Short but good chapter, Atleast I think so. Anyways let me know what you think and enjoy.
Reminder I don't own PJO, it's all owned by Rick.
Artemis' PoV
Seeing Percy kick Ares ass was quite the spectacle to say the least, as far as I can remember however the last time he got his ass handed to him that throughly was back in Ancient Rome, but I don't think even he remembers that ass beating. Either way it was something to see, yet as I watched Percy leave my heart yearned for him, truth was he was the only man alive that could've made me feel like this, even the thought of someone else being by my side made me rather agitated. So as the hunters resumed their duties I walked towards my chariot. Stroking he reindeers soft fur a smile came to my face, it had been many years since I had taken over the duty of being the moon goddess yet it was still something that brought joy to my heart. However I snapped my head around when I heard someone walk behind me, sighing in relief when it was just Phoebe.
"Hello Phoebe, what brings you here right now?" I ask curiously as I stared at her. "Well milady I was wondering if you could explain to me more about how and why you feel the way you do with lord Perseus." She says as she would sit down on a log nearby.
"How and why I feel the way I do...? Well of course I can." I say as I take a seat next to her and look up at the sky. "It all started years ago, the day of the winter solstice when he was fourteen. I'm not sure if you were told this as I can't remember if I told the hunters. But that man risked his life for me, when times were most desperate I was being crushed under the weight of the sky, and Percy freed that burden from me. That faded gray streak in his hair is proof of the toll holding the sky had on him. I kept saying a boy like him couldn't handle the burden, and tried to push him away. But he was being stubborn, he got under the sky next to me and prepared himself. He took the burden of the sky to allow me to fight. That was when a man had earned my respect for the first time in thousands of years. The one before him I only respected due to his hunting abilities." I say before pausing to take a breath.
"I see...that's the battle we lost Zoë at correct?" I hear Phoebe ask, my head nods slightly as I then smile as I look into the sky yet again. "That's correct Phoebe, she had gotten bit by the dragon that guards the apples of immortality, however she still chose to fight knowing it would be her last. She knew the prophecy she had received meant her demise. However before she passed something incredible happened, Percy had managed to earn her respect. A feat far more impressive than earning mine." I explain as I continue to tell Phoebe how that night had ended and happened.
After I finish with that night I explain to her everything else that had up until this point. Afterwards she nods and smiles before heading to her tent, however before she retired for the night she said one more thing to me. "I'm glad you're happy milady, and im glad that lord Perseus is the one who you're with." This caused a smile to spread across my face, the moon glowing slightly brighter.
Percy's PoV
As I flashed to camp I would put riptide back to its pen form as I take a seat next to Chiron. "So Chiron anything interesting happen? And I apologize for my absence." I say as I open our chess table and stare at the board.
"Actually yes Percy, but it can wait till morning. However so you're not as surprised, cabin three is no longer empty, and on top of that you have a visitor from the underworld." He says as he moves his knight forwards, as it turns out I was rather good at chess, maybe not on the level as some Athena children but definitely not the worst. However hearing the news peaked my interest as I look up.
"Cabin three has a camper, and I have a visitor from the underworld. Great just great, you're right the news about three can wait. And I'm suspecting Hades wishes my guest back soon, so I ought to deal with that first. Thanks Chiron." I say standing up and moving a pawn to take his knight before standing. He waves me off closing our chess set as I walk towards my cabin, not three but my cabin. Anymore most people who needed to do business with me went to it so I headed to the cabin. After opening the door I could see a glow, so it was definitely someone dead, yet as I brought my eyes up I would see curly blonde hair tied in a pony tail, along with a orange shirt.
"Long time no see, seaweed brain."
