Chapter Four

Kardian's POV

'Father!' I said running over to the door.

'Hey son, who are you doing today?' He asks.

'Oh you know, same old same old. Actually we have a visitor that says he works for you' I said.

Father's eyes opened in shock. 'Why do we have visitors? I wanted nobody to come anywhere near this place!' Dad said raising his voice.

In that instant Luke came out into the doorway.

'Hello My Lord, it is only me sir' He says trembling.

'Luke! I thought I told you to stay away from here. You disobeyed me' My father says threateningly.

'Dad please. He's my friend. I found him hurt by the lake. He most likely didn't realize where he was judging by the amount of blood he had' I jumped in.

My father sighed and rubbed his nose bridge. 'Very well you can stay. I'm warning you now though, If you lead the Gods or Percy here, I will end your existence. Do I make myself clear?' He asked.

'Crystal my lord!' Luke said quickly.

I quickly go and hug my father. 'Thanks dad! Your the best!' I said.

He smiles. 'I know I am. So what have you two been up to?' Father asks.

I shrug. 'We have been playing COD for a few hours now. Luke sucks though' I said grinning.

'Hey you are the one that said to cover you!' Luke says accusingly.

I laugh. 'Yeah and you still let me die with your 360 cover' I said accusingly.

Luke rolled his eyes. 'Whatever!' He said giving up.

Dad laughs. 'So, are you up for some training Son?' Dad asks rubbing his hands together.

I smiled at that. 'You bet I am!' I piped up.

For the next few hours me Luke and my dad are outside practicing with powers and some training with swords.

'Good job son, just keep your concentration up!' My dad said encouragingly.

Right now I was practicing my telekinesis powers I recently gained a few days ago. It was much harder than teleporting since I had to continuously concentrate on what I was doing.

I am lifting an entire tree up in the air, about 8 ft off the ground.

'Very good, now I think you are ready. Try to picture a burst of power at the root of the tree. It will trigger a telekinetic burst that will send the tree flying at high speeds through the air' My dad instructed.

I nodded and concentrated my power near the roots of the tree.

I felt power homing in on the roots and looked at my dad.

'Ok good now all you need to do is release the power built up and enjoy the show!' My dad said.

I nod and release the power I managed to build up.

The tree went flying in the air crashing into other trees. A few trees managed to fall over or break in half as my tree ran them over until my tree skidded to a halt about 50 yards away.

'Damn! That was awesome!' Luke said giving me a fist bump.

I looked at my dad who had a huge smile on his face. 'Amazing job son! A little more practice and you will be able to give me a run for my money!' Dad said.

'Thanks dad!' I said happily at the compliment.

My dad walked over to me and gave me a pat on the shoulder.

With his free hand he reached into his cloak and pulled out something wrapped cloth.

He then proceeded to pull another thing out, also wrapped in cloth.

'These are for you son. I had Hephaestus make these for you' Dad said handing me both wrapped items.

'Hephaestus? I thought the gods were against you father' I said confused.

My dad smiled. 'Not every god is against me son. I will speak more about that later' He said. 'Now open up your presents!' He said impatiently.

I smiled. 'Ok'

I carefully unwrapped the first one and found it was a spear! It seemed to be made of diamond but as soon as I touched it, it changed color to neon green.

My eyes lit up with delight. 'Cool!' I said impressed.

My dad smiled. 'I'm glad you like it. I had it made especially for you. It changes color with your mood. I think if it's green it means you are happy' My dad said.

'Cool!' I say again and reach for the other wrapped item.

I unwrap it and find its a sword. The hilt was neon black with a dark blue stone embedded in the hilt while the blade itself was a lighter black. The blade had some designs etched, though I didn't know what it meant.

I looked at my dad. 'What do the markings mean father?' I ask.

'Well that word there is astéri, it means Star. The other word is fo̱s, it means Light. Put the two together and you get StarLight' Father replied.

'And what about the markings in the spear?' I ask.

My dad picks up the spear.

'This word is ameíliktos, it means Relentless. The other word is orgí̱, it means Rage. Together it means Relentless Rage' My dad said thoughtfully.

'Cool! Can I try them out?!' I ask excitedly.

'Of course. I didn't get them for you just to look at it!' He said just as excited.

I quickly get up from the ground and toss my sword to Father and I keep the staff.

I get into a ready stance as my dad does the same.

'You ready son?' He asks.

'Of course I am!' I grin.

I spin my staff/spear skillfully. My dad and I circle around each other for a minute before I launch an attack. My dad dodges it expertly and I launch a swipe low trying to knock him off his feet. He jumps while aiming a swipe for my face.

I twirl my staff masterfully blocking the strike. I look at my dad with pure determination. I launch a series of strikes aimed at his head, neck, arms and torso and he dodged each of them. He then launched a counteroffensive of his own and I blocked or dodged them all. We kept like that for an hour.

My arms were sore and my body looked like I went swimming. Just as I thought I was about to lose, my staff turned the color neon red and I instantly felt energy and power seep into my body. With it came an uncontrollable rage. A rage that took me by surprise. I struck out against my dad effortlessly, pummeling his sword until it was knocked out of his hand. Then I proceeded to sweep him off his feet. As he landed on the ground I swirled my staff and swiped down towards his neck. I stopped the blow inches from his neck. I had own but for some reason my rage was still on full blast. My blood was boiling screaming at me to finish him while my mind and heart were telling me to stop.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes hoping to clear my mind and calm my rage. When I opened my eyes, my rage had calmed down a lot.

I looked at my dad who had a shocked expression on his face. He was shocked and impressed.

I extend my hand to him which he takes and gets up off the ground. He then pulls me into a hug.

'Son that was amazing! Your eyes turned red!' Dad said after pulling away.

'They were glowing too! You scared the Hades out of me! I almost pissed my pants!' Luke exclaimed running over to us.

'I don't know what came over me. One second I thought I was done for, the next I felt a strange energy and power enter my body then I feel a rage inside me. I don't even know why I was so angry!' I said shocked.

My dad laughed. 'You didn't think the staff was named Relentless Rage for no good reason did you?' He laughs some more.

I raise an eyebrow. 'Are you saying that my staff transferred power and rage into me?' I ask confused.

He nods. 'Exactly son! It's called Titan Rage. Usually it only happens every 50 years during the Eclipse. But I think you can actually go into Titan Rage mode whenever you want!' Father said proudly.

I smiled sheepishly. I don't really care about Titan Rage or any of that, but my dad is proud of me and that's all I care about.

'Dude that was bloody amazing!' Luke speaks up.

'Thanks Luke' I said smiling.

'Can we go inside now. I'm exhausted. My adrenaline is gone and I need a long shower!' I said.

My dad and Luke nod their heads and we head inside. I use my staff to help me walk since I barely have the energy to do so. Once I get to the stairs I sigh. Then I remember I can teleport. So I teleport to my room, get a change of clothes and teleport to the bathroom. Once there I take a shower and teleport back to my room. I place my staff next to my sword that my dad brought up and placed next to my bed. Then I jump in my bed and fall asleep almost as soon as my head touches the pillows.

I wake up the next morning to hear Luke and my dad speaking rather loudly. I groan. Can't they argue outside? I'm trying to sleep here.

I get up from my bed and teleport to the stairs. I was about to yell at them when I hear my name being said.

'But my lord, with your son we can win this war! We could free you as well!' Luke said.

'I said NO, I will not have my son in danger' My father said.

'Nobody needs to know he is your son, He can come to camp and you can tell Poseidon to take him as his son!' Luke said.

I take that moment to step in. 'I agree with Luke. I want to help you father. And if we fail then I will still have Poseidon being my "Father" as cover until we can try again' I said walking into the living room.

My father sighed. 'Son I just don't want you getting involved. I don't want you paying for my wrongs' He said.

'But dad, you are my father, we are a family. And families stick together!' I urged.

My dad sighs again. 'Alright. Go pack but don't leave yet. I am going to talk to Poseidon. He owes me a favor' Father said then disappeared.

'Yay! I can finally join the family business!' I said happily.

'Nice going man! I would never have been able to convince him otherwise' Luke said.

I shrug. 'I have been trying to convince him for a while now and he always said no. You helped him say yes so thank you' I said.

Luke grinned. 'No problem then. Come on let's pack. We are going to Camp Half Blood!' Luke said excited.