The Land Beyond the Gods {A Pertemis Story}

Chapter 5: Guardian of the Hunt

Artemis' POV

I was confused. I never knew Perseus had a sister and that he was banished. None of the Gods knew what was happening that day. We just woke up the next day and suddenly our hero had disappeared, and Hestia claimed that we banished him.

Perseus nodded when they shouted his name but then he turned to Ally and exclaimed, "I am not your little brother!"

"You are," Ally said, smirking.

"I am older than you Allison Emily Johnson!" Perseus shouted at her. Ally looked at him in shock.

"In this form you are not Perseus Achilles Johnson!" She shouted back at him.

Zeus looked like he was having a headache. "I do not need another Artemis and Apollo!" Zeus thundered.

"What!?" Apollo asked. "Another what?"

I was thinking the same thing. But they do kind of sound like us. Their bickering and their reasons, their closeness and familiarity with each other rolled off in waves. Zeus waved it off and asked Perseus, "Where are you going to stay?"

Perseus replied, "Anywhere but the camps."

Zeus nodded in understanding and I took the moment to intervene, "Ally, for your effort, I'd like to offer you a spot with my hunters. Should you accept, I would provide you with immortality and friends who are your friends and sisters."

"I would accept but will I be allowed to love someone if he is worthy?" Ally asked.

I simply nodded and Perseus interjected, "Ally, I thought you were going to stay with me. Come on, I just found you. You can't leave me this soon."

Ally looked conflicted and Zeus said, "Well, I have an offer for you Perseus."

Everyone looked at him in hope and he turned to me and mind-messaged, 'Daughter, I request you to giving Perseus residence within your hunters for some time. He doesn't have to be a guardian or anything but just let him stay close to her. Their arrival could mean danger for us."

I wanted to contradict him that Perseus was just a male, he might be decent, but he was still a male.

Zeus started to announce the news. "Perseus," He called. "Will you stay in the Hunt?"

"WHAT!?" Perseus shouted. "I will be dead within a day." Ally spat out laughing, Perseus continued, "And the hunt only accepts girls and last I check, I am not a girl."

"Maybe I should turn you into one," Ally said, a hint of smile on her face.

"N-N-No," Perseus complain. "Last time it was a disaster." I could help but laugh, so did lots of the Gods. I should definitely add his sister to the hunt.

"So, its decided than," Zeus said. "Meeting dismissed."

"Wait," Athena said. Everyone froze in their place, waiting to see what she needed to say. "How is Ally your sister?"

Everyone had a curious looked on their face. I was curious as well, last I checked, Poseidon only had one demigod child and it was Perseus. Poseidon must have had the same thought as me. But the person who was the most curious was Athena of course. She couldn't stand not knowing something.

"We were siblings during Perseus' first life," Ally said, with a proud tone.

"Does that mean you have been reborn?" Guess who asked that. If you guessed Athena, then you are wrong. Hades you are wrong. Of all the people Aphrodite asked that. Is she dumb? If someone said first life it means they have been reborn.

Ally had a look of disbelief on her face. "Of course, he is reborn. Why would you ask such a dumb question?" Aphrodite's face flashed gold with embarrassment.

"Which life is he in now?" Athena asked again.

"His third life," Ally answered her. Perseus told Ally. "I can answer myself you know?" Ally just shrug.

"Any more questions?" Zeus asked clearly annoyed.

Athena asked again. "Who were you in your second life?"

"Oh," Perseus hesitated. "The original Perseus."

Now Zeus was staring curiously at Perseus. "Meeting dismissed." Zeus said again and flashed away to who knows where.

Every Gods flashed out except for me. Which left me in the throne room with Perseus and Ally.

"Now Perseus," I started. But he cut me off.

"Call me Percy."

"So Percy," I said. "We are in Arizona, see you there." Then I grabbed Ally's hand and flashed away with her.

Percy's POV

I know you all wanted to ask me a question. Why aren't you angry at the Gods? Didn't they banish you? All I can tell you from what Hestia told me is that someone controlled the Gods and made them act that way. I am still not talking to my dad though. I don't care if he was in control or not.

Why did I have to join the hunt? The fates must love to play with my life string. I started thinking of a way to get to the hunter's camp. Then I remembered the Wayport thing Ally taught me a while back and tried it. I think as hard as I can about Arizona and mix it with the humming energy in the back of my mind. Then, I push the power out.

Wow, was my only thought as I stared at the black hole in front me and stepped into it. I arrived a mile away from the hunter's camp. I then hid on top of the tree and watched as Artemis introduced how they would have a temporary guest.

"But milady," Phoebe complain. "We don't need him."

"We don't have a choice," Artemis told her. "Zeus ordered it."

The Hunters all groaned and started thinking who the guest would be. Since I could read thoughts, it was funny all the males they can think of. Ally and Artemis' thought was the only one I couldn't hear.

Ally must also be hearing their thoughts because she told them. "A clue to who the guest is, is that he is my annoying brother."

The hunters started guessing names.

"The guest will probably arrive a bit later..." Artemis started but I chose that time to show myself. I pulled up my hood before I entered though.

I was met with arrows. I created a force field around myself and blocked all the arrows. I saw Ally giving me an approving thumbs up.

"How did you get here so fast?" Artemis asked.

"Wayport," I answered her.

"What?" She asked.

"This," Ally said and a black hole thing appeared that was going to who knows where.

"So," Thalia asked. "Who are you?"

"I'm hurt that you don't remember your own cousin, Thals," A look of disbelief crossed her face and I pulled down my hood.

"Percy?"

Thalia's POV

To say I was surprised when Percy pulled down his hood would be an understatement.

"Percy?" I asked then tackled him. He stiffened and didn't respond back. First I was confused but then realization struck me of how I had treated him horribly. I don't even know why I did it. I didn't even have a favorite bow.

"I am sorry kelp head," I started, "I am so sorry."

He responded. "It's okay sparky." With that, I cried into his shoulder.

"Welcome to the Hunt Kelp Head."