William spent his last couple of days training hard with Percy. Being the only one with powers in any way similar to his, Percy was the one that William needed help from. Not even Luna had any experience that could really be of use.
William learned that he had exceptional control over the earth and not quite so good control over water. He learned to telepathically throw chunks of earth and rocks, how to manipulate the landscape such as making the ground ripple, turn the ground to quicksand to slow down enemies. Also being able to sense underground anomalies, like caves, tunnels and life forms. And he was able to draw strength from the earth itself, which is what he had used to hold up the sky.
His water manipulation was passable, but only when he was submersed in water. On the beach he could barely move any, but in the surf he could do the basics. His water powers extended to healing and being able to breath under water and also talking to fish. But other than that he had nothing. At least, nothing that they had discovered yet anyways.
But eventually the week came to an end and William stuck by his agreement with Luna, one week at Camp, the rest of his life at her side with the Hunt.
Percy made him promise to come back fairly often, or at the very least Iris message. He wanted to introduce William to his mom Sally. After hearing about the legend of the blue cookies, William had no choice but to agree to his demands. But William also had some demands of his own.
Percy wasn't allowed to propose to Annabeth without involving him in some way. William wanted to be there to support his brother and new sister on their happy day.
"Alright you two, let's get a move on before at least one of you starts crying" Annabeth said, pulling Percy away from me and wrapping her arms around his waist. The Hunter's laughed at the prospect of seeing the two powerful sons of Poseidon crying just because they wouldn't see each other for a while.
William was very quickly thankful for all the running he had done while the Hunters chased him because they moved fast. They flew through the wilderness heading west from Camp Half Blood at unimaginable speeds. It didn't take long until they crossed into the next state. Then the next and the next and the next.
Once they reached Colorado, Artemis finally decided that they'd gone far enough for today and were close enough to where their Zeus given mission was going to start.
"So what exactly are we doing for Lord Zeus?" one of the Hunters asked.
"There have been reports of a darkness here in Colorado. More so than usual. A strange, almost foreign darkness. We'll set up here and look when the sun is up. There isn't much point in looking for darkness in the middle of the night, especially a night where I can't increase the brightness of the moon to help, since it's that time of the month" Artemis explained.
The Hunters broke off and started setting up camp, which sounded like it would take a few hours, but almost immediately there were several smaller tents up and functional.
"Thalia, take William and show him how we do a perimeter sweep of new campsites would you? We need our new bodyguard to be fully versed and capable in the ways of the Hunt if he's going to hang around for a while" she said, smirking at him.
"I'm going to be around for more than a while Arty. I'm thinking something like, oh, I don't know... maybe eternity?" he teased back. She pulled him in for a passionate kiss, their tongues battle for dominance, until Thalia cleared her throat.
"Come on Lover Boy, you and I have a date with the darkness" the daughter of Zeus said before jogging off into the woods.
"You better get going or you'll get lost," Artemis warned, "oh and if you run away I'll kill you!" she called after him.
He quickly chased after Thalia, her silver outfit showing where she was up in the distance. "Thalia, wait up!" he called.
"Hurry up then Kelp Head!"
"So basically you just run in a circle and make sure there are no monsters near by?" he questioned her.
"It's more than that. You have to see if there have been any recently, so you know what might come back while we're all sleeping. Look for tracks, monster scuffles, they all leave behind obvious signs. Hardly any are careful about what they leave behind. All you have to do is pay attention and you'll be able to get it" Thalia explained.
"Okay, I'll follow your lead then Pinecone" William said, following closely behind the Huntress.
"So how do the Hunters really feel about Artemis and-" William was interrupted as a shadow jumped out from behind a tree and knocked him to the ground.
He fought back the snarling teeth and slobbering jowls that were snapping at his face. I summoned his sword from it's scar and stabbed upward into the blackness. The mass of black fur slowly dissolved into golden dust on top of him.
"Thalia! Are you alright?" he called out, but got no response. "Thalia!"
He whipped his head around, searching for the dark haired teen. A blur of silver flashed through the forest, quickly followed by at least a dozen black masses. William made a move to chase after her, but a pair of blood red eyes popped out of the darkness in front of him. White teeth shone in the night as they gnashed together.
Several more snarls were heard and he slowly turned around. He was completely surrounded. He summoned his scythe and stood ready, waiting for the first impatient monster to make a move. It took about twelve seconds.
William swung the blade around and cut through the hellhound like butter. The loss of one of their comrades had the rest of them jumping into action. The son of Poseidon became a golden tornado as the air around him filled with monster dust as he twirled the scythe around his body, cutting down hellhounds left and right.
The pack seemed to be never ending, each one he killed was immediately replaces with another. He didn't have any opportunities to escape the circle they had trapped him in. So he kept swinging, surely soon or later the Hunters or Artemis would come looking for him and break him out. He just needed to hold out until then.
It was hard to tell the passage of time in the battle filled darkness. It could have been fifteen minutes, a couple hours, maybe even a day. What he did know, was that his energy was waning. He couldn't keep going much longer.
"Stop killing my hounds or she dies!" a new voice called out through the darkness. A woman emerged from it, her pale skin glowing in the faint light of the stars. At her feet was Thalia, being dragged by her hair.
"What did you do to her?" he roared, leveling his scythe at this new woman.
"Woah, woah, woah. Hold on now. I don't intend to hurt anybody. I only had to knock your friend here out because she was struggling so much, if she hadn't then she'd be wide awake right now. No, I am here for you, son of Poseidon" the woman said.
"I have nothing for you, now leave me and my family alone" he threatened, keeping his blade level.
"Oh, on the contrary, you have exactly what I need. And like I said, I don't intend on hurting anyone, so long as you cooperate. You drop your weapon and come with me willingly, and I will release your friend and she will be completely free to return to those Hunters. So what do you say? Your cooperation, or her life?" the lady said, a black blade now resting on Thalia's throat.
"Fine! Fine, I'll do it. Can I at least tell my girlfriend? She has this thing about me running away. I'd hate to leave her thinking I did" William asked, dropping his scythe to the ground, knowing it would return to his tattoo shortly.
"No. Your friend here can deliver the message. Can't you?" she asked, lifting Thalia's head up. The piercing blue eyes that were usually calm were bloodshot and wild looking.
"G-go to hell lady" Thalia managed out.
"Very well, if you insist!" the lady said. Dropping Thalia, grabbing William and flashing away in the matter of a second.
Thalia got to her feet as quickly as she could once the hellhounds were all gone. She sprinted, as fast as her legs could carry her, back to the Hunters' camp.
"Milady!" she called as she neared it. "Milady! Artemis!"
Artemis whipped open the flaps to her tent and jumped out, she could hear the distress in Thalia's voice. "What's wrong Thalia? Where is he? Where is William?" she questioned her sister.
"He- he-"
"No. No. He promised he wouldn't" Artemis said, tears ready to fall from her eyes.
"No. He- he was taken. A woman. Thousands of hellhounds. He fought like a demon but, he traded his cooperation for my life. I would be dead if he was standing here" Thalia explained, tears rolling down her cheeks. "It's not safe here milady, there were so many of them we would all be killed if she wanted it. We need to leave" Thalia sobbed.
"N-not without him. Where did they go? I'll chase them down myself" Artemis asked, shaking Thalia by the shoulders.
"G-gone into a shadow. She was a goddess of some sort, but it was so dark the only thing I could see was how pale her skin was. I- I'm so sorry Artemis" Thalia sobbed.
"Gather round girls, we are leaving" Artemis called, running wasn't an option anymore. All of the Hunters gathered around and then the moon goddess flashed them all back to Camp Half Blood.
William regained consciousness and immediately regretted it. His eyes and throat were burning just from the air. It was hot, muggy, and overall just disgusting. Like Florida in the summertime. At least he could see now, well, sort of.
Everything in his vision was tinged red. The walls, the bed... even his skin. He sat up and was right away hit with a coughing fit. When he removed his hand, it was covered in blood.
Whatever this place was... it was killing him, and quickly. There were blisters forming on his skin, and several scratches had been shut with dried, caked blood.
There was also this feeling... DANGER, his subconscious screamed at him constantly. Wherever he was, William was not a welcomed guest and the way the place was making him feel was clear evidence of that.
William took a look around to find that he was in a bedroom. It was big, spacious. There were bookshelves, a tv, a desk. Couch, chairs, side tables and everything.
"Where the hell am I?" he wondered aloud.
"What a fitting question!" the woman's voice said as she entered the room.
"Y-you. W-ughm- who are you and w-why am I here?" he managed to croak out, his throat was totally dry and probably blistered.
"You'll find out all about me in due time. But first, I have a proposition for you. I have heard rumours, even all the way down here in Tartarus, that a new son of Poseidon walks the earth and that he even managed to slip his way into the moon goddess' bed. The rumours also included the fact that it was Pegasus that was your father and not the sea beard" the woman said. She sauntered over and plopped herself down on the bed.
"I-is that why I'm here? T- so that you can r-ra-rape me?" he managed to croak out. If that's what she wanted, then she should get it over with so he could go home.
"No! Of course not! It isn't rape if you agree to it. I have a grand plan, one that requires a specimen like you. It would go much smoother and nicer if you cooperated. But if not... there is of course, a less civil way" she said, smirking evilly.
"And w-what would I be required to do?" he stammered. He didn't like the sound of where this was going.
"I need an army to take over the world. It is clear that no race that currently exists is capable of toppling Olympus. The Titans failed, the Gigantes, the monsters, the demigods, even Gaea, a Primordial! All failed to destroy the gods. I want to create a new race of being. And for that, I need you. I need you to breed me and my daughters over and over until you have given me my army" she said, cackling like a witch.
"You're insane! I would never have a kid with you or your messed up kids! I love Artemis and she is the only one who will be having my kids!" William yelled. He got up and made his way towards the door.
The woman sighed. "Very well. The hard way it is then. Let's take a bath shall we?" She was suddenly right beside him and grabbing his arm. She flashes them away and they reappear beside a river. A river of white fluid, like watered down milk.
"What is this? I don't want to bathe in that!" William cried. It looked disgusting and definitely not cleansing.
"Too bad you won't remember what you want" she said cheerily before pushing him in.
The river spit him out a while later and he lay on the bank, completely still.
"William. William, dear, can you hear me?" the woman called.
"Wh-who are you?" he gasped as air filled his lungs.
"I am Nyx. You went for a swim and didn't come back, so I came to find you. You have been neglecting your duties while you've been away" she said sweetly, her voice filled with concern.
"M-my duties?"
"Yes my dear. Your duties. Remember? You are supposed to be breeding me an army to take over Olympus. You are supposed to bed my daughters and I until we bear your children. Don't you remember?"
"Oh, um, I- I- I'm sorry. Let me make it up to you?" he suggested.
Nyx smiled sadistically. "I suppose that would be fine. Though don't take too long, you are already behind schedule" she said, laying down on the ground and her dress disappeared into the shadows.
William's clothes disappear into thin air and his huge cock is already hard and ready to go.
"One thing first. I Nyx, make you a god. God of hyperfertility, conception, breeding, endurance and sexual prowess" she said. He felt a power boost run through his body and a need filled him. The need to absolutely destroy the woman in front of him until she was heavily laden with his genes.
He wasted no time spearing into her. In his mind he was thinking they'd done this before and she would be used to his size and being gentle was unnecessary. In reality, the Primordial goddess of night had only fucked a cock half this size before. And She. Was. Loving. It.