Chapter 1: Yuletide meetings.
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It was a dark night in new York city's central park. Skyscrapers looming overhead in the distance gave the feeling of a foreboding claustrophobia. The park itself was relatively dark too. Mortals steered clear of the park at night during winter, as if some force kept them at bay. Well they were half right. A force was deterring the males, not the females. It was Lady artemis, goddess of the moon, the hunt, childbirth and wilderness. She was one of the maiden goddesses and strongly hated men, often seeing them as lowly pigs.
The hunters had set up camp in central park under her orders and was sitting by the campfire talking with her lutenant Zoe Nightshade and her second oldest daughter Pheobe, daughter of Ares. The younger hunters had taken to petting the wolves or sharpening their daggers when a rainbow shot down from the sky. Many were confused by this, Artemis knew what it was though, it was Bifrost the rainbow bridge which connected the realms of the Norse gods and Earth, or as they called it, Midgard. Artemis pulled out her daggers, fearing for the worst only for three unarmed (by Norse standards) beings to appear. The first she knew as Thor Odinson, Norse God of thunder, lawfulness and lightning. Next was Hela Lokidaughter, goddess of valhalla, death and rot. The third figure was a young male. Roughly 12 years old in appearance, black hair like Hela but held Thor's shaggy style, his eyes were a pale green but held a spark to them. He wore black clothing with silver stripes on the sides, on his waste was a hammer simular to the one Thor had but he also carried a scepter across his back, it was obviously made of Neither Ora, the Norse equivalent to stygian iron.
"Lady artemis. " the boy bowed politely." I am sorry for what is to happen, I was given no say in it. " Artemis noticed that the boy sounded like he'd been sentenced to eternal torture." Thor, "he stated with enough venom in his voice to kill a titan," got into a drunken brawl with your father Lord Zeus over a woman in Maine, I'm unfortunately being used as a peace offering. " he then got on both his knees with his head down." if you choose to kill me, I wouldn't care, I don't wish for you to go through this. "
" through what boy? " Artemis demanded. Zoe by her side with a arrow notched.
The boy didn't say anything but silently cried while Thor looked full of himself. Artemis could already guess, probably he was sold off to be a slave to keep both godly councils happy.
" Artemis, I hate to tell you but your father and Thor decided to marry off a child each to prevent war. " hela explained sadly. Artemis was both pissed off and depressed." Thor chose Perseus, Zeus chose you, I am sorry but please do not take this out on thine son, he is all I have left. "
Artemis looked to the still kneeling boy, at first with contempt then with sympathy. He'd barely spoken this whole time and just remained there waiting." Get up Perseus. " she sighed. Many of her hunters looked on, half of them in disgust the rest in curiosity.
" I prefer percy. " the boy replied in a small voice.
" Stop acting meek! " Thor snapped and hit percy over the head with his hammer, Mjolnir. The boy was instantly smashed into the ground.
" dare touch him Odinson and I shall hath no problem with ending thou." hela growled as she pulled out a horn. Artemis knew that it could raise the dead.
"Retched hag! " Thor scoffed then hit his hammer into the ground, sending everyone flying back. Thor then raised his hammer above his head to strike the down goddess.
" DON'T TOUCH THY MOTHER! " percy snapped as he aimed the scepter. It fired off a purple blast of energy which gave off a ghostly shriek as it fired, sending the God off into the woods." Mother, are thee okay? " he asked as he helped the goddess to her feet just as artemis stood up.
" Perseus, you shouldn't have done that. " hela stated, scared beyond what artemis had seen other than in rape victims.
" He's a pig, thee shouldn't be afraid of him. " percy explained confidently just before he was struck by blue lightning, knocking him out as he gave a pained cry.
" Half minded git, I wish I'd never raped that bitch of a goddess which is your mother. " Thor growled darkly as he stalked forwards. He got four feet then a silver arrow shot him in the face, he exploded into dust, sent off to reform somewhere. Hela was crying softly as she struggled towards percy. Artemis helped to goddess of the dead to her feet.
"Hela, are you alright?" artemis asked. Hela nodded as she whiped away her tears. "did he survive?"
"Yes, he's a tough God, that's for sure. " hela sighed as she summoned some nectar and say Percy's head on her lap before pouring the godly drink down his throat.
" God? He's a god? " artemis asked in shock. She'd never of suspected Thor to sell off a god.
" yes, percy Helason, God of Valhalla, the elements and hunting. " hela explained, noticing artemis's look she explained the last one." he trained under the hunters three, earning the title. " artemis nodded in understanding, if he could hunt with the three, he must be good.
" girls, get him and Lady hela to the infirmary tent, I'll be back shortly. " artemis explained then rushed off before flashing away.