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"Are you okay?" I asked
Seth waved one hand "Yeah, perfect"
"So where is the army I’m to train?" Is and a few children of de around corners I hope they aren’t your warriors"
I snorted "No, they’re not They’re students Our army is trained They’re--"
"Trained as Guards and hunters, right?" Perses chuckled ly, and I sort of wanted to see Apollo break out the dull blade "Theydaiht?"
"They won’t be fighting Ares," Aiden explained, earning an interested look frouarded by mortal soldiers, daimons, and automatons"
Perses’ brows knitted "Your arainst two of them The automatons would be a problem, but they’ll just have to be quicker I do not see what you need me for"
"As Sentinel and Guards, we’ve never tried to work together in groups larger than three or four We were never trained on war tactics And I need you," I said, hatingto say that "I need you to prepareAres You have already seen how that went the first tihtened "You also have to prepareSeth near Ares was right up there withmyself a dinner that was edible I opened my mouth, but Aiden juht him as well"
"Guys, the last ti the God Killer, which would , I’ to also be kickass"
"That doesn’t mean you don’t need back-up," Seth retorted
I wished he’d just go puke so through the bond
"And you’re not facing Ares alone," Aiden added
And I wished Aiden would go hold his hair for him
Apollo rolled his eyes "Children, really, Alexandria is a big girl and doesn’t need two boys rushing to defend her"
I smiled broadly "Exactly"
Neither Aiden or Seth looked like they agreed, and the look Aiden sent me promised that we’d talk about this later Oh, ould He wouldn’t like the outco within a city block of Ares
Perses exhaled roughly "I can spend thewith one or three of you I really don’t care how many, but I can tell you this Ares would’ve sensed my presence the moment I stepped into the mortal realer we take, thein more reinforcements We attack ie Because if you have spies, so does he"
I glanced at Apollo Perses had a point We couldn’t string this out We would need to move fast, but would we be ready? Would I be ready?
Apollo’s jaw tensed, and then he nodded curtly "A week from now, on Monday, we move on the Catskills We take on Ares"
Training with Perses was like running into a brick wall, getting back up, and face-planting into it again just for the fun of it
We’d started i Of course, Aiden and Seth took part It was a waste of breath to try to convince them otherwise
Just like when Seth and I used to train, we drew an audience of Sentinels, students, and staff Word got out quickly that there was a Titan on caht they’d see I couldn’t blaest training roo were reat, because there was nothing like having friends and strangers around to watch you get your ass kicked
And ere getting our asses kicked
I’d hit the padded floorturns with Seth and Aiden, ere doing no better than me
It was Seth’s turn, and I easedmy lip when my tailbone hit thebesidemy lower back The touch ached at first, but the steady burn started to easeyou took"
It had started out so perfect I’d gotten behind Perses, who, by the eaponless, and had sprung up and spun out, about to land a beauteous spin kick when he whipped around and caughtdoll
My butt had broken my fall
Seth was currently backed into a corner by Perses, dodging the Titan’s vicious strikes In theory, we had a week to train before leaving for the Catskills It was a twenty-three hour drive, and Marcus was currently rounding up a billion vehicles for the trip
The ar, but us? We had to actually knock Perses down and gain the upper hand before our training would be complete Sounded easy until I realized that Perses was like Ares on steroids Either way, by Monday lanced over toward the door Deacon spotted azeat Aiden andan Apollyon’s ass
I rolled my eyes and turned back to theunder Perses’ outstretched arm, Seth came up behind the Titan, and just like I had, he prepared to deliver a vicious kick Perses turned and dipped, catching Seth’s foot Unable to keep his balance, Seth hit the mat on his side
Perses tipped his head back and laughed "Next"