Page 5 of Hades' Shadow
“Yes, I think we should ask the son of Hades. Beth, could you grab him please?” the healer asks over his shoulder.
“Um…” I trail off, peering over at Raven.
She sighs, nodding before racing from the room.
“Raven is grabbing him,” I announce. “Can’t you give him that healing stuff you gave me for severe wounds?”
“I could, but it could do more harm than good if I don’t know what’s causing the wounds, and there hasn’t been a son of Hades with the power to wield the fire of the underworld in my lifetime,” the healer says absently.
That’s just great. Let’s tell Jayden that he’s special even among Hades’ children. That won’t fuel his ego even more.
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“No, Dax. You aren’t even supposed to be training.” I look pointedly at his bandaged wrists with a raised brow.
“C’mon, Beth. What am I supposed to do if I can’t train?” he whines.
It really is strange to see the huge man whining like a toddler. It’s been a couple days since Jayden hit him with his hellfire and it’s still healing even with the weird healing mixture he was given.
I touch the lightning bolt at my neck and my whip lands in my hand effortlessly. I twirl it, facing the target that the trainer had the Hephaestus students create for me to use my whip on with magic.
The metal they use is similar to the metal in my whip but not exactly. The dryads kept getting pissed at me because I was singeing their trees.
Dax pulls out the puppy dog look again, making me grimace. “Don’t you want a moving target?”
“Not when you are still supposed to be resting.” I crack my whip out at the target, hitting it slightly off center.
Stupid man is distracting me and I’m about to freak out on him.
“I have been resting for days,” he grumbles.
I pull the whip back and let my electrical magic burn through the whip. It crackles and sparks fly off it probably because I am irritated. I lash out with it again and it hits a little closer, sparking angrily into the target, but it doesn’t leave a mark. The Hephaestus students are really good with metal work and magic.
“You are getting really good with that thing,” Dax says with awe.
I glance over at him. His eyes are wide with wonder.
“I’ve been practicing.” I shrug.
I turn back to my training and attempt to ignore the giant standing next to me. He has not left me alone since the incident and I desperately need an escape. I scan the area, seeing several students struggling with their magic, and furrow my brow.
I wave Draven over to me, and he jogs up with a grin. “Hey, Beth, how are you?”
“I’m good, but why are there so many struggling?” I wonder.
“I’m not sure. I noticed the same.” He grimaces as he stands, hands on his hips, and scans the crowd.
“People who are normally adept at it seem to be having trouble.” I spy an Athena girl shooting with a bow and arrow and missing her target by a mile. Athena kids never fucking miss.
“We were told the worst wasn’t over; maybe that has something to do with it?” he guesses, but his eyes are troubled.
“How’s your magic?” I ask. The Hermes students’ magic is the most important thing for the school’s safety. If they grow weak, the wards won’t hold and the monsters will attack us again.
“It’s good for now, but I have noticed some of the younger kids are struggling too.” He scrubs a hand over the back of his neck.
“It has to be a part of this war Zeus warned us about.” I sigh, leaning back against a tree.
Dax touches my shoulder and I flinch. “What are you talking about, a war?”
