A few days later, Arethusa heard the bellow of a bull. Glancing towards half blood hill, she saw a great big iron bull trying to kill a little kid. She hissed. Little kids were harmless, mostly. And since she had always wanted a family, like siblings and all, she had sworn that she would protect little children. Sprinting toward the hill, she quickly go there. Whipping out her sword she charged the bull, quickly stabbing it in multiple places and cutting its head off. It quickly dissolved into a shower of golden dust, leaving behing a charm of a drinking horn. Clipping it onto her necklace, she tapped it. An old fashioned drinking horn appeared in her hand. Turning it back into a charm, she turned to the little kid, crouching down to face him.
"Hey little guy," she said, "What's your name? I'm Arethusa." The kid looked at her with big, scared, puppy dog eyes. "I'm Areithous Hyakinthos Eleon Potter. Mommy said that I'm named after my cousin, Arethusa Hyacintha Eilene Potter. She says thatmy Uncle Jamesy is her brother, and that Arethusa will protect me. She also says that my daddy is callde Poseidon." Arethusa's mind flashed backto the talk that she'd had with Poseidon the other day.
"Arethusa," he'd said, "You have four brothers. Perseus Jackson, a demigod, Triton, a god, Tyson, a cyclops, and a small one who I don't know the name of. Anyways, I didn't know that you were still alive. When Tom Riddle, the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson of Hecate by the way, murdered James and Lily, I assumed that you were dead. I didn't bother to try to find out or anything either." The god sighed heavily.
"And that, daughter, was a grave mistake that I will never forgive myself for making. When you turned eleven, Hecate contacted me to tell of your acceptance to Hogwarts. I rejoiced. My daughter was alive! But it was against the Ancient laws for me to contact you. So I stayed away. And then, while you had your war, we had ours with the Titans. When you had defeated Tom Riddle, I moved to contact you, to find you and to bring you to Camp Halfblood. But you were gone. No matter how hard I searched, I could not find you. After years of searching, I gave up. And then, there was our war with Gaia and the giants. We defeated her, but the costs were grave. So tell me daughter, why are you immortal?"
Arethusa sighed. "Well, for one, I am the Mistress of Thanatos. If I were a boy, I would be called the Master of Thanatos. As long as he is here, I will be here too. And he will always be here, for he decides when people die. He, basically, is death. And the world is full of mortals. There is an endless stream of mortals, and he is needed to make sure that they are just that - mortal. He is needed to make sure that they do not die." SHe shrugged. "Plus, there is another reason.I am destined to be immortal, and the wife of a god, who I am also destined to fall in love with. Fate, well, I am its plaything."
Shaking herself out of her flashback then, Arethusa smiled at Areithous. "Well," she said, "Then Aunt Jane had a child that she didn't tell me about! We are indeed cousins, but also siblings, which is brother and sister, because Poseidon is my father as well as your Uncle Jamesy."Arethusa's little brother squealed happily, launching himself at her legs. "Sissy!" he screamed. Sighing, Arethusa looked down at him. "Would you like a shoulder ride?" she asked. Nodding, the little boy looked up at her, smiling enthousiastically. "Yes!" he said, "Yes, yes, yeeeessssss!"
Picking him up, she set the child on her shoulders and started walking toward the Big House, where she knew Chiron was playing cards with Dionysus and (most likely) several satyrs. Striding towards it, she was soon in front of the centaur. The little boy lit up with a huge grn. "Horsey!" he squealed. Chiron looked at the little boy's ride. "Arethusa," he said, "Who is the litle boy?" She shifted uncomfortably.
"My little brother. And also my cousin. Here, let me cast a spell of blood on him." Waving her wand, Arethusa conjured a piece of paper. She then snapped her fingers and pointed at the little boy, who she ha set on the ground. Words appeared on the forerly plain, pristine white sheet of paper.
Spell of Blood for Areithous Hyakinthos Eleon Potter,
Son of Poseidon and Jane Daphne Potter
Descendant of:
Zeus/Jupiter
Ares/Mars
family is blessed by Artemis/Diana
Arethusa handed the paper to Chiron. "His mother is the younger twin of my mortal father, who is no longer alive. Anyways, they were the children of Zeus/Jupiter. Since he is my family, he will sleep with me, in my cabin. All that the Poseidon cabin is, basically, a bunch of bunk beds in a cabin. He's what? Four years old? He'd get scared. And besides, he already calls me Sissy." Chiron nodded. "That is fine." Picking her little brother up, Arethusa sat him on her hip, which she jutted out. "Well Aro, how about we go perform a test to see what powers that you have?" The little boy thought for a moment. "Fine! But only if I can use them, or at least you teach me how to use them, and also, I see your powers!" Arethousa laughed. "My my, aren't you demanding! But yeah, that's fine."
In her, now their cabin, Arethusa grabs apiece of paper and looks at her brother. "Aro, you need to put your hand on this piece of paper and stay still, okay?" Areithous nods, smiling sweetly with chubby cheeks. Arethousa is reminded of a cherub. She places a finger on the paper and concentrates. "Exousíes Areithous Yakínthou Elaión Póter." Glancing at the paper, she smiles as words appear on the paper. She reads them aloud to Areithousa.
Exousíes Areithous Yakínthou Elaión Póter
Electrokinesis
Aerokinesis
Atmokinesis
Hydrokinesis
Geokinesis
Cryokinesis
Telumkinesis
Odikinesis
Magic
Areithous smiles. "Look Sissy!" he says, "I have nine powers. Plus magic! But Mommy said that I need a wand to do magic, which I don't think is fair." His sister smiled back at him. "Well Aro," he says, "What if I teach you how to do magic without a wand? I mean, I can. And I'll even let you use the elder wand if you need to." Areithous looks at her in confusion. "But Mommy says that someone's wand will only work for one person unless they win it in battle, and even then, it won't work very well. Mommy also says that the Elder Wand is the most powerful wand in the universe, and that the mean Dumbledore man had it."
Arethusa shakes her head. "No Aro, it's mine. It was originally Death's but now it is mine, and it will work for anyone who I tell it to." The little boy smiles. "Cool! Now we are gonna do your power test." The older girl laughs. "Okay." Placing a hand on another piece of paper, she places a finger of her other hand on there too and concentrates. "Exousíes Aréthousa Yákinthos Eilene Póter." Words appear on the paper, and she reads those aloud too.
Exousíes Aréthousa Yákinthos Eilene Póter
Electrokinesis
Aerokinesis
Atmokinesis
Hydrokinesis
Geokinesis
Cryokinesis
Telumkinesis
Odikinesis
Charmspeak
Amokinesis
magically sense and pick locks
Necromancy
Osteokinesis
Umbrakinesis
calling gems
Mystiokinesis
Mist Control
advanced senses
natural instincts for the hunt
enhanced strength, speed, and agility
perfect markmanship with the bow
complete control over the Doors of Death
Invisibility
Flight with huge black feathered wings
Chaos Powers
Create discord and initiate conflict
Magic
Areithous pouted. "That's not fair Sissy," he said, "You have twenty-six powers and I only have nine! That's seventeen more powers than me." Arethusa laughed. "Aro, you're forgeting that you have magic: you can use magic to recreate most of these powers! Now, when would you like to start training?" The little boy brightened at the thought of magic, and then he thought for a moment. "Now, Sissy!" His sister shook her head "No Aro, you're already tired out slightly. Besides, it's almost time for dinner. I have an idea. How about I teach you how to grow a tail instead of legs, and I teach you how to breathe underwater. Then, we go visit your Daddy?"
He nodded. "Yeah Sissy, let's do that. But can I control water too? Please?" Arethusa nodded. "Sure, it should come naturally to you, it shouldn't be too difficult." An hour later, Areithous had managed to nearly flood the whole camp, and then he got the hang of controlling his powers. Another hour later, he grew a tail and could breathe underwater. "Sissy, let's go visit Daddy!" he demanded. Sighing, Arethusa nodded. "Sure." Inwardly, whe wondered if her Aunt Jane had spoiled Areithous just a little too much. She walked toward the beach, her brother walking besides her, smaller hand clasped in hers, and then, they dissappeared into the surf, where they exchanged legs for tails and swam toward Atlantis.