Artemis POV

I was the first to break the silence.

"Why," I asked. "What happened to the great hero that is so horrible he wishes to die. Olympus needs you." Perseus raised his hand to silence me. What he said next was spoken in such a cold tone that even I flinched at the harshness.

"Save it Lady Artemis. You, the man hating Goddess, wants me to live." It looked like he was trying to stifle a laugh.

"You don't care either way about what happens to me. You just want this meeting to end." He spoke the truth and there was no denying it, even though I wanted to. I didn't like him or anything, I just thought that it would be such a waste of a great life.

"Kill me!" he bellowed. "Kill me right now!" Father slowly shook his head.

"Perseus, why!" asked Father. "What has happened to you. Most of us want you to live. Besides, what about Annabeth." Perseus flinched when Father said that name and I could see fresh pain cover his face.

"Don't speak of her," he said. "That is the reason for my death. She was my life, yet she betrayed me. Now, I have no purpose to live so I beg you, kill me!"

"I will not," Father said to Perseus. Perseus just shook his head.

"Then goodbye everyone," he said sadly. I watched as he took out his pen, Riptide, and brang it close to his stomach. I realized what he was about to do a second too late.

"Percy no!" yelled Posideon. Too late, I looked at Perseus uncap his pen, bringing the sword straight towards his heart.

Zeus POV

For a second, I thought Perseus really was going towards Hades the hard way. However, midway to his heart, his sword was deflected by someone.

"Easy now cuz," Apollo said to Perseus, while yanking the sword out of his hand. "Don't want you dead before your time.

"Killing you is a waste of a soul," began Hades, trying to reason with Perseus.

"But keeping me alive is just cruel," Perseus countered. I could tell that he really wanted to die, and I wouldn't mind too much either way. However, if he died the sea would be restless for a millennia, at the death of Percy Jackson.

"You say you want to die because your life has no reason," I asked. Perseus nodded his head sadly.

"Well what if I were to give you a reason to live." This seemed to interest Perseus a bit.

"What do you have in mind my Lord," he asked, curious of what I could do now. Instead of answering, I spoke in my head to Artemis.

Daughter, would you help me save Perseus. He has nothing but misery left if we kill him.

What do have in mind Father. I don't have time for boys, even if Perseus has earned some of my respect.

I say we let him join the hunt. Please daughter, at least we will have the sea.

NO. NEVER. My hunters are girls. I can't stand even being in a boys presence anyway. Besides, the girls will kill him!

He must go with you. You found him anyway -

Out of PITY! Not care.

Then do it out of pity now!

No! I will not accept him into the hunt.

Then make him a guardian or something, just help him live!

I WILL NOT!

DAUGHTER! This is not negotiable. You WILL accept him into the hunt, or I will personally show you my true wrath.

Fine! And I pray he dies within the first day! I pray!

Percy POV

After 2 minutes of Zeus not speaking and Artemis flushing with anger, the pair turned to me. If Artemis was angry, it meant that I was in grave danger.

"Perseus," Zeus began. "We have an option for you." An option for me. What could that possibly be. There was nothing left for me to do anyways.

"We will grant you the position of Guardian of the hunt." said Zeus with a wide smile on his face.