After ordering from the son of the Roman Hermes the group was fed well and left the restaurant with full bellies and smiles on their faces as they tipped him, and Jason told him about their previous quests. "You defeated Terra? Holy Jupiter!" The young man exclaimed as the people around looked at him like he was crazy. He muttered under his breath about dumb mortals and left the group.
After he left the group paid the tab and left with full bellies and happy looks on their faces. Zack and the others weird whispers of herds of farm animals being mauled at night. Percy walked towards a small group talking about the recent animal mauling.
"Hello, I was wondering if you guys could tell me anything about these attacks? Like if they are any markings or strange things happening before or after the event?" He asked as the two men muttered and one of them told the prince of the sea about talking wolves on the outside of the town. "Thank you." He said before walking to the others who went outside.
Zack and Jason were drinking a soda while Adeline was smelling the flowers. Zack threw away his aluminum can in the recycle bin as Percy came over to the three. "So, did those two men say anything worthwhile?" Adeline asked as Percy nodded his head.
"They said they could hear the wolves talking," Percy said as Zack looked at his friends with shrugged shoulders. "Well boys let's go get some wolf pelts," the girl said walking towards the outskirts of town and towards one of the farms as the boys followed her.
While walking to the farm that was said to have the recent of incidents the group of four thought of a plan. "Alright so Percy will encircle the pack with a wall of earth, I will talk to them peacefully, and if that doesn't work then we go out fighting," Zack asked as the other three nodded their heads.
"He's going to die," Jason asked as the other two nodded their head in agreement as Zack walked to the pack, voice laced with charm-speak.
Zack sat down on the grass as one of the wolves looked at him. "Excuse me, I know that you guys are werewolves so can we talk like people here instead of animals." He asked as the wolves growled as they changed into humans with force. "Good now, why are you killing these sheep?" He asked as the leader looked at him.
"I don't know who you are demigod or why you smell like us. But I will say this, we are eating them because our king took our source of food from us!" The leader said, snarling as the pack closed in.
"I see. As for who I am…" He said while getting up. "I am the grandson of Aphrodite, son of Emily Kindler and Thomas Kindler!" Zack growled as he withdrew his sword as he werewolves looked at him with shock.
"Thomas… I haven't heard that name in years…. Not since I killed him." The leader said as Zack let out a strong growl as Percy summoned three walls of earth to surround the wolves.
"Murderer!" Zack screamed as his eyes glowed. "I will kill you. Like a beast…" Zack gripped his amulet and pulled it off as his body began to feel warm from the missing amulet as he began to turn into a werewolf with the rays of the moon under him. "To a beast!" He said as he let out a fierce growl as he charged the leader with his sword and claws outstretched.
Soon demigods, mortal, and werewolves join the battle. As Zack and the leader fought, Adeline let arrows fly one after the other at any wolves getting near Zack. Percy and Jason went to work cutting the wolves to furry ribbons as the leader ducked a swing from Zacks sword and claws, but not without getting a bite wound on the shoulder where Zack bit into him.
As the fight went on Jason summoned some lightning as a wolf jumped on the eternal maidens back and bit her neck, making her bleed out. Not knowing that Adeline died, Percy and Jason took out the last of the wolves as Zack jumped away from an attack.
"Not bad cub, I… I can see why you…. You're quicker than I am." The leader panted from exhaustion Zack slowly breathed in and swung his claws at the head of the enemy, only to be used as a feint for the werewolf's neck to kiss the steel. Zacks' knees wobbled as the head of his opponent rolled off.
Zack relaxed as he looked around he smelt burned flesh and singed fur. He stood as he looked for the Hunter of Artemis and found her, only with blood oozing out. "No…" He said as he ran to her, with the two boys following behind.
"No, no! come on wake up!" He said as he began toad charm-speak "Wake up! Didn't we promise to go to Whataburger after this!" He asked as her body laid still. He leaned his head back as he howled into the crisp air, only to be turned into tragic tears once he turned back into a human.
"Who… Who is the god of death?" Zack asked as he snarled at the sky.
"Thanatos. He should be somewhere in the underworld. Why are you asking?" Percy asked as he muttered a quick prayer for the girl.
"Because I'm going to fight Death. And I will win!"
-CHB-
Upon returning to Camp, the boys went their separate ways. Jason and Percy both went to see their girlfriends. Zack saw the hunters of Artemis enter the silver cabin. "Better tell them now," Zack said as he thought of the anger that left him that was now replaced with sadness.
When he reached the door, he knocked. He then placed his sword on the ground with his hands up. As the door opened he saw that it was the young girl he saved. "Hi, I'm not sure if you remember me but I saved you from that bear. Anyway, I need to speak to Artemis, is she here?"
The girl nodded her head and closed the door, he waited as a girl slightly older opened the door. He noticed that there was something different about this girl. "Lady Artemis I…" He fell to his knees as tears escaped from his eyes. "I'm sorry. Adeline… she's-" "I know she is gone. I felt it the moment she went into that battle. Why are you here Zack?" She asked before she closed the door.
"I'm going to get her back. I will steal her from Death and bring her back here to you. That's all I wanted to say, ma'am." He bowed again and walked away to his grandmothers' cabin.
Well, that was it for this story. I hope to have the second story up soon, but you never know. I noticed my mistake and corrected the name of the OC.
