Percy woke up with a killing back pain. It seemed that sleeping on the couch had negative side effects on the body, even if he was an immortal. Between contemplating his pain, his will to live, and his future, it took Percy close to a minute to fully wake up.

After going to the bathroom and doing his business, Percy went to the kitchen to make his breakfast. Much to his surprise, Artemis was already there, wearing an apron and making some type of breakfast.

"About time you woke up! It's already 7 am, and we have much to do today" Artemis said as the cooking pan did a 'tsss' sound.

"7 am?! That's the earliest I've ever woken up at" Percy said with a slight chuckle, ignoring the glare Artemis sent his way.

"Well then you better be prepared to wake up even earlier as long as I'm here"

"I thought you were only staying for today"

Artemis blushed a little before recomposing herself. "I'm staying here until you know about all your domains. So it could be only today, or it could be five months. It all depends on you"

"Great, no pressure then," Percy said as he walked towards where Artemis was making breakfast. "What are you making?"

"Pancakes. Do you like those or do you prefer something else?" Artemis asked, looking straight into the eyes of her friend.

"I love pancakes. Thank you" Percy hugged Artemis from behind, making her stiffen at his touch. Never in her millennia of being alive had someone hugged her from behind, much less a male. The closest that someone had come to that has been Apollo with his brotherly hugs, or maybe Orion when he was alive.

This hug, however, felt much different than it's predecessor. His touch made Artemis redden for unknown reasons and her breath seemed to become shorter. She tried to make the weird feeling go away, but no matter how much she tried, the feeling of the hug haunted her present. She wanted it to be over, but at the same time, she didn't want it to end. The dilemma of her feelings was just starting, but even at its beginning, it was still much stronger than desired.

After Percy let her go, Artemis finished making the pancakes, topped with some strawberries. She put both plates opposite to each other, with a glass of nectar by either side. As she sat down, Artemis noticed that Percy was looking weirdly at the plates.

"What's wrong?" She asked, worried that her cooking as not as good as she thought it was.

"Nothing. It's just, don't you want syrup and whipped cream with that?"

Artemis looked at him as if he had been speaking martian or some unknown language. "Syrup? Whipped cream?"

"Yeah, they're in the fridge. I'll get them" Percy stood up and picked up the two items he had mentioned. "You have to try them! They're really sweet and awesome!"

The goddess of the hunt looked weirdly at both containers but decided to trust Percy's judgment. As she bit a pancake containing the two sweet components, her eyes grew the size of dinner plates.

"Gods this is so good! How come you have this stuff but only have nectar to drink?"

"Bruh I don't know. My life has been a mystery. If you want, tomorrow I can make you my chocolate chip pancakes"

"Chocolate?"

"You don't know what chocolate is?" Artemis shook her head "oh I have so much to teach you. Now let's hurry up and get started with my domains"

In less than five minutes, both plates were left squeaky clean, as if two hungry piranhas had surfaced the earth. The friends decided to make the outdoor part of the domains outside, and once 11:00 am hit them they would move inside in order to prevent any discomfort the sun might give. They might've been gods, but that didn't mean that sunburn was not a thing.

They walked outside to the place where the water hit the shore. The sun wasn't too bright at that moment, something Artemis was greatly grateful for. Being the twin sister of the sun god was something that made her appreciate every moment where the sun wasn't too potent. The last thing she wanted to remember was that, unfortunately, most mortals remembered her brother much more than her.

"Alright, Percy. This might be hard the first time, but once you get the hang of it, claiming your domains should be relatively easy. Now let's start by something easy. Most gods have some domain related to the outdoors." Artemis began her introduction

"Are you sure? I don't really feel like that's true" Percy interrupted

"Yes, and if you want my help and an arrow-less chest then you won't interrupt me again" Percy nodded at Artemis' violent glare. "Anyways, in order to figure out what your domains are, you need to feel a bond with it. For example, my domain of wilderness makes it possible for me to have direct authority over wild animals. So, if you ever see a deer attack you, it's because I sent it. Same goes to your domain, you should feel tied to it"

"Great, how can I do that?"

"Well first you have to close your eyes and let your soul be independent of your body"

Percy looked at the goddess as if she had just taken some kind of mushroom. How was he supposed to feel his soul independent from his body? Just by the basics of it, if he had a soul that could be separated from his body, it would mean that his body was not his forever. Theoretically, it meant that his soul could find another body that it felt more in sync to and be bound to it thereafter.

While he didn't particularly understand what Artemis had told him to the fullest extent, Percy closed his eyes and concentrated on his surroundings. The sun burned his skin and the fact that there was no shade made him irritable. There were no animals that calmed him nor was there a special kind of wind that flowed through the island.

Just as he was about to call the domain seeking to an end, he felt himself levitating off the ground. Nervous, the 16-year-old god opened his eyes, when he found himself looking directly at his body from above. He tried to move his arms but they didn't obey his commands. He noticed how his calm breaths turned nonexistent and how his body fell onto the ground as if he had just fainted.

"Percy!" He saw Artemis run towards his lifeless body. She checked his pulse and her face turned even more panicked. "Apollo! Please help!" The goddess yelled at the sky. Seconds passed and nobody seemed to come.

"Stupid island" she muttered to herself.

Percy was having a hard time looking at his friend suffering because of him, so he decided to focus on the task at hand and then help his friend. After all, he could return to his body once his task was completed...he thought. In reality, there was no guarantee that he could return to his body once he found out what his domain was, but it was his only option as of now.

He concentrated on his surroundings and noticed that the tides seemed to become more violent. Six feet waved hit the shore in a violent way, each more potent than the last.

"Maybe if I..." Percy began to say as he thrust his hands in direction of the waves. He focused on the current underneath the water surface and how they affected the waves. Using his gut feeling, he calmed himself down, which in turn made the tides calm themselves.

Still, the tides hadn't calm themselves fully. No matter how much he tried, the tides were still not as serene as he wanted.

"Why is this happening?" he asked himself, using all of his power to calm the reckless tides.

"It has to do with your girlfriend over there," an old voice said from behind him. Percy turned around and came face to face with three rather old ladies. They all were knitting some kind of sock, using a yarn that glowed with power. The silver hair in their heads made the old women look much more intimidating than if they had it any other color, say blonde for example.

"Who are you?" Percy asked a little scared of the three figures that just appeared out of nowhere.

The one in the middle spoke up. "We are the Fates, and we are here to list you your domains"

Percy could not believe what he had just been told. According to his friend Artemis, summoning the fates was very dangerous, but here they were volunteering to help him out. Truly, there must've been some kind of trap behind their words. Some hidden scheme that would result in his demise.

"You're here, just to help me? Why?"

"Your path has been a difficult one young Perseus. Even if you are the oldest god born from other gods, you are still the youngest physically and mentally. Due to the paranoia from your fellow god, you have been sentenced to live here for all eternity, or until you have courted a member of the Olympian gods. In addition to that, you must find out all your domains before being able to aid the Olympians in the upcoming Titan War." the one in the left said

"Wait wait recap. You are telling me that I have been stuck here because an Olympian decided I was too dangerous for society? And not only that, but that I actually have to aid them in an upcoming war?"

"And that you have to court an Olympian in order to escape this prison, yes."

"So in other words, I'll just have to stay here for all eternity"

"Not quite. We cannot explain it any further, but from what we can tell you, Artemis is here for a reason."

Before Percy could ask what the Moirai meant with the statement, the Fates began to glow a strong silver color. It was so strong that the young god had to avert his eyes in order to not end up blind for the rest of eternity.

"Perseus, son of Hera and Poseidon, heir to the Olympian throne and to the throne of Atlantis, you have been assigned the domains of Tides, Childhood, Technology, Hospitality, Feelings, Secrets, Humor, Sacrifice, and Time."

"However, there is still one domain you must discover for yourself with the help from your girlfriend"

"She is not my girlfriend" Percy muttered, oblivious to the looks the fates were sending him.

"It does not matter. We bid you farewell Perseus"

"This will not be our last encounter"

"You will need our guidance for the future"

"But until then, you have to work on your own"

The three fates glow seized to exist until only Perseus was left floating in the air. He looked around and noticed that the sun had moved quite a lot, meaning that quite a few hours had passed.

"Well, I have to get back to my body now"

Percy roamed the island in search of either his body or Artemis. Time passed by and the god of tides became very impatient. It was nearly impossible for his body and for Artemis to disappear from his island. First of all, it wasn't that big of an island, so he should've seen them by now. Secondly, this was HIS island. he knew every corner, every tree, every rock, every gram of bone that was scattered throughout the island. It was more than unlikely for him to not notice anything different, especially his own body.

After what seemed like days for Percy, he finally found his target. Artemis had dry tears on her cheeks while his body sat on some kind of wood. She put two drachmas on the eyes and began to make a prayer of some kind. Percy instantly knew what was going to happen, and so he rightfully panicked.

"No, wait! Fuck I have to get inside my body, like, now!" Percy said quickly as he touched his body, only for his arm to pass right through his physical self. "Don't cremate me yet!"

He then tried to accommodate himself in the position his body was, but he just passed right through it. This occurred some five times until Percy finally realized that it was not going anywhere.

Thinking about the ways he could come back to his body, only one seemed to be the one that could work. It was a hard procedure and probably would result in either his complete demise in part of the fates or some other consequence which he couldn't think of at that moment.

Percy focused on his body, feeling the slight existing connection to it. Then, he remembered the exact moment where he got separated from his physical being. Having that memory present in his mind, he created some sort of bubble force around him and his body, making time turn back inside the bubble, up until the exact moment where he got separated. Once at that moment, he willed time to stop. As it stopped, he felt himself becoming one with his body once again.

"So this is cool," Percy said as he entered his body. Once situated in his body, he willed time to continue at the same pace and at the same time that the outside of the bubble had been passing.

Percy opened his eyes and sighed a sigh of relief. No longer was his body in danger of being incinerated.

And that's the moment when he felt the heat rise up his pants. He looked down and noticed that his pants were catching on fire, along with his whole lower half.

"Aaaaaaah! Fire! Fire! Put it out!" Percy yelled as he got off the board of wood he was laying on.

"Percy?" Artemis asked, rubbing her eyes to make sure she wasn't hallucinating.

"Yes! Now save me, please! If I wasn't dead then I'll be dead now because of the fire AAAA!" Percy began to roll on the ground, trying to put the fire out. It wasn't until Artemis brought a bucket of water from the ocean that the boy finally could breathe normally.

"Percy, are you alive?" Artemis asked cautiously, not sure if her emotions or her mind were playing tricks on her.

"Alive but not well Lady Artemis. Now if you'll help me, let's go to the cabin before this heat becomes my second death of the day."