36 porch of a house. He was cared for in the infirmary by Annabeth Chase, waking
up three days later. He learned that he was at Half Blood Camp, a place where people were trained to survive against monsters. Percy has already passed his first
threshold guardian, and now he is already inside his unknown special world.
4.2.5 Meeting with The Mentor
Percy meets and helped by his mentor firstly before he crossed the first threshold where he faces Minotaur and loses his mother. It exactly occurs when he
is attacked by Hades furry at museum of art as like the writer mentioned before. Percy receives his amulet magic weapon riptide through his fight with that furry.
But, in order to make Percy thinks that everything happens before it just happened on his crazy imagination, Brunner pulled
a pen back from Percy’s coat pocket “Ah, that would be my pen. Please bring your own writing utensil in the future,
Mr. Jackson. ” Brunner: 17 and he convinces Percy that it is just an ordinary
disposable ballpoint, removable cap, black ink. Later, once Percy enters Half Blood Camp, a camp for demigods, he meets
Chiron, an immortal centaur who Percy knew as Mr. Brunner before, an old teacher who disguised his half-horse body in a wheelchair to keep Percy safe. He
trains demigods to become great heroes. He provides physical training on how each demigod should use their gifts to their advantage. Being a wise centaur,
Chiron advises Percy to stay in the camp for his own safety, until the hell hounds underworld dogs attack him then he realizes that the camp is not safe for Percy
anymore. Chiron instructs Percy on his journey by sending him to the Oracle for
knowledge about what is going to happen through his quest and giving him a ballpoint pen that Percy has already used before to fight Mrs. Dodds. This is
where Chiron truly bequeaths his riptide to Percy. “Percy, thats a gift from your father. Ive kept it for years, not
knowing you were who I was waiting for. But the prophecy is clear to me now. You are the one.
” Chiron : 159
37 Percy took off the cap of the pen, it grew heavier and longer in his hand. In
half a second, he held an awesome bronze sword with a double edged blade, a flat hilt riveted with gold studs and a leather wrapped grip. It was actually the first
weapon that fe lt balanced in his hands. The pen’s name is Anaklusmos written
down in ancient Greek language in the middle of the sword. Chiron explained how to use it;
“Use it only for emergencies, and only against monsters No hero should harm mortals unless absolutely, of course, but this sword
wouldnt harm them in any case. Chiron said .” Chiron:159
Chiron is not the only mentor Percy meets at Half Blood Camp. Luke Castellan is Percy first counselor at Hermes Cabin as well as the mentor that trains
Percy to use a sword. Percy respects him a lot, Luke is like an idol for Percy and everyone in Camps except Ares camp. Luke pretends to be good friend with
Percy, but in the end of the story, he really wants to kill him. Luke may train Percy a lot with his sword skills but Percy is given a lot of
advice from Chiron about how to proceed. Chiron is very trustworthy and kind, having had years of experience teaching heroes and sending them on quests. He is
truly Percys mentor.
4.2.6 The Road of Trials
