Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20150930233157/@comment-26275685-20160208075236

8th Hero of Olympus wrote: ^^Well, and I suppose Ares was not going all out against Percy, since he was overconfident and didn't take the young demigod seriously. Because that would explain another inconsistency - Percy was beaten by Luke, and Luke was beaten by Ares, yet Percy managed to beat Ares...

Yeah I always had the theory in my head that Gods couldn't go nearly all out to humans/demigods since they have are never really concentrated on anything with them being in multiple places at once and the fact their are rules when it comes to using power. As a good book once said "Power has a purpose" as in it must be constrained laws they must abide by. You don't see Ares starting a World war whenever he's bored or Hygeia the goddess of health making sure everyone on earth is healthy. So what I'm trying to say is that even though a God/Goddess could turn someone into an animal or make them a slave forever they can't outright kill them with a thought. That or at the very least must give them a chance to live in combat even if said chance is 1%.