Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20150930233157/@comment-24067344-20160405210722

I don't think he was out of shape. It's more like... He was out of practice or out of shape compared to swordsman like Chryasor or Luke. Yes, he trained, a lot actually, but I remember a user saying that a swordsman usually would get to a limit, and Percy has reached that limit in a way. Let's say Percy stagnated. I think that's the perfect word to describe Percy. He has reached the point were he can't no longer get better, since the environment where he is used too is a lot weaker than him in combat, making him stay the same, more or less, and not being able to improve his combat skills overall. Remember, in SoN, he was able to easily defeat the Roman demigods, since they were not in his level. Percy hasn't fought someone that is better than him in combat, not even Jason.