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Percy stared into the stormy gray eyes of the Athena girl in front of him, unable to pull his eyes away from the stormy orbs. He had to admit that Akakius had a killer glare, it was almost worse then Artemis', but he was becoming immune to it very quickly.
"There's no way in Hades you're going to beat me." Akakius growled, pushing on her Celestial Bronze sword, forcing Riptide closer to Percy's chest.
Normally, Percy wouldn't have even been troubled by the girl, he would have flicked her away from him like a fly, and walked forward to get the flag that was only a few feet away. Sadly, Percy had the strength of a normal demigod, and Akakius was abnormally strong. She didn't seem to care about the fact that he was a God either, she seemed to be absolutely hell-bent on beating him, nor did she seem to notice that she hadn't challenged him, it was Percy that had attacked first, which would be a grave mistake later on.
"I'm a God." Percy boasted anyways, not really caring that he wasn't at the moment. "You have no chance."
"And yet I'm matching your every move." Akakius snapped, her eyes flashing, and Percy raised an eyebrow.
"I'm going easy on you." Percy insisted, and Akakius' eyes narrowed dangerously.
"I never asked you to, fight like the God you are, or leave now. I don't want to waste my time on somebody who thinks they're too good." Akakius said, and Percy looked away from her for a second his eyes going to the trees.
Percy caught the gleam of a Celestial Bronze sword, and his eyes settled on the cloaked figure of Peleus. Peleus' hood was pushed back on his head, it wasn't all the way off, but Percy could see his eyes now, they were either a really dark brown or flat-out black, and they were peaceful, holding a certain kind of knowledge that Percy had seen in someone or something else before. Peleus brought one pale, slim finger to his lips, and winked.
Percy forced down the smirk that wanted to flick his lips upwards, and looked back down at Akakius, who was glaring up at him. "Alright, I'll-" Percy began just as Akakius flicked her wrist, and disarmed him, sending Percy's sword flying. "How the Hades?" Percy wondered, and stared at his sword, which was stuck in the ground a few feet away.
"Don't underestimate me." Akakius snapped, and then raised her sword for what would be the technical 'killing blow'.
Percy looked back at Peleus who's fingers were just inches away from grabbing the flag, and then down at Akakius, who was just beginning to slash at him. Percy caught her wrist, and put pressure on that place where the bone separated. She gasped in pain, and released her sword. Percy easily caught the handle, and raised it to her throat.
Peleus was just beginning to pull the flag from it's pole, when a white blue came rushing through the trees, and apparently decked him straight in the face. Percy felt his mouth drop open at that, and he stared with wide eyes as a small girl punched Peleus once... twice... three times. Akakius took the chance when she saw it, and punched Percy in the jaw. The punch happened to be so hard that Percy heard a crack, and was forced to drop the sword straight into Akakius' hands, who held it to his own neck, a smirk playing at her lips.
The girl had Peleus tied to a tree now, Percy didn't know how she had been that fast, but she was, and she was now advancing on him. The girl was what almost everybody Half-Blood seemed to be, tan and fit, she was average height with a pair of the deepest blue eyes Percy had ever seen. Her hair was long and black, reaching to her shoulder blades, and Percy mentally groaned.
He felt as though he was in the presence of two Artemises.
"Oh Gods," he breathed, and stared down at Akakius, who's smug smile was nearly tearing her face in half.
Thankfully, nothing happened to Percy, a blonde haired boy came running across the line, holding a shimmering green flag, which changed to a bright gold the second he crossed the line. The smile on the boy's face was huge, and Percy watched as everybody dropped their weapons and ran to him, except for Akakius, who was still staring up at Percy.
"I thought you said you were going easy on me." Akakius said, and Percy looked away from her with a sigh.
"I was, but then I got distracted, who was that girl?" Percy asked, and relaxed slightly when Akakius let her sword drop to her side.
"Callidora, daughter of Apollo, I can't believe you thought I would be stupid enough to only have one guard here. You're a God, and we figured that you would be the one to come from the front." Akakius seemed so proud of herself, she was happy that she had beaten a God, and I guess I couldn't blame her.
"You Athenians and you're hubris." Percy said softly, and Akakius rolled her twinkling gray eyes.
"It's not hubris if I really am better then a God." she said smugly, before skipping off to congratulate whoever had gotten the flag.
Percy rolled his eyes and sighed, but walked over to Peleus, who was still tied to the tree. "Hey, man." Percy said as he knelt in front of Peleus.
"Hi." Peleus said, his voice making Percy feel weirdly happy with his life. "I'm sorry, I should have seen her coming."
"Nah, don't worry about it." Percy said, and began to untie his hands. "How's your face?"
"Um, good, but I feel like I got hit by a rock. Jeez, Callidora can punch." Peleus said, and Percy felt himself smile. "That girl is a demon, I'm tellin' ya."
"Yeah, it looked like she hit you pretty hard. Are you sure you're okay?" Percy stared at Peleus, who was gently rubbing his face now that his hands were freed.
"Yeah, some nectar and ambrosia will clear this right up." Peleus shrugged, and stood up. The boy turned to Percy, and stared at him intently. "You're really weird."
"Oh wow, thanks... I guess." Percy said, frowning, and Peleus rolled his eyes.
"Not like that, you're a God, but I can see when you'll end." Peleus said, trying to explain, and Percy frowned deeply.
Uh, what?
"Uh, what?" Percy wondered, voicing his thoughts.
Peleus frowned, and looked away from Percy, at something behind him, and Percy turned to see what he was staring at. All Percy was able to catch was a glimmer of three people, before whatever they were was gone. "Nothing." Peleus said suddenly, and Percy looked back at him. "I have to go now, my face hurts."
Peleus turned on his heel, and ran off, leaving Percy standing by himself, completely confused.
"So, you still think that these demigods can't fight with you Gods?" Chiron asked, as he clopped up next to Percy, and Percy stared up at him for a second.
"It's going to be a lot different, the Olympians are a lot more powerful then me." especially at this point in time, Percy thought, but didn't say. "And you haven't met the Giants."
"Ah, but that, my boy, is where you come in. I believe that you will be the leader this camp needs, if you gain the trust of these demigods, they will heed your warnings." Chiron frowned, and Percy followed his eyes to a boy that I knew all to well. "I fear if they follow the wrong person they will be lead to their deaths."
Of course, the boy Percy and Chiron were staring at was the great Heracles, Zeus's pride and joy, murderer of his own family, bearer of the twelve labors, all of which he had not yet completed. He had the same electric blue eyes as Zeus, his hair was the same jet black, and it was cut short, curling around his head in swirls and curls. He was tan, and his muscles bulged as he flexed to a couple of girls. Personally, Percy found it gross, but they were practically swooning.
Percy hesitated, and looked over at Chiron. He wasn't sure if he should tell Chiron about his lack of powers, it was probably a key thing to know, but Percy was saved from making a decision by Heracles calling the Centaur's name.
"Hey, Chiron!" the boy yelled, his voice practically oosing arrogance and pride.
"Heracles, my boy, what is it you need?" Chiron asked as Heracles jogged up.
"Those Athena kids cheated!" Heracles exclaimed, and I raised an eyebrow, automatically glancing over at Akakius, who had heard him.
She was glaring daggers at him, and her lips had pressed into a thin line. "And what's your proof of that?" Akakius asked as she jogged over, her eyes angry, and her mouth set in a scowl.
"You beat me, duh." the Son of Zeus said, and Percy's jaw hit the ground. Had he really just said that? "Nobody ever beats me," Heracles continued, "Not at anything."
"Oh, no." Chiron whispered so softly that only Percy could hear it, and he could only agree because Akakius tackled Heracles.
For a second, the fight was equal, but then Heracles got his bearings, and threw Akakius off of him. Percy felt weirdly mad at that, despite the fact that Akakius was a daughter of Athena, he had befriended her, and he didn't like seeing his friends get throne around like that.
Before Percy even knew what he was doing, he reached over, and grabbed Heracles by his arm. Strength surged through his veins, and Percy felt, for just a second, like the God he was, and that caused him to drop Heracles with a shout of pain. "Ah!" Percy gasped, and looked down at his hand, which was smoking.
"Come on boys, calm it down." a new, slightly seductive, and calming voice said, and Percy looked over to see a woman that he knew very well.
She was dressed as a fourteen, maybe fifteen, year old Half-Blood, her long, blonde hair hung around her, perfect as ever, and her wide green eyes were twinkling with mirth. Normally, her body was ever-changing, always wanting to be the very spectacle of beauty, but now her face staid the same.
Percy narrowed his eyes at Aphrodite, but didn't say anything to her. "Who are you?" Heracles asked, his eyes wide, and Aphrodite gave him a lazy smile.
"My name is Paris." she said, her eyes twinkling mischievously, and Percy rolled his eyes.
"When did you get here?" Heracles asked, and Aphrodite smirked.
"Oh, a few hours ago." Aphrodite waved her hand around dejectedly, and Percy pulled his eyes away from her to look at Akakius, who was sitting on the ground, holding her knee.
"Hey, are you okay?" Percy asked, and walked forward to kneel in front of her.
"Yeah." she said softly, and looked up at Percy. "I guess my knee wasn't fully healed after all." her lips were flicking up in a smile, and that made Percy relax.
"C'mon, I'll help you back to your cabin."
-A-
"C'mon, I'll help you back to your cabin."
Artemis slashed her fingers through the iris message in front of her with quiet a bit more anger then she had expected. She had called Percy, wishing to tell him about the Giant that she had met, and had seen the whole thing with that daughter of Athena. The Maiden Goddess wasn't quiet sure how she felt about Akakius and Percy's relationship, but she knew that she wanted to rip Percy's cute head clean off his shoulders.
Percy had ignored Aphrodite and other Goddesses, only to be wooed by a demigod? Artemis scowled at the thought, and looked up at the moon above her. Perhaps she was reading to far into this, Percy was making friends, so what? It's not like Artemis owned him or anything...
Although, Artemis felt as though she would be replaced, Percy and her wouldn't be spending time together for a while, and it was easy to be replaced...
Get that stuff out of your head, Artemis! She told herself, feeling her eyes narrow into a glare. Percy is your friend, nothing more, nothing less, you won't be replaced. Now focus!
Artemis scowled, but shook her head, as if she was trying to clear the heinous thoughts from her head. Her father was talking about the Giants and other things, but she couldn't make herself focus, she was to worried about losing Percy. It was stupid to worry, though, Percy was immortal, a part of the Godly realm, Akakius would die eventually, and Artemis would have Percy back.
They just met, something in her mind whispered, stop worrying over nothing.
Yes, the voice was right, Artemis had a hefty task to focus on, and she couldn't let a boy distract her from that task.
"Meeting dismissed." Zeus growled, and Artemis hesitated, before flashing herself to where Zoë was.
Zoë was sitting on a log, a fire in front of her, and a tent behind her. She was chewing on a piece of meat, but the second she felt Artemis' presence, she jumped off her log, and immediately bowed. "M'lady!" Zoë said, surprise sliding into her voice, and Artemis forced herself to smile, she didn't want Zoë to be scared of her.
"Relax, Zoë." Artemis commanded as she walked forward, and the girl slowly did as she was commanded. "Sit down."
Zoë sat down again, and put another piece of meat in her mouth, her charcoal eyes intent on Artemis' face. "Is something bothering you, Lady Artemis?" she asked, and Artemis looked up at her.
"No, no, but I need you to do something for me." Artemis stared intently at the fire in front of her. "I need you to go to the camp, I know you don't want to, Heracles is there, but I believe you can handle it." Artemis tore her eyes away from the fire, and stared at Zoë who wasn't reacting all that much. "You will stay in my temple, and you will train with the Campers. I have a friend there who will be able to teach you the things I can't get to right now."
Artemis was only sending Zoë to camp so she would have a reason to visit, and although she felt bad for sending her first and only Hunter somewhere she didn't want to be, it was something that she felt she had to do.
Hey y'all!
I can't seem to get more then two to three thousand words out of each chapter, and I'm sorry about that, but at least I'm updating, right?
Some of you have been asking if this will be a Pertamis. The answer to that, if you didn't get it from Artemis' point of view, is yes. Don't worry, Akakius is only there to make it more... dramatic, nothing will happen between them, probably.
To those of you that think Butt-Head will be Lupa, that depends on how far I go with this fic, if I continue on into the actual PJO series, then she will be, but as of right now, I'm not sure.
To ACOOLGUY, I'm not to good with writing dark and moody characters, and I realize that I didn't do that well with Peleus this time around, but I promise I'll try and make him better next time.
Also, there was another OC introduced, Cordilla, thanks to Sweet Cynthia for her. I hope I did you proud with her character, even though she was barely in it.
And thanks to all who reviewed the chapter before last, I didn't look at your reviews until after I posted the last chapter, and I just wanted you all to know who much your reviews were a part of my updating so fast (well, kinda fast). You guys motivated me to right that chapter quickly, so give yourselves a pat on the back if you're happy I updated.
Anywho, loved it, hated it, your choice, just tell me in a review!
Yours in Awesomeness,
TheProduca
