Wow! I got some really good support from the first chapter! The poll is still up, vote Artemis or Athena as the pairing, or suggests your own!
Artemis:4
Athena:0
On Olympus
The gods sat in their thrones as the iris message played out in front of them. The 7 quest members had failed, they all knew that. Even the great Percy Jackson couldn't defeat the army of monsters in front of him.
"Father! We must help Percy! We can't sit around any longer!" Apollo shouted at Zeus, who was sitting in his throne.
"You know the Laws, Apollo! We cannot intervene." Zeus stated calmly to Apollo
Poseidon stood from his throne, trident glowing with power.
"Laws my ass, little brother! You turned Thalia into a pine tree! You killed Hades lover! You have no right to say it is because of the Laws!" Poseidon shouted at Zeus, his Trident making cracks in the well-polished marble.
Hades stood from his guest throne in the corner
"I agree with Poseidon, you intervene when it is for you and you alone! You make children as often as Apollo spouts off haikus!" Hades stood, with his sword pointing at Zeus' neck.
"Brothers, we can resolve this in a more civil manner. Lay down your arms or I will remove them from you!" Hestia shouted. The 3 brothers were shocked. Hestia never got angry, mad, not even when Rhea was killed. She had just locked herself inside her palace and families homes across the country.
Hades sheathed his sword and sat down in his stone throne. Poseidon sat in his throne, but with his Trident laying in his lap pointing and Zeus.
Zeus coughed
"I suppose the Hunters, Artemis, Athena, and Apollo could help the boy." Zeus stated and looked over at Hestia, hoping from a good sign from her. But all he got was a cold glare.
"My Hunters are close Father, we will deploy immediately." Artemis said from her throne.
Despite her being a known man hater, Artemis had a soft spot for the son of Poseidon. He was brave, and good in battle. Even better than Hercules, but not as cocky. She knew her Lieutenant, Thalia, had something to do with this soft spot. Always saying how nice he was to her friend, Annabeth. Artemis was brought out of her thoughts as Athena stood up in full armor, with spear and shield at the ready.
"Apollo and I will cover Percy, Artemis you and your Hunters deal with the monsters. I may need help dealing with the Giants so be prepared to help me." Athena stated quickly. Plans upon plans forming in her head most likely.
The two goddesses flashed into the battle, Artemis' Hunters already locked in combat with the monster army. Apollo stood over Percy his quiver at his waist refilling with every arrow he fired. Artemis had never seen her brother this serious. Apollo quickly stopped to blast Percy with some healing magic, making Percy's body rise off the floor a few inches.
"You can't die this easily Perce! Come on stay with me!" Apollo shouted as he shot a sonic arrow into the head of a charging centaur.
Artemis pulled her attention from her brother, as Athena was locked in battle with the Giant Porphyrion. Pulling her twin silver daggers from their sheathes, she charged at the Giant king.
Athena POV
Athena ducked and raised he shield in time to block the spear aimed for her head. She rolled back a few feet and jumped to her feet, she yelled a quick battle cry and ran with her spear in hands, aimed for his mid-section. Athena faked a blow to his left side and swiped her spear up into his shoulder. She turned her head to see the Giant, Orion, charge her with arrows in each hand. She raised her shield as the Giant stabbed the shield with his arrows splintering them instantly. Distracted, Athena was kicked in the side of the knee by the Giant king and was sent into the ground.
Orion sprinted toward Apollo as Porphyrion pulled Athena's spear out of his shoulder. Athena tried to scoot back from the approaching Giant but stopped as a pain as fierce as lightning rocketed up her leg. Her knee cap had shattered when she was kicked. Athena couldn't believe she was about to be killed, by her own weapon no less.
Athena looked up at the smirking Giant, towering over her lean frame and casting a shadow over her. She closed her eyes as the Giant started to bring the spear down and she waited for the sharp tip of her own spear to impale its master, but the pain never came. Athena opened her eyes and saw Artemis slash at the Giant's exposed face and upper torso, silver blood flew everywhere as veins were pierced. Athena quickly got to her feet and sent a pulse of energy into her leg, healing the bone. She pulled one of the nearby Hunters over to the Giant King as Artemis brought her dagger down into his beating chest.
The unnamed Hunter soon brought an arrow into the eye of the Giant, killing the King and sending him to eternal torture. The two Goddesses stood up, Artemis flashing silver as her last uniform was stained by the silver blood of the Giant.
The sound of battle continued on as she saw other god and goddesses flashing in, fighting the Giants and their monster army.
"Percy!"
Artemis looked over as Thalia dropped her spear, running to the young hero. Apollo was standing over Percy, hands glowing in almost uncontained power. Nike stood next to Apollo waving her spear and slicing any monster in half that dared get close to the powerful goddess.
Artemis and Athena kneeled next to Percy, his head in Thalia's lap as the sounds of battle started to die down Athena sent a piece of her power over into Apollo and he continued to try and heal the dark haired demigod dying at their knees.
Athena looked at Artemis and hugged her. The normally composed goddess cried into her shoulder, weeping as Artemis saw the dagger lying at the demigod's side. Another maiden taken from this world. Now the world was about to loose the only bearable male left.
