Pairing: Artemis/Zoé
A.N: A companion to An Immortal's Burden and I Can't Look at the Stars.
The stars are just as beautiful as they have always been, the glittering gems of the cosmos. I am among them now, just as I have been for years. I can see everything from here, Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase growing up, Thalia's journey as lieutenant, and my lady's struggles. I wish that I could simply descend from the stars and join her again. I cannot, though, for it seems no matter how beautiful the stars are, they are still a prison.
I am still dead, and though I am surrounded by the gorgeous sights of the universe and though I can watch the events on earth I am powerless. I am powerless to stop the wars that our peoples are engaged in. I am powerless to stop the deaths of my friends and fellow hunters. And most of all, I am powerless to comfort my lady in her times of need. I cannot stop her pain, only watch, an impotent ghost, and that is more painful than the rest combined.