AN: Hello everyone I would like to start off by saying that I will be answering your questions on my ANs, so I will answer NoodleNinja225. In this story yes, Annabeth and Percy were dating before she died, they had started dating somewhere around the end of Titans Curse. Remember, if you have any questions I will be happy to answer them, either PM me or review and I will answer. So with that have a great day and enjoy :)
(Hunter's Camp, Artemis POV)
I quickly climbed the hill and saw the hunters being slaughtered by ice monsters, and Percy, Clarisse, and Madeline fighting a half water half ice bodied woman with silver armor. One look at her and I knew she was the being with immense power.
I rushed to their aid, marvelling at the fact that they were still alive. I arrived and she spun towards me, sensing my presence. She stretched out her hand, and a mist covered bow flew to her hand from the ground. I looked at the bow and marveled at its intricate details, but shook myself out of it. I couldn't get distracted, one wrong move and I could end a prisoner to Pontus. The silver eyed being drew back and an arrow manifested in place. She aimed at me with relish, and I saw the malice in her eyes. Taking care to impale me in the chest, she released the arrow.
I saw the shaft hurting towards me, and before it reached me I leapt to the side. It flew past me harmlessly. Well, as harmless as an arrow that causes holes fifteen times bigger than itself in the ground. I rushed at her and slashed a hunting knife into her face. My blade stopped when it reached her cheek, barely penetrating the ice.
I felt my eyes widen as she smirked, before slamming me in the gut. I landed on my back as pain erupted within me. Walking over to me, she placed a small silver capsule in my hand. She then turned and began to deal with Percy, who was stabbing at her. Before I could do anything I felt the capsule grow hot, and then with a sharp crack I saw chains whip around me.
In seconds I was trapped in a tight net of Oceanic silver chains. The woman smiled triumphantly and began to drag me away, leaving the monsters and everyone else behind.
I looked on in my captured state to see Percy rush at the woman. Upon reaching her he slashed her hand with a silver blade that seemed to ripple, like dropping a stone in a lake, which resulted in her screaming in rage. He savagely slashed at her repeatedly, turning her into a sloppy disgusting mess of ice, water, and Ichor.
I turned my head around and saw Clarisse begin to run towards me, trying to remain unnoticed. When she reached me she grabbed the chains and began to pull me to a boulder, where she tried to put me out of sight. Then she began to fuss with the chains, but there was no way she could do anything. I felt the chains absorbing my power and I began to panic. I thrashed and pushed, but the chains only wove themselves around me tighter.
Turning back to the fight for a second showed me that she had healed herself with water and was kicking the crap out of Percy. I turning back to Clarisse I hissed, "How do we get out of here?"
A disgruntled Percy flew by me in a blur, before slamming into the ground, coughing up blood. I turned and saw the ice woman advancing towards me with pure hatred in her familiar silver eyes.
She had just placed her hand on the net that held me when three silver prongs ripped through her chest and armor. She gurgled, Ichor dripping out of her mouth. A look of shock covering her face. She fell to her knees, entering a coughing spasm as the prongs were ripped out of her chest. She tried to call the water to her so that she could heal herself, but to no avail, it wouldn't obey her, seemingly as if somebody had gained control of the water.
I looked at Percy in shock, finally seeing his weapon completely when the woman fell to the ground face first. Without her, nothing was obscuring my vision of the grand weapon.
It was an Oceanic silver trident. Its handle was celestial bronze, and was chiseled with cryptic words in ancient Greek, something about the ocean's wrath. Deciding it wasn't worth the bother, I looked at the silver part. It had depictions of a giant behemoth with glowing deep blue eyes rising from the ocean carved small so that it fit on each prong. Assuming it was Pontus, I turned to Percy, mouth gaping.
"Where did you get that weapon?" I asked, still in shock. He shrugged, looking at it as it began glow a soft blue. In a flash of a darker blue color it dissolved into water, before falling to the ground.
"I don't know, it just appeared in my hand the same way it disappeared, except in reverse order," he said, looking at the woman. "Percy, that's great and all, but how am I supposed to get out now that your weapon isn't here?" I snarled.
"Oh, right," he said before searching the ground for a silver blade. After several minutes of searching he picked up the blade that was by now coated with tons of Ichor. He turned to me and slashed at my net with it. It took him a few tries but he managed to break several links in the chain. I crawled out of the net and flung it away from me.
After crawling out I turned to the woman. I crouched down and picked her head up off the ground. I noticed that the ice was melting away to reveal skin. The watery part of her body had long since frozen and was dissipating in the same way.
After several minutes the ice was mostly gone from her face. I looked at her cold silver eyes and saw warmth returning to them. Little by little I saw her face transform into that of someone I knew dearly.
With a sudden scream, she began to glow white, before disappearing from my arms. Startled, I fell to the ground. I noticed that they were all put off by the scream as well. Clarisse approached me carefully. "My lady, who was that?" She asked, seeing recognition in my eyes.
"No one important," I answered swifty, before standing up. I dusted myself off and pushed back the memory of her pained silver eyes.
I turned to see Percy looking at me, his face filled with anger. He growled, "What do you mean no one important?" he started as I felt him getting angry. "She almost killed us all! And you clearly know her!" He exploded, the days events finally caught up to him, and he was furious.
As much as I sympathized with him, I would not tolerate being yelled at, especially by a male.
(Hunter's camp, Percy POV)
I realized what I had done a second after saying it. Clarisse was looking at me like she was at a funeral, which in a few seconds she probably would be.
I saw Artemis' eyes flash dangerously, and she marched up to me. I flinched under her murderous gaze. The next thing I saw was her hand as a blur as a sharp stinging rang through my cheek. I felt it reddening, and she scowled, as I dropped my gaze, not daring to look at her.
"It seems I have gotten far too friendly with you, Perseus Jackson. I will let it slide this time in light of the recent events, but be warned, I will not tolerate that again. The next time anything like it happens, you will wish Hades takes your soul when I finish with you," she said as she turned to the hunters.
After a few moments I looked up and saw the devastation that remained. All the monsters had been killed, but bodies clothed in silver were lying across the battlefield in groups.
I felt dread fill me as I scanned the fallen bodies. I saw Madeline walking towards me, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I rushed to her, crushing her in a tight hug. "Madeline I'm so glad you're safe," I said as she smiled. She was about to respond when I was thrown to the side, landing on my arm and groaning on pain. I heard Madeline giggle as I pushed myself up. I turned to my assailant and saw a mob of light brown hair surrounding my sister. 'Clarisse,' came the thought as I walked over to them and pulled Clarisse away.
She turned to me with a look of surprise before I smashed my lips into hers. After a couple seconds she returned the kiss, before pulling apart for air. I looked into her eyes and a feeling that I had felt only twice before washed over me.
The same had happened when I was with Annabeth and Reyna. I felt love towards them, but also a feeling of foreboding, like it would not last. I shook the feeling away and walked with Clarisse and Madeline.
When we got to where Artemis lay, Madeline crouched down and hugged her. I heard sniffling and with a start realized that Artemis was crying.
"Twenty three...twenty three," she repeated between sniffles. Clarisse sat down and rubbed the distressed goddesses back. "Twenty three what?" She asked softly.
"Twenty three...dead," she answered as her voice cracked. I looked at her sadly, knowing full well how painful it can be when the people you love and care about die.
I turned around and began to walk toward camp. I couldn't stay here, I would go clean up. "And where do you think you are going, Perseus?" I heard a harsh voice. I whirled around and found myself facing two silver eyes filled with rage.
I gulped, hoping I wouldn't die today. "With all due respect my lady, I don't think it wise to desecrate the deceased maidens with my presence," I answered. She looked at me skeptically, then her eyes slowly shifted to gratefulness and she spun around. She walked over to her hunters to see them properly buried.
I knew my answer made her suspicious, but that really was my reason for leaving, as my mind flashed to the hunter that I had befriended long ago. Zoe Nightshade. I remember her hate for men, and I knew that if the hunters were anything like her, then they would loathe me being there.
When I arrived at the encampment I saw it was in utter chaos, as the hunters had most likely rushed to protect the camp. I was cleaning up bows and arrows scattered around Thalia's tent when it hit me. I went to that hill to find Thalia.
I ran back to the area, and crashed into Artemis as she was saying her last good byes along with the other hunters. She turned to me, shock on her face. The shock slowly melted into fury as she hissed, "What are you doing here?"
"Thalia. Where's Thalia?" I asked as her eyes widened. She grabbed my arm and pulled me to the battleground. "Where was she last?" She asked as all the hunters arrived with worried looks. I looked to the sky and her eyes flashed. "Of course! Apollo!" She exclaimed and began to call the sun god to the area.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw a bright golden flash, and I turned to look, and probably would have been incinerated by the brightness had Artemis not slapped her hand across my eyes.
After the glow died down I heard a sharp wolf whistle. Artemis quickly pulled her hand away and I heard a piercing slap.
"Oww! Sis! What was that for?" The now dazed god asked. She growled, "You dare ask what it was for?! I have told you millions of times, my hunters are off limits!" She finished as she slapped him again for added measure.
"Now, tell me, did you see what took Thalia?" She asked. The sun god smirked. "You mean who, not what. And yes, I did. It was you!" He shouted gleefully. Artemis raised her hand to slap him again when he shouted out. "Wait! I'll stop! But you know her, you recognized her too!" He said as she was preparing to slap him again.
For some reason, she stopped, and lowered her hand. "So it really was her, then? I prayed I was wrong," Artemis said as she sighed. "Do you know where Thalia was taken?" The silver eyed goddess asked dejectedly.
"I only know that she was taken to Pontus, but as to her exact whereabouts, I have no idea," he said with utter seriousness this time. "Sorry sis, but I've got work to do" he said pointing up at the sun. He disappeared in a bright flash of gold.
Artemis turned to us with a ghost white face. Madeline walked up to her tentatively. "My lady, what did he mean by you recognized the woman who attacked us," she asked as Artemis just shook her head weakly.
"Go back to camp and clean up, I want you to find a new place to settle down. Make sure it is in a different state entirely. By then I should be able to come back, I have to inform Olympus," she said as she disappeared in a flash of silver.
(Olympus, Hestia POV)
I was sitting in my usual spot tending the hearth when Artemis flashed to the throne room. She sat on her throne and called to the gods, a calling which even I felt. Which was odd, as they usually left me out of their callings, so as to not bother me.
The Olympians all assembled on their thrones, with Apollo being the last, muttering something about unmanned chariots and the sun.
"Fellow Olympians," Artemis began. "We are in grave danger. We must immediately prepare for a war worse than all the wars we have had combined, for Pontus has recruited gods to be his minions," she said gravely. The gods had slowly been getting more and more wary as she spoke, but when she finished the mood of the room began to turn from bleak to merry.
Soon all the Olympians were roaring in laughter as Artemis looked around flustered. Aphrodite was the first to speak. I could tell she was enjoying the embarrassment of one of her long time enemies greatly.
"Dear Artemis, it seems you have forgotten that we know all about the Hydrocines, and have been preparing for then for quite some time," she said, and I saw her smirk. 'Oh boy,' I thought as she began to speak again.
"Now I knew that leading a loveless life can harm both body and mind, but I never knew it would do this much damage, you poor, poor thing," she stated, happy that the tables had turned and Artemis was the one left flustered at a council meeting.
I sighed, feeling the rage coming a mile away. The first sign was her silver eyes flashing, which only one Olympian heeded, being the wisest of them all. Athena quickly stopped laughing and looked at the rest of the Olympians, trying to warn them.
The next was the two silver hunting knives appearing in her hand, which Apollo and Aphrodite were very familiar with. They both shut up as well.
Finally she snapped. A majestic bow materialized in her hand, one that radiated pure power and was surrounded by a silvery sheen. At the sight of it everyone present gulped, thinking back to the bad experiences they had had with it. For at one point in time almost every one of the Olympians had angered her so greatly that she caused them great pain with her trusty bow.
The only Olympian present who had not been ravaged by the bow was Athena. When the bow disappeared everyone let out a sigh of relief. "Now, as I was saying, we are in trouble. The danger that lies ahead is greater than mere minor gods. I meant real gods. Olympians," she said as everyone held in another fit of laughter.
Only Athena looked composed, and being the careful goddess that she was she decided to ask respectfully. "How can Olympians be working for Pontus? We are all right here." She inquired as she wondered what Artemis would say next. "You all seem to have forgotten that we have other aspects," she started as Athena adopted a look of sheer terror.
"You don't mean...But why...oh dear," she tried to speak, but was at a loss for words. "What do you mean by that, daughter?" Zeus inquired, as possibly only Athena and I had understood what she was saying.
"The Romans you fools! The Roman Olympians!" Athena exclaimed. Then she turned to Artemis. "But why would they want to topple Olympus?" She asked in wonder.
"I believe we should check on camp Jupiter," Artemis said firmly. After a few seconds the gods were looking at a huge valley filled with ruins. The sturdy aqueduct that once stood was sprawled all across the camp, most of the city pulverized into fine dust.
"I believe that our Roman aspects somehow lost a lot of power with the destruction of the camp," Athena said after several minutes of shocked silence. "And that Pontus overpowered our Roman aspects one by one, making them into his minions," Artemis began. "So that together they could take down the strongest of the gods," Athena finished for her.
After a few more minutes of explaining, Zeus asked a question I had been dying to know the answer too. "But how did you know of the fate of our other aspects, Artemis?"
"I fought one of them with the help of my hunters and Percy," she stated as I felt grief enter her voice. "We barely made it out alive," she said as her voice cracked.
"Who did you fight, dear daughter?" Zeus asked softly. Artemis took a deep breath and steeled her nerves. "Diane."
AN: There you have it everyone, chapter 10. Things are getting interesting now, as now the Roman gods have turned. And let's not forget about Percy's trident, or that Thalia is missing. On a side note I have been thinking about a name for the new ice Roman gods, just like how I named the minor gods Hydrocines. I have a name but if you would like to share one of yours then please do, i wouldn't mind, and with that, have a great day ;)