Thalia POV

"Lady Artemis, could you tell me what is going on with that new girl that arrived at camp today?" The goddess just pretended she did not hear me, I hated when she did that.

"How did she have that sword. Allie said she it was a gift from Hephaestus and only Percy could make stuff out of it." Artemis looked at me angrily. I thought she was going to force me to stop pestering her but went another direction.

"You know the daughter of Apollo? What else did she tell you?" She spoke with so much fierceness that the rest of the hunters heard us. Luckily they knew better than to look at us while we talked so they just kept on walking. Those gossips were probably listening to our conversation now though.

"Yes, I met her on the range yesterday, she was friendly and we practiced a bit. Apparently she was Percy's girlfriend until his little problem." A few of the hunters snickered and that confused me a bit until I realized what it sounded like.

"Ugh get your head out of the gutter girls. That's not what I meant." Artemis gave me a disgusted look but shook her head and told them to shut up

"Erm, as you were saying Thalia?" I turned to look at Artemis and she looked at me expectantly.

"I think she told me everything that she knew, from Clarisse to what happened with the camper... Did you really kill him? I really got to know." At this the rest of the hunters turned their heads. Ugh I love them but they so fucking nosy, why do they care? It is not like any of them even knew him in the first place.

"Thalia, you really have to drop this. I do not want to discuss this with you-"

"So you killed him!?" At this point I was getting angry with Artemis. She was avoiding the question way too much and that was frankly very annoying. I thought we were not supposed to keep secrets from each other but apparently being a god excluded you from that rule.

"Yes I killed him! The council agreed and it was an unanimous decision. There happy? Is that what you wanted to hear Thalia? Now drop it, I don't want to hear you bring up the subject ever again!" At this point Artemis was really angry and she flashed away.

"Way to go Thalia."

"Who is this Percy?"

"You really got her angry this time."

"What is going on?"

"So what do we do now Thalia?" The hunters started to pester me with questions and I grew irritated too. If I could flash away I would have too but alas I am just a mortal.

"Lets just keep walking. Artemis said something strange was going on in this area and we are going a hunt tomorrow morning." A few of the hunters cheered while others groaned, for being hunters some of them did not like hunting very much.

"As for now, you two go on ahead and find a place to camp out and you four spread east and west for something to eat." The hunters quickly obeyed my orders and the rest of us just kept on walking forwards. That was the protocol, four always went to find food to eat while 2 scouted for an area to set up the camp, in the meantime the rest of us had to keep walking forwards behind the scouts.

"What happened to the camper? Was it a girl camper?" I was going to shout at the fellow hunter to shut up but she was only eleven and kind of looked up to me.

"She was but it's no big deal. Don't worry about it Naomi." I knew she was not going to stop asking but it could not hurt to try.

"Did he rape her?" I gave Naomi a sharp and angry look. Percy would never do that, he was a good person and that was just out of the question.

"I'm just asking, why else would Artemis get so angry to kill him? She said the whole council agreed so it must have been pretty bad."

"Percy only tried to kill her, Percy gets angry really easily and she blamed him for the death of her child and girlfriend. If you ask me she had it coming."

"But she was girl, she was probably right." Another one of the hunters spoke.

"Look Megan, there are some really bitchy girls out there too. From what Allie told me Karen turned out to be a real bitch." Megan shrugged her shoulders and just looked away.

"Besides, Percy would never willingly let his friends die, much less his family and he was busy fighting her dad."

"He was busy fighting Ares? Are we even talking about the same Clarisse? Because she was a real bitch too, kinda glad that she died."

"Hey watch it Emma, she was pregnant and if Ares hears you he might flash down here and kill you personally. He even broke the ancient laws for her and I don't think Artemis would take your side." Emma instantly shut up and looked around to see if Ares flashed nearby.

"I don't get it, Artemis has killed plenty of guys before. However this time she seemed very angry and specifically said she did not want to speak about it. You think she did it against her will or is ashamed of it?" I turned to look at Serena and had to admit she brought up a very valid question. Why didn't she want to talk about it?

"Lady Artemis is never ashamed of anything that she does, plus nobody could force her to do anything like that, she answers to nobody." I turned to look back at Naomi and shook my head.

"You're right Naomi, when it comes to Artemis's personal matters she can do whatever she wants." Naomi shot me a beautiful smile and I could see the pride in her eyes.

"But when it comes to Olympus she has to answer to my dad…" I let the words linger and the rest of the hunters knew what I meant.

"Maybe he had to be killed because he was too dangerous but he was still sent to Elysium for being a hero and all that?" I turned to look at Serena and smiled. Of course, I could just ask Nico! I grabbed a golden drachma from my pocket and pleased to Iris to get me Nico.

"Hey Thalia! What's up!?" Over the message I could see Nico in pajamas and slowly brushing his teeth, which was weird since it was barely afternoon.

"Hey death breath, I was just wondering if you could tell me where Percy is now…" I really hoped that Percy ended up in Elysium or maybe Isles of the Blest.

"Yeah, I think he is training with Ares in Idaho or something, I'm not really sure. I'll have to ask-" What the fuck?

"Wait, wait, wait. Ares is training with Percy in Idaho, like he's alive?" Nico pointed his index finger up and shook his head.

"No, Percy is dead. He is training with Ares in underworld Idaho… umm it is like regular Idaho but in the underworld?" Does Nico think I'm stupid or something?

"Look Nico, is Percy dead or alive? I'm only going to ask you this once and you better tell me the truth or I will personally got to the underworld and kick your ass!" Nico looked panicked and pretended to be listening to something.

"Umm, sorry Thalia my dad is calling me for an emergency. Got to go." With that, the stupid kid swiped the Iris message away and let me hanging.

"So you lover is alive huh?" I shot Emma a glare that could have cut steel in half.

"He was your lover?!" Naomi looked at me with surprise and covered her mouth when I glanced in her direction. Gods, why does she believe everything that they say?!

"Of course not, I only ever loved him but as a brother. Kapeesh?" Just then Chloe smirked and of course everyone paid attention now.

"Chloe I swear I will seriously kick your ass, not even your dad will be able to stop me." Chloe turned around and kept on walking. That's right Chloe, you look prettier when you're quiet. I love her but that daughter of Apollo really gets my nerves on sometimes.

"Why did Artemis lie to you and say he was dead? That boy you just messaged spilled the beans and from the looks of it he was not supposed to let you know that other boy was alive." Serena raised a valid point, why couldn't Artemis just tell me he was alive?

"Maybe your dad did not make her kill Percy but just promise to make everyone think he was dead. Artemis probably thought the best way to convince you was by saying she killed him herself?" Serena was really making really good points and I found myself nodding.

"So he told my dad to train Percy in secret? Like some secret weapon? That does not make sense, my dad hates him and the boy would probably die before the giants or titans rise again." I looked over at Ellen and had to agree again. They were really taking the situation apart and figuring it out.

"What about that girl that came to the camp today? She was claimed as a daughter of the boy and my mom?" That was another thing that caught my attention. That girl Sharon carried a sword almost like Percy's and it was made of that material only he could use.

"All boys are the same with your mom Daphne, all the boys drool over her. I would not be surprised if she was really their daughter, I'm just glad you aren't all lovey dovey like her."

"I'm nothing like my mother Lydia, you know how much I despise boys. I'm probably the only one here that has ever sliced off-"

"Okay Daphne!. We get it, now everyone shut up! Sharon is not his daughter, she is too old but your mom is definitely involved with him. All of the gods are, even Ares."

"That is disgusting Thalia. My father is the manliest god and he would never bed a guy. He is a womanizer, a disgusting pig and a scumbag but he is not gay." This girls are driving me crazy!

"Ellen, that is not what Thalia meant. She is saying that some of the gods are keeping secrets from us and that most of them are involved with Percy in some way or another, specially Ares and Aphrodite since they are directly involved."

"Your mom is also involved Serena, Allie told me your mom gave him her blessing as a 'thanks' and I also heard that he was really good in bed." It was all starting to make sense, he bedded Athena and she gave him her blessing as a thank you but then she got real angry with the whole murdering her daughter thing.

"My mom would never do that, she rarely gives out blessings and she is a virgin goddess. We are all born out of her head and she hates Poseidon who is his father so she giving her blessing in exchange for sex is out of the question."

"Well Allie is daughter of Apollo and she cannot lie." It was probably all Athena's fault now that I think about it. She is notorious for being a very problematic goddess and she does curse a lot of people, one of the reasons I never really liked her.

"That is true, we cannot lie, if my sister said that she must be saying the truth. One needs to be a complete idiot to doubt the word of a child of Apollo. He is a womanizing piece of crap like Ares but he will always say the truth and that is his only redeeming quality." That made sense.

"Regardless I have complete faith in my mother and that girl never said that happened you just assumed it Thalia. Besides, if the situation is being kept a secret from us it is probably because my mother suggested it. She is the goddess of wisdom and even though the curiosity is killing me sometimes ignorance is bliss." I realized that Serena was right, before all of this mess everything was fine but now everything is in chaos.

"I guess you're right but Artemis was keeping a secret from us. One of the rules of the hunt was there was supposed to be no secrets between us and her. She does not trust us, she does not trust me." Again I was angry at Artemis, I was happy when I realized that she did not really kill Percy but now it was just as bad.

No POV

"Father, I do not like lying to my hunters, specially Thalia. Plus she already knows a lot."

"Artemis, you know how Thalia is. If she found out the whole truth she would blame us and try to meet up with Perseus or something. Trust me, as soon as he can control his urges I will have no problem you telling her the truth." Artemis nodded at but then had a better idea.

"What if I just tell her the truth? That way she might understand and I would not have to lie to her."

"Please, Artemis. This is for the best, if Percy ever learns to control himself meeting up with Thalia again will be a lovely surprise." Artemis looked at her father but was not convinced this was the best approach. Thalia probably hated her and if she ever found out that Percy was alive she would lose her trust.

"What if she finds out? Thalia is pretty smart and she will never let this go. If I know Thalia and I do, she is probably asking around to everyone she knows about Percy. If she finds out anything about this I will never forgive you."

"Artemis stop being so paranoid, she will never know the truth. I have taken care of all loose ends and it is for the best. Be sure to remember that, please." Artemis was getting annoyed with her father. She still did not understand why she could not just tell Thalia the truth. It is not like she will purposefully go find Percy knowing that he had uncontrollable sexual urges.

"At least help me understand why I can't tell her. Thalia would never do something so stupid like recklessly looking for Percy when he has the cursed mark." Zeus sighed and walked down from his throne and stood in front or Artemis.

"Artemis, we do not want to worry her, if she thinks he is dead then she will know there is nothing she can do to help him and stop her search for him or whatever. Besides the less people know about him the better, he is currently training with Ares somewhere and he promised to help him with his lust problem."

"Ares? Help Percy with his lust? Father, that has got to be the most idiotic thing I have ever heard." Zeus looked at his daughter and was definitely not amused with his idea being called idiotic.

"Artemis if there is something that Ares knows it is discipline. He will strengthen his will to levels of that of a god and then he can easily overpower the mark of Himeros. It might take him a few decades of training alone but it will be done and then he can meet up with Thalia and hang out or whatever mortals do." Artemis could only nod at her father, turns out his idea was not idiotic at all. It actually made a lot of sense in Artemis' mind, although she would have handled it a bit differently. She gave one last look at her father and prepared to flash when another deity flashed into the throne room.

"Hades, what are you doing here? Not that I mind your presence… it is a very pleasant surprise."

"Brother please, I have to tell you and my niece something very important."

"Very well brother, I will call Athena-." The kind of gods was stopped by his brother again.

"No Zeus, you and Artemis." Artemis was in shock, she had never crossed much words the with god of the dead and this was certainly a surprise for her.

"Of course Uncle, what is this you got to say." Artemis turned to look at her uncle, she hated surprises but she had a feeling she was going to like this one. Hopefully some mildly powerful monster escaped Tartarus or something, it will be a good exercise for my hunters.

"Artemis, it is my son. He let is slip to Thalia that Percy was alive. I'm sorry brother but she caught him by surprise when he was on mortal medication. He had just gone to the dentist to get some teeth removed and was not thinking straight."

"Dammit Hades! Bring me the boy, he must be punished for defying my orders!"

"Brother my son is asleep, he was seriously medicated, it is not his fault!" Zeus was extremely angry at the news, he wanted to unleash his wrath upon Nico but his anger quickly faded when he saw the face of his angry daughter slowly moving in his direction. Oh crap.