The Hunter

Chapter 1 – Mother

Artemis

Asterion has escaped Tartarus. We've been tracking him and he seems to be heading toward

The mortal world. Curious.

As I said, we are tracking him, but I can't help but feel something. I don't know how to explain it.

"Milady, we found him." I heard a voice say from behind me.

"Good, thank you Zoe." I approved and began moving again. "He is up ahead!" Zoe called to me as the hunters and I rushed through the forest.

I heard a powerful roar come from the direction we were headed, and that just motivated me to move faster.

We sent out a small scouting group and I guess they had found the Minotaur.

Finally we arrived at a small clearing where I saw the group evading the monster.

The Minotaur seemed to be in a rush but lucky us, we were there to delay him. Asterion then swiped at two of my hunters, sending them flying into a tree. They were knocked unconscious.

The rest of the Hunt joined the fray as we helped the small group. Arrows met the flesh of the monster who cried out in pain.

But the Minotaur seemed to notice something nearby, it turned in that direction and charged top speed, ignoring the hunters. We followed.

The Minotaur ran with unparalleled speed and it didn't seem to notice the dozens of arrows lodged in its back. Finally we came to the end of the forest and entered a small field, on the other side of the field was a road.

I thought the road was empty, but suddenly lights appeared and the Minotaur race toward the car.

Oh No.

And just like that the bull-man rammed into the red car. Thank gods that the vehicle did flip, it

only spun, but still it caved in at the back.

The Minotaur started to slowly pace toward the front, a woman then came out of the drivers seat. Her blue eyes full of terror, but also bravery. She tried to get to the back door of the car but the Minotaur caught her.

We got into firing range and I notched an arrow, ready to fire. My arrow flew and hit its mark.

The eyes.

He cried in pain and squeezed his hand, slowly crushing the lady. He let go of her and she fell to the ground limp, while Asterion slowly crumbled into golden dust.

The hunters and I ran to the woman, I knelt at her side and she had tears in her eyes.

"Please, M-my Percy. Please s-save my son." She said and I heard cries coming from the car.

Her body was crushed, it was only a matter of time.

I rushed to the back seat of the car and ripped the door off. A child that couldn't be more than a few months old crying at a little cut on his hand. I picked up the boy and brought him before his mother.

I felt her slowly fading.

"Ta-ke care of him." She said and I froze in shock.

Maybe if it was a girl, but why did this woman's last request have to be this! How could I care for a boy!

But on the other hand, I would be in this situation if I hadn't failed, If I was fast enough. This male would be a reminder that I mustn't fail. So I nodded to her and she weakly smiled drifting off into her final sleep. The infant began to cry once again and I comforted the baby, shocking my hunters.

I then realized that this child would never really know his mother and if I leave this poor male (I hate those words) to other mortals I can't help but feel terrible.

"Milady, what shall we thee do?" Zoe asked and all the hunters stared at me, wanting an answer.

"The Minotaur targeted them. There was a reason, you don't just have one of the most dangerous monsters chase after you for nothing." I reasoned and they all just kept staring.

I looked down to see little Percy sleeping and using my stomach as a pillow for his cute- I MEAN DISGUSTING HEAD!

Yeah totally.

"Lady Artemis do you want me to?" Katie, one of my newer hunters said and pointed at the baby.

"Y-yes here." I responded and handed her the child.

We headed back to the forest and took the body of the woman with us.

LINE BREAK

We got to a clearing and set up camp, Katie gave Percy back to me for some reason.

I mean I don't know how to care for a child, much less a boy.

I set Percy on my bed and sat on the bed as well. I grabbed some nectar from a drawer and applied it to his tiny cut and it soon disappeared. His eyes opened to reveal the most beautiful pair of eyes I've ever seen, they were a dazzling sea green that reminded me of one person.

My uncle, Poseidon.

Could this be why the Minotaur was chasing him? A child of the sea god is extremely powerful and shouldn't be allowed to live because of the oath.

Percy could easily be the child of the prophecy and I could raise him to fight for Olympus, to save us.

The save option would be the kill him, but I can't do that.

Fine.

My mind is made up. I will raise this child with all I can give. I made a promise.

I will try and care for this boy as if he were my own. Now I know what you are thinking.

But Artemis, he's a boy, he is just like the rest of his kind.

No he is not, he will be raise here by me in the hunt. He will learn to respect my maidens and all woman, and will live among us as the second male hunter of Artemis.

I also feel oddly right about this. Like this was just right, Percy seemed to be that weird feeling I had.

I had been up all night watching Percy sleep and I was think about what to say to the council, would I even tell them?

(-TIME-SKIP 1 YEAR-)

I really do forget that young Perseus is not truly my child, But I am not.

In this year I have grown extremely attached to my little hunter. I have also confirmed that he is my uncles son. Which is weird.

My family is weird.

Right now I have taken little Percy to the beach, he loves the water.

The Hunt also accepts Percy and they treat him fairly and as a little brother, which he is. Yes I know, How do they accept him? You may ask and I will explain.

Percy will never know his real mother, that alone has made the hunters pity him. Another reason is that there is a high chance that he is the child in the prophecy.

He will have to shoulder a great burden, but he will not face it alone.

I will train Percy as a hunter and a fierce warrior. I will keep him safe, I will keep her son safe.

A/N

So? Did you like it? Probably not… But anyways this is the first chapter in a new fanfic that I will be writing alongside Daughter of Atlas and ? ( Shhhhh. You'll see)

Anyways if you didn't know this will not be a Pertemis story (That would be weird), it's Perlia.

So… Deal with it. - Kraken