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Hey, I am so so so so sorry for not updating last week. I hit a wall after falling out of my routine during Springbreak. But I'm back today! The chapter is a bit shorter than most and I didn't read through it as much so feel free to point out any grammar mistakes.

Before I forget, I have a discord server made for all of my stories, this one included! You can find the link in the bio.

And with that being said, that's dive into the story!

- Kathy

First, it was the numbness. Then the panic set in. Percy looked around desperately, hoping to find something that would help him out as his gaze shifted to Artemis's form on the ground once more. He tried to remember the basic medical instructions on what you're supposed to do in this situation and the only thing that came to mind was CPR.

Hoping that Apollo might come and save his sister, Percy shouted at the sky. "APOLLO! GET YOUR LAZY ASS DOWN HERE!"

A moment of silence followed but no sun god appeared. Percy sighed before looking down at Artemis once more. At least he tried. He put his left hand on top of his right one before searching for a spot in-between Artemis's ribcage, but not directly on it, somewhere below it. Taking a deep breath, he straightened his arms and pushed down slowly, soon getting into a rhythm.

One and two and three and four and…

There was still no heartbeat. Percy pressed his ears to her heart once more before straightening again and continued his rhythm.

Eight and nine and ten and eleven…

The small ponding of the heart beating brought a smile to his face. Artemis gasped loudly, taking in as much breath as her body could handle. Her eyes opened for a second, searching for Percy's. For a moment, everything was better and they were just in his apartment, talking and joking around. But then her eyes closed once more and her head went lump again.

Panic started to set in once more but Percy pushed the feelings down, slowly unwrapping his clothes that's around Artemis's midsection. The wound started to bleed again, and Percy could feel the sticky substance on his fingers. Going for one last try, he called up to the sky again. "APOLLO!"

The god appeared this time, seemingly at ease with a smile on his face. Percy shielded his eyes as he slapped the smile off Apollo's face, not even caring that he's a god. "Where the hell were you?"

"I'm a god, Percy," Apollo stated calmly, rubbing his cheeks. "I have godly duties I have to attend to- Gods of Olympus! What happened to my sister?"

"We were attacked," Percy said, barely keeping the anger at bay. "And your little sister was severely hurt. So why didn't you answer when I first called you?"

"This was the first time you called me, Percy," Apollo frowned, scratching his chin as he kneeled beside Artemis, flashing her to one of his hospital rooms. "If you did call me, I did not receive it."

"This is no time for jokes, Apollo," Percy warned before realizing that Apollo is also the god of truth. "Wait, you're not joking?"

"Why would you think I'm joking," Apollo complained with a straight face. Percy shrugged before closing his eyes, allowing Apollo to flashed them to his hospital on Olympus. "I don't joke around when it comes to serious matters. And this is a serious matter. I'll admit, there are times when I ignore the calls or prayers but never once have I not heard when someone called my name."

"Maybe you're just losing your hearing," Percy suggested, watching as Apollo closed his eyes, his hand glowing golden for a second before it died down, the wound on Artemis's midsection surprisingly healing. But a frown was on his face. "What's wrong?"

Apollo remained quiet, his eyes closed again before he shook his head. "Something's wrong, I need to do a closer inspection though."

"Just do what you must!" Percy exclaimed. Apollo turned toward him.

"My sister must mean a lot to you," he said slowly, his focus still on Artemis but holding the conversation with Percy, who forgot that their friendship is supposed to be a secret in the situation.

"Of course she means a lot to me!"

"And I suppose you can elaborate?" Apollo asked, putting on some glasses with black glasses, lighting up his hand again as he studied Artemis' head, shining lights into her eyes and around her skull.

"We're best friends," Percy said simply, lost in his own world. "I don't know why she would jeopardy her life for mine. She's one of the best things that happened to me, I don't know where I'll be without her."

"Wow…" Apollo blinked, looking up for the first time, taking in Percy, who was still lost in his thoughts. "You have it deep, Perce." He went back to doing his work, the frown on his face deepening as the light in his hand turned purple. "But if you're going to date my sister, make sure you don't hurt her, or I'll kill you before you can say 'help'. You're a good person, Percy, don't let the next prophecy ruin that."

The last sentence snapped Percy out of his thought, who was blushing bright red. "I don't have a crush on your sister."

"I never say you do," Apollo smirked before it fell again, shifting the light to purple. "Though that's only if my sister ever wakes up."

"What do you mean?" Percy asked, his face twisted into a frown as he shuffled over to Apollo, watching the peaceful form of Artemis. "What's wrong with her?"

"Some sort of coma," Apollo sighed before taking off the black glasses, blowing on his hand before the blue light disappeared. "I would try to wake her up the godly way but… it doesn't seem to be working. I must inform my father about this."

"She'll be okay though, right?" Percy asked, hurriedly catching up with Apollo as he took off the doctor robe Percy didn't realize he was wearing and hanging it on a hanger outside of Artemis' room. "She'll wake up."

"My sister is strong," Apollo agreed, quickening his pace as they rushed through Olympus. "It may seem like I don't care about her but as you said, she also means a great deal to me, even if she doesn't know that. I know her, I know that no matter what, she'll find a way to come back."

Percy could only nod, hoping that it's true. And somewhere deep inside his heart, he knew that she'll wake up no matter what, she'll come back to them. They were on the main street now, many citizens walking around, some carrying bags and some sitting on the bench, relaxing. "Why don't we just flash to the throne room?"

Apollo stopped in his track, causing Percy to bump into him from behind as he rubbed his head. He smiled sheepishly at Percy before grabbing his shoulder and flashing the two of them away. "Sorry, Perce. I guess I was a bit lost in my head."

Apollo fired a golden arrow to the roof of the throne room, but the arrow exploded into sparks before it reached the ceiling. Twelve flashes filled the room as the Olympians, minus Apollo and Artemis. The Olympians settled down on their throne before focusing on Apollo and Percy standing in the middle. Percy was looking around nervously and Apollo was indifferent.

"Why have you called us here, son?" Zeus asked, his voice booming around the Olympus throne room. The rest of the Olympian looked toward the duo near the front door. Percy shoved Apollo forward.

"Well," Apollo started, glaring at Percy. "I was doing my godly duties when I heard Percy called my name. So I flashed to them and saw my sister unconscious on the floor. She's in my hospital as we speak but she seems to have fallen into a pretty deep coma."

"A coma you say?" Zeus asked, scratching his chin as Athena took the floor from there.

"Goddess can't fall into a coma," she said, her grey eyes darting around the room and meeting each Olympian in the eyes, daring them to say otherwise. "It's kind of a perk from being immortal. The only way one could fall into a coma it's if an outside force made her fall into a coma."

"Well… the monster, the asillias, was kind of something new," Percy spoke up for the first time since they'd arrived at the throne room.

Athena had made an inaudible gasp, which was only heard by Poseidon. Their eyes met. Poseidon nodded his head slightly. Athena gripped the armrest of her throne tighter, her teeth clenched tight.

"I know of the asillias," Athena's eyes darkened. "The other day, I was going to inform you guys that-"

To Athena's displeasure, her father interrupted her speech halfway through. "What of her hunters? Who would guard them if Artemis is out of the picture."

Percy raised his hand as if in school. Zeus nodded toward him. "Uh… I'm pretty sure the Hunters of Artemis doesn't need protection."

"They're one of our best fighters," Zeus said simply, his tone uncaring. "We need them in top shape if we are to win this war. Percy, since you're here, you are guarding the hunters until your sister wakes up from her coma. Is that understood?"

"Yes, Lord Zeus," Percy sighed, knowing his death sentence is already signed. His father and Hestia gave him a sympathetic look. Athena tried to speak up again when Zeus looked around the throne room.

"If there are no more things to discuss, you're all dismissed," ignoring Athena's protest, Zeus flashed out. Hera rolled her eyes as Athena grumbled under her breath and flashed out afterward. The rest of the Olympian followed suit. Poseidon had hugged Percy before flashing away as well, leaving a trail of sea breeze. Apollo was the last to leave.

"Good luck, Percy. You'll need it," he flashed away as well. Percy sighed once more before closing his eyes and mist travel out of Olympus, hoping for once luck will find him.

Thalia made a forward motion with her arms as she mentioned for her hunters to move forward. After the war, the hunters weren't faring as well as before. There were roughly twenty members. A single monster stood in front of them, looking deadlier than most. Cathline gasped softly beside her, pointing to the monster before whispering. "That's the monster we saw during our scouting."

The hunters in their group all notched an arrow onto their bow before Thalia raised her hand, releasing a signal. "NOW!"

Arrows flew out of the trees, each aim true and the arrows found their way to their target. The monster barely seems fazed though, charging the nearest group of hunters. Many abandoned their bows and took out their hunting knives, but some stayed in the trees, shooting arrows after arrows.

Thalia charged in with her hunters, her spear raised high and her shield on her left hand. A worried look crossed her face when her spear made no harm against the tough skin of the monster, only giving it a small poke. Other hunters using their hunting knives have no problem cutting off pieces of the monster though, causing it to sway slowly to the side.

A scream pierced the air when a younger hunter, Eleanor, was grabbed by the shirt and lifted into the air. Some older hunters including Thalia dove in with their hunting knives, causing the monster to open his mouth. Eleanor fell to the ground as Atlanta, daughter of Apollo and one of their best healer, rushed forward, carrying the girl in her arms and out of harm's way.

"Fire at your at will!" Thalia shouted. More arrows rained down on the monsters as the hunters on the ground surrounded it, all diving their hunting knives in for a fatal kill. Another hunter was grabbed by the leg before getting dumped on the ground when its jaw was stabbed.

"Aim for the leg!"

Sooner than expected, a leg gave in and the monster collapsed to the left. The hunters scattered out of the way as the monster collapsed. A rustling coming from the branches has all arrows pointing that way. The arrows flew.

"Ow! Hades! Owwww! My foot-" A familiar voice was heard as Thalia motioned for the hunters to drop the weapons. Cathline hissed beside her. "Are you out of your mind?"

"I'm not," Thalia promised as the hunters pointed their bow downward, their hands still gripping it tightly. Thalia raised her voice. "You can come out now!"

Percy stumbled out of the bush, pulling an arrow out of his leg with a sound of displeasure. "Do you- ow- have to shoot me with- ow- arrows?"

Thalia smirked as she walked forward, standing on her tiptoe and ruffling his hair teasingly. "Now what's the fun in that, little bro?"

"Who is this boy?" Cathline snarled, stalking forward to stand beside Thalia.

"My annoying little brother," Thalia sighed her hands on her hips. "What brings you here?"

Percy gulped as he looked around hopelessly. "Uh… Artemis is hurt and Zeus has sent me to look after you."

"We're perfectly fine on our own, boy," Cathline snarled. "We do not need anyone to watch over us."

"You better live with it then," Percy shrugged, concealing his fear. "Cause you're stuck with me for now."

"Do you really believe that's the best idea?" Hemera asked, her voice surprisingly soft and angelic. Her face was flawless, no trace of make-up but her beauty could put Aphrodite to shame. "She wouldn't just turn herself in like that."

"That's why we're not really asking her for permission you know?" Aether raised his eyebrow, his hand combing through his dark brown hair as if it makes him handsome. Ananke rolled her eyes across from him when he winked at her. "We're just going to set up a trap that she couldn't escape."

"Did you perhaps forget about the other primordials siding with her?" Chronos asked, twisting the watch that hung like a necklace around his neck. "I may be able to stop time but my power is no match against that many primordial."

Hypnos and Thanatos nodded beside Hemera. Thanatos was scrolling through his phone, going through the names of the dead and making sure they are where they're supposed to be.

"Why does she want Olympus, or Earth, anyways?" Hypnos wondered, rubbing his eyes as he slapped himself away once more.

"I was wondering about that," Hemera admitted. Aether nodded, as all heads turned to Ananke and Chronos.

"She believed that Poseidon killed her forbidden demigod child," Ananke rolled her eyes.

"Well it's kind of the point since it's forbidden," Chronos added unhelpfully.

"Thank you for that really helpful information," Aether said sarcastically. Chronos glared half-heartedly at him but didn't make another comment.

Ananke looked toward Hemera, who could only shrug. Boys will always be boys. "The point is, Gaea killed the child because of jealousy. I can't imagine why she will take her side."

"Gaea probably manipulated her, saying stuff like," Tanatos started, making his voice a few octaves higher. "Gods of Olympus, I heard you're taking over Olympus, can I help? I failed last time but with my help, we can definitely take over the world. And did I mention that I killed your forbidden child a few thousand years ago?"

Laughter rang around the throne room before Hemera spoke up again. "We better get back to planning. The Olympians need all the help they could get."

"What about the Ancient Law?" Hypnos asked.

"She's attacking Olympus," Hemera replied. "It's now their war as much as it is our."

There were many nods before the primordials started stating off ideas, some stupid, some useless, and some helpful. Jokes were passed around occasionally and smiles would be seen. The threat may loom over their head but they knew that no matter what happened, they would be able to get through it, together.

Did I lose my touch? Or was it okay?

I am also looking for 10-20 hunters I can use in the story. They won't be mentioned much but they will be there during hunts and other stuff. Here's the form:

Name:

Age she appears as:

Actual age:

Personality:

Looks:

Godly parents: (write mortal if mortal)

Weapon of choice:

How she joins the hunt:

Backstory: (optional but it'll help me better understand your character)

It's first come first serve. Please PM me the form or comment on it if you're a reader on Wattpad. If there are many submissions, I might extend the number.

Hope this chapter was good and I'll see you guys next week!

Stay safe.

- Kathy

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DeadDredd: Glad you like it! And I'm so sorry about the cliffhanger. This one wasn't that much of a cliffhanger... was it?

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: opp- I hope this chapter wasn't as bad as the last though.

JoBettany: I'm glad you like my writing! Maybe you can check out Forbidden Land? It's a pertemis one-shot book.

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