Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20150930233157/@comment-24067344-20160418215656

8th Hero of Olympus wrote: ^^^Let's tackle those arguments of yours... First of all, Luke is known to be somewhat arrogant, so we can't really take he word on this one, since, in addition, Percy says (while fighting Chrysaor) that he hasn't crossed blades with someone that skilled ever since he fought Ares, which implies that when going all-out, Ares is the more skilled swordsman than Luke. As for Hazel's words... See, as the latter books would imply, Hazel had never actually gotten to know Jason closely before "The Mark of Athena", so her perception of his level of power might not have been all that accurate. Even if it was accurate, Dylan states in "The Blood of Olympus" that Jason has become considerably more powerful since "The Lost Hero", so if Percy was more powerful than Jason back then, Jason might rival him now. As for Ares admitting defeat? Well, he admitted it as Mars, the version that had never fought Percy, and did not know of their duel's context in detail (as Mars seemed not to recognize Percy when they first meet). And that doesn't at all change the fact that Percy won that duel because Ares, the overconfident jerk that he is, held back considerably (since otherwise, since Percy describes him to be as good as Chrysaor, he would have effortlessly won the duel). And of course Kronos and Hyperion are considerably more powerful than Krios, but Percy was able to fight them only when enhanced by the Curse of Achilles, so, given the same advantage, Jason might have done just as well against both Titans.

First of all, Percy saying that " He hasn't crossed blades with someone that skilled ever since Ares," is flawed. Logically, it doesn't make sense. And like you said quite a long time ago....

" That part of the books had an inconsistency though - if Chrysaor was as good as Ares, wouldn't it have made more sense for Percy to swiftly beat him, because he managed to beat Ares years ago, when he was a lot less skilled? Also, Percy crossed blades with Luke, who claimed to be just as good as Ares, so that's another inconsistency..."

Either you no longer agree with what you said before, or are you changing your opinion towards this now? According to you, this was an inconsistency error, which I agree. I mean, how can Percy beat Ares, at the age of 12, far less prepared in combat, and far weaker and skilled in combat beat Ares, and lose against Chrysaor, at age 16, far more skilled in combat? That literally makes no sense, so this has to be an error in the series.

As for Hazel, it is accurate and true that Jason has gotten far more powerful...but let us not forget the fact that Percy too, has gotten more powerful. I mean, the series doesn't really mention about the improvement and advancement in Percy's powers, but it's quite obvious, considering if you re-read The House of Hades and The Blood of Olympus, that it is, without doubt, true that Percy has gotten more powerful as well.

And last, but not least, I think you are forgetting that Kronos also had the Curse of Achilles, which is obvious, since Luke had to do that to survive. Plus, Percy has held his ground without the Curse of Achilles against Kronos, and is capable of defeating/holding his ground against Titans without the curse of Achilles, such as Iapetus. Can I also that Percy was severely injured when he fought Iapetus, and was the only one who could actually fight and injure him, unlike Thalia and Nico, who were in full health?