Orion ~

"Lord Zeus", I knelt before the great god of lighting, the ruler of the skies and Olympus, and of course the king of the gods who just happened to be my uncle.

He simply nodded and waved his hand, motioning for me to stand.

"Let the council begin." Zeus bellowed.

I looked around the throne room, my heart aching to see those moon-like orbs of the goddess that I haven't seen for eons. That was when a sudden realization hit me, one of the thrones were empty, and it just happened to be the one gleaming with silver light.

Zeus coughed, bringing my attention back to him.

" We shall now take a vote. Does Orion get the reward that Poseidon has petitioned for, to become the Lieutenant of his domain? Those who approve, please raise your hand."

I was shocked to see many shows of hands. Only those of Apollo, Hera, Dionysus and Ares stayed put. Even Athena, my father's archenemy had voted in favor of me. That wasn't something a son of Poseidon would usually see.

"I see we have a majority vote here. Very well then."

Zeus pointed at me, and suddenly I felt a surge of power engulf my body.

"Welcome to the world of godhood Orion. Council is dismissed." Zeus said, and wasted no time, disappearing in clap of thunder. The only gods that remained in the throne room was my father, Athena and of course, Apollo who still seems to hate me quite a bit.

Apollo approached me, his eyes burning with the intensity of the sun. "Orion, even though you are a god now, know that if anyone, and I mean anyone messes with my sister, you will rot in Tartarus and never see the skies again. Do you understand me?"

I nodded, and watched as the sun god disappeared in a shinning light that would have blinded me if I were not immortal. Soon after that, it was none other than Athena, who walked slowly up to me, watching me intently. It felt as though those stormy grey eyes of hers were piercing through me.

"Lady Athena, I cannot thank you enough for voting in favor of me."

"Well Orion, you are no threat to the Olympians, and I can see that you can actually be of great assistance when we are engaged in battle. Besides, you are the only child of that 'kelp for brains' that I can actually stand and actually has more brain than all the creatures in his kingdom combined."

Poseidon suddenly appeared. "You know, it's very rude to insult your elders Athena."

"I see someone is still jealous about Athens." Athena smirked then vanished in a puff of grey smoke.

"Anyways, let's ignore that interruption and get on with more serious matters. Orion my son, you are now the Lieutenant of my domain, and second only to me. Please don't do anything reckless. I don't want to have to declare war on Zeus to save you from being incinerated and returning to Hades again."

"Yes father, I assure you that I will not make you go through that much trouble with Lord Zeus. But I do have a few questions for you though."

"Ask away my son."

"First of all, why wasn't the full Olympian council present for the voting?" And it has been centuries ago that I died, why was the voting postponed until now?"

"Well I believe Artemis is with the hunt right now, battling with monsters that Hades has released. You see, he was quite upset and angry that you became a god, because he thought you were of great help to him, organizing the dead. Also, there was no need for Artemis to be present at council because we know full well what her vote would be do we not?"

I laughed. It has been a while since I've seen father.

"Well I need to get going now my son, there are some problems with the old sea spirits, but nothing I can't handle. Be sure to drop by and visit when you can, you are always welcome at my palace."

"Wait, father before you go. Do you know where Lady Artemis is?"

"Umm, no I'm afraid not. I suggest you either ask Hermes or Hestia but don't even bother to ask Apollo. Until next time then."

I watched as my father leave then proceeded to the hearth blazing in the throne room to look for aunt Hestia.

"Lady Hestia" I said as I bowed in front of the goddess who was in the form of an 8 or 9-year-old child.

"Orion my nephew, there is no need to bow since you are a god now. Just acknowledging me is fine. I see you are looking for Lady Artemis am I correct? Let's see … she's at Pennsylvania right now battling with Scorpios."

"Thank you Lady Hestia."

I went to my tent and gathered my things. I couldn't believe it; I could finally see Artemis again after so many years.

Artemis ~

I watched as Scorpios lunged at one of my newest members of the hunt, Ashley missing her only by centimeters. Scorpios swung again, this time I was ready for the monster. I was not going to let what it had done to … Orion, to any of my hunters. I raised my hunting knife etched with silver and sliced through its head cleanly. I landed on the ground softly with a back flip. I put my knife back into it's sheathe and turned around, looking at the hunters as they gathered around me. So far we had killed the Minotaur, the Hydra, and Echidna, the queen of monsters herself and I could tell they were all exhausted from our journey. I quickly dismissed them, allowing them to set up their tents and enjoy the sleep that they deserved.

I entered my tent to mourn for Orion, my one and only love that had been killed by Scorpios those many years ago. My mourning was interrupted by the shouts of a man entering our territory.

I hastily walked outside to see that my hunters already had their spears at the throat of that man who stood in the middle surrounded by us.

"How dare you, a man venture through the territory of the Hunters of Artemis?" Thalia shouted at him.

"Thalia, I will deal with him personally."

My lieutenant bowed and stood with the other hunters.

Finally, I turned my head to look at the man and gasped.

It couldn't be, no it's not possible. But I knew my eyes would never betray me.

This is my first fanfic, please R&R.