Ok wow. I'm sorry guys I have not updated since last year, I've just had so much stuff going on. It's all solved now so don't worry. Anyways, on with the chapter!
Artemis
"No don't kill him!" I screamed reflexively. Why did I do that? Ever since he woke up I was feeling waves of heartbreak coming off of him. It was almost like he didn't want to live anymore. But why did I care?
"No!" Athena screamed, "Kill him!" She started to rise from her throne with a murderous look towards Perseus, and again I acted reflexively. I put an arrow through her arm, pinning her to her throne.
"Why should I not kill him Artemis? He obviously wants to die." Zeus said. I could see where all of them would think that, but I could see better. Before I could answer however, Aphrodite spoke up.
"He lost his purpose for living, and now he needs a new one, he doesn't want do die he just wants a new purpose." she said while smiling sweetly at Perseus. The sight of that made me uneasy. I had a weird feeling in my gut that I couldn't quite place. "He could come live with me!" she continued. "I'll keep very good care of him."
"No, no that's not the best idea," Zeus said while looking at me, "Since you don't want him to die, Artemis, he could become your guardian, so to speak."
"Father, me and my hunters do not need a guardian, we can handle ourselves just fine!" I knew that was a lie, and my father did as well.
"your hunters have been getting more and more injured," he said exasperated, "just last week, the Minotaur injured Tha-" Perseus cut him off,
"why does he keep coming back?" he said glumly. That was the monster that killed Annabeth. I knew then that it was a good idea to let him be my guardian. He used to love hearing the Minotaur was alive. I looked at my father and said,
"He can become my guardian, if he is willing." I had never heard him sound so broken before. He lost the glint in his sea green eyes. My father shifted to look at Perseus, looking at him questioningly,
"Will you become the guardian of the hunt?" Perseus looked around the room, as if contemplating the answer. He spoke slowly,
"If that give me something to live for, to get over Annabeth's death," his voice cracked when he said her name, "Then I will become her guardian." The arrow I had shot at Athena flew at Percy at a startling speed, almost as if Athena had shot it from a crossbow. Before I could tell him to look out, he jumped and twisted in midair, catching the arrow in his hand and snapping the silver arrow in two with his fingers. I was astonished, along with everyone else in the throne room, including Perseus himself.
"I apologize for breaking your arrow, Lady Artemis, I do not know how I did that." I looked at him curiously, and said,
"I have no idea how you did that either, as those arrows are supposed to be unbreakable."
Ok guys, that's the end of this chapter, and for some reason, it feels shorter. Anyways, let me know what you guys think, and give me suggestions on what to do next, like how did Percy break the arrow that is supposedly unbreakable? Even if you don't have any suggestions, review anyways, as they inspire me to write more quickly.