Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20150930233157/@comment-26275685-20160207231132

The Viral Sorceress wrote: Percy may or may not be. It was mentioned in the Mark Of Athena during the fight with the pirates that Percy had gained a lot of powers during the years, unfortunately it did not include sword-fighting, which could mean that Percy had gotten weaker on his sword-fighting skills.

To be exact the books say "Percy hadn't crossed swords with an opponent like this since...well,since he'd battled the war god Ares. Chrysaor was that good. Many of Percy's powers had gotten stronger over the years, but now,too late, Percy realized that swordplay wan't one of them.                                                                                                                                   He was rusty-at least against and adversary like Chrysaor."

So basically Percy isn't used to fighting against people who Specialize or is a Master when it comes to Swordsmanship. He has learned to fight against multiple opponents, use his powers to help while fighting but most of the enemies who have fought Percy usually try and overpower him with numbers or overwhelming force not pure skill.

Besides Percy remember that Percy and Jason are basically equal when it comes to swordplay. When the Eidolons took control of the two they basically had all their skills. Hell the only reason their fight didn't go on longer was because Piper distracted Jason which gave the possessed Percy an opening.