AN: Hey guys so this is my first story, I actually got the idea to write this based on the story God of Night which was adapted by the author from Anaklusmos14. I was really sad that it was never finished so I decided to take a stab at writing it adding my own ideas into the mix.
I hope you all enjoy
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS OR HEROES OF OLYMPUS,RICK RIORDAN DOES.
Deep into northern Maine, three demigods were locked in battle with a powerful monster. The Manticore, or Dr. Thorn as he seemed to be called, was attempting to capture two powerful young half-bloods and bring them back to his master. The three other demigods, a daughter of Zeus, a daughter of Athena and a son of Apollo were sent from Camp Half-Blood to rescue the two young children but were fighting a losing battle against the powerful foe.
Just as hope of saving the two captured demigods was slipping away, a group of teenage girls wearing silver parkas and combat boots emerged from the woods, their bows loaded and aimed for the Manticore. At the command of a silver eyed twelve year old girl, the hunters began firing arrows at the monster who was backed up to the edge of a cliff.
While distracted, the daughter of Zeus managed to sneak the two captured demigods safely away from the monster. The daughter of Athena, who had slipped on her invisibility cap, was sneaking up on the unsuspecting beast. At the same time, a hunter with a silver circlet on her head was all making her way closer to the Manticore in an effort to finish it off.
"Permission to kill milady?" The huntress asked.
"Direct interference is not permitted." The Manticore growled at the silver eyed twelve year old girl.
"The hunting of all wild beasts in permitted within my domain. As you are a wild creature, I am permitted to hunt you." The twelve year old replied coldly to the monster.
"Permission granted Zoe." The twelve year old announced.
The huntress, Zoe, stepped forward to finish off Thorn, but in a last ditch effort, the monster lunged forward, snatching Zoe and the still invisible daughter of Athena before jumping over the edge of the cliff behind him.
The demigods and hunters watched in horror as the Manticore dragged Zoe and the Athena girl, Annabeth, off the edge of the cliff.
Before the group atop the cliff could react to the two girls being dragged to their death, a chilling voice behind them spoke.
"Such a pity; but do not fear, I will make sure you are reunited with your little friends quite soon." The voice said.
The group turned around to find a cloaked man with an army of undead behind him smiling evilly in their direction.
The silver eyed girl grew to an age closer to eighteen and walked towards the man with a bow loaded and an arrow aimed at his head.
"Who are you?" She growled at the man.
The man's smile grew, "Does the little goddess want to play? I think we would love to play with you and your friends Artemis."
Artemis fired an arrow at the man before her eyes widened when the man caught the arrow without flinching before tossing it back at the goddess' feet.
"That wasn't very nice my dear. I'm afraid play time is now over." He said mockingly as his army of undead stepped forward.
Artemis' hunting knives appeared in her hands before a shadow wrapped around her throat and lifted the goddess several feet off the ground. The hunters raised their bows but before they could fire the man waved his hand as their weapons were knocked out of their grasps.
"Do you feel it moon goddess? The fear of knowing your death is only seconds away and you are powerless to stop me?" The man said before a sadistic grin appeared on his face as the shadows began to wrap tighter around her neck.
"Kill the little demigods." The man commanded to his army as they took a step towards the weaponless hunters.
Before they could attack, shadows gathered between the man and the goddess. The shadow around the throat of Artemis vanished before four figures solidified out of the darkness revealing three beautiful women and a tall man wearing a hood that hid his face from view.
The man standing in front of the army of undead scowled at the group, "You have no business here Nyx. Be assured you will be seeing a lot from me and sooner than you wish." He growled before a shadow consumed his body and that of his army as they vanished from their spots.
Nyx turned to the male in the group and nodded as a shadow appeared in front of him and out popped the two girls who had been dragged off the cliff. The two girls landed at Artemis' feet where the goddess looked at them in shock before turning back to Nyx.
"Why are you here Nyx?" She asked confused.
The Primordial Goddess of Night glared at Artemis, "If the choice were mine, I would have allowed him to kill you without a second thought." She sneered. "But my son wished to protect his niece and former friends from the death that you all would have received had we not intervened."
The man looked toward his mother disbelievingly before shaking his head.
Artemis looked at the man in the group with confusion before her look turned to one of contempt, "Who are you?" She demanded.
The man was silent for a moment before raising his head slightly.
"Why am I not surprised you would forget your own flesh and blood, Artemis. Perhaps I should turn around so you can stab me in a place you're more accustomed to." The man replied coldly, hissing when he spoke the girl's name.
The hunters were infuriated when the man had the audacity to speak to their mistress that way. Artemis though began to tremble slightly at the man's voice. She tried to speak but the words caught in her throat.
After a moment, she took a cautious step towards the man, who immediately stepped back away from her.
"P..Percy?" She whispered so quietly it was barely heard.
The man scowled underneath his hood, furious she would even speak his name. He flipped his hood off revealing the handsome face of an eighteen year old man with long jet black hair and eyes that were black, the color of the night sky.
"Do not speak my name you traitorous bitch. If not for Zoe and Annabeth, I would have gladly let him squeeze the life out your body." He said with an icy tone, causing Artemis to flinch.
"How dare you speak to Lady Artemis that way, boy?" The huntress, Zoe, yelled at the man.
The man turned to look at Zoe, his eyes softening when he looked at her before turning cold as he turned back to Artemis.
"I hope you enjoyed the past two millennia as your little lies will come to an end soon enough. The truth will be discovered when this war begins and perhaps I can finally have the revenge I have thirsted for everyday for the last two thousand years." Percy growled at the goddess.
Tears began to fall from the eyes of the Goddess of the Hunt, millennia of regret she had carried hitting her with full force.
"I made a mistake Percy. I've looked for you for every chance I could; Apollo as well. I am so sorry Percy." She pleaded as she cried openly, causing the hunters to stand shocked at the scene in front of them.
Percy's eyes flashed with anger at her words. "If I had wanted to see you don't you think I would have found you myself? If it was my choice, I wouldn't have to look at your face for another two thousand years."
Artemis began to tremble again tears flowing down her face freely. The hunters stepped forward to kill the man who was upsetting their mistress.
"No! Don't touch him!" She snapped at her hunters. "Get back. I will join you in a moment." She ordered them.
The hunters stood, unsure of what to do. "Now!" She screamed causing all but Zoe to walk away in confusion.
"Why are you here?" Artemis asked as she still cried in front of the man. "And what does Nyx mean son? You're my brother Percy."
Percy laughed humorously, "You think mother still considered you her daughter? Where do you think I went after you betrayed me? She is the one who asked Nyx to take me under her wing before she faded, never seeing you or your worthless twin brother again."
"Our mother is gone?" Artemis asked in disbelief.
Percy's eyes became enraged as a sword appeared in his hand, "Why would you care? You cared about her like you cared about me. You always were a little Daddy's girl but you would think you could have taken the time to at least visit her once every few centuries."
Zoe who was standing beside her mistress in shocked silence looked at the sword in Percy's hands and gasped, "How did you get that sword?"
Percy looked over at Zoe as his eyes lost their anger as it was replaced by pain, "You gave it to me long ago; before Artemis betrayed me. You were my..." He hesitated, "best friend after all."
Zoe's eyes widened before they narrowed, "You lie boy. I don't know you."
Percy winced before shaking his head, "Why don't you ask Artemis about that. I believe you are missing a few hundred years of memories if you think about it hard enough."
Zoe turned as looked at her mistress but Artemis wouldn't meet her eyes making Zoe pale at the thought that his words had been the truth.
One of the women stepped forward and whispered some words in Percy's ear. Percy nodded before the woman kissed him on the cheek as he dissolved into shadows.
When Zoe watched the woman kiss Percy on the cheek she felt the urge to wring her neck for some unknown reason.
The woman stepped forward, "I recommend you go tell your Daddy what happened here Phoebe Artemis. I believe you will be seeing more of my brother sooner than you wish."
Artemis eyes widened as she looked at the woman confused, "Eris?"
The woman growled under her breath and nodded as the last unknown woman stepped forward looking at Artemis distastefully, "Just remember that in the end, it will all balance out. You will pay for what you did to our brother you heartless bitch."
Artemis narrowed her eyes, "Watch yourself Nemesis; I am an Olympian Goddess."
Nyx stepped beside her two daughters, her eyes flashing with anger, "And I am a Primordial Goddess you arrogant little brat. Unless you wish to incur my wrath you will speak to my daughter with respect." She hissed before the three women dissolved into shadows just as Percy had done.
Artemis immediately broke down into tears when the three goddesses were gone leaving Zoe more confused than she could deal with.
"Artemis, who was that man and why did he say he was my best friend and why did you say he was your brother?" She asked.
Before Artemis could answer, a stern voice spoke from behind the two.
"That would be Perseus, God of Heroes, Loyalty and Night, as well as the former twelfth Olympian and the banished and betrayed youngest son of Zeus and Leto." Spat the voice angrily.
Zoe turned to see Lady Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategy staring down at her mistress with anger and disgust.
Artemis' eyes widened as she looked at the woman confused, "Eris?"
The woman growled under her breath and nodded as the last unknown woman stepped forward looking at Artemis distastefully, "Just remember that in the end, it will all balance out. You will pay for what you did to our brother you heartless bitch."
Artemis narrowed her eyes, "Watch yourself Nemesis; I am an Olympian Goddess."
Nyx stepped beside her two daughters, her eyes flashing with anger, "And I am a Primordial Goddess you arrogant little brat. Unless you wish to incur my wrath you will speak to my daughter with respect." She hissed before the three women dissolved into shadows just as Percy had done.
Artemis immediately broke down into tears when the three goddesses were gone leaving Zoe even more confused as she tried to comprehend the scene she had just witnessed.
"Artemis, who was that man and why did he say he was my best friend and why did you say he was your brother?" She asked.
Before Artemis could answer, a stern voice spoke from behind the two.
"That would be Perseus, God of Heroes, Loyalty, and Night, minor God of lightning, as well as the former twelfth Olympian and the banished and betrayed youngest son of Zeus and Leto." Spat the voice angrily.
Zoe turned around find Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategy staring down at her mistress with anger and disgust.
Artemis spun around on her sister with narrowed eyes, "Why are you here Athena?"
Athena rolled her eyes, "I was hoping to thank my brother for saving my daughter but it was clear he couldn't stand to be in your presence long enough for me to reach him in time."
Artemis' eyes widened, "You still speak to him?" She asked in disbelief.
Athena smirked, "Of course I do; he is my favorite brother." She said watching Artemis' eyes widen to the size of dinner plates. "Not just me though; Ares, Hermes and Hebe all speak to him as well."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Artemis yelled angrily.
Athena scowled, "Seriously Artemis? Is that a serious question? He hates you and the majority of us can't stand either you or Apollo as well. Did you really think we forgot about what happened all those years ago? We may act like we have but we will never forget what you did to him."
Artemis looked at her sister in shock, "I didn't have a choice. You know I would never have betrayed him if there were any other way."
Athena sent a harsh glare at her half-sister, "It's a little late for explanations Artemis." She said bitterly before her eyes landed on Zoe as she turned back to her sister with a harsh look, "Or if you want to discuss it further; perhaps you can explain to your lieutenant that you betrayed your younger brother to side with that worthless demigod Heracles?"
Artemis' eyes widened as her bow appeared in her hand, "Don't you dare say another word." She growled.
Aegis sprung onto Athena's wrist before thunder boomed loudly overhead. Athena glared at her sister, "Looks like father found out Perseus is back. This should be fun." She said before vanishing in a flash of light.
Artemis stared blankly at the spot Athena vanished from as Zoe looked at the scene in confusion. The one thing she clearly understood was that her mistress and best friend betrayed her own brother for the man that had ruined her life and then lied to her about it for thousands of years.
Artemis snapped out of her shock and looked at Zoe with a worried expression, "Have the girls set up camp here for the night and keep an eye on those two demigods we found. I must go to Olympus immediately."
Zoe looked at her mistress questioningly but before she could speak, Artemis vanished in a flash of silver light.
OLYMPUS THRONE ROOM
Artemis reappeared inside the throne room on Olympus where she found her father's face red in anger. She ignored that as her eyes drifted to her brother's whose were without their usual mirth; instead filled with worry, fear and maybe a little bit of hope.
Artemis made her way to her throne and sat down as she waited for her father to speak.
"What happened in Maine?" Zeus growled at his daughter.
Artemis glared at her father, "We were there to find the two children of Hades as you ordered but were attacked by some unknown being. He was powerful, very powerful. He disarmed my hunters with the flick of his wrist before he attacked me. He was… too powerful for me. He used shadows as a weapon. He would have killed me had I not been saved by..." She tried to explain before her father answered for her.
"Perseus?" Zeus spat.
Artemis glared at her father more harshly but nodded, "Yes but he was accompanied by Eris and Nemesis, along with Nyx."
Zeus' eyes widened at the mention of Nyx along with that of half the council while the rest just smirked at their looks of shock.
"What was he doing with a Primordial Goddess?" Zeus asked in a slightly less demanding tone.
"She called him her son." Artemis replied a little sadly.
Zeus paled a bit before turning to Hermes, "Summon Eris and Nemesis here immediately. I demand an explanation."
Hermes shrugged and flashed out of his throne before returning a few minutes later with the two goddesses flanking him on each side.
Zeus looked at the two goddesses with narrowed eyes, "Explain why you were seen with Perseus tonight." He demanded.
Nemesis scoffed, "Do not think we answer to you Zeus. We are not Olympians and thus we do not need to explain ourselves to an arrogant prick like you."
Zeus' eyes widened before he stood up with his master bolt in hand but both goddesses were engulfed by shadows before Zeus could release his bolt.
Before Zeus could say a word, a powerful presence entered the throne room causing the Olympians to pale as a whole.
"You dare threaten my daughters you arrogant fool?" A female voice hissed as a shadow appeared in the middle of the throne room. Out of the shadow, a beautiful woman slowly solidified out of nothingness, her eyes never leaving the now pale King of the Gods.
Nyx stood in the middle of the throne room, power rolling off her body in waves as the Olympians looked on fearfully.
"My children do not serve you Zeus and you would do well to remember that." She spat at Zeus.
Zeus steeled his nerves, "I am King of the Gods and all immortals answer to me."
Nyx's eyes flashed with anger before she flicked her finger in Zeus' direction sending the King of the Gods flying back on to his throne.
"Your arrogance truly blinds you son of Kronos." Nyx said distastefully. "Unless you wish for me to show you the true power of a daughter of Chaos, you will keep that big mouth of yours shut unless I ask you to open it."
Zeus scowled at the goddess, "You cannot defeat us all. You will show me respect inside my throne room." He demanded.
Nyx raised an eyebrow before a dozen shadows appeared around her revealing a many of her children, some dangerous threats in their own right, all ready to battle the Olympians. The one who drew Zeus' attention immediately was his own son Perseus who stood between Lyssa, the Goddess of Madness and the Oneiroi; Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos. Nemesis and Eris were beside them along with Thanatos, Moros, Phobetor, Momus and Oizys.
"Do you believe you can defeat a primordial goddess along with a dozen of her children?" Nyx asked mockingly.
Zeus' nostrils flared, "You dare show your face in my throne room?" He bellowed looking directly at Perseus.
Perseus rolled his eyes while Nyx snarled at Zeus, "Choose your next words wisely Zeus as they could be your last as king."
Zeus was about to retort until Hera pulled him back into his throne, "Shut up you fool, your arrogance will get us all killed." He hissed at her husband.
Nyx smiled, "You would be wise to listen to your wife as she is far more intelligent than you."
Hera kept Zeus in his throne but the King of the Gods turned to Hermes, "Get Hades here immediately." He growled.
Before Hermes could flash out, another shadow appeared beside Perseus as Hades stepped out of it into the middle of the throne room, "You called dearest brother?" He asked in a mocking tone.
Zeus glared at his brother, "Half of these gods are from your domain, control your subjects." He growled.
Hades looked at his brother incredulously before laughing loudly, "They are not my subjects you fool. Their domains are in the Underworld and thus work within my domain but I am not arrogant enough to believe them to be under my command." He said with a bit of humor before becoming more serious, "And I would side with my nephew Perseus over anyone on this council without a second thought. Why do you think he was in Maine? I sent him to retrieve my children before your little brat or her friends could bring them to Olympus."
Artemis stood up confused, "Your children are with my hunters."
A snort of laughter snapped Artemis' gaze to her younger brother, "You've become as arrogant as your father. I took them with me before I left. You didn't truly think I would allow you to bring my cousins here to be killed, did you?"
Artemis' face was pained as she looked at Perseus who just looked at her with no emotion, "Percy." She said but he simply turned back towards Hades as if she didn't speak.
Poseidon looked at Nyx warily, "Lady Nyx, if I may ask, why is it that you are here?"
Nyx smiled at him, "Relax Poseidon, my son Perseus is still quite fond of you. I am here to let him," she said with distasteful look at Zeus, "know that my children do not answer to him. If I wished, I would take his throne for myself. As it is, he will lose it to his father soon enough. Some of my children have decided to side with Kronos over Olympus while the rest of my children and I are remaining neutral, for now."
Zeus stood up, "Who dares join the Titans?"
Morpheus, Moros, and Nemesis smirked at Zeus.
"We do you fool. I see we are not needed anymore mother; please inform us if you should need us again." Nemesis said before she and her two brothers vanished from the throne room.
Hera looked at Perseus in shock, "And you? You wish to see your family be destroyed by the Titan Lord?"
Perseus glared at her, "Family? No my family will not be destroyed by the Titan Lord. I have spoken to the Titan Lord myself and he is fine with me and my family," he said gesturing to the group of Nyx's children and Hades, "remaining neutral. We will stay out of the war and will be left to ourselves when you are destroyed."
Athena stood up, "Perseus?" She asked worriedly.
He looked at his half-sister sadly, "You are my family too Athena just as Ares, Hermes, Poseidon and Demeter are. But where were you when I banished? When I watched my mothers fade in front of my very eyes. And then when I was about to fade myself? No, my family is with my mother Nyx. Only she and my Uncle Hades cared enough to save me before I faded with my mother. Abandon Olympus and I will provide you sanctuary and protection but I will not fight in a war for the people who took everything that mattered in my life away from me." He said glaring at Artemis harshly as tears began to fall from the moon goddess' eyes.
Athena looked at Perseus sadly, "I understand Perseus. You are right; this is not your fight."
Perseus nodded, "I truly am sorry Athena and I do love you and the others who tried to stop the betrayal."
Athena looked at Perseus sympathetically, "I'm sorry brother, we did let you down."
Perseus clenched his eyes shut before he dissolved into shadows, no longer wishing to look at the family that destroyed his life.
One by one, all of Nyx's children and Hades vanished from the throne room until only Nyx stood looking at the Olympians distastefully.
"Just know you have no chance to defeat Kronos and his army. You face more than one threat but you were all too caught up in your own arrogance to recognize it. The man who attacked Artemis tonight, he is an even more dangerous threat than the rise of the Titans. If he has his way, all the world, Titans, gods, mortals, and demigods will be destroyed. You simply do not have the allies to handle a war on two fronts. I only tell you this because my son Perseus still cares for some of you. Otherwise, I would leave you to be destroyed. Once you have been cast into Tartarus, we will fight with Kronos and the Titans to defeat the other threat. Good luck, you will surely need it." Nyx said seriously before her body exploded into shadows, knocking every Olympian who voted for Perseus' banishment out of their thrones and onto their butts.
Once everyone had returned to their thrones, an eerie silence fell upon the throne room as the gods thought about the words of Nyx before she vanished.
Finally Artemis wiped away her tears and addressed the council, "Nyx was not lying. Whoever that being was that attacked me and my hunters in Maine is too powerful for us to stop along with the rise of the Titans. With the minor gods abandoning Olympus, we do not have enough allies to defeat them both."
Zeus scoffed, "We do not need those petty minor gods; we are Olympians, the most powerful beings in the world."
Before anyone could react, Poseidon stood up from his throne and slammed his trident into the ground in anger sending a shockwave through the throne room, "Enough brother; I will not allow your arrogance to be my downfall. Either we discuss this like intelligent people or I will ask Perseus for protection for me and my family. I will not allow your pride to blind you enough to destroy me and my family. I stood by silently over the years when you mistreated me and our own brother Hades, as well as most other immortal beings simplybecause you were my brother and I was grateful you rescued me and our siblings from our father's stomach. And then despite how much it pained me, I allowed you to banish your own son over the fact that he protected his sister from another of your arrogant little bastards. But no more; either we figure out how to gain more allies or you can fight this war without the aid of sea."
Zeus' face turned bright red, "You dare…." He began before he was interrupted.
"No he is right father. If we don't do something; I will join Poseidon in seeking protection from Perseus. Those of us who didn't betray him do not need to stand by you. We have options to survive this threat unlike the rest of you." Athena said seriously.
Zeus looked at his favorite daughter in disbelief but before he could say anything, more voices spoke.
"I am with them. My nephew was a good kid and did not deserve what you did to him." Demeter said from her throne.
"I'm with them father." Hermes added.
"I am as well. I will not die because you won't accept that we need allies." Ares chimed in.
Zeus looked ready to explode on his throne but Hera stood up before he could say anything, "You are all correct but where can we find allies? We cannot expect the minor gods to come back to us after being mistreated for millennia."
"We may not need to." A small voice said from the side of the throne room.
Twelve pairs of eyes turned towards the small eight year old girl poking at the coals of the hearth. Hestia slowly turned around and met their gazes confidently.
"We only need one ally in this war to turn things in our favor but he will be the hardest to convince." Hestia said seriously.
"Perseus," Athena said as her eyes widened, "We cannot expect him to help us, the betrayal was too unjust for him to forgive us."
Hestia shook her head, "We all know why he is so bitter. You all took away the most important person in his life and then wiped her memories of every moment they spent together. She is the only person on this planet who could ever convince him to help us. If I were him, I would still refuse but he was the best of all of us before he was betrayed. Perhaps he will forgive those of you who betrayed him or perhaps he will not. But she is the only hope you have to convince him." She said before her expression darkened, "I of course will follow the others as Perseus was always my favorite nephew before you all broke him." She said bitterly.
"But how can Perseus turn the war in our favor? I know he is a powerful god and an excellent fighter but he is still only one god." Hera asked confused.
Athena shook her head, "You saw how close he and Nyx are. If Perseus sides with us, so will most of her children. He was taken away as our brother and accepted by those who obviously care for him more than most of us did." She said shooting a glare at Artemis and Apollo who both looked miserable.
"No, we will not ask that little whelp for his aid. I don't care if we need it or not. He is banished and he will remain banished." Zeus bellowed.
Poseidon's eyes flashed with rage, "If you wish to keep your throne as king you will listen to the council before we remove you and allow your much more competent wife to lead the council, brother."
Zeus' glare was murderous but as he looked around the council, not a single other Olympian was backing him, forcing him to have no other option, "Fine." He said through gritted teeth.
Athena turned to Artemis, "Go get your lieutenant. It is time for you to return what you stole from her all those years ago." She said bitterly.
Artemis' face was pale as she shook her head, "No… She will never forgive me. Please don't take her away from me." She said as tears continued to fall from her eyes.
"You did this to yourself Artemis. You stole happiness from your best friend and your own brother. Do not expect to receive any sympathy from us." Athena growled.
"Watch yourself Athena. You think this is easy for her? Percy was everything to her and now you're trying to steal away her best friend as well." Apollo yelled from his throne.
"Are you serious Apollo? Shut that trap of yours before I do it for you." Ares bellowed.
Apollo's eyes caught fire as he stepped off his throne and took a step towards Ares. Poseidon let loose a blast of energy from his trident hitting the ground a few feet in front of Apollo.
"No Apollo. For once, Ares is correct. You two did this to yourselves and now you must face the consequences of your betrayal." Poseidon said harshly.
Apollo glared at his uncle but knew better than to try to retort.
Athena turned to Hermes, "Go get her. We must get this done now."
Hermes nodded as he flashed out, returning a minute later with a very confused Zoe Nightshade.
Zoe looked at her mistress' crying form in shock but before she could say anything Athena spoke up.
"Zoe, you are here to learn the truth about Perseus. We are going return the memories that were taken from you when Perseus was banished." Athena said seriously.
Zoe turned back to her mistress but Artemis refused to meet her eyes. When she turned back to the council, Hera and Athena were right in front of her.
"This will not hurt but you will pass out." Hera explained in a surprisingly kind tone.
Zoe paled but before she could say anything Hera put her index finger to Zoe's head before everything went dark.
Zoe collapsed into Athena's waiting arms.
"It will take time for the memories to return to her. She will remember chunks of time over the next week or so as it is several hundred years of memories." Hera explained as Artemis looked down at Zoe's sleeping form sadly, "I'm sorry Zoe, please forgive me." She whispered quietly.
WITH PERSEUS
Perseus sat on a rock as he observed the moonlight with his eyes staring off in the distance lost in the memories that he once kept locked away. Tonight the lock that held his memories leading up to the banishment broke and he was lost in the sea of emotions that flooded him seeing those who betrayed him and his true love once again.
Quick authors note: I enjoyed the reasons why he was banished in the original story so I decided to fill in the years leading up to the present story with mini flashbacks.
Flashback 2 Years after banishment
"Mother please don't go" Percy said as he watched his mother take in her last breath of air and for the first time since he lost Zoe he felt as if he lost everything.
"Percy" Leto said as she smiled and held onto the hand of her youngest son
"Never lose hope… promise me you'll never lose yourself" Leto finished as she squeezed his hand once more before she finally closed her eyes and faded.
Percy wept as the last person who cared for him on this planet passed on. Percy could feel his energy seeping from his body all his will to stay on this world slowly fading away as he felt himself weaken and the memories he and Zoe shared flashed once more.
Just as Perseus finally accepted his fate and took comfort in knowing he will reunite with his mother once he fades a pair of arms enveloped him and hugged him.
"Your mother sent me she asked me as a favour from one friend to another to take care of you" the person behind him said.
Percy turned around to face Nyx the Primordial Goddess of Night one of the few people to visit the island in the two years he stayed there with his mother before she faded.
Percy at first did not return the hug but he gave in and broke down in her arms.
After some time had passed the two broke apart and Nyx explained how Leto had contacted her once she realized she would fade in order to make sure Perseus had someone to look after him after the banishment. She explained that she could offer him a new family who would look after him the way his old one should have.
Not to mention there were certain primordial beings who had taken interest in the immortal being that would do their best to help the young man move past the terrible fate he has been subjected to.
Percy nodded his head in agreement and took Nyx's hand to pull himself up as they vanished into the shadows seemingly onto Percy's new adventure.
Timeskip 1000 Years Since Percy's Banishment
It has been a thousand years since Percy's banishment and Artemis and Apollo have searched endlessly for him hoping that they could get the chance to speak to him to explain what had transpired. The hunters especially Zoe have remained blissfully unaware of what has transpired to Perseus all those years ago thanks to Hera wiping their memories of anything to do with Perseus.
Zeus had manipulated the mist for the mortals removing Perseus completely as he replaced Perseus with his other son Dionysus as the twelfth Olympian.
His half siblings like Ares, Athena, Hermes and his Aunt Hestia visited once every couple hundreds of years to check in on him but the visits were always short.
While they all thought Perseus spent his years sulking, Perseus in fact had received the domains of Pontus the Primordial of the Sea and was honing his skills in water manipulation to the point where he could fight Posidon and last a very long time. However despite this, Percy believed that he still could not beat the God of the Sea just yet and thus trained his hardest every day.
He also received some training with Hades and Nyx who helped enhance his control of shadows and a surprising visit from the creator Chaos himself.
(A.N Don't worry Percy won't be getting any overpowered powers from Chaos just some dope ass weapons I feel like he should have.)
Chaos has seen the actions of the Olympians especially Zeus and was saddened at the poor fate Perseus had and decided to aid him in the threats of the future.
Chaos gifted Percy with a new Bow made of obsidian and stygian iron that transformed into a black ring with a small stone at the top that Percy could twist in order to use his bow.
The next gift was a set of 4 throwing knives that were concealed in the Tattoo of his right arm of a wolf. They would return to his tattoo after an hour and were made of stygian iron and bits of chaos metal which gave it a black and matte look allowing it to be used stealthily.
The last gifts were two wrist shields that were made out of chaos metal and stygian iron and were shaped in a triangular shape (basically captain america's shields from infinity war) that could attach to each other to form a larger shield if need be concealed as twin bracelets.
Percy kept the sword Zoe had given him since it was the only thing he had left that belonged to her and the spear his mother Leto had given him.
With these tools Percy set out along with his new adopted mother Nyx into the shadows to make sure that the world did not fall apart during the Olympians rule.
That's a wrap for the first chapter guys I hope you enjoyed I will do my best to finish the story! Let me know what you guys think