What up guys! I finally got some time off to update some of my stories. Thanks for all the ideas and comments. But anyways, here's the next chapter
Chapter 4
He Returns
Artemis POV (3 days later)
When we retrieved the twins, something shocking had happened.
***Flashback***
When we arrived there we saw three demigods battling a creature I've never seen before. I didn't see where the twins were until I saw them being captured by some dracnae.
I was about to signal my Hunters to attack but what I saw stopped me right in my tracks. The creature moved and I saw none other than Kronos, the Titan who killed my Guardian, with a devious smile on his face
I was about to confront him when there was a bright greenish-blue light coming from the sky.
When I looked back towards Kronos, his face had turned pale. I have no idea why, but maybe he knew what the light was. Suddenly, a green mist had descended upon the area where they were. It was so thick that I couldn't see through it even with my godlike sight. Even though I couldn't see what was happening, I definite heard what was happening: the sound of metal meeting metal, the sound of monsters dying and Kronos cursing whoever was attacking.
A few minutes later, I saw Kronos jump out of the mist on the creature I saw earlier. The creature had many cuts, small and large on his body. Although, I thought the creature looked terrible, Kronos looked worse. He had cuts all over his body, not one spot was left unscathed and looked like he had at least 3 broken bones. He looked at the mist and said,
"Next time we meet, you will regret coming back." And with that he and the creature disappeared into the night.
When I looked back at the mist, I could just see the silhouette of a person, a man, at least 6 feet tall with a well built lithe body. He turned around and the first thing I saw were his piercing sea-green eyes looking directly at me and he smiled sadly to me; he turned around and started to walk away.
I stepped out of the forest and called to him but he didn't stop. There was a sudden flash of white light and when I looked back, the man and the mist were gone.
I looked up to the night sky and noticed that my favorite constellation, the crisscrossing twin hooks, had dimmed and I was thinking of why this would happen.
I remembered about the task at hand and motioned for the Hunters to come out. We treated the demigods' wounds and set up camp.
***Flashback End***
I learned that Kevin and Kaitlin were a son and daughter of Atropos, one of the Fates. Surprisingly, even though being the son and daughter of Atropos, they were very vibrant and spirited.
I now see why Kronos wanted to capture these two demigods; if he had captured them, he could've threatened Atropos and he would've had Fate in his hand.
I offered Kaitlin a place in the Hunt but she refused saying that she wouldn't go anywhere without her brother. I guess I can understand her reason, a brother and a sister, especially twins, form a kind of bond between the two siblings. When I entered my tent I saw Thalia sitting waiting for me.
"Did you want something Thalia?" I asked her. She looked directly at me,
"What do take of what happened last night?" she asked me curiously.
"What do you mean?" I asked even though I knew what she was implying.
"My Lady, you and I know well enough what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the mysterious man in the mist." She says not looking away from me.
"I think that man was just lucky he had injured Kronos and come out unscathed." I say grudgingly.
"My Lady, I've known you long enough to tell when you're telling the truth and when you're lying, and what you just said was a complete lie. I know that you have some hope that the man was the Guardian." She replied unconvinced by my lie. I sigh in defeat and I put my head into my hands.
"Yes Thalia, I do have hope about the man being our Guardian. I can just hope that man is he; you of all people should know how I feel about him." I said tiredly. She walks over and sits right next to me and puts a friendly hand on my shoulder and says,
"Yes, I know that you loved him, but you must let go of him. He is no longer here with us." She says the last part barely audible but I still heard it. I stood up quickly,
"No!" I argued, "I know that he is somewhere, I just don't know where! He's not gone, he's just missing! He's still alive, I know it!" And with that, I fell down to my knees sobbing quietly. Thalia kneels next to me,
"My Lady, I will tell the Hunters and demigods to get ready to leave tomorrow." And I know this is her way of giving me some alone time.
"Thank you Thalia" I say to her.
She stands up and walks out giving me time to compose myself but no matter how hard I try, I can't stop the emotions from coming up. So I just lie in my tent for the rest of the day. Once the stars come out, I look to see my favorite constellation dimmer then the last time. I keep thinking that my friend, my guardian, my savior, my love is slipping away from me. Before I fall asleep, I smell the faintest hint of a salty ocean breeze
3rd Person POV
Unbeknownst to Artemis or the demigods, there was a figure surrounded by mist watching them from afar wishing to be there, but he knew it wasn't his time yet. So he just stood there and watched them releasing some of the mist letting them know that he had returned.
So what do you guys think? Tell me what you think!
I know that Artemis is acting OOC at the end but could you blame her?
Thanks to ShoShonaTheRose for the mist idea
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Hero