Chapter 12

We all stood there for a moment till Scathach made her spears disappear into crimson motes of light signaling she didn't want anymore conflict "I just want my son back. If you comply I will remove the Shadow Lands from you're camp and have Balor release all your camper's." She negotiated.

I could feel that Hestia and Artemis would have no problem literally kicking me to her to solve the current issue's but after taking a look at Ellesmera's stone expression they hesitated who capitalized on there misgiving "If you just throw my son to her I will withdraw every single dryad in the state of NY and we both know the satyr's and other earth nature spirits aligned will follow me. We will see how Olympus fairs without there easy dryad, servants, lovers, guards and so many other professions..." She said regally and several dozen dryads stepped out of the surrounding tree lines surrounding us.

They announced in unison "We shall follow the queen." sealing the easy way out and even Scathach could see that with the look of pure hate she sent at my adopted mother, the queen of dryads.

The Olympians were torn for even they knew how there brethren literally needed the dryads for the city of Olympus to function and that they never made such a ultimatum before not to mention how many of the male Olympians were sleeping with them to begin with.

Scathach cursed "You would hold the libido of Zeus and his ilk as leverage I see, as expected of a race who slept there way to prominence." Her expression of hate became a sneer. "A queen of whores is just a whore in the end but I wonder if you're master's will allow you leave, I bet they will leave a few of you too burn in Tartarus as a warning for the hassle."

"Enough both of you!" Hestia roared glowing the color of a setting sun and the surrounding temperature rose violently making me nauseous with the extreme heat change so me and the girls choked on the hot dry air and they slumped against me.

"Glacies Murus" I gasped creating an ice igloo around us puny mortals and even outside I could hear the huntresses gasping for air as they were literally cooking to death in Hestia's fury.

"Hestia stop you are going to kill all my huntresses and the boy in question has to hide from you and that isn't like you at all." Artemis's voice was tight because her handmaiden's were the most important people/things to her I could see if anyone even Zeus wanted to kill them all she would fight them to her death so much was her love for them for every single one that died she would make sure they were fast tracked to Elysium.

Seeing the glow dissipate I opened a small hole so I could see outside and my igloo was covered in vines. Mia whispered "those are vines from Dionysus he is watching somewhere." I nodded so either he is protecting us or he is being ready to make me a tool too force Scathach to behave.

I saw Zoe the lieutenant of Artemis's hunt stagger to her feet bleeding from several deep cuts "My lady why are we even entertaining this farce just kill them all and be done with it. We can bargain alone with Balor for the release for the campers, there is no need for Scathach nor this traitorous queen to live plus this is Camp half-blood we don't take Celtic kids he is an intruder put simply." Wow ok Zoe she wants literally all parties dead.

A tree root burrowed around my waist and by the way both the girls squeaked they got the same treatment and the ground was becoming super soft like it was quicksand.

Artemis was torn honestly, I was a boy so she didn't care a bit about me but I was technically a demigod of Olympus and my magic would definitely be a boon to the Camp with me being able to throw a god off balance as a child. "Zoe we cannot just kill him because you lost the battle." She consoled but we could all tell it was bullshit to keep her out of the fire.

"I made the decision Jake and his student's will go to Lugh to plead asylum and the twins are going because I can see the bond as the Goddess of the Hearth." Hestia announced suddenly and turning to me "Now lower the... igloo? And go home with your mother"

We all felt the world stop around us, the tree roots around us yanked us into the earth and at the same time a massive explosion occurred as Balor escaped his imprisonment and roared his displeasure swatting at a silhouette on the ground and grabbed it. A scream of agony came as we were pulled out of the ground and I was thrown in Ellesmera's arms and the twins into the arms of her handmaidens. We turned to look at where Balor was freed to see a man covered in vines got ripped in half by the enraged evil god."

Ellesmera's voice carried an echoing tone that I felt would carry for a very long distance with how it shook me "All Dryads are to leave there post's and meet for communion there is an emergency meet at the forest of death." Ignoring all the gob smacked reactions to the announcement she merged us into a nearby tree.

"Noo!!" Came the heart torn scream of agony from Scathach which even tugged on my own heart. Rather than a quick teleportation from I saw from her battling and the time she took me to her grove it was a slow grinding feeling like we were roots trying to tunnel through the earth.

Finally I could breath fresh air and despite my exhaustion I noticed it looked like it was only the early afternoon from the way the sun looked in the sky. "Where are we mom" I mumbled tiredly

"Welcome to one of the last free places of human influence the suicide forest of japan Aokigahara." she tiredly announced. I just sighed before my heart broke

"Fuck I wasn't able to finish the Cabin so it could be moved." I moaned literally the thing I put the most time and magic was going to be left behind and who knows if the gods will just smite it to be petty.

Ellesmera just giggled petting my hair "You could have two Pantheons after you and the only thing on your mind is how you lost a home you spent two days working on. My child I will need to work on your priorities." Never before have I felt so assure in someone's love as I could feel the flame of devotion pouring out into me.

"So what happens now and where's my twins?" I questioned half-asleep relaxing into Ellesmera's sandalwood scented bosom

"The twins will be directed by my handmaidens and taught our magic to satisfy the geass on your bond while being 'educated' into following you wholeheartedly admittedly my pulling up there lives will cause some stress so that must be, eased out of them we dryads are very good at making people regardless of sex very relaxed." she giggled menacingly but I just huffed trying to keep awake. "Now as for you I imagine the gods will soon be learning the Dryads defection so they will find us here it's inevitable, but here in the sanctuary we earned from the Shinto Pantheon not to mention the Devils who own the connection to the familiars forest will not allow them to intrude into the land at all."

I sighed "So I'm going to be living in a tree house?" She giggled semi hysterically in response before stopping

"No my son, I already foreseen you having major problems at the camp and may have prepared two separate location's for you to grow in peace for a couple years teehee." Wait it's not me that's the problem she planned all this fucking happening right from the moment we met that's why she made the bond so quick, But why, she was the Queen of all the dryads she wasn't that far from being an Olympian in status, it just doesn't make sense...

I could feel her amusement at my fear before she sighed and her voice was heavy with melancholy. "Did you know my vow of virginity was going to be broken within the year." She announced out of nowhere and what does that have to do with anything. "My father Zeus was so proud of me becoming the Queen of Dryads he actually invited me to stand beside him at the summer solstice every year and it was great being so honored by all. But jealousy is a terrible thing and Hera hated another bastard was so favored and cast me out in the middle of a celebration and shut her husband down with merely a glare, banishing me from Olympus forever."

"Ok that's fucked up but how is your virginity going to be taken?" I said sitting up and looking directly at her tear stricken face and I was reminded this wasn't just her spiriting me away for an unknown reason, she was running away with her kingdom to stop an empire from crushing her and her people.

She snorted and wiped her eyes "Supposedly Hera has felt regret and neglect at how she relegated Hercules to be sidelined and left behind in Europe to guard the old world." I doubt Hera knows the word regret not like she has ever had to experience any consequence's. "Yeah like she has ever felt regret at the torture's she regularly heaps on the bastard's of her husband." She seemed to recognize my look of incredulity and agreed. "Now her plan was to wed me to that horrible man. He has zero care for other's and his pride has made his exile drive him sadistic and there are stories of him leaving his station to raid the nearby islands for women and Zeus just laughs saying its just him letting off steam regardless of the bodies he leaves behind."

"Ok so that's a valid reason to leave I guess." I agreed remembering how Hercules harmed so many people just in his trials let alone later in his immortality.

"Now you have a couple choices my son for where your new life will take you. You can go to Kyoto where there is a renown exorcism school there and a extremely powerful demon there running it who owes me several favors who will sponsor your entry. Or you can go to a small city named Kuoh, a couple young heiress of devil clan's who just started studying at the middle school you could join them there and make powerful friends." She hesitated before continuing "I normally wouldn't mention it at all but I owe her a favor and a Yokai god named Yukari has invited you to her realm of Gensokyo for some reason she wouldn't explain only as she said "If that brat comes he will either become a god or die trying but no matter what he will have fun and I will make sure he only loses a few limbs before saving him, teehee..." Mother's eye twitched on the last part.

"Can I have some time to think Mom?" I questioned trying to silence my inner screams of terror at recognizing the choices in front of me.