Yeah, she actually rose from her unconsciousness. So, anyway, next chapter, people! Oh, and a few subtle changes will most likely by noticed by readers. ;) Review with your reaction about it, please. :D
Miguel and Ryan were both shocked to the core, but kept up brave faces and kept an eye on Krios in case he tried anything. The campers were all slack-jawed with Carter's unexpected return.
"Don't look at me like it's such a freaking miracle. It's not like I was dead," the daughter of Poseidon snapped, getting quite annoyed with the looks from the campers. Normally, she would have never raised her voice at the campers, but with her body screaming at her to just lay down and rest, it cut off most of her patience and as a result, Carter was irritable like hell.
"Demigod!" Krios boomed, then chuckled loudly. This snapped the campers to attention and everyone sent cold, steely glares at the Titan. His laughter died down as he felt the stares from the demigods, and clenched his jaw in apprehension. "What has gotten you so out of your mind that you woke yourself out of your coma and came back here?"
Miguel and Ryan's eyes widened and they looked at each other briefly, not believing what Krios had said, then returned their angry gaze at the Titan.
"Because," Carter growled, stepping back into the sea, gathering strength from her domain. "I can still fucking beat your whiny ass straight into Tartarus." Her face, though still hardly recognizable because of the cuts and scars her fight with Atlas left, was now slowly healing because of the sea.
"Stupid demigod. Seriously? In that state, you still think you can fight me?" Krios laughed, keeping his face smug though slightly panicking inside knowing that Carter was just prolonging their fight with talking so the sea could somehow get her back in fighting shape, and his cocky responses weren't helping his case.
"Shut the fuck UP, Krios!" Miguel growled ferociously, barely a split-second before Ryan blew up on the Titan as well.
"Shush. You're not part of this battle, boy," Krios replied smoothly, a devious smirk on his face. "So get out of our way before you mess up that pretty-boy face of yours."
"DON'T YOU DARE TALK TO HIM LIKE THAT!" His sister yelled, seemingly coming out of nowhere. She subtly glanced worriedly at her best friend, to which Carter acknowledged with a reassuring smile, as if to say, I'll be fine, don't worry about me.
"Why you- AAGH!" That part was because of Carter's sudden blast of water at the Titan, sending him into the air about six feet above the ground before landing with a THOOMP! about a few feet from the weary demigod. Carter winced at the pain searing through her body, knowing that using her aquatic powers wasn't exactly doing wonders for her.
"Fuck you, Krios, FUCK. YOU." Carter sneered as she hovered over Krios. "And now you're gonna get thrown into Tartarus." She raised her sword, internally wincing with its weight, but gritted her teeth.
She swung the sword, and all of Camp Half-Blood's population averted their eyes as the Titan disappeared.
At Olympus...
"WHAT?" Artemis, Apollo, Poseidon, and Zeus all yelled at once.
"Why the fuck did you let her go?" The moon goddess growled.
"I told you to keep an eye on that stubborn demigod!" Zeus grumbled.
"Didn't I tell you to take double effort on looking after my cousin?" Apollo gritted his teeth.
"If she gets hurt, I swear I'll-" Poseidon, looking very close to flooding the entirety of Olympus, was fortunately cut off.
"Woah, woah, woah! All this yelling's making my head hurt. What's this about?" Carter bellowed, clearly showing her heritage. After all, only kids of the Big Three could have the ability to bellow that loudly and not have inherited it from them.
All immortals in the room gaped. Miguel and Ryan rolled their eyes, though knowing how hypocritical that was seeing as that was their reaction as well only moments ago. Carter sighed exasperatedly after a few more seconds, growing tired of all the shocked faces she had to go through before actually getting into a decent conversation with them. Did they really think the "most stubborn and determined demigod of all time"- as said by Zeus one time -could be put into a coma for more than a freaking day?
She wasn't joking when she bid farewell, she really did think it was her time. But she knew that if she fell into a coma she'd fight it with all her willpower, just so she could help fight off the enemies.
"Oh my god. Carter." Artemis finally spoke up, and Carter looked up. Their eyes met and relief washed over those silver eyes, while a playful twinkle appeared in those sea-green eyes. Both of their faces were adorned with soft smiles. They barely noticed Jenine entering the hall and glancing jealously at them as she stood beside her brother.
"OKAY!" Apollo suddenly burst. Everyone in the room looked at him, startled. "Since it's settled that Carter is definitely back," the cousins' eyes met and the sun god smirked at her. "why don't we go on to rewarding the heroic people who fought in the war, Zeus?"
"Right. Miguel," Zeus grumbled. The older Brewer looked up at him. "call all campers, will you? As well as the immortals here in Olympus." The minor god nodded and disappeared in the shadows.
Within seconds, Artemis flashed a blinding white then reappeared beside Carter, who looked at the goddess with an amused smirk.
"What?" The moon goddess asked, puzzled with her best friend's expression.
"Nothing." Carter replied, grinning mischievously.
Cue an eyebrow raise from Artemis. "I know that look on your face and that's not 'nothing' to me."
"You think you know me so well, don't you?" The demigod retorted, ever so smoothly.
"Well don't I?" the Olympian shot back, smirking fondly at her best friend.
"Uhh, no you don't," Carter playfully argued, whilst smirking for extra effect.
"Why you-"
"Hey you two, stop acting like such a married couple. It's making my g-," Aphrodite groaned from her throne, getting cut off by a blushing huntress.
"We are not a married couple!" Artemis protested. Carter only chuckled beside her, knowing that their protests would practically go unheard and be useless.
"Yeah, sure you aren't," Apollo interjected, then he and the love goddess looked at each other with knowing smirks on their faces.
"Oh my gods," the moon goddess groaned, doing a face-palm. The legendary demigod patted her on the back, softly laughing with amusement.
"AHEM! So now that's settled, let's get on with the awarding, shall we?" Zeus boomed.
After a quite lengthy (though heard before) speech about the heroism of the warriors who fought an undoubtedly hard battle, yada yada yada. . . Well Carter couldn't really bring herself to care. She was currently taking a light nap, leaning her head on Artemis' shoulder. Jenine didn't notice, she looked about ready to pass out on her brother's side.
"Now, for the DEMIGODS!" Zeus thundered, which jolted both Carter and Jenine from their groggy stupor, which led to Artemis and Miguel subtly glaring at the king of the gods for purposefully raising his voice at the end of his sentence.
"Carter Sparrows," Zeus called. Aforementioned demigod sighed tiredly and walked to the center of the room, near the hearth of the gods. "A legendary demigod, would anyone in this hall object?" No one spoke a word.
"Very well then. Since I have given you my word on giving back your immortality, it shall be done," the sky god continued, beckoning Jenine forward. "Olympians?"
All twelve repeated the process they had done, only this time it was the other way around. Both of the girls landed to the ground with a soft thump, and the two blinked for a few seconds to regain full control of their body.
A smirk appeared on Carter's face before dissolving into a pool of water, then just seconds later reappeared, standing up. "Thank you, Lord Zeus." With that, the friendship goddess went to stand beside Artemis' throne with a new aura around her. The moon goddess smirked fondly at her best friend, knowing that the legendary demigod was clearly happy to be back.
"Jenine Brewer and Michael Sparks," the king of the gods proceeded. "Come forward."
The two demigods obeyed and stood before all Twelve Olympians.
"Since you two have made quite an excellent leadership among your fellow demigods, I shall grant you both with two very extraordinary weapons," Zeus conceded, then glanced at his son Hephaestus. The fire god nodded once and disappeared, leaving a trail of smoke behind.
Carter grinned, looking incredibly proud of her siblings. Miguel and Poseidon's facial expressions didn't go far. It was a rarity in the entire life of Zeus that he give out special weapons for demigods. A replacement for broken armory, yes, but rarely custom-made ones.
However, before the three could even begin to wonder about this odd behavior of the sky god, Hephaestus returned with two swords, both inside their stony emerald scabbards. To some it may seem like normal swords, yet all immortals in the room (save for Ryan and Miguel) knew with one look that those two weapons had a certain power within them, kind of like Carter's Moonwave.
"Come forward, demigods," Zeus called, having been handed the swords by his son. The two siblings glanced uncertainly at their elder sister, who gave them a smile and wink. They obeyed Zeus's command, then they were handed their swords.
Zeus glanced at Carter, silently requesting her to explain just how powerful these swords were. The newly re-immortalized goddess raised her eyebrows in confusion, silently telling her uncle that she knew nothing about those gifts.
Just a glance at them and you should be able to recognize their power, the sky god spoke in her mind.
When Michael's sword peeked out a bit from its scabbard, all its features slammed into Carter's mind at once. She nodded at the king of the gods, then stepped forward.
"It's a sword alike to mine, for it can summon water at the swordsman's liking and is a perfectly balanced blade for my brother," Carter said, smiling proudly at Michael.
Zeus nodded once at his niece and glanced towards Jenine. The memory goddess smirked at her sister then spoke, "It is quite like Michael's, except for the fact that even underwater, it would not feel like there is an added weight to it."
"Thank you, Carter," Zeus concluded. "Now, let the celebration begin!"
So. There it is. Sorry for taking so long to update. Next chap, several of my original characters will be going somewhere, and a set of teens will replace them. :) Stay tuned!