Welcome back everybody! First off I would like to say thank you to The book king of awesomeness for being the most recent follower of my story. And shoutout time again. You guys went and saw Everlasting Promises by Starblade176, such I good book I know. Now I say go look at Under the Mistletoe by PrincessOfTheSeas, actually go look at all her stories because she's a great author. And her 5year reunion story, amazing. Anyway that's my shoutout for now so ENJOY THE CHAPTER!
P.S. I don't own PJO or HOO, that goes to the troll Riordan.
(Third Person)
"No Zoe, you don't" He said, looking into her Onyx eyes as she sighed and placed her helmet on the oak table, indicating for everyone else to do so. I watched them remove their helmets, some more hesitant than others.
"So, Charlie, Silena. How was being dead?" Percy asked his dead friends.
"Well Perseus, we both got into Elysium, we got married there and a year later Chaos asked if we wanted to join. He were hesitant till he said that he could help us see you again. Then we instantly said yes. I always wanted to talk with you since the explosion." Charlie said. He looked healthy enough for a man dead a year ago. Silena was beautiful as ever, but I didn't find her attractive. Even if I did she belongs with Beckendorf. They're a great couple. I looked to the next person.
"So how have you been Ethan. I trust that death treated you well." The one eyed son of Nemesis looked grateful I welcomed him, so he relaxed into his chair and smiled at me.
"Fine, somehow I was let into Elysium, so that helped. I actually watched their marriage, it was a beautiful ceremony." He told me and Perseus couldn't help but smile. At least they had a happy ending.
"I'm surprised Luke isn't here, why is that Zoe?" He asked.
"He's on a different mission, some other galaxy is trying to start war with this one, so he's going to prevent it." She said, and he felt a smile creep its way onto his face. The others must have noticed as well because they started to squirm in their seats.
"Oh, well I wish him luck. Anyway how did you find me?" Perseus asked Zoe, who suppressed a small smile, forcing her to blush and his heart to go into overdrive.
"Really Perseus, 'How did you find me?' Its a massive compound in the middle of a red desert. Still wonder how?" She exclaimed, and he blushed and looked down, suddenly realizing his flaw. SO he looked up, closed his eyes and snapped his fingers. The others looked around in bewilderment to try and see the change. Nothing happened.
So, where are we again Zoe?" He asked innocently, ans her eyes widened. She ran for the exit and kicked down the door, just barely catching herself before stepping into Tartarus. Not just Tartarus. But the bottom, the deepest part of the immortal beings domain. She spun on her heels and grabbed the smiling beast by his black shirt collar and pushed him against the wall. Her eyes showed a fire that he loved.
"What in the name of Chaos Perseus! What are we doing in Tartarus?!" She yelled at him, even though he was right in front of her. He disappeared into darkness and appeared outside the door. He spread his arms in a taunting manner.
"Whats wrong lieutenant of Chaos, scared of a little fire?" He asked in a teasing voice. She seemed hesitant to step outside, but she gathered her courage and stepped outside the door onto the rocky ground. A second later a booming voice was heard.
"YOU WOULD DARE ENTER MY HOUSE SOLDIERS OF CHAOS!" It screamed, then the primordial himself appeared. His black armour, swirling face and massive height. He went to run at Zoe but then noticed the smirking Percy, who was holding a long sword. "P-PERSEUS, Y-YOU ARE HERE WITH T-THEM?" He asked, nervously shifting from foot to foot. Perseus smile grew at the sight of the primordials uneasiness. He gave Tartarus a cold smile and pointed with pitch black blade towards the god, who was staring at it with fear emanating from his body.
"Oh, do you know what this is Tartarus, cause if not I can give you a proper introduction." Perseus said and the god shook his head at an alarming speed, only then to dissolve into darkness and flame. Perseus turned back to Zoe and gave her a sheepish smile. "Well, now that he's gone will you stop trying to hurt me. I think my non,existent feelings were being hurt." He told her. Even though he does have feelings, it not like anyone else needs to know he does. She nodded and backed away into the hallway to the room where her other soldiers were waiting. Once they saw their commander they stood and looked to us.
"Where are we?" Ethan asked her. She looked at Perseus in frustration and gave him a solid death glare. He smirked and shrugged innocently.
"We are currently in Tartarus."
(Artemis POV)
It hurt. I couldn't stop crying. He put me through that. I watched as my hunters were broken into pieces and tortured because I was scared. Perseus was truly terrifying to me. His insanity. His mood changes. Him. I use to respect him, but now its less respect and fear. He was a male unlike the rest, and I guess he still is, whatever he actually is. He's been kind to me and treated me as royalty, until I messed up. It was my fault that my hunters were put through so much pain. It was my fault. He tied me to a table and made me watch their bones break and their pain reach its max. Until I said enough, I would take it. He let me go and took me to my room, where I sobbed into my pillow for hours. The pain my hunters went through. I finally realized what he could do and it settled in. If he wanted to he could most likely cause me to fade, which made me cry harder. I lay in bed sobbing for hours until I heard my door open. He was here, I tried to stop crying but I couldn't the pain was to much. My youngest hunter suffered first, my five year old hunter that I recruited three weeks ago would be dead at this point. I couldn't stop the tears as he came over and sat next to me. He pulled me into a hug and rubbed my back. We sat there until I looked up at him and he could see the pain. He smiled lightly and pulled me to my feet.
"Come Artemis. Someone is here" He told me. Here? Someone actually found us or is it a suitor he was going to give me to. The only thing I could do was wait as he dragged me through the passages of his compound. We reached the dining room and six sets of eyes were suddenly on me. I only focused on one. The onyx eyes of my dead lieutenant.
"Zoe" I breathed and ran forward, the tears changed to tears of joy as I enveloped my huntress. We stood there in an embrace until someone cleared their throat. I looked to Perseus who was gesturing to the seat next to Zoe's. I sat down and he sat at the head of the table. We were silent until Perseus spoke up.
"I hope you all know that you can't leave right?" He asked the soldiers, who seemed taken aback by his statement.
"What are you trying to say Perseus, that you will force us to stay?" Said one of the boys. I believe he was a deceased son of Hephaestus. Perseus was giving him a sad smile.
"No Beckendorf, you honestly can't leave. Tartarus would never let you out." He explained and they seemed to understand. "Well, I suppose you will need rooms. Charlie and Silena. Your room is down the hall, up the stairs and second door on the right. Zoe, you can share Artemis's room and Ethan, Will and Lee you can share a room. Opposite door from the lovebirds." He said and the two I presumed to be a couple blushed. "Oh and Charlie the rooms are soundproof so have a second honeymoon, okay." He said smirking and the two turned a new shade of red. He laughed and waved for everyone to leave. I stood and walked towards my room Zoe by my side.
"That was- different." Zoe said, and I laughed. Different. He went from torturing my hunters to comforting me, different didn't cut it.
"Yes it certainly was. But here's the room, so head inside." I told her and she opened the door and stepped in.
(Third Person)
Olympian throne room
"He needs to be hunted!" Ares called. for the last two hours the council had been discussing the matter of Percy Jackson. Some say a law needs to be passed. Killed on sight. Others say he deserves redemption after what has happened to him and how much he had helped Olympus. Then there was Aphrodite, who was daydreaming about his body. The bickering continued until the throne room went dark and the only light was the fire, which cast a circle of light ten feet wide. The darkness dissolved to show four men standing next to the fire, two on each side just out of reach from the ring of light the hearth had created in the darkness. The four were dressed for war. In armour and weapons hanging by their sides. One stepped forward. His armour was bleach white, with a black skull shaped helmet. Small designs of death covered his armour. He held a pure white scythe in his hand with a black metal blade and skull holding the blade in place. A real skull. He seemed to send out an aura of defeat and surrender. Another stepped next to him. The one was the opposite. Black armour with white designs of bloodshed covered the armour and his helmet that of an infinity symbol over the eyes. He held a bow with an arrow notched that was oozing some sort of a red liquid onto the ground where it steamed and filled the air with the smell of blood. Another moved forward, unlike the other two who were around six feet tall this one was seven and a half, at the least. His armour was painted red with scenes of dead crops and dried up rivers in silver. The helmet he bore was carved out as the face of a screaming man, thin and afraid. He held a massive red whip that extended thirty feet in his meaty hand. The final one moved up. Unlike the others he was short, five feet maybe. His armour was green, with gold symbols and a massive banner on his breastplate. his helmet was green with a golden sun plastered on the front. On his hip was a golden dagger. The one in white spoke up first in a deep voice.
"Olympians, we are-" He didn't finish before Poseidon stood and his trident appeared in hand.
"I know exactly who you are scum. Pray I don't strike you now for what you did to my son." He growled. And the man seemed to find this funny.
"Please put down the toy Poseidon, did you daddy never tell you not to play with sharp objects?" The man teased and the sea gods face reddened. "Anyhow now if I may we are-"
"The four horsemen, Death, War, Famine and Conquest" Athena blurted out, but soon regretted as the man, Death it was assumed tightened his grip on the scythe and the room darkened slightly. Athena paled to match Nico (Good enough reference Miss T? :) )
"If. I. May. Speak. Now." Death said, and the Olympians were just staring at him, not willing to cross him. "Good, now my name is Death. this is my brother War." He pointed to the man with the black armour. "Famine." He pointed to the massive brute with the red armour. "And finally Conquest." He pointed to the small man with a knife. "We are the four horsemen and this is out message to you. Stay away from Percy Jackson." They all said the Percy's name at the same time causing the gods to shudder. "He found his powers, and once he realizes the power he wields then it could be an instant defeat for his enemies. He can control the elements, cause entire armies to turn against themselves, courtesy of War, from me he can reap the souls of any being. From Conquest he will win any battle he is in unless my brother says otherwise and from famine he could starve you of ichor and cause your bodies to decompose. With the powers of the sins, Demon and any other powers he obtained in his transformation he could very likely take Destruction's place as a creator." Death said, and Zeus's face was clouded with anger. How dare a demigod ascend to a power higher than him.
"Olympians, Percy Jackson is now a traitor of Olympus and will be hunted. That is the final verdict." The throne room was in uproar until the voices of the gods were droned out by a massive scream. It was coming from War. The gods couldn't talk anymore so Death continued.
"Thank you brother. I do not suggest you outlaw Percy Jackson Zeus, how you are still king is beyond me but it is of no matter to me. He is your salvation in this war so pray to the fates that Artemis is a good enough at convincing him to fight with you because if she can't then your are seriously doomed. I suggest you do your best to gain the help of Mr Jackson. Now we will be on our way, the death of many is coming." And with that the four vanished, no darkness, no smoke or lightning just vanished.
Apollo was sharing a look with Hephaestus and Hermes. You didn't need to be Athena to figure out what they were saying.
"We are so scrwed"
IM SO SORRY. ITS MONDAY AND I OWED THIS CHAPTER LAST THURSDAY. PLEASE FORGIVE THE HORRID WRITER. But merry march break to all those who have march break. Hope you enjoy it! Anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter of Percy Jackson, a Demon. :)