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Chapter 2
Artemis woke up in a slightly lit room. She looked around to see nothing but a table with some food, which made her realize how hungry she was. She took an apple off the table, inspecting it and deeming it safe to eat. Just then the door slightly opened and a cute golden colored kitten walked in. It walked up to her before sniffing her. Deeming her good enough the golden kitten rubbed against her leg, obviously an attempt to be pet by her. Artemis smiled as she picked up the kitten and started scratching it behind its ears making it purr loudly until it suddenly stiffened before jumping out of her arms and to the man who entered through the doorway. Artemis immediately recognized him from the lake and brought herself into a defensive stance, her hands slid to her daggers but finding only air and leather. "Sorry about that but I didn't want you trying to kill me." said the man.
She looked at the man before her while he just smirked at her, lazily petting the cat, not at all worried about the Olympian goddess trying to kill him with a glare that would have frozen Medusa solid.
"Who are you and where am I, boy?" Artemis said with a voice that was cold as ice. "You never change do you, always hating every man you see." The man chuckled while his eyes showed amusement.
"What's so amusing, boy?" Artemis got even more pissed off, but this feeling was nostalgic somehow but she couldn't tell why. The man laughed and shook his head.
"Do you really not recognize me Artemis?" The man said while his eyes searched her for any sign of recognition of him. She looked him over from head to toe and stopped at his eyes. Those eyes, that beautiful sea green color with a black streak in between seemed really familiar. Then like a bus it hit her as she realized that the man before her was the one and only Percy Jackson.
"Is that you Perseus?" Artemis said with a questioning look on her face. She searched his face as his small smile morphed into a large lopsided grin as he replied "About time, I was starting to think that you had forgotten me."
"But how? I thought you were sent to Tartarus" Artemis asked Percy. "Come and see, Milady." said Percy as he led her outside. When she came outside she saw black sand and the river Phlegethon flowing towards an endless horizon. "Is this Tartarus?" asked Artemis.
"Yes, Milady and before you ask why you're here I'll just tell you. I wanted to speak with you but the hunters were nearby and I didn't want anyone else to know my identity, at least for now."
"But why and why did you tell me?" she asked Percy in confusion. "Well Milady, you are the one I trust and respect most amongst the gods."
Artemis couldn't believe her ears, Percy trusted her more than his own father. She smiled at that because it made her kind of happy. Wait a second, did she really just smile at that from happiness? Well she had to admit Percy was the total opposite of her definition of men. He wasn't selfish, he wasn't a jerk, stayed loyal to his friends, and he was quite handsome. Hold on a second did I really just say that? No, Percy is just a friend that I respect and plus I have a vow to never fall in love with anyone. As she went back to reality Percy was looking at her which made her blush and she quickly changed her face expression to a more serious one. "But shouldn't you trust your father at the very least? He is worried about you." said Artemis while her eyes scanned him and the golden kitten. "As much as I want to tell him Milady, I cannot because if his mood changed suddenly than Zeus would know something happened and that would lead him to me." Percy replied as his eyes showed loneliness and worry. Artemis nodded in reply us she saw the reasoning behind his answer.
"Why did you bring me here Perseus, I doubt it was just to tell me this." said Artemis while looking into Percy's eyes. "Well, Milady you see I need your help. Chaos is starting to gather forces and is planning to destroy the world along with the gods."
"But why do you need my help? Why not tell this to the council?" Artemis asked. As soon as she said that Percy's eyes turned a dark green from anger. "Do you really expect me go show up in front of the council after what they did to me? After I saved their sorry asses twice." Percy said as his anger grew and he started glowing with a dark sea green aura. "If the world was not going to get destroyed I would join Chaos in his plans, but I do not wish to see the world destroyed." Percy said as he started to calm down and his look turned into sadness as he said. "After all, Annabeth saved my life so that I could live on."
Artemis looked at Percy sadly. "I'm sorry about her, she was a great person." Percy looked up and replied " It's alright Milady, and you should hurry up before your hunters freak out that you are gone, and tell Olympus about this but don't say anything about me. Say that a monster told you this before you killed him." Artemis nodded "Alright Perseus, I will do as you ask but how did you survive all this time in here?"
"Well Milady you see Tartarus was so impressed that I was able to survive here for the first year that he blessed me and made me the prince of Tartarus." Artemis looked at him with a shocked expression while in her mind she was impressed by Percy's accomplishments.
"I guess I should go then." Artemis said while getting ready to leave. "Wait a minute Milady, let me give you something, as he gave her a beautiful crystal clear sphere made out of ice "With this you will be able to contact me, just say who you want to see and it will show you the person."
Artemis took the sphere and made it disappear into her dimensional storage. "Thank you Perseus, but why can't I just use Iris messaging?"
"Milady, if I did that Iris would know of my existence and tell Zeus, and I don't want him to know that I am still alive and out of Tartarus." Artemis thought about it and nodded. "Alright I will be going then" Percy let go of the kitten as he left the room to retrieve the weapons and teleported her back to the lake.
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The hunters were going crazy! "Where is Lady Artemis?" asked Thaila with a voice of full of worry as she ran through the forest back to the lake to see if she was there. When she finally reached the lake she felt like a something heavy fell off her shoulders when she saw Artemis walking from the lake.
"Where were you Lady Artemis? We looked everywhere for you." said Thaila as she reached Artemis. "I'm sorry Thalia, I was taking care of some monsters and I'm afraid I need to go to Olympus immediately." Artemis lied which hurt her because Thalia was one of her most trusted hunters.
"May I ask what's wrong Lady Artemis?" Thalia asked as her eyes searched Artemis for an answer. "I'm sorry Thalia, I will tell you later. I have to go and report this to the council immediately, so please gather the hunters and make camp." said Artemis and teleported away to Olympus.
When she arrived at the council room Zeus, Poseidon, and Athena were fighting but as soon as they saw her with a serious face expression they stopped. "Call the council father, I have urgent news to deliver." said Artemis while walking and sitting down on her throne. When Zeus heard this he shot a huge lightning bolt into the sky which split into hundreds of tiny ones that scattered across the sky. In a matter of seconds the other Olympians came one after the other. When they all arrived Zeus spoke. "What news do you have Artemis that are grave enough to call the whole council?"
"Father, while I was eliminating the horde of monsters that you sent me to kill, one of the monsters that I killed told me that Chaos is planning to destroy the world and his army is growing bigger and stronger and soon will be unstoppable." When the Olympians heard this their faces turned pale. "What should we do Father?" asked Athena while looking at Zeus.
"We must prepare for war or the whole world will get destroyed and that would mean the end of us as well. Poseidon tell your Cyclopes to start making weapons for the upcoming war and gather as much forces as possible. Meanwhile, you Artemis and your hunt are to gather any information about Chaos's plans. We will take no chances with this. Summon Dionysis to speed up the training of the half bloods" Zeus replied with a serious face. "As you wish replied Poseidon and Artemis. Zeus gave a nod and dismissed the meeting.
When Artemis returned to her camp the hunters surrounded her and started asking her a questions. "Calm down everyone, I will explain everything in a moment." After Artemis explained how Chaos was planning to destroy the world and that they were to gather information about Chaos's plans the hunters calmed down and looked at her with worry. Noticing this Artemis smiled at them. "Don't worry my sisters we won't let Chaos win." Hearing this the mood of the hunters lightened up as their smiles returned back to their faces. "Well lets go eat everyone" said Artemis as she went to the tables with her hunters trailing behind her.
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Percy was sitting on his bed looking at his sword χάσμα(chasm). It was a glossy black sword with grey, black spiral hilt and a ruby in the pommel. The sword was a gift from Tartarus after he blessed him and made him the prince.
(Flashback)
Percy had been in the pit for over a year now. He had learned how to survive in this literal hell hole. He avoided all the ancient deadly monsters such as Kampe and the Titans.
After being there for a year the weaker monsters feared him and ran at the sight of him.
Then one day as he was resting against a rock when Tartarus appeared in front of him. His face a void that seemed to absorb any trace of features that may or may not have existed. Percy leapt into a defensive stance his right hand immediately to his pocket reaching for riptide. "Now, now Percy, I have not come to fight you. So please drop your weapon, and plus I could of killed you ages ago if i wanted to." said Tartarus. Percy lowered his sword and turned it back into its pen form as he put it away back into his pocket. "What do you need Tartarus?" said Percy with a blank expression on his face. "Oh not much I just wanted to see if you wanted my blessing."
"...Did I just hear you say that you want to give me your blessing?" Percy looked at him with shock and confusion. Tartarus chuckled and looked at him with amusement. "You should look at your face Percy, you look like you've seen a ghost. Now the reason why I want to bless you is because you have impressed me quite a lot. No one has survived here for as long as you have. So I will ask again do you want my blessing or not?" Percy looked at him and a grin appeared on his face. "I accept your offer Tartarus." Tartarus grinned and put his hand on his shoulder saying something in Greek as Percy started glowing in a black light which faded away in a few seconds.
When it stopped Percy felt as his power grew. "Thank you lord Tartarus, I will not disappoint you." Tartarus smiled "I hope not, and since I gave you my blessing you are now a prince of the pit." Percy looked at him as his jaw dropped to the ground from the news. "Y-You really don't have to do that, your blessing is more than enough." Tartarus chuckled again "This is another reason why I picked you Percy, you don't desire power so I know that you won't ever abuse it. Also about my blessing, you can now summon any monster from here and enter and leave as you please."
"Thank you Tartarus" Percy said bowing. "Oh and one more thing Percy" said Tartarus as a sword appeared in his hands, "Here is my gift to you. This sword is made out of Primesidian a metal that is made by me and can't be found or mined anywhere else. It is stronger than any other metal known to the gods and you can make it into any item you want when you don't need it. It will return to you in five minutes if you were to lose it."
"Thank you Tartarus." replied Percy as he accepted the gift. Tartarus nodded and sank into the ground leaving Percy standing with the sword in his hands. Percy thought of the sword turning into a necklace. When he opened his eyes the sword was a glossy black chain necklace with greyish flames and a tiny sword hanging in the middle. He looked at it as he smiled and went somewhere within the pit.
(End of Flashback)
Percy stood up his sword turned into its necklace form and wrapped around his neck. He looked at his watch which was a shield made from his half-brother Tyson and turned into mist leaving the pit to the monsters within its depths.
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