Chapter One: Boy Meets River

Hey this a new version of The Styx's Monster, just decided that since I'm remaking two other stories that I should also redo this one, something has been on my mind about this story since I ended it, one I mentioned things that never appeared again, so I'm going to fix all that in this new virsion.

It was night when a nymph with long black hair and dark black eyes decided to visit the mortal world, this nymph was the River Styx's nymph, or just Styx. She hasn't ever come up from the Underworld, but something made her go out, boredom? The sense of something big happening, or perhaps the curiosity to see the world she never known but could venture into? None knows but the fates. She walked until she heard a terrified scream, concern and her curiosity getting to her, she headed to the source of the sound. What she found made her take a step back, a young boy with silvery-white hair and deep blue eyes. He looked like he was about four, no older. The boy sat back with wide, terrified eyes. Staring him down is a monster known as the Nemean Lion.

'It seems that Artemis broke her oath, but what should I do? Let him die or save him?' The nymph thought as she spotted a body a few feet behind the lion. It was a man's body that was bloody and mangled. She looked up and saw it was a full moon and wonder where was Artemis, if he was really her son, shouldn't she rescue him? After all she had the perfect cover to do so, but sensing no sign of her she decided quickly and she shot a blast of water at the lion, killing it instantly. She rushed to the boy and knelt down to him and looked him over.

'Why am I so concern for him?' She wondered to himself as she stopped, seeing he didn't have serious injuries. She looked at the boy to see him staring at her in fear like she was the monster she just killed.

"Worry not child, I have no intention of harming you." She told him making him breath out a sigh of relief

'But there is something- or someone I will be.' She thought before standing and offering her hand to the boy.

"Come child, let us leave now." She said as the boy looked at the man.

"But what about Daddy, we can't leave him." He said as he stared at his fallen father. Styx sighed as she picked the boy up to his feet and brushed off the dirt from him.

"I'm sorry to say that your father is gone from this world. However he's in a better place; I'll make sure of it." She told the boy as she waved her hand and the body was gone and she took his hand.

"Oh and before we get any further I think it's best to introduce ourselves. You may call me Styx." Styx told the boy as he smiled up at her.

"My name's Robert, Daddy said it was my uncle's name before he died." Robert said as he looked down.

"Worry not child, the pain will soon past, but tell me do you know of your mother?" Styx asked Robert who nodded his head.

"Yeah, Daddy used to tell stories of how Mommy was this awesome hunter person and how she fought a lot of badies!" Robert said as he quickly quieted down.

"But one day she disappeared from Daddy's life. He says that it must have been a hunting problem, but she can't be gone! She sounds too awesome that to happen!" Robert said as he pumped his fist make Styx chuckle and quickly goes wide eyed.

'What is wrong with me? He's the result of a broken oath, but . . . he's not to blame.' She thought to herself as she led the boy to the direction where his mother was.

Else Where

Artemis and her hunters were having a grand time celebrating a good hunt and another annihilation of the male species, the goddess of the moon was smiling brightly until she felt an extremely strong energy approaching her camp. Quickly standing up and turning to a more adult form, she glanced over the forest.

"Lady Artemis?" A hunter asked as said goddess turned to the hunter.

"Girls go to your tents, now." She commanded which shocked the hunters; Artemis never commanded them to do anything, but instead of questioning it, they listened to their leader. With her bow in hand she waited to see the being that approached her encampment, hoping it wasn't who she thought it was, but it seemed that luck wasn't on her side tonight.

"L-L-Lady Styx what brings you here?" Artemis stuttered and silently cursed herself at stuttering.

"It's funny you should ask, perhaps it has something to with him." She said as she steps out of the way and reviling Robert that stood behind her.

"What does a boy have to do with this?" She asked the nymph with growled at the moon goddess.

"You know I hate oaths sworn on me being broken, but I found one thing that I hate more than that, the one thing I can't stand more is neglecting to accept that you broke it." Styx said as her eyes turned completely black.

"I-I-I don't k-know w-what you mean." Artemis stuttered out once again as Styx stalked towards her.

"Oh really, is that so?" The nymph asked as she stood directly in front of the goddess, in her face.

"Then tell me, who is that?" She asked as she pointed to the nervous boy.

"H-He's just a b-b-boy." She told her as Styx laughed.

"Oh Artemis, you seem to be losing it, I didn't hear any venom in your voice. Now how about telling me the truth? Perhaps I'll go easy on you if I like your confession." Styx said as Artemis stared shaking and tears ran down her face.

"W-W-What was I-I s-supposed to do? Zeus th-threatened to k-kill my baby if I ever when near him o-o-or talk a-about him." Artemis said with her head bowed and tears pouring off her face making her speech broken and shaky. Styx sensing the truth sighed.

"Artemis stop crying, I understand that your reasons, but even though, you should have been willing to protect him from all enemies. Sadly I cannot give him back to you. I will be taking him with me, but I will allow you a week's time with him while I do some business. If he okay with you afterwards, I'll let him visit often, but if anything goes wrong . . . then prey to even have a chance at seeing him again." Styx told her as the nymph walked back to Robert who began to fall asleep, even though all the commotion. After all it was way past his bed time.

"Robert, dear, that is your mother. I'm going to leave you here with her and when I return I want your honest opinion on her." Styx told the boy who looked at Artemis who was trying to put herself together. Robert looked at Styx and back at Artemis and slowly nodded and walked to his mother. She smiled at her son.

"Hello my child." She said as Robert stared up at her and looked away not meeting her eyes once. Artemis smile faded as Styx approached her and stood next to her.

"You can't play like the loving mother you believe to be . . . he watched his father be slaughtered by the Nemean Lion, under the full moon. One false move and your precious son maybe lost to you forever.' Styx told her in a harsh, yet quiet, whisper too low for Robert's ears.

"Why do you care for him?" Artemis asked back just as quietly, but without a harsh voice. Instead there was one filled with curiosity.

"I'm not sure, but I do know it's not his fault for being born, so I can't just blame him for your mistakes." Styx replied and left into the forest. Artemis sighed and knelt down to Robert's height and hugged him. She held him a bit hesitant to release him, afraid that doing so, she would lose him again. Robert nervously hugged her back making her smile a little. They stayed like that for a bit be for Artemis stood again and turned around.

"Hunters come out here; I've got someone for you to meet." Artemis called out as the girls all poured from their tents, expecting to meet a new recruit, but instead found a boy. They all stared in confusion at their mistress.

"Lady Artemis, who's that?" One hunter asked as Artemis smiled a bit.

"He's my son." She told her as the hunters gasped.

"Well, he wasn't born normally; it was close to how Athena brings children into the world using her mind. He was brought into this world. Out on a small hunt, I stumbled across a hunter who had no business being one. He struggled with nearly everything; it was so bad that I felt the need to intervene before he embarrassed my domain any more. So for the first time after a while, I found an acceptable male. He was kind to me, listened to my instructions, and even did things that no male did without hoping for something in return. However a month passed and he became a great hunter. He asked nothing in return for his kindness, but instead asked how to repay me. I didn't have the slights clue, and told him I'll come back later. I bid him farewell and went off, but I after a few days, began to fell strange, out of my comfort zone. I had no idea what was wrong, until I checked myself. I became pregnant, by him. I still not sure how it happened, maybe it was because I felt like he was the only decent male on the planet, or maybe it was his newly acquired hunting skills, but whatever it was caused me to become an expecting mother. I panicked for a bit about how to care for the child, until I remembered the father. I quickly rushed back to him and told him the situation. He danced around like an idiot, before smiling like a fool and accepted our son. He promised to teach him right from wrong, how to hunt, how to treat woman and everything else. Now it seems that he can't do it anymore." Artemis said, taking a breather after the long explanation.

"Why, did he ditch him the second he got?" A hunter asked as the others nodded in agreement. Artemis shook her head and held Robert close to her.

"He was killed a bit ago, the strong presence that I sent you into you're tents for, was Styx bring me Robert and explaining that the Nemean Lion killed him. She says that I broke her oath, and in a way I did. So I lost the right to care for him excerpt for a week. Unless he comes to accept me as his mother and you as his sisters, I may never see him again." Artemis said as the hunters thought it over, many things were weighing to just throw the boy out, but many things said that they shouldn't toss him out. In the end they agreed since he was their Mistress' son, but three girls were not happy and they glared at the young boy with hatred burning in their eyes. The lieutenant of the hunt, Zoe Nightshade, noticed their glares, but said nothing as she went to introduce herself to the child. Zoe knelt to Robert's height and stuck out her hand

"Hello child, I am Zoe Nightshade." She told him as Robert shook her hand.

"I'm Robert . . . I don't remember my last name." The boy said as Zoe smiled at him. It wasn't like she expected him to. After Zoe stared every other hunter stared introducing themselves to him, but on hunter and her two followers glared at the boy and refused to talk to him. The others understood that, but Robert didn't. He walked up to them and smiled.

"Hi I'm Robert! Who are you?" He asked as he stuck out his hand, but they just huffed and turned away and walked to their tents.

"Don't worry about them, son. They'll warm up to you." Artemis said as she put her hand on her son's shoulder.

"Alright." Robert replied as his mother grabbed his hand and led him around, first stopping at the spot where the wolves slept. There Robert spotted the most dazzling wolf pup there; it had a silvery gray coat of fur on with a black streak running from its tip of its nose to the tip of its tail. Artemis, noticing how her son was looking at the pup, called it over. It trotted over the them wagging it's tale.

"Do you like her?" Artemis asked as Robert nodded.

"Well, how about you name her? Once you do she'll your personal wolf." Artemis said as Robert thought hard about the wolf's name. Robert put his fist to his chin that was held up by his other arm, making the hunters coo at the cute pose he was making, before he snapped his fingers.

"I know! I'll name her Eve!" Robert said happily and the Eve barked in acceptance to her new name.

"Well it seems that Eve appreciates her new name son, but come along it's late and you should get to bed. Oh and hunters have pleasant dreams." Artemis said leading her son and Eve to her tend to sleep there. After all Artemis wanted Robert to be as close to her as possible, and the fact that he didn't have a tent there too.

Hope this is better than the original! I'll keep the old one up for the ones who never read the original.