A/N: Here is the next chapter. Some will say it's a slow chapter. BUT! It does set some things into motion for the story. I truly did want to keep writing, but again I want to make sure I get a chapter out a week and I'm going to try to stick with that. I hope you all enjoy it.
"Her rib cage is shattered along with the bones in her arms and legs… To be quite honest I'm surprised she's even alive, let alone recovering." Came a voice, from what seemed distant and close at the same time.
Zoe listened at what the voice said but couldn't quite understand what was going on at the same time. Where was she? Why couldn't she move nor see? Was she dead? Or was this all some dream she was about to wake up from? Zoe contemplated everything before her mind and thoughts began to weaken and she lost herself to Morpheus.
"Her rib cage has healed properly along with her arms and legs. We'll keep her under for a few more days to make sure she's healed properly. The last thing we need is her to wake up and some hidden injuries show." Said that same voice again.
Just where was Zoe? No matter what the daughter of Atlas thought she could not come up with an answer. The last thing she remembered was… Was nothing. Zoe could not remember why she was in this predicament at the moment and began to question why her goddess wasn't with her right now. What happened to Artemis? Why wasn't she with her Lieutenant right now? Did they get in an argument and they parted ways for a couple days? No, that wouldn't make sense. Zoe would never let an argument separate her from her goddess.
If that is so then where was Artemis? Did she die? At this Zoe began to panic internally. Where was her goddess at? Was she truly dead? Did someone kill her and Zoe was not able to prevent it? If so? Then why was she alive? Zoe felt she needed to move and by the gods she was going to do that! But… but why was she growing weaker then? Zoe's mind began to grow numb as her thoughts became loose and unordered before being lost once again to Morpheus.
"Zoe? Zoe? Can you hear me?" Came that same voice.
All at once Zoe felt herself come back to consciousness. "Where am I? Where's Artemis!?" Shouted Zoe, eyes already open and fully alert.
"Calm down, calm down. Everything is fine Zoe." Said the voice that was coming from a male who looked to be fifteen.
Zoe looked at the male and slapped his arm away as it was placed on her shoulder. "Don't touch me!" Zoe barked in disgust.
The fifteen year old scoffed and turned around to who Zoe realized was Bianca and said, "Go get your hunters and tell them she's awake." He finished before walking out the med-bay himself.
"You should be a bit nicer to the man that saved your life, Nightshade." came a voice to the right of Zoe. She slowly turned and felt her heart begin to beat faster and her blood heat up as she remembered everything that happened before she ended up wherever she was.
"You…" Zoe began with enough venom in her voice to poison a titan.
"Me…" Replied Percy nonchalantly with the smug grin he was known for. Before Zoe could say anything Percy began to speak again. "You've been out for two weeks now. The hunters have been up in arms trying to get Apollo's kids to wake you. They even went as far as threatening them. Fortunately, after some extensive explaining and agreements they relented."
"Why are you here right now Forsaken son?" Zoe spat.
"I came to check on you. Like I told you, we're no longer enemies. Our fight got a little out of hand and I felt guilty putting you in here." Percy said.
"You truly think because you don't see me as a threat we can become friends or allies?" Zoe asked, narrowing her eyes.
Percy let out a single laugh before replying, "Oh no, after what happened, I see you as a major threat. But, doesn't mean I don't see you as an ally. We are in different times now, Nightshade. You know this as well as I. That the circumstances that pitted us against one another are no longer there."
"Because circumstances change you think we are automatically Allies?" Asked Zoe.
"We were never enemies to begin with, Nightshade. You just didn't like us for the fact we killed without remorse. The problem was you were envious of the fact we did something you couldn't do." Percy shot back.
"That's the problem! You chose to kill without a thought! To try to act like Nemesis and punish all with death! Like you were bringing justice! When half the time you kill innocents!" countered Zoe.
"Exactly what you did!"
"I- I…" Zoe began but stopped as she was left speechless.
"We are two sides of the same Drachma, Nightshade. You try to sit in your own pity and act like you're the only one that was fucked over and dealt a shit hand. But the moment someone comes and relates to you, you project what you think of yourself onto them in hopes that it'll make you forget the type of person that you truly are." Percy said, beginning to lose his temper at the hunter.
Zoe went to reply but was stopped as the doors flew open followed by the group of her hunters. "Lieutenant!" came one of the girls, her arm in a cast and her right eye purple from a black eye.
"Phoebe? What happened to you?!" Zoe asked, ripping her eyes away from Percy and looking at her hunter.
"This is my que to leave." Percy said standing from his seat and making his way out the med-bay ignoring the death stares from the hunters.
~~~SCENE~~~
Percy walked out the big house looking for someone he had been meaning to speak to in the past weeks but was steering clear from him. "Ikaros, where's Thalia at?" Percy asked, as his companion landed on his shoulder.
Percy walked on as his bird trilled and spoke to him. "Of course she is." He said beginning to make a beeline for where Thalia was located.
The lone Spartan walked into the forest and swiftly made his way to his destination. As Percy entered the opening of the woods, he came across the sight of Thalia laying on the top of Zeus' fist staring up into the sky.
Percy motioned his head which signaled for Ikaros that he was no longer needed. Prompting the bird to take flight and disappear. He took several steps before finally Thalia spoke up. "You know, I always thought being the daughter of the king of the gods meant something."
Percy stayed quiet as he kept walking and jumped onto the boulders and sat next to Thalia. The daughter of Zeus not hearing Percy reply with anything caused her to carry on. "When I say something, I mean power. But, it seems like every time you're around, either you or someone else comes around and just shows how little power I have compared to you."
Thalia went quiet and when Percy realized she wasn't going to speak any longer decided it was his turn. "Why is it that you fiend for power so much?"
"I don't 'fiend' for it… it's just, I hate the feeling that I'm weaker than someone else. And regardless of what I do it seems like I can't catch up…" Thalia replied, not taking her eyes off the sky above.
"There's always going to be someone stronger than us, Thalia."
"That isn't the point, I know there is always a bigger fish or however it goes… I just… I hate being weak. Is that what you wanted to hear? To admit I am weak and I hate this feeling?" Thalia snapped, sitting up and looking at Percy with glistening eyes.
"You aren't weak Thalia."
"Then what am I?!"
Percy sighed and slowly reached out grabbing her hand, "You've been stuck in what's basically a coma for seven years. To come out of it and in less than a month be able to do the things you can do says something."
"That just sounds like some shit excuse to make me feel better." Thalia shot back, sounding defeated. Truth be told Thalia didn't want anyone to know how she felt. But, if she had to choose anyone she'd rather it be the one guy who she knew more than anyone else. Due to that little accident of seeing his memories.
"It isn't just some shit excuse, it's the real thing. I bet you anything If I wasn't dealt this hand and forced to do these things I've done, then you would be beating the shit out of me constantly." Percy replied with a chuckle. It felt weird to be quite honest on having a heart to heart with the daughter of Zeus. This was probably the longest he had gone without teasing her or arguing with her.
Thalia let a small smile form on her lips before letting it disappear and squeezed Percy's hand enjoying the comfort he brought. To her it felt strange to be like this with her counterpart. Since she had come back to the living their interactions had been him making her feel weak or confused. This was completely different and she kind of enjoyed it.
The two of them sat there in silence looking at the scenery, not daring to break the peace between them before finally Percy spoke up. "Why do you hate feeling so weak?"
Thalia looked at Percy who was looking ahead at the scenery and sighed, "If I'm weak then I can't keep the ones I love safe… If I was just a bit stronger I could have saved Luke, Annabeth, Grover, And myself… If I was stronger, I could have helped fight the Manticore instead of standing there afraid… I could have won the capture the flag game, or even stopped Zoe from nearly killing us all… IF I was just a bit stronger I could find my brother."
"Your brother?" Percy asked, ripping his eyes away from the sky and looking at Thalia surprised, "You have a brother?"
'Shit', Thalia thought, she didn't mean to say that. No one was supposed to know that… Now Percy knew, of course he knew. It seemed like he was meant to know things he shouldn't have known. "Yea my brother. When I was nine my mom lost him… and since then I don't know… I don't even know if he's alive anymore. After that, my mom became a drunk; boasting about how Hera stole Zeus from her and blamed her for everything. Soon she turned her anger on me. When that happened I knew there wasn't a reason for me to stay, so I left… a year after she died in a car crash… she was drunk and hit another car going 75 miles per hour… After that I knew I had no one… My brother was gone, my mom was dead. My dad couldn't be there for me…" Thalia choked out, beginning to cry the more she spoke.
Percy might not be used to comforting others, but he knew what to do and pulled Thalia into a hug. At this Thalia wrapped her arms around him and began to scream. Her sobs came out louder and more pained with each and every one.
The son of Poseidon only sat there holding Thalia, while rubbing her back. Letting Thalia squeeze him as she sobbed into his chest crying out what she wished she could have done. The two stayed like this for an immeasurable amount of time. Thalia no longer cared what she looked like to the son of Poseidon. She was tired. She was so tired of everything and she just needed someone to be there for her. She thought about Annabeth, but then she knew the daughter of Athena still saw her as an older sister who never cried or cowered in fear. Then she thought of Luke, yet she couldn't vent her issues to him. To be honest even though he was probably her second closest friend. He wasn't the same Luke she left behind. This new Luke was more confident and took on that big brother role for everyone. He was so much more focused on caring for everyone else that she felt like she would have just been a pain in the ass to him.
Then she thought of Clarisse, from what she heard from the other campers. Clarisse was probably the biggest bitch in camp. That was until a certain child of Enyo came along and turned her into a lesser bitch. But for Thalia, she honestly saw Clarisse as a friend. The two butted heads, but they could share a laugh at times and did get along well. Still, she didn't really see her as someone to vent to. That left only one person, and she was right now holding onto him for what felt like dear life and spilling her heart out.
Finally, Thalia's sobs began to slow and quiet until they were soft whimpers. Percy sat there and stayed rubbing her back not daring to move or cause the girl in his arms any issue. After some more time the whimpers stopped and a slow rhythmic breathing began. Percy arched an eyebrow and looked down and ever so slightly moved Thalia to see her face. In doing so he grinned, what he saw was the daughter of Zeus asleep on his chest. Upon seeing this, Percy had two choices. First choice, disturb her and wake her up which he guessed would end negatively. Or the second choice, move her back to her original position and let her sleep on his chest until she wakes up on her own.
Percy chose the latter, sure it was uncharacteristic of him to let this happen. But he couldn't disagree that he did have a thing for the daughter of Zeus and he wasn't going to ruin the first time they had a heart to heart. So, in the end he decided to let her lay on his chest as he sat back on Zeus' fist and enjoyed the morning sky, letting himself do something he never really had the chance to do, Daydream.
After some time passed, Percy felt the girl he was holding begin to stir before going stiff. Percy assumed Thalia realized where she was right now and was feeling a mixture of emotions and wondering how she was going to get out of this predicament. The Spartan sat there wondering what Thalia was going to do. When he realized she was going to do nothing he decided to speak.
"Can I tell you something I never told anyone." He asked.
"Yea…" Is all Thalia said in a hoarse whisper.
"I've lived half of my life and will live the next four years preparing for a prophecy about me that will dictate what happens to us all…" Percy stopped and took a long deep breath before exhaling to speak again. "And it scares the shit out of me… I know right, me, Percy Jackson… The man who has killed more monsters and people than he can remember. The one who fought against a god and won. The same Percy Jackson who everyone relies on to save them. Is scared of the one thing he's been preparing for."
Percy stopped himself and took another deep breath. "I don't even know why I'm scared… That's the biggest issue in all of this. Every time I think about what's to come, I get this sinking feeling in my gut and it makes me spiral." He finished, going quiet again as he began to brush his fingers through Thalia's hair.
The two stayed in their spots for several minutes before someone finally spoke. "It's okay to be scared… That's what makes us human. If you didn't get scared I would think you truly were a monster." Replied Thalia.
Percy felt the corner of his mouth upturn. The two went back into silence as Thalia laid there and Percy sat, both okay with their positioning. Finally, Percy opened his mouth, "I'm going to begin training the first group of campers who I think would fit in leadership roles for Spartans… Do you want to be one of them?"
Thalia, hearing this shot up from her position and faced Percy, "why me? It seems like I would be your last choice with how I act towards you."
"That may be true, but I want us to start over. Like it or not we take after our fathers when it comes to how we treat one another. It's always been like that… Back in Greece the Poseidon children and Zeus children always argued and fought. I don't hold it against you Thalia. So I want us to start over and along with that I want to offer you the chance to become one of the leaders in our Military." Percy explained with a genuine smile.
Thalia studied Percy's face to see if she could see any hint of him possibly lying to her, but she noticed he was being genuine and nodded her head, "I'll accept… Who else did you have in mind."
Percy grinned, "Luke obviously, he was my first choice."
"He's a good leader, I wouldn't doubt the camp looks at him as the de facto leader."
"Then I was thinking of Malcolm Pace. Annabeth was my first choice, but knowing her she might disagree. Because of that I decided that her brother would be next in line. He's a good fighter and unlike Annabeth whose main focus is building, his mind is constantly revolving around strategy."
Thalia nodded her head, "Yea for the weeks I've been here, it's obvious he has the ability to do so."
"My fourth choice is of course going to be Clarisse. Ever since that day I embarrassed her. She's been training relentlessly to improve… It doesn't help that she's dating Ajax, which is causing her to train more. To be honest, I wouldn't doubt it if she becomes one of the strongest out of us all physically." Percy said.
"You're only having four leaders? Why not more?" Thalia asked.
"I'll explain once I round them up…" Percy said, beginning to stand from Zeus' fist and stretching his body. Percy then realized how even though Thalia had sat up from where she was originally laying on him she was still relatively close to him making sure they were touching in some way. Albeit consciously or unconsciously. "Come on, let's head back to camp so we can finally get this set in motion." Percy finished offering his hand to Thalia who accepted it pulling her to her feet.
Thalia sighed internally as Percy let go of her hand instantly feeling the warmth from his be replaced with the cool air and began to walk with him side by side back to camp. She wouldn't admit this to anyone but herself, but she was now hoping to find herself alone with the Spartan more in the future if it meant getting closer to him.
~~~SCENE~~~
The three campers, Clarisse, Luke, and Malcom were asked by Percy to meet him at the big house as he wanted to speak to them about something of urgency. The three quickly agreed and made their way to the big house as soon as possible. When they got there they were caught off guard to see Thalia already sitting there talking quietly with Percy.
As they entered the room where the heads of each cabin met. Percy stopped talking to Thalia and welcomed the others, telling them to sit before breaking into discussion of why they were there. "I called you four here for a reason… As you know I've been tasked with creating the military for New Sparta. With that I came to the conclusion I'll need others who can help me maintain the military. I decided to choose you four as my first generals so to speak."
Percy looked at the four and saw all but Thalia looked at Percy stunned at what he said. For several seconds Percy stood there and soon realized they weren't going to reply, so he decided to continue. "Do you four accept my offer?"
Within an instant, Clarisse stood up and nodded, "I accept."
"You don't have to ask me twice, I accept," Added Luke.
"I'm surprised you're asking me, but I'm not going to pass up on this, I accept." Added Malcolm.
"You already know my answer," Finished Thalia.
"Good, then let's begin on our first briefing." Percy said, sitting down, followed by the others.
"Why only us four?" Malcolm asked, rubbing his chin and eyeing Percy.
Percy sighed and leaned forward, setting his chin on his propped up knuckles. "To put it bluntly, we don't have the bodies to create even a company of warriors at this moment… Our next best thing is to create four platoons. I'm hoping by this time next year we'll have trained enough to start sending teams out to find demigods and bring their families along. If possible, I'd also like to see if we can bring in their non demi-god family members." Percy explained to the five campers that were now inside the big house.
Thalia's eyes widened along with the three others and looked at Percy like he had gone crazy, "You want to bring non demi-gods into the war?"
"If they can pass the training they will be ready to receive Enyo's blessing. It won't make them as strong as us, but it'll give them a fair chance to fight monsters.
"The Olympians, let alone my father, wouldn't agree to this." Thalia replied.
"They will, Artemis hands out her blessing to girls who have no ties to our world at all. Us doing it to make sure we can survive this war wouldn't matter." Luke said with a shrug of his shoulders.
Percy nodded at Luke silently thanking him for that. "My end goal by the next four years is to have six companies… That's 1200 soldiers… It's a high number and I'm pretty sure the camp alone has only four hundred campers who will all be above the age of fourteen by then… We also take into account the campers who've left and are still alive out there. Which is possibly another hundred hopefully."
"Percy that only leaves us with five hundred max." Clarisse said, stating the obvious.
"And then the children who've not been brought to camp are a possible other one hundred to two hundred… It seems the camp is set on bringing only children of major gods and Olympians. Not their fault obviously… Along with them and possibly family members it would be maybe another hundred or so.
"Now we have eight hundred max." Quipped Malcolm.
Percy went quiet as he began to think. "Have you all ever heard of the Lotus-eaters?"
Thalia snorted and nodded her head, "Yea, the story of Odysseus how he found a Lotus tree and when some of his men ate from the tree it made them want to stay and never leave the tree." The other three nodded their heads remembering the story they've heard many times before.
"That's the very simplistic version of the story… The Lotus tree was actually a massive tree large enough to have a town built around and on it. The tree itself is a sentient creature that produces its flowers to possess whoever eats them, in doing so the victim falls into a trance where time moves normally for them but outside of the town. A minute for them within its boundaries is hours in the real world. The flower also has the ability to stop aging entirely but only works while also within the boundaries of the tree." Percy explained, recalling the breakdown he received while with the Forsaken Sons.
"By the gods, something like that actually exists?" Malcolm asked, surprised.
Percy nodded his head and continued explaining, "It does, if what everyone has said is correct then it's possible the Lotus tree has shifted to North America and is located somewhere in the country."
Malcolm nodded his head and could guess what Percy was implying. "You want to lead a mission and find where it is and see if there's any demi-gods there to save."
Percy grinned at the four possible generals of New Sparta's military and replied, "Of course, and that will be the first mission led by you four if you all pass the training."
"The training?" asked Clarisse, arching an eyebrow.
"Of course… I know the four of you can lead in battle, but I want to make sure you four are strong enough to obtain Enyo's blessing." Percy finished with a Predatory grin which caused all four, even Clarisse, to pale at what sort of training Percy meant.
~~~SCENE~~~
The day had ended and a new day began very early for the four Generals in training as Percy woke them up at the ripe time of 4 A.M. From there he had them start what would now be their daily warm up. Of what they considered was an absurd amount of callisthenic workouts and a sprint, NOT run. Around the camp five times before their training began for the next three hours.
By the time the warmup was finished, Malcolm and Thalia were laying on the ground either throwing up last night's dinner or wheezing for water. Clarisse on the other hand was leaning against a tree breathing heavily and finally Luke who was also breathing a bit hard but doing a lot better than the others. Percy looked at the four and took a deep breath barely feeling winded by the workout. 'This was going to be a long three months,' he thought to himself.
The next three hours was sparring with multiple types of weapons with and without the use of their abilities. The only rules being no maiming or killing, leaving to where if they could cause injury that could be healed by Ambrosia or by Apollo's cabin then it was fair game. Which had left the four of them with cuts, welts and bruises that would take days if not weeks to heal.
By the time the three hours were up all four were sitting the Poseidon table passed out from the fatigue. "Are they okay?" Asked Annabeth as she walked past the table.
"They'll be fine, nothing I didn't go through." Percy replied, taking a bite of his eggs
Annabeth went to respond but was cut off as a bright flash appeared in the middle of the Pavilion causing the campers and hunters to look away. As the flash dissipated the campers looked in surprise as the hunters cheered seeing their goddess be the reason.
"Lady Artemis?" Chiron said in surprise himself making his way to Artemis to greet her.
"Chiron." Artemis said, giving him a curt nod. "I apologize for the intrusion but I must speak to my hunters."
Chiron only nodded before Artemis called her hunters to follow her as they made their way away from anyone who might want to listen in. "That's unsettling," Annabeth commented.
"Explain," is all Percy replied as he took a bite of his bacon. Curious on if what he noticed is what Annabeth also noticed.
"She's in her adult form which is rare… I don't think she even fights in her adult form unless it's truly needed. She also seemed in a rush…" Annabeth stated.
Artemis had guided her campers away from the Pavilion before turning around and beginning to speak. "I am sorry I have been gone for two weeks, and I will apologize again in advance as I will be gone for more." The hunters were about to begin their protest but were silenced by Artemis holding up her hand. "What I have been tasked with hunting isn't as simple as I or the others assumed… Because of this I'll be gone. I will check on you all every two weeks but until then you will have to stay in camp."
"What are you hunting My lady? What can it be that we cannot join you on the hunt?" Asked one of the hunters.
Artemis sighed and rubbed the bridge of her nose. "What I say now is to be kept between us, do you understand me?" The hunters all vocally agreed before Artemis continued. "I have been tasked with tracking down Prometheus… Hermes has lost track of him some years ago and news has come recently that he is being sought after by others."
All the hunters gasped as this, "My Lady if anything, wouldn't you want us there to help?" Asked Phoebe.
"No, if I am to find him and he is hostile towards me then your lives will all be in jeopardy… And that is not something I want to happen," Artemis explained.
None of the hunters argued with that as they knew they would only become a liability for the goddess if they were to run into the Titan. After some time of silence Artemis spoke again. "If that is all then I must ask you to all head back to the Pavilion and let me and Zoe speak alone."
The others nodded their heads and left without issue leaving the Lieutenant and Artemis alone, "My Lady?"
"You've used your abilities… How come?" Artemis asked with no negative emotions in her voice.
Zoe stood there wide eyed and felt her heartbeat begin to speed up, "I… I…" Is all Zoe could say before Artemis began to speak again.
"Zoe… It is fine, I am just curious about the reasoning behind it… I have no reason to be angry with you using something you were born with."
The hunter nodded her head and took a deep breath before explaining to Artemis in detail on what led up to her using her abilities. "At the time I couldn't remember anything past the end of the fight… Next thing I knew I was awake in their med-bay two weeks later."
Artemis nodded her head and rubbed her chin amused. "Interesting… No wonder my sister has entrusted him with rebuilding her military," she commented. Artemis then looked at Zoe and placed a hand on her Lieutenant's shoulder before giving her a genuine smile to ease her. "It is fine Zoe, you are in no trouble and I am not disappointed in you. All I ask is to embrace your abilities and no longer hide them."
Zoe gave a weak smile towards her goddess and nodded her head, "I will try my lady."
"Another thing… Was that Heracles I saw at the Pavilion?" Asked Artemis arching an eyebrow.
Zoe scoffed at hearing this and crossed her arms, "It is… Malakas…"
"Has he tried speaking to you?" Artemis asked, narrowing her eyes.
"No… Mainly because I've been unconscious for the fourteen out of fifteen days I've been here… I don't think he recognized it was me… but after what happened at the end of the game. I've seen him glance in my direction," Zoe explained.
"Want me to get rid of him?" Artemis whispered.
Zoe chuckled and shook her head, "I'll be fine my lady, It's been many years since that incident… I might still have some hatred for him, but I won't let it cloud my judgment any longer."
Artemis smiled and pulled Zoe into a brief hug before pulling away and saying, "Good, now call Phoebe. I would like to speak to one of my hunters one by one."
~~~SCENE~~~
An hour had passed since Artemis had appeared in camp and began speaking to her hunters. Percy in the meantime was speaking to Annabeth about how the layout of the city was coming along when he felt a tap on his shoulder. When he turned his head to look at who it was, he was surprised to see it was Bianca. Before Percy could respond though, Bianca began to speak, "My lady would like to speak to you in private."
Percy only nodded and stood up from his table turning and looking at Annabeth, "Make sure the four of them get showered and have something to eat when they wake up." He said, pointing to the four still asleep generals and walking off where he saw Artemis walk off an hour prior.
"Spartan Percy," Artemis said as Percy made his appearance to the goddess of the hunt.
"My lady," Percy said, giving a slight bow, as he remembered Artemis told him kneeling wasn't needed.
"I was tasked by my father to relay a message from Spartan Ajax." Artemis said.
"What is the message my lady?" Asked Percy.
"Ajax said, 'He is doing fine and hopes you and the rest of the camp are doing well.' He also said a few other things neither my father nor I will repeat." Artemis then began to shift uncomfortably and added, "There is more news that was asked to be relayed to you. What is said to you must be kept secret and only told to those you see fit to know. Is that clear Spartan?"
"It is my lady."
Artemis took a deep breath and began, "The Titans have escaped from Tartarus, and have made their way to Atlas along with the ones in hiding… He has tasked them with bringing Prometheus to him. They do not know where he is located and at this moment the Olympians and titans are in a race to see who can find him first."
Percy froze at the news and paled… "How did the Titans escape?"
"They had been planning this since they were imprisoned… The details weren't given by Ajax. The only thing that matters is that they're free and are hunting for Prometheus."
"Why Prometheus?"
"We do not know, we only know he is the piece that will tilt the war in either our favor or their favor." Artemis explained, rubbing her forehead.
Percy stood there and began to think of any possible reason but was unfortunate as nothing came up. After some time Percy looked at Artemis and asked, "Is that all My lady?"
Artemis shook her head, "My father wants you to focus on building the military and not focus on what was told to you today. The best thing you could do is build up our military for the war."
The spartan nodded his head and saluted Artemis, "Thank you my lady."
Artemis nodded her head, "Good luck Spartan, I will be back in two weeks to check on my hunters and relay any more information." At that Artemis flashed away leaving a vacant spot where she once was.
"Fuck…" Percy spat as he spun on his heels and walked back to camp pushing down the information he learned and taking Zeus' orders to heart. He'll make sure a military would be ready no matter what.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter everyone. I finally thought it was time to show a bit of that Perlia and not some teases to it. While also sprinkling in some big plot pieces into the story that will have you guessing on what will happen next. Honestly if you all can guess the reason the Titans want Prometheus I will be surprised. It's very outside the box by the way.
Alright though, I will see you all next time with a new chapter. Remember if you're new please favorite and follow the story and if you can leave a review. Thank you all again for reading and I hope you enjoyed it.