The Missing Artemis - Son Of Artemis

Danielle POV

Welp sorry for the long wait enjoy your new chappie

Camp was messy as we get down from the forest. Several campers are pointing at us while muttering something as if we are some sort of a display.

Great I always wanted to be a valuable display and everyone will judge with whatever they wanted to. If I can, I don't want to be in the camp. However for better or worse, I need their help to regain my mother's glory.

Chiron gallop towards us.
"We have been searching for you. where have you been? We are worried about you"

"I believe the word you are supposed to use is 'i' not 'we', Chiron." Marc response defensively. With the way he act yesterday, this tone wasn't that surprising. This is my first time seeing my happy go lucky companion turn into boiling pit of fire.

"I apologize my child. With the little show that you show us yesterday..." Chiron look at every demigods in the vicinity "... They feel a bit insecure."

"With all my respect sir, you won't believe that I am child of siren if I don't show you my siren's side, do you?"

Chiron tries to think and nod grimly.
"Very well... I will do something with the campers hostility towards you, Marc"

"Much appreciated" Marc smiled for the very first time since he arrive to this place. His dazzling smile enchant me, his cheeks pushed upward with his smile which makes him hundredth times cuter. I secretly blushed and swat it away quickly. I shake my head to deny a slight possibility that forming in my head, I love girl not the other way around.
(A/N: I don't have any I'll intent toward Gay community, this is just for my story sake)

"So..." I cleared up my throat "Chiron about the quest..."

"Ah yes, follow me" He wave toward us as a sign to follow him. We pass through the big house, then the dining hall and lead us toward a cave in the forest.

"Are we visiting a cave man or something?" Marc innocently ask which make me hold my chuckle.
That is not appropriate Dan i scold myself.

Suddenly a red haired girl with red freckles came out from the cave. At first i thought i was seeing Marc in red version and also girl version. Her face painted with a streak of gold and silver paint color.

"cave man is a wrong word i suppose" Marc stated the obvious. Which make her look confused.

"Ah Rachel this is -"
"Son of Artemis and 'son' of Siren. This morning i have a vision about them" they way she pronounce son of siren sounds a bit off to me. Marc doesn't show any changes when hearing that, i suppose it just my feeling.

Chiron excuse himself for he has archery class then gallop away from the location.

Rachel circle us observing from different angle until her sounds turned into reptilian voice.

"THIS IS NOT THE TIME" Rachel hissed with her scratching reptilian force which almost makes me deaf.

"YOU ARE NOT WORTYHY
THE OTHER WILL RISE
THE GODDESS WILL FAIL
YOU ARE NOT--" Before Rachel could finished her sentenced. Marc with a swift move punch her gut really hard and make her unconscious.

"That is creepy... So, what do you want to do? She clearly won't let us go with the mission" before i can answer the question, a howl could be hear from the depth of the forest. Judging from the deepness of the growl, the size should be considerably big based on my experience. I ran outside toward the howl and saw a big, i mean bigger than two trucks stack into one, hellhound. His eyes is bloodred full of... Well i don't know, i hope he just lack of sleep..and his fang never miss a day to get sharpen. I could feel air itself could be cutted by the lower fangs that protrude out from the mouth.

"Holy rampaging waves, that thing is huge" Marc exclaim while taking out his celestial bronze daggers on both of his hand. The hellhound eyeing my ready to shot arrow with disinterested looks, i am quite sure my arrow themselves can't deal a great damage from it thick fur. There are no signs of reinforcement from the camp and that is weird considering how loud his growl is.

"you... Lead us here" i lowered my bow which result a wide eye from Marc. The way he shock at every little thing is rather quite funny.

The hellhound bark loudly and smirk.
'You catch up quite fast, son of Artemis. You are in the verge of obliterated from the existence. I presume you know who i am.'

I have an urge to say that i don't know and i just gamble when i said that. But that would end not really well, wouldn't it. If no one hear the bark that could make the best bass player out there like a small firecrackers, that means he is sort of god. But as far as i know there is no gods nor goddesses have dog as their look. Dog...wait...i have a guess and this will be my biggest gamble yet, mother teaches me to trust my instinct, and my instinct said that this is the answer.

"Since you appear as a dog... I would put my cent on Lady Hecate, the goddess of magic and mist, as dogs is one of Lady Hecate's sacred animal"

The hellhound nod while wiping drools that leaked from its mouth. Not a pretty description i daresay.

"Wait... Hecate is a dog?" Marc exclaim disbelief. I bit a curse to remind me scold him that mouth is the most poisonous thing in the world as a red flame set a blaze right in front of him. Marc fells on his butt while trying to avoid the flame. A woman with a faded grey veil appears in front of the hellhound.

"You thread a dangerous line, child of Siren. I am in a good mood right now so i decide to spare you. Mind your manner demigods" A sudden realization come up to me, that woman is Hecate and she is hissing dangerously toward Marc. I step between them and bow apologetically.

"I beg for forgiveness for my friend's disrespect. He just got startled that's all to have a chance to be grace by your presence my lady" One thing that i have learn from my mother, never show disrespect toward gods if i still value my life. Of course Percy Jackson is the exception even though he already make an enemy from one of the Olympians.

"Wise decision... As i say before, i here to help. I believe those Apollo's plaything won't let you go to a quest. However, you must go, i hold a little on prophecies realm but i know enough, the moon will be shattered if you didn't go my young demigod" Her eyes glows with green resembles when Rachel speaks her prophecy.

"Go to San Francisco, seek for my daughter as she will help you on journey. Don't disappoint me young demigod. My hellhound will help you for your journey and you must go now" Hecate burst into green flame leaving them alone. The hellhound lick the ground with sad look searching for Hecate.

"For the love of gods, that is tense" Marc released. He shuddered with the memory of an inch closer to his death, which make me chuckle.

"Well come here brother, we have quest to do" I rest my arm to his shoulder which got tense as i touch it. He suddenly look at the ground finding the rocks interesting before he smile at me and nod.

We climb up on to the hellhound back.
"Go to... Wherever Hecate's daughter location" I point forward blindly not sure where we need to go, and for your record off to a good start.