The Child Of the Moon: The Titans Curse

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Chapter 3: Some much needed bonding time

You know that feeling of wanting something and you go about wanting that thing day in and day out and your anticipation levels are so high that you could just shout, well that was how I had felt wanting to meet my mother. But now that she was here with me, with her hand on my shoulder the first physical contact I ever made with her in fourteen years made me so nervous I actually felt my body shaking slightly, but then she let go. And a hand gently grasped my arm and turned me to face the opposite way of the others forcing me to look at the one person I was so excited and worried to meet.

She opened her mouth to say something, but before she could even mutter a word. Grover ran up to us and I saw this as my chance to back up to Ember.

So I backed up away from my mother and back next to Ember.

Grover got down to a kneeling position and waved his arms up and down. "Oh thank you, Lady Artemis! You…you are just so…..Wow!"

"Get up Grover," Annabeth said as she hauled him up out of the snow. "You're ruining the mood."

I looked at Thalia and noticed she shook her head in amusement at Grover's antics.

I sighed. This type of reaction though was kind of to be expected out of Grover, hell at camp nymphs and other nature creatures would follow me all the time. It was creepy, and they would stop when I asked or at least the male nature spirits would, but the girls were like piranhas, but still with the nature energy my mother emitted would make any creature that has a tie to nature want to bow.

My mother expression was one of irritation at being interrupted, as she looked at me with sadness evident in her eyes as if wanting me back to where I was originally. She sighed and shook her head as if she were ridding herself of some thoughts.

"Whoa," Bianca said from behind me as she her brother walked up to us. "Wait, hold up time out!" She said as she held up her hands in a timeout position.

Everyone looked at her. She pointed her finger at all of us in turn, like she was trying to connect the dots. "Who… who are you people?"

For once my mother's gaze finally left me and she looked at Bianca her expression softened from her normal hard and serious look she had toward the other male members of my group."It might be a better question, my dear girl, to ask who you are! Who are your parents?"

Bianca glanced nervously at her brother, who still was looking at my mother's hand in awe.

"Our parents are dead," Bianca said. "We're orphans. There's a bank trust that pays for our school, but…"

She faltered. I looked at the others wondering why she stopped and what I saw perfectly explained why she did. Every single person, satyr and half dragon all had looks of disbelief on their faces.

"I believe you, but Bianca you-" But sadly I never got to finish as I was interrupted by Zoe.

"You are a half-blood," Zoe stated glowering at me as if wanting me to challenge her. By her accent you could tell she spoke an older style of English rather than the new ways of talking. It was like looking at a diehard Shakespeare fan. "One of thy parents was a mortal. The other was an Olympian."

I wanted so badly to scowl back, but I decided to be the bigger person and I just looked away from her.

"She is such a bitch." I heard Ember growl next to me quietly. Her eyes turning slit like a reptiles and then changing back to normal.

"It is what it is. I understand they must have some serious issues with guys like any girl would if something really bad happened." I whispered to her. "I will just have to deal with it for now. But if they try to harm any of my friends they will have another thing coming."

"An Olympian…athlete?"

"No," Zoe said. "One of the gods."

"Cool!" said Nico.

"No!" Bianca's voice quivered. "This is not cool! Nico there are no such things as gods."

Nico looked like he was about to argue and spring for joy anyway, but then his eyes narrowed when he looked at me. "Wait a minute I remember you."

"You do?" I asked.

"Yeah, the guy at the casino we were last in, yeah now I remember we talked about the new game coming out. You know the Gameboy." Nico said excitedly.

"Oh that's right." I said showing him that I remembered about the talk we had in the casino.

"What were you doing in a casino?" I heard my mother's voice ask in a dead tone.

I turned to her and noticed she didn't have the happiest look to her face.

"We had to Lady Artemis." Annabeth said nervously.

My mother's eyes softened a bit and she sighed. "We shall discuss it later I suppose."

"We won't because we are leaving, you all are crazy." Bianca said as she grasped Nico's hand, but was stopped by Thalia who gently grasped her shoulder.

"Bianca, I know it's hard to believe. But the gods are still around. Trust me. They're immortal. And whenever they have kids with regular humans, kids like us, well… Our lives are dangerous. Most of us are half-bloods or demigods whichever you prefer, but you are a child of one of the gods."

"Bianca you have to believe her." I told her.

"Yeah, right. Well then who is your parent then?" Bianca asked as she pushed Thalia's hand off of her shoulder and looked at me angrily, probably thinking that I was messing with her in some way.

I stayed silent for a moment. "I have no knowledge as to whom my biological father is. However my mother, as she actually mentioned before is Artemis. The lady standing in front of us." I said giving both Bianca and my mother a gentle smile, which earned me hateful glares from the hunters, and a small smile from my mother.

Bianca looked shocked. "R-really."

My mother nodded.

"My apologies. I-I had no idea." Bianca said.

"Do not worry my dear girl. I understand the confusion, after all this is all new to you." Artemis said with a wave of her hand.

"Really this is Artemis. Wow, do you do like four hundred attack damage with your bow and can you turn into a wolf and stuff?" Nico asked with amazement while I saw Bianca face palm when Nico had mentioned the attack damage. And I heard her mumble about how his Mythomagic game was stupid, but Nico just ignored her. "And what about Dr. Thorn? That was awesome how Blake shot him with his arrow, killing him, and how he made that cool ice shield was amazing as well. Did you teach him to shoot?"

"The creature was a manticore," Artemis said ignoring his talking about attack damage and turning into a wolf, but she had a small look of longing at Nico's last question. "Hopefully he is destroyed for now, but monsters never truly die. They re-form over and over again, and they must be hunted whenever they reappear. And yes my child's ice shield was indeed impressive." My mother praised, but she gave me a look that said I had some explaining to do.

"It was no big deal. I just did what I had to, to protect my friend. I mean if we don't hunt these creatures they might just hunt us." I said feeling slightly angry by the way my mother said she wasn't able to teach me, but I ignored the anger. "That's why when I am on breaks from school and stuff I actually go out and hunt some down so that other demi-gods like yourselves won't get eaten."

Bianca di Angelo shivered. "That explains… Nico, you remember last summer, those guys who tried to attack us in the alley in DC?"

"And that bus driver," Nico said. "The one with the ram's horns. I told you that was real."

"That's why Grover has been watching you both," Percy said. "To keep you both safe, if you both turned out to be half-bloods."

"Grover?"Bianca stared at him. "You're a demigod?"

"Well, a satyr, actually." He was about to kick off his shoes and display his goat hooves, but I stopped him.

"Just to warn you his lower half is a goat. Half human-half goat." I said and Grover kicked off his shoes.

Bianca thanked me. I knew if she immediately just saw Grover kick off the shoes it wouldn't go over well. This girl obviously was not very aware of the supernatural and to just push it on her was not a good move to make especially if you wanted Bianca and Nico to come to camp.

"Grover, put your shoes back on," Thalia said. "Artemis's wolves look like they are about to eat you."

Grover turned around and noticed a pack of wolves moving through out the area and he yelped and immediately tugged his shoes back on. All the while he starred at the wolves nervously.

And despite the nervousness I was feeling earlier I let out a hearty laugh at Grover. However said satyr was not happy with me and glared.

"Bianca," Percy said, "we came here to help you. You and Nico need training to survive. Dr. Thorn won't be the last monster you meet. You need to come to camp."

"Camp?" She asked.

" Camp Half-Blood," Percy said. "It's where half-bloods learn to survive and stuff. You can join us; stay there year-round if you like."

"You would no longer be alone you two would be surrounded by campers and would get a whole cabin and friends. You would get training like Percy said and its from one of the best instructors, Chiron on ways to survive In the real world in case you wanted to go out and explore the world, but you would of course need his permission to leave. It truly is the best place for us half-bloods." Annabeth quipped.

"Sweet, let's go!" Nico said enthusiastically.

"Wait," Bianca shook her head. "I don't-"

"There are other options," Zoe said.

"No, there isn't!" Thalia said.

Thalia and Zoe glared at each other. I didn't know what they were talking about, but I could tell there was bad history between them. For some reason, they seriously hated each other.

"Stop it both of you." I said even surprising myself.

"You have no right to talk to me you filthy-"

"One more word huntress and it will be your last word." Ember said from beside me. Her eyes glowing violet colors and a black and purple aura surrounded her. Ember looked pissed.

The hunters all pointed their weapons at her and Ember's eyes looked all around at each hunter. Her glare not wavering for a second. As if she wanted to fight them all off.

I looked at my mother pleadingly.

"Everyone calm yourselves. We've burdened these children enough," Artemis said as Zoe withdrew her bow and Ember's violet colored aura lowered, as I gently patted her hand with mine, and all the other hunters put there bow back, but had their hands on their daggers. "Zoe, we will rest here for the night. Raise the tents. Treat the wounded. Retrieve our guests' belongings from the school."

"Yes, my lady." Zoe said.

"And, Bianca, come with me. I would like to speak with you." My mother said and then looked at me with a look that said we would talk later.

"What about me?" Nico asked.

Artemis looked at the boy. "Perhaps you can show Grover how to play that card game you enjoy. I'm sure Grover would be happy to entertain you for a while… as a favor to me?"

I looked at my mother and gave her a smile. Her expression showed shock at the smile I gave, but the shock was replaced immediately by one of happiness and then she led Bianca away.

"You bet Lady Artemis! Come on, Nico!"

Nico and Grover walked off toward the woods talking about hit points and armor ratings and a bunch of other geeky stuff. Artemis led a confused-looking Bianca along the cliff. The Hunters began unpacking their knapsacks and making camp.

Zoe gave Thalia and Ember one more evil look, then left to oversee things.

And as soon as she was gone, Thalia stamped her foot in frustration. "The nerve of those Hunters! They think they're so…Argh!"

"I have to admit I can tell these girls are quite arrogant. And kind of snobby." I agreed however Thalia just glared at me.

"Oh yeah, and what were you two doing?" Thalia said point at both Percy and I. "You both should've waited for us to get there before you both did something stupid like that. You both knew he was a monster! Hell Annie almost went off the damn cliff."

"Well Thalia she didn't and we had to split up, if we didn't think of what the kids would've been through. Hell instead of Percy and I being spike those kids would've." I glared pointedly. "I knew he was a monster, but not a Manticore if I knew I would've taken a different approach."

"Well if we had stuck together then maybe no one would've gotten hurt." Thalia rebutted.

"Well Thalia I'm sorry for not risking the lives of three kids just to wait for you guys." I replied angrily.

Thalia was about to argue back, but was stopped by Annabeth.

"Both of you cut it out this is not the time to argue. We are all friends here so stop arguing. We are all fine and that is what matters." Annabeth said as I put my hand on Percy's shoulder and a green aura appears and I start to heal the cut on his shoulder.

Ember was still clutching my arm as if she was worried I would just disappear into thin air.

The Hunters set up their camping site in a matter of minutes. Seven large tents, all of silver silk, curved in a crescent around one side of a bonfire. One of the girls blew a silver dog whistle, and the dozen white wolves from earlier walked into the camp. They began circling the camp like guard dogs. The Hunters walked among them and fed them treats, completely unafraid, and one wolf was about to walk up to me for me to pet, but one of the hunters looked at me and glared. So I stepped away from the wolf before it would escalate even further. I honestly did not want to fight any of these girls not because I was afraid, but because this was my mother's whole life. And while I did feel a twinge of jealousy that all these girls got to spend so much time with her I also felt a sense of resentment. She would interact with all these half-bloods, but when it came to her flesh and blood she would only write letters or appear in a dream. So instead of moping I walked over to the center of camp and started to make a fire. As Falcons watched us from the trees, their eyes flashing in the firelight, and I got the feeling they were on guard duty, too. Even the weather seemed to bend to the goddess's will. The air was still cold, but the wind died down and the snow stopped falling, but when the snow started to stop falling I felt a little disappointed. I always loved the rain and snow and since now the cold didn't really affect me anymore it was perfect.

So Ember and I were about to cuddle next to the fire, but then we both realized we were in a camp full of man haters and we stopped, we both agree to minimalize the contact to not make the hunters upset and so we sat on a small log just holding hands.

Thalia was pacing in the snow at the the edge of camp, walking among the wolves without fear. She stopped and looked back at Westover Hall, which was now completely dark, looming on the hillside beyond the woods. I had no clue what she was thinking, but whatever it was it must've had something to do with the manticore. Annabeth had gone over to her as well and both started to talk.

One of the hunters brought my backpack along with Embers, and we said thank you's but was met with a sneer from the girl. I noticed Ember wanting to get up and say something, but before she could I put my hand on her shoulder and brought her back down getting her to stop.

Grover and Nico came back from their walk, and Grover walked over to Percy and checked out the cut I had just healed, and after noticing that it was all good he pattated Percy's arm and said your good.

Nico rummaged through his own bag, which the Hunters had apparently packed for him, which I was surprised about, they were either doing this only in favor to get Bianca to join the hunt or they were being nice to Nico only because he was a kid. But I had a suspicion that it was most likely to get Bianca's favor. Nico laid out a bunch of figurines in the snow—little battle replicas of Greek gods and heroes. I recognized Zeus with a lightning bolt, Ares with a spear, Apollo with his sun chariot. My mother had a wolf and stag next to her on a tiny platform and had a bow in hand.

"Big collection," Percy said to him.

Nico grinned. "I've got almost all of them, plus their holographic cards! Well, except for a few really rare ones."

"How long have you been playing it must've taken a while to get all of these?" Ember asked gently.

"Just this year, before that…" Nico knit his eyebrows together.

"What?" Percy asked.

"I forget. That's weird." Nico said.

"It most likely is because you were in the casino." I offered.

"You mean the casino I met you in?" Nico asked.

I nodded. "Yea, the Lotus casino is like a trap and when you are in you don't ever want to come out. And you were in there so long that you most likely lost a lot of your memories." I said.

Nico nodded his head, but from the look on his face he obviously didn't really quite comprehend what I was saying exactly.

"Hey you can control ice right?" Nico asked.

"I suppose. Why?"

"Can you show me some of it?" Nico asked eyes sparkling, how he did it I had no clue and it kind of freaked me out, but to entertain the kid I shrugged.

I then focused on the snow that surrounded us and imagined an elephant, the snow around us started to clump together forming to my whishes until finally there before us stood an mini elephant made of snow. I controlled the elephant to walk over to us and it lied down on its side.

Nico had a look of amazement on his face and he went to pet the elephant.

"Wow that's so cool. It's really made of snow." Nico said as he patted the trunk of the elephant.

"If you think that is amazing kid wait till we have capture the flag at camp. Blake can change into any animal." Percy said making me groan.

Now the kid was going to ask me a whole bunch of questions.

"Wow really? What animal is your favorite; can you turn into a wolf? Can you change the size? Can it be a mythological animal? Like a gryphon or-" But I cut Nico off.

"Nico one question at a time please. I understand your curiosity, but you must calm yourself." I told him.

Nico had a sheepish look and gave a small apology.

"Now I can tell you my favorite animal. My favorite has to be the wolf." I said and as if hearing what I said all the wolves looked in my direction.

"We are your favorite." A horde of howls asked.

I chuckled at the wolves enthusiasm. The wolves most likely would've ran to me if the alpha who was a large black wolf hadn't stopped them telling them to hold their excitement and follow as their lady had instructed.

Nico's attention then went to Percy. "Hey, can you show me your sword you were using earlier?"

Percy nodded and uncapped riptide releasing it from its confines. And appearing as a bronze blade. I however made the snow elephant I made earlier return to its original position and I leaned slightly into Ember.

Ember smiled happily as she leaned into me as well.

"Are you happy to have finally meet your mother?" Ember asked quietly as Nico continued to gush over Percy's sword.

"Yeah, but I think I will be having a long conversation soon. And honestly I am nervous." I told Ember.

"Well don't be. She has a lot of explaining herself for leaving you and from what I can tell she does love you now. And has no intent to harm you." Ember said gently.

"How do you know that?" I asked.

"I can sense no hate coming off of her, I can sense love and longing coming from her, but that is it. She has this serious exterior, because she is with her hunters, but I bet when you two are alone. She will be very loving to you. I mean who wouldn't you are the sweetest guy a girl can know." Ember said with a small smile.

"Really. I know a pretty amazing girl myself; she has amazing violet eyes, with beautiful strawberry blond hair. Perhaps you know her?" I asked with a smirk.

"You are so cheesy." Ember said with a smile plastered on her face.

"I don't hear you complaining any." I said with a small smile.

"Hmm maybe." Ember said.

I leaned in to kiss her, but was interrupted by one of the hunters. I turned around and realized it was Zoe Nightshade her dark brown eyes glared at my silver slit eyes. I sighed.

"Percy Jackson, Blake Love." Zoe said with her silver circlet and her proud expression, she looked so much like royalty, that I actually thought that my mother might've thought of her as one of her favorite daughters among all the other hunters. She studied me distastefully, like someone had just left a bad taste in her mouth and wanted to get rid of it.

"Come with me, both of you," She said to us. "Lady Artemis whishes to speak to both of thee."

Ember, Percy, and I all stood up.

"My lady did not ask for you dragoness." Zoe said hotly as she glared daggers at her.

"I am coming, to make sure nothing happens to my Blake." Ember said her eyes glowing.

"You are not to come. Blake," Zoe said my name with venom. "will not be harmed."

Ember looked like she wanted to argue, but I told her I would be fine and told her to wait. Ember sighed and sat back down on the log and poked at the fire. Before I left however I bent down and gave her a gentle kiss on the fore head and left with Percy and the huntress.

Zoe led us to the last tent, which looked no different from the others, and waved me inside. Bianca di Angelo was seated next to my mother, who was still in her older form as opposed to her younger twelve year old form.

The inside of the tent was warm and comfortable. Silk rugs and pillows covered the floor. In the center, a golden brazier of fire seemed to burn without fuel or smoke. Behind the goddess, on a polished oak display stand, was her huge silver bow, carved to resemble gazelle horns. The walls were hung with animal pelts: black bear, tiger, and several others I didn't recognize. I was truly amazed, my adoptive father and I had never hunted some of these creatures and I thought the place was amazing, some of the animals though I had to frown at since some of them were endangered, but then I realized my mother was goddess of the hunt so she most likely would replace whatever she killed. I thought she had another animal pelt lying next to her, and then I realized it was a live animal—a fawn with golden glittering fur and small silver horns, its head resting contentedly in Artemis's lap.

'One of the hides must've had a baby.' I thought to myself.

"Join us, Percy Jackson, Blake." My mother said as she pointed to spot for Percy to seat. She tapped a small spot next to her for me to be seated, but when she finally realized I would most likely be uncomfortable there she pointed to a position next to Percy.

Zoe stood next to my mother on the right with a serious look on her face.

"You must forgive my Hunters if they do not welcome you," Artemis said giving me a small apologetic look. "It is very rare that we would have boys in this camp. Boys are usually forbidden to have any contact with the Hunters. The last one to see this camp…" She looked at Zoe. "Which one was it?"

"That boy in Colorado," Zoe said. "You turned him into a jackalope."

"You what?" I asked.

"I turned the boy into a Jackalope for coming into my camp. It is not permitted." My mother told me gently.

"Pity we could not track him down, we had to track down a hell hound that day."Zoe said with mirth in her tone.

"Wait so you just changed him, just because he accidentally wondered in?" I asked upset. "If that's the case please change him back and put him back where he was wondering. That's not-" But I never got to finish.

"Thee do not tell Lady Artemis what to do, especially not some foolish boy." Zoe said angrily looking like she was about ready to slap me.

However my mother just held up a hand and she gave out a sigh. She looked at me and I looked away ashamed to even be talking to someone who just ruined a person's life all just because he went the wrong way.

"It is done." My mother said looking at me gently and her eyes held a guilty look. "The boy is now back to normal and where he once was, I suppose I do need a better reason than changing a child into a jackalope other than he wondered into camp."

Percy looked like he was shocked that Artemis had agree to change the kid back to normal. As if he had expected my mother to just plain out say no.

I looked back at my mother and smiled a true smile. "Thank you."

"Of course, now off the subject of jackalopes. Percy, Blake I've asked you here so you might tell us some more on the manticore. Bianca has reported of the…mmm, disturbing things the monster said. But she may not have understood them. I'd like to hear them from you two."

And so Percy and I told her everything the monster told us. I would quip in when Percy had forgotten something or when I thought I needed to add something in.

When we were finally done. My mother put her hand thoughtfully on her silver bow. "I feared this was the answer."

Zoe sat forward. "The scent, my lady?"

"Yes."

"What scent?" I asked.

"Things are stirring that I have not hunted in Millennia," Artemis murmured. "Prey so old I have nearly forgotten."

She looked at the two of us intently."We came here tonight sensing the manticore, but he was not the one I seek. Tell me again, exactly what Dr. Thorn said."

"Um, 'I hate middle school dances.'" Percy said.

"No, no. After that." My mother said.

"He told the two of us that somebody called the General was going to explain things to us. And Lady Artemis." I said not brining myself to say mother yet, and she looked a little disappointed.

"Yes Blake?" She said sadly.

"He said that he had a 'Surprise guest' waiting for me. I think it's Ginarth." I said with slight fear knowing that she knew about the dragons since she was ordered to hunt them by Zeus.

My mother's hands tightened on her bow.

"Who is Ginarth my Lady?" Zoe asked her face pale after mentioning the General.

"I cannot say whom it is Zoe. Lord Zeus has forbidden for all the gods to speak of it." She then looked at me seriously. "Are you sure?"

"I don't know. It's either Ginarth or one of his other dragon underlings." I told her.

"I see the real question is why does he want you?" My mother mumbled to herself. "Was there anything else he mentioned?"

"Yeah. He started to talk about the Great Stir Pot-"

"The Great Stirring Perce." I corrected him.

"Oh right. And he said, 'Soon we shall have the most important monster of all—the one that shall bring about the downfall of Olympus.'"

The goddess was as still as a statue.

"Maybe he was lying," Percy offered.

My mother shook her head. "No. He was not. I've been too slow to see the sings. I must hunt the monster."

Zoe looked like she was trying very hard not to be afraid, but she nodded. "We will leave right away, my lady."

"No, Zoe. I must do this alone."

"But, Artemis-"

"This task is too dangerous even for the Hunters. You know where I must start my search. You cannot go there with me."

"As…as you wish, my lady."

I will find this creature," Artemis vowed. "And I shall bring it back to Olympus by winter solstice. It will be all the proof I need to convince the Council of the Gods of how much danger we are in."

"You know what the monster is?" I asked. "I can help. I get my ability to hunt from you."

"My child you may have my abilities, but not quite the experience." My mother told me kindly. "And if this monster is what I think it is pray that I am wrong."

"Can a goddesses pray?" Percy asked, bringing up a thought even I never thought of.

My mother gave a small smile. "I have a small task for you both."

"Does it involve getting turned into a jackalope?" Percy asked making Artemis give a guilty look and she lightly gives Percy a glare.

"No, no it doesn't. I want you both to escort the hunters back to Camp Half-Blood. They can stay there in safety until I return." My mother said.

"What?" Zoe blurted out. "But, Artemis, we hate that place. The last time we stayed there-"

"Yes, I know," Artemis said. "But I'm sure Dionysus will not hold a grudge just because of a little, ah, misunderstanding. It's your right to use Cabin Eight whenever you are in need. Besides, I hear they rebuilt the cabins you burned down."

Zoe's attention then then fell on me and I knew what she was going to say.

"Fine, my lady, but the boy cannot stay in the same cabin." Zoe fumed.

"What, that's not right; Blake has every right to that cabin. You cannot just force him out." Percy said angrily.

"Zoe, I made him a separate room for a reason. When you all get to camp, there will be a door from the back In which Blake will enter and exit through, there will be no need for any interaction." Artemis said.

Zoe however did not look pleased with the fact she would still be sharing the same cabin with us.

"But what about Ember. Where could she stay?" I asked.

"I do not know my child. But she cannot stay with my hunters. Most of them have mixed feelings about the Dragoness. Some find her just half-monster." Artemis said gently and I wanted to ask what she thought, but she then turned to Bianca. "And now there is one last decision to make." Artemis turned to Bianca. "Have you made up your mind, my girl?"

Bianca hesitated. "I'm still thinking about it."

"Wait," Percy said. "Thinking about what?"

"They….they've invited me to join the Hunt." Bianca said quietly.

"What? But you can't! You have to come to Camp Half-Blood so Chiron can train you. It's the only way you can learn to survive." Percy said.

"It is not the only way for a girl," Zoe said.

"But it is the healthiest." I quipped.

Everyone looked at me weirdly.

"And how is that?" my mother asked not in an offended way, but one of true curiosity.

I sighed. "For one she would form healthier bonds. If she were to stay with the hunt the whole time she would not understand how to properly associate with normal outside people. Two she would not have to completely hate males to the point of ruining their lives." I then turned my attention to Zoe who scowled at me. "Believe it or not Zoe Nightshade there are guys out there who aren't scum bags. Those who rape and do all those terrible things. I agree they should be shot in the head with no remorse, but to place the blame on all males, that isn't right nor is it just. You all take the word feminist and take it to the extreme. I have seen some things feminists say and even that is kind of crazy. Not all of them, but some. Three she wouldn't constantly be on the go she would be able to have the time to stay at one place and train unlike if she were in the hunt and she would have to move all the time place to place trying to find another monster. And as a bonus she would this way keep her relationship with her brother, she would have help from other adults who would gladly help with her little brother. "I finished.

And when I was done Zoe glared at me with such intensity she looked like she was about ready to shoot me in the head with her bow. My mother, however had a thoughtful look on her face.

"It matters not. It is your decision my dear girl." My mother said.

"By joining the hunt what would I be receiving?" Bianca asked.

"To begin with," Zoe said, "immortality."

Percy stared at her, then at my mother. "She's kidding, right?"

"Zoe rarely kids about anything," Artemis said. "My Hunters follow me on my adventures. They are my maidservants, my companions, my sisters-in-arms. Once they swear loyalty to me, they are indeed immortal… unless they fall in battle, which is unlikely. Or break their oath."

"What oath?" Percy asked.

"To foreswear romantic love forever," Artemis said. "To never grow up, never get married. To be a maiden eternally."

"So you just go around the country recruiting half-bloods-" Percy said.

"Not just half-bloods," Zoe interrupted. "Lady Artemis does not discriminate by birth. All who honor the goddess may join. Half-bloods, nymphs, mortals—"

"Which are you, then?" Percy asked genuinely curious.

However anger flashed in Zoe's eyes. "That is not thy concern, boy. The point is Bianca may join if she wishes. It is her choice."

"Agreed." I said. "Percy just keep quiet, and let the girl decide." I told him as he was about to say something, but he kept his mouth shut.

Bianca gained a thoughtful look and she looked at me. "Will I not have to worry too much about Nico and relax, while I love him, I just need a break from being his caretaker all the time."

"Of course. We have some counselors that take care of it and of course there are others who would love to look after the kid." I said with a nod of my head.

"Then I would like to give you my sincerest apologies Lady Artemis. I must respectfully decline your offer." Bianca stated.

My mother nodded her head her eyes shown with some disappointment. "Very well."

Zoe was not pleased, but she did not argue. She glared at me as if the whole reason for Bianca not joining the hunt was my fault, but I guess in some ways it was.

"Now then all of you may return to your tents." My mother said. Zoe was first to exit and as I was about to leave my mother called to me. "Blake please stay."

I turned to Percy as he was leaving and he gave me a thumbs up.

"I will tell Ember for you." Percy said.

"Thanks." I told him. I then turned back to my mother and shut the tent flap.

I sat back down where I was originally, the both of us silent not speaking a word. My mother then stood and made her way over to me. She moved slowly and cautiously probably worried I would jump up and run away, but I was too afraid to run. I was too afraid that she was about to zap me or something along those lines. When she finally was was just in an arm's length way, she was about to pull me into a firm embrace, but as she reached out I gained enough courage and held up a hand, before she could even touch me.

She retracted her arms and sat in front of me. Her eyes sad and looked at me with worry and a look of fear.

"M-may I ask you a question first?" I asked her.

"Of course you may, any question you have I will answer to best of my abilities." My mother told me with a slight depressed tone.

"When you left me in the forest after realizing I was a male. Would you've kept me…" I paused. "If I were a girl, if I had been born a different gender?" I asked and looked at my mother with a blank expression.

I heard her heave a sigh of sadness. "I will be honest, as I know you hate dishonesty and I suppose you do that from me." She said with a sad smile. "Yes, yes I most likely would've kept you with me." She stated and looked away.

"I see then." I said with sadness dripping from my words and small tears started to run down my cheeks. I then stood up and made my way to the tent exit. I felt as if she had just stood up and physically slapped me. But before I could leave I felt a hand on my wrist and the next thing I knew, I was being embraced by my mother.

"I am sorry my child." She whispered rocking me slightly, but I struggled in her grasp trying desperately to get out, but my strength compared to that of a goddess was nothing. She had the audacity to hug me after just telling me if I was born differently she would've accepted me. No it didn't fly well for me. "My feelings now have changed I am happy to have you just the way you are. If I could change it all I would. If I could go back I would have figured a way, some way to have kept you with me, I am a terrible mother, I know, it's no excuse. But please, please forgive me." When she finished I felt her tears cascading down on my head.

"W-when did you realize you made a mistake?" I whispered my voice hoarse, as tears now streamed down my face like a mini waterfall.

She gently cupped my cheek and tilted my head up to stare into her silvery eyes that were full of tears. Using her thumb she gently whipped away the stray tears that made their way down my face.

"When you turned five I realized the mistake I made. I realized how foolish I was and hoped that you had survived hoped that you had been found by someone. And as soon as I realized my mistake I rushed, and searched for you all around the area I had left you. Sadly there was no trace left of you. And when I did find you it was already too late. You were with a family and for me to just take you, just wouldn't feel right. So I kept tabs on you. I would have animals report back to me anytime they saw something or I personally would check on you." She told me gently. "And one day on my routinely checkups I saw you running. Immediately I started to worry and when I noticed a Cyclops chasing you, I was going to kill it but your adoptive mother," she said with a hint of jealousy. "She killed the beast before I ever had a chance."

"I see." I muttered.

She nodded. "I understand if you hate me." She told me somberly.

"I don't hate, I couldn't hate you. I would get sad, angry and kind of resentful, but I never felt hatred for you. While what you did was a terrible thing to me, you gave an amazing gift." I said.

She looked down on me and put her hands on my shoulders. "What gift could've possibly given to you by leaving you?"

"The gift of a family. You might not have raised me or been there for me," I said and noticed her flinch slightly and her hands tightened on my shoulders slightly, "but you gave me an amazing family."

My mother just gave a sad smile."Yes, I suppose, I did. But I should've been the one there, to help you, to teach you. To hold you at night when you had nightmares. And now I regret what I did. I made the dumbest mistake of my immortal life, and I don't think I will ever be able to forget what I did. In the process of my sadness and hatred for men I let my one and only child down, I'm so sorry sweetheart."

I smiled and shook my head at my mother. "Well it's all now in the past all we can really do is move forward and mom, I forgive you." Once I finished that one sentence she cried harder not of sadness but of joy, she hugged me tightly and whispered in my ear about how proud she was of me and how much she loved me.

"Now I have one more question."

"What's that sweetheart?" My mother asked with affection laced in her voice as she wiped her tears.

"Who was my father?" I asked.

Artemis gained a sad look. "Y-you're father, well he, he is dead darling."

"What happened?" I asked sadly.

"Baby," she said sitting me back down as she sat down next to me on my right and she kept her arms wrapped around my shoulders not once letting go, but I didn't shrug her affection away, I wanted as much of it as I could possibly get, I haven't felt love of a parent in so long, I missed it. "I am going to tell you a story, alright, it's about how I got my most amazing gift, but while I received an amazing gift it was caused by a great tragedy."

I nodded; I understood what she meant, but what confused me most was the part in which she said "receiving the gift was caused by a great tragedy."

So she told me her story about wondering into New York one day on her own searching for the Nemian lion. Then some guy had come up her and took advantage of her using some unknown drug to take advantage of her. And when she woke up the next day she tracked him down and killed him.

And when she finished her tale I could feel was rage, angry at the man who had dared to hurt my mother in such a way.

"That bastard." I muttered.

My mother gently slapped my hand. "Language."

I chuckled lightly. Here I was defending my mother after thinking that when I first met her I would tell her off for throwing me away like some trash, buy being with my mother felt good, you know to have some who cared about you in such a way, after not having my other parents for so long, it kind of left a void. And spending time with my actual mother made that void full.

"So you don't hate me?" I asked still unsure.

She gently flicked my nose. "Why so much doubt, yes I love you my one and only child Blake love. I love you! I am surprised you do not hate me. If I were in your shoes I might've not wanted anything to do with me." And then she did something that shocked the heck out of me, she kissed my forehead. "You are my baby boy. And I let you go once. I won't make that mistake again, I swear it upon the River of Styx." She said as thunder rumbled above.

My eyes widened. Swearing upon the River of Styx was a very serious oath and for her to just do that ment a lot to me. "It's just everyone calls me a mistake. I don't know it just kind of-"

Before I could finish my mother shook her head. "Who told you this?" my mother asked. However I didn't answer and say the names. I didn't want my mother going after them I didn't want her to stoop so low just for me. "Sweet heart who told you this?" She repeated her tone slightly on edge. I looked at her face and noticed rage hidden under her yellow silver eyes.

"Its fine mom. It's over with now I won't ever see them again. So please it's no big deal." I said.

"No big deal. Blake it's a huge deal. Who ever told you should be punished I don't care whether it's a mortal or a god." I flinched slightly and her eyes softened.

"Can you at least tell me one of the ones who treated you terribly?" She asked gently.

"I can tell you one since I really hate him. Plus he has done some horrible things." I said.

"Who?"

"Ares." I said and in that one word, her yellowish silver eyes darkened and looked like she was about to murder someone.

"Thank you. I will remember that the next time I see him." My mother said to me gently and she looked at my wrist watch. "It seems it is only ten O'clock." She then nodded her head as if she made a decision. "Blake please close your eyes."

I was skeptical, but I nodded my head and closed my eyes.

"You may open them now." My mother said a second later.

I opened my eyes and noticed we were in a forest.

I looked at my mother with a questioning look.

"I've heard from a little birdy that you would like to go on a hunt with me."

"R-really just you and me?"

"Yes. Just you and me my little moon." My mother told me with a smirk on her face.

Hearing her call me that, made my face heat up. "Moooom." I moaned embarrassed.

If anything her face brightened even more. "I love it when you call me mom." She said gently caressing my cheek.

My face just felt like it was burning. My mother smiled gently and she pulled away from me and she started to glow and when the glowing finally stopped. There stood my mother, but not as her usual goddess self, but instead as a giant silver wolf about the size of a rhino.

She looked at me and nudged me. I nodded to her knowing what she wanted me to do.

I then started to think of a wolf I thought of how the fur would hitch if they got angry how pointed their ears are and how the paws are are square in shape and how the claw and fangs are razor sharp, Then all of a sudden I started to feel my bones on fire breaking and snapping, I even felt my finger nails pop out of my fingers and replaced with claws, I felt my mouth elongate to a muzzle, my teeth elongated as well my teeth had changed to fangs. The pain was not too bad, but then again I would change into dragons the size of buildings so this wasn't so bad. When I opened my eyes I was looking at my mother. I was smaller than her, but we were quite close to being the same size.

I barked at her and she just shook her head and walked to me. I got down on my front legs out and spread my stomach close to the ground in a playful manor and yipped.

She continued to walk to me, but I moved from side to side in a playful manor. And Then I caught a glint in her eyes and she pounced. I barley had any time to register what she was doing until she started to playfully bat me with her paws.

I yipped at her and started doing the same until we both hear a loud voice not too far. We both stopped and our ears perked up. I heard her give a low growl. And she motioned for me to follow. I kept low and followed her until we came to a rock that went over a small cave.

"Damned Half-Bloods got away." I heard a creature shout.

"Bah we will get them next time." Another voice said.

My mother and I crept up until we finally were over looking the rock, we both laid flat on our stomachs so we wouldn't be spotted. The two were Cyclopes with big spiked clubs one was turned away from us, and other looked down at a pot of what I had to assume was stew while sitting on a fallen log. I was about to charge in but my mother put her paw on my muzzle telling me to stay put.

She then turned back around and crawled down and into the forest. I wanted to use my nature abilities to find her, but unfortunately when I change I can't use any of the other powers, such as my ice and nature abilities.

I then heard her howl in the forest and the two Cyclopes looked in the direction of the howl.

"What was that?" Cyclops number one asked now standing up from the log.

"I don't know. I will go see. You tend to the stew." Cyclops number two said as he stalked away.

Cyclops one nodded and went back to the stew while the other one stalked off into the forest.

All of a sudden I heard a cry of pain from the forest and I realized it was my mother destroying the monster.

The second Cyclops stood and had his back to me with his club in the air ready for an attack form the woods. However since I had a dark brown coat I was concealed really well in the night. So I stood from my rock and I pounced landing on his bulky head and bite down all the while scratching his back. Unfortunately he didn't turn to dust right away. So he used his free hand and grabbed me by the scruff and threw me at a tree.

I whined in pain. And I stood back up again. The Cyclops roared at me and was charging. However I ducked into the forest dodging trees and out of nowhere my mother jumps from a fallen log and onto the Cyclops that was chasing me and bite his throat. She ran up to me and gently nuzzled me.

"Are you hurt?" She asked gently as she gently licked my muzzle.

"I am fine." I said, as I felt something wet and warm run down my leg.

I looked down at my leg and noticed some blood dripping from a cut.

"Let's go to their camp. I need to fix you up." She told me gently as she nuzzled my head and licked my muzzle.

I followed her limping as I walked until we came to their campsite which had a running fire with a huge bronze pot on top of the fire and behind was a large rock cave.

I sat down next to the fire and I thought of my original self causing me to turn back to normal all except for a long cut I had on my forearm. My mother who changed back as well walked next to me and gently put some salve on my arm in order for it to heal.

We sat next to each other in a comfortable silence as it was just the two of us.

"Blake," She told me gently. "I must ask how do you have the ability to use Ice? I do not have that power. Also your eyes. When you were just a babe you had silver blue eyes, now you have them slit like reptile and have these small squares in your eyes."

I sighed and told her everything, from what Ginarth had been up to all the way to A. The only part I didn't mention was the prophecy in worry that she would over react. When I was finally finished her eyes were wide and she pulled her knees up to her chest with her arms wrapped around her knees clutching herself tightly.

"That is quite amazing, my little moon." She told me lovingly. "But you best be careful if creatures start rumors of your abilities, more and more will come after you. More monsters than usual and while turning into such a creature is amazing it cannot protect you from thousands of monsters." She told me seriously which made me gulp nervously.

"Man I wish Ember was here with us right now." I muttered as I stared into the fire and as soon as I said it I felt regret immediately.

My mothers eyes narrowed at me. "Yes that reminds me, I wished to talk to you about Ember." My mother told me. "Are you sure she is the one for you? I have knowledge on Black dragons and I have come to know that they can be very deceitful and I just don't want to see you get hurt. What of another girl surely there is a better one out there."

I shook my head. "Mom I love her. Ever since I first met her she was amazing. You just have to get to know her."

"Yes well she will have to prove herself to me if she wants my approval, because right now I am very suspicious of her and if I find she has intentions to hurt you..." My mother trailed off her tone growing more dangerous.

"She won't mom. I know it." I told her with confidence, but my mother didn't reply.

I sighed and looked back at the fire and leaned my head on my mother's arm. She let go of her knees and wrapped her left arm around my shoulder and started to hum a small song. And I tried to keep my eyes awake in order to keep the day from ending. My mother had her hands gently brushing through my hair. And when she noticed I was about to pass out. We both glowed brightly causing me to close my eyes and when I reopened them we were in her tent.

I stood up rubbing my eyes tiredly and yawned slightly.

"Blake I have a something to give you." My mother told me gently.

"Hmm?" I asked.

My mother made her way to a small chest she had in the far corner of her tent and she brought something back to me. It looked like an Iphone (Iphone is owned by Apple so I don't own it).

"Mom it's amazing, but Half-Bloods-"

"No this one is fine for you to use. I had Hephaestus make it. It will not attract monsters or any other creature. The phone allows you to talk to me whenever you wish. You may text me or whatever you wish. I have my own. And you can change the color of the phone just by thinking of a color. Try it." My mother ushered.

I then thought of the color orange and immediately back of the phone changed to an orange color.

"Amazing." I whispered as I rubbed my hand across the touch screen of the phone.

"The phone goes through Lady Iris, I have an account linked to the phone, so don't worry about having to pay or any of that nonsense." My mother told me.

I nodded my head and I noticed a slightly charred book under her bed.

I walked to her bed and grabbed the book; on the front it said "Memories of our boy." And as soon as I saw the book tears started to stream down my face.

'T-tthis is-" I said through my sobbing.

"It's your photo album. I found it on the day of the accident two years ago." My mother told me.

'Wait.' I thought to myself as I looked at my mother in anger.

"You were there! You could've saved them. My adoptive parents are dead because you didn't-"

My mother held her hand up. "I arrived after their death both bodies burnt to a cripse with no way of telling if they were even the same people who raised you. That day I had sensed a lot of monsters and with fear that they had come for you. I ran as fast as I could to get to you. But as soon as I got there everything was burnt to a crisp. The only thing that survived was that picture book. And of course your letter. I had found a few days later after mourning for your death that you were still alive." My mother told me as she held her hand to her heart. "Can you imagine how much I worried for you? The thought of your death had brought me so much pain. I thought it was unbearable. I had never felt such pain in my immortal life and when I did it made me realize how badly I truly screwed up. And then when word got back that you were alive. I felt so happy. I cried for joy." My mother finished with tears in her eyes as she hugged me from behind with her head on top of mine.

"Oh I see. I'm sorry." I muttered as I rubbed my hands though the book and saw so many pictures my parents had of me. My first birthday, the first time I went hunting everything. It was amazing.

"Can I keep it?" I asked.

"It was not mine to begin with. But If I may," She told me as she reached for a picture. It was me all by myself with my bow, I had to have been ten and had my whole hunting gear on which consisted of cameo pants, shirt and a small mask I had snow boots on and it was snowing in the picture, with pine trees right behind me in the picture. "Can I keep this one?"

I nodded my head. "Of course." I told her.

She smiled and put the picture in her pocket. We both then sat by the bed while I told her story after story about all the things that happened in each photo.

When I was finally done we both just sat by the fire and I leaned on her once again. She started to hum a soft lullaby, and I started to feel my eyes droop once again until finally darkness filled my vision. The last thing I heard before I finally was fully asleep was. "I Love you my little moon." And with that she kissed my forehead letting me go into a dreamless sleep.


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