Chapter 47: Nico is going to become a psychopath

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so here's the next chapter, a lot of conversation and kind of a filler. Next chapter meeting Apollo, again.

the next chapter will be release in 1 hour :)

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"What?" Nico asked flabbergasted, and I repeated his smart reply.

"Well, Bianca dumped you." Nyx said casually, like it was no big deal, well it probably wasn't for Nyx.

"What do you mean dumped me?" Nico said warily, and I was afraid the dead might rise but luckily he wasn't used to his powers yet.

Nyx's expression softened, like she just realised what she said could upset Nico, and she said, "Look Nico, it's nothing personal but your sister decided to join the hunt."

"What?" Nico asked again, but this time he looked hurt.

Nyx sat down next to Nico, "Look Artemis offered your sister, since she is still a maiden, to join the hunt. She accepted it."

Nico's eyes began to tear up, and I wondered if I should try to make him feel comfortable or stay silent, past Nico kind of hated me/avoided me, I think he never forgave me I got Bianca killed, but this version of Nico? I had no idea what to do with him.

Nyx pulled Nico closer, "Hey don't cry, heroes never cry."

"But she left me." Nico muttered.

"Don't worry, you can always Iris message her." I said.

"What is Iris Message? I don't have that card." Nico muttered, trying to smile.

"It's like a phone call, but for demigods." I explained.

"Besides, at camp you can kick the hunter's butt!" Nyx said cheerfully.

"What you mean?" Nico asked.

"This is a secret, but the hunters are going with us to camp, each time they go to camp there's a capture the flag game between hunters and the campers, the hunters always win." I explained, thinking back to the time I lost.

"Think about it, Nico, you can take revenge!" Nyx suggested.

"Yeah, I could live with beating the hunters in capture the flag." Nico said with a small smile, "But I don't know how to fight or use my powers. I have powers right?"

Nyx nodded happily, "Yes, and unlike your sister I can teach you how to use them, you know since I am really good with darkness and so on."

"Awesome, so you are really the Nyx?" Nico asked and Nyx snapped her fingers.

I don't know what Nico saw before but when he saw Nyx's true appearance his jaw dropped,

"Whoa! That's so awesome, are your eyes glow in the dark?"

Nyx blinked, "Dude I am the dark!"

"That's her things. She likes making puns with her own powers, blackout, blind spot, shadowing, you'll get used to it." I said laughingly.

"But if you are really her? Why are you here? I mean not that you should go away, but why are you hanging around with demigods and hiding yourself?" Nico began to fire questions again, which meant he was back to his usual self.

"Yes, I am the real primordial of the Night, the oldest deity in the entire galaxy!" Nyx called out, a few hunters glared at her but they were to far away to eavesdrop on this conversation. "And I hang around with Percy because I was bored and he always gets himself in trouble."

'No you are not the oldest.' Chaos muttered, 'Why does no one see me as an actual deity?'

'Shut up, this is my time to shine.' Nyx said.

'Shining, like a star.' Hemera snickered, 'Never thought you would want to shine mom.'

'Shut up.'

"So do you have a real chariot of the night?" Nico asked and my eyes widened, I tried to mentally send him the message, don't talk about it! But he was to excited and to caught up in meeting an actual primordial.

"Oh, yes, I do have it. You can join me next time I drive it." Nyx said proud.

'Well, it was nice to know you Nico.' Hemera said.

"And do you have 6000 attack points?" Nico asked.

Nyx gasped dramatically, "I have a zillion attack points, and with my help I can learn you how to manipulate the shadows."

"I can do that too?" Nico asked and Nyx and I both nodded.

"And you would teach me how to do that?" Nico asked with awe.

Nyx nodded, "Don't worry. You'll be my second weapon of destruction."

'Seriously? What's your first weapon?" I asked.

'You.' Nyx mentally said and I hoped she was joking.

"Percy Jackson." Thalia suddenly said behind me and I could tell she was mad at me, she never used my last name. I turned around and looked at the glaring daughter of Zeus.

"What's wrong?" I asked. So innocent as possible and I noticed her eyes were red, had she been crying?

Nyx noticed it as well but she was not so subtle, "Why have you been crying?"

"Are you two going to fight?" Nico asked excited.

Thalia glared at Nico but then glanced at me, "Artemis wants to speak you."

"And you deliver her messages?" Nyx teased not sympathetically.

"Ohhh…" Nico said and I made a mental note to keep Nico far away from Nyx, she had a bad influence on him. Before I know he hangs people with their guts in the underworld.

I got up and followed Thalia to Artemis's tent.

"You know, it's her fault Annabeth is lost." Thalia mutterd.

"Don't worry about Annabeth she will be fine." I said.

"Yeah, trust you." Thalia muttered and I wanted to ask what she meant but we were already standing in front of Artemis's tent. Bianca was talking to Zoë when she noticed Thalia and me.

"Oh, Percy…" She said and I saw a bit of regret in her eyes, she now wore the same kind of parka's the hunters were and had that silver glow.

She was now immortal.

"Oh, Bianca, I see you joined the hunt?" I asked trying to sound like I was happy for her and surprised at the same time but I thought it was not cool to leave Nico alone.

Bianca nodded, "Yes, but Percy." she said and she waited a moment before she went on, it was like she tried to say something but could not figure out the words.

Finally she said, "Look Percy, I only joined the hunt because I know you'll take good care of Nico."

I frowned but she explained, "He's been looking forward to meet you again since we met. Artemis explained me the effect of the Lotus hotel. There's nothing out there waiting for Nico and me, but if I join the hunt I'll find a new family. Just like Nico will find a new home at camp."

"It was a smart decision, Nico will be safe and happy at camp and if you two have more to tell each other, Bianca and the other hunters will come to camp too." Artemis suddenly said. She had appeared behind me and it startled me a bit.

Zoë glared at me when Artemis said the word camp, like it was my fault it existed, well it is actually my fault it still exists.

"Now can we speak? I believe Bianca has to speak with her brother. Zoë inform the girls that Apollo will take you to camp." Artemis said and she walked past me and opened the tent.

Thalia and I followed her inside.

Not much had changed since last time, except that the two deers were staring at me, which was a bit unnerving.

Artemis sat down on the floor and we followed.

I waited for the goddess to say something but to my surprise she waved her hand and a Minotaur horn appeared in her hands.

The Minotaur horn I gave her.

"You recognize it I see." Artemis concluded.

"Yeah, I gave it to you at the summer solstice two years ago." I said.

"You did what?" Thalia asked.

"Two years ago Percy made a deal with the Olympian council." Artemis explained.

"He did what?" Thalia asked with awe.

"I made a deal with Zeus, in exchange for my loyalty all the gods would claim their children at the age of twelve and all gods would get their own cabins."

Artemis gave Thalia a confirming nod.

"You did that? I thought it was already like that." Thalia asked, I've never told the campers what I did and they did not care. They knew I did something to bribe Zeus but never bothered to ask me what I did exactly.

"No, Luke and Kronos wanted to use the unclaimed demigods who felt anger towards their parents for not claiming them and being stuffed into a Hermes cabin." I explained, and Thalia gritted her teeth upon hearing Luke's name.

"I believed that Percy prevented a lot of trouble for Olympus." Artemis said.

I shrugged, but Artemis had more to say, "However I still have one question for you Percy."

"Uh...Okay." I said unsure.

"Who are you really?" She asked.

"What?" I asked flabbergasted.

Artemis glared at me, "I know you are not as dumb as you appear to be."

"What?" I asked, "Is that an insult or a compliment?" I asked.

"What are you talking about?" Thalia asked, also confused.

Artemis pointed her finger at me, which would've looked scary if she did not looked like a 13 year old, "Two years ago you manipulated the entire council."

"What?" I asked again.

"You prepared it," Artemis said, "You planned it out and manipulated them."

"Wait." Thalia said, "You are talking gibberish, Percy is my friend and I know him. He would never do such a thing, if there's one thing he's bad at it's planning."

Thanks Thalia.

'Hahahaha.' Chaos laughed in my head and I had the feeling she would tell Nyx about it.

"No, Percy is not who he appears to be, he's faking."

I blinked, "But I swore loyalty."

"Oaths can be broken." Artemis smirked.

"Look," I raised my hands, "I am a lot of things but I just want to help."

"And how can I trust a boy who doesn't tells the entire truth." She sneered.

I decided to play the ultimate card, to end the conversation, "Yes a lot of things are going on, things demigods and Gods can not know. Just trust me if I say that some secrets are better left secret, Diana."

Artemis froze upon hearing her Roman name.

"Percy?" Thalia asked but I raised my hand and kept looking Artemis in the eyes.

After a few words of silence Artemis muttered, "Thalia, I want to speak with Percy in private.

Thalia glanced at me and I gave her the don't-ask look. This would've never worked in my past life but in this life I was getting good at it.

Thalia left the tent, and I was alone with Artemis.

"Now Percy, why did you call me...Diana." Artemis asked.

"I know about the Roman demigods," I said, "And more of that kind of stuff, It's better not to tell others about what I know."

Artemis got over her shock and nodded, "Care to explain how you know about the Romans?"

I shook my head, "Nope."

Artemis laughed, but this time it was gentle, "Okay then Percy, keep your secrets to yourself."

But then her expression darkened, "but don't prove my trust wrong or I'll hunt you down."

I smiled, "Well, thank you for your trust."

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