Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20170505164419/@comment-29729973-20170522045430

Mar-the-Queen wrote: Son of Nemesis34 wrote: Everyone is allowed to share opinions but you have to admit some people's call in these fights can come down to bias. I still maintain it won't be an easy fight. Hephaestus isn't a war god but he was still able to fight against the Giants with the other gods and that takes skill.

@Son of Nemesis: Exactly! I also agree with what you said about him still being able to fight with Giants, Gods, etc.

@Ea:    I didn't assume that all people who think it's an easy fight are biased, I never said that. And everyone is definitely allowed to share their opinions, I just get irritated with all the bias. I read over my answer, and it did seem kind of rude, so sorry, I just phrased it badly. You do have a point when you say it's her domain, and I'm not going to lie, it weakened my resolve a little, but I think you're really exaggerating when you say that he has no fighting experience. Athena does have a lot more experience then Hepheastus, but that doesn't mean Hepheastus can't fight at all, which is what you made it sound like.

@ShootingDragonNova:  Sorry, I was kind of confused with the whole no-prep thing. Even if he doesn't have machines, though, he won't be instantly defeated. Your right, I guess I was over exaggerating. Yes, you and Son of Nemesis are correct, Hephaestus DID prove himself useful when fighting the Giants. But sometimes fighting an army with long-range capabilities is much easier fighting someone in close combat.

Son of Nemesis, you said it will take skill to fight the giants. That's partially true, but sometimes that doesn't require skill. The reason why Hephaestus was real challenge to the giants was because he had long range capabilities: fire. Hephaestus couldn't possibly have took them on in close combat, the giants were seasoned warriors and Hephaestus is no fighter, so he had had to have done it in long range. Having long-range capabilities will make it easier against almost any fight, because it doesn't require you getting up close. ANYONE can shoot fireballs everywhere, if they had the power, so it doesn't really require "skill", nor it is actual fighting. Not to mention the giants was an army, so it was easy to make a target. But this fight is completely different. This time he's fighting someone who has a shield that could block his fiery attacks and he's dealing with somebody who can dodge his fire and look for openings while she does it; which is different to him shooting at a large and slow army of giants.

I'm not saying Athena will beat him in like two seconds, but it WOULD take a short amount of time.