Daughter of the Moon
By iWeird and WithTheMoonAndStars
Prologue
Every thousand years, a daughter or son of Artemis was born from moonlight. Every day, a few rays of moonlight are
caught and were stored. After a thousand years, there is enough moonlight, to create a son or daughter of Artemis.
These daughters and sons of the Goddess of Hunt were extremely powerful and respected.
The first child of Artemis, Akakios, had a terrible fate. He was a very powerful and skillful archer but became arrogant
about his talents. He tried to slay a giant that could only be killed by a God and Demigod working together. He failed
and was slaughtered by the giant's hand.
In the year 1996 child of Artemis was born. She was named Alex Elric and she lived and trained with the Hunters or
Artemis. By tradition, the daughters of Artemis became Hunters of Artemis and the sons of Artemis could go where
they pleased.
A decision made by the Fates told that Alex Elric was not going to follow tradition and was going to make a decision
that could alter the world, the Greeks and the Romans. With a great prophecy in hand, 5 demigods from the Camp
Jupiter, Camp Half-Blood and the Hunters of Artemis must come together to stop their enemies from bringing all the
gods down.
Chapter 1
June 8, 2011
In 2 weeks it is my 15th birthday. I know normal girls would be over the moon about this event. I am not a normal girl
and I dreaded this day ever since I was 6 and learned that I would have to make this choice. In two weeks I have to
either swear an oath or disappoint/anger/disrespect my mom. To some people, they disappoint/anger/disrespect
their parents is fine, as long as they don't do it too much. Unless your mom is a Greek Goddess of hunting, I don't
think you understand my dilemma here. Choice one; take the oath of the hunters
I pledge myself to the Goddess Artemis
I turn my back on the company of men,
Accept eternal maidenhood,
And join the Hunt.
The oath is basically swearing your loyalty to Artemis, swearing off boys forever, never fall in love and join the
hunters across America to kill monsters. I am a loyal to Artemis because she's my mom. Check. Swearing off boys in
exchange for immortality. Some people might think this is a good trade, but since I am a daughter of Artemis and
was 'created' my moonlight, I can't die unless I get fatally injured which is the same as the Hunters oath. So it's just
like swearing off boys without getting anything in return. I don't want to sound like a girly girl who always thinks
about boys, but I think that it might be nice to love somebody because I don't have any family besides Artemis. And I
have to join the hunt. I have trained with the Hunters ever since I was old enough to. I can shoot, run, hike and
survive as well as the other hunters who are older than me. Sometimes when we are tracking a monster and we
constantly move, all I want is a place to call home.
Choice 2; disappoint my mom; go to either Camp Half-blood or Camp Jupiter. If I choose to stay at camp, I can stay
in one place for more than a week in my entire life. Maybe even go on a quest. I could actually make friends. I have
friends in the Hunt but they are usually too busy . Also I am a Lieutenant of Artemis so that means they look up to
me and I don't think they want to be friends with their boss. Even I know that it wouldn't be very fun.
"Alex!" My thoughts were interrupted by a familiar voice. Hope Silverwind, the other daughter of Artemis who had
taken the oath of the Hunters was how old now…? 1014 years old. She looked like she was about 14 though. Her
long brown hair reached all the way to her waist and her voice had a hint of panic. "Alex! Lady Artemis wants to talk
to you. As soon as possible." I stretched and yawned. "Tell her I will be there as soon as I can manage." She
nodded and took off. I changed into a white shirt, a silvery jacket, a pair of blue jeans and silvery boots. I picked out
my favorite Yew bow and my magic refilling quiver slung it over my shoulder. I took a deep breath and headed to my
mom's tent.
Artemis's tent was like a giant silvery circus tent. The exterior seemed small but inside was a large open space.
Artemis's silver throne sat on the end of the large tent. Alex kneeled in front of her. "You summoned me Lady
Artemis?" I really hated talking formally, but most gods would blast you to bits if you didn't. "Yes. Have you made a
choice yet, Alex?" My mind was racing, trying to decide on what to say. "Not yet my lady. Do I still have 2 weeks?" I
replied, looking at my bent knee. "Yes." I had still had 2 weeks to make the biggest choice of my life.
After a few brief moments of silence, a shimmering image appeared in front of Artemis. An iris message. I recognized
the person or erm... horse immediately. "Hello Chiron." Artemis greeted. "Hello Lady Artemis. About what time will you be arriving?"
Excitement started bubbling inside me. I loved visiting Camp Half-Blood. The other demigods where really nice and it
was nice talking to other kids besides the hunters.
"About noon." Artemis said thoughtfully. "Good. See you and your hunters then. Good bye." Artemis smiled. "Good
bye." She swept her and in front of her and the image faded. "Lady Artemis?" I asked. "Are we going to Camp Half-
Blood?" She nodded. "Are you still deciding on taking the oath?" I nodded. I was hoping she would forget, but you
can't really hide things from your Mom. Or a goddess. "You still have 2 weeks." I nodded. "Now go tell everybody to
start packing and get ready to leave. We will be leaving in an hour." I bowed and ran off.
I sighed inwardly. I still have about a two full weeks until I had to make my decision. It wasn't much time, but I was
grateful for the time I had. All the other hunters were sitting around a campfire. "Hunters!" They all looked up at me.
I was weird to have a young girl commanding people who are much older to do things instead of older people
commanding younger people. "We have to be ready to move in an hour. You know what you have to do." And I
headed to my tent to start packing.