooner than Alex would have liked, but he couldn't even try to attack before Nick nodded to Chevy quickly, then stepped into a more shadowed part by the trees and was gone. Alex let out a small breath. Nick wouldn't be as fresh to fight as Prue, considering he'd already fought a bit and had summoned skeletons beforehand, but he could still fight, which would be a problem.
Alex just hoped that Percy would end the game before Nick could really recover.
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The shadows stopped moving when he stepped out of a tree's shadow, breathing a bit harder. He was tired, and told himself to practice some more again after the game was over. Though, there were more pressing matters. The moment he saw Percy and Prue, he ran over, sword drawn, and swung at the Athena counselor.
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Sanaa decided that she had to ignore Henry for now and hoped that Ria and Asher could take the focus away. Eyes focused on the flag, she quickly grabbed it, then started dashing down the slope, which gave her extra speed. She just had to get back to the river before Percy made it...!
Asher laughed as he blocked the low blows, he didn't seem too surprised or both, rather he was enjoying the difficulty. On the next strike he slid his own blade down so she would have to lock or gain more ground. He was hoping for the former to try and kick out her legs.
Percy's legs moved on instinct, now this would be a battle, two Hades campers against one Athena. He was smiling, despite being so small he loved being on the battle field. He leveled his sword between the two of them, he figured neither of them could shadow-travel again without being too tired to move. It was time to end this. He lifted his sword and then.... threw it? Straight at them though he just needed a wide enough opening to charge through with his shield. There wasn't much stretch left, so the second he saw that opening, he bolted, his shield upright to push through any latter resistance.
Lucia saw his angle a bit late, which made it impossible to gain more ground, so she locked their blades together. She was well aware what Asher could do, but was ready to jump in case he tried kicking her. Honestly, the first time fighting him, she hadn't expected to get her legs kicked away, but by now, she'd fought Asher plenty of times.
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Nick had been about to attack, which was why Percy throwing his sword actually made him dodge to the side, as it would've hit him otherwise. He cursed as he saw the opening, but there was a smirk on his face. Nick wasn't a sore loser, and he couldn't help the small laugh when he saw Percy cross the river. He gave Prue a pat on the back, which was rather funny seeing that she was taller than him. "Well done. You've got shadow-traveling down pretty well from what I've seen, too," he said with a smile, then gave Percy a mock salute.
Once the older camper had crossed the river, Nick heard Chiron's horn again, signaling that the game was over. Only moments later, Sanaa appeared from the bushed with a frown, panting while clutching the other team's flag. "Percy, I really hate you at times," she wheezed, though there was no heat behind her words at all.
"Awwww boooo." Asher frowned as he heard the horn and immediately backed off. "We'll finish this later~" He winked at Lucia, there were some other things he wanted to check on though than antagonizing her further. The first priority being Alex since it took a while for the flag to cross. Wait that meant they lost? Asher kicked the ground in annoyance, unlike Nick, he was an incredibly sore loser.
Percy was grinning brightly, "I'm not the Athena counselor for nothing." Though now that it was over, he let out a deep breath, most have been serious this year so it was difficult. "Good game, Sanaa. You all gave us a hard running." Again, another thing that Asher was not, a gracious winner. If it had been Asher he'd be rubbing it the enemies faces.
Marinette let out a sigh of relief that it was over. "And that's game." She paused for a moment then grinned as she asked a question. "What did you think of Asher fighting? Especially since it was Lucia it was intense wasn't it?" She was curious on what Cecilia would say about it, when she herself was crazy about Asher she could watch him fight for hours because of how excited it made him, he would get earnestly happy. Like an excited puppy going out for a walk.
Oliver stretched his arms above his head, so they lost, didn't matter. He got the flag and could annoy the boy who he found as a pain. Since Alex continuously was trying to make friends and all that junk the black haired boy found ridiculous.