Disclaimer: I own none of the characters. They all belong to sherrilyn Kenyon. *sigh*

The Beginning

Acheron had just been tossed out on his ass by that bitch goddess Artemis. Did she not know who he is? He is the rightful son of Appolymi the great Destroyer and Archon. He is also the adoptive son of king Xerxes and queen Aara nephew of Estes brother of prince Styxx and princess Ryssa. Companion and father to the Simi Charonte known as Xiarmara and blood nephew of the god of desire. He held more power in his hand than anyone in the world combined. If he wished it he could have Artemis and the entire Greek pantheon destroyed.

He didn't understand what her problem was though, she wanted him he could see it in her eyes. They had spent days in her domain; hunting, frolicking, laughing, and fooling around. He had only laughed with Zues one day when she was gone. She found out and had repeatedly tried to strike him. As the harbinger and final fate he welcomed pain and death for anyone but himself. So he had used his god powers to pin her to her wall until she calmed down. Though she did yell many obscenities at him that made his own anger flare. "You were a horrible lover. I would rather have a slave. You are nothing but a toy to me, you worthless whore."

He had tried to calm down but instead had ended up slamming her to the floor. His red eyes flashing he started to choke her. He knew by a fact that his skin was blue. "Don't you ever taunt me Artemis because the next time I might not stop myself." By then all the other Greeks had come in. He was leaving when Artemis yelled "I would rather bed your brother!" He turned around and laughed darkly at her attempt to banish him but before he got to her they all joined in. Right before he left he said "You'll see me again love."

Later Acheron was lying on a bed in Katoteros when his mother walked in. "Are you ok Apostolos?" she asked.

"Yes matisera, but I do have a problem; you see Artemis mocked me while I left her temple today as if I was a bad lover." To his shock his mother giggled.

"That is nonsense darling, every one of us know how you carry traits of your aunt. That means that you would never be impotent unless you were gelded, which we would never in eternity allow."

"Thank you I feel much better now matisera, tell Archon I said hi" He then flashed himself to the kingdom of Atlantis. He walked in on his uncle being pleasured. "You know that me seeing you this way is disgusting, and by the way father said hello."

"Archon or Xerxes?" he asked.

"Who do you think uncle?" Acheron said as he disappeared to his chambers in Greece content, until he realized he had a shy Greek goddess in the corner of his room. "I told you I'd see you again."

Bellying her hate she said "You were right as you always are and I've come bearing a gift-"

"Get out you whore you're not worth my time besides I have things to attend to with my brother."

"Wait a second I know you love apples so I've brought you some." She said quietly.

"Huh, even given by a bitter whore they're still delicious" He said biting into one. Soon he knew they were drugged because he began feeling lightheaded. He reached for her but she ran to a corner. She then was about to stab him but he crumbled the blade into dust. Artemis after punching him soon disappeared. He heard her thoughts before she left "I still love you" yeah right not after what he had planned for her.