Hey guys! Hows it going? Thanks for all the reviews last chapter! I'm just gonna come right out and say that I'm sorry that my story sounds like it is written by a three year old. I would like to reassure everyone that I am not that age and I have not been for a good amount of time. It would be a miracle if I was a three year old though, because I've been writing stories on this website for about two and a half years. Anyways, back to the subject at hand. I'm not sure if anyone else has agreed with the fact that my writing sounds like that of a three year old's, but I would like to apologize. I'm not very good at writing longer pieces, in case you can't tell. I'm much bketter at writing short stories, but I love writing longer things. Even if I stink at it. (Don't get me wrong; I do love short story writing too.) I have seriously considered finding a beta, but I prefer to work alone. And if I did decide to get a beta, updates would take much longer. Probably at least seven days instead of four, plus whatever delays for my beta and myself. And some people already hate me for having a regularly four-day update and I uodate after five days with warning. So for now, I suppose I'll just try to improve my writing myself. Give me things I can fix and I'll try to fix them. Say "Yo, you should use the word 'said' less" or something. Maybe a "dude, totally replace a couple 'yeahs' with 'mega awesome'" or something. I don't know. Just let me know! I check reviews and PMs every day and will get back to a PM within 24 hours (usually). Just give me a shout! On an unrelated topic, I'm glad everyone liked the Zoë unmasking. It was totally obvious, I admit. I was going to be surprised if no one had guessed it by at least the end of the chapter. I gave more than enough clues. ;) Well, I own nothing but please enjoy this chapter! :)
Percy's POV
Thalia began to get color back in her face. "Is that all you wanted?"
"I also wanted to see my lady and my sisters again." With that last statement, Midnight pulled off her hood to reveal Zoë Nightshade.
"Zoë?" Everyone gasped except Luke. Lucky bastard knew all along. I felt myself start to get angry that he kept this from me, but I tried to quell that feeling in my chest. No need to turn homicidal over a girl. Sure, she's beautiful and smart and funny and witty and... Point is, I dont need to murder my best friend.
My last name might be Jackson, but that doesn't mean I should become the next Jack the Ripper. (Get it? Jackson? Jack? No...?)
Because of my inner monologue and slightly murderous thoughts, I missed part of what Zoë said. I think it was mostly, "Yes, I'm not dead. Yes, I was cast into Tartarus by your dad. You want to help us torture him slowly? Perfect!" Although, not in those exact words. Of course, for all I know, Zoë could've been confessing her undying love for me. It could've easily gone either way.
She was just finishing discussing about hEr recent life when I tuned back in. "Yeah, Chaos has been taking care of me for the last two years. I'm ranked pretty high, which is why I'm on this mission, but not as high ranked as Raven over here."
Every eye turned to me, so I awkwardly waved. "Hi. Uh, I'm Raven. In case you didn't know."
Artemis eyed me suspiciously. "You're a boy," she spat. "What position that you hold could be higher than Zoë's?"
I froze, slightly terrified of answering. Would she turn me into a jackelope? Can she even do that? If she didn't, would Chaos save me?
Zoë made the answering decision for me. She leaned down to Artemis's ear and said in a stage whisper that everyone could clearly hear, "He's the heir of Chaos!"
Everyone ne stared at me, even the people that knew already. Artemis gave me a death glare before turning to Zoë with a caring yet confused expression. "Why is he heir of Chaos? Why not you?"
Zoë shrugged. "I don't have as much against the Olympians as he does."
"Really? But after what Zeus did..." Artemis glanced between Zoë and me with a strange expression on her face.
"He's done worse to Raven. So has the entire Olympian council."
Artemis's silver eyes widened. "The entire council?!"
"Relax, Artemis. You have remained on my good side, along with a few others. Your twin brother... Not as much. But you are safe." I smirked. "For now."
Bianca spoke up. "That's why where were here. To warn the Olympians, so they know who has crossed us and who has not. We don't want to kill everyone, just a select group."
Artemis nodded slowly. "I see." She hesitated before nodding. "I'll sneak you into the throne room. I'm late for a council meeting, but they wouldn't have started without me. I'll flash you into the back of the room in the shadows. It is up to you to make your presence known."
I smiled. "Perfect. Thank you, Artemis. I chose wisely when I decided to save you, and you chose wisely when you disn't vote to push me into the Pit."
Artemis looked at me curiously, but I turned away from her. "Grab hands to be teleported, everyone! And Midnight, flip your hood back up. We don't want the others to know who you are. Not yet."
They obeyed my orders quickly. Once we were all connected, I let Artemis grab my shoulder. "We're ready."
"Alright. Here we go. Good luck, Raven," she told me before flashing us into the Olympian throne room. Time for the fun to start.
Hey guys! Next update is Sunday. Sorry it's so far away, but I have a gig Tuesday night, Thursday night, and Friday night. I should probably be going till Monday, but I'll update on Sunday because I'm gonna have to take a couple days off for Christmas and the holidays. Sorry!
