Hello, everyone !

I'm finally back with the sequel to 'The Child of Artemis' :D

If you haven't read it yet, I suggest you to read it to get a better picture of the plot. However, this sequel can be considered as a stand-alone as well.

Please enjoy this sequel :D

Disclaimer: I own this plot and OCs only

Previously…

"I am Brigitta Archer, the sole daughter of Artemis. I am The Child of Artemis."

Percy stared at the girl in front of him in disbelieve. Had what he seen was right? He was pretty sure he saw a symbol of bow and arrows appeared on top of her head. Did that mean… She was really the child of Artemis?

"This is impossible." Thalia muttered and sat down.

"This has to be a joke." Ariana scoffed. "You fooled us, didn't you? That claim was a trick!"

"Ariana, stop." Thalia ordered. "We all recognized that symbol's aura. It's really our Lady's."

"But that's insane!" Ariana denied.

"As insane as it might be, the fact won't change. This girl is truly our Lady's daughter." Thalia sighed.

"But how is that possible?" Jason asked. "I'm sure Diana is a virgin goddess."

Brigitta smiled. "I see you have plenty of questions."

"Well, duh." Piper rolled her eyes.

"Maybe it's best if we take her home to the Camp." Annabeth said. "Chiron might have some answers ready for us."

"Good idea." Jason nodded.

"In the meantime, we should try to find the answers on our own." Thalia agreed and stood up. "I will try asking our Lady."

"Good luck with that." Ariana muttered.

"Why?" Jason asked. "Did something happen?"

Thalia shook her head. "Nothing. Just having some communication problems."

"I guess Artemis really goes off the radar once the prophecy was spoken." Piper said.

"Thalia, I think we better exchange any information we have." Annabeth suggested. "Being updated is something I really prefer right now."

"Good idea." Thalia nodded. "I'll send you an Iris message once I got something."

"Will do." Annabeth agreed. "Alright Percy, call Blackjack and let's go."

"Wait." Brigitta said. "I'm not coming with you to the Camp."

Percy and the others stared at her in shock. "What? Why?"

"My time has not come yet." Brigitta smiled. "You should go home without me."

"Hold on," Piper said. "the prophecy clearly said that we will go to find you, the seventh."

"And you did find me." Brigitta shrugged. "In one way."

"In one way?" Percy asked.

"Demeter told you to warn a girl to stop what she is doing, right? Since her presence annoys the goddess." Brigitta answered.

Percy's brain spun to think. "Does that mean… You're the girl?"

Brigitta nodded. "I open up this shop a few months ago to hide. I can see why Demeter dislike me, since I'm an abnormal. Anyway, now that the Griffin had come, it means I can't stay here any longer."

"Slow down!" Jason said. "You said you opened up the shop to hide? Hiding from who?"

"Or from what?" Piper added. "And what do you mean you're an abnormal?"

Brigitta smiled. "Well, this is a farming town and that makes this place is sacred to Demeter. Clearly, I'm not part of this town, hence I'm an abnormal. That's why my presence annoys the goddess. And for your question, Jason Grace, I'm afraid I cannot answer that. Not now. This is not the end of the prophecy."

"What do you mean?" Nico asked.

"The journey guided by the gods' voices." Annabeth recited. "You mean, our journey has not ended yet?"

Brigitta nodded. "I cannot come to the Camp yet. There's something else I have to do first. I honestly didn't think they could track me this fast."

"They? Who are they?" Percy asked. "I'm so confused."

"Hold on, you can't just go like this!" Jason said.

"I have to go, so do you." Brigitta answered. "The time will come when we meet again. And I mean the real time which the prophecy meant."

"Great," Piper muttered. "the real time. Another confusing thing."

"You will understand by the time comes." Brigitta promised. "You know that is how prophecies worked. All the time."

"Wait! I still have tons of questions for you!" Annabeth said.

"For now, save those questions." Brigitta smiled. "You have to go back to the Camp. Your business here is done. By the way, you will need this."

Artemis's daughter opened her palm and a small bottle appeared. She threw the bottle to Jason. Jason received the bottle and squinted his eyes to read the label.

"An antiaging cream?" he choked.

"Excuse me? Do we look that old to you?" Piper huffed.

Brigitta smiled. "Trust me, that will work. I cannot go, it's not my turn. I leave her to you."

"What? What do you mean this will work? Who do you mean by 'her'? And please explain to me why it's not your turn!" Percy groaned.

Brigitta didn't answer and instead a silver light engulfed her.

"Save her. Please. And stay safe. All of you." Brigitta said before the light turned blinding. Then the light abruptly dissipated and she was gone.

Leaving the group in silence.

"…Okay. She's as confusing as our parents." Piper grumbled.

"The shop." Alex muttered.

They turned their heads and saw the shop slowly dissipated into thin air. A few seconds later, the shop was gone, and the area was in fact vacant.

"She… Manipulated the Mist?" Annabeth said. "How come?"

"I wouldn't be surprised if one day she confessed that she has the blood of Hades's." Nico scoffed.

"This is as absurd as ever." Piper muttered.

"So, what do we do?" Jason asked.

"You heard her." Alex answered. "We should head back to the Camp. Our business here is finished, after all."

Jason stared at his half-sibling. "You actually believed her?"

Alex shrugged. "Well, do we have any other business here?"

"Alex's right." Annabeth sighed. "I think it's better if we go home. Demeter asked us to warn the one who annoyed her, but she took her leave voluntarily instead."

"We should go as well." Thalia agreed. "There are a lot of things we need to discuss with the other hunters."

Annabeth nodded. "Stay safe, Thalia."

Thalia winked. "Same goes to you, child of Athena."

The ride back home was quiet. None of them spoke anything, simply because they didn't know what to talk about. Even when they stopped to get some rest, no words came out. Finally, after a long ride, they were back home.

By the time they landed on the Camp, Chiron had been waiting for them.

"Welcome back," the wise centaur smiled. "it has been a long ride. Come down and rest."

"There's no time for that, Chiron." Annabeth hopped down. "We have to talk."

Chiron studied Annabeth's gray eyes and sighed. "Yes. Very well. Come along to the Big House then."

The six of them entered the Big House.

"Hot chocolate?" Chiron offered.

"No. Let me get straight to the point." Piper cut. "This whole quest is confusing! Alright, alright, I know what you're going to say, Chiron. Every quest is confusing at the beginning. Whatever. The thing is that girl knows more than us!"

"By that girl I assume it's Artemis's daughter?" Chiron asked.

"Exactly!" Piper answered. "I mean, she knows this is not her turn, this is not the right time to meet her, et cetera et cetera. Whatever. And she gave us a freaking antiaging cream!"

"A… What?"

"Antiaging cream." Jason coughed and fished out the bottle. "Don't ask me why."

Chiron raised an eyebrow and studied the bottle in silence for a few seconds. "Did she say anything when she gave you this?"

"Yeah," Annabeth answered before Piper could ramble. "she said she's leaving her to us and she begged us to save her. And she asked us to stay safe."

"…Her?"

"Don't ask." Annabeth grumbled.

"Well, there has to be a reason why she gave you this cream." Chiron said.

"Obviously." Piper grumbled. "I hate it when someone knows better about the situation I'm in than I do."

"Did you have any news, Chiron?" Nico asked.

Chiron shook his head. "I've been trying to contact the gods with the Iris message, but no reply so far. It seems they don't know anything better than we do."

"So, I guess we're back to square one." Percy sighed. "Only Artemis and her child who know what's going on."

"Can you tell me more about your journey in finding her?" Chiron asked.

The six of them took turns in telling Chiron the story. They told him about the Caladrius, their meeting with Aletheia, the Egyptian Goddess Anput who appeared in Percy's dream, Diana's words to Percy, and the flower which the Roman Goddess Flora gave them. They didn't single out any details.

By the time they finished their story, Chiron was lost in silence.

"Well," he said after a few minutes of silence. "I hardly believe Artemis would have any connection with Egypt, but what you guessed is true. Judging from the looks of it, the girl does have a connection with Egypt. Which reminds me, Alex, how do you recognize Anput immediately just by hearing Percy's description of a goddess in desert?"

At Chiron's question, it was Alex's turn to be silent. He didn't say a word for a few minutes before letting out a small sigh. "My mother came from an Egyptologist family, though my mother is not interested in that. But she often took me to my grandparents' house and I often read books about Egypt there. Including their gods."

"So that's how you recognize Anput." Piper said.

"But how come Zeus fell in love with your mother? I mean, she came from a family with a sort of connection to Egypt." Percy asked.

"Like I said, my mother is not interested in that." Alex answered. "She basically cut herself off from any Egypt-related topics. So, she's basically just a normal mortal who has no idea about gods or goddesses. Although she happily accepted Zeus as a god. Maybe that's because when he seduced her, he looked fantastically handsome. That's what she told me anyway."

"Well, that mystery is now solved." Chiron said. "Anyway, you guys should have some rest right now. We don't exactly have any clues at the moment, but I strongly suggest you to have some sleep."

"Demigod dreams." Annabeth concluded.

Chiron nodded his head. "Do tell if you have those kinds of dreams."

"Will do, Chiron." They promised.

There you go !

I'm so excited for this sequel :3

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