Carter forms the powerful avatar of Horus the Avenger around himself (which Percy calls a giant glowing chicken-man, oblivious to Carter's distress) and attacks the monster. Percy tells Carter to distract the crocodile so that he could get it. He realizes that the necklace is controlling the crocodile and tells Percy that they need to remove it to stop the monster, as it can't be killed since it is immortal with the necklace. They eventually find the crocodile attacking a small subdivision cul-de-sac with a few kids attempting to defend themselves by spraying the monster with water guns and throwing water balloons at it. Carter sees a gold necklace around the crocodile's neck. The two also introduce each other, eventually revealing their names grudgingly. The two form a truce so that they can go after the crocodile, as it has been terrorizing Long Island for weeks now. After listening to Percy talk for a bit, Carter starts to realize that Percy isn't a magician and is something completely different, as Percy keeps using words related to Greek mythology. Percy also asks if he was a rogue demigod who used to be part of Kronos' Army. During the short aftermath, Percy comments that Carter must be a half-blood because if he wasn't, his Celestial bronze sword would have passed right through him. The fight ends when Carter uses some magic rope to tie Percy's sword to his head just as Percy hits his arm, causing Carter to be wounded badly.
Carter is confused by all of these comments, which are referring to Greek mythology, which Carter is unfamiliar with.
Percy also asks if he is an escaped spirit from the Doors of Death or if the monster was his pet and Carter was just trying to find it. During the ordeal, Percy accuses him of being a monster, which Carter says he isn't. Taking the fist as a challenge, Percy furiously lunges at Carter with his sword and Carter is forced to defend himself, not able to attack because of Percy's skills with a sword. Carter instantly rushes over, thinking he might have killed Percy, but is taken aback when he is hit in retaliation by a huge wave of water. Carter also gets angry at Percy's use of the word Half-Blood (as his dad is African-American and his mom is white), as well as Percy offering to help because last time Carter was eaten by the crocodile.Īfter being offended by Percy, Carter accidentally uses the "Fist of Horus" out of anger to cause a fist to knock Percy literally right out of his shoes and into the swamp. He also asks why his sword is all bent, but Carter tells him it is supposed to be like that. Percy then asks Carter if he is a son of Ares as he must be a half-blood of some kind. The two then get into a small argument over the ownership of the monster, with Percy thinking that the monster is Carter's pet after he said it was his monster, but only meant he was chasing it. The teen tries to get Carter to thank him for rescuing him from the crocodile, but Carter is somewhat embarrassed and ends up getting angry at Percy's comments instead. Despite meeting almost all magicians in the North American Nomes, Carter has no idea who this person is, only that everything about him seemed " un-Egyptian."
He also notices the strange sword that the teen carries, which is a double-edged bronze blade. As Carter examines the "camper boy," he soon realizes that he can clearly see his wand and khopesh, something most mortals are unable to see. The boy is wearing an orange T-shirt that says Camp, but the rest is unreadable. The crocodile soon runs away.Ĭarter picks himself up and sees the other teenager in the mud. Set on destroying the creature, Carter plans on using a "word of power" to escape when the crocodile spits him out after it is jabbed in the rear end by Percy. Suddenly, the crocodile comes from underwater and swallows Carter whole. Forced to find the monster, Carter goes into a lake to start his search. After settling down on the ground, Carter is left behind as Freak flies away with his floating boat. After being alerted by other members of the House of Life, Carter Kane takes his pet griffin, Freak, to go survey the area. And their meeting in the swamp turns nasty after magical terms get out of hand.Ī huge crocodile has been terrorizing Long Island, along with other magical disturbances in the area. In this story, Carter Kane is investigating rumored sightings of a monster on Long Island when he is taken by surprise and then runs into something else: a mysterious boy named Percy Jackson, who is trying to stop the beast as well.