Derrick Raines

Derrick had looked for Octavia but maybe she had been out with James or something. But derrick felt alone in this moment as he sat on the end of the dock. The summer camp had started which meant all the campers were back but since he was so little....he ended up getting looked over for a lot of the things. That was when he got an idea that he should just jump into the lake with all his clothes on. Azrael was no where to be seen so why not? Getting up he walked to the end of the dock by the land, then turning he got a smile on his face as he began to run towards the water of the lake. He got closer and closer to the end where he jumped in with a canon ball! @ Elena Clarke

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Derrick chuckled as he flung a spoonful of mashed potatoes towards a group of campers across the room. The adrenaline rushed through his veins, the laughter and shouts filling the air. She was right to worry about the consequences, but in that moment, he couldn't help but feel alive. "Don't worry about the gods," he replied, his voice laced with excitement. "This is the summer camp of fun and games. They expect us to have a good time, right?" As the food fight raged on, Derrick's worries faded away. He was in the midst of pure chaos, surrounded by laughter and food flying in every direction. The messy atmosphere didn't bother him anymore. All he wanted to do was to have fun. I mean their lives were hard enough right? He had lost his dad and best friend in one go so he didn't want to think about it anymore. He looked at Julia who seemed distressed "Relax......lets just have fun!"

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Derrick's heart raced as he saw Julia covered in food, laughing and taking cover under the table. The chaos of the food fight continued around them, with campers throwing food from all directions. He couldn't believe what had just happened, how a simple accident had escalated into this mess. But in that moment, he couldn't help but feel a surge of exhilaration, the thrill of standing up for himself. As Julia called out to him, yelling for him , Derrick hesitated for a second, torn between the excitement of the food fight and the fear of the consequences. He glanced around, seeing the mess and the joyful chaos in the room. Taking a deep breath, he made up his mind. With a mischievous grin, he quickly crawled under the table and joined Julia, finding refuge from the flying food. "What?" he asked as he would come up from time to time as he threw more and more food at people.

Derrick swung a piece of wood around, his mind raced with thoughts and hopes. He couldn't help but wonder if this project, this shared activity of axe throwing, would bring him closer to his older siblings. Being the youngest among them, he often felt like an outcast, seen as the baby brother who needed constant attention and guidance. He longed for their acceptance, for them to see him as an equal, capable of contributing and bonding with them. This project was his chance to prove himself, to show them that he could be just as skilled and valuable as any of them. It was the voice of Azrael that brought him back to what he was currently doing. Derrick beamed with excitement as Azrael praised his efforts in sorting the wood and tools. He felt a sense of accomplishment knowing that his contributions were appreciated. As Azrael mentioned the next task of lugging the big stump and cutting solid disks for the targets, Derrick nodded eagerly, ready for the challenge. The stump was pretty heavy but it was good the two of them working together to move it where it needed to go. Derrick accepted the smaller axe handed to him by Azrael and listened attentively as his big brother explained the process. Trimming off the excess wood seemed like a good starting point. Derrick gripped the axe firmly and began working on his side of the trunk, carefully removing the smaller branches and moss. "Like this?" he asked looking up at him with a smile and big eyes. He had never done work like this before. While working, Azrael's question about classes caught Derrick's attention. He paused for a moment, contemplating his response. "Well, big bro," Derrick replied with a thoughtful expression, "I've been enjoying the classes so far. It's been a bit overwhelming at times with all the new information, but I think my favorite class would have to be hand to hand combat training. It's fun to learn different fighting techniques and improve my skills....maybe me feel like like a standing target" he laughed. Derrick's ADHD made it challenging for him to focus on academic subjects for long periods, but physical activities like combat training allowed him to channel his energy effectively. He continued working on trimming the stump, occasionally stealing glances at Azrael, hoping to hear about his own experiences and preference

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At this moment he only wished that Azrael was here but as he looked around he was not. Derrick could feel how small he was in that moment as he was one of the youngest here at camp. He felt scared as he was hoping that she wasn't one of those ares kids that would swirl his head in the toilet or even beat him up. But as his eyes watched her moving the food on her tray around as it then was flung at him. The food hit him in the middle of the face as it slide down he tried to wipe it off. That was when something inside of him happened. He would take the biggest revenge possible. Standing up he then reached on his plate as his fist grabbed two large handfuls of the food. Then screaming "FOOOODDDDD FIGHTTTTTT" threw the food at Julia and at another camper. In that moment the room erupted into campers realizing what was happening when it all become chaos. As food was coming at all sorts of directions as he then ducked down. Getting in a throw or two at a time.

Derrick didn't mean to do it, he was just messing with his fork as he stewed about things happening in the camp. That was when he flung the food when it landed in some girls hair. Almost immediately she felt it as she began to look around. Derrick tried to duck under the table but it was too late. He could see that that their eyes met. The guilty look on his face was one that he could not help but have as he was one of the youngest at camp. Even if this was only a few years older than, he was tiny and his older brother was here to get him out of trouble. But then it got even worse, as the girl got the food out of her hair she got up and marched over to him. Ohhhhh he was in it now!!!! Derrick was too shocked to move as he felt paralyzed in his seat as she came over to him. "Ummmmmmm I ....I didn't mean too" his face showed how scared he was. He opened his mouth again but nothing came out as he feared what would happen next.

Derrick had been stewing on the whole Forest thing since he woke up. Which Azrael had told him not to do. Their mother would be one proud of the young boy's feelings of revenge but he had no way to act them out. There had been rumors that maybe they were trying to track the monster who killed forest but he had no proof. Sitting at the table where his cabin sat for meal times. He was angry and not in the best moods. So Derrick was playing with his food as he was grumpy and such. Why did the others hold back information from him when he could try to do something about it????? Stabbing the food he then began to play with the full silverware as he pulled it back but then got even more angry and flung. it. The food shot across the room and landed on @ Julia Dutkiewicz who was sitting at her own table. Derrick's eyes got real big as he waited to see how the girl would react!

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Once upon a time, there was a boy named Derrick. Who found out he was half god and half mortal. Since then he got claimed by the goddess Nemesis and found out he had a lot of half sibling.! Since then Derrick was sad until his big Brother Azrael had come back to camp......I mean he was one of the only siblings he had that did not ignore him. Then he came up with this great idea for all of them to bond. So derrick was going to do anything to help him. Getting all the wood out of the cart, that they used to get it there. Smiling he finished what he was doing and walked over to Azrael. "What next big bro.....I sorted the wood by size and then laid out all the tools over there" he pointed to a table. Feeling his ADHD, he was having a hard focing on the task in front of him which is why he needed to be able to do something with his hands. @ Azrael Blackburn

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@ Dustin Graves Thanks for getting me when I sad and really MAD!!!!!!

@Child of Nemesis I can't wait to throw some axes soon!!!! We should ummmmm have fun and hang out more!!!!! @ Azrael Blackburn you are the bestest big brother!!!!! Thanks for listening to me.

@ Octavia Davis Thanks for being my friend.....I hope you like your birthday gift and cake....you are a cool girl and I hope we can stay friends

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