AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hello once again readers! I had far more reviews which makes me unbelievably happy. I will first start out by saying that yes, this is a PercyXArtemis story. I like them so much. Next, I will be explaining some things in this chapter because I have been getting a lot of questions, which means that either people are stupid, or I am not doing a good enough job. I will explain a lot of things in this chapter, so if people start to ask me more questions that I already answered, I will know that they are just stupid and will laugh at them. Sorry, but I don't like stupid people. I don't have time for that. For the next order of business, this is the chapter you have all been waiting for. Percy is back in black (Quite literally, I might add. The Hero's clothes are all black, so he is BACK in BLACK), and he is ready to kick some ass. For the next note, someone asked if I could use some of the powers that Annabeth and Percy got from the Olympians when they announced their marriage. To answer that question, no. They were wedding gifts. The only thing they actually got at that time were the rings. They did not get any of the powers. I am only doing this because Percy is already really powerful. To give him more powers would overpower him more than he already is, and I don't want that. I know that a lot of them said that they were giving them to them at that time, but I decided that they would just gift it to them at the wedding. Now then, I am finished rambling, so shall we begin?
Son Of Hephaestus11: So guys we're getting close to the chapter that was never released by bigbro and never finished and has been worked on myself. I'm excited to see what you guys think of my actual writing skills in that chapter. Also how well do you guys think I added Zoe, Bianca, and Hazel into the story? Do you think I portrayed their strengths and weaknesses good or could I have done better? Anyway onto the story!
Percy's POV:
We had done it. We had defeated the most powerful enemy the gods had ever fought. We were all exhausted, but happy. I was probably the most happy, because now, I could go after Mark.
"Very good, very good!" the Cocytus said, drawing my attention back on him.
"I am impressed. You have passed my test. Of course, when you consider the amount of power on this team, it was rather to be expected. The Hero of Time, two Titans, three children of the big three, a massive dragon, a Roman praetor, the adopted son of three different deities, and the strongest monster that probably ever existed, other than dragons and drakons. At any rate, I have gifts for you all. My gifts are unlike any of the other gifts that have been received from the other rivers. My gift is nothing more than a name and a symbol. This symbol shall be known, however, throughout all the lands. It shall be feared by the enemies of Olympus, and loved by those who serve Olympus. From this moment on, this band of heroes shall be known as THE RIDERS OF PERSEUS!" He said in an enormous voice. It seemed to echo off every wall, into every cave. It seemed to roll across the underworld, and the overworld. Those who heard it could not understand what was said, but they felt a change in the world.
"You will be known as the Cavalry for short. You shall charge into battle like a lightning bolt. You will sweep the enemies of Olympus from the land like a tidal wave. You will purge chaos and evil from the land, and protect all that serve Olympus and good. Finally, for your symbol, you will have THIS!" He said as he whipped out a black flag. On the black flag was a white symbol. It was three strange swirly things that looked awesome for some reason.
"There is only one problem. For you to be a Cavalry, you all need mounts. Therefore, I will provide those of you who do not have a mount with a mount. For Moschion, I give you this." He said. From under his cloak, he pulled a small golden fluff ball. He set it gently on the ground. It was a lion cub. It's fur was odd though. It almost looked like…
"No way! Is that the Nemean Lion as a cub?" Nico asked, interested. The spirit nodded.
"Indeed it is. Unlike other monsters, the Nemean Lion spawns in Tartarus as a cub. The other monsters spawn fully grown. The Nemean Lion grows into its full size after a while, but if Kronos chooses to, he may be able to grow it quicker with his powers. That shall be Moschion's mount, because it is probably the only thing that will be able to carry him. Next, for I have this." He said before giving a long whistle. A large yellow creature shot out from the darkness. It stopped at the spirit's feet. It was a massive saber tooth tiger.
"This is for Kronos to ride. It is an animal lost in time, and since you are the Titan of time, it fits you nicely. Now for you, Crepsley, I have this." He said before giving another long whistle followed by a short one. Out of the darkness came a horse so black that I almost didn't see it. The only reason I did see it was because of its total absence of light. It trotted to Cocytus.
"This is the horse known as the Night Rider. It is immortal. It bore Paul Revere on his midnight ride, and it did many other great deeds. It will get you anywhere you need to go with speed equaled only by Arion. Now for Nico." He said. He gave a short whistle. Down from the sky came a griffon. (And I am using the Griffons from Harry Potter, because A) I know what they look like and B) if I remember correctly, the Greek Griffons were evil). It had a horse's body in the front and a lion's body in the back. It had an eagle's head and wings. It flew over to the spirit.
"This is a griffon. It is a proud creature, but I think that you two will get along well. Finally, there is Bob. For you, Bob, I have this." He said as he snapped his fingers. A motorcycle appeared next to him.
"As the Titan of the West, I think that a motorcycle would fit you nicely. After all, that is one of the only things still made in the west, depending on which type you get. This is a nice Harley Davidson. I think you will have some fun with her. Now then, take up your mounts, Riders, and GO!" He shouted, fading back into his river. The animals that were now summoned went to their new companions. I rode forward on Mrs. O'Leary and turned to face my companions.
"Well, friends, I don't know about you guys, but I kind of like that name. What about you guys?" I shouted out to them. They all gave a great cheer.
"Well then, Cavalry, MOUNT UP! We are ROLLING OUT!" I yelled. They all mounted up, and we took off towards the Doors of Death, using the map Tartarus gave me to get there.
When we reached the Doors of Death, Tartarus was waiting for us.
"You guys need someone to hold the button to get up there. I hope that there is someone else up there to hit the button." He said. I hadn't thought about that.
"It is ok. I had a dream last night. The Hunters are waiting for us. They will hit the button for us." Thalia said. I gave her a grin.
"Alright then! Everyone on the elevator!" I said. As everyone got onto the elevator, I turned to Tartarus.
"Thank you Tartarus. I hope to see you again at some point, just not down here. Come up top sometime. We can watch some football." I said. I wasn't sure if he was able to come to the mortal world, but I rather liked him after the time I had spent with him. He was a quiet person, but that was ok. He nodded
"That would be great. It has been a long time since I was last able to come up. However, before you go, I have a word of advice for you. When you get up there, be careful about how you introduce some of your new friends. Order will be up there, so plan your moves carefully. She is more powerful than the Gods, so she can turn off their powers while you introduce them, but that is a route I would be hesitant to take. Also, keep the team a secret as long as you can. The longer you do, the more powerful you will be. If you have ever watched superhero movies or read a comic, you will know that the longer your identities are a secret, the more power you will have. There is a certain fear people have for the unknown. USE this, and you will be far more powerful. The Gods must be told, yes, but only the Olympians. Even then, I would build your reputation before telling them all. Do you understand what I am saying?" He said gravely. I nodded
"Good, then go. Get into the elevator. Tell your team what I have told you. They will understand." He said. I nodded again and I turned to get onto the elevator.
"WAIT! I almost forgot! I told you that I would make it so that you could get into the hut to use it as a base." He called. I turned back. He tossed me something and I caught it. I looked at it in my hand. It was a loop of twine with a key. I looked back up at Tartarus. He gave me a wink.
"Get in there. It will get up there when I am finished with it. I have some things to add to it. It will be a surprise. Now GO! I feel something happening up by the doors up at the top. You must hurry!" He said urgently. I nodded and got on the elevator quickly. He hit the button and the doors slid shut. The elevator began blasting upwards. I turned to my team.
"Alright, We have exactly 12 minutes before we get to the top, so this needs to be fast. There is trouble up top. I don't know what kind of trouble exactly, but there is trouble. I suspect it is Mark, so everybody needs to arm themselves." I said. There was a large amount of noise on the elevator as everyone unsheathed their weapons. After they were finished, I continued.
"Next, Tartarus gave me some advice before we left. We need to keep our identities a secret. There is a certain fear people have for the unknown. We will use this. We will also wait before telling the Gods of our presence. We must build our reputation before revealing our identities to them. The reason is that, like it or not, we have some infamous characters on our team. We must become known as a force for good before we reveal ourselves to them. Telling Artemis may be unavoidable since the Hunters are up there. We will swear her to secrecy. Do you all understand?" I said seriously. They all nodded.
"So does this mean we are like superheroes?" Nico asked. I grinned.
"Yeah, it kind of does. We can come up with names for ourselves later. That will make it easier to keep our secret. Now then, everybody ready? Our twelve minutes are up in 3…. 2…. 1!" I chanted.
The doors made their dingy noise and slid open. Our eyes grew wide at the sight that greeted us.
"Mark." I growled, my mind shifting into its battle mode.
The sight that was outside the doors was rather grim… and saddening. The Hunters tents were all set up around the doors, but nobody was in them. That was because the plants were back. Mark's plants had captured all of the Hunters. That itself worried me a good deal, because Artemis is powerful. The plants were fucking the Hunters, and they were the same plants that Mark used on Annabeth. They had been going hard for a long time, because some of the Hunters were already about to split. There was blood on all of them from their virginity being taken. I turned to my team.
Fox's POV:
I was horrified by what we all saw when the doors slid open. Percy looked at it for a moment before turning to us. His face was completely blank, but his eyes…. His eyes were dark. Very very dark. They showed his true anger. They were as dark as the deepest part of the ocean. His eyes were like bottomless pits of darkness. Then he spoke.
"All of you will go and free the Hunters. Your weapons should be able to break the vines due to the power of them. Your mounts can help. I am going to have a little…. Chat with the person responsible for this. Go." Percy said. This time, however, he was very calm, and very quiet. That sort of quiet that is far worse than yelling. He was fully in control too, which was impressive given the anger he was feeling.
Everybody else exploded out of the elevator to free the Hunters. I, however, stayed.
"Fox, go. They will need your help." He said in the same calm voice. I shook my head.
"No way, man. I can see just as well as you can, and if this kid can control all of this, he is powerful. Too powerful for you to take on your own. So, I am coming with you, whether you like it or not." I said defiantly. He looked at me hard for a few seconds before turning around.
"You are right. I hate to admit it, but you are right. Fine. Come on then." He said, pulling up his hood. All I could see now was his mouth. He had a small smile. He started toward Artemis's tent. I started to follow before I stopped. I turned around and grabbed my helmet and put it on. Percy was right. I need to protect my identity. The others need to as well, but the Hunters are probably not very aware right now, so it can wait. I turned back and hurried to Percy.
Percy's POV:
I wasn't about to admit it, but I was glad that Fox had insisted on coming with me. He started to follow before running back and grabbing his helmet. Good. We need to protect our identities.
When we arrived at Artemis's tent, we slipped inside. Mark was about to penetrate Artemis. She was beaten and bruised. She was bleeding ichor, and her right eye was swollen shut. The vines had tied her up, but were not violating her. Apparently, he wanted to take her himself before giving her to the vines. She was crying, unable to fight back. Right before he thrust. I yelled.
"MARK DEBERSEUS" I yelled. He whipped his head around. I touched my wrist and Avenger slid out, ready to live up to its name. My marks ignited themselves, shining a brilliant sea-green. He had a surprised expression for a second before becoming angry.
"Who the fuck are you? What do you think you are doing, bursting in here? Get lost before I destroy you!" He sneered angrily. I grinned a demon's grin.
"I am your WORST. FUCKING. NIGHTMARE. You see, I don't like cowardly, arrogant, little rapist bastards, and it seems to me that you fit that description very well. You have turned on the Gods, and I am here to kick your fucking ass and leave you for the Gods. Now, why don't you put Artemis down, and maybe I will not just kill you myself." I stated calmly. He grinned.
"I would like to see you try. Do you even know who I am and what I have done? I have raped EVERY. SINGLE. GODDESS except this hot little bitch here. I made it through every single one's defenses. I beat Athena, Hecate, Hera, and now I have even beaten Artemis. I even beat the great, Perseus Jackson. Do you really think you can beat me? You cannot stop me. I will kill you and then come back to fuck this hot little bitch." He said sarcastically, still sneering at me. I smirked, but did not say anything. Mark jumped off of Artemis.
"Keep her busy. Tease her, but do not let her cum." He said with an evil grin. I gripped the shaft of Avenger. He snapped his fingers, and a vine shot out of the ground. There was a gunshot, and the vine was pulverised. I looked over at Fox. He had Justice out and she was smoking. I couldn't see his face thanks to the helmet, but I am sure that he had a big grin on his face.
"It can adjust the size of the round. .45 caliber rounds are great for making big holes" He said.
"Nice. Keep the vines off of you and I while I deal with the trash." I said, turning back to Mark. He was glaring at me.
Before he could do anything, I flitted straight up to him. I stopped directly in front of him. His eyes widened, and before he could do anything else I spartan kicked him through the side of the tent. He flew about 50 yards before landing. I walked slowly up to him. He was scared now, and sent vines after Fox and I, but Fox was good. Really good. Not a single vine touched either one of us.
I yanked him to his feet, but then he got that arrogant look on his face again. He let out a blast of raw power, throwing me back a bit and forcing me to drop him on his feet. I landed on my feet as well. He drew a pitch black sword. We both then launched ourselves at each other, and the fight began.
He had gotten far better since I last fought him. We traded blow for blow for half an hour before I cut his leg. It was a deep wound, and it was down to the bone. While he was shocked from the pain, I began just wrecking his day. I placed over a hundred cuts on him before he could even move.
He brought his blade up in a feeble attempt to block me, but I kicked his hand, breaking it and knocking the sword several hundred feet before it buried itself up to the hilt in a tree. I then proceeded to give him a cut for every Goddess he had defiled. There were hundreds upon hundreds of cuts. Finally, there was only two cuts left to be made. Up until this point, I had left his face alone. He had to be recognizable to be identified. Finally, I spoke. When I did, my voice was infused with the power of the Marks, once again changing my words to a more formal word choice. I kind of liked it when it did that. It made me feel like a bad ass.
"I have dealt you a cut for every Goddess you defiled except for two. Before I deal you these last two cuts, I will tell you one thing. These cuts will never leave you. They will heal, yes, but you will be left with a scar for every mark. All who see you will know what you are and what you have done. There is nothing your master can do about this, for I wield a power more ancient than he." I intoned, readying Avenger.
Avenger descended once.
Avenger descended twice.
"That was for Annabeth and Artemis, you asshole." I breathed, the Marks leaving my voice alone now. I had placed a deep cut on each side of his face. They were perfectly symmetrical cuts that crossed over his eyes and down to his chin. I did not damage his eyes though. Whatever punishment he would receive, I wanted him to see it coming.
I turned to leave him there. He was not going anywhere, because Order was preventing Chaos from collecting his lackey, and his legs were not going to support him now.
"Who… are… you?" He rasped. He was tougher than I thought. He was not unconscious. I decided to humor him since his pride would not allow him to say who beat him. I turned around and took off my hood. His eyes widened.
"No…" he breathed.
"I am your worst enemy. I promised that I would hunt you. You raped the woman I loved. Now, I have returned from the pit where your master threw me more powerful than anything you could possibly imagine. Now, I expect Chaos will come to collect his bitch here, but know this: No matter where you go, no matter where you hide, no matter what you do, I will be there, and I will hunt you." I said without flinching. I then punched him in the face, knocking him out. After he was knocked out, I tied him up with some vines that I cut. They were probably some of his, so I rather enjoyed the irony. Now, I turned to Fox.
"Go help the others. He is not going anywhere. I am going to wait with Artemis to make sure that she is ok." I said. He nodded and ran to help the others. I picked up the sorry excuse for a person and dragged him to Artemis's tent. Once there, I cut the vines that were teasing her. Then I threw him as far from Artemis as I could and sat myself next to her bed to wait.
After about an hour, Fox came in.
"The Hunters are all freed. None of them saw our faces. We are waiting for you in the woods outside of camp." He said. I nodded but did not say a word. I just watched Artemis. He left, and about a half an hour later, Artemis woke up.
"NOOOO PLEASE NOOOOO!" She screamed as she shot straight up in her bed.
"Shhh shhh shhh. It is ok, Lady Artemis. He is over there in the corner." I said, gesturing towards the mess in the corner. I noticed that the Marks were glowing again, but they were only deepening my voice, disguising it.
She looked at him for a moment and just began to sob, unable to do anything else. I wasn't sure what to do, but instinct decided to take over. I reached over and hugged her tight to my chest. I wasn't sure why, but I felt a strange urge to protect her, especially when she felt this vulnerable.
"Shhh shhh. Hush, it is ok. He did not manage to actually do it. Take heart in that. You are ok. Everything is going to be ok now." I said, using soothing tones. She looked up at me.
"What… about… my sisters? Did… did he…." She said, struggling to pull herself together.
"Artemis, I am sorry. We arrived too late to stop it from happening to them." I said. She began crying again, this time for her sisters.
"Artemis, you need to be strong. Your Hunters need you to be strong for them. I must talk quickly, because I have to go. As soon as I leave you need to get all of your Hunters to Olympus. Once you are there, you need to call an emergency meeting. Once you do that, you have to give that bastard to them. His name is Mark Deberseus, and he is probably the only evil son of Demeter. Once you have done that, they will probably ask what happened. You can tell them what happened. The second thing I must tell you is this: I am the leader of the Cavalry. Share that name with every one. We fight for Olympus, and all who are against her should be afraid. The last thing I must tell you is that Thalia is safe. Do not worry about her. She will return to you soon. Now then, I must go. We'll meet again" I said, adopting a slightly more formal tone to talk to Artemis. This time it was not the Marks doing it for me though. I did it so that she would not recognise me. I reached into the smoke bomb pouch.
"Wait!" She said, trying to rise. I stopped.
"Who are you?" She asked haltingly. I grinned.
"I can't tell you that. You will find out soon enough. Also, don't try to follow me. I wasn't sure how to dress you, so I just put you into your bed. You are still naked." I said before throwing a smoke pellet down and vanishing from sight. I ran to my friends, and we took off into the night on our mounts.
Artemis's POV:
What in the name of Hades just happened? I took a moment to collect my thoughts. First, an unknown force defeated every one of my Hunters. Next, the attacker reveals himself, and defeats me in moments. I was then beaten mercilessly, stripped naked, and molested. Meanwhile, all of my Hunters were… defiled.
I let loose another sob at that thought. They had all lost their virginities at once. What kind of monster does that.
Stop. Pull yourself together. Continue with your run through, Artemis.
Ok, so next, right before the attacker can do the deed, a hooded figure and his helmeted friend appear. The two parties talk a bit before the attacker orders his vines to tease me but not let me cum. That was a dick move, but at that point I passed out anyway from all of damage I had received from my attacker. The next thing I know, I am awake. The hooded figure is sitting next to my bed. I then fall apart and allow a total stranger to comfort me. The only thing I know about him is that he is male. GAH! Why did I let myself get like that? What is wrong with me? But… he did save me. And he didn't ask for anything in return. He was also respectful. There was only one other male that I have ever met that was like that and it was Percy. Why is very male I meet disproving my beliefs of men? But… I felt… something for the hooded male. It was a strange feeling, because it wasn't hate.
It doesn't matter. I have to get the hunters to Olympus. I closed my eyes and concentrated. I opened my eyes and we were in my palace. All the girls were in bed, and the trash was next to me. I grabbed the back of his neck and dragged him to the throne room. Along the way, I met up with Hypnos and asked him to make sure that the girls did not wake up until I wanted them to. I wanted to be there so that I could help them when they woke up.
I kicked the door of the throne room open and threw the rapist inside. Zeus was inside, brooding over how to find the man who raped his wife. He looked up to see the mess on the floor.
"Artemis, what is going on? What is this mess on my floor?" Zeus says in his thunderous voice.
"Call for an emergency council. I have the rapist right here." I said. Zeus's eyes widened and he slammed his fist down on his chair. Immediately, all of the Olympians appeared, even Poseidon. This was the first time anyone had seen him since Percy had vanished.
"Olympians! I have called you here because the rapist has been caught. Artemis, what is your story?" Zeus thundered. At once, all of the Goddesses lunged to try and kill him. Poseidon slammed his trident down.
"All of you SHUT UP NOW! This bastard is involved with the disappearance of my son, and this is the first time we have any idea what is going on." Poseidon roared. Zeus nodded at him in thanks.
"My brother is right. Now, I know that all of you are angry, as we should be. I am angry too. However, he will face Olympian justice. I want to hear what happened though, so Artemis, carry on." Zeus rumbled. I nodded and told them the story. When I told them about the hooded man, Athena's eyes widened.
"It can't be…" she breathed. Zeus turned to her.
"What is it? Have you heard of him?" he rumbled. She nodded.
"He leads the Cavalry. He is very powerful, but not much is known about them. I have a whole file on them, but I must find it. They have not been seen in a long time, so I put the file away." she said. Zeus nodded.
"We will have another meeting in a day or two. Now, however, we will decide what to do with this human trash. Apollo, heal this sorry heap enough that he is conscious." Zeus ordered. Apollo nodded. He snapped his fingers and the asshole woke up.
"Mortal. You have been brought before the Olympian Council for the rape of over 100 goddesses. You are already known to be guilty. The only thing that we have yet to decide is your punishment. Gods and Goddesses, what do you want his punishment to be?"
"I think he should be passed around between the Gods and Goddesses. Each one has one day to spend with him where they may do anything they wish to him. We would make it so that he can't die. What do you all think." Hephaestus said in his gravelly voice. Everybody nodded.
"Then it is settled. Every God and Goddess will spend one day with him where they may do anything they wish to him. At the end of that time, we will decide what to do with him next." Zeus said. After he said that, Mark suddenly got a look in his eye. There was a strange feeling in the room, almost like…
"EVERYBODY DOWN!" I yelled, diving down to the ground. There was a black bolt of lightning, and when it was gone, Mark had vanished. We all got up slowly.
"WHERE IS HE!" Zeus roared. There was a sinister laugh that rolled through the room. After it was gone, Zeus ordered everyone out of the throne room to go search for him. We found nothing.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: And that wraps up this chapter! I am sorry for the delay, but I wanted to make the chapter longer and hit a road block. Merry christmas, by the way. I don't care if that isn't what you celebrate. I think it is stupid how much of a stink everyone makes about it. Does it really matter? In most areas of the country, it is the most common celebration around this time. If you are offended, I am sort of sorry, but that's just how it is. Rant over. Now then, I am not sure if you caught it, but there was a quote from Transformers in there, so credit to them. Lastly, I need your help. The team is indeed going to get hero names, but I need names for them. Kronos will be the Doctor, because Tartarus turned the hut into a TARDIS so that they can go back in time to make their reputation known quickly. Kronos is also the lord of time, and the Doctor is a time lord. It works. I also have a name for Percy. He is gonna be known as Avenger, because that is what he does. Yes, that is his scythe's name, but it works. The rest of them need names though. They won't be used very much, but they need them. They also need ways to hide their identities. Each one should be a little different. Help me out with that too. The last thing is this. Do you guys want more bad guys? I could bring Ganon in from Link's dimension, but I don't know if you guys want that. If you want more bad guys, I need ideas. Thank you all for reading and I will post again when the next chapter is done. You guys better review though, because it takes longer if every idea has to come from my beta and I. See you all next time!
Son Of Hephaestus11: So before you ask yes I'm still punished but my dad isn't always home so I got on the computer and editted this real quick. Not much editing as the chapter focused mostly on Percy Fox and Artemis. So here ya go guys getting closer to the new chapter.