AN: So sorry for not updating yesterday. I was a little busy yesterday and I couldn't update. So, to make it up to you guys, I'm going to update tomorrow as well. Sound good?
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======= Previously on The Rise of Night =======
"Kind of," Percy replied. "Now you get the point. "
Artemis smiled as she kissed Percy softly on the lips in the middle of the lake, the sun above them, as if Apollo was showing his happiness for them.
======= Now =======
Camp Half-Blood, the camp for Greek demigods run by Chiron, the centaur, and the trainer of heroes. Everyone within the camp was busy, everyone rushing around, preparing the war that is looming over their head.
Two demigods were on patrol, making sure no one get into the camp without going through them. Amy Agne, daughter of Athena and Nick Callas, son of Apollo.
Amy is wearing armor with her shoulder-length blonde hair down and a helmet on her head. A spear in her hand and a fierce look in her eyes as she stood at the entrance to camp, making sure nothing get pass her.
Nick is also wearing armor but he was on a tree, an arrow notch on his bow, looking from above, making sure Amy, also his best friend, was alarm if anything or anyone was coming for the distance.
"You okay down there?" Nick called out to Amy. Amy's grey eyes soften a bit when she looks at Nick and she gave him a small nod.
"I'm fine," Amy replied. "See any threat from up there?"
"No..." Nick trailed off as he stared at the distance with a worried look on his face.
"What is it?" Amy asked, scared for the answer. There was none though. Amy called out. "Nick?"
She looked up, he was there but he wasn't talking, his back to her and he wasn't moving either. "Nick Callas, this isn't time for a prank..."
Amy threw her spear at one of the monsters that was approaching her before holding up her hand and the spear flew back to her hand and slowly back up.
Nick fell off the tree, an ax sticking to his stomach and blood pulling out. Amy knew he was gone already through as she bit her lips to stop herself from screaming or crying.
She sounded the emergency attack horn as she impaled her spear into another monster. Campers appeared on the border, some with armors and sound without. Everyone was armed with a weapon though.
Chiron was holding his bow and a tear feel when he saw Nick on the ground, long gone. The campers and monsters stared at each other for a while before the silence break and both side charge, no mercy to each other.
Apollo's camper was either armed with bow and arrow or is healing people. Four Apollo campers were sent to retrieve the dead body of their brother.
Ares' campers wasted no time before charging, their cabin leader, Mary in the front line, hunting knives in hand, and throwing them like there's no tomorrow. The other Ares' campers followed their sister's lead and charge headfirst into battles. Killing one after one.
Athena's campers were one of the best fighters in camp as well. They are all commanding the campers, telling them what to do, whether to retreat or continue fighting. Everyone trusts them to tell them if it is too much and they can't handle it.
Their cabin leader, Anna was on the sky with Agalina, daughter of Zeus. Agalina was in charge of carrying Anna around the battlefield so she could inform her sisters what is happening and if they should retreat or not.
Demeter and Aphrodite's kids were all working together. Demeter's camper grew plants, holding back the monsters as the Aphrodite campers finished them off, creatively.
Everyone was doing great, the odds were in the demigod's favor. The biggest reason they are winning is because of the big three's children. Zeus has the most children meaning their cabin is the biggest. They are extremely helpful but sometimes they are too prideful for their own good.
There really weren't many children from Poseidon's cabin. There are only about ten, all above fourteen years old. Once they get along with Zeus' children, storms started above the monster's head. A bolt of lightning appeared every now before it strikes down at least three monsters.
The Hades' campers are really helpful as well. They summoned skeleton after skeleton, making a skeleton army. The good things about the skeleton are that they are really hard to kill, making monsters distracted and one of the campers will strike down the monster.
Everything was in chaos and when it looks like they are winning, another pack of monsters appeared, surrounding the campers. They all gave it their all but many are already injured and the rest are too tired to continued.
More and more campers started going down when a miracle happened. A bright light appeared between the monsters and campers, causing all the demigods to closed their eyes. When they opened them again, a man was standing there. From what the demigods can tell, he is Perseus, the god of tide, constellation, and hero. (AN: It will be explained later)
The monsters retreated at the sighed of him but Percy wasn't having any of this. He leaped forward, lacking at least ten monsters in half, all of them turning to dust. The demigods got renewed energy as they watched him fight, a god, helping them.
Everyone charged again, killing one monster after one with Percy helping them. Soon, most of the monsters turned to dust and the remaining drove back under the earth to escape back to their master.
The demigods were all breathing heavily as they looked around them, surrounded by monster dust. It was silence for a while until a cheered were heard throughout the battlefield. Percy smiled at the demigods before he disappeared as quickly as he came, winking at Chiron as he did so. Chiron only smiled back.
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"ARGH!" Nyx screamed in frustration as she paced her palace in Tartarus. Every. Single. One. Of. Her. Plan. FAILED!
Everything was dark and nothing could be seen. There was only a soft light where her most trusted advisor stood with his helmet on his hand. He had back hair and black eyes with olive skin.
"Milady," he started. "I-"
"Don't you dare finished that sentence, Michael," Nyx growled through gritted teeth and glare toward him. "Or else..." She left the threat hanging.
"Of course," Michael responded, quickly bowing. Then he quickly added. "I brought both good and bad news."
"I already have plenty of bad news," Nyx snarled. "Tell me the good news first."
Michael flinch before he brought in someone in chain. Nyx stretches her head to see who it was an evil grin appeared on her face when she saw who it is.
"Greetings," Nyx started with an evil grin on her face, all of her plan coming into place. "Apollo." (AN: I was going to stop there but I'm not THAT evil)
"What do you want?" Apollo asked weakly before he started coughing. "What did you do to me?"
"Nothing, sweety," Nyx said in a sticky-sweet voice, making Apollo wanting to vomit. "You are the most important part of my plan."
"I'll NEVER join YOU!" Apollo shouted before he collapsed on the ground, choking as Michael tighten the chain around his neck.
"Who said I want you to join me?" Nyx asked sweetly. "I will use you, whether by choice or by force."
She stopped for a second, letting Apollo processed this information before telling her guards. "Bring him to the most secure cell."
"As you wish, milady," a guard said before leaving the room with another guard.
Nyx turned to Michael with an evil smile. "Good job," she started before her words turned into a snarled. "Now tell me the bad news."
"Perseus," Michael answered, feared evident in his voice.
"Be more specific," Nyx growled. Michael wanted to coward behind one of the guards or run away but years working with her, he knows he shouldn't do that.
"Perseus, the Olympian god," Michael said this time, more clearly than the last time. "He can interrupt with the mortal affair."
"And why do you think that is?" Nyx asked, pretending to be thinking.
"Uh..." Michael shutter. "I don't know..."
Nyx slapped the arm of the chair she was sitting on and growled at him. "Then find out."
"But, milady," Michael started, shuttering slightly. "You wanted me to train the new soldiers."
"Yes," Nyx decided, calming down a bit. "Go train the new soldiers."
"But you just tell me to-" Nyx raised her hand.
"I don't want to hear it, just find a way to do both for all I care," Nyx got down from her throne and looked at Michael in the eyes. "Is that clear?"
"Y-y-yes," Michael shutter before quickly bowing and got out of the throne room with an angry goddess.
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"Where were you?" Artemis asked her husband as she kissed him softly. "Selyne has been dying to visit my hunters."
"She grows so fast," Percy commented, avoiding Artemis' first question. Thankfully, a ten years old looking Selyne came in just that second.
"Hi, Dad, where were you?" Selyne asked. Percy groaned and facepalm mentally. Like mother, like daughter.
"Uh," Percy started. "I was fighting with the demigod."
"WHAT?" Artemis and Selyne asked at the same time, Selyne dropping the scroll she was looking at.
"How is that possible?" Artemis asked. "We can interrupted with mortal affair."
"You have the hunters," Percy reminded Artemis and she rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, but it's within my domain," Artemis depended. Selyne's mind was racing, if you could interrupted with mortal if they are within your domain that means... She connected the dots and...
"Are you the god of heroes?" Selyne asked. She still hasn't gotten her domains but her parent told her she would know as soon as she is twelve. (AN: Godly way of counting)
"Yes," Percy admitted. "I am."
"How?" Artemis asked. "When we were given our domains-"
Percy cut her off. "It's after that. The fates gave me the domain of Hero telling me that I might need it soon. I don't understand it at first but I continue looking out for demigods and making sure they are safe. And today, I finally understood why the fates gave me the domain."
Artemis gave Percy a suspicious look. "You don't have any demigods right?"
Percy chuckled softly. "Of course not. I swear on the River Styx I had not and would never cheat on you."
Artemis smiled before swearing on the River Styx on will. "I swear on the River Styx that I had not and would never cheat on you."
Percy smiled before kissing Artemis. It wasn't until their daughter coughed did they jumped apart, blushing. They forgot that she was there.
"I think that's sweet and all but could you two not do that in front of me?" Selyne asked. Her father smiled before ruffling her hair as she groaned and her mother kissed her on the forehead. She turned red from embarrassment. "Is that revenge for interpreting you two?"
"You bet," Percy smiled teasingly.
"Now can I see the hunters?" Selyne asked her mother with an exciting look on her face. "Please?"
"Of course," Artemis agreed before holding out her hands and Selyne held it as Percy took her other hands and they flashed away.
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They appeared in the middle of lunch for the hunters. Excitement chatter was heard around the hunters when they saw Selyne who was hiding shyly behind her parent.
"Is that milady's daughter?"
"She looked so old," Phobe mused and Atlanta and Zoë slapped their friends' arm gently.
"She's a holding, of course, she grow fast," Zoë said with a smile as she made her way toward Artemis, Percy, and Selyne.
Other hunters were collecting the money they got from this bet. Selyne smiled when Zoë approached her. From the stories her parent told her about the hunters, she knew from the start that Zoë will be her favorite.
"Zoë right?" Selyne asked shyly. Zoë was a little surprised when the girl knew her name. She smiled and hold out her hand.
"Yep, Zoë. What's thy name?"
Selyne shook her hand with a shy smile. "Selyne. A Y instead of an E."
"That's a pretty name," Zoë commented.
"Thanks," Selyne said. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "Could you teach me archery?"
"Of course," Zoë replied before she ran toward the archery range. "But I don't think you need teaching if you got your mother's gene."
Selyne giggles when they reach other archery ranges. "I heard dad was a really bad archer."
"He is," Zoë said with a sigh. "I try teaching him once and the arrow went backward!"
Selyne snickered. "I heard that story from mom before."
Percy happened to walked by when he saw his daughter talking to Zoë so he decided to go to them. Artemis was close behind him. "Are you guys talking about me?"
"Yep," Selyne said, popping the P. Zoë smiled at them. Artemis walked by and Zoë bowed before saying.
"Milady." Artemis waved off the acknowledgment.
"Just call me Artemis," Artemis replied with a soft smile. "How many times do I need to tell you that?"
Zoë smiled. "A lot of times, milady."
Artemis groaned and hide her face in her hands. "Gods, you could call me mom for all I care but please don't call me milady."
"Okay, mom," Zoë said with a bright smile on her face. The word mom felt right when she said it.
"That's more like it," Artemis replied before hugging Zoë and whispering in her ears. "You are like a daughter to me and I know you will do great things the second I lay eyes on you. Don't forget that. I love you like you were my child."
Zoë got teary eyes hearing this and she hugged her tighter. "Love you too, mom."
Artemis smiled before they parted and she held out her hand. "Now, let's teach your sister archery before Percy's skills spread to her as well."
Zoë laughed as they walked toward Selyne and Percy. For the first time since she joined the hunt, she finally feels like she is home and that she had a family again.