Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-4547258-20150619201200/@comment-1820614-20150619215430

Personally, I go with Percy. I have only read the Kane Chronicles and not any of the short stories, but Carter still relies heavily on Horus for his magic and fighting skills. He has not had much training in either. He is supposed to be one of the most powerful magicians in the world...largely due to all the other ones being killed off fighting for or against Apophis and he and his sister survived. Or Horus supplies him with power and knowledge providing a short cut. His combat is mostly geared toward straight sword fighting.

Percy is a prodigy with better training and experience. He is used to fighting things larger and stronger than him which is basically the Horus Avatar. Percy's water-related powers would widen the gap between their battle skills.

Carter's only real hope is battleground. If he faces Percy in an area without easy access to water Percy would have a much harder time. Or if Carter can tag Percy with a spell that transforms him Percy has no defense against magic like that. On the other hand, a Greek mythology associated battle ground could weaken Carter's link to Horus preveningt Horus from manifesting and weakening Carter's powers.

So of now, Percy has the advantage. He relies on his own power and not that of a god. He is a prodigy who has had more training and experience at direct combat. However, if this battle were to take place when both are a few years older I could see Carter winning. As a whole, Percy has pretty much hit his peak and I doubt is going to get much more powerful over the years unless he gains magical weapons or armor. If anything, he will physically eventually start weakening. Carter though will only get stronger as the years go by. Horus can provide him with supernatural strength and reflexes while Carter's knowledge and versatility of magic will increase. Demigods have little to no defense against magic without protection.