A gift We were at a small shed, with a tarp over the roof, and a deadbolted door. Harley undid the bolt and showed me inside. There were rows of weapons, shields, and armor. “Why do we have a shed full of weapons?” I asked. he replied “every demigod needs a weapon to protect them” ‘from what” my voice was full of curiosity. “Well. You know in the myths that there's monsters and beasts and stuff. Unfortunately, they are real and like attacking demigods. that’s why you need a weapon.” “oh” I was shocked. he waited, then said “let’s get you something” he showed me bows, knives, even a tennis racket, but I politely declined. He started looking around, and I did too. he offered me a spear, but I told him I'm more of a sword kind of guy. he understood. He showed me the swords, but I didn't like any of them. Then, in the back corner I saw a sword, approximately two and a half feet long, with a brown leather sheath. “I’ve never seen that one before” Harley remarked. I grabbed it and took the sword out of the sheath. It was a Damascus steel pattern, with a metal cross guard and a 7-inch hilt, with a flame emblem on the pommel. I was drawn to it immediately. “it's a like the designs on my arm” I said. Harley gave me a look of wonder, then he realized it too. “Yeah! its pommel is a torch, and you have the torch tattoo. But... it's not celestial bronze. I wonder if its deadly to monsters.” “I assume celestial bronze is what your knife is made of” I replied. he remarked” yeah, mined from Mount Olympus itself. you notice some pretty small details dude.” “I guess I do”. Then a conch horn sounded. “Dinner?” I guessed. “Yup. I don't know about you, but I'm hungry” I looked at him and winked. We ran off, joining the other campers. My other friend is a rock We arrived at the pavilion and sat down together. “We usually sit with our cabins, but you can sit with the Hephaestus cabin as you don't know your parent.” “Your dad is the god of blacksmithing! that's cool dude” I told him. “Yeah, I get that a lot” he replied. as I sat down, I met some of Harleys brothers and sisters. there was Cole, a 14-year-old from Arkansas. He was dirty blond and slightly shorter than me. There was Leo, Harley’s older brother. he was funny, about 18 years old, but had to leave halfway through dinner with some of the other campers to decide what the teams would be for a game later that night. we started to eat, and the conch horn sounded again, and a man on a horse emerged from the woods. Then I realized that his torso had fused with the horse. “that's a centaur” I tumbled over my words. He looked mid-fifties, with a longer salt and pepper beard and a bow and quiver in his hands. He raised his voice. “Today, we have a new arrival” he continued. “Banyan, rise” I stood up, anticipating jeering or yelling. instead, complete silence. He walked over (galloped, I don't know) he rested his hand on my shoulder and looked at the rest of the kids. “Do you know who your godly parent is?” he asked. “no” I replied. Suddenly there was a flash of light and a boom. I get blessed. standing next to Chiron was a woman, ten feet tall, and a man, also ten feet tall. I recognized who they were immediately. Chiron spoke first. “Athena! and Ares” he spoke fast. “Why do we have the honor of this visit?” Ares then spoke. “Well, Zeus said to come down here. He told us there's a kid who needs blessed or something. I was hoping to fight someone though. Athena continued “what Ares means, is that Banyan here, our new arrival, is quite important. We can say that he will play a pivotal role in something very important soon. as Ares said earlier, we were told to give him our blessings and grant him some abilities.” I was stunned. No-one spoke for a while, but Athena spoke again. “Banyan, you will have to figure out who your parent is on your own. but first, kneel." I did as she said. she spoke in Latin ““Ego, Athena, dea sapientiae, hunc heroem virtue artibus beo.” I kept kneeling, then Ares walked over, placed his hand on my shoulder, and continued in Latin “Ego, Ares, deus belli, hunc heroem viribus benedicam.” with that Athena said” it is done. I wish we could stay longer, but we must go. Zeus calls us back.” she turned at me and smiled. They disappeared in another flash of light.
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