Artemis Pov
I woke up to the smell of deer being cook and immediately I stood up in bed. The girls know how I especially love deer meat in the mornings and how I must get the largest part or I get … um how you say… An angry savage wanting deer meat. As I looked down to my two new kids I see that the beds were empty. 'Oh gods' I quickly get dressed and went out of my tent. When I got outside I see six girls cooking the two deer by the dinner area while Thalia and a few girls were with Emma trying to teach her how to use a bow. "Emma!" I called out to her. She turned around and ran to me. "Mommy, Guess what? Thalia taught me how to use this thing called a bow. I hit the circle in the middle" she exclaimed. I looked at the group of girls and flashed them a look of approval as they bowed back. "Good job Emma I'm proud of you. You're getting better" I told her as she flashed me a toothy smile. I gave her a quick hug and walked to Thalia. "Milady" she said as she bowed. "Thank you for training Emma. I apologize if it was a hassle doing so." I told her. "Not at all, at first she looked like a pro, like a mini Artemis. Must be when you adopted her" she replied. "By the way where is Jaiden?" I asked curiously.
She hesitated for a moment until pointing up to the trees. I looked at her curiously before following where she was pointing to and gaped at the sight. On one of the tallest trees in the forest my son Jaiden was hanging on a branch upside down with just his legs hanging on the branch. "JAIDEN!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. Jaiden who now was aware of his mom's presence looked at his mom before turning around and let go of his grip from the tree. "JAIDEN!" I screamed before trying to intercept his fall but I knew I wouldn't make it in time. But then just before he hit the ground he turned and landed on his feet. I gaped at the sight and so did the other girls. 'Since when did he learn how to do that?' I thought. "Hi mom" he said. I ran up to him and hugged him before my raged kicked in. "JAIDEN! Do you know how dangerous that was"? I exclaimed why giving him a cold stare. He looked up at me with his now silver tainted sea-green eyes and I completely changed my look to a worried expression. "Sorry mommy" he said. "It's ok but next time don't do that, it's dangerous and I don't want to lose my new son so quickly" I scolded him before giving him a hug. "Now everyone I think it's time to eat" I said before flashing in tables with plates neatly set up and everyone taking a seat.
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I quickly flashed all the plates to the kitchen area so the girls on kitchen duty can wash them. "Milady, what do we do now?" Thalia asked.
"For now just continue on your normal activities and I will-" suddenly a bright orange flash blinded me and out came Apollo. "Hey sis" he said before hundred arrows werepointed at him. "Whoa chill there girls. I'm just here to tell my sis that theirs a meeting going to happen right now." He said putting his hands up in defeat. "Meeting? By who? I asked. "Pops called it, and this is going to be really important one" he said before flashing out. I sighed and look back to Thalia. "Change of plans Thalia, I'm going to need you to watch Jaiden and Emma while I go to the Olympus, clear?" I instructed as she nodded and bowed before I flashed out.
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I flashed in the throne room as the other Olympians were too just flashing in. Athena coming in a flurry of owls. Aphrodite through a flock of doves that suddenly vanished. Poseidon coming through in like a stream of water before it formed the shape of the sea god before taking form. Zeus and Hera coming in a massive thunder bolt that struck in the middle of the throne room. Ares flashing in a blood colored flash and Dionysus and Demeter coming in with no special entrances. Hestia was already at the hearth tending the flames. As we took our seats in our respective thrones I looked at Poseidon who a small look of worry on him before Zeus cleared his throat to get our attention. "As you all might be wondering why I called you here I would like to ask where Hades is". Then the room dimmed as shadows came to the empty throne as the shadows started to form a door and a tall bearded man wearing a black tuxedo came out. "Sorry, I had to tend to some matters with my son and wife" He said as he took his throne.
"Well now we can start this meeting, I called you all here because Apollo has spoken to me about a new prophecy that has been made" my father looked to my brother before continuing.
"Apollo can you please recite the prophecy"
My brother nodded before closing his eyes in concentration and the spirit of Delphi took over.
'The children of the sea and hunt will come to aid Olympus in their darkest time,
To defend or to let Olympus fall they must decide,
The earth, sun, and moon will be covered in darkness,
The ones resurrected will fight for the righteous,
On the day of the high solstice they will all meet,
Olympus will strive through victory or fall and taste defeat'
He then closed his eyes before returning to normal. Poseidon and I started having a mental conversation. 'This is bad, this is bad, this is so freaking bad. Zeus is going to know I had another affair and he might think you broke your oath' Uncle told me.
'I hope not, who knows what would happen if he assumes I broke my oath. Yet worse he might go after my kids. If he does so I will stop at nothing to protect my kids!' I thought back to him as the conversation stopped. I looked back to father as he was looking at Poseidon.
"So… Poseidon. What have you been up to lately?" my father asked hesitantly but you could sense the anger in his voice. Poseidon gulped before saying "Oh you know just the usual, busy managing the sea these days while family-"
"Don't play dumb with me brother I know you had another affair! Now who did you sleep with now and where are the kids!?" father said as he glared at my Uncle. "Father don't you think you're being a little dramatic with this?" I told him. He turned his stare towards me.
"I am not! And I what did it mean by children of the sea and hunt?" he said. Then I tried to play dumb for once. "I have no idea what you are talking about" I said dumbly. He opened his mouth only to be cut off by Hera. "Oh please Artemis I think me and you know what children we're talking about. Or should I say who's children, I'm the goddess of family too so I know when a child was brought into a family"
I looked at Hera and glared at her harshly before Zeus lost his temper. "POSEIDON IF YOU RAPED MY DAUGHTER I WILL TORTURE YOU SO PAINFULLY!" he screamed. "I would never do something so indecent! Especially towards Artemis who has sworn off men and to keep her maidenhood" he fired back. Before Hermes and Hephaestus got the chance to record Zeus and Poseidon fight Aphrodite decided to but in. "Artemis adopted Poseidon's kids before their brother died" she quickly spat out before clamping her hands over her mouth. Father was shocked (no pun intended) as he almost dropped his Master bolt. Hera wasn't as shocked but the rest of the council was, except for Dionysus who was fast asleep with a wine magazine over his face. Zeus and Hera both looked at me and simultaneously said "Daughter you have some explaining to do"
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After finishing my story the Olympian council looked at me with gaping mouths. "Father I swear on the river Styx they are loyal to Olympus no matter what, please do not harm them I beg you. They are my children now" I pleaded with father.
He rubbed his forehead before sighing. "Daughter, if you say they will be loyal then I trust your word. As of when the prophecy will take place I have no idea" he told me as me and Poseidon sighed in relief. "Father I think I know this will happen" Athena spoke up. She brings out a book and flips through the pages until she stopped. "The high solstice is referring to the annual solar eclipse meeting we have every two hundred years, that's when the earth would go dark since the moon would be covering the sun for the entire day, as to what I think" she stated.
"Athena when will this eclipse happen?" Hades asked. "In about 12-13 years, which would give us time to train these children and also find who is this new threat we're facing" She replied. "Artemis I want you to train your children well now as for Dionysus" My father spoke up as Dionysus was fully awake now. "Inform Chiron of this and tell him to train our children harder for the near future confrontation" he told him and he received a nod in confirmation. "Well then as of today this meeting is finished" Father said before him and Hera flashed out followed by everyone else. I went back to camp so I can tell my hunters of the new prophecy coming soon.