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Well Here is Chapter 2
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There lay an auburn haired girl passed out in a white field. The girl's previous sleep-filled eyes open revealing her startling silver blue color almost reflecting a shiny version of the Sea. Blinking wide awake, she knows something does not feel right.
She attempted to get up only just a second later stumbling down by losing her footing. She whimpered softly due to her sore limbs. It took her three tries to obtain her balance. Peering down at herself, she saw herself smaller than normal. Gulping she brought up shaky hands close to her face. Normally she would hyperventilate, but unlike mortals. Her mom drilled her in on survival and the belief that anything cannot be normal to them. She began calculating the last time she was this young.
"I see you have awakened," a soft voice ranged out in the echo.
Startled, her gaze follows the voice over to another auburn hair girl much younger than herself in this form.
"Do you remember me?" inquired the young girl. She was about to say no when she noticed the other girl is dress in silver hunter's clothing, similar to her aunt Thalia. Although she is not wearing a tiara, instead her hair happen to be on a braid flowing down over her right shoulder. She must be a hunter…maybe dad's friend. She pause staring straight back to the girl's eyes. Except this girl have age old eyes that can consider to be ancient.
Artemis…
"I see you recognize me, Aysel." Artemis gave a bright smile.
Contemplating over something, Artemis notice the changes already started.
"Aysel, you look just like your father."
Aysel's eyebrow twitch, okay this is not weird at all! Aysel thought sarcastically.
Artemis sighed, "Aysel can you tell me the difference between all your siblings?"
She didn't miss a beat, she can spot many things. "We don't know each other since the age gap is wide, but the oldest is described to be really fast in his youth. He can sneak up or get in to many lock places. My next brother excel in war and weaponry, he doesn't really have a style." Thinking hard about the next siblings, most of them are a mystery. There are only six of them, and she only met two of them. One sibling was born during her years of high school and the second at least almost more than a decade after the first kid she personally met. "My younger sister Silena is very good with plants, and Theseus can also do archery like me."
"Ah, yes. Luke, Dylan, Boadicea, Alexander, Theseus, and Silena…" Artemis listed.
She showed Aysel her nod in approval before continuing, "and you. All have been blessed by a divine." Artemis said catching Aysel's curiosity.
"To be compared to a regular demigod getting a blessing capability. Since legacy's strength is dwindling by having more blood percentages in their mortal side each generation."
Aysel looks uncertain, "then which gods blessed who in my family?"
Sad thing to say, the goddess almost face-palmed forgetting the girl is related to a certain clueless son of Poseidon.
"Luke Jackson is blessed by Hermes." Aysel stay focus absorbing this new knowledge about her family. "My brother Hermes was overjoyed having your parents name your brother after his decease 'son'." Artemis quickly moves on, not sure if the girl caught her slip up of the foolish boy she unpleasantly met those years ago. "He visited once and blessed the boy, so he can have abilities similar to his namesake."
That explain why he was known in camp being similar to a child of Hermes. Aysel raised an eyebrow, her brother got blessed because of his name?
"The second born Dylan Themistokles Jackson is blessed by Hades." Artemis explained. "From my observation and everyone else knowledge, he was a quiet child that became fond of the son of Hades. He later asked his father Hades to bless the boy after the child became interested in things belonging in my Uncle's domain." Aysel tugged her hair lightly surprise one of them is fond of the Lord of the Dead.
"Then we have sweet, strong, and fierce Boadicea Lexi Jackson." Artemis expression elevated more, probably since we are talking about a female. Aysel sweat-drop. "Her case is different, your sister is the blood adopted daughter of Hestia, goddess of the Hearth."
Now Aysel gaped, she didn't know about that sibling. "H-how?"
The goddess of the Hunt snorted finding something amusing. She corrected herself to explain more to the legacy. "Well Hestia always wanted a child, but cannot because of the Oath. Your father approved with Hestia's decision. She only receives enough blood to be considered a child of Hestia. Turning her into a normal demigod with a few control in Hestia's domain. She has a minor blessing of Poseidon, but she got a little more from Athena."
This is interesting to Aysel, but she can't comprehend why she never met them. Especially her eldest sister if she does have family being one of her aspects. Then again why is Artemis standing in front of her in this pure white space?
"Alexander Jackson got blessed by Ares, the god of war. The boy inherited your father's ability with the swords and impressed Ares with his endurance in battles." Artemis pause, "Now Aysel, you got blood adopted by me." Something 'click' in Aysel's brain.
"I wanted a child as well, so I ask Perseus first to do the same thing as Hestia. The mist is affecting your memories of me. Mostly you will remember Thalia, well I also raise you during your visits with the Hunt. You have a minor blessing of Aphrodite, but more from Poseidon." Artemis spat the second to last part out.
Aysel froze a bit, no lies was spoken. She blinked, so this was her other mother? The term 'mother' felt right to call Artemis, 'mom' or 'mama' was used to call her original mother. No wonder she felt Artemis was familiar to her.
"Then why I don't share any physical traits with you?" Aysel questioned.
Her mother conjure a mirror, she was seeing a tan sixteen year old with wavy auburn hair just like Artemis. Except a shade darker and her eyes contain silver without the grey outline she always had. Clearly she does look like a female version of her father, but she can spot one or two different facial structures belonging to her original mom. The only trait of Artemis other than her coloring is her posture and maybe her womanly features, they were a bit different from her mom's thinner athletic built.
Her mother chuckled, "Aysel, you do. The mist disappear, you have reverted back to your original look."
She stared hard at Artemis, "let me guess. Theseus is blessed by Apollo and Silena surprisingly blessed by Persephone."
Again her mother gave another nod. "Apollo blood adopted," Aysel eyes bulge out. That meant Theseus is partly her cousin as well. Artemis cut her off before she was about to talk. "Long story, he was annoying. Since I did it, he wants in on it too when a few of us gods already picked one child out of your parents. His healing and prophecy ability comes from being a child of his or else if he did gave a blessing. Then Theseus will only gain archery, musical talents, and the ability to tell when someone is lying. My idiotic twin claims the Jackson's family needed a healer, but I think he just want to recreate us with you carrying my genetics and Theseus having his. Theseus has the same blessing you have." Artemis frowned thinking about a certain Sun God. "Your parents were against it too, but my brother shows how persistent he wants to be to get what he wants. Good thing I taught the daughter of Athena how to keep my brother and the son of Poseidon in line. Those two can sometimes cause mischief."
She rolled her eyes, "Yes. Silena Kallisto Jackson is blessed by Persephone. She expressed her joy of flowers in front of Persephone when your Uncle brought her to the Underworld for a place to babysit at the last minute."
That was nice to know, "Mother, how old are the eldest children?" Furrowing her brow something is bugging her in the back of her mind. Was it that dream or what happen to her from her home? Or was it that both of them have been talking long enough in a void of white?
"Hmm...81, 73, 57, 50."
Her parents are immortals alongside a few of her aunts and uncles. Alexander is nineteen to twenty years older than her. Yet, she went backwards to be sixteen again despite her being mentally a 31-year-old. Gods! If Theseus is anything like Apollo, then he would argue he's the oldest since both of them appear to be twins. Being in the same age as her little brother does not sound fun with Apollo somewhat raising him. Is this some sort of joke to the twin Archers?
"Daughter?" the maiden goddess spoke awkwardly getting her spawn's attention.
"Before your eventual death." The person who attacked her with a hell-hound almost killed her? Why did he knocked her out first?
"...We are sending you and the rest of the legacies to different dimensions." Artemis gave an exasperated sigh when she saw her daughter thoughts drifted elsewhere. "Young lady. Please, could I have your attention?" Aysel was about to refute, she had more things to think about. Except she drop them when Artemis gave her the look. "Now," Artemis made sure to add a few miner electric volts in case she's the same as the son of Poseidon. "Something is happening with the monsters and a group of mortals. We think they are collecting Demigods or anything containing godly bloods. The gods, both minor and major gods are watching their children and legacies. Currently we're sending experience demigods or satyrs to protect them, or bring them to safety." Artemis motion the space they are currently staying in. "Since you aren't my complete daughter I can interfere without breaking any ancient laws. The stupid male's death was not swift, I made sure the swine deserve the hellish punishment I can offer for harming you. I think we are in-between Realms leading to similar realities that are near us. The council agreed to send inexperience demigods to a safe place to train undetected or the same options as the legacies. The Legacies depending on their parents or godly guardian decides to send them to another dimension similar to ours. All of you have a choice to be involve and fight or go to safety."
Aysel didn't wasted a breath of a second, "I choose to fight."
She feels disappointed when her mother shook her head sadly. "Your parents, aunts, and uncles who are immortal and not affected by the ancient laws are going to fight. Their children and grandchildren are going to be in the same dimension you'll be going. They decided to not let anyone die fighting when they cannot die." The moon goddess softened her gaze, "It won't be long, we already contain a prophesy. The immortals are glad their family aren't involve in it. Daughter I'm sending my younger hunters with you. I hope you watch over them well." Artemis smiled, before giving a stern gaze. "Do not let any males go unpunished if anything happens to you nor my hunters."
She chuckle when a memory she consider to be of both Thalia and Artemis man-hating 101 class. What bewildered her greatly was that her father was also there giving tips. "Milady, why do I barely have any memories of you? Are all of us being sent together at one random place? If not what would happen if we are send to this place. Is there anything we should know about in case since this dimension is similar? Will any godly metal have an affect to those inhabitants?"
"Barnacle-Beard, our grandchild is really similar to that sea spawn."
"Well I'm glad she's more like my son than your spawn Owl-Head."
"Lil-sis! Everyone is here!"
Artemis feels like she's going to develop a headache soon. Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Hestia, Ares, Persephone, Hades, and Hermes came with their groups. Luckily the moon goddess did not have to flash out to get the younger hunters because Perseus, Annabeth, and Thalia brought them along. Clarisse the daughter of Ares, The Stolls, Nico, Will Solace, and the other immortals who were in the prophecy of the sevens arrived with their family.
A young man who appears to be in his late twenties with black windswept hair and oceanic green eyes scratch his head sheepishly, "sorry we're late, there was a little trouble in Oregon."
"I swear your head is full of seaweeds," a beach blonde with stormy gray piercing eyes, the same age as the man next to her elbowed the dude gaining a grunt from him. He laughed out loud before giving Lord Poseidon a hug. "Hey dad, how are you?" The older version of the man in a Hawaiian shirt and shorts smiled, "good, it's a fine day to go fishing."
"Ahem. If I am allow to finish with Aysel here, she still need information where we are sending them." Artemis glared at all the groups.
"No problem sister, I heard already." Athena, who's an older version of her mom smiled. "Artemis sealed your memories, before you went to camp. She did it to hide you from Zeus just like Hestia did to Boadicea over there." Her grandmother pointed at a woman who look like she barely turn thirty. The woman have fiery red hair with blonde highlights, and warm brown-grey eyes. She have mom's facial structure and hair, but dad's smile with Hestia's eyes. The woman smiled and wave at her before going back checking, making sure the five adults who appear to be ten years younger and four children with her have everything. Looking towards the nine year old goddess, who doesn't have the blonde highlights or grey eyes as her sister. Apparently she isn't the only one that share appearance with their blood-adopted parents. "The mist was suppose to disappear slowly til you reach your thirty-fifth birthday. The age Zeus cannot harm you since you already existed for so long. Yes and no. All of you may be in one area together or in different places." The wisdom goddess hand her a brochure about dimensional travels. "As it states in the brochure we made. The tricky part is what timeline some of you may end up in."
"Since the dimension we found is similar to ours. The Greeks, Roman, and any myths are actually myths. We found no deity in our trip there, there is a possibility our counterparts may had faded. Us gods also determined that any abilities we or the demigods may have works well over there. I would be careful around the mortals, there isn't any mist to cover for you, I think we made a few people in their version of area 51 to think we are extraterrestrial lifeforms. It was another argument we gods were in during that time. Good news there's no monsters to worry about because they're myths as well!" Grandmother really seem interested in that world. About the metals, your godly parents or gods who gave you a blessing will give you weapons. Anyone who already reach past in their adult age became younger to be able to protect themselves. Children who didn't reach their 20th birthday stays the age they're currently at." With that Athena signal Artemis that she is done. "My granddaughter, remember to look at the brochure for any questions," Aysel nodded.
Artemis signal the two hunters to come closer, "this is Allison a daughter of Hermes..." Allison is a brunette with blue eyes, young enough to have chipmunk type cheeks. "...and this is a clear-sighted mortal her name is Ofelia Connell." Motioning to another brunette with hazel eyes, she was only five inches taller than Allison. Artemis chanted something in ancient Greek all three of them are bind together. "To make sure you aren't separated, they will disappear once you reach your destination," Artemis explained.
"These hunting knives contain Olympian silver and iron metal that been bathed in the moonlight during the full moon. They are enchanted to appear whenever you call them." Artemis handed over the knives to her. Aysel hugged the goddess saying her goodbye. Her Parents, Poseidon, and Aphrodite walked over to her, the goddess of love keeps changing forms. She is a beautiful woman, I guess aunt Piper's eyes did came from her mother's. Aphrodite multicolored eyes were really eye-catching.
Her parents express how sorry they are and would not let them participate the eventual war back at home. "Sweetie," Annabeth patted her hair softly in their hug. "It's been awhile, this is probably not the best reunion." Annabeth and Percy gave an awkward smile, clearly not happy how things are going. "We'll fetch all of you after this is all over, who know maybe you might have an adventure over there." Percy shrug laughing, with his luck he might end up with an adventure if he went there. Annabeth elbowed him the second time today. "Percy," Annabeth warned. Poseidon shook his head in laughter, Aphrodite clapped her hands, "maybe she might find love over there! With the blessing I gave her I don't know how she lasted without dating anyone!"
"Aphrodite I don't think Artemis will agree with you," Grandpa Poseidon pointed out. He fished out a beautiful blue bow containing shells, quartz, corals, and one piece of pearl that resembles a rainbow. When he handed it to Aysel she can feel she's holding part of the Sea in her palm. "We made identical bows for you and Theseus. The only difference is that your initials are at the bottom." Aphrodite chose to explain, "these bows were made at my birthplace, after all these years, parts of my energy is still there. Both bows are indestructible per say they can reform in seconds if they were destroyed. Don't worry if the bow turn into sea foams while repairing, you can still shoot in that state. Oh! They make a fashionable bracelet that will never get off unless it's you. I think Arty and Apollo already supplied them with infinite type of arrows at your disposal."
"So, how do you want to do this? Transfer information to her or hope she will remember them?" Poseidon questioned the love goddess.
"Transfer information about her blessing. I still have to check on my children." Aphrodite threw pink dust all over her, Poseidon merely just tap her forehead. The migraine she have tops in her list of pain. It felt like she read a section of a library with dyslexic problem in one day, now she knows why her father barely reads or even attempt to read english.
"The pain will subside in a moment, have fun darling! Send me a prayer when you find someone attractive." With that Aphrodite walked off to find another group.
Poseidon smile at Aysel, "If you excuse me and your parents, I have to go to Boadicea for her weapons. Your parents have to say bye to the rest of the family." With a sad nod her mother and grandfather left to meet with the others. Leaving Percy talking with Artemis behind with her. Aysel guess the two maiden goddesses are really close to her father if her memory serves correct. Perseus notice his daughter daze expression, chuckling how obvious she is. "Aysel come over here. Artemis is just filling me in how she tor-ahem deal with your attacker."
Percy winked at Artemis, then turn back to his daughter. "Artemis and Hestia are like my second wives."
Artemis rolled her eyes, "Not exactly, we agreed that Perseus is the best choice to fuse our blood with one of his children because his loyalty especially towards the daughter of Athena. He isn't cheating, or else he would have been cut into ribbons. Don't forget Athena would make his life hell if he done that to her daughter. Hestia and I are just protective to Perseus here, he is the only good male we deem acceptable. Hestia is more motherly though, and I just find his company bearable to tolerate. There was a joke made by one of my younger hunters years ago calling him daddy." She directed a glare towards the son of Poseidon, "I should had maim you when you acted like we were a couple in front of my hunter."
Percy hid behind their daughter holding his hands up like Artemis was about to shoot him. "In my defense, I'm naturally a idiotic goofball." Hoping degrading himself to the goddess will snap her away from hurting him. Artemis sigh, that statement been proven a bunch of time. He is a natural idiot.
"Okay see ya later! I have to go." Percy scurried away. He learned his lesson, enraging a goddess is a bad thing. A man-hating one though is a nightmare to face again.
Aysel is claustrophobic even with this big infinite space everyone is in. There's about give or take 50 of them standing in a giant circular symbols with ancient writing. The oldest gods are the ones sending them safely, her grandmother volunteer them stating they have the most experience. Her mother's hunters are not helping! The two hunters are squishing their sides together with her, staying away from majority of the males.
While wearily eyeing everyone, she clenched her head hard when she experience a sharp pain. It seems like she wasn't the only one, a few of the younger kids were in tears. "This will make sure everyone knows whatever languages, dead or modern, are spoken wherever you land." Athena voice ranged out.
"Listen up, if our calculations are correct. Everyone should end up together, we have the oldest gods being careful." Annabeth spoke.
Aysel being closest to see an eighteen year old teen seven meters away, could see he was distress. Examining closely she can see he radiated just like the sun. Everything about the teen seems golden, she blink. She just registered that the teen is Apollo, her blood-adopted uncle. She can most likely smell trouble is happening in Apollo's domain.
Apollo snapped out of his short daze, and barely show any changes switching into his Roman half "We have to send them now, the Roman camp are evacuating and we receive orders from Juno to send our immortal demigods to help."
Hades roll his eyes as Hestia change into Vesta, "I'll teleport the demigods."
"No need, we just finish the last part. Change back into your greek form. We need you, me, Aphrodite, and Poseidon to balance the arrays with our energy."
Vesta nodded and change back into Hestia, the four eldest gods slam their hands simultaneously onto their side of the column.
The last thing she saw as her group started to vaporize where they stand, is everyone waving them goodbye.
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***After Transportation***
It was too hot, even in slumber. Sweat pour off her face and into the sandy ground. As she roll over her hand met another flesh, she doesn't remember sleeping near anyone. She remember the strange dream where she met Artemis the goddess of the Hunt, Moon, and Maidens. Weird thing is that she's also her blood adopted daughter, but everything felt real. Then she remember getting attacked by a hellhound and someone knocked her out. Aysel eyes shot open and the only person she saw is a small four year old sleeping. She looks familiar, raven dark hair in messy locks. Her tan skin show signs she have been at least swimming in long exposure, she look like a younger version of her grandma Sally. Wait...This is Silena?! She last seen the youngest when the young girl been at least a year and a few months.
"Well I'm glad you're awake." A deep voice spoke close to her ears.
In that instant Aysel judo flip a 32-year-old version of her father with her mom's coloring into the ground. The teens who happen to be awake laugh lightly while a few adults only stare at them, some children hold down their chuckles, while three of eldest shook their heads at them. The brightest teen with golden hair and Caribbean blue eyes whose intensity almost rivals Aysel's eyes was the loudest. "Luke, she's also part Artemis. I don't think our sister would appreciate you being so close."
Luke look smile scratching his head, "haha, I guess." Staring at the maiden goddess spawn again, he gave her a bright smile. "Sorry about that. Now I know how dad feels when mom do that."
Aysel didn't paid attention to the dude, her face appears to be indifferent when in reality she's freaking out. The dream was real, and they are somewhere in a desert far away from civilization if her tracking and sensing skills prove to be right. There is barely any vegetation in the land, the sun is not even that high up and it's smoldering hot out here. Looks like some of them already began construction and farming, she believe the place would be better if there was a forest around.
She snapped out of her thoughts when a man appearing to be in his approaching mid-twenties wave his hand in front of her. The man is almost identical to her father if he didn't have their mom's nose, and smile. "Hey there," the man extended his hand. "I'm your older brother Alexander, but you can call me Alex." She shook his hand slowly still comprehending that all of the adults appear young now.
Her face turn into a nice shade of red, everyone is still staring at her. Alex's serious face made those who keep looking in their direction to divert their eyes away from the two. The daughter of the moon goddess doesn't seem mature enough, she was mostly sheltered along with Theseus and Silena.
"We decided the main leaders are to be Boadicea Jackson, Lorene di Angelo, and Damian Grace." Which earn him a surprise look from the only child of Jason and Piper Grace, and a grim expression from the only daughter of Nico di Angelo and Thalia Grace. The adults and teens who voted smiled at the pair cheekily, the news was suppose to be shared the next day.
Both adult and teen conceded defeat knowing the Athena descents have already made their plan. Lorene did not like this, while Damian felt it is his sense of duty to help ensure the groups survival. "If our cousins decided then its alright," Damian gave the two other leaders a nod.
Golden boy burst out cackling, "we have our very own version of the Big Three, except without a power hungry Zeus."
Theseus is certainly a cheerful boy, her older brother, the one she judo flip bonked Theseus head and started directing both of them to work before sundown. Legacy of Dionysus and Demeter already are providing supplies they are trying to grow rapidly. She happen to notice a daughter of Hecate and her son switching each other out too busy manifesting amount of mist they manage to create to block any mortals from seeing them. Looks like everyone is not taking chances to being seen even if they are isolated with large rocks providing cover and defenses. The mortals that came with them are in awe seeing other abilities than their own family, she did caught her niece and nephews comments that their spouses are working back in their home world.
It has been weeks since their arrival here, the place expanded and became an island. The legacy of Athena manage to figure out they are somewhere in the crusades era after an eventful episode of men with crosses tried to invade their turf. The invaders still be alive if it weren't for one of their members harassing a mortal teenager/woman married to a legacy of Hephaestus. It also angered the group when they understood the men suggesting them to be slaves. Every female seethed in disgust when the invaders wanted them for sick pleasure and what they will do to their children. No one was more angered than Aysel, she wanted to make them suffer and later desecrate their corpse. Theseus had to hold her back, he believe it was another parents influence she obtain. The legacy of Dionysus made quick work entrapping the strangers in vines, and suffocate them by pulling them deep into the sand. Burying the filths alive with two legacy of Pluto's help verifying their passing. Dylan and Damian made everyone agree to form their camp into an island, Damian wanted them to be isolated with rocks and forest covering them. Dylan gave a slight logic that the mortals are not able to swim being so 'primitive', he snorted to the fact these people will drown to death. Luke join along his brother laughing about no 'boats' since the environment doesn't have trees like them.
Aysel is still confuse about her dreams, her visions of the three man haven't vanish. Her pretend twin tried to provide medical assistance to his big sister, but nothing helped her sleep at night. "Theseus has Meredith and Johnny created a barrier similar to camp Half-Blood yet?"
Theseus scratch his cheek deep in thought, "you meant Alex's wife and son? Hmm...I think so. Magic folks are not limited here."
I guess I can count my blessings he is different from Apollo. She wouldn't have survive his company if he also became annoying just like her uncle with her mother. She had a few memories back and some of them were her mother's disdain with her uncle. Aysel's little brother seems more sensible and restrained, then again the Solace's family aren't like Apollo either. The only trait they seem to share is their love for music and healing. During their trip to Damascus, they had to play the roles of being twins. Surprisingly she didn't mind one bit, keeps the guards and any males away from her.
A person step out of the shadow and shocked the two teens, both of them glared at their cousin Lorene. "Maggots! We need to get more animals, prepare to go to Damascus tomorrow." The two archers sighed, at least they will avoid the legacy of Aphrodite hygiene experiments tomorrow.
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