Call of the Nightingale

Chapter 8: The Children of the Arcane

  The woman who saved you from Artemis assisted everyone in gathering a big area of the encampment. Mostly, this was supposed to be done the next day, letting the new kids have time to rest and recover. But with your skirmish with Artemis, it had to be done sooner rather than later. The only difference being, you weren't going to attend this ceremony.

  You already had enough of a target on your back. Leaving you with your supposed elder sister, Nemesis. A funny little tale of the blind leading the blind. With you having no idea about this area, and her being LITERALLY blind. But she seemed to be able to move around well.

Y/N: 'On one hand, she's a tall, hot, buff chick who wanted me as close to her as possible. On the other hand, she's my sister. But on the other, other hand, we are Greek. Zeus and Hera are brother and sister as well. Is it even right for me to have this thought. Ugh, why does my sister have to be the hot one?'

  The walk took you to a path along the edge of a cliff. Looking over with wide eyes, seeing what looked like the open sea. Spanning out for miles, so far that you see no other land.

Y/N: What exactly is this place?

Nemesis: Did Iris tell you we were in a separate realm from the physical? 

Y/N: Yeah, something like that.

Nemesis: Well ,she's only half true. The truth is, we are still in the physical world. Thanks to Hecate and the help of Gaia, this place is unable to be accessed through normal means. The island was never this lush before. But Artemis thought it would be fitting to better shroud her huntresses and the other demigods. So, many forest nymphs granted it, adding a lush forest to better hide us. No one in the world will ever know unless accessed through magic or special permissions. This is their home, after all, the island in which Artemis and Apollo were born.

Y/N: Huh, crazy. . . Wait, so we're in Greece right now?!

Nemesis: Where better to hide demigods of our own pantheon?

  The walk seemed to be taking you farther from the actual cusp of society in terms of the main hub. Until you come across a seemingly reasonable house. One that lightly seemed overtaken lightly by nature.

Y/N: . . . Is this because of Artemis?

Nemesis: Your skirmish with her made a lot of her huntresses mark you for death. But even though Nyx is your mother, we didn't want to take any chances.

Y/n: Who is we exactly?

Nemesis: Me, Iris, and many of your other siblings, especially Hypnos.

Y/N: You make it sound like you all just watched me the entire time when I grew up.

Nemesis: Because we did. We never had a demigod sibling before. Your life is probably the most important to us. It was even Hypnos who granted you your name, granted Thanatos helped. But now, you must continue your journey and face your destiny. We have used all of our power to grant you the normal of a life. The life we feel you deserve. But now I fear that we have been suppressing who you really are. For that, you have my deepest apology.

  Nemesis hugs you tightly, caressing your hair as you feel your face smothered into her chest. That is the benefit of the goddesses being so tall. But you still had mixed emotions about this.

  Nemesis walks you inside as you see Medusa's head sitting on what looks like a desk. You rush over, picking her head up.

Y/N: Oh, thank the primordials you're okay. What did they do to you?

Medusa: Irisssss had me sent  here earlier during that special little ceremony by one of the forest nymphs.

Nemesis: And so it is here you both shall remain. The only people who know you live here are the gods, a few nymphs and satyr, and then, of course, your precious Serena.