Percy Jackson Series. Annabeth Chase X Male Reader Story

We Have an Interesting Breakfast

(Y/N)'s POV

"When you're fighting more then one opponent, always keep them in front of you if you can." He nodded, "So you can tell when they're about to attack?" "Yeah, if you ever get blindsided, it's over, that simple."

"Sure if you're strong enough you can fight for a while, but then it's just a matter of time." He seemed unconvinced, "But what if there's too many to keep an eye on all at once?" I thought about that question.

"Well, first off, you should never put yourself in a position where you're that badly outnumbered. If you're feeling strong enough, I'd fight maybe fight three at once max...but even then...it's rough."

"Avoid a circle, make a line." I said simply, "Don't get surrounded, keep everyone in front of you and back up as best you can. Run if you have to-" "Run! But we're heroes, we can't run!" Nico said, almost spitting out his soda.

I nodded, "Sure, sometimes we can't, when we're protecting someone, or if it's a dire situation. But in a situation where you have a good chance of escaping, running is just another strategy, it's not cowardice, it's self preservation." "But we can't just-"

"-Yes, we can and we should, a lot more demigods would be alive and kicking if they remembered that. So, remember, if you need to. Run. Just run. It's not about pride or strength at that point, it's survival."

"Do anything you can to escape, bite, claw, bust their head with a rock. Sure they'll reform, but you'll escape. That's all that matters." He looked a little upset we weren't fairy tale heroes who could beat armies. But nodded.

"Monster can shred you to pieces in the bink of an eye, remember that. They don't play nice. Try to keep one in front of you all the time, Monsters aren't usually that smart, so they'll stumble over each other to attack. That gives you time to run."

"But what if you have no choice, and there's no escape?" He asked, "Never. And I mean never go to the floor, you're either going to be kicked or crushed and it's hard to get out that way. And you might think it's a good idea to put your back to a wall. Don't"

"But I thought you want to keep everyone in your sights? You just said-" "Nico, I know what I said, I'm explaining the ways it can and can't work, so you're prepared regardless, just pay attention."

He quietened down, "Sure, it can help in some cases, you don't have to worry about being hit in the back of the head. Head on a swivel, no blind spots. I get it, but in a real fight, congratulations, you just cornered yourself and now there's no escape."

"Fighting multiple monsters or people is a whole different ballgame to a single monster, this is all stuff you'll get a feel for as you gain more experience, until then you have me to bug with all your questions. Now make a move, it's your turn and my Hermes is waiting to kick your butt."

It was a strange recollection of a memory at this moment, and I think my body's way of telling me I was being an idiot, I faded back into reality, reeling from a particularly good punch and I had a lot of questions for myself.

"What am I doing? What the hell am I even trying to prove?" I thought as my back slammed into a tree and the wind got pushed out of me. "Why the hell should I care what these nobodies think of me? I could tear them apart!"

My thought left me as soon as the air left my lungs, the pain tripled what it should have been thanks to my stitches burning. My hearing came back to me next, I heard signs of a struggle, some groans of discomfort and a wail of pain. There were five left.

After I recovered from his tackle, I caught the guy in front of me in a clinch and kneed him in the chest, using him as a sort of barrier between me and the others, they were swinging at me with their fists, but could barely reach me over their friend.