Lord Perseus: The god of Heroes
A/N: I hope you people are happy. I've updated before the end of the week, Merry Christmas. Now I just want to thank all of you for adding this to your story alerts and favorites, along with me sometimes. I'm planning to give this thing at least two sequels, so I hope you'll stay with me till then. I'm quite thankful to all of you for reviewing my story and will give you cookies if you do so again. I've decided to dedicate the a chapter to the person who is the 50th reviewer. Just so you know. Now, the end of a cliffhanger and the start of a chappie.
Chapter 3:
Annabeth's POV
I was walking down the paved streets of Olympus to meet up with Percy about his new home, confident in the fact that my design and the photos I had put up would be just the thing to pull him out of his misery. When I reached his front door, I realized it was still open.
Maybe he was too busy drooling over all the pictures, I thought to myself. Just as I was about to enter, I heard a loud crash that made me stop. I listened very closely to the sounds of furniture be crushed, dishes being broken, and what I can only describe as a loud roar.
There's some one in Percy's house! I carefully went in the doorway and followed the sounds to the living room. As I turned the corner, I saw some thing so shocking, that I froze in my tracks and stopped breathing.
In the middle of the room, shattering picture frames, crushing furniture, and roaring was... a giant lion! It was twice the size of the Nemean lion we had fought in the museum! It had a pelt that looked as if it had been made of pure gold and a mane of luxurious red hair. It's claws and teeth looked as if they were made of pure, polished silver, yet they slashed through the marble that made up the walls as if it was butter. I quickly backed away, realizing quickly how stupid it would be to attack alone, and ran down the street to find one of the gods to help me.
I saw that Artemis' house was the closest and ran straight for the large double door in the front. Before I could knock though, the left side opened and Artemis glowered at me, quite coldly.
"What do you want, daughter of Athena?" she asked in a harsh voice.
While I was surprised by her withering glare and the edge to her voice when she spoke, I had much more important matters on my mind.
"You have to come quick! A monster lion is destroying Percy's palace!" I quickly yelled at her to get her to focus. The goddess surprised me again as her hard features became soft and her eyes became filled with worry.
Artemis' POV
I hurriedly ran back into my place of rest, worried about Percy. I shouldn't be, I know, yet something within me drove me to care for him. I'll get you, Aphrodite! I promised to myself as I grabbed my bow, quiver, and my hunting horn.
As I ran back outside and headed straight for Percy's place, I saw Annabeth was already on her way there. When we got to the door we stopped and listened. While we waited for a noise to signify some body was in the house, Annabeth looked pointedly at my hunting horn.
"I blow it whenever I need help. I figured it could come in handy," I replied to her glance. She merely nodded her head and was about to say something when all of a sudden, a big chunk of wall came flying from the left side. We looked at each other and then we quickly ran to the origin of the flying marble.
I saw the giant beast and looked at it in shock. It was tearing down the walls! It seemed as if it didn't want anything to be left of the building!
"We may need some back up," I said while slowly reaching for my horn, all the while staring at the lion. I suddenly noticed it's eyes. They were sea green and seemed to hold a familiar type of pain that I'd seen in a previous set of eyes the same color just last week. I pulled my hand away from the object that would sound for reinforcements as I wandered if it was possible. He did just learn how, but-
"Hey!" yelled the annoying girl next to me, seeing my hesitation. "Blow the horn already!" Now I may have been the goddess of maidens, but this one was starting to get on my nerves. Although, I already disliked her for what she did to Percy and wasn't even aware she did it.
Why? Why am I letting Percy affect me this much? Maybe it's because after he saved me from holding up the sky and held it himself, I felt a connection to him... NO! I am not having these thoughts! I am not! As I once again fought with myself, I failed to notice Annabeth, oblivious to what I was thinking reach for the horn. She grabbed it and just as she was about to blow into it to summon help, I saw her.
"Wait! Somethings not right here! A monster can't have gotten in to Olympus without my father knowing! And have you seen it's eyes!" I yelled, attempting to stop her by grabbing the horn away.
"It's destroying one of the buildings I designed!" she yelled back at my, ducking and just making me miss my horn by just a fraction of an inch.
"If you're to scared to fight, I'll get someone that will!" the girl shouted. So saying, she brought the hunting horn to her lips and blew.
The sound echoed through out all Olympus, and the second the other gods and my hunters heard the resounding note, they made there way to Percy's house and the location of the beast. Many minor gods appeared, along with Apollo, Athena, and Ares. My hunters soon came running through the front yard and around to the side.
As soon as they all spotted the creature, everyone began to attack. Ares materialized a whip with barbed spikes attached to the end, and as he whipped, they began to tear the skin and muscle of the giant lion. Athena brought out her mighty spear with a wickedly sharp tip that glinted as the sunlight cast over it. She began to stab it repeatedly in the ribs. Apollo brought out his strong bow with his fiery arrows that shone as if they were miniature suns. He shot one right at the lion and the arrow struck, it's hair caught on fire. The minor gods zapped the animal with electricity, fire, and ice, adding to the creatures misery. My hunters, meanwhile, shot it full of arrows.
Amazingly, the strange monster's coat began to shine an even brighter shade of gold, while it showed no signs of stopping, let alone turning to dust. It seemed as if nothing would stop it from demolishing the structure it continued to rain heavy blows on the walls and furniture.
It took ten minutes for the incredible display of the monster's determination, strength, and resistance to the pain caused by the attacks to end. The entire time the creature's pelt was becoming more and more golden while I was yelling at them all to stop, but they merely ignored me except for when I jumped in front of my brothers primed bow and shouted at him. He stopped, but only out of surprise. Before I could do anything else though, the huge lion relented in his attack of the dwelling, as it was nothing but dust.
The creature went practically dragged it self to the middle of the foundation, as that was all that was left, and began to change. Everyone else stopped their attack as they saw what it changed into.
It had become... "Percy!" I yelled rushing over and kneeling by his side. I lifted his head and shoulders, saw his face taunt with pain and anger, and realized why, as a lion, his fur had looked as though it had become a brighter shade of gold. His many wounds, from his burns, the rips in his skin and the arrows sticking out of his body, were all leaking gold ichor.
Percy's POV
As I said before, I SNAPPED! All I could think about was tearing down this house, this monument for how much of a fool I had been and how oblivious to my feelings Annabeth was. At first I merely tore down the pictures and began to smash the frames they rested in, trying to rid myself of the memories. It was taking to long to satisfy my anger, so I became a giant beast. I was oblivious to everything else after that. All I remember is tearing down the palace and feelings of great pain. After I had finished my self- appointed task, I changed back, but my anger was still not sated. That's when I felt someone lift my head and shoulders up.
I opened my eyes and saw it was Artemis. "Artemis..." I said and with that word, all of my rage was quenched and I felt like myself again. I tried to say more, but with all the emotions and pain, I passed out.
Artemis' POV
When Percy looked at me and said my name, I saw his face become more relaxed and peaceful. I realized I was the cause and it both elated and confused me. Before I could dwell on the matter, Poseidon popped in and saw his son on the ground, beaten and wounded.
"WHO DID THIS?" He yelled, shaking Mount Olympus with his voice. Every single person there turned to me and began to yell about how I'd blown my horn and how it was my fault. This made me angry to no end!
"I did not blow the horn, nor did I would him as extensively as each one of you! I even yelled at you to stop and jumped in front of my own brother's arrow as to get him to halt hurting him!" I screamed at them, filled with rage over Percy's pain and giving into my emotions.
I pointed menacingly at Annabeth and said, "There is your real culprit. The daughter of Athena blew the horn while I tried to stop her, since I sensed something was off about the lion." This confused Poseidon, so I explained every thing that happened and that the creature's eyes were what made me think it was Percy. Poseidon nodded and even though he was confused, as we all were, as to why his son had done what he had done, he turned his anger to Annabeth.
"Why did you blow the horn when Artemis tried to stop you?" he screamed, his anger coming back with a vengeance.
Annabeth backed up several steps and said in a very nervous voice, "I was worried about Percy. I thought he was a monster that was attacking him." This made me even more mad than before.
"DO NOT LIE! YOU WERE ANGRY SOMETHING WAS DESTROYING ONE OF YOUR DESIGNS AND NOTHING MORE! GET OUT OF MY SIGHT BEFORE I DO SOMETHING I REGRET!" I shouted at the top of my lungs, surpassing even Poseidon in my rage. Everyone looked at me, shocked, as Annabeth ran away. Ever one always expected me to be calm and collected, but I couldn't be when it came to Percy.
I blew off thoughts of why I felt this way and said to Poseidon, "I'm taking him to get some medical attention." I popped away with Percy, leaving the others in a daze.
That night...
Percy's POV
I woke up in a bed I remembered to be the one I slept in while I stayed with Artemis. My wounds were healed and I was feeling much better than before. As I became more alert, I realized that Artemis was sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at me with worry and holding my hand. When she saw she was awake, she relaxed and was about to let go of my hand when I held hers even tighter than she was holding mine. She seemed surprised, yet pleased and let it continue.
"What happened? Why did you destroy your palace?" she asked me quietly. I quickly explained what Annabeth had done and what it had made me feel. I saw her grow angry as I explained what I had done.
When I finished she seethed, "She also was the cause of you getting hurt while in your lion form! She wasn't even worried about you, it was about her building!" She quickly explained what had happened to injure me and what Annabeth's role in it was. She was madder than I had ever seen her before and I put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Thank you. I have already forgiven Annabeth for what she did, but I will not forget what you have done for me. You tried to stop her from calling for back up, you tried to get them to stop and jump in front of your own brother just as he was about to let lose an arrow at me to get him to stop, and you cared for me until I awoke. Thank you from the bottom of my heart." She seemed both pleased and relaxed by my words and by my had on her shoulder so she allowed it to continue.
Unbeknown to either of us, we were moving closer and closer together while we talked. When our faces were scant inches apart, we both just stared at each other. Suddenly, Artemis leaned in and met my lips with her own in a kiss.
I returned it, and I realized just how in love with the goddess in front of me I was. How the second I laid eyes on her, I felt my love for her and how it only grew as time moved on.
We both would have stayed that way forever, expect we heard someone gasp.
A/N: Firstly to DXInsider- "Ahem... where did I put that... it was right, Aha! There it is. Any way, My response to you is as follows... DAMN RIGHT!" Any who, I decided to be evil once again and leave it a cliffy. I like the fact that I know who it is and you don't. i'm just weird that way I guess. Once again, I'll try to update soon, but no promises. This is a blessing that you get just this. I'd like to thank my friend in Canada for being the first one to tell me she like this and I'd like to thank SeaweedBrainLuva3 for saying I could do this. I'd also like to thank Olympian hero for some direction and ideas, and I'd like to thank anyone who reads this. PLEASE REVIEW!
