Esteemed Arrival Of ?
"I bring news from the big man above. He informs me that his eldest is on her way." Dionysus, the 'grounded' god of wine, informed of Chiron as he entered the cabin. He smirked lightly at Chiron's potential levels of shock. It wasn't every day you had information like this without getting certain reaction from Chiron of the immortal centaur demigod trainer.
Chiron sighed, "Oh, who exactly approaches? No matter how old I am. I must digress, for I have no ability of foresight Dionysus. As I well sure you know this. As such, do enlighten me on the knowledge of who seems of importance, that apparently will be arriving to the Camp soon. "
Dionysus chuckled, "I am well of aware of your lack of foresight, no matter how wise.. some say. Which is why, I in particular wanted to see your reaction to the news of Zeus's daughter." Dionysus paused as sipped his non alcoholic drink he sighed. He missed wine sorely.
He continued, "Consider what the happened with the bolt Chiron. Zeus believes it was time he sent his daughter, Thalia older sister, to come to camp half-blood to keep an eye of things."
Chiron was stunned and blinked in shock,"Thalia's ...older sister? I was under the assumption that Thalia was the only one!"
Dionysus smirked and he drawled, "As did I. However as we were unaware, simply, because of her circumstance. Though despite this, I presume you will have had of heard of her. The children of the Goddess of Hecate all have a some point." He snorted in his now empty glass.
"So she's famous? Who is it then?" Chiron demanded.
Dionysus smirked, as sipped his drink, "Allow me to indulge you then. It was a little over eighteen years ago there was a prophecy. It began as: 'The one with Divine power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches ... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies ... and the Dark Lord will mark her as his equal, but she will have power the Dark Lord knows not ... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives ... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies."
Chiron blinked, as it dawned on him "Ah, that Prophecy. Does that mean..?"
Dionysus chuckled under his breath, and mused, " Indeed, on her lightning shaped scar on her forehead is legendary. Even though it's so obvious, the Wizarding World are ignorant to understand its true meaning. They were under assumption that it was just a curse scar caused by the killing curse. Rather than the protection Zeus, himself, gave on his daughter on that Halloween night on 1981 …"
Chiron eyes widen in disbelief,"Wait so are you speaking of that living legend? The one my lesser brethren in England speak of in cryptic? The ones that the Wizarding world call Woman-Who-Conquered? The Mistress of Death? That Lady Artemisia Aster Potter Black!"
"Correct all in one, Chiron." Dionysus snickered at his friend. "According to Zeus she comes now, the Lady Artemisia will be her in a few days."
Chiron groaned,"Well, this is going to be a very interesting summer, I daresay."
"With her around? That would be obvious."
...
Else where in England Artemisia had decided to head towards to Diagon Alley. Before she began her journey to Camp-Half Blood. First she decided to head to Ollivanders to buy a new wand as her hand been broken in the war and kept the Elder Wand instead. She had hardly wanted people to recognize the Headmaster's wand. The Elder Wand that it is.
"Mr. Ollivander."
"Lady Potter, I am glad we had meet once again under better circumstance."
Artemisia nodded and inclined her head in agreement."Yes. How are you feeling from...?" Ollivander had not looked his best for when she had last seen him. Which sadly was when they had both been captured in Malfoy Manor. "I'm doing well enough Miss Potter."
Green-Blue eyes looked at him earnest,"I'm glad. I suppose this was overdue."
The old and weary wand maker nodded,"I'll repeat myself just for good humor, Miss Potter. No wand will be good as the original one was."
She swallowed, and nodded "I am aware."
"Very well, shall see? What might wand will be for you once more?"
It didn't take as many tries as the first time did. Perhaps Mr. Ollivander knew because of uniqueness of the first wand, the second would be a lot easier to find. Once again, after partly destroying his wand shop, and handed her yet another wand.
"Try this one. It's with Crypess wood and a single Phoenix feather, 10 inches."
She smiled at him,"Let's hope this is the last one."
Ollivander chuckled,"I do not believe my shop can take another beating as it were."
Artemisia chuckled and gribbed the wand, and suddenly spark filled the air. She smiled and glanced at the pleased wand maker. "Ah! At last, you really are a tricky customer. But I suppose should have assumed considering your history." Twinkling his eyes.
Thinking nothing of the meaning she grinned."I know."
"You are most welcome, daughter of Zeus." Mr Ollivander laughed a halfhearted at her as eyes suddenly old, as she left the store.
She paused in shock and whipped around,"Wait-You knew? Who are you-!" She shocked and then she blinked. He had vanished and she glanced around for him. 'Gone' Then she noticed a all but a note on the table. She tentatively picked up the card.
Thank you for your kindness, Miss potter. I shall indulge your curiosity. For I am...
Artemisia let her breath hitch at the words,"That's .. impossible! He can not be-" She blinked once, then twice, but the words were still there. As if mocking her for defying the improbability of it all. Artemisia was still stunned as she strolled down the alley. How was this possible? How was Mr. Ollivander him? Him!
She shook her head to try and shake of the sudden daze. She suppose it was logical. Artemisia chewed her lip. Perhaps her father had sent the likes of him to keep an eye of things?
She sighed, she was thinking to much of things! She sighed. Things were simpler back in the day, when she was young an innocent. When her only true friend was Hedwig.
She paused at the thought. Ever since the loss of Hedwig, she had wanted another companion. Hedwig, her brave owl was killed protecting her. It is time to get an owl once more, she thought idly as she decided to head over to Eeyelops Owl Emporiumin in Diagon she entered Emporiumin she looked at the owls, seeing if there were any snow whites at all. She sighed sadly as they were none.
That's when she heard a loud screech, and then she eyed an Eagle owl that held a resemblance to her snowy owl. It was a white, black feathered one. One that looked at her in great interest from the windows. She paused as she entered the door way. And as soon as did the shopkeeper of the store came, who was a middle age woman with auburn hair came to hear.
"That's a Siberian Eagle Owl, milady. They are rare to get to England. Difficult to catch, I dare say. And unfortunately, that's a feisty one, Lady Potter."
Suddenly as the bird knew they were speaking about him, he puffed up his feathers. Artemisia oddly recalled Hedwig doing this.
"... but very intelligent owl, Lady Potter." The shopkeeper mused out loud as they noticed the bird on perch.
She raised her arm and much to the store keepers surprise the bird flew down gracefully.
The woman storekeeper let her hazel eyes widen in shock,"I never seen him do that!Normally he'd bite your fingers clean off!"
Artemisia grinned at the proud bird, "I will buy him. Now how about a name...How bout Strix?" The large owl glared, and gripped on her arm a tad tighter. As if he was daring her to name him that.
The shopkeeper chuckled,"I wouldn't like too be named 'Owl' as an Owl, myself. It would be a bit redundant, I would think."
She snickered. "No, how bout.. Aquilina?"
The bird hooted at her angrily, as if he knew had been called a feminine name. She looked at him bemused, if she remembered mythology correctly her father's great eagle had been once called Apollon. "How about Apollon?"
The bird paused and bobbed his head, and puffed his feathers proudly, as if he recognizing the name's importance in mythology.
The shopkeeper leaned to her ear and whispered,"Do you think it just realized it was named after Zeus's Eagle?"
Artemisia eyed the owl on her arm,and chuckled at the now proud bird, "Probably."
The shopkeeper burst out laughing, as then the blue eyes twinkled in humor,"For you? Just thirty-five gallons, Lady Potter. Good day." The shopkeeper smiled at her as she waved good-bye as she left with Apollon, in his new cage with some treats.
...
Daughter, two moons from now your steed, that I have gifted to you, will to take you to Camp Half Blood. He will be in the park for you in the dusk.
A gift? Thank you, dad.
Your welcome, daughter. And his name is Bucephalus, a legacy of Pegasus himself.
Two days later she was ready and packed to go to New York. Her heart pounded with ecstatic. But she was also nervous, there were so many for what she felt like when she finally came to the states.
As she headed to the park where her father said to be with her gifted steed, Bucephalus.
He was a stunning steed. He was a pure black and had a long back with wings, and had golden hooves. As soon as Bucephalus noticed her, he had knelt so she can ride him on his bare back.
He reminded her the Abraxan horses she saw in her fourth year.
...
The storm came suddenly outside the camp. The campers ignored the said sudden storm all-knowing that something had pissed off Zeus. As they carried on to assuage their growing annoyance at the change of weather.
"What pissed off the big man now?" Percy grumbled in annoyance and wailed, "I had plans to go to lake!"
Clarisse La Rue scoffed,"You were going to the lake? Of course you did. I at least, was trying to do some training to-day!"
Annabeth who was next to him, tossed her head and rolled her eyes as she scoffed,"Give it a rest you two! You train every day. So there's no great lost."
Tyson stilled suddenly, and scented something in the air. 'A Monster?' Tyson paused and nudged his half-brother, "Brother. There is a monster, they are close to the camp as well as a demigod."
That's when they heard it, after a particular close thunder strike that loomed over there heads than a mighty hiss of a monster that was starling close to the borders.
Percy eyes widen, Was that a hiss? "What-?"
Another flash over a monster flashed through the sky, and followed by thundering crash of a mighty tree. Percy winced when yet again another hiss could be heard, despite the storm. What the hell was that creature? Some sort of snake?
Murmurs rippled the campers at the noises. Chiron and Dionysus suddenly appeared to the area and yelled out orders, "Campers! To arms and head to borders!"
Dionysus looked grim, "Only one snake could be that large and-"
Chiron nodded,"If what it is what I believe it is ...then." Brown eyes became worried and he swallowed. "I hope we can manage it."
And then another clap of thunder echoed, and yet another furious roar could be heard. Percy swallowed.
Percy and the others were sure of it now, Zeus was pissed.
Hiss. Clang. Bang! Neighing. Hiss. Bang!
Percy was confused as they went closer to the sound of battle. What on earth was going?
'Beast you are no match for my rider and I! For she is a daughter of Zeus!'
Percy blinked at the voice, and then heard at the angry hiss that followed, he blinked again confused. 'What?' Percy could have just sworn that-
'Snake beast, you will be defeated by my master's might!'
Percy blinked again and then he could have sworn he just heard the voice once more. 'There it was again!' Was he hearing things again?
Pecry squinted and narrowed his eyes to get a better view, and then let out a starling gasp as he saw them and a beast, and a majestic horse in the field..
Beast it was; for the monster snake had wings. Wait- than that was the Python? Of the Delphi?
Percy hedged closer to the battle field to see things clearly. And that's when the campers got a clear view.
On top of an ebony rearing winged stallion, a black hair girl with blue-green eyes with a sword in two hands of hands, charged at the great snake-winged like beast. The girl on top the horse was sweaty and tired by the looks of it. Then suddenly the girl pushed one of her swords up to the sky.
And as quickly as it came the thunder appeared to her sword. She grinned at the beast in front of her, and with a mighty swing of the cackling sword that had accumulated the lighting shot towards the the beast and destroyed it to smithereens.
The campers all halted in stunned disbelief. The fight was finished. And the great beast laid on the great beast laid dead.
"Di immortals! She couldn't have just-"
The black haired girl whipped around and paled at the sight of them. Then a great owl landed on top of her shoulder, as she pulled her steed to face them. The entire camp stared at her stunned.
"Who ever she is. I don't think she needed our help… at all." Percy breathed as he stared at the eldest daughter of Zeus in awe.
"Nope." Grover murmured. Chiron looked at her expectantly.
Dionysus suddenly appeared beside her,and gave a evil grin to the campers."See? Now that's how it's done! That's my half sister for you!"
He idly noticed that Clarisse's had jaw dropped. The girl blinked at the god and then in the oddly sheepish. Then with a heavily accented voice she glanced back at the mayhem she caused earlier, and stated "Ah, I do apologize. For uh, that. My name is Artemisia Aster Potter-Black."
"Wait! Your the Artemisia? The Lady Potter-Black?" One of the campers of Hecate cabin shouted.
Artemisia turned pink form embarrassment, and looked at the eager Hecate campers. "I indeed I am."
Excited Hecate campers began to chat exactly. One of the campers of the same campers breathed in awe. "No way! I would never guessed it! To think the most famous witch of this era the, Woman-Who-Conquered, is a demi-god like us!"
Clarisse La Rue the daughter of war,stared frozen and glared at the Artemisia girl. 'She has a title? She is famous?!'
Chiron twitched her oddly, ' Now this is a first I believe, being a famous demigod before trained for it...'
"Well then welcome to the Camp Miss Potter-Black."
"My pleasure."
As soon they returned to the camp borders, Artemisia walked through the camp borders with the huge steed and owl. A symbol of a lighting bolt appeared along with another symbol a crescent appeared on top of her head.
"All hail Artemisia Aster Potter-Black daughter of Zeus; God of the sky, weather, law and order and Legacy of Hecate, Goddess of magic!"
Grudgingly all the demigods did so.
Ack, this chapter really did not want to be written! So I tried to flush things out more than usual. And seemed it to work. How did you like the scene of her arrival..? Dealing with and the Python the others. Now that's what I call an entrance! I generally love writing fem Harry as a strong woman(note Josephine in my other fic).
Wow.. 76 favs and follows 112? Just for the prologue? Wow thanks! So as for this fic, check out my profile for updates or related things for it. I have a pic of Bucephalus and Apollon. Evil chuckle.. as for Mr. Ollivanders true identity.. that will come about later. Any guesses?
Also, I moved the Percy Jackson's time line a bit sooner. Only a few years. So that why Artemsisia can be a bit older than Thalia.
Again thanks for all the reviews… they really help motivate me! What did you think of the epic entrance?