The Huntress

Chapter 10

They all stare at me. "Lupa's follower? Like a follower of Artemis?" asks Thalia. "Yes," I answer, "I am part of Lupa's pack, her Huntress. "So you're a wolf, not a demigod?" asks Percy. Everybody stares at him. "What? It was just a question," he mumbles.

I cough into my fist. "Actually, Percy is right. I'm more of a wolf than a demigod, but I am still one. I just haven't been claimed and I'm happy with that," I say, confidently. They look unsure of what to say next, but luckily Nico decides to ask another question.

"So you are a wolf that can turn into a demigod?" I laugh at his confusion. "No! I'm a demigod that can turn into a wolf," I laugh, and then I wince. "But I really don't like being a wolf."
Nobody asks questions and the night is silent.

I turn my attention to the sky. "You can't even see the stars from here," I mutter angrily to myself, but it's loud enough for everyone to hear. "Hmm, true, but you can still see them," says Thalia. I nod my agreement and reach into my pouch and gather some monster dust.

I cover it with my hands and it starts to glow a silver light. The demigods stare in awe. I blow the silver dust into the night sky. Suddenly the stars seem to shine brighter and the sky clears, enabling us to see the constellations of stars clearer.

They all gasp and I smile to myself. Around us the grass grows long and lush. Unlike the dry wasteland it used to be, it the land was green and flowers grew everywhere. The forest of trees stand tall and evergreen. The fire dims and I smile.

I start drawing with stars in the night sky. I join the lines of a constellation, revealing an image of a girl, running across the sky with a bow in her hand and a quiver of arrows strapped to her back. "Zoë Nightshade," whispers Percy to himself and I glance over to him. Tears swell in his eyes.

I flick my hand and the image starts to move across the sky. The girl runs down from the heavens and to the land. She notches an arrow in her bow and aims at Percy. His eyes widen, but the Huntress just smiles and releases the arrow. It sails towards his heart and explodes into hundreds of tiny sparkles as it makes contact with him.

The others laugh and the Huntress made from stars bows to them. She turns her head and whistles melodicly to the sky. Suddenly the stars form two other huntresses and they run to Earth. They run and twirl around us, extinguishing the fire so that our only source of light was the glow that came off the Star Huntresses.

All three Huntresses bow to me and Zoë offers me her hand. I refuse it and continue to sit. Luckily she doesn't take offense; her smile only grows wider. The other two turn to me and talk to me telepathically. "The other two's names are Alessia and Catharine," I say softy, gesturing to them.

They nod their greeting and continue to dance, silver mist and stars following them. I smile as I watch the scene before me. Lupa had taught me how to do this, but I have only done this once before. Zoë asks for my permission to use my voice and i agree.

She turns to Thalia and Zoë's voice flows through my mouth. "Thalia Grace, I am honoured to have you replace me as Artemis' leuitanent, all of us are," I speak for Zoë as I play with hand - sized star animals, bears, horses, wolves, ect. Everybody is either looking at me or Zoë.

"And Percy Jackson, Jason Grace and Nico di Angelo," Zoë turns to the boys," Keep being heroes. You all matter and are needed by many." They all tear up a bit. "And finally, Hazel Levesque," I/Zoë say. She leans down and puts a hand on Hazel's shoulder.

" Past or present, you have made a difference. You should not be ashamed of your death, you lived a hero's life, died a hero's death and now live once again as a hero," she says softly. Then turns to everybody.

"This quest will be difficult, and test your strength, but never forget your past and look at the stars when you have little hope. They will help you."And with that, in a whirlwind of silver mist and stars that circled around me, the Huntresses left the land and returned to the heavens.

I open my eyes and smiled at the wonder in the demigods' eyes. "How did you do that?" asks Hazel, exhilarated at what had just happened. I shrug and lay down, turning away as the fire restarts. "I don't know, it's just a gift," I say quietly as I drift into a dream less sleep.