Me: Sorry for those who don't like the cliff hangers. What happened was that I wanted to get some opinions in and well thought it was a good idea to end the chapter there. Again sorry if you don't like it but I think some people do. I honestly like the suspense. But enough about cliff hangers, I do plan on having artemis and Thalia find out about the scars but not in the way of them walking in while he's dressing up or something. I was thinking more of like during one of Percy's rages. Or mabe when he turns into a wolf they see the scars. To be honest I don't know. I'll choose what's best for the story.
Percy's POV:Dream
I was still in my chains when a whip made contact with the skin on my back. Going past the epidermis and dermis to my hypodermis(or past the first and second layer of skin to the third). The whip hit its mark for the hundredth time that day and for the thousandth time I screamed in hopelessness and pain. The laughter of Kronos's haunting me. He looked at my back,"Oops, accidentally went over the tally chart. Don't worry your skin will be good as new when I'm done with you. Ooooooh that rhymed!",Kronos laughed and braught out a searing metal rod and put it over my skin, sealing the wound so that you only see a red line, a scar that will stick with me for the rest of my life, like the rest. Was it all a dream? Being found by Hestia and taken home to Artemis? It can't be, I lost hope after the fifthy-second year here. This is a dream,"HELP!",I called out in the dream,in real life I don't know if I even said anything. "Ah,everyone has a breaking point,Perseus."Kronos stated,"We just need to find yours. Another round."after his last word the whip made contact with my hypodermis again. That may seem impossible but in Tartarus anything that has to do with torture,anything is possible. Another cry of pain escaped my lips,just a whimper. It's a shame when you've been beaten so much,your body becomes numb to pain.
Dream end-Percy's POV:
I was shaken awake by Artemis. She looked at me along with Thalia with a look of worry and curiosity. Luckily I went to sleep with pants and a long sleeve shirt. Sorry girls but you won't be able to see em scars tonight,hopefully. Artemis put a hand on my shoulder and I flinched,she touched a fresh scar. "It's okay Percy, I'm here for you. Your all right,in Camp Half-Blood,with Thalia your friends and I."Artemis tried to comfort me. The truth is,I'm scared,scared for them,scared for what might come for me. Scared for everyone. I'm even scared of myself. I almost killed a man today. No matter how much I believe he deserved it,his life,his string belongs to the Fates. And if the Fates believe it's his time,then I would not like his blood to be spilled on my hands,and his death shouldn't be because of me. I almost killed Daniel Flore. The only thing I was thinking about when I was giving Daniel the beating of his life was Kill Kill Kill. And if I'm gonna be honest with myself, I was bloodthirsty. Thirsty for Daniel's blood to be exact. Thalia jarred me from my thoughts by laughing a nervous laugh,"Well if you want we can stick with you for the night?", this suggestion sounded more like a question than a statement. Artemis held my hand and looked at me in the eyes,clearly showing me that she is there for me. Not trusting my voice I only nodded. Thalia slept on the top bunk while Artemis and I slept in the bottom,enjoying each others presence. For the rest of the night,I slept with out nightmares. It's like Artemis scares them away. The next morning I woke up refreshed and energized. I got up carefully to not wake up the two sleeping girls in the room, luckily after a certain incident my cabin has its own bathroom so I don't have to worry of others seeing the scars. Honestly speaking,if Thalia and Artemis find out about them it would be like a huge burden taken off my shoulders. Once I got off the bed, I unbuttoned my shirt and took it off before going to my dresser and grabbing a clean,no blood stained,shirt with black jeans and black combat boots.i was about to open the door to the bathroom when..."Percy?",I stopped moving and turned around,"It's okay you can go back to sleep I'm just gonna take a quick shower.",Artemis sat up and looked at me,"Oh gods,what happened to you? Where'd you get those scar from?",Uh-oh was my only thought. With Artemis's words getting louder and louder Thalia started to awaken. I tried to run to the bathroom but they just followed me in knowing I was trapped. I looked around with eyes wide, looking like prey running for its life from the predator. Artemis slowly stepped forward and kissed me. All my fears,simply gone. How is it possible she can do this to me,make me feel this way? She steps into the room and I immediately feel safe. After the kiss her and Thalia decided to let me shower before they ask me any questions. Once they left I quickly undressed and stepped into the shower, for a few minutes I just stood there,relishing the feeling of the water sinking into my skin and washing away the blood. After that I shampooed and conditionered and left. Dressed fixed my untamable jet black hair, and put my cloak on,hoping I could use the Mist to convince everyone that I'm still dead. I don't want anyone to know of my identity yet. I stepped out the bathroom and saw the awaiting faces of Artemis,Thalia and Poseidon. Wait, Poseidon?! "Dad!"I called him out,he smiled a real,big smile and opened his arms I ran to his arms and hugged him back. "Oh, my son your home!",his voice was muffled into my shoulder but I understood. Artemis and Thalia smiled at the site of my dad and I reuniting. When he put me down,he looked around and finally realized we're not alone,"Uh,son,what is Artemis doing in your cabin? Oh no don't tell me you got in trouble already. I mean I understand Thalia being here I mean you guys are like brother and sister,but Artemis?", well at least this will help them forget the scars. I started rubbing the back of my neck,"Um,she came to give me my cloak back,as you can see,oh and to give me the list of chores that I have to do next week."he looked at me then Artemis and finally Thalia. He doesn't seem so convinced but I hope he takes the bait for now. He nodded and smiled at me. "Well,this is great news! If you excuse me,I'm going to inform the council of what has happened today. And don't think for a minute I will let that Daniela Flore get away with what he did yesterday. He insulted you and that's something that the Olympians won't let go. We all favor you,so I recommend you put that cloak of yours on because we're going to have a meeting and I need you to bring the demigods. Don't worry I already used the Mist to have all the demigods at camp,excluding the hunters,of what happened yesterday. See you in a few.",he said before flashing off. I put up the hood of my cloak and nodded to Artemis and Thalia. Thalia and I flanked Artemis in like a triangle,her in front,me to the left a little back and Thalia to her right a little back. We followed Arty to the dinning pavilion and there we found all the campers. We picked up all the cabin leaders and Daniel. Daniel was put in celestial bronze cuffs. With a nod to Chiron,we flashed to the middle of the throne room. I pushed Daniel to kneel before the gods before taking my stand next to Artemis's throne. Thalia did the same thing on the left. I stood like a body guard and Arty grew to her full godly height and sat on her throne. "Daniel Flore, you have been brought before the gods for your actions to Lady Artemis's guardian. Do you deny this?",Zeus started. Daniel looked at me and quickly got up,he slowly walks to me and elbows me super hard right on a very super fresh stab that I had just finished healing from,I bent over and coughed up blood,"This guy can't even take a punch! How is he guardian?! I'm the hero I should be the one beside Arty at all times!",by now Ares and Heaphestus were holding him back. Artemis seemed to get mad from something he said because she shrunk to her human size and slapped Daniel real hard on the face. Apollo came running to me and sent a golden pulse through my body,"I'm sorry but I have to do it,if not you'll die. The cut is infected.",I looked at him and started shaking my head ferociously,I started trying to push his hands away but dad and Thalia pinned my arms to the ground. "No! Don't do it!",too late,Apollo took my cloak off including the hood and unbuttoned my bloody red shirt. When he removed my clothing I swear I heard a gasp. When Apollo was done all the gods and demigods stared at my torso,or more specifically the scars for you can barely find a patch of untouched skin on my body. Apollo snapped himself out of it and go to work,cleaning the cuts and burns,healing the bruises. He tried to get rid of some scars but couldn't,because what they don't know is I'm cursed. Cursed to relive every night and day in that hell hole in my dreams,cursed to feel the pain I inflict on anyone times 1.7 billion and the pain people inflict on me,even if it's a little pinch,and cursed to live with the insanity Kronos left me with. With the pain going to my head,I passed out.(Thought of ending it here but I guess I'll add a little more for you guys) A few hours later Apollo splashed water on my face and woke me up. Artemis summoned a small chair for me to sit on. Thanks a lot Apollo now I have to deal with the demigods. I looked at the faces of:
Will S.
The Stoll Brothers
Katie G.
Clarisse R
Piper
Leo V.
Annabeth C.
Nico A.
and the two more new cabin leaders. I sighed as I sat down and explained to them the past ten and a half years of my life. Of course leaving out what I experienced in Tartarus and my relationship with Artemis.
Me: thanks for reading hope you guys have a good day! Oh and I started a new story-Don't worry I'll still work on this one! But yeah it was a challenge created by DarkGamer159. The story is called DarkGamer159's Pertemis Challenge. Go check it out. The first chapter shows you what the challenge is,then I will start with the actual story. Tell me what you think of this story so far. Is it good? Bad? Oh and should I have Annabeth realize her mistake and want Percy back? Should I make Percy a god? Leave your suggestions and what you think should happen in a review, and/or leave your thoughts. Bye!