Okay, I'm going to try and create an utterly heartless villain in this chapter. I will have to wash my head after putting him to byte, however. The villain does not reflect my personal opinions, I just had to make him sound despicable. This chapter, is also rather dark, though a true vampire, and Fluffy, may approve. I also may do a slight interpretation of some characters from, opposite cultures and their reactions to a Greek God and America. I may not be perfectly accurate, but as one group has no internet, and the other is from a rather religiously heavy nation, I tried to get the right reactions. Eh, I probably messed up, but if I did, just tell me in a none flame form.
Dalek; They are, technically related, in a cross dimensional sense
Animeman; You've got that right
magicdemi-god223; I hinted at it a few times, his name for instance, I even explained what it meant straight out.
Well then, lets continue shall we
A secluded grove
The silver blur faded, as some states away from Gettysburg, in a tree lined thicket with a interior large enough to lay a person on the ground with another. Pine needles, dead and tanned orange, lay on the ground inside the thicket
Artemis place her ill son on the ground here to check him better, Theronwas breathing uneasily and a feverful flush on his face.
"Theron..." she grimaced, before she got a serious look. She couldn't bring him back home...knowing Apollo this would turn into a plague.
She wasn't a healing goddess, but she knew a bit about disease, being a patron to womans health...she'd have to try and cure Theron before returning home.
But first, he needed a blanket, and Apollo was sure to be waiting for someone to conquer modern, medical supplies...
"Come, beasts of nature" Artemis said with power, as the forest began to come alive with creatures.
Squirrels flew from the tops of trees, deer stuck their heads in the thicket, a flock of birds took roost above her , a army of ants covered a nearby tree trunk, and even a black bear appeared to her call. However, the bear appeared to be rather old, with gray hair covering its face and it appeared rather thin.
"Creatures of the forest, I call upon your aide...bring me herbs of healing my Squirrels" the chattering rodents scampered off to find the plants she wanted "Birds, gather littered water bottles, fill them with the purest water you can find" the song birds took to the skies "Ants, go to the nearest mortal car and bring any medical supplies you can obtain from them. Do not steal from families, do steal in particular for adulterers, rapists and other people I loath" the ants marched off
"Deer, form a defensive perimeter around this thicket, my powers will protect you from hunters and predators as you do so. Do not allow anyone to approach this place that I don't know of" the deer backed away as she looked sadly at the bear.
"Now, my beast, I shall relieve you of your suffering" the bear bowed its head as Artemis placed her hand on its head, as the age suffering creature shimmered and turned into a perfectly formed bear skin blanket.
She placed the warm fur covering, charmed to be better than normal at keeping her son warm, on Theron, as the creatures who she sent out returned with herbs, water and supplies
As she took to nursing her ill son, Artemis's mind began to reflect on how all of this had happened
Flashback; back woods of Texas, not far
Some miles away from the bustling metropolis of Houston, there was a out of the way building, alongside it a barn, that appeared on no zoning maps, for it was not built legally, in fact it was meant to be undetectable by the police and other law aiders in the port area
For it was a 'transfer point' for a smuggler group, who dealt in various, valuable merchandise for other crime syndicates and other 'associations' in the United States and Canada
Several large, fit men, who were rather of the 'white trash' description, were currently unloading 'imports' as we speak, with a short, bald, graying man, who was the leader of this syndicate of crime, who actually resemble a character from that show that Percy liked, some villain who hired a guy with a giant cooking knife...Cato? Bato? Something...but that's not really important
"Hey, where does this stuff go?"
"The Cocaine goes in the barn"
"Um..."
"So do the machine guns"
"Eh..."
"Don't touch the uranium you half wit! We're sending it to Venezuela A.S.A.P, I don't like this stuff at all"
"Eh, what about that box, boss?" the thugs noted a larger box, with a single air hole. It appeared to be rattling, as if something was inside it, moving...as if wanting to get out.
"Oh" he said with a rather nasty look "That is, particularly valuable. Its our, 'special packages' for our customers, bring it in"
With a lot of huffing and grumbling, the large box was moved inside the house, but it didn't have the normal housing dimensions.
The floor on the bottom was a large, open space, with a raised area like that of a auction house almost, but with no seats. A stair case went up to the more, separate, upstairs, where the head smugglers office was, with several; business rooms, where luxury items were detailed
"Ah, this is very good Slump, open the box, but keep the goods restrained"
"Yes boss" the behemoth opened the box, as he yanked out a chain...connected to a chain gang of five tearful, scared looking, girls about the age of sixteen. They looked hungry, dehydrated, and lacking sleep.
"Their perty"
"Shut it Golash! There not for you" the girls appeared terrified "Oh, you can't speak English, savages. Well, you look all right, hmmm very alright"
He examined the five teenagers in front of him
One was an Indian girl, who had black hair and that, red dot thing that the crime lord didn't care what it was called. Of note, though, was C cup breasts, very good.
The next was Middle Eastern, who appeared particularly uncomfortable without those rags covering her. The B cups were a, disappointment, but then again, there was market for 'revenge' on her kind.
Then there was a African, who appeared to be particularly tough looking, among them. Feisty, they liked feisty. Oh, and what a rack this one had, D's.
The one after her was Hispanic, so that was nothing special, but then again she was also easier to watch. After all, she'd be easily called an illegal if she got away, and then she'd be back to be caught again. B's on this one.
The last was a Asian, he had no idea what nation she came from, and he didn't care. She seemed to be the most terrified. As with all asians, she was a flat A, but she had something on the opposite to make up for it...very firm.
"So, while you cannot understand me, you third world rejects, you should know why you are here...if you ever learn how to understand real people. You five tried to rise above your stations, of the inferior kind. Some of you sought education" he laughed at the Indian and Middle Eastern "One ran away from home" the African "One wanted opportunities in a country far too good for her" the Hispanic "And the last one, she thought I was the great leader...your kind are communist idiots in addition to being economic knaves" the Asian "And as a result, you are now the property, of the Gato syndicate. Now, I don't really like your kind, but many do. Your, very good for, keeping business relations. And they pay a premium for fresh lots" the language may be foreign, but his tone sent shivers down their spines, he was going to have people rape them...for money.
"Of course, my coming customers have a, ripping fetish, they also like terror, so be free to..." a bang
"Um, they here" Golash grunted, when the door was blasted down by a water tendril, that flew into Golash and pierced him like a sword. The probably inbred Boonie hit the ground as Slump looked around in terror, as Gato concealed his alarm
The girls, well it was better then being raped, dying quickly.
Then, out of nowhere, a blast of electricity struck into Slump, setting him of fire as Gato found himself trapped between water, and lightning.
As his spine got snapped
He cried out in pain, as something went inside him, and grabbed his heart...and then he knew not, as his body began to melt like a candle. The girls looked disturbed, and slightly relieved.
As the body of the smuggler melted down, their savior was shown, as the water and lightning also revealed two others
The water was controlled by a boy with jet black hair, in American cloths, the lightning by a girl who looked about his age, with looks that, to the Iranian, would have gotten her stoned.
While 'Gato' was apparently killed by a 12 year old in silver, with unholy rage. Then, five silver balls of light formed on her fingers, and shot into them
They had no ability to dodge them, but they didn't hurt, instead...
"That was...rather overkill, Lady Artemis" the boy sweated.
"Are you saying, they didn't deserve death" the girl responded, gray eyes flashing yellow.
The five trafficked girls blinked, they were speaking english...and they understood it, and they only knew Hindu, Persian, Swahili, Spanish and Korean, respectively.
"No...but you melted him"
"No, I broke his spine, crushed his heart, melted his organs, then melted his skin"
"Oh...you know its times like this I wish I never touched the Tiber"
"Oh Percy, your hardly the one to get that happening to you" the other girl answered. The younger female nodded, before she took note of the five girls
"Are you alright?" she asked, concerned. They nodded, nervous
"What are your names" the rather scary girl asked
"Nirmala...untouchable" The Indian girl looked away
"Ahou...I no longer have a family" The Iranian girl responded
"Hisani...I left 'em" the African said a bit more confidently
"Belecia, Orphan" The Central American smiled weakly
"Hea...you American devils" the North Korean only didn't spit because she didn't want to burn
"A devil...wrong view point. I'm, a more, life giver. My name is Artemis, the Greek Goddess of the Hunt, the Moon..."
"YOU ARE NOT A GOD!" Ahou said, desperately, as if denying something "THEIR IS ONLY ALLAH..."
"You know, I think that is why there aren't really any demigods from rather religious families" The boy commented
"You only just thought of that?" The other girl frowned
"Um...well I'm in no place to deal with the...complicated issue of god, but their are gods outside your views. Do you know of anyone but a god who can do that to a disgusting freak" she noted the melted man wax.
They shook their heads
"Good, it was nice to deal with creeps like that; for I had to leave it to the police to deal with the..."
"59" The other girl added
"Yes, the 59 other child molesters, rapists, poachers and other people I rather dislike, though instead of turning them to slag, I just made sure there would be evidence that was indisputable, but father didn't let me deal with as I wanted. Human rights, mortal affairs, blah blah. Animals and children are my business, not his, and this, was particularly disgusting. Well, I wish your arrival in America could have been more, appropriate, and legal, but I do have an educational system for those who want to learn" with the aide of a daughter of Athena and all the books she and the hunters had to read when the hunt was at a lull a home for those who want one, and I make religious thoughts in my schedule. So, do any of you wish to join the hunters?"