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Chapter Four: The Hunt's campsite, somewhere in a beautiful forest at around a little late afternoon.

Point of view: Perseus Jackson

The hunters start to come out of their tents to stand before their mistress. They gasp when they see me and I think it's Phoebe who holds her bow. Before I know it, the arrow hits my front left leg. It thuds into it. Ow. That's nice. I see why she shot me though. I'm a really huge, black wolf standing next to Artemis. Something is off with my fur though. I can't tell because I won't take my eyes off the hunters. I don't think Artemis wants me dead first day on the job.

"Thanks." I mutter and shift to human, hood up.

They all scream and arm their bows, loaded, and point them at me. I just pull the arrow out and use the water in the air to heal it. I can handle drinking it and healing with it. I just won't go to a huge source of it.

"My lady, who is this boy?" Phoebe asks.

"Our new Guardian of the Hunt." Artemis answers. "Will you introduce yourself and give them your vows?" Artemis turns to me.

"Of course, my lady." I look at the hunters. "My name is Moonlace. I have vowed to protect the Hunt and their patron from any harm. At the cost of my own life if need be. And I also have sworn off the company of women forever. Just like the Huntress in the stars did with men." I say.

"Is this true, milady?" Thalia asks, stunned.

Artemis was smiling at the mention of our old friend, Zoe Nightshade. "Yes lieutenant. He has made his vows in front of the Olympian council. I myself chose him to be our Guardian."

The hunters gasp. "Isn't he the first male to ever swear off women like this?" Atalanta asks.

"Probably. I will never love in that way again. In many ways, I am much like you. If I was a female, I'd be a maiden and I would have joined the Hunt if I was able to find you. May I ask for your names?" I turn to Atalanta.

"My name is Atalanta." I nod as she introduces herself.

"Nice to meet you, Lady Atalanta." I say.

"Do I know you?" Thalia comes up to me.

"Perhaps, sister. I am Hera's child. Adopted, that is. Not to worry. As well as Hestia's." I tell her.

"Oh, that's what she wanted to know." Artemis smiles.

"Yes, it made her quite happy, milady. I do believe she is bouncing off walls at the moment." I answer Artemis.

Thalia had gasped. "Wait, Hera adopted you?!"

"Yes, my mother did. She's very sweet and loving, Lady Thalia." I say. The hunters stare at me like I've grown four more heads.

"How old are you?" Thalia asks next.

"302. I turned immortal at 17. Partial immortality, like you." I reply.

"Girls, finish introducing yourselves." Artemis tells them.

There is Thalia, Atalanta, Phoebe, Lucy, Joslyn, and about thirty more names. I nod at each one. "Nice to meet you all." I bow.

"Moonlace. Your tent is over there." Artemis points.

I bow to her. "Thank you, milady. Call if you have need." I walk to my tent and enter it. I immediately stumble out and growl. "That woman! Why must she torment me? Stupid Aphrodite." The sky rumbles. "Oh, shut up." The rumbling stops.

Point of view: Artemis

The girls and I just watch him. He yells at Aphrodite and walks back in. I smile, glad he doesn't like the love goddess that much.

"My lady? Why has he sworn off love? And he mentioned Zoe. Did he know her?" Phoebe turns to me.

"Yes, he did. Quite a long time ago. You can ask him why he has taken the oath. It's not my place to tell you and he did it of his own volition." I tell my girls.

"Why?" Atalanta asks.

"Ask him if you want. In my opinion, he has been through enough and I think he had another thing in mind other than the betrayal he felt." I answer.

"Like what, milady?" Lucy asks.

"To make you girls more comfortable around him. He only wishes to guard you. I believe it's his only purpose in life that he now possesses. Back to your chores. Dinner is in one hour. Atalanta, will you inform the male hunter?" I tell them.

"Yes, milady." Atalanta runs off to the tent.

Point of view: Perseus Jackson

Aphrodite. She haunts me, that woman.

"Moonlace?" A girl asks.

"Yes ma'am?" I reply.

There's a pause before she speaks again. "Dinner is in an hour." She says.

"Thank you." I say and the girl runs off.

My tent has a huge bed, a wardrobe, a desk, and a chest. The outside is black with all my patrons's symbols on it. Weapons line the walls of the tent, it's magically enchanted.The inside is a black sky with the Huntress and a couple other constellations on it. I missed the sky. I had to change it to appear like that because everything was pink. Guess who did that little color theme. Yes, it was Aphrodite.

~One Hour Later~

Point of view: Perseus Jackson

I am sitting in a tree outside the camp when Phoebe comes to get me. She looks at me funny. "Come on, boy. Time for supper."

"Very well, miss." I jump down and follow her.

We enter the dining tent and I ask them what they want for dinner.

"Steak and mac and cheese." Phoebe says after the girls argue for a few minutes.

I snap my fingers and the food appears for them. "Enjoy your meal, ladies. My lady." I bow and try to leave. Key word being try. A knife wizzes past my head and sticks to the wall.

"Where are you going?" Artemis asks.

"To patrol the perimeter." I say. I stopped when she threw the knife.

"Eat first." Artemis orders.

"I have no desire to. I lost my appetite long ago." I tell her, without turning.

"How long has it been since you last ate? Had a drink?" Artemis asks, her voice strained.

At this I turn to look her straight in the eye. "Since I was captured, my lady. Hell kept me alive for them." I answer stoically.

"Then you need to have dinner with us. You are in the mortal word again, your body needs sustenance." Artemis argues.

"I have a feeling I am unwelcome among your followers." I tell her.

"Nonsense. Now, sit down and eat or I'll force it down your throat." Artemis threatens.

I laugh under my breath. "Didn't Dionysus show you? That threat has already been done. But I will eat if it makes you happy." I say and sit on the floor in the corner. I summon a plate of three pieces of toast and stare off into space while I eat. When I finish, I know immediately where the food is going later. I rise and the plate disappears from my hand.

"Done?" Artemis asks.

"Yes, Lady Artemis. I will attend to my duties now. Enjoy the rest of your meal." I bow, turn into a wolf, and dart out of the tent.

~Three Hours Later~

Point of view: Perseus Jackson

I have been running perimeter for three hours now. I head back to my tent and transform back to human. I enter the bathroom and out comes my dinner into the magical plumbing. That's always fun.

"Moonlace, are you alright?" I hear Artemis at my tent entrance. I am unable to answer. "Moonlace?" Still can't answer her. "I'm coming in." She states.

Artemis walks in and comes to me while I toss up whatever is left in my stomach.

"What happened?" She says, kneeling beside me.

What comes up now is blood. "Food is like poison to me at the moment. Do not worry, my lady. It will pass." I cough and stand. I offer her my hand and she takes it. Once she is up, I remove my hand from hers. "You should sleep, milady. It is early in the morning." I tell her.

"Percy, where in Tartarus did they take you?" Artemis makes me look at her.

"You saw the cave." I answer.

"But where was it?" She persists.

"The deepest part of the Pit. Okay? Every Giant and Titan visited me. But the worst was Polybotes and Oceanus. Whether I like it or not, Poseidon's blood runs through my veins. When Polybotes found out I'd been disowned, he just made it worse. And did what he promised to do to me for the longest time. The only thing I couldn't get used to because it was my father's bane. My bane. It went on for months. The blood, the things he used, the screaming, the crying, the laughter of pure joy." My voice cracks on joy. I can't look away from the silver orbs of Artemis because her hand is keeping my head in place.

"Your eyes..." She whispers.

"What about them?" I ask.

"They've lost their light. Their mirth that they used to be filled to the brim with." She tells me.

"Because I've seen and been through too much. I'm not innocent anymore. Go to bed, Lady Artemis." I reply and remove her hand.

I walk her to the door and she hesitantly leaves the tent. But she sticks her head back in.

"Did Hera find you at Athena's palace?" Artemis asks.

"Yes, she demanded to know why I was there, so Athena told her. I had to console both of them. Sleep, please." She finally leaves me to the peace and quiet of the night.

I lay down and close my eyes.

~In Percy's Dream~

I'm chained at the bottom of a pool filled with seawater. I look up and see Oceanus, Polybotes, and Porphyrion above me. They all smile sadistically and I can't move. I struggle to break my restraints. I look up as I hear a blade unsheathing. Polybotes cuts his wrist and lets his polluted blood drip into the pool. It reaches me and I start screaming. It's poison and I can't breathe with it, but they let me breathe so they can keep enjoying their little games. I glare up at them. Oceanus pours Greek fire in after I stop screaming. My body convulses and I start coughing up blood in fountains. What I didn't want to happen, happened next. Porphyrion, bane of Zeus, electrifies the water and combined with my bane and Greek fire, I am in intense pain. They leave me like that for two days. Porphyrion keeps a continuous stream of lightning flowing into the water. When I finally stop screaming again, Oceanus breaks my chains and brings me up. He holds me in the air by the neck. I am shivering uncontrollably and I am still coughing up blood.

"Look at you! You look perfect! So, will you be my champion? Or do we need to do this again." Oceanus beams at me.

"No." I rasp. "I won't...betray...the gods." I choke on my blood.

He throws me against the wall. Polybotes comes and crouches before me, along with Porphyrion. "Why not, kid?" Porphyrion cocks his head at me, a confused look on his face.

"They threw you away for that other Poseidon scum. What about your dad? Why isn't he scrambling to find you? You're his favorite little spawn." Polybotes asks me, getting in my face.

I look away and a tear trails down my face. "I'm not his favorite. And I'm not his son anymore." I whisper, barely audible. But they hear me loud and clear.

"He did it! He threw away his pride and joy for someone who can barely lift a sword!" Polybotes bellows happily.

"So, they toss aside their greatest weapon of the millenia for some child who can't even fight off a dracaena, eh? This is even better. This gives me some ideas. Put him back into the pool Oceanus." Porphyrion laughs and orders Oceanus.

Oceanus throws me back in and the process begins again.

~In Percy's Tent~

Point of view: Perseus Jackson

I jolt awake. I'm drenched in sweat. That's why I'm frightened of water, why I won't go near it. Why I hate Poseidon. Even more I hate camp and Annabeth. I fear my own lifeblood, the sea. I can't stand it anymore. It almost makes me sick. I can't touch it, let alone look at it.

I hop out of bed, shower, shift into a wolf, and run perimeter again.

~Two Weeks Later~

Point of view: Perseus Jackson

That's how it has been for two weeks. I didn't have a nightmare again 'til this past week. The next nightmare I had was one of the days I had all my organs except for my heart ripped out of my body and had them stuffed back in, in the wrong places. Then the next night was the same thing with my bones. Every malicious laugh, every slice of the knives. I wake up in a cold, clammy sweat and run perimeter to get it off my mind. The wolf side of my personality lets me play around with the other animals. I would disable human traps and save little animals in my human form and go back to wolf after they were taken care of. They would always thank me and chitter at me until they had to go back to what they were doing before.

Today though I wake to shouting and an argument. Death threats flying between Artemis and...hmm, I have to find out, I guess.

I walk out of my tent and find Artemis shouting at Phoebe.

"He is a decent man!" Artemis shouts.

"No man or boy is ever decent!" Phoebe hollers back.

"There is one." Thalia adds quietly. "Percy."

My breath catches in my throat. "Yeah, well he's been missing for a long time, Thalia! He's either dead or captured or not able to do anything due to serious injury. I admit he is a good man, but he has been gone too long for a demigod of his caliber to be alive. I'm sorry, I know how dear he was to you." Phoebe hugs my crying cousin. She sobs into Phoebe's shoulder.

I clear my throat and everybody turns to look at me. Most with hatred, but some with curiosity. "Do you really believe that about Perseus Jackson? Do you miss him that mch?" I ask.

All the hunters look at me and I motion for the campfire. After they all sit down, I take my place at Artemis's side. She sits in a chair, while I sit on the ground next to her feet. The hunters sit in their own chairs, like Artemis.

"What do you know about Percy?" Phoebe asks for Thalia, who is sniffling.

"More than you think." A small smile reaches my lips, but only just.

"How do you know my cousin?" Thalia looks at me with hope in her eyes.

I inhale deeply and flick my hood back. "Because I am your cousin. How are ya, Thals?" I answer with tears in my eyes. I don't let them spill though.

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!?!?!?!?!?!" Thalia sparks with eletricity all over her body.

She sees the lifeless look I carry and immediately comes and hugs me, I return her hug gently. "I've been someplace bad, Thals. I just got back when I joined the Hunt. And only because Lady Athena found me." I hold back my emotions, except gentleness towards Thalia.

"W-where did s-she get you f-from?" Thalia stutters out, crying.

"Hell." The word floats around and hangs over everyone's heads.

Cliffie!!!!!!!!!!!Yeehaw!!!!!I updated just for you lovely people who read this. I'd like to thank all you supporters. If you are opposed to my using of foul language, I actually try not to use it unless I thin kit adds to the effect of the story. Besides, Hell is a place and many people like using that word in thier stories. I believe that at that moment in time, it fit perfectly. Tell me what you think m lovely readers. I might even update again real quick if I type it out fast enough. I added more than what I had originally written down, so it's extended from what it used to be. Like that dream I just came up with while I was writing. I thought you guys deserved a little scene. So I made that one. I hope you enjoy it! 'Til next time, my lovely readers.
Edited July 29th-2015