Here comes another chapter. Thanks again for the support you are giving me. I am really motivated to continue this story.
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"Okay everyone, pack up camp, we leave in ten minutes!" Loudly said Artemis, immediately, every hunters began to pack, showing an amazing organization, and in ten minutes, the whole camp was tied up. Percy walked to the young hunter and kneeled before her.
"Hey little one, I didn't ask your name earlier. What is it?" Asked Percy with a kind tone. The hunter looked up from her package and Percy detailed her for the first time. She was around eight, had brown hair and deep blue eyes. Percy only could smile at her cute surprised expression.
"I am Andromeda, daughter of Amphitrite." Said the hunter. Percy's eyes widened in shock.
"A-a daughter of Amphitrite? Well, that's a first, I'm Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon. Nice to meet you. Your pack seems heavy, I will carry it for you." Offered the hero, and he was rewarded by a smile and a furious nod from the little girl. He chuckled and put Andromeda's bag on his shoulder, he then walked to his mistress and took her bag before she could.
"Hey! You won't be able to last the whole day with all the weight on your back!" Protested the goddess, making Percy shrug.
"I have enhanced limbs. I will be able to. Don't worry for me. I am a monster after all." He began to walk and then run behind the other girls of the hunt. At night fall, the hunt settled down in a wood and began to talk, apart from Percy who was put aside.
He decided to test Nightbiter. He stood up, walked to the border of the light emitted by the campfire and unsheathed the weapon. He tested it's balanced and decided a two-handed use was better for this blade. He trained for half an hour, but suddenly he noticed the presence of people watching him. He stopped and saw the hunt looking at him.
"So that's the famous hero everyone is talking about, the great Perseus Jackson? His swords move are pathetic and slow. He is just a fraud after all, no wonder he made Zoë killed." Spat the hunter he knew, Phoebe.
Percy dropped Nightbiter. Fire began to run on his robotic limbs. He slowly turned to the hunter, a cold glint in his eyes.
"It was in the prophecy. You know, for the quest you didn't even went to." His voice was low, full of anger.
"Wasn't it the one when your goddess was trapped under the sky? And you didn't even leave the camp. So I wouldn't talk too much of that time if I were you. Understood?" And his blades shot from his arms, fire coating them. Phoebe nodded, nervous of the amount of power he was radiating.
Percy smirked and the flames disappeared. He sat down against a tree and used his powers to conjure a plate of homemade burgers and fries. Everyone returned to the campfire, deciding it was better not to ask him anything for the moment.
A week passed that way and soon, they arrived in Arizona. The hunt was walking in the desert, they were complaining of the heat. Apart from Percy.
"Come on Perce? How are you not feeling hot?" Asked a whining Thalia. The said hero only gave her a lopsided grin.
"I am the son of the Sea, it gives me a great resistance to hotness. Plus the auto-regulated temperature integrated in my machine, I can resist to heat. And my blessing from Hestia gives me the same result for the cold." This made Thalia sighed.
"That's not fair! Why do you have all those cool powers?" Cried Thalia in false exasperation. But inside her, she knew why. It was because her cousin was the best hero that could exist.
"It's because I am cooler than you. Now, it's time to fight." Said Percy as he looked straight in front of him. And Thalia paid attention to what was before her. A huge battalion of divert monsters, looking very hungry for demigod blood. Percy smirked.
"Bring it on." And he jumped in the fight. Becoming a blur as he used every single abilities he had to kill the monsters. He was using his metallic arms to parry the blows and used Riptide, fireballs, high pressure water and punches to answer to the blows. The hunters joined the fight and a rain of arrows fell on the army, creating big holes in the army.
After a few minutes of fighting, Percy decided to create a huge earthquake, followed by a wave of fire, destroying the remaining monsters. Smoke and dust was in the air, blocking the view to the hunters. Soon, the cloud began to dissipate and they could distinguish a humanoid figure, head down, a flaming sword in his hand, the coat floating a bit because of the wind. And they understood this figure was Percy.
"Battle finished, losses, zero, hurts, zero, remaining enemies, zero. Battle satisfying, end of battle sequence." Said Percy in a toneless voice before raising his head and returning in his normal behavior.
"That was a good fight don't you think? Oh! Before I forget, I need to go in town, I have to buy something rather important." Artemis pondered the question for a moment before agreeing with a sign of the head.
"I can teleport us to Phoenix if you want." And a minute later, they arrived in Phoenix. Percy looked around him and smiled.
"Yes! It's here! You can follow me if you want. I have a special command ready for me." Said Percy as he shrugged and walked to a shop nearby, just before entering, Artemis noticed the sign on the shop and frowned.
When the hunter entered after Percy, they frowned too. It was a gun shop. Percy directly walked to the seller.
"Hey John! How are you?" Asked the son of the Sea with a smile.
"Percy! It's been a while pal! Thanks again for saving my daughter! Your custom gun is ready, look at it." He took a case from behind him and opened it.
Inside was a silver handgun with a long barrel, carved in black strips was a tribal wolf with an opened jaw viewed from the side. The carving was on the whole barrel. The handle was in a black material.
"It will use your demigod power to fire. That way, you will never run out of ammos. And like you asked, the handle is in Phlegethonic Stone. You don't owe me anything, it is a payment for saving my little girl." Said the man with a grin. Percy smiled and fist bumped with John.
"Thank man! It's cool of you." He turned around and leaved. But what the hunt saw and that the man only noticed after they left was the big bag of drachmas on the counter.
"So why do you want a gun Perseus?" Asked Artemis with a confused expression on her face. Percy smirked.
"Because I tested one before and I am good at it. Unlike archery. And it is wise to have multiple ranges possible in a fight. Plus, this one can, on my will, kill mortals. Better safe than sorry." Explained Percy at the hunt. And everyone nodded, understanding his logic. Suddenly, the group heard a high-pitched scream. Immediately, Percy ran to the source of the panicked call and saw, in a dark alley, three men cornering a beat up, crying, fragile looking woman. Artemis arrived next and scowled. She touched her protector's shoulder and transformed his coat in a hooded cloak. Percy smirked evilly.
"Hey guys! When a lady says no, you should learn to go away!" Yelled Percy to get their attention. It worked as three heads turned to him.
"Run away kid or we will have to hurt you, and then take your little girlfriend here to play." Grunted menacingly Rapist number one. Rapist two and three nodded but Percy chuckled darkly. He took a heavy step forward, head down.
"Dare to repeat your threat?" Lowly asked the son of the Sea, anger boiling in his veins.