Hello dear readers, here is another chapter. I hope you'll like it and leave your reviews, it seems people want me to have a PercyxArtemisXChaos story so I'll try and see if I can make something like that happen, though you never know what or who might want to disrupt that triangle :P
Well, without further ado, let's begin the story shall we?
PS. I have never been to Tonto National Forest seeing as I'm living in Denmark, so the forest in the story will most likely not be like the real forest.
Percy POV
I relunctancly flashed away from Artemis, to Tonto National Forest. I appeared in a small clearing, with a small lake. I saw the reflection of the moon on the surface of the lake. I kept thinking back on our first kiss. I brought my fingers to my lips as I thought back. She tasted like the forest. When I kissed her it was like I kissed the forest. I smile graced my face as I had kissed the man hating Goddess, my life couldn't get crazier than this.
I had no idea how wrong I was.
I began walking in one direction without knowing where to go. Something told me I had to go this way, North. Why I felt that, I had no idea. Nevertheless, I went that way, sometimes I wish I didn't. I had no idea what they were capable of.
Artemis POV
I decided I would tell the hunters in the morning. I dreaded that they would leave me, as I had done what I preached to my hunters to never do. I didn't want to lose them, they were my family and I loved them with all my heart. However, I wasn't sure I could choose between them or Percy. I had always looked upon the other Gods when they had children of their own. I always felt a pang of sadness that I didn't have any, yet there hadn't been any man I had deemed worthy of being with.
That all changed when I met Percy. That night, when Annabeth was kidnapped and I followed, I knew that this boy was different than others. Then he did what I had never expected, he held the sky so I could defeat Atlas and trick him under the sky again. He did that instead of fighting for himself, instead of taking the honor and glory of it, like any other would have.
I had flashed myself into our camp again and saw that most of my hunters had retired. Only three had stayed up, waiting for me I presumed. It was Thalia, Pheope and Percy's sister Serena, my most powerful hunters.
"My Lady," Thalia said as she saw me appear in the camp. "Anything of interest?" she asked a playful smile sprawled across her face. I began wondering if she knew something.
Serena and Phoepe looked curiously at me, noticing the way Thalia asked. I assumed they didn't know, like Thalia. "No, nothing of the sorts," I said back as I stared into her eyes, wanting to read her. "You three better get to bed too," I said as I headed for my tent.
Once I had gotten inside, I sat on my bed as Thalia entered. "My lady, do you have some time?" she asked the playful smile still gracing her face. As I looked at her I saw that she was really beautiful, she still had that rebellious streak over her, though she had toned it down a bit after joining the hunt.
"Sure, I always have time for you, my little sister," I said teasingly. It was still weird knowing that my lieutenant was my little sister, who were so much younger than me.
"Tell me the truth, what happened between you and Percy?" she asked, her smile gone as she looked at me seriously.
I was taken aback by this, though I had expected she would ask. I was about to say something when she said "I have seen the way you look at him, I know that you love him," she said this time with a loving smile.
I looked in shock at her, had it really been so obvious? "Yes, I love him, and we kissed just before he left," I said as I could feel my cheeks heat up. I was obviously blushing hard, something I had never done before, or at least I couldn't remember ever doing it.
Thalia smiled at me and then she hugged me, as she whispered in my ear. "I'll support you all the way, even if you get together, I'll always stay by your side, this is our family, and Percy can be a part of it,".
I felt the tears flow down my cheeks. She stayed in my tent for a sleepover, as I had heard mortal girls often had. We slept very little and then it was morning.
As we sat at the dinner table about to eat breakfast, I decided it was time.
"Hunters, I have something to tell you," I said as I paused, waiting until I had their undivided attention.
When all the girls looked at me questiongly I began.
"Girls, I've…."
Percy POV
I had walked for what seemed like forever. It was already daytime and I kept walking north. I felt someone enter my mind before the voice said.
Hello, my love.
Chaos is that you? I asked back inside my head.
Yes, silly, who else? She said back.
I bring a gift, another weapon. I believe two swords would be right up your ally?
Another sword? I had practiced duel wielding but that was against my mother and with swords that weren't made for me.
Take out Riptide Chaos said. I pulled my pen out of my pocket.
Now uncap it, she said again. I uncapped it and as always Riptide sprang to full size. The sword felt just right in my hand, it was the right size with the right weight to it.
Now pull out the other sword from Riptide's shaft, she said, the latter part in a strange voice. I assumed she was laughing about something I didn't get.
I looked at the shaft and at first didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. Then it hit me, and I grabbed the end and pulled. The sword that came out was a replica of Riptide, however, only in its form, weight and size. The new sword was pitch-black with red edges. I could feel the power emanating from it.
Good, this sword is more powerful and can kill mortals. However, to do so, their hearts must be evil so you can't kill innocents Chaos's voice rang inside my head, I barely heard it as I was lost in the beauty of the new sword.
What is its name? I asked in my head to Chaos.
Hmm, yes, what is its name indeed? Hmm, how about Maelstrom? It seems fitting I think Chaos laughed inside my head.
Maelstrom, it felt right. Now get to use that sword, two girls need your help Chaos said as I heard their screams. I without thinking stormed off into their direction.
As I got to the clearing I saw two girls fighting a Chimera and a Hydra. They didn't seem to know how to kill a Hydra, as it already had well over twenty heads, not that I counted but there were a lot of heads.
"Hey!" I yelled, drawing the attention of the two monsters and the girls. The monsters turned towards me. I already had my swords out and put myself into a stance I had never before used. I assumed Chaos had given my body this knowledge. The Chimera ran towards me and the Hydra spewed poison towards either side of me.
I side stepped the Chimera as easy as hitting a wall. I didn't know where all this came from. My body just seemed to know what to do.
Chaos you're not controlling me are you? I asked, hoping to get an answer, however, I had a feeling she wasn't.
No, this is all you, my handsome love she said back seductively and I almost had to just stop and listen to her voice, however, my body snapped me out of it, before it ever began.
Right need to focus I told myself.
The monsters seemed to move slower than I remembered they did. The Chimera should easily have moved faster than I did, yet I saw as it moved towards me that it ran no faster than I could.
I knew where it was going. I took my stance and readied myself to strike. As it came closer, and just before it was too late, I held out Maelstrom out and the Chimera were too far to stop it from hitting. It kept running even as the sword split the monster in half before it turned to dust, carried off in the wind.
I could feel the gaze of the girls as they watched me intently. The Hydra seemed to have second thoughts, but before it could run away I leapt at it. I closed the distance in less than a second. Where does this strength come from? I mean I know I'm a God now, but still, this is far more than when I trained with my mother and father. I hoped Chaos would have clarified this but of course she didn't.
Before I attacked the Hydra, I used the powers I learned from my mother. The swords lit on fire. What shocked me the most was that the fire on Maelstrom wasn't orange but pure black fire. However, I didn't have time to wonder, so I crossed my swords and slashed outwards bringing the sword out of the x cross. The upper body of the Hydra fell off, the light in its eyes vanished and it turned to golden dust.
Then the strength left and I was left with the after effects. I was so tired I just fell down flat on my stomach. The girls quickly ran to my side.
"Are you alright?" one of them asked, and I could hear the worry in her voice.
"Yeah I'm fine, just tired," I said between gasps for air.
I used the powers I learned from my mother, to summon lots of goblets filled with water. The girls had amazement as they saw the goblets appear out of thin air. The goblets began moving, shocking the girls as they moved towards me. Once they were above me, they spilled the water on me and I felt my strength return.
"Now, this is much better," I said after what felt like hundreds upon hundreds of goblets of water.
I used the powers and summoned a fireplace and some food for us.
"What's your names?" I asked as I looked at them, both were very pretty.
"My name is Megan, I'm a daughter of Hecate," she said. I looked at her and aw that she had long flaming red hair. Her eyes were purple and I could see the magic from her mother inside. Her skin was tanned like someone who spent a lot of time in the sun. She was pretty, however, I already had Artemis and then there was Chaos.
"I'm Faye," the other girl said. She had long blond hair and her eyes more electric blue than Thalia. I realized who her parent was. "I sadly don't know my parent," she said, looking a bit sad.
"You're a daughter of Zeus, I can tell by your eyes, I know your sister and I guess your brother as well, but tell me how old are you two?" I asked and I saw Faye's face light up as I told her, who her parent was and that she had siblings.
"We're 18, I'm gonna be 19 by next month," Megan said happily. "Wait, your 18, and you haven't been claimed?" I asked as I looked at Faye.
"No, Megan was claimed long ago before she found me, but ever since we have been together, I have never known my parent, until now," Faye said a bit embarrassed
"For the love of …. Oh right I'm, one of them now, well, I should have known they wouldn't keep honoring it, well Zeus I think you're gonna have some trouble with the Mrs." I said as I looked at the sky.
"Well, normally I would have brought you to Camp Half-blood or the hunt, but seeing as I'm on a quest to fin my older sister, which apparently seems to be very important I don't have the time," I began and the faces of the two girls dropped.
"So, I'm gonna have to bring you along, but know that it will be dangerous, and if I say to hide or run, you will do it, no question asked, understand?" I said as I looked at the girls. Their faces quickly lit up again as they agreed.
"Well then let's get some sleep then," I said as I used my powers and summoned two tents, one for me and one for them.
In the middle of the night I felt something beside me, however, since I was still half asleep I didn't bother with it. And of course she had to come and check up on me in the morning, my life is just great.
So I hope you like the chapter, please review and let me know. If you want, you can design a character that will appear in my story in the following chapters, so leave it either in the review or in a message to me, so until the next time.
