Artemis pov
The display of power that Perseus put on should've been fair warning for all who challenged him that the time for games was long gone and that the easy going person that he was had disappeared with it though, I watch him from his left flank unable to stop the blush that comes to my cheeks.
Walking behind him I keep my eyes ahead and on my surroundings to the point where I am able to sense anything and one coming from the moment they even consider doing it. The most I have ever felt towards a man would be the small infatuation with Orion and his hunting skills though, that compared to what I was feeling now was nothing compared to then. The boy no man has grown from the disrespectful child he once was though, I admired him from afar because I didn't want to get drawn in by another of my uncle's children after that bastard Orion.
Looking ahead I noticed that Perseus had stopped as well as my half-brother and the son of Hades. I watched as they looked around with swords drawn I can't help but notice the regal look Perseus has as I watch the fates step into the clearing we were in with a young woman walking behind them.
The second they stopped I noticed the young woman was given the same looks that Perseus had upon closer inspection I noticed that she reminded me of my dead best-friend and former lieutenant Zoe Nightshade knowing that they read my thoughts I watched as the middle fate Clotho turned to me as she spoke.
"You are right when you say that this is indeed Zoe Nightshade although, now the surname would have to be Zoe Jackson. We have decided to give Zoë a second chance at life as a demi-god daughter of Perseus here a deal of sorts for Perseus to accept immortality we make one Zoë nightshade his demi-god daughter." Said Clotho
I watched as the father daughter duo closed their eyes as a bright light covered them both causing everyone here and near to close their eyes and wait when the light die down the fate on the left Atropos spoke.
"You are your grandfathers heir the Norse god of thunder god of the hunt time swordsmanship ninja's assassin's battle and weapons you are also a Japanese god of death heir of kami" said Atropos.
The look on Perseus face was priceless but I had turned my attention to Zoë who was now a five year old girl who looked so much like Perseus that it scared me to hades. I watched Perseus as he walked over to Zoë and kneeling in front of her opening his arms the smile that lit up her face was contagious and made me smile as well as Zoë spoke.
"Bye nice ladies thank you for bringing me to daddy" said Zoë, with a smile.
"You're welcome child raise her well Perseus" said Lachesis.
Watching Perseus as he put Zoë on his shoulders and nod to the fates we watched them as they disappeared before we continued on to our next camping site which was in the next clearing though, not two feet into the tree line yet again does the rest of the council appear in front of us with Poseidon and Athena looking curiously at Zoë and Perseus the former of which has hidden her face in her father's hair as it was Poseidon to break the silence.
"Percy who is the young one hiding her face in your hair" he asked?
I watched Perseus as he walked back to me handing me Zoë as my father eyed her reaching for his master bolt as Percy stood in front of us both with the hunt as well as the pride forming a protective barrier between us and the rest of the council. I watched as Perseus held mjolnir at his side as he watched my father he spoke.
"She is my daughter my demi-god daughter her former name is Zoë nightshade she is now Zoë Diana Jackson" he said, as he subconsciously began to spin mjolnir in his hand.
I watched Poseidon warily as he approached Zoë and I who clung to me as she watched her father with a curious gaze before turning to look at Poseidon. I watched her smile as I looked at Athena who seemed to be speechless but I could see the question in her eyes as well as the councils and so could Percy so, I listened as he began to explain.
"The fates came to me while I was on that quest you sent me on Athena and asked me to become a god because; a few deities were fading and had watched my exploits. I had immediately declined and began to walk away from them when they stopped me with something I have wanted for a while now in exchange for me becoming a god they gifted me a daughter Zoë was that gift. I was to replace my grandfather the Norse god of thunder Thor as well as god of the hunt time swordsmanship ninja's assassin's battle and weapons you are also a Japanese god of death heir of kami" he said, with a smile.
I watched my father as he did the stupidest thing in his everlasting existence by throwing the master bolt in Zoë and I's direction I watched Percy as h slowed time around the bolt freezing it midair before he threw mjolnir at my father sending him crashing through the forest before calling back the weapon as he walked over to the bolt plucking it from the air he put it over his knee snapping it in half.
I watched Perseus as he followed the path he created from my father the council in pure shock while Hestia shook her head at my father's ignorance of attacking a five year old girl as well as his own daughter.
I followed after Percy while still holding on to Zoë. Arriving at the next clearing I see my father locked in battle with Perseus and losing badly though, I watched as Percy called down a thunder bolt that was more powerful than that of my father's so severely that it rendered him unconscious. I watched as he raised mjolnir in the air before I heard a piercing wail coming from Zoë who was currently watching her father making him stop and turned toward Zoë.
I watched as he lowered the hammer before walking over to Zoë and me with a smile he grabbed Zoë bouncing her up and down as she fell asleep in his arms I sighed turning to him with a question in my eyes I thought to him.
'Should we set camp here for the night?'
'Yeah it's been a long day I don't want to upset Zoë again'
'You'll be a great father'
'I hope so because no one will ever hurt my daughter without a fight tell the others to rest and ask thalia if she'll watch Zoë I'm going to go hunt for dinner'
'I'll come with you'
'Thank you artemis I could use the company'
With that said and done I watched as Percy handed Zoë to Thalia who immediately took the girl to her father's tent to sleep as we walked into the forest. Entering the tree line I watched as he relaxed noticing the way that the tension dissipates he seemed to be more at ease now here in the forest than a few minutes ago though, what that meant seemed to be good but I fear that my father would try again in his attempt to kill Zoë which would be bad for Olympus.
The time it took the hunters to do the hunting is a few hours to an hour at the most for me and Perseus it took less. On the way back to the campsite I felt as if we were being followed looking at Perseus I could tell that he felt it to nodding to him as he drew his sword I flashed out with both of our kills though, as soon as I appeared in the clearing I noticed thalia holding a crying Zoë walking over to her I hear the sound of swords clashing and the tearing of clothes.
I looked on with the others as the sound of a body crashing through trees gets closer. The body I see crashing through the trees is none other than Percy as he back flips to his feet gouging the earth as he rights his posture as my sister Athena walks into the clearing her grey eyes locked onto the form in my arms.
Storm clouds begin to cover the area as mjolnir is spun at his side the rest of the council besides father and Hestia who I soon learned was on Olympus trying to keep father from fading with the power of the hearth. Standing in front of Zoë and me protectively still spinning mjolnir I hear Perseus speak.
"Why are you doing this Athena? What reason do you have for attacking me and tying to harm my daughter?" he asked his voice low.
I watched Poseidon as he went to step up next to Perseus only to stop as his son shook his head while making a 'this is personal' gesture with his hands and then point to me and Zoë. Understanding what his son is asking him to do he walks over to stand in front of me as Athena spoke.
"Why am I doing this? What reason do I have for trying to harm your daughter?" she asked before yelling "My father is on the verge of fading because of you! He doesn't deserve to fade because of her!" she yelled sending a blast of godly energy toward Perseus.
Seeing Athena in tears I know how she feels because he's my father as well but to target a five year old is low no matter who's at fault though, father knew what would happen if he attacked and now for his arrogance he is paying the price.
I had been so deep in thought that I hadn't noticed the godly energy headed my way I closed my eyes and shielding Zoë as best I could with my body thinking I would be in pain I opened my eyes and found a wall of shields in front of us made of Cyclops as I heard Athena speak.
"If that is what you think of father then don't call yourself a daughter of Zeus you bi-" I watched as she was cut off mid-sentence by mjolnir slamming into her chest knocking her through the tree line as Percy spoke.
"Your hubris has blinded you just as it blinded your supposed favorite daughter wisdom goddess I will confess that my bastard of an uncle needs not fade but his lust for power has blinded him and has twice now not once but TWICE! He has nearly sentenced us to death due to his arrogance. A good amount of your children died because of him so I warn you, if you come after my daughter again a war will be inevitable and a new era will rise" he said, calling mjolnir back and turning to walk toward Zoë and I.
I watched Percy as he turned toward us walking his cape billowing out behind him as he did so before he tensed and spun around and grabbed a rocketing ageis by its edge adding a razor blade of electricity around it before returning it to its sender followed by a nuclear mjolnir.
I stood there and watched with baited breath as my sister came stumbling into the clearing after he called back mjolnir as she charged again the fates appeared in between the two with a violent flash of light blasting Athena on her ass as they spoke with rage filled eyes glaring down at my sister.
"The actions taken were his justified right daughter of Zeus and Metis Zoë nightshade or as she is now called Zoë Diana Jackson is his daughter the first daughter of Perseus Jackson a god with more domains than you. Your fathers lust for power has brought his fading into action control your hubris child and think before you act or you will be sentencing not only yourself but your children to death if you continue to try to make him your enemy because you will lose and Olympus will fall before you realize it" they said before leaving after kissing Zoë's cheek.
I watched Percy as he walked toward Athena and picked her up bridal style and headed back toward the camp as he walked toward me I stood there not knowing what would happen but was shocked as I watched him shift Athena into his left arm and pull me in for a kiss with his right needless to say I kissed him back. Throwing my right arm around his neck I deepened the kiss until we had to part to breathe though, the sound of clapping reminded us that we had an audience making me blush and him to smile which only made me blush brighter.
Percy's pov
I knew we were being followed and it didn't take a rocket scientist to know that she came here for a fight though, with her being the goddess of wisdom and battle strategy I had hopes she would realize she was out matched before someone got hurt. I looked toward artemis to see her looking at me before nodding to her as I watched her flash away I drew my sword and parried the spear of my father's rival and sending a strike of my own at her as she blocked me with her shield I kicked her in the chest sending her through the trees only to be blasted through a line of trees into the clearing where we had set up camp.
Flipping so my feet were on the ground I gouged a trench into the earth stopping my flight path as Athena comes through the tree line sheathing my sword I called mjolnir to me just as she sent a blast of godly energy toward me I deflect it with a swing of the mighty hammer in my hand then hurling it at her.
I watched as mjolnir hit Athena in the chest and send her flying through the trees as she shot a blast of godly energy at Artemis and my daughter unable to reach them in time I watch as the hunters and pride make a shield wall blocking the blast and I smiled. When Athena came through the trees again I couldn't help myself I had to know what brought this on so I spoke.
"Why are you doing this Athena? What reason do you have for attacking me and tying to harm my daughter?" I asked in a low voice.
I felt my father as he went to step up next to me only to stop as I shook my head while making a 'this is personal' gesture with my hands and then pointed to Artemis and Zoë. Understanding what I was asking him to do he walked over to stand in front of her and Zoë as Athena spoke.
"Why am I doing this? What reason do I have for trying to harm your daughter?" she asked before yelling "My father is on the verge of fading because of you! He doesn't deserve to fade because of her!" she yelled sending a blast of godly energy toward Perseus.
I looked toward Artemis to see she was deep in thought so I decided to read her mind to see what she thought of the situation.
'Seeing Athena in tears I know how she feels because he's my father as well but to target a five year old is low no matter who's at fault though, father knew what would happen if he attacked and now for his arrogance he is paying the price.'
She had been so deep in thought that she hadn't noticed the godly energy headed her way she closed her eyes and shielded Zoë as best she could with her body thinking she would be in pain she opened her eyes and found a wall of shields in front of us made of Cyclops as she listened to Athena speak.
"If that is what you think of father then don't call yourself a daughter of Zeus you bi-" she watched as she was cut off mid-sentence by mjolnir slamming into her chest knocking her through the tree line as I spoke.
"Your hubris has blinded you just as it blinded your supposed favorite daughter wisdom goddess I will confess that my bastard of an uncle needs not fade but his lust for power has blinded him and has twice now not once but TWICE! He has nearly sentenced us to death due to his arrogance. A good amount of your children died because of him so I warn you, if you come after my daughter again a war will be inevitable and a new era will rise" I said, calling mjolnir back and turning to walk toward Zoë and I.
I had turned toward my two girls and walked toward them my cape billowing out behind me as I did so before I stopped and tensed I spun around and grabbed a rocketing ageis by its edge adding a razor blade of electricity around it before returning it to its sender followed by a nuclear mjolnir.
I stood there and watched with baited breath as Athena came stumbling into the clearing after I called back mjolnir as she charged again the fates appeared in between the two with a violent flash of light blasting Athena on her ass as they spoke with rage filled eyes glaring down at my sister- in- law to be.
"The actions taken were his justified right daughter of Zeus and Metis Zoë nightshade or as she is now called Zoë Diana Jackson is his daughter the first daughter of Perseus Jackson a god with more domains than you. Your fathers lust for power has brought his fading into action control your hubris child and think before you act or you will be sentencing not only yourself but your children to death if you continue to try to make him your enemy because you will lose and Olympus will fall before you realize it" they said before leaving after kissing Zoë's cheek.
I knew Artemis was watching Percy as I walked toward Athena and picked her up bridal style and headed back toward the camp as I walked toward her she stood there not knowing what would happen but was shocked as she watched me shift Athena into my left arm as I pulled her in for a kiss with my right needless to say I shocked when she kissed me back. Throwing her right arm around my neck she deepened the kiss until we had to part to breathe though, the sound of clapping reminded us that we had an audience making her blush and causing me to smile which only made her blush brighter.
Getting back to camp I walked over to the infirmary tent and placed Athena in the rejuvenation chamber leaving the healers to deal with her I walked over to the kitchen tent to begin cooking tonight's dinner.
'I hope Athena heeds my warning when she wakes up as well as the warning that the fates have given her' I thought as I began to chop the vegetables I was brought out of my thoughts by Thalia coming into the tent with a fussing Zoë. Stopping dinner preparations I looked at Thalia with a silent question 'what happened?' seeing the look on my face made the daughter of Zeus speak and quickly.
"She woke up and thought you were hurt we tried to calm her down but it wasn't until lady Artemis got her calm enough for me to bring her to you phoebe and Atlanta are currently in a rejuvenation chamber because she blasted them with thunder and I'm talking full power" she said, causing me to sigh I decided to sing her a song.
Waiting for superman
By: Daughtry
She's watching the taxi driver, he pulls away She says, "Yeah, he's still coming, just a little bit late She's talking to angels, She's out on the corner trying to catch a glimpse She says, "Yeah, he's still coming, just a little bit late She's talking to angels, ...to lift her up and take her anywhere She's talking to angels, ...to lift her up and take her anywhere
She's been locked up inside her apartment a hundred days
He got stuck at the Laundromat washing his cape"
She's just watching the clouds roll by and they spell her name like Lois Lane
And she smiles, oh the way she smiles
Counting the stars
Making a wish on a passing car
She's dancing with strangers,
Falling apart
Waiting for Superman to pick her up
In his arms, yeah, in his arms, yeah
Waiting for Superman
Nothing's making sense
She's been chasing an answer, a sign lost in the abyss,
This Metropolis
He got stuck at the Five and Dime saving the day"
She says, "If life was a movie, then it wouldn't end like this,
Left without a kiss."
Still, she smiles, the way she smiles, yeah
She's counting the stars
Making a wish on a passing car
She's dancing with strangers,
She's falling apart
Waiting for Superman to pick her up
In his arms, yeah, in his arms, yeah
She's waiting for Superman...
Show her love and flying through the air
Save her now before it's too late tonight
Oh, at the speed of light
And she smiles
She's counting the stars
Making a wish on a passing car
She's dancing with strangers,
She's falling apart
Waiting for Superman to pick her up
In his arms, yeah, in his arms, yeah
She's waiting for Superman...
Show her love, oh, and flying through the air
Save her now before it's too late tonight
She's waiting for Superman
I hadn't noticed that I had gathered an audience as I sang and danced around holding Zoë who was now peacefully asleep until I heard clapping coming from behind me as I gave Zoë to dad and went back to cooking.
A/N: this chapter is 3,748 words long as I said before I will only do one disclaimer which was done in chapter one all songs used will give their authors credit as I will put who the song is by under its title.
So far we've had two battles the first.
Zeus V.s. Percy
The last.
Athena V.s. Percy
Percy and the fates have given their warnings and Percy kissed Artemis in front of everyone.
Will Zeus and Athena behave or will a new era rise? You decide.
