The Artemis Daughter

Chapter 34

"V... Vany... are you okay?" she was full of fear. "Yeah... of course. I'm super fine" I said and stretched my hands. But my left hand filled with pain. "Ah..." a painful sound came out of my mouth. I looked behind my left hand. The back of my left hand was filled with blood and there was a black and icy dagger. "The manticore" I cursed under my breath.

I was amazed when I saw I had blood. It should be golden ichor but now I have red blood in my veins. This can't be... If I have normal red blood in my veins, it means I'm no longer a god. But then why the night poison didn't kill me and why am I still an immortal? I shouldn't tell this to others.

I pulled the dagger out of my hand. It had a strange smell in that dagger. Oh shit, it's made of night poison. If I'm already poisoned with night poison... it means the manticore's target was Jungkook. I looked at him. He was staring at the bloody dagger in my hand. I squeezed it and made it into dust.

"I should go back now," I said before I leave the mess hall. I was going to the storeroom to find a weapon for me but I was stopped at the door of the storeroom by Jungkook. "What do you want?" I took my hand away from him. "I don't know what's going on here or who are you but you still want medicine!" he shouted at me out of blue.

"It's not your business!" I shouted back and went into the storeroom. Jungkook followed me behind. I can't stop him too so, I let him follow me. "Aha...!" I found a dagger that is suitable for my hands as I can't use any dagger due to my skin type. I hung it in my right thigh belt and searched for an archery kit.

"So... what is this place? How we emerged here from MWA auditorium?" Jungkook asked me while looking at the swords on the shelves. "Do you believe in Greek Gods?" I replied to him with a question back. "Greek Gods? You mean those gods... Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, and others in those Greek mythologies?"

"They aren't mythologies! Gods are real! Those people are half-bloods, kids of some special humans and gods"

"It means you also a daughter of a Greek god? A half-blood?"

"Well... in that case..." I sighed. "... I'm not a half-blood. Both my parents are gods. It means I'm an immortal too. I'm older more than three thousand years..."

"But you've only lived for seventeen years," a voice said.

"Nico!" I shouted in happiness. I ran to him. He tried to hug me but he didn't as he saw I'm injured.

"How did you got injured" he was worried about me. "It's a lo...ng story. Ah... I have to go as I have to save some innocent people. Would you like you to join me, brother?" I love to fight together with Nico. We know what is our next move very well as we practiced fighting together a few days ago.

He winked and agreed with me. For the last few days, he became so friendly with us. He saw Jungkook who was staring at us like going to swallow us. When I realize that Nico was giving a deadly stare at Jungkook it moved me a little as Nico knows everything about me except the night poison. I knew he found who he is.

"Ah... Nico...! This is Jeon Jungkook. He was next to me so I brought him here to save him by that manticore and those dracaenas. I just didn't have any other choice" I looked at with a begging look. He understood me. He smiled and pat my head.

"Are you ready?" Nico asked me when I got ready with an archery kit. I nodded my head. "Where are you gonna go?" Jungkook asked. I've completely forgotten about him. "I ah... well, there are still people in the MWA auditorium. If they can see those monsters as you can see... they must be super scared now" I explained to him.

"Maybe they can't see. Actually, I've seen those weird creatures since my childhood." I didn't surprise by his answer. He was blessed by gods when he was Alex and he still has Apollo's special blessing too. "Oh," I replied. "What's with that oh?" he was confused with my answer. "I... I mean it can happen."