Previously

"What?" It said as it fell to its knees and exploded into dust. From the cloud of dust appeared a beautiful women in along flowing robe. She walked up to me and said some words that I didn't catch. Before I could try and speak I passed out from exhaustion.

Chapter Six

I woke up from my nap of sorts in a very strange place. I was in a spring of sorts that seemed to be in a cave, with only my boxers on. I walked out onto the cold rock and found some clothes laying near me. I put them on and found that they fit me perfectly. They were quite the upgrade from the tattered rag i called a shirt and my ripped jeans.

I walked out of this little cave to find a nice little garden with a fence around it, and a stream running through it. There was a plethora of animals from birds to deer, all in harmony with one another. At the end of the garden near the gate sat a lady sitting on a large rock staring directly at me.

I made my way towards her, the animals didn't seem bothered by my, giving me a quick glance before going back to what they were doing. I noticed a grey owl in a tree watching my every move. For some reason it unnerved me, as if it was studying me.

I arrived in front of the lady awkwardly standing there, not knowing what to say. After what seemed like an eternity of silence, the beautiful lady spoke. "Do you know who I am? Little boy." She asked. I didn't feel at all offended that she had called me that, for some reason I felt like it was her right to, and that her talking to me was an honor. "No ma'am." I replied shakily somewhat nervous.

"Hmph, that is to be expected. My name is Athena, goddess of wisdom." Said the lady. "Oh." Was the only word I could form in my mouth.

"I am aware of your quest, and seeing how important it is that you complete it, I have decided to help you." She said. "I saw your attempts to defeat the cyclops, and though you failed miserably, I see potential in you to become a great warrior.

But to become more powerful you must first understand your weapon. That ring was given to you by your father, Thanatos. Whenever you need it you can summon it with no cost in any one of three forms. A scythe, a spear, or a sword. If you were to summon it in any of those forms and then switch forms mid battle, it will drain your energy. But be care, for If you drain too much energy you will become too weak to battle, and you may even die in some cases from the act of switching forms alone.

But the more you use this power the easier it will become. Eventually, if you live long enough, you will be able to switch forms without effort at all."

"Really?" I asked. Switching forms once was enough to make me too tired to battle. And the fact that switching forms with low energy could kill me, kinda scared me.

"Yes Perseus, but there is more." Said Athena. "There is one other power that comes from your heritage, one stronger the all the others." she said.

"What is that?" I asked.

"I cannot explain to you now, young demigod, but just know that whenever all seems helpless, look within and you will find great power." she said mysteriously.

"But Perseus, that is not the only knowledge I came to bestow upon you," Said Athena. "For I will help you find the monster you seek."

I perked up at these words. "How can I find it,my lady?"

"You must find the hunters of Artemis, and follow their hunt. Then you must somehow slay the beast alone and sacrifice it." She said.

"Who are the the hunters of Artemis and how do I find them?" I asked.

"They are a group of maidens dedicated to the goddess Artemis. The go around the U.S. hunting and killing monsters. Right now their patron goddess Artemis will be away on a mission for Zeus, which will make stalking them easier. But do not underestimate them, for that would be a grave mistake. "

"Why must I stalk them? Why can't I ask to just join them until we find a monster."I asked, confused.

Athena chuckled a little bit. "You truly are unaware of the Greek world. For you see, the hunters have sworn off men, and would not take too kindly to you asking to join there hunt. I assure you it's in your best interest to avoid getting caught by them at all cost." She said.

"But as for how to find them, I will place you near their camp and you must follow them from their."

"What do you mean place me?" I asked.

Athena smiled. "Goodbye young demigod. I wish you lock on your quest." She said. There was a bright light, and in a second I was gone.

I woke up from unconsciousness for the second time today, this time into a heavily wooded area. Around me were thick dark trees that reach 40 feet into the air. I got up from the ground and walked ahead into the forest, when I heard sounds of voices. I couldn't exactly tell what direction they were coming from so I climbed the tree to Gentry and get a better view. I saw ahead of me a little clearing with a camp full of girls all in light silver coats and black tight hunting pants.

In the middle of the camp was a girl who seemed to be a leader. She wore and silver tiara and stood up on a log. All the girls were listening to her speak. Today we must continue our hunt of the chimera. So close up camp and prepare to get moving.

"The chimera huh." I thought to myself. I had heard about it before. It was like a three headed lion that breathed fire. Or something like that, anyways. It definitely sounded scary and had to be enough to be able to summon Phobos and Deimos. But would I be able to kill it if I struggled against a cyclops? Probably not, but that won't stop me from trying.

While I was thinking the hunters had already packed up their camp so quickly I that It had to be magic. They moved at a a quick pace and I was barely able to keep up in the trees. I had always been good at climbing and now it was finally coming into use. Maybe Thanatos is the god of trees or something, I don't know?

But I had to admit, climbing definitely consumed more energy than running. Physical energy, not magical,. But I couldn't risk running on foot because then I wouldn't be able to see far enough ahead. And if these girls were hunters they would definitely find a boy running ten feet behind them.

My thoughts were interrupted by a loud screech. I looked around me trying to find the source of the noise. The leader of the hunters stopped to observe her surroundings.

But instead of looking up for a bird she scanned the ground as if she was looking for something else. Maybe someone. Either way I was glad she didn't look up, it was kinda hard to hide when your on a tree branch.

But my gratitude apparently wasn't appreciated, seeing as how a massive golden eagle dove down and me, claws first. I was barely able to dodge the attack by jumping down to a branch below me. Looking up I saw not one, but three eagles circling above. I decided to try and make my way to the bottom but hesitated when I saw what was down there. At the trunk of the trees, was six silver wolves, all circling around the trunk.

I decided the wolves were a better option seeing as how I could fall to my death if I stuck in the treetops for too long. So I made my way down, branch by branch. I stopped about ten feet above the ground. Obviously I didn't want to jump down at the trunk or else I would be eaten alive. So I decided I would run along the branch and jump off at the last second to get a head start.

I counted down in my head. "One, two, Three!" I said as I ran on the branch. I jumped a good 7 feet before landing on the ground with quite an impact. I ran as fast as I could hoping my demigod body would be able to outrun the wolves. It was then when I heard a voice.

"INTRUDER!" Yelled the voice of the leader of the hunters. "Get them!"

For some strange reason I had completely about the hunters with the wolves and eagles and such. But they seemed to be my biggest problem. I looked back to see that the hunters were ahead of the wolves already somehow. And their leader was gaining on me, quick. With little time I tried to think of something.

Maybe if I got far ahead enough I could separate the leader from the rest of the group or something and fight her 1 on 1. But how could I do that. My thoughts were interrupted (that's seems to happen a lot) by incoming arrow fire. "Of course the have arrows, there hunters!" I thought to myself. Forget getting away, they would just pincushion me. My only option seemed to be to stand and fight all 15-20 of these hunters. "Screw that," I thought. "They would destroy me."

"FREEZE." I heard there leader shout. "Or I will not miss this next shot." I obviously didn't listen because I, for some strange reason, thought I could escape these hunters. Well, I suffered for it dearly. In the next five seconds after she said those words I was shot in the leg,the arrow pierced straight through my my skin and muscle. I fell to the ground in agony. I screamed out in pain, scared to look at my own leg. The hunters all surrounded me with their arrows drawn. The leader stepped forward.

"You should have listened, foolish boy." She said.

I struggled to stand up for a bit, summoning my sword. For some reason I was angry. Angry at these hunters for shooting me even though I was the one trespassing. Angry at the gods for this quest. Angry at myself for being so weak, losing to every challenge so far. The leader seemed surprised before adopting a stern look. "It would be foolish of you to attempt anything, in your condition." She said, summoning a knife.

I ignored her words, and screamed out in rage. Darkness seemed to ripple off of me. The grass around me withered and the trees aged hundreds of years in mere seconds. Some of the hunters surrounding me fainted others dropped to their knees, struggling to get up. The leader was the only one still standing, but even she seemed to be struggling against some invisible force.

"Stop it, Stop at once!" She said. I couldn't keep this up forever I picked up my sword and swung at the huntress. She easily parried the attack and followed with an counter attack. I tried my best to dodge it but I was feeling extremely tired and was bleeding heavily. I instead lifted my sword to parry, but the force of the blow knocked me down. I was yet again defeated, even with this new power.

"If only you had listened when I told thee to freeze, yet you persisted. Now you have so little power left in you that you are on the verge of death, the fact that you are bleeding out does not help." She said. "Foolish boys like you will never learn." She said as she hit me with the butt of her knife, knocking me out.

Lowkey hate this chapter looking back on it, but who got time to revise when they could be sleeping?