Legacy of Asgard

Meet the Greeks

Ch. 4

As Perseus rode through the sky in the moon chariot, he couldn't help but chuckle as he thought he must have been the first male to ever set foot inside this thing.

Artemis was watching the boy closely. She couldn't deny that she was curious about him and his apparent lack of fear at the situation he was about to walk into.

"Why are you not afraid?"

Perseus looked back over at her and shrugged, "What difference does it make if I am afraid or not. This day was destined to happen regardless and I will not do so like a coward."

Artemis nodded to his reasoning as she looked at him closely again. Despite how much she hated doing it, she did not think herself above mortals as much as her family.

"I owe you an apology for our first encounter. You protected my huntress when you could have simply walked away and I assumed you were the one who attacked her. I am sorry for that."

Perseus raised an eyebrow but shook it off and nodded, "Apology accepted. It probably did not look good when you came upon us."

The goddess smiled a bit that he did not hold it against her. She decided to ask some questions that had been bugging her since their first encounter as well as some fresh ones from the night's events.

"How is it that you are here? Didn't the Norse gods fade long ago?"

Perseus shook his head, "No they did not fade. In my world, there are nine realms and this is simply one of them. Access to Midgard, or earth, was lost long ago. My father found a way back but it was only temporary. He met my mother and spent a few years with her but was forced by the All-Father to return to Asgard before access was lost and he was stuck here. He wanted to take me with him but Odin told him I have destiny to fulfill here on Midgard. Despite the protests of the other gods, he left me Mjolnir to help me in my life."

Artemis was shocked but his words. Her family never cared for their children the way it sounded like Thor cared for his son.

"And the Valkyries?" She asked.

Perseus smiled a bit, "A gift from the All-Father. My mother died shortly after my birth and they raised me. They have cared for and loved me my whole life as well as trained me since the time I could walk. Odin asked for three volunteers to remain on Midgard as my guardians and those three offered immediately."

Artemis nodded, "And why were you in the park that night when you saved Zoë?

"I was training. I was looking for any surviving monsters from your battle earlier. I just happened to come across those men when they had her captured. When I saw what they were about to do, I had to intervene. I was raised by maidens so I was raised to treat women with respect. They are lucky I was trying to remain anonymous at that point." He replied.

Artemis gave him a small smile, "Thank you. She is my closest friend."

Perseus gave her a nod back but didn't reply. He knew she had more questions.

"And tonight? How did you end up on Othrys and save Zoë again?"

"Earlier I had a conversation in my dreams with the All-Father. He said my time to be revealed to the Greeks had come and gave me the gift of sight. I can see the future and the visions are much clearer than your brother's oracle. I saw the battle and Zoë falling. She was going to die and you were going to put her in the stars to honor her sacrifice. What the oracle does not see is the whole picture. The threat you face is much worse than you know. An old enemy is whispering in the ear of the Titans. Zoë is a skilled huntress and will be needed in the war to come. I saved her because I could." Perseus explained seriously.