Hey guys, sorry I'm updating so late. A lot has been going on these past few months. To get through it fast, I'll admit that I kind of lazed about on writing in February and then just as I was about to start writing this chapter about mid-March, my oldest sister had a miscarriage(five months in) so my mother had to go back home to Ireland to help her through the hard time and I had to stay and help my dad take care of my siblings. On top of that, I got a job and started working the day after my mom left since I had just turned sixteen and my parents wanted me to get a job. Between school, homework, my job, and my family I had pretty much absolutely no time for fanfiction so for quite a while I barely went on this website. After two weeks, my mom finally came home which eased my time a little, but I still had school and work. Seriously, I'd go to school, go home to go get my siblings, rush home again, get ready for work, and then rush to work all in the space of about an hour(I walk home from school). Then I'd stay at work from about four to eight or nine, eat dinner, and then finish my homework before going to bed. Soon, I had to quit my job because it was getting too much. Between that time and the end of school I focused on school because my grades had started to drop(my teachers had also piled on the work). Finally school ended, but I had to go to church camp right after it and…yeah. I was able to start writing more, but then some personal things happened with my step-sister and she ended up moving in with us, finishing off my crazy few months. But, now life has calmed down and I'm able to write yet again! So here is the next chapter, I hope you like it!
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Song I'm listening to right now: 'Pearl Harbor Theme Song'(Such a sad yet beautiful movie…)
Chapter 5
Narrator's(my) P.O.V.
It was just reaching dawn at the Hunter's camp. The place slowly lit up as the sun came and shone through the forest. The forest was waking up, the birds chirping awake and the animals stretching out of their stupor. As the hunters slumbered away in their tents, one tent was empty as the person sleeping there was already up, sitting at the campfire, staring into the dying embers. About an hour or two after everyone went to sleep; Zayden woke up and came up to the fire, listening carefully to the forest around him. He had suddenly woken up last night to the strong feeling of premonition and he knew; something was going to happen today, and soon. So, ignoring his tiredness, he got up and came to sit out at the fire, determined to follow out his assignment of protecting the hunt.
Fortunately, nothing had come to attack the camp through the night, but that didn't mean that Zayden would relax, the feeling was still just as strong and until it went away, Zayden would stay on guard. As Zayden sat there, listening to the forest around him, his attention drifted towards Artemis and the hunter's ten, just a dozen feet away from him. He felt sad that he could not reveal himself to them, but he knew in his heart that it was not time; he had to keep him identity a secret until the time was right. He knew the hunters would not like that, after all, to them he's just a disgusting and power lusting male, hoping to control everyone around him, just like every other male was. Zayden had decided to try to prove them wrong; he had learned from Thalia that the hunters had actually respect him when he was still just little Perseus Jackson, demigod son of Poseidon and he would get them to like the new Percy at all costs, he didn't want this time to be uncomfortable for all of them.
As he focused again on the forest surrounding him, he realized how beautiful it was. The clearing they were in was surrounded by tall and enormous pine trees, hiding some of the sunlight trying to pour into the clearing, though some of course managed to and lit up the place. About five miles the distance of the forest were mountains, the tops still covered in snow. As a son of Poseidon, Zayden felt that there was a river a little the right of the camp and after about a mile, it rolled into a crystal blue lake that was home to many kinds of animals. Taking in a deep breath of the pure and clean forest air, Zayden realized that he would like it here very much, though the hunters would probably move around soon. Zayden was pulled out of his thoughts as someone spoke behind him.
"Up so early?" The familiar voice questioned. Staying calm and still to hide his surprise, Zayden stood slow and turned, his eyes meeting two beautiful sparkling silver eyes just like the full moon. Ignoring the fluttering in his chest, Zayden bowed respectfully.
"Lady Artemis." He greeted politely, standing up straight again. She nodded professionally at him in response.
"So what has gotten you up so early? Could you not sleep or do you always get up this early?" She questioned. Zayden hid a smile as he saw a faint glow of amusement in her eyes. But, he grew serious as that question brought up the reason he was up so early.
"I feel as if something will happen today." He stated simply. That quickly got rid of the amusement from Artemis as she sighed.
"I feel it too; I have been tossing and turning all night, yet have found no sleep because of the uneasiness. What about you?" She questioned. Business-like as always, he answered.
"I was awoken from my sleep by the feeling and figured that I would be more alert if I sat outside of my tent." Zayden answered. Artemis seemed surprised yet happy at that.
"It seems that you are serious about your assignment to protect us." She grimaced slightly at the thought that she actually needed to be protected.
"I always take my assignments seriously. Chaos assigned me this mission and I plan to follow it no matter the cost." Zayden answered sincerely and honestly, making Artemis smile in gratitude. Sighing, she glanced at the hunter's tents.
"Well, it is about time to wake up the hunters." She figured, turning around to the hunter's tents. When she was gone, Zayden breathed a sigh of relief at having gotten through that conversation without blurting out his feelings. You see, ever since Zayden was a little kid, Artemis had always been one of his favorite goddesses, he has always looked up to her for her independence and intelligence and since Zayden had first met Artemis, he has had a crush on her. She was just so different from other girls; he couldn't imagine himself loving anyone else more. But, since she was a maiden goddess who despised the male population, Zayden, who was of course Percy at the time, knew that she would never love him so he tried to move on. Trying to build a nonexistent love for Annabeth, Percy soon tricked himself to believe he was over Artemis and loved Annabeth now and, after a while, he soon did truly fall in love with her.
But, of course, she broke his heart by going with his brother and after that Zayden realized that he still loved Artemis as much as he always has, if not more. That is one of the reasons why he was protecting the hunt so much; he couldn't bare it if Artemis was hurt because of his ignorance. As he stared out into the forest, he grinned as he heard Artemis waking up the hunters and their tired and angry groans at being woken up. Grinning, Zayden stood up. His grin widened as he heard Artemis waking up Thalia which was signaled by her enormous and frustrated groan in exasperation. Walking over to the kitchen, he was waiting a few minutes before the hunters finally showed up, scowling or yawning as they rubbed their sleepy eyes.
As they caught sight of Zayden, their scowls deepened as they shot a glare at him, still mad for his mysterious and annoying attitude last night. Zayden was sad at that having been what their first impression of him was, but he just couldn't tell them, he was still hurt by his past and just talking about it so soon after coming to earth for the first time since he was 'killed' was too much, even if the hunters were on his side at the time. Sad now, Zayden just kept his face emotionless as he stared at Artemis who started to speak to the hunters.
"Ok, who wants to hunt for breakfast this morning?" She questioned. All the hunters groaned in response, too tired to want to hunt right now. As Zayden stared out at the group, his eyes lit up as he got an idea that hopefully would make the hunters warm up to him.
"Artemis," She turned to look at him in inquisition, "If it is alright with you, may I go hunt for breakfast?" He inquired. She seemed surprised at that. After a second, she gained a thoughtful look which, after a minute, turned to acceptance. But, before she could speak, someone else did.
"How do we know you won't poison it?" Thalia demanded, glaring suspiciously at Zayden, wide awake now. He was taken back at that, hurt by her assumption, but he held back the instinct to stumble and kept his expression controlled.
"Thalia!" Artemis exclaimed in shock but Thalia ignored that and continued to glare at Zayden. While he was still hurt that someone who was like a sister to him would assume that, Zayden knew that she didn't know it was him, so he calmed down and answered her.
"I am here to protect you all Thalia." Zayden was tempted for a second to call her either daughter of Zeus or lieutenant, but decided against it, "While you may not know or trust me, I promise my allegiance that I will protect you no matter what and will not let any harm come to you that I can prevent. So why would I intend harm to you when I am here to protect you?" He questioned. She seemed defeated at that and sat back, though she continued to glare at him. Artemis calmed at that.
"I'll get you a bow." She stated, but Zayden shook his head.
"It's not needed Artemis." He countered. She looked at him in confusion, "I have my own." He stated before his bow and arrow appeared out of thin air into his hands. The hunters and Artemis gasped in shock at the bow; they couldn't believe that he had such a beautiful bow. Zayden's bow was as dark as the deepest oceans, yet it seemed to glow with an enormous amount of power. It was deeply engraved with lines of pure silver and the ends twisted in a fancy way, the kind of way that only royals –and gods- could afford. The string itself seemed to be made of actual silver, the cleanest and purest you could find, yet it was as moveable and fluid as any other bow string. The color of Artemis' eyes, Zayden thought to himself, smiling happily. He quickly wiped it off his face though so no one would see.
"It's..." Artemis started, but trailed off in awe. The hunters were just as shocked and awed by the bow, but they tried to hide it, not wanting to show that they were impressed by something belonging to him. Holding back another smile, Zayden spoke.
"Deer?" He questioned which gained him a lot of confused looks.
"What?" Artemis questioned.
"Deer. Is that what I am to hunt?" Zayden repeated and the confusion cleared from their face.
"Yes, of course, deer." She confirmed.
"Alright, I will be right back." And with that, Zayden popped away in a second. After a few minutes of hunting, he finally found a pack of deer grazing by a lake. Crouching down in a tree, Zayden pulled an arrow out of his quiver and placed it on the bow. Like the bow, the arrows were pitch black, engraved in silver leading all the way to the feathers. The feathers themselves were silver and soft to the touch. Zayden pulled back the string and, taking a deep breath, he let the arrow sore through the sky. A second later it pierced through the skin and heart of the biggest deer in the group, the group scattering in panic as the injured deer fell to the ground, dead. Jumping down, Zayden flashed the bow and arrow away and picked up the deer; thank Chaos that I had grown stronger when I became a guardian in the army, Zayden thought to himself. With that, he flashed back to camp, startling the girls. Laying the deer on the table, the girls gasping at its size, Zayden stepped back and snapped his fingers, causing the deer to become prepared and ready to eat, gaining him another gasp from the hunters.
"You could've done that from the very start, couldn't you?" Artemis asked suspiciously. Zayden grinned a little and nodded.
"Yeah, but I like doing things the regular way, plus it's easier to go hunting and use my powers to make the deer ready than using my powers to find a deer, kill it, and then prepare it. A lot less magically draining." He explained and she nodded in understanding.
"Well, let's eat hunters." And with that, they sat and dug in.
Aisling's P.O.V.
I sighed as I defeated the soldier in front of me, grinning in triumph as the soldier whimpered in pain, bleeding profusely from many cuts placed meticulously all over his body by me. I took a deep breath, cherishing the adrenaline running through my blood, watching the loser's blood drip from my sword to the ground, staining the already red floor even more.
"Next!" I called as the last man I defeated crawled away towards the infirmary across the room. The group surrounding me shared looks and, after a second, one lone soldier stepped out. He seemed calm on the outside by his expression, but when you study a person's posture, you realize the true emotions running through them. The soldier stood rod straight, but if you scrutinized his knees, feet, and jaw you could see that they were quivering just the slightest. His eyes were a little wider than usual and his hands were tightly clenched around his swords. All in all, this showed that inside he was probably blubbering like a baby, scared for his life. Internally I tutted at that, soldiers these days, they are such cowards and babies, I spat to myself.
"Well!" I snapped, glaring at him. I grinned evilly as I saw his quivering increased by just the slightest bit. After hesitating for a second, he stepped forward before bolting across the room towards me, his swords raised. I sighed quietly, men, always the first to attack, never choosing to think first, I criticized. As he got closer, I watched relaxed until he was about an arm's length from me. As he swung his swords from both sides towards both of my arms, I took a deep breath before fluidly dropping to the ground, grinning as I heard his swords clash together, screeching as they missed their target and definitely distracting the soldier as he flinched at the sharp sound.
Taking his distraction to my advantage, I landed in a crouch and swept my leg under his feet, causing him to fall backwards to the floor with a grunt of pain. Gracefully jumping up, I readied my swords and started to swing down at him. Eyes widening, the soldier gasped and quickly rolled out of the way of my swords. But, expecting that I went for the soldier again, this time a little slower, messing with him. The soldier breathed heavily as he scurried across the floor away from my swords, eyes wide with terror as the adrenaline and fear pumped through his bloodstream. Taking pleasure in the waves of fear coming off him, I stepped back, grinning down at him.
"Get up and fight like a soldier!" I snarled and his eyes widened before he jumped up, clenching his grasp around his swords even more, idiotically seeking protection and safety from them. Sadly for him, they would not help him in a fight against me, just harm and slow him down even more. Again and again I swung my swords, his own occasionally and sloppily blocking my own, but the majority of my swings pierced skin, making the red liquid so vital to people leak out of his tired and exhausted body from multiple wounds. I had to admit, the soldier had courage to continue fighting and defending himself, but unfortunately for him, courage didn't mean you gain skill, it just means that you put yourself through even more risk and danger because of your pride and arrogance. Grinning I raised my arms in one last swing and came down while he was taking a breather -stupid mistake- and slashed his chest open, gaining a loud and agonizing yell or pain from him. He tumbled forward to his knees and then face planted the floor. Grinning in triumph, I stepped back from the almost dead body. Staring for a second, I sighed.
"Will someone come help him? Sadly, we still need him in our army. After all, he's the captain." I snarled. Two soldiers hesitated before scrambling forward and quickly picking him up, carrying him to the infirmary since he couldn't bring himself. Smiling sadistically, I was about to call for a new challenger, when the doors opened. My grin widened when I saw who it was, "Oh, Geoffrey, how nice of you to come visit to see my training!" I exclaimed happily, sheathing my sword. To my disappointment, there was no sign that he felt any fear or tension towards me, not even the littlest degree of movement. That is why I have always taken a liking to him; he's always been so serious, calm, and comfortable around everyone, it is my goal to at least once get him to show the slightest bit of fear towards me. Sadly, it has been hundreds of years since we met and yet he still has not shown a sliver of fear towards me. Another reason I take such an interest in him is because he is the only soldier or monster that I have ever met that can beat me in a fight, the only person whose moves I cannot guess or know about in a fight, rendering my best skill useless.
Geoffrey has been a part of this army since even before I joined which definitely gives him an advantage in the areas of battle and his status to Order. Many people say that I am Order's number one soldier, but in truth, they do not know that when I fight Geoffrey and actually beat him, I am usually cheating by using my fortune telling powers and other things to get my way, if everyone knew that then Geoffrey would be known as the best soldier in the army. The one thing I do own is that I am the best assassin in the army, no one can compare to me, not even Geoffrey. Smiling at the thought, I turned fully towards Geoffrey and started towards him, "Do you wish to battle?" Everyone behind me tensed. Though they didn't think that Geoffrey was the best fighter, they definitely knew he was the second best fighter in the army and that the fights between Geoffrey and I were very rare and terrifying to watch. No one really ever got to see a battle between us two and when they did, the people seemed to be in awe for the rest of their life at the amount of skill and raw energy they saw in the fight. Geoffrey smiled(which seemed to shock everyone in the room, they were probably all wondering how someone could actually smile at me) and nodded in greeting to me.
"While a battle against you would be exciting Aisling, I have a mission for you from Lord Order." He answered. That surprised me, but I kept my composure, not wanting to give Geoffrey the benefit of the doubt.
"What is the mission?" I inquired seriously, my smile gone now.
"Order has informed me that you are to go with a small force and attack the hunters of Artemis tomorrow." He informed.
"What is the goal of this mission exactly?" I questioned because it is rare that we would attack such a small group in a war so important. Geoffrey smiled.
"It seems that Chaos," I grimaced at that name, "Has sent his army to protect earth, realizing that we wish to attack. He has sent all the guardians and two of the groups to earth to protect it. Order wishes you to go attack the hunters which is where the first Guardian is positioned." He answered and I grinned at that. When I first learned that there was a new guardian five hundred years ago I didn't think much of him. But, then I met him on the battlefield off on a small planet named Yugarian and was blown away by his skill, almost as good as Geoffrey was, which is quite the accomplishment. Since then I have fought him two other times and am still in shock and awe at his skills.
He is the perfect combination of strength, determination, intelligence, speed, grace, and skill. Just like Geoffrey, I can never seem to be able to guess his next move. But, unlike Geoffrey, even when I try to use my fortune-telling powers, I still don't know his next moves, he is just too fast and unpredictable to figure out, which makes him the best fighting partner for me as well as the perfect boyfriend, I thought, grinning internally. Even better, he is always so stoic and serious, I would just love to even hear a spike of emotion of some kind in his voice, the only one I've ever heard is the occasional showing of anger. I long to see his face since he always keeps it hidden from everyone around him.
Who was Zayden Blaze before he joined the army? We have searched all over the universes to see if we can find his identity like we have done with all the other guardians, but with him we can never find him, every time we do find someone with that name they either have died or have no connection to the army or any experience with fighting like he does. Because of that, we have concluded that it must be an alias which a few have used in the army, usually to get away from their past. That just makes me even more curious about him; what was so bad about his past that he felt the need to change his name, join the army, and get a new fresh start to life?
"Very well, I will go. When is the attack planned for?" I inquired.
"Tomorrow at noon." He informed me.
"How big should the group be?" I questioned.
"He said a small force of about fifty to show them all a bit of our power." Geoffrey stated. I nodded at that.
"Tell Lord Order that I will gather that group and head out tomorrow at noon." I informed him and he nodded.
"I will." With that, I turned and left the room in a dramatic fashion.
~~~~~~The next morning~~~~~~
I grinned in exhilaration as my fifty soldiers and I boarded the ship that would send us to the planet of earth. I couldn't wait to fight Zayden yet again, to see if he had improved from the last time we fought. Even more, I would be able to fight against Artemis and the hunters whose skills I have heard about a lot throughout the universes, I want to know if all the rumors were true. Sitting down in my seat, I my grin widened as we started to fly towards the little unexpecting planet.
Zayden's(Percy's) P.O.V.
~~~~~~a few hours later~~~~~~
When lunch was done, after heating the leftovers from breakfast over a fire, I decided to try to get on the hunters good side as much as I could and collected the dishes from the table before starting on washing the dishes. As a son of Poseidon I usually can just wash water over them, but I didn't want anyone to become suspicious, plus I also wanted to do it the old-fashioned way so I could keep any facts of the hunters thinking I am lazy. After about twenty minutes(and a lot of strange looks and glares from the hunters) I finished the chore and decided to practice at the archery range.
Halfway there, I froze as I heard yells coming from a little into the forest. The hunters nearest me froze on what they were doing before exchanging looks before rushing towards where the sounds came from, I right with them. After a few seconds of running we ran into an open clearing, stopping immediately as we spotted a group of about fifty or so soldiers stood across from us. Many were monsters while a few were humans. What made me freeze though was the person in front of those soldiers.
"Aisling." I stated in disgust, stepping closer to her. She was a soldier who I have fought twice before and she is a complete nutcase. She seems to have some weird obsession with me and keeps trying to figure me out, find out my identity, to make me her boyfriend, and to get my to join their side. She is an insane woman who, sadly, is an amazing fighter. It has been rumored that she is also the fortune teller of Order's army so either she has yet to use it on me(which scares me a lot because she's already close to beating me) or it doesn't work on me(which I hope is the true reason). And of course she's the one to appear down here to fight us. Her grinned widened at that.
"Zayden Blaze." She drew out in a sultry and smooth. My eyes narrowed at her and from the corner of my eyes, I could tell that the hunters were narrowing their own eyes at her in suspicion, wondering if she's a threat or not, though it was kind of confirmed that she was from my tone, "It's been a while hasn't it? Have you decided to join our side yet? We could use a fighter like you among us, like I've said before, we would make quite the pair, in more than just fighting." She hinted at, winking at me which just made me glare even more.
"As I have told you before Aisling, I will never join your side, and you can forget about us ever becoming partners in either way because that'll never happen." I snapped. She sighed sadly as if I had just told her maybe some other time.
"You might as well accept Zayden, sooner or later you will. What does this planet have for you anyway? It's just filled with snotty and arrogant gods who believe they are better than ever demi-god and human here," She glared at Artemis who had stepped up to stand right next to me. Artemis just glared back even angrier and harsher, "I doubt you like the way the Olympians run things considering you're hero complex." She stated. Even though I didn't like how most of them did run the world(then again can you blame me? They did 'kill' me on false and untrustworthy information) I would never let her know that I didn't.
"No matter how bad you think they run this world, that does not mean you can just take over, thinking you can do a better job." I snapped. She tutted teasingly, shaking her head.
"Of course we would do a better job, we wouldn't be ungrateful to the Earth like the Olympians are, we wouldn't ignore the humans or demi-gods as if they are unskilled and nothing. We would not put ourselves on high and boast about the skills that we don't have." She truthfully stayed.
"Yeah, you wouldn't ignore the humans and demi-gods and you wouldn't put yourselves on a pedestal to boast about skills you don't own." Artemis looked over at me in betrayal when I said that which, I admit, hurt me, it hurt that she didn't trust me. Aisling beamed happily at me.
"Exactly, you're finally getting it al-" She started, but I interrupted her.
"I wasn't finished." I spat, "Instead of ignoring the mortals and half-bloods, you would enslave them and treat them as straw dummies, destroying and demolishing them for entertainment and fun. And yes, you wouldn't put yourselves on a step and boast about skills you don't have. You'd put yourselves on a step and boast about the skills you do have by terrorizing all the humans and creatures living on the earth. So no, you ruling earth would not be better." I snapped. She seemed sad and sighed shaking her head.
"Very well Zayden. We might as well go on with the reason we are here. I wanted to get back to the headquarters so I can make it for a late lunch." The hunters, Artemis, and I growled at that. I heard some hunters, about five or so, step back into the trees and pull out their bows and arrows while the rest pulled out their hunting knives, swords, or staffs to fight with. Artemis pulled out her hunting knives while I pulled my two swords from my back. We were frozen, staring at each other, before we suddenly both charged towards one another, yelling cries of war.
After a minute, we all made contact. Back and forth we fought, neither I nor Aisling making a single move in our own way. We were evenly matched; we had both been trained for centuries to be able to persevere through any battle with determination, told to never give up and to keep fighting till the enemy was decimated or we were killed ourselves. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that each hunter was fighting between three to six enemies, some getting the upper hand while others were struggling to beat them. I was brought back to my own fight as Aisling threw a surprise swing towards my legs, hoping to knock me to the floor, but, having fought against that move so many times, I quickly jumped up, the sword missing my feet, as I kick her in the stomach with all my strength.
She flew back as I landed back on my feet after doing a flip so I wouldn't fall to the ground. A few seconds later, she smashed into a tree and crumbled to the floor, shocked beyond disbelief and almost losing consciousness. Shaking to dizziness from her head, she shakily stood up and glared at me, growling, before lifting her swords up and charging me again with a yell. We engaged in a fight yet again, but while I fought her, I kept an eye on all the hunters, after all, I am their guardian and it is my duty to protect them. There weren't many enemies left, only about one or two on each hunter and they were beating them easily. Artemis had defeated her monsters and was running about, helping the hunters who needed help against their foes.
My attention was caught as one of the hunters, Jessica I believe was her name, was struggling against two monsters. My eyes widened as I saw another monster sneaking up on her, unnoticed by her or anyone else. I hoped that Artemis could help back Artemis was too busy fighting another monster across the field from Jessica; she'd never make it in time. Deciding in about a millisecond, I jumped up and quickly swept my leg towards Aisling's feet. Catching her by surprise, she fell to the ground, groaning in absolute surprise and pain. Not taking a second more, I ran towards Jessica as fast as I could, weaving in and around different fights. Right as the monster swung towards her back, I intercepted his blade, watching as sparks flew as he sword screeched down mine. I quickly threw him back and, after a second, I pulled my sword from his and stabbed him in his chest, making him dissolve into golden dust.
Jessica took on glance and seemed surprised at what happened, but she quickly went back to her own fight as one monster swung his sword at her. Instinctively, I turned and threw my swords up in an x formation. Right as I did, Aisling slammed into me. Luckily I was a little more prepared then she expected, but I still slid back a few feet at the force she came at me with. I engaged in a fight with her again as I saw that Jessica and all the hunters were now beating their last monsters with ease. About a minute into our fight, Aisling's eyes suddenly widened and she quickly jumped back. Done with their fights, the hunters and Artemis ran up to my sides, glaring at Aisling. She ignored them and glared at me.
"My master is calling me back. But, don't worry Zayden, we will fight again. And you will join our army." She growled before disappearing in a spire of light. After a minute I turned to speak to Artemis, yet froze as I felt a hand rest on my shoulder. Whipping my head around, I noticed, with surprise, that it was Jessica's.
"Yes?" I questioned, keeping my voice even despite my shock. All the hunters were watching us. Jessica seemed really uncomfortable and I wondered why.
"Ummm…t-thank you for what you did back there. I would probably be dead if you didn't help." She shakily stated, though I wasn't insulted at that as I saw the gratitude in her eyes. I nodded, pulling in my shock and happiness that she would thank me.
"There is no need to thank me. It is my duty to aid you when you are in trouble." I stoically stated. She smiled though.
"Thank you though." She said before walking away to talk to Claire. With that over, I turned to face Artemis who had been watching out conversation with calculating eyes.
"We should go and tell the other Olympians of what happened here." I offered and she nodded after a second.
"Yes, we should." And with that, the hunters and I were teleported to the Olympian throne room.
Song I'm listening to right now: 'Game of Thrones- Lindsey Stirling and Peter Hollens(I absolutely adore both of these youtubers, they are amazing!)
Yes, the chapters done, I am so happy that I finally finished it! I hope you liked it all; it was really fun to write. For news, I recently joined a writing contest here on Fanfiction. It is created by an author named Lunknownl who has asked the best writers on Fanfiction to join and those that answered back are in the contest. The who idea of the contest is that, every two weeks we are given an idea to write a one-shot on. We are only on the first prompt right now which is Percy and Annabeth's death's. After they are all put up, you vote on the one you like the best. Over the weeks, people are eliminated until there is one person left who is deemed the best writer on fanfiction(well the Percy Jackson area).
The one I wrote is a Percabeth prompt as are most of the other authors, though I think Anaklusmos14's may not be(he kind of hinted at it in one of his stories), but he hasn't put it up yet so I don't know. You should read them and then vote on your favorite because they are all really amazing. Author's that are in it are Anaklusmos14, Blondie B. Happy, HecateA, HunterofArtemis32, TackAttack, and I. Others either never replied, couldn't do it, or just never answered back after choosing to join. It really fun to do those, I'm about to start writing on the new round's idea which will be either Pertemis relationship or friendship, I haven't decided yet(the prompt is what Artemis thinks of Percy during either Titan's Curse or the Last Olympian).
Oh, also, I was reading a story a few days ago and I was blown away by how many times they recommended my Athlon story and since their story was really amazing, I decided to recommend theirs. You should definitely read 'Sons and daughters of the dead, the sea and the sky' by horselovr171, it's all about Percy, Thalia, and Nico growing up and living with the gods(Nico in the Underworld, Percy in Atlantis, and Thalia on Olympus), becoming great friends before going to camp. It's a great story; I loved reading it and hope that, through this, they will start updating again. Well, bye guys, sorry for the really long author notes this chapter, I decided to space them out if you actually decided to read them, I usually read author's notes but there are times when I just skip over them.