To be honest with the world, Percy was frustrated.
After the 'illuminating' chat with Ananke and the rest of the gods, Percy kind of realized how things were going to be around there. Half the gods were looking after him as if he was some kind of baby, while the other believed that he was some kind of attention seeker that cared little to nothing about the upcoming disaster.
Percy gave a damn what they thought.
So, here he was, training his new powers, alone, all because no one was willing enough to train him into this all 'new god' business. Hephaestus was the only one who gave him a half-heart apology, claiming he would help him, if his own powers weren't limited to fire control, which could collide with his water powers. Percy understood him, but what about the rest?
So, going back into training, Percy focused into vanishing and reappearing in the same room, without losing valuable member parts or losing them painfully. So far, he had managed to do it, but he would trip every time he wanted to land.
"Uhm... Gotta practice on my landing..." He encouraged himself, getting up. Advantage of being a god, sleep, hunger and tiredness are no longer important, at least, not vital to his life.
"Well, well, well... Look like the gods added a new cub to the pride..." A soft and sultry voice mumbled behind him, making him turn around and pull out Riptide. Percy found himself facing a monster like he's never seen before. It reminded him of Annabeth's description of Arachne, except that this monster was half scorpion instead of spider. She had raven locks cascading down her back. Her ivory skin contrasted the midnight black locks, as her red and plump lips curled in a smile. Her eyes seemed violet, a deep, cold, purple. He shook his head, focusing on the task in hand. "So, um, are you related to Arachne in any case?" Percy asked, politely. The Scorpion Lady groaned.
"No, everyone thinks we're related. No, I am not related to Arachne. Nor Medusa, nor Stheno or Euryale. I am my own being, very much." She said, her tail clicking. "What's your name? I'd hate to call you 'newly made god' every time I want to tease you or mock you..." She joked with him, smirking.
"Thought all monsters knew our names..." Percy blurted out, as if making time. The monster chuckled and shook her head. "And, who are you by the way? I've never heard of anything like you..." Later, Percy realized that was the wrong thing to say.
"Never heard of anything like you?" She repeated, confused at first. "Never heard of anything like you?!" She roared, outraged. "Didn't she tell you about me?" Whoever that one was, it had made her furious. "You'll remember me now!" And launched at Percy, faster than anything he'd seen in his life. In the last second, Percy vanished to reappear in the other side of the room. But, he had forgotten about the monster's tail, that swiped him off his feet the second he touched the floor. Twirling around on the floor, he started to attack the tail, in hopes that it would stop messing with him.
"Who is battling in my arena without my permission?!" Percy had never felt more relief to hear Ares walking inside, angry, to find that scene. The monster, at the presence of Ares, uses her frontal body to fight him, while the back fought Percy. Ares didn't waste time and began fighting the monster, clearly annoyed that one of them had sneaked into his arena and began a fight without him noticing, after all, if a monster wanted to fight him, they should just Iris Message him!
The battle was long and tiring, and both gods seemed to be on the losing team. This monster was nothing like they faced before and, mainly Ares had used all his tricks to keep her at bay and not let her out of the arena. Only the Fates knew what kind of damage she could do if she was loose there. Percy, on the other hand, was afraid that if he used his power, they'll consume him and take away his energies.
"It's nice to know that you won't forget me this time..." The monster taunted them, smirking, when both gods had taken a mili-secondary pause to gather some breath. "But, take this as a warning... Don't take anything for granted!" She shouted, before attacking them one last time. Percy got stabbed on his shoulder, while Ares got knocked down of his feet and sliced through the stomach. Finally, a noxious cloud of poison was released. Both gods were left there, inhaling the poison, while the monster scuttled away, a smirk adorning her face.
Athena was the first one to find them. Who knows the reason that leaded her to the arena, but she found them there.
"Ares, you fool! Apollo, come quickly!" She shouted for Apollo, who was immediately by her side. When he saw around, Apollo shook his head and began working on Percy, while Athena scolded Ares. "He's a newly god, Ares! What were you thinking? He barely could control his powers as a demigod, he needs training for-"
"Would you shut up?!" Percy cut her, surprising everyone. The look on his face was not a happy one. "As much as I hate to admit it, it wasn't Ares who attacked me- attacked us." He explained, struggling to get up, while Apollo pulled him down. "I'm fine!"
"Lay down or I'm restraining you." Apollo warned him. Percy stopped moving and sighed, tired.
"Then, who was it, Perseus?" Athena questioned, impatient.
"Some monster with scorpion legs..She had black hair, ivory skin. Plump, red lips too. She didn't mentioned her name..." Being looking the ceiling, Percy missed the pale look on Athena's face. But Ares didn't.
"Athena, who was that?"
"Vetika..." The goddess whispered, a hand over her mouth, her eyes widened in horror and absolute terror.
Edited: April 2017
I apologize for previous mistakes
Hello, guys!
First of all, I'd like to apologize for the long absence. Again. Things have been hectic lately and I'd had to organize them before continuing with my writing. As I'm writing this, I'm trying to catch up with all the delay posting, but I'm pretty sure that I'll be back at regular pace by the end of the month. I beg your patience for it.
Which leads me to remind you all that, I have made a Facebook page for my A/N and any news/rants/explanations/thing I like to be posted there. I know I said I'd just post there, but apparently everyone loves my A/N, so I'll post them here and there. The page is written down:
Facebook: pg/SilverHuntresses/posts/
As it is April's 1st (also known as April's Fool) I won't be playing pranks, as I cannot make them! However, I will do update my stories (or some of them) during the day. And probably tomorrow.
Today, I will update Percy Jackson, son of Chaos, Garden Wall, Urgent! Inspiration: Needed and Mortals: Meet... the In-Laws. Any chapters that are missing from Mortals: Meet... 2 will be post ASAP, probably tomorrow when I finish them. But, in the meantime I want to leave you a special chapter requested by ObeliskX there. And to tell retro mania that I'm working on your request, but like I explained to you, it will take a little time...
As I mentioned in a post on Facebook, Mortals: Meet... 2is coming to an end. Although it was a pleasure and a privilege to write almost 200 chapters about Percy and his friends (and making up a few futures and two lovely spin-offs of my own), I'm running out of ideas, which is why I'm slowing my writing a little: I wanna supply the demand, but I don't have resources. Which is why I decided, with a heavy heart, that it won't be a third part.
Also, I'd like to let you know that, I wanna finish Urgent! Inspiration: Needed before focusing in another story (not many chapters to finish, either... Probably I'll finish in May... or mid-April if I charge my batteries). I realized I tried to handle more than I can take and I'm not as focus as I was at the beginning, as life takes unexpected turns. That being said, it doesn't mean I will be giving up my writing and my stories, as it means too much to me.
Maybe, I'll diversify myself into a new fandom...? Or random stories...? Who knows...
Please, check my Facebook page as I'll be using Drive's new feature of making polls so you can vote! That allows me having more than one poll at the time! Or you can go toYour Comments Are Poll to vote your favorite!
Again, I apologize for the lateness and I appreciate your patience.
xoxo, Silver