A/N Hey guys, before i get started i just wanted to say thank you to the first reviewer of this story, i really appreciate every review i get even if i don't respond to all of them. Anyways let's get to the story.
PS- as of right now I don't want to rewrite the whole percy jackson series so there will be some time skips in this story.
Artemis pov 3rd person
Artemis and Zoe arrived at the bridge to only to find that the big viking was no longer there. In his place was a blood trail that streaked towards the sounds of clashing swords and shields being struck by axes. Following the trail of blood for about one hundred yards they found their target, the big man had managed to drag himself towards the vikings camp from the previous night. The camp was in ruins, the bodies of english and viking soldier were littered about the camp.
Looking around the camp Artemis saw a tent that was larger than the rest by a full head, judging by the size of the tent it must have belonged to the man on the bridge.
The sounds of fighting had died down as the battle came to an end, two english soldiers returned and headed towards the large tent. If Artemis was right about who owned that tent and he was important enough to be killed by a Titan, then whatever was in that tent might important as well and couldn't be allowed to fall into the hands of the english. Ordering Zoe to stand guard, Artemis began to run towards the tent.
Artemis pov first person
The two soldiers soldiers entered the tent letting the door flaps close behind them obscuring my view of the inside. Creeping up to the door, i silently opened the door and peered in. what i saw surprised me, for inside the tent stood the english men with their swords drawn, in front of them stood a woman. She was a large woman bult sturdily, she wore animal pelts over a brown tunic, in her hands was a sword etched with with symbols of a foreign language. The soldiers began to advance towards the woman, i prepared to jump to her aid, but before i could the woman leapt forward, attacking with the ferocity of a feral animal. This surprised the two soldiers who began to back away, taking advantage of their surprise the woman sliced open the throat of one the soldiers, before blocking the sword from the other soldier, before quickly disarming with a powerful counter attack. Now without a weapon the remaining assailant started to back up, tripping over a log of wood for the fire, the woman put her sword to his throat and promptly slit it open. She then cleaned her weapon on his tunic before turning towards the door where still stood, shocked by the sheer ferocity and skill of the woman, she would be terrible person to make your enemy.
She then did something that surprised me even more, she started to talk in greek.
"Feel free to enter Lady Artemis, there is no more danger to fear"
I stood up and entered the tent, it was obviously the property of a wealthy man, the tent itself was made of fine leather and was lined with an assortment of furs, the floor also had many different furs lining it.
"How did you know i was there." I asked, surprised that a mere mortal would be able to sense my presence.
"I am sure that blind, deaf rodent could have sensed you." she replied laughing,
"Now." she said the laughter in her voice replaced with steel " What is an Olympian doing meddling with us Norse."
"I am not here to meddle with your kind." I said haughtily "Came here because I suspicions that the Titans were going to interfere in your petty affairs, and I fear I was right, a Titan killed the man defending the bridge allowing the english across."
A pang of sadness swept across the woman's face at the mention of the bridge. She must have known him i thought, and if he was important enough to warrant the attention of a Titan, then maybe this woman knew something and i had figure out what it was.
"Did you know this man." I asked leaning forward.
The woman looked surprised "Yes I did, his name was Eric Stormbringer, and I was his wife Hella Stormbringer."
Now it was my turn to look surprised, there was a prophecy from long ago that foretold that a child of the storm would rise, harbouring a vengeance so great that it could destroy worlds.
Zeus would want to hear about this, I turned towards the door, intent on informing Zeus on all i have learned when suddenly Hella called out to me.
"Wait Lady Artemis, I must ask a favour of you."
I turned around to face her,
"What is your favour?" I asked, not wanting to keep such important information from Zeus anylonger.
"I must ask for your assistance in me escaping the english." she asked.
"Why do you need my help? You seem to be able to take care yourself." I said gesturing towards the two dead soldiers on the ground.
"It's not me that I'm worried about," she said lifting up her tunic to reveal the beginnings of a baby bump.
"You are with child?"
She nodded her head, "aye that I am, it has a great future, but I fear that I will not make it out here alive in my current condition."
"So what would you ask of me?"
"You are the goddess of childbirth are you not?"
I nod my head in response.
"I am" I said confused "But what does that have to do with anything?"
Hella took a deep breath,
"I want you to delay the birth, so I can escape from this wretched land and go home to give birth."
I thought about this, if this child truly was the child of the prophecy, then Zeus would want it destroyed, fearing it would side with the Titans and overthrow the Gods. A plan started to form in my head, it was a brutal, awful, disgusting and vile plan, but it was the best plan to protect the future.
"Yes, I will grant you your wish." I placed my hands on her stomach and began to chant, my hands started glowing with power, once they faded I removed my hands and stood up,
"There, your wish is granted."
"Thank you Lady Artemis, I shall leave at once."
And with that she was gone, I left the tent and rejoined Zoe who had taken a position in a nearby tree.
"Who was that My Lady?" Zoe asked,
"That was Hella Stormbringer," I replied "she bears a child and so I delayed it's arrival so she could escape back home."
Zoe's eyes went wide,
"My Lady you know what that prophecy says about a child of the storm,"
"Yes I remember what it says,"
"And you still let her go, you know what your father will think if he hears this,"
" calm yourself Zoe, my father will not need to hear of this,"
Zoe was confused.
Seeing her confusion I continued,
"I did not let her leave without first putting some insurances in place to prevent anything bad from happening,"
Zoe was still confused,
"What did you do My lady?"
I sighed sadly,
"Something that i fear i will regret in the future."
Many Years later
Hella's pov first person
I sat down tiredly by the fire, the sled with firewood I had cut slid forward and stopped beside me. My stomach growled, it had been a couple days since I last had a good meal, brushing my hands along my stomach I began to stare angrily at the moon. It had been years since I had last seen the moon Goddess, well past the time that the baby should have been born. When I had returned home everything seemed to be normal, my stomach still grew, growing to the point where it should only be days before it was born. That is where it stopped, at first I waited thinking that any day now my baby would be born, but as time went on with no changes I began to grow suspicious. Unfortunately I was not the only one to notice my condition, the people in the village began to grow suspicious of me, and eventually they threw me out believing that I was a witch.
"In way I am," I thought bitterly to myself, for not only was I cursed with a baby that was unable to be born, but I also couldn't die.
I discovered this when a bear attacked and slashed my arm, after killing it I noticed that my wounds had completely healed. The fire began to dim so I put more logs onto the fire, sparks rose into the air, disappearing far above me in the sky.
"I shall have my vengeance upon you Artemis," standing up I started yelling at the sky and the moon that travelled across it,
"DO YOU HEAR ME ARTEMIS, in this life or the next, be it me or my child the Stormbringers shall make you feel as powerless as you have made me."
With that over with I sat back down and waited, I waited for the time to come when I could get my revenge.
Time jump
Hella pov third person
Hella Stormbringer now known as Sally Jackson laid in a hospital bed in a great deal of pain, the baby had waited for centuries and was not going to wait any longer apparently. Doctors rushed around preparing for the babies arrival.
Many hours later
The baby boy looked at her with his green eyes from his spot in her arms. It was the first time that he had opened his eyes, and Hella as soon as she saw those eyes she knew that her son was going to be a great warrior, for he had his father's eyes, his black hair and his face that could so terrifying to his enemies on the battlefield.
"So Mrs. Jackson," said a doctor as he walked into the room "your baby perfectly healthy and you should be able to take him home tomorrow, we just need to know his name so he can be put into the record."
Hella was confused when the doctor addressed her as Sally Jackson, but then she remembered that she had changed her name some many years ago, she knew that Artemis thought she was dead, but she changed her name in order to remain hidden. Plus having a name like Hella Stormbringer was incredibly strange in today's society, with its obsession with names like Josh, Robert, jack and the like.
flashback
She got the name Sally from the front of magazine, the person on the front was posing for a play, and was dressed in armour with a sword at her hip, when she asked the seller of the magazine who the person was, he told her that it was Sally but that he couldn't remember her last name, mostly because he didn't watch any plays, and he couldn't care less who was the front of the magazines he sells, so long as he makes a profit from them.
Her last name, Jackson, came shortly after her magazine experience, when she entered what the Americans called a Library, and discovered something called the internet. After searching for hours, and coming across some very strange websites she came across the American Civil War.
Her interest was peaked so she looked up more, she came across a General by the name of Stonewall Jackson, she immediately fell in love with his name, not only because of the sense of power that came with a name like Stonewall Jackson, but also because from what little she heard of the Civil War, she knew that Artemis had fought against General Jackson more than once and had lost every time.
Regardless of which side he had fought on, anybody who humiliated Artemis was good in her books. Now Stonewall was not a fitting last name for a woman in this country, so she took his last name, and so Sally Jackson was born.
Hella's pov first person
"Umm are you alright miss?" asked the doctor.
"Yes, yes i'm fine," I replied, shaking off the effects of the flashback, "It's just, i've been waiting for this moment for a long, long time,"
"You and every other pregnant woman," laughed the doctor, "So what would you like to name him?"
I thought for a moment,
"Perseus," I said,
"Ah like the son of Zeus." said the doctor
"Better," i replied, my eyes beginning to close from exhaustion "he's going to be better."
The last thing i saw before passing out, was the doctor staring at me at me strangely before writing down my son's name on a document and leaving the room.
