Hello! To everyone who read my work before…I'm back and I'm going to try and get started on my writing again, this includes my Naruto story, but I'm not going to make any promises. This takes place a few years before the The Lightning Theifand will eventually merge with it. Enjoy and tell me what you think, Flames shall be used to intensitfy my passion of writing.
As the hunters of Artemis set up their camp a dark figure slowly walked among them, unnoticed as a shadow. The figure approached the biggest tent in the middle of the camp, a small bundle held protectively in it's arms. As it entered the tent the glowing torches that illuminated the interior seemed to dim a little, alerting the goddess inside. "Artemis…." the figure spoke, it's voice clearly male, startling the huntress. "Who dares…." as she turned to the intruder, she gasped, not believing her eyes, "Erebus…w-what are you doing here?" she backed up slowly, slightly scared as the dark god almost never left his land in the underworld, unless that is, something important was about to happen.
The dark figure, now known as Erebus, looked down at the bundle sadly, "I need your help.." He moved the blanket covering the bundle to reveal a baby boy sleeping soundly, a dark tuft of hair on his head. Artemis looked at the bundle in confusion, "I don't like where this is going Erebus…" she muttered, looking between him and the baby. He held the bundle out to her, "Please Artemis…I need you to look after him…." He looked at her, eyes shining with tears under his hood, "Why me? If it was a girl, sure no problem, but a boy? The others would never accept this!" She exclaimed, angry that he would dare ask her of such a thing. "Artemis…you're the only one who could do it….you know me better than anyone….the only one who could help him understand his powers….I've spoken with Hades, he will help you…Just look after him until he's old enough for camp…"
Artemis sighed loudly, "Fine…give him here" She held her arms out for the baby. Erebus looked at his son one last time, "Good bye….my son….you'll do great things…I know it…" He gently placed him into her arms and turned to leave, slowly melting into the shadows, "Good bye….Alastor…" Artemis looked down at the still sleeping baby and sighed, "How am I going to explain you….Maybe I can turn you into a decent man…that is…if the girls don't try and kill you." Suddenly, a brilliant Idea came into her head, grinning she took the baby and left the tent to explain her Idea to her girls.