Chaos's Blessing book one

Chapter 4

Artemis grabbed Sam by his throat and picked him up. "So you were the one who was harassing Thalia. You're the main reason we came here. I'm going to enjoy turning you into a jackalope and hunting you down and keeping your head as a trophy." Artemis grinned. "Sis, I think I have a better idea. Thalia, please come to the archery range immediately please." Apollo called.

As we were waiting for Thalia, Artemis took some arrows, used her godly strength and pinned Sam to a tree with the arrows in his T-shirt and shorts. We heard running and Thalia came into view. "Someone call?" Thalia asked. "I was going to enjoy turning this male into a jackalope and hunting him down and keeping his head as a trophy, but Apollo thinks he has a better idea." Artemis informed her. "My idea is to let you pick the punishment." Apollo stated to Thalia.

As Apollo explained what had happened to Sam and why he was in the tree, Thalia started smiling.
"I have the best idea." Thalia said with an evil grin on her face. Sam looked at Thalia. "Baby you're not going to let them hurt me anymore, are you?" He asked Thalia. Thalia glared at him and sent a bolt of lightning at him.

Thalia pulled all of us aside. "Here's my idea, Chiron, you let him free. Apollo, you turn him into a wolf. Lady Artemis you get to hunt him down, skin him alive, keep his pelt, then kill him and keep his head as a trophy." Thalia said evilly.

They did as told and soon Artemis had his head as a trophy. "Percy, nice shooting. I know it was an accident but he deserved it." Apollo said. Artemis looked at Apollo shook her head no. It seemed they were having a mental discussion. Artemis finally nodded after a minute.

"Percy we would like to give you our blessings." Artemis said. "It's not our full blessings like my kids or the Hunt gets it makes you proficient with a bow." Apollo explained. I nodded. They put one hand on each of my shoulders and I felt power coursing through me.

"Ah finally. I finally found you Artemis I can finally make you mine." A new voice said. "ORION! SHOW YOURSELF." Artemis yelled. There was rustling in the bushes. Apollo dragged me off to the side. I looked at Apollo questioningly.

"Percy, this is for you. Happy late birthday." Apollo said, while handing me a black compound bow with sea green swirls and green strings and a quiver of different colored arrows. "The gold colored arrows are your regular arrows. The silver colored arrows are silver tipped arrows like the Hunt uses but without a curse on them. The red colored arrows are exploding arrows which explode on contact. And the blue colored arrows are tranquilizer arrows." Apollo informed me.

"Thank you a lot Lord Apollo." I thanked him. "The quiver is enchanted so it never runs out of arrows, and the bow is unbreakable. It can also be used when you are a Primordial." I thanked him again and we got back to everyone. "Where's Lady Artemis?" I asked when I noticed she wasn't there. Everyone turned around. Chiron looked at Apollo. "I can't sense her. Something is blocking me." He said sadly.

"Ok, here is the plan. Everyone split up and search for Artemis. When someone finds her let everyone else know. Everyone head for the person who found her. Everyone clear?" I said. Everybody nodded. "GO!" We all ran in different directions. After about five minutes of searching, I heard a bloodcurdling scream echo to diagonally left and ahead of me.

I ran as fast as I could for a few more minutes. Finally I heard Orion. "Now that we are alone Artemis, I can finally take what belongs to me." I followed the voice and in the clearing where the Council of Cloven Elders used to have their meetings I found Artemis and Orion. He wasn't wearing any pants or underwear.
Artemis screamed again. She was laying spread eagle with her arms and legs tied to stakes in the ground.

"LET ME GO YOU BASTARD!" Artemis yelled while trying to break her bonds. Orion summoned a ball of cloth and used it to gag Artemis. "There's no point trying to break free of the bonds. They are celestial bronze rope, designed to hold a god." I backed up a few hundred feet and called to Apollo. "I found them. They are in the clearing where the Council of Cloven Elders used to meet. HURRY!"

I heard a muffled scream and ran back to the edge of the clearing. I hid behind a tree and looked around the edge. That was a mistake. Orion had ripped off her hunting uniform so that she was just in her bra and underwear. I grabbed an arrow from my quiver and loaded it onto my bow. Before I could aim it at Orion, he ran off into the woods.

Before I could save Artemis, he came out with Thalia in his grasp. His hand was around her throat. "Foolish girl. You thought you could save Artemis from me. Once I'm done with Artemis I will take your innocence also." He threw Thalia on the ground and tied her up the same way he did Artemis. He summoned another ball of cloth and gagged Thalia also.

I took aim at him and that's when I noticed it. My arrow wasn't going to work. His skin is too strong for my arrows to pierce. I put the arrow back in the quiver and put my bow on my shoulder. Reaching into my pocket I pulled out Riptide, but I didn't uncap it yet. That was my second mistake.

He grabbed Thalia's shirt and shorts with one hand and ripped them off. That was his big mistake. I stepped into the clearing behind Orion and both Thalia and Artemis saw me. They quickly shook their heads no. Orion thinking that they were shaking their heads no at him, walked over to Artemis and ripped off her underwear.

I quickly looked to my left. My third mistake. I had a full view of Thalia. She was wearing a black lace push-up bra and a midnight blue lace thong. I clicked Riptide and ran at Orion and stabbing him in the back. He turned around and tried to grab me but I sliced riptide across his waist and crotch. He howled in pain.

"NEVER TOUCH THALIA OR LADY ARTEMIS AGAIN." I growled darkly. 'APOLLO WHERE ARE YOU?' I prayed to him. While Orion was occupied I made a point to look away from both Thalia and Artemis as I cut their bonds. Thalia, and I grabbed our bows and an arrow and fired at Orion. He fell backwards landing on the ground unconscious.

Apparently my arrows would work. I had hit Orion in the stomach with a tranquilizer arrow while Thalia had hit him in the chest. There was a flash of silver and Orion turned to dust. Artemis was dressed back in her hunter uniform. There was another flash of silver and Thalia was dressed in a American Idiot Green Day shirt and ripped black skinny jeans. (She looked hot! Don't tell her I said that.)