AN: Hi readers! I'm back with Chapter 21! Be sure to look for Chapter 22 on Sunday :) Enjoy this chapter! It's starting to get exciting.
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======= Previously on The Rise of Night =======
Everyone cheers. The hunters made up most of the crowds, Hera and Athena somehow founded a loophole and brought Leto off her island as well. Poseidon, Apollo, and Aphrodite are also here.
They all ran toward the food, everyone lost in the fun.
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Percy founded Artemis next to the wedding cake. White frosting strawberry cake. He slides in next to her, a huge smile on his face. "How is the cake, my dear?"
Artemis hit him playfully. "Don't call me that. I rather you call me Arty-" Percy had a smug smile on his face when she said that. She quickly caught on. "And no, you can't call me Arty. Oh, and the cake is delicious."
Percy took a fork and steals part of the cake from Artemis' plate. Artemis protested. "Hey, that's mine! Get your own!"
"No can do," Percy said before stealing another cake from her. Artemis pouted when Percy ate the last bite. "Sorry, not."
"Come on," Artemis suddenly called out. "Let's dance!"
Music started playing in the background and some of her hunters danced together and Athena and Poseidon dance together as well. Leto and Hera watched on the sideline. Aphrodite was talking with some of her children from the hunters. It's pretty rare for a child of Aphrodite to join so Aphrodite was trying to learn as much about the hunters as possible through her daughter.
Percy held out his hand and Artemis held it, aware of his other hand on her hips and her other hand on his shoulder. The music started with someone singing.
You're from the perfect paradise
And I'm living on the darker side
Ooh, I had a feeling
If you got to know me
Right from the start, you caught my eye
And something inside me came to life
Ooh, I've got a feeling
Now you really know me
"You know the song is right," Percy commented as they continue waltzing around the garden.
"What's right?" Artemis asked, tilting her head.
"You caught my eyes from the start," Percy said with a small smile before they leaned in, kissing each other lightly before pulling away as if nothing happened.
Someday
This could be, this could be ordinary
Someday
Could we be something extraordinary?
You and me side by side
Out in the broad daylight
If they laugh, we'll say
We're gonna be someday
Someday, someday
We're gonna be someday
Someday, someday
We're gonna be someday
The song ended as another song goes on. Percy and Artemis decided to continue eating the cake. "This is the best day of my life," Artemis said with a smile as she ate another bite of the cake.
"Are you sure let's it?" Percy asked.
"Hm," Artemis said, pretending to be thinking. "Oh! I know! I also like the wedding cake."
"Anything else?" Percy asked again.
"Hm," Artemis thought teasingly before leaning forward and kissing Percy. "And my wonderful husband of course."
Percy smiled before kissing her as well. "Now let's get back home early so no one suspect and we could go early and start our honeymoon."
"Of course," Artemis replied with a smile.
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"Ready Artemis?" Percy asked.
"Ready!" Artemis called out from somewhere in the house before appearing at the front door, carrying a silver backpack. "I'm all set."
"That's all you are bringing?" Percy asked in disbelieve.
"Yep," Artemis answered before holding out her hand for Percy to take. "Come on! Let's go!"
"Of course," Percy stated before they disappear.
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Artemis and Percy laid on the beach in Delos, looking up at the sun. They had already been here for a week. They are enjoying their honeymoon in Delos, seeing that the war will start in about a year and they want to enjoy as much peace as possible.
"Have you ever thinks about having children?" Artemis suddenly wondered aloud.
"Not really," Percy replied. "I always want to be a dad though."
"Oh," Artemis replied softly before snuggling close to Percy. "Any plan you want to carry out?"
"We could see Emerald again," Percy decided. He had a thoughtful look on his face. "I heard from mom that they saw Emerald too."
Artemis laughed softly. "She could be called the honeymoon dolphin."
"Yep," Percy agrees before standing up. "Let's check on how Leto is doing. We don't want to worry her."
"Okay," Artemis replied before she stood up as well.
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Back in Greece, things are not going well. The Olympians are battling monsters after monsters. Nyx said they will not attack before June fourteen, but that doesn't meant that she won't sent a monster after the Olympian because she didn't attack. Her army didn't attack. She just controlled the monsters and made them attack.
Ares was at the front line along with Poseidon, Zeus, and Hades, who came up to help even if he disliked the Olympian. Hestia was on the back, healing people with Apollo.
Athena was with Poseidon as well, fighting back to back. Athena stabbed a hellhound in the stomach just as another one appears. "Watch out!" Poseidon cried out as Athena dodge and Poseidon drive his trident into the monster's throat.
"Are you okay?" Poseidon asked.
"Fine," Athena replied before she threw her spear at the monster behind Poseidon. "You might want to focus though."
Aphrodite used her 'weapon', which is a perfume bottle. Hera walked next to her with a sword in hand. "How will a perfume bottle safe us?"
"Just wait and see," Aphrodite pouted. "Do you have so little faith in me?"
"Yes," Hera replied as she swang her sword, taking out three monsters. Just as quickly as three monsters disappeared, six more appears. Hera took out two more as another five appeared. "This is a good time to help."
"Wait," Aphrodite complained. Hera sighed as she took out monster after monster. The monsters only increase though, never showing a sign of retreating or disappearing. "Now I'll use it!"
She sprays the perfume around them, circling them in a cloud of pink dust. "Attack now," Aphrodite whispered to Hera.
Hera nodded as she ran forward, killing as many as possible. When the smoke clear, Hera saw what's happening. The monster couldn't get into their little doom but they could throw out weapons and attack them.
"Your weapon is actually useful. Duck!" Hera shouted as she threw a throwing knife at Aphrodite and ducks just in time as the throwing knife sails above her head and hits a monster behind her, the spell wearing off.
As everyone continued fighting, Percy and Artemis appeared in Olympus, shocked at what they'd discover.