The ancient hero who received Chaos's grace,

shall discover his past and the moon's true face.

The highest of the hunt shall bring him back,

to once again wage war against Gaea's epic wrath.

Chapter 1

The beginning

2000 years ago

Disclaimer: All rights belong to Rick Riordan except for the plot line

Artemis, now five years old, walked out of here house or the first time. Surrounding her was the lush green scenery of what her mother called a forest. Delos, was beautiful. As the future goddess of the hunt, Artemis had decided that it was necessary to get familiar with the forest.

As she walked in, she began to train her senses, identifying every bird she could hear, every tree she could see. But something was off. Suddenly, a loud crack behind made her whirl around in surprise. Standing there was a child, definitely not a god, but still not completely mortal. He looked about five years old to her, but then again, she was 5 as well. The boy looked little, but there was a quite large amount o power radiating from him, but it was strangely comfortable though as well.

"Who, who are you?" Artemis hesitantly stuttered. Never before in her short 5 years had she met someone so powerful. Not even her own mother was this strong. But the little boy wasn't even immortal, yet he was the most powerful being she had ever seen.

"I'm Percy, but my daddy calls me Perseus. What's your name?" he replied, bouncing with energy.

Artemis wasn't sure she should reveal her name so soon, but she eventually said " I'm Artemis, who is your father Perseus?"

Percy looked up, with his grin slightly fading. "Daddy never came to visit me personally, but he speaks to me in here Awty", he said, tapping his head. Artemis was about to protest about being called 'Awty' but she suddenly noticed the color or colors of his eyes. They were sea green, speckled with silver and black. Any being could be his father, but who could be that powerful.

"Do you have a home Percy?" she asked, hoping to gain some insight on his ancestry. Percy's smile began to fade a bit more.

"No, daddy thought me to live in the forest, I can take you too my cave?" He said hopefully. Artemis was the first non-animal that he had spoken too in a long time.

Artemis carefully examined Percy. Judging by the state of his clothes, he probably had a pretty well furnished cave, but she wasn't sure whether she should go to a stranger's house. "Umm…" Artemis began. Percy immediately began to pout. As he looked up to her with his cute sea green eyes, Artemis felt her resolve crumble, and said "Sure!".

As they traveled through the woods, Artemis noticed that the trees were beginning to clear up. Finally, they reached the center of the woods, into a bright clearing. Finally, they reached the center of the woods, into a bright clearing. Artemis couldn't believe her eyes. Look again her brain told her. We are looking! her eyes replied. In front of her was the most magnificent house she had ever seen. "It's beautiful" she whispered. Yet again, her mind was plagued with questions about who this boy's father was. "Did you make it by yourself?" She asked him.

"No, daddy gave it to me Awty, How are your parents" Percy replied.

"Why don't you come over to my house, I'm sure my mother would be fine with you visiting, but father is never home." She replied. In reality, her father would probably try to smite Perseus, but she was pretty sure he wouldn't be home.

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Leto POV

"Mother?" I heard Artemis call hesitantly. I walked over to the curtain at the entrance and saw my little Arty all alone.

"How, was your day in the forest", I asked her. Artemis shifted uneasily. She was obviously hiding something. "What's the matter Arty?" I questioned her, worried about what might have happened in the forest. "Did Apollo get lost again?"

"No but, … is Daddy home?" Artemis asked, again shifting from side to side. I looked at her carefully, and then I suddenly saw some movements at the entrance to the woods. I quickly flashed over there, and saw a small boy back there. He had sea green eyes, speckled with silver and black, as well as jet black hair. I suddenly realized why Artemis was so nervous. This child was so powerful, it was overwhelming. It almost rivaled my own husband's power

"Who are you?" I growled at him. Most people would simply just turn around and start backing aways if they were confronted by me like this, but this boy was clearly an exception. He looked up at me with innocent eyes, but his eyes didn't seem to be really looking at me, it was almost as if he was looking into my … soul?

"I'm Awty's fwiend Percy. Awe you her mom, she said you were really nice" he said with a grin. I was awestruck. This little boy, Percy, had managed to befriend my daughter in barely 10 minutes. Who could his godly parent be, I thought, no one I knew could have a child this powerful, could he be related to a primordial? Or maybe even the creator. She got startled out of her thoughts when she realized that she still hadn't responded to Perseus.

"Okay Percy, I am her mom, come on in" I said, actually realizing why Artemis hadn't wanted Zeus to be home. A boy with this much power would be able to overthrow the gods if he wanted too. But being a protector of the young, I could sense that this child would end up being the gods only hope, when evil truly rose.

Artemis POV

When mother flashed away to the forest, I was completely surprised. I hope Percy is okay. Please let him be okay. I suddenly realized that I kind of liked Perseus. Which was weird. Somehow, he proved that not all males were like my father and idiot brother. I was beyond relief when I finally saw Perseus enter out of the woods holding my mother's hand. Something told me that Percy could really help us, and even the gods, against any threat that might appear. And anyways, he would always make a good friend. Suddenly, there were three flashes of light in front of me.

Please review. This is my first fanfic, so all comments are welcome. I will try to update by Saturday.

~Sonoftime101