The winter chills made many campers huddle around the fires or inside their cabins but Alexander? He enjoyed the cold, he thrived in it. Thanks to his water breathing skill, he could plunge into the freezing cold Long Island water and stay under there for as long as he desired. Percy joined him sometimes. Thanks to being a son of Poseidon, he wouldn't freeze in the water, though on land he was cold, under the water was perfectly fine. In this time, the two of them explored the waters. The other Poseidon cabin kids, those of the minor sea gods sometimes joined, though not always.
It was during one of these sessions that Alexander stumbled over a dungeon entrance. He called for Percy and explained that he found a dungeon, "wanna jump in?"
"Hell yeah!"
[Dungeon: reclaiming Atlantis
Difficulty: medium
Do you wish to enter?
Y/N]
He pressed yes and immediately, they found themselves in a small room, mermen around them, wearing heavy armor and holding tridents as well as spears.
[Quest: Reclamation
The city of Atlantis has been taken over by a malevolent being. Reclaim the towers around the centre palace
Reward: random attribute rank up; two random skill rank ups]
"Okay, now that everyone is here, here is the plan: we have three towers to take before we can invade the palace, one to the north, one to the east and one to the west. By activating the sacred stones at the heart of these towers, we can lock away ??? Once and for all", when the merman in golden armor spoke the name, nothing but static came through.
"You two, you will go to the north tower", he pointed at Percy and Alexander, "you will need to slay the eel monster guarding that tower. It has hide thicker than a suit of armor, you will need to hit it in its weak spots, the eyes, the gills, even the mouth if you somehow get access to it"
"An eel? Sounds too easy!" Percy smirked, a cocky thing which just invited trouble, "we will kill that little fish and then come to your aid with the other two towers"
"Very well. If you manage to truly slay the beast, move to the west tower. It is freezing cold, taken over by a foreign ice god who has dared to invade Atlantis with ???. You can handle the cold, right?"
"Oh we can handle it alright and whoever this ice god is, he will learn not to mess with Boreas", Alexander's white eyes glowed faintly as he grinned manically and the waters temperature around them dropped a degree.
"Good, go now, the faster we can solve this issue, the less lives are lost during this war with ???" The fishmen nodded and swarmed out. Alexander and Percy swam to the north tower, Percy having to slow down considerably to not outpace Alexander. He might be able to breathe underwater but he could not command the currents like Percy could. The eel monster they mentioned was easy to spot. It's head was as big as a building and it was long enough to curl around the tower.
"We have to fight that? And I thought Polyphemus was big" Percy whistled. The eel struck downward and devoured a few mermen warriors. Percy stormed at it, Riptide flowing through the water with no resistance at all. All too bad for Alexander, his weapon wasn't the same. It felt sluggish, so, instead, he froze the water around them, forming javelins of ice which shot at the monster. Yet he was hit by the eels tail, losing 10 hp. As they kept fighting it, it kept moving out the way of their strikes at the weakspots. After a few close run ins with the beast, he shouted at Percy, "perc! I'll get it to attempt to swallow me! Whilst it is busy, hit it in the fucking eyes!"
"Are you crazy?!"
"Trust me!" His glare was intense, his white eyes glowing as he got the monster's attention, "look here, you bastard! Not even a mother can love a face like that. Guess your mama is too embarrassed to even pick up your calls. I would too if I were your mom!"
The monster hissed and lunged at him. He was inside the mouth, being crushed by all sides, rapidly losing hp but swinging snowstorm all the same, injuring the monster from the inside, then- puff, it turned to golden dust.
HP: 7/100
He grimaced. That was reckless but it worked. There was no other way to beat it. The thing was too fast. Striking it from the inside was the only way to scratch it. He popped two ambrosia squares in his mouth and watched his health jump back to 100.
"Let's get that stone activated and move on to the west tower"
"Sure thing", he moved next to him and slapped him, losing 2 hp again, "don't ever do that stunt again, you idiot! Do you not value your life? Had you died, Thalia would've killed me!"
"Yeah, yeah, I get it" they activated the stone by channeling some of their godly energy into the gold stone with veins of amethyst. A sea green beam of light shot from the tower and something within the castle rumbled, sending shockwaves through the water. They moved due west and as they got closer to the tower, the water around them chilled. Percy was shivering, even in the water but Alexander felt more connected to his father than ever. The ground of the tower was littered with frozen soldiers. As Percy drew near, his feet slowly began freezing. He swam back and the ice broke off, "I can't get any closer but you can. I'll help out in the east tower whilst you deal with this god"
"See ya, Perc"
He swam into the tower and was instantly met by soldiers of ice and snow. They charged at him but he let his power flow out of him and through the soldiers. There was a struggle for two to three minutes before the control was transferred. Had whichever god this was been in their own domain, he would've never been able to outpower them but since they were in foreign territory, not even in their own pantheon, their power was severely weakened. Alexander moved up the tower, amassing an army of soldiers before reaching the top, where a blue skinned person sat cross legged, "who dares impose on Himavat?"
"I do, Alexander Dorn, son of Boreas! You have quite the nerve, moving onto my father's turf! Charge!"
The ice soldiers rushed at the god, all whilst Alexander channeled his power into the water around them, preventing Himavat from turning any of Orbit ice to save him, "we will meet again, son of Boreas" in a cloud of smoke, he dissipated.
"That was way easier than the eel, okay, let's activate this tower's stone"
Once he did so, the same sea green light shot out from it and so did on the east tower. The beams of light converged on the palace proper and the ground shook. There was a bright flash of light and they were in Long Island again.
Status?
Alexander Dorn
Race: Demigod
HP: 100/100
Titles: The gamer; Son of Winter
Attributes(mortal average is D, Demigod average is C):
Strength: SS-
Constitution: A-
Mind: B-
Dexterity: B+
Skills:
Gamer's body: SSSR(Allows the user to live their life as if it was a videogame, not requiring sleep, food or water. Sleeping in a bed restores all HP and cures status conditions)
Gamer's mind: SSSR(Allows the user to clearly and calmly think even in the most stressful of times, grants immunity to mind status effects)
Swordsmanship: SS(Hit 'em with the pointy end)
Archery: A-(ready, set aim!)
Greek mind: C(Allows the user to read ancient greek, but making all other languages look like gibberish, effectively causing Dyslexia)!! No longer inhibits the reading of the English languages thanks to English reaching rank A!!
Battle instincts: C(Your mind is always in battle mode, effectively causing ADHD)
Math: c-(plus, minus, divide, multiply)
English: A(your mother tongue)
Aeromancy: A-(As the son of the north wind, air is yours to control)
Cryomancy: A+(As the son of winter, ice and the cold is yours to control)
Atmokinesis: S-(Create storms, hail and snow are easier to create)
Calmness manipulation: C+(as the son of the god of calmness, you can induce a state of pure calmness in yourself and others)
French: B+(the language of love)
Observe: C(gain insights to who or whatever you look at)
Summon skeleton: B-(by offering some food and drink you can summon a skeletal warrior, loyal to you)
Craft: C+(Creating something from raw ingredients)
Water breathing: C(Grants you the ability to breathe water and survive water pressure)
Mist manipulation: C(bend the truth)
Healing: B(channel the energy of life itself)
Dancing weapon: C(magically lets a weapon fight on its own)
Power boost: B(raises strength and constitution in a pinch to S+ rank for one minute)
Mist control: B+(weave the mist to work in your favor)
Create dungeon: C(create a dungeon every week. Danger levels and rewards will be randomly chosen)
Dragon breath: C(Shoot fire from your mouth)
Summon weapon: C(recall any weapon you have touched within the last hour to your hand)