Chapter 6:
Percy didn't know who he was looking at, but he knew this person was powerful. Her very presence sent fear into his heart. She embodied darkness, but Percy did not feel evil from her, but then why was he so afraid?

Percy held up Riptide in front of him and said, "and who exactly is your kid? This entire greek family of mine is messed up if you know what I'm saying."

The figure looked at Percy her shining white eyes brightened, she threw her head back and laughed, "HAHA! I like the way you think boy!" her face smiled showing her teeth which glowed like the moon. "my children are Hellhounds."

That stumped Percy, how could some one who looks like this, give birth to something that looked like…. that?

"Y-you are N-N-"

"Nyx, I am Nyx. Say with with some backbone child I refuse to hear my name in such a pathetic voice or from a pathetic mouth," said Nyx with eyes narrowed in disgust.

"F-forgive me my Lady," replied Artemis bowing to Nyx on one knew.

Percy stared, shocked at what he was seeing. Artemis, the goddess he had the most respect for, excluding Hestia, and the bravest, was kneeling and stammering her words.

Percy looked at Nyx and gulped, "so you are a primordial? Of the night right?"

Nyx smiled at Percy, she walked towards him. As she approached the fire place, her lower half disappeared into shadow allowing her to float and when she passed the wood she became whole again. "That is right boy, so tell me," she went close towards him and whispered in his ear, "are you the one who killed my children?"

Percy was sweating internally, outside he looked calm. He had to say yes, maybe if he did she would allow Artemis to leave alive. Gathering his courage he spoke, "yes I am the one who killed them."

Nyx walked around in circles, eyeing him like prey. "Is this true little hunter," she asked staring into Percy's eyes.

Artemis could do nothing except look, her voice said in fear, "y-yes my Lady."

The primordia of the night extended her finger and stroked Percy's chest, "hmm," she hummed seductively, "what to do with you? You see you just sent my favorite hellhound pup to Tartarus. You have been such a bad boy," she drew out the last world purring as she did.

"Well…. sorry?" said Percy, a little unnerved that a primordial was hitting on him. And the fact that Artemis was right there made things a lot more awkward.

"Hmm. Maybe you could make it up to me," she stood behind him pressing herself against his back, stroking his right arm, "after all I only need a child from a child."

That made Percy move, he jumped away and turned to face Nyx "wow! Lady no! No no no no no. No. I appreciate the offer but hell no!"

Nyx smiled again, she grabbed the front of Percy's jeans and pulled him forward, "now boy you wound me. Why do you say no? Do you not like me?"

Percy blushed, "Ah no it's not that you're pretty, you are it's just that ah.. I don't really want to be a hellhounds daddy. You don't even know why name."

"Details details," she waved them off, "and you won't be a hellhounds father, our child would be something else entirely, something beautiful."

Percy looked at Artemis whose head was done and trembling, her fist was clenched turning her knuckles white. "No I'm sorry I did what I had to do, but I refuse to sleep with you."

Nyx's eyes darkened "fine then I will have to take what I want from you by force!" She sent her darkness out at Percy, they pushed him to the ground.

"NO!" cried Artemis, she put her bow up and shot an arrow at Nyx, but the arrow passed through the living being of shadows. Nyx turned around, "you dare?!"

She backhanded Artemis and sent the huntress flying backwards and hit herself on a tree.

"Artemis!" Percy cried out, he stood up and drew Riptide again and swung at the tendrils of shadows attacking him. The bronze cut through the shadows but Nyx struck Percy, knocking the sword out of Percy's hands.

Percy closed his eyes and remembered the words, "Law is my power," Zeus words. The sky began to fill with clouds. Each rumbling with lightning and flashing bright. Percy opened his eyes, they were glowing yellow and the changed back to green, Percy pointed at Nyx and before the primordial could move bright yellow lightning came down and struck her in her spot.
Percy ran, he grabbed his and Artemis's stuff and swung the unconscious Artemis over his shoulder and they ran. Percy headed the way Artemis showed him. With every step the soft forest floor was replaced with the stony surface of the mountain.

Percy looked back at the camp, it was but a dot. There in the center of the camp was a giant crater, and there was nothing but smoke.

Percy knew he did not kill Nyx, and when he looked back she was staring at him. She sweeped Percy, making him drop Artemis and their gear and sent him flying into the air.
Percy's eyes still glowed, mid air he stopped spinning and stood there in the air, floating.
"So you are a child of Zeus?" said an amused Nyx.

Percy simply drew back his hand and sent a bolt of lightning at Nyx, this time the goddess disappeared completely before it hit and appeared above the fallen Artemis.

"I suggest you stop right there boy," she said as she held a long length of shadow which was shaped like a sword, "unless you want this pretty huntress here to die."

Percy gritted his teeth, slowly deactivating his powers of Zeus and descended to the ground. Percy's mind was spinning, thinking fast, he was a genius when thinking on the spot, almost as smart as a child of Athena. Athena! Of course!

And then Percy started remembering everything about Athena. Most of the memories were of her in the throne room, but then he remembered someone else, Annabeth. He remembered Annabeth, her smiled and laughs. She was the reason he survived the curse of Achilles. And then the words rung in Percy's head in a combination of Athena and Annabeth's voice, "knowledge is victory!"

Percy's eyes glowed grey, and Nyx noticed that, "whatever you are doing boy, stop. Or I'll sli-" Nyx's words were halted by a kick sent from the now conscious Artemis. Artemis extended her legs kicking Nyx under her jaw and sending the primordial backwards. Artemis got on her feet, grabbed her bow and a quiver and jumped, somersaulting and landed gracefully behind Percy with an arrow already knocked in place.

"Your pretty flexible," said Percy.

"And you can fly," came her response, Percy looked at her with a sheepish smile, "you can explain later, for now we fight."

Percy nodded, "alright I think I have a plan. She is solid when her shadow is, and so we need to attack when she is about to attack us. Get it?"

Artemis nodded and they looked to see a raising Nyx, very very pissed.

'Okay first our advantages,' started Percy on an inner dialog 'she doesn't know Riptide returned to me and is now in my pocket, we know how to beat her and Artemis can aim just when she is about to attack me. Our disadvantages, she becomes tangible only when she is about to attack, and she can extend her shadows indefinitely.'

Nyx extended her shadows sending one giant line of them towards Percy, "I'll slice you up, you pathetic huntress. For damaging my face, the price is your immortal being!"

Percy picked up a stone, his archery set still laying dumped right in front of Nyx, and threw the stone right at the primordial's face. Percy jumped above the line of darkness sent to him, while the stone went and struck Nyx right between the eyes.

The shadows disappeared. Nyx's body hung limply. She looked at Percy, her eyes turning red, the star and nebulas on her dress all turning red and glowing in anger.

"I WILL DESTROY YOU!" She roared, her entire body disappeared into shadows and she became and giant monster made out of shadows. Everything died when the form was taken. There was no sound heard, or nothing seen. No smell, and no wind felt. Nyx opened her mouth and charged at Percy and Artemis trying to swallow them whole.

'I need to do something, I need…. light!' though Percy. The grey glow in his eyes disappeared, the words "light the way to the future!" roared in his head. Percy's eyes glowed and he extended his arm upwards just as Nyx had almost swallowed Percy and Artemis, he clicked his fingers. The sound of Percy's fingers rung out through the darkness, breaking the silence.
And then, "BOOM!" a small bang broke out from his fingers turning into a bright ball of light the shone through the darkness.

"NO!" cried out Nyx, her previously charming voice now sounding like she had just gargled marbles.

The light broke out the monster of Darkness Nyx had become. And then when the light died down she was gone, and all traces of her disappeared as well. The clouds disappeared and the shadow over the sky lifted letting the moon shine down once again.

Percy fell down to his knees panting, he had never used so much energy at once, it was extremely draining on him.

"Percy we have to move, once with the Fates Nyx won't dare fight us," said Artemis, she grabbed their stuff, and slowly pulled Percy to his feet. Percy and Artemis then walked as fast as they could up the steep mountain.

The moonlight showed them their path. While walking Artemis broke the silence.
"Percy, how can you do the things you do? the only person who I know who can fly and use thunder is… my dad. And yesterday I know you healed me Percy wounds like broken ribs don't just disappear. Who are you?"

Percy looked at Artemis, under the moonlight her features were just enhanced to the absolute perfection. He sighed, " okay, fine. It all started when Kronos started the second titan war. His forces had invaded Mt. Olympus and a group of demigods and I fought them off. The gods had to go and fight another threat one just as frightening. In Olympus Kronos managed to make it into the throne room where all of the gods seats of power were located. The seats of power is where the source of the gods abilities are tied into, if they were destroyed the gods would be powerless.

Kronos entered, posing the body of a demigod, someone who was my friend. Kronos and I fought. His scythe against my blade, it was an even match, but then he used his powers and the tide turned to his favour. Even one of his allies turned against him, but even that was not enough. In the end he almost destroyed the thrones, but I jumped in and stopped him, he only managed to destroy tiny pieces from each throne.

Then as punishment for stopping him, he took the broken pieces of the thrones and shoved it down my throat. My body felt like it was exploding, every single piece inside me was yelling in pain as I felt myself being ripped open. For a moment I thought I was dead, Thanatos was even there ready for me. My life flashed before my eyes, for most people when this happens they would feel at peace, but not me. I refused to go, refused to leave the people I love under the rule of Kronos, and so I woke up. I rejected Thanos and I opened my eyes just to see Kronos about to kill one of my friends, I acted on instinct.

I shoot Kronos with everything I had, and for a moment I felt invincible. I kicked Kronos out of Mt. Olympus and fought him to a stand still. I could feel all the gods powers in me, Every single one of them. Kronos in his anger opened a portal through time and launched it at me, but I ran, I ran with the speed of Hermes, but even then I could only manage to not fall into the portal and not actually escape. But then Kronos grabbed my father, and threatened to kill him if I did not fall in. And so I stopped running, but not before I sent one last bolt of lightning at Krono's face. And then I ended up here and meet you."

Artemis took a moment taking in what she heard. "So what you mean is you have the powers of the gods?" Percy nodded, "all of them?" another nod, "so even mine?"

Percy smiled, "how do you think I am such a good shot, and actually managed to run from you in a forest I have never been in?"

Artemis just looked shocked, and the said, "you cheated."

Percy just laughed as they continued their journey. Soon it was midnight and they reached what looked to be a cave in the face of the mountain.

"Hey Artemis how come we haven't seen any monster? You told me the mountain would be filled with them."

"They probably ran away when Nyx came, good thing for us."

They entered and walked. The cave's opening was narrow and Percy cut himself several time on the hard stone. He eventually started crawling, but soon the path of the cave grew bigger and bigger until Percy and Artemis could actually stand. The cave was lit by light that came from hole on the roof, the light from the moon brighten the path.

"They should be up ahead," said Artemis.

Percy nodded and followed her, their steps echoing of the walls. Percy could feel his sneaker stick to ground, great another pair ruined.

Slowly the path opened up to what looked to be a giant room, and there at the center surrounding a hearth making a giant mural were three ladies. but they were not how Percy remembered them, they were not old, they were young, at least mid twenties. They looked up from their work and said together, "wellcome Perseus Jackson, and Artemis."

Percy bowed followed by Artemis, "my Ladys," said Percy, "I need your help."

"We know why you are here Perseus Jackson, the curse of time is on you."

"What is that?"

"The curse will be made by Kronos in the future, he would have used it on Zeus during the second titan war, but then you interfered and he sent you through this journey instead."

"How may I break the curse my Ladys?"

"The only way is to wait, soon you will be sent through time yet again and again and again. So the only way this course will be broken is to wait and see until you met Kronos and convince him to take this curse of you."

Percy nodded, and the Fates continued, "the power you possess Perseus was never meant to exists. Kronos in his foolish actions has created a future where even we cannot see, we do not know what lies beyond. But we do see something. A great evil approaches Perseus and you need your powers to fight it. So as you go along this journey you must learn to control this ability of yours. Make the gods' powers a part of yourself. Meditate on them, learn their true meaning and only then will you have control over them. And then you must set a phrase of life to them."

Percy was about to speak when they continued, "you ask what is a phrase of life? It is simple it is a phrase of a gods being, their entire existence is that phrase. You know a few we believe?" Percy nodded remembering the word he used to activated each gods powers. "when you gain control over your powers the phrases will appear to you and you will know what to do."
Percy nodded, "thank you my Ladys. We will take out leave now."

"Wait," they said, they turned to Artemis, "Artemis you are to become the goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, and protector of young girls, for your abilities to awake you must use these," they waved their hands and in front of Artemis appeared 5 glowing balls of light.

Artemis held one in her hand, they radiated warmth and power, sending a shudder through her spine. "what are these?"

"They are the physical representation of the domains you will posses. To realise their true power every one of the god will come to us and receive their domains. Your father did and his siblings as well, except Hestia as no one can find her. Ares, Hephaestus and Hermes received their domains as well. The only ones left is you and Apollo and of course Hestia. Now let us begin."

"Wait," said Percy, "what about virginity? Where I am from she has that domain as well."

The Fates shook their heads, "the domain of virginity belongs to Hestia and no one else. That is why Artemis is the goddess of childbirth. Now Artemis are you ready to begin?"

"Am I," replied Artemis with a face full of determination.

"They speak your words."

"I am Artemis goddess of the hunt, to forever hunt the game. Of wild animals, to protect them in their time of need from the veil. Of wilderness, to protect it with me being. Of childbirth, as I have done so I the past, I will aid the mothers in the future. And protector of young girls to help them in their hour of need."

The orbs floated around Artemis, as each vow was said, each ball lite up silver, and then at the end they floated above her head spinning faster and faster. And then at the same time they entered into Artemis.

The light nearly blinded Percy, and when it died down he looked and saw Artemis glowing and standing mid air. Her hair glowed silver and her eyes shined like Nyx's, only her eyes calmed down Percy.

Then it stopped, Artemis landed with a soft thud. She looked up and smiled at Percy, "I feel like a god."

Percy smiled back, "well you kind of are one."

But then the ground shock, the cave rumbled breaking the moment of happiness. Artemis clicked her fingers and brought Percy and herself outside the cave. And there climbing up to meet them was an army. Their feet marching on the ground caused the rumble they felt. Percy could see Hellhounds and several cyclopes made out of shadows. And even there was bunch of scary looking woman with teeth as long as daggers and nails as sharp ar Riptide. Their dentists must hate them.

"Well, time to test out skills," said Artemis with new found confidence, after all if you felt how she does you would to.

Artemis drew her bow and aimed. She held on to her arrow, pulling it back further and further, it glowed bright silver, until finally she let go. The arrow went to the center of the battle field and the moment it was descending above the army the arrow split into a hundred arrows killing every monster in the army. It was beautiful as the silver arrows looked like falling stars.
"And that's that," said Artemis smirking.

Percy's mouth hung open, "how? What? Who? That was awesome!"

Artemis blushed.

"Artemis!" came a voice filled with death and a promise of pain. Percy recognized it immediately, Nyx.

"Artemis can you get us out of here?"

Artemis shook her head, "no I can only do short distances, I can't get us to the tree."

Percy cursed,"and I'm too tired to activate Apollo's power again. Looks like the only thing to do is fight."

Percy took out Riptide still looking as a pen, he did not open the cap, instead he held it there. Nyx did not know what Riptide could do, best keep that hidden as long as he could. Percy stood beside Artemis, who had another arrow ready, and looked around for any sign of Nyx.
Just then he heard a whisper, "looking for me?" Percy turned and felt a something shove him.
Nyx stood there in between Artemis and Percy. Artemis shot an arrow, it went through Nyx harmless.

Percy jumped up again and he and Artemis circled around Nyx.

"You know you never did tell me your name boy," said Nyx as she smiled at Percy, "tell me so that I may know what to write on your tombstone."

"It's Percy Jackson bitch!" and with that Percy leapt and kicked Nyx, only for his leg to go through her. He jumped backwards, just as a very sharp looking shadow passed by his neck.
Nyx jumped to Percy and enveloped him in shadows, strangling him. Artemis's eyes glowed in anger, "GET OFF HIM!" Artemis shot beams of her newly acquired godly energy at Nxy, who was pushed out of Percy's body. Artemis kept on the attack sending every single drop of energy she had into the beam. Slowly the light from the attack died down and Artemis put her hand on her knees panting.

"Is that all you have?" said Nyx as she came out of her crater. She sent a wave of shadows at Artemis sending her inside the cave of the Fates.

When Artemis opened her eyes she saw the three fates looking down at her.

Artemis quickly got up and on her knees,"my Ladys Nyx is attacking, can you help us?"

"We cannot interfere,"they said in one voice, "the laws we set prevent that. Even your father, the carrier of our laws cannot. But Nyx is attacking on our ground, and as such we are allowed certain…. leniency. If you wish, you may take this domain, it will give you the power you need." The Fates took out another orb and gave it to Artemis.

Artemis's eyes widened, she knew what this was, and if she does this then the future would come true. Just then a scream came out, "PERCY!" Artemis cried out, she grabbed the orb and went back outside.

There she saw Percy lying on the ground clutching his left arm in pain. Nyx stood above him with a scythe made out of shadows.

Artemis sent a beam of silver ight at Nyx, making her back away. She reached Percy and stood in front of him, "are you alright?"

Percy nodded as he got up on shaking feet.

"You can't win! It does not matter if you are a god or not!" cried out Nyx.

"That may be true, but this might help send you back to Tartarus," Artemis then held out the orb she was given.

"Artemis is that…." trailed of Percy.

"Yes, Percy, it is," Artemis looked back to Percy and smiled. She was going to do something now which she knew she was going to regret. It all made sense now why her future self was so different her. It was because of what she was about to do right now, take on a destiny that was not hers, but she had to, if not Percy would die.

She went to Percy grabbed his head and drew him close. She closed her eyes and pressed her lips on his. Percy first almost pulled back, but then he felt it, the feeling of happiness from Artemis and the feeling he felt. He pulled in deepened the kiss he ran his hands through Artemis's hair feeling each strand pulling her closer.

Slowly Artemis pulled away, she smiled at Percy and turned to face Nyx, who was no blushing like crazy.

"Sorry for the wait," said Artemis, "but I did not want to be the virgin goddess for the next 3000 years, without at least getting a kiss first."

And then she began, "I am Artemis, goddess of virginity, until true love! Let the Fates know my phrase of life! Forever the Hunt!" she ended in her head.

And then it was done, the goddess accepted the domain that was not hers. The orb flew into her and Artemis's body glowed, releasing a light as bright as the first one Percy remembered. Her closed his eyes, and could hear the screams of Nyx.

"NOOOOOOOOO!" cried out the primordial.

The light reduced a little and Percy saw Artemis with her hair silver and eyes the colour of the storm, she floated in mid air holding her bow, aimed at Nyx, "this arrow will send you to Tartarus, look it even has your name on it-Bitch!!"

She shot the arrow and it flow leaving behind a beam of light where it flew. It struck Nyx right in the chest sending her through the ground and straight to Tartarus.

Artemis's light died down and she stopped floating. She walked to Percy, she healed his wound with a touch and increased his energy levels.

She smiled at Percy, "guess you were right I am the goddess of virginity. Kind of sucks to be honest."

Percy smiled back, "yeah I know. Sorry about this, if only I had been stronger you would not have needed-"

"-Percy don't talk like that. Do not blame yourself. This was my choice, and relax I sure when aunt Hestia is found she will receive the domain from the Fates and I'm be the free goddess you know."

Artemis then hugged Percy, "so ah…. what does that make us?" asked Percy.

Artemis looked at him, "Percy, shut up." Percy smiled down at her and hugged her back.

But just then his body started to glow. It was the same glow as the time portal Percy fell through. Seeing this he pushed Artemis away. "Artemis it's happening again! I have to go I have to end this curse! I promise you I will find you again!"

"Percy! I'll wait for you! Please come back soon, even if it takes forever!"

Percy then felt a pull on his navel he felt his body being pulled elsewhere, "Artemis I love-"

The final words were cut as he was sent hurling through space, leaving a surprised and alone Artemis.

Just then Artemis fell down clutching her head in pain. She passed out on the ground, the Fates took her into the cave and when she awoke she forgot all about Percy.

You see when Percy disappeared into the streams of time again he sent a ripple through the time he was in. Everyone he met forgot about him, Zeus, Kronos and the idiot squad, and even Artemis. All except the Fates. And since Artemis forgot about Percy she saw no need to give up her domain of virginity, and Hestia, not really caring, did not ask it from her. And so for the next 3000 years Artemis spent hating men and carrying a domain that went against her very nature.

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Percy woke up, this time he looked to be in a hut, there were several jars filled with plants and it smelled like a hospital. Percy got up and heard a voice, "finally up are we?"

Percy looked and saw a man standing, he wore leather armor he was 5'7 and had black hair. His eyes were green, and for a second they turned red. "I am Gerald Hale, now tell me how did you find the druids?"

Notes

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