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Myths and Legends of the Deep {Thursday, Period 2}

"Hey guys, sorry about ~~handwavily~~ canceling class last week. Something came up ~~mun completely forgot, oops!~~ but it's been taken care of," Summer explained. "Today, we're going to touch upon seas monsters of the deep. The ones we'll discuss today are thought to be complete myths but there's a good possibility versions of these monsters might exist in a different world somewhere." If there was one thing Summer had learned from Fandom, it was that anything was possible.

"For centuries, people have claimed to see creatures in Loch Ness in Scotland. The earliest sighting is noted to being in the 7th century. The phenomena did not take hold of people's imaginations until 1933 when a man claimed to see the monster cross the road in front of his car. There were a few other reports in that year of seeing the monster on land before it reentered the water. In 1934, a photo of the monster’s head and neck was released as proof of Nessie’s existence. However, the picture was revealed as a hoax in 1994.

Many reports fit the description of the now extinct plesiosaur. Other people have said Nessie might be an eel, large invertebrate, some type of mammoth newt, or Kelpie. A Kelpie is a monstrous, mystic sea creature. In Celtic legends the Kelpie, when hungry, would come out of the lake and shape-shift into the form of a horse. The Kelpie always had a dripping mane and cold, clammy skin.

There have been many reports, many hoaxes, and even a society that moved to get Nessie ordained as a real animal. The society was known as Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau (LNPIB.) It was dissolved in 1972, ten years after starting in 1962. It had over 1,000 members. Could Nessie actually exist or was it a hoax all along?" Summer paused, wondering about that herself. After all, most legends had some semblance of truth, didn't they?

"The Kraken, an octopus-like monster of colossal proportions, was a product of Norse mythology. The Kraken had a hundred arms, some topped by serpentine heads. When the monster sighted a ship, it would excrete a black liquid that poisoned the sea. Then the Kraken would grab on to the doomed ship, dragging it down into the depths. Scientists now think that the giant squid, the largest living invertebrate, inspired the Kraken myths. It's entirely possible, seeing as the giant squid is found in deep waters, far from land." There was something about giant squids that Summer found fascinating.

"The Hydra is a many-headed serpent creature of Greek myths. Whenever a Hydra head was cut off, two more would grow back in its place. One of the heads was immortal, and could not be killed by conventional means. To further complicate matters, the Hydra's blood was poisonous, burning and chewing through whatever it touched. The Hydra was killed by the Greek hero Hercules, who cut off the Hydra's heads, burning the stumps with a torch. The immortal head was cut off and buried, where it sleeps to this day," Summer stated. "Or so the story goes. It might differ a bit, depending on whose account you read." Give or take a few facts, of course.

"So, do you believe these sea monsters exist? Is there any truth to these myths?" Summer liked to think so.

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"Oh, like you wouldn't do something similar if I'd been the one asleep," Percy said, rolling his eyes. "I thought you'd enjoy the fact that I took some initiative."

"I would have gotten you a blanket and a pillow," Luke lied. "Because I'm nice."

"You're a liar," Percy said and flung the piece of paper Luke had thrown at him right back at Luke. "You would have pushed me out of my seat or put gum in my hair or something."

"I would have not put gum in your hair. I like the way it is," Luke said, letting the paper hit him since it was just paper. "But I'll push you out of your chair now if you don't stop throwing stuff at me."

"You think you'd be able to do that what with having just woken up and all?" Percy asked, smirking. "I think you'd fall flat on your face."

Luke lifted an eyebrow. "I don't need to get up to do it, or did you forget the time I pushed you off the bed?"

"Yeah well, I'd dodge that," he said lamely. "And you remember what happened after you pushed me out of bed, right?"

"If I pushed you out of your chair right now nobody but you or Nico is gonna be able to pin anything on me," Luke said smugly. "You hit me with water and then everybody is gonna know it was you and you'd be the one with detention."

"You know, there are other things I can do that don't require water," Percy teased, smirking. "So better watch out what you say, Luke."

"Yeah?" Luke asked, not entirely convinced. "Like what?"

"Like I'm gonna tell you?" Percy replied, shaking his head. "Not a chance. "Just trust me when I saw not everything I can do revolves around water."

"But now I'm all curious," he said. "So it's either you tell me or I push you out of the chair to find out."

"If you push me out of the chair, you'll regret it," Percy warned him but held onto the desk just as an extra precaution.

"You really want to take the desk down with you if you go?" Luke asked. "It'll draw an awful lot of attention to you."

Yeah, because anybody in this classroom was interested in them flirting.

"And I'll be sure to share the reason me and the desk ended up on the floor should anyone ask," Percy said, almost daring Luke to do it. "I swear, you'll regret it."

Well, see, now he had to push him over. He didn't want to draw too much attention to them, so Luke didn't put too much force into it when he flicked out his hand and used his telekinesis on Percy. He'd be able to catch himself if he was being alert.

Though, knowing Percy, there's always a 50/50 chance of him screwing things up and falling flat on his face.

Percy was alert this time because he didn't think Luke would back off a challenge so he was able to brace his leg and catch himself before he went toppling to the ground.

"I'm not gonna break anything out for that," he said, shaking his head. "I didn't fall over."

"Do you really want to end up on your ass?" Luke asked. "Because this keeps sounding like a challenge."

"Hey, you were the one that started it," Percy pointed out, shaking his head. "I'm just following your lead, Castellan."

"You're the one that started it," Luke said, looking around to make sure he'd be able to get away with this. "I was sleeping quietly until you started being a brat."

"You don't like that I was giving you attention?" Percy asked, raising an eyebrow. "No one else was and I didn't want you to think I'd forgotten you."

"Don't even try to make a half-assed attempt at getting all fake adorable with me," he said, shaking his head. "You were being annoying and you know it."

"You have no idea," Percy said, shaking his head. "You're assuming the motivation of my feelings and that's just unfair, Luke. Unfair."

Luke rolled his eyes. "I thought it's been proven that you're only affectionate when you've received a mild concussion."

"That's one of the times I've been affectionate," Percy pointed out, shaking his head. "There could be others that you haven't yet uncovered. That's a challenge for you."

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