The Missing Artemis - Son Of Artemis

Marcus POV

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I have been on an island near bermuda triangle for quite times, and i thought i have run out weird experience. Living there mean come with terms with all of the weirdest part of the myth. But now, my body sink down on wall of red fur while holding a silent scream plunging into a darkness.

I need to distract my thought. Think about Dan, he always calms me down. Even though he somewhat obsessed with Percy Jackson, i am not sure why and i don't know if i wanted to know. I like Danniele hunt, even though his name is woman like (My theory about it, is that perhaps Artemis never experienced name a baby especially it is a male). The way he shot his arrow, the way he stares at the moon every night, and the way he try to tell a bad jokes are attractive.

Yet, why i never reveal myself that i am a girl?

Afraid. I am afraid that the relationship we share now crumble. I am afraid that he will sees me as a stranger. I am afraid that he won't love me back. However, the most important part is, i am afraid to be alone again after i met a friend.

I decide to tell him when the time is right, and at the top of hellhound running with gods know how fast in this dark definitely not a good time to suddenly say...

"Hey Dan. I am a girl"

Sounds ridiculous? Wait until i told him in the future. I snapped from my thought as the hellhound stop.

"Where are we?" I slid down from the hellhound looking around. They arrive at an empty slot that wedge between three apartments and a road that lead to the highway.

Before Dan could manage an answer, a shrilled voice echoes throughout the space. Dan sprint to the emergency exit stair and approaches the source of the sound while i follow him. At the fifth floor, we saw a girl with freckles across her nose and black long hair and her pony hide her left eyes, she has what reminds me of middle eastern feature mixed with a typical new yorker, screaming in front of a dracaena. With a swift move Dan shot a silver arrow and hit its shoulder. The dracaena hissed and lungs its claws toward Dan which i intercept with my short sword. I hit its claw, it feels like a just hit a sturdy wall, and shove it away.

While Dan distract the dracaena, i run toward the girl. Her whole body is shivering covered with a lot of wound, there is a hint that she has been running alone. Her hair has been left unkempt, frizzy like she just has been strike with thunderbolt (which isn't that strange). I pat my hand to her shoulder and sing a short soft tune to her ear to soothe her nerves.

A gift from Siren. A varieties of songs with different effect, usually mistaken with charmspeak but listening abilities is not a must to be affected. As i sing near her ear, the shiver gradually decrease. Her sky blue eyes fixed on my eyes.

"who-who are you?" She croaked. I feel sorry for her, why no one protect her. She looks like fifteen or sixteen, the age where demigods or satyr should be her side.

"No time to explain, if you value your life stay behind us" i stare at the dracaena and leap toward it. I make a wide arc slashing the open stomach and make it burst into gold dusts.

I walk slowly toward the kid and just realize something... We are the demigods that should protect her, we are the one who should lead her to the camp half blood or camp jupiter, and if my guess is right she is the one who Hecate had mentioned.

"My name is Marcus Voice and this is my friend Danielle Hunt, what is your name"

"Mari... Marina Al-Sigil" Mari talk with a slow pace, hesitation is obvious judging from her face. She holds her silver bracelet with floral patterns.

"Mari how much do you know about greek and roman mythology" Dan stand still like a statue behind me with stone expression. I wish he could relax a bit more in front of strangers, it took me three days to make him opens up to me.

"Enough to know that my mom is Hecate, and you are here to know my dreams about a moon goddess."

To be honest, i am speechless. I never thought i am going to hear that answer, usually they straight naming all goddesses and gods asking to be blast off and dissed them as just a myth (at least that is what i see everytime i encounter a satyr that recruiting a small demigods before threaten my life) , not giving a straight answer. Especially with the guarded tone like that.
I stare at Dan hoping for an assistance, he just stare at me blankly as a sign he is trusting me with this. This is going to be tough, especially if one of them is guarded and another is practically turn into a statue in the presence of a stranger until he opens up.

"To be safe Mari, let's get out from here before new monster track us" We left the building and i thought how troublesome is this.

"So Mari tell us what happened to you before we find you"

"I was in... Some sort of mental rehabilitation for kids, and my step mom put me there thinking that i lost my mind when i told him i saw a half man half bull in front of front yard." She said bitterly.

"I was never welcome at my own home, i lost my only home when my father died. And did i mention i am being chased by various monsters since i run from that cursed place , which is nine years ago" a thick resentment flood out from her mouth, the air  temperature getting lower and lower as she speaks. She is the strongest daughter of Hecate's i have ever met, which is only a few. Her words contain power, her feeling is the catalyst, if she doesn't get well trained it would be disasters. As a child of Siren who imbued some magics into their songs, we grasp the basics of magic and i learned it in the hard way.

"Mari, take a deep breath and control yourself" i try to reason her.

"We know your pain, at least i know. Being a misfit, no one wants you. Your existence itself is a disgrace. That comes naturally to me as child of a monster. However, don't let that best you, we are stronger. Especially you, you are stronger than we both combined if you are trained enough. So... Will you stay here and cursing your past while not making any changes or help us and show your step father, show the world that they are messing with the wrong girl" I manage to interrupt her before she protest and smile, i notice that Dan agrees with me. He should have since there are no lies nor magic that imbued to my words, everything is the truth, and the only truth.

Mari nod sheepishly then follow us quietly from behind. This quest might not be that bad afterall.