The Outcast (1)

Equator

Dedicated to LadyTempus

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Percy POV

As soon as I stepped a foot out of the boundaries I disappeared into a forest. I wanted a place to train, so a forest is a nice place. The trees were towering over me giving a nice shade. A small river was flowing noisily on the side. A structured cave was on the other side big enough for a living space. Perfect, shade, some light peeking through with water and I could summon food so that works.

Immediately I started toward the cave. The space was big enough for me, it had absolutely nothing in here. I could make it my own. No bugs or anything bad in it. It was relatively clean.

I set out of the cave for training. Let's start on making fire. I held out a hand and tried to think of a way to summon fire. Fire was a burning hot object with no control, but Hestia contained it so I must have some sort of way to connect fire to me. I pictured a small fire in my hand, sort of like how Leo has his crazy fireballs. Instantly warmth flooded through me and it formed.

I could feel it's heat, but it didn't bother me. How about making it hotter? I willed the small fire to increase its heat by thinking about all the bad things in my life. Anger triggers heat, but I have to control my emotions so how about hope. I took a deep breath and thought all about Annabeth and my parents, the little fire exploded in heat turning so hot that it went from Orange, to red, to yellow, to blue, and to finally green.

Wow, in just a few minutes I can summon Greek fire. Let's work on controlling it now. I played around with the fire for a few more weeks. It submitted to my will. I was able to summon it to any heat I desired. I could throw it, control its destination when it left my hand. I could light my weapons on fire without burning them. I could fuse them with my water powers.

When I made a small hurricane, fire came with it swirling like a desert storm. I could have fire in one hand and water in the other. I could surround each element around the other with out quenching the one being surrounded. I had fully mastered both elements, even willing the water to boil or freeze controlling those aspects as well.

I was ecstatic, now to travel through fire as I do with water. I closed my eyes and focused on heating my body up. It didn't burn me but was sort of overwhelming. I focused inside the cave near my bed spot. The warm heat took me and I disappeared.

Unlike vapor travel where I concentrate on breaking myself apart and putting it back together where I want it, I will myself to be consumed in heat and fire. The fire rose from my feet swallowing the rest of my body. I sank into it like ashes and felt immense heat, like I stepped into a burning fire. My body rose up from the bottom of the flames as the fire grew to my height and sucked into my body as I reappeared.

I stumbled as I appeared. I was sweating, that was cool, but I prefer vapor travel. Probably being a child of the sea. I overlooked myself, luckily nothing was burned off and nothing missing. Wow, I just mastered my fire powers in a couple of weeks. I even could summon as much food as I needed or wanted without breaking a sweat, unless of course I'm serving like a million hungry people. I'm going to master this and then get going.

***Time Skip***

Percy POV

I packed up my stuff. Meaning my weapons, after I had full control of every aspect of water and fire, I taught myself how to use my weapons. Now I could wipe the floor with Clarrisse, even Ares with a spear, so basically the one with the most experience. My long sword was at match with my sword Riptide, but I really don't use Riptide anymore, I'm looking for the right owner for it.