Pertemis: A Wolf’s Tale

Chapter 12 Tale of An Escape

Artemis jumped off the boat, turned back to the old boatman who was frowning in concern. She felt bad for him rolling with all his strength for her to get to the island before any other Olympians arrived.

"Thank you old man," she told him. "You should go, the gods will be here soon."

"Will you make it Milady?" He asked her. "Can you protect him?"

"I-I don't know," she said utterly, the fact that she didn't even know if she could make it out alive. "But you should go"

He just nodded and started to sail the wooden boat away.

Artemis turned to the house at the top of the hill, where Perseus and her mother were still oblivious to the danger. She sprinted to the top.

The doors kicked open, Artemis ran in to see Perseus and Leto having dinner. They stood up to look at her in shock, though Perseus looked a bit more excited to see her again.

"Hey, Art-"

"Pack your things" Artemis cut him off as she rushed inside. "Things were already revealed."

"What do you mean Artemis?" Leto walked away from the table and followed her, who was walking around without knowing what to do.

"Apollo gave out a prophecy," Artemis told them. "It somehow related to Perseus and now the entire Olympus is hunting him!"

They both gasped and looked at each other.

"B-but didn't Apollo promise to protect our secret? He wouldn't betray us" Perseus said.

"It doesn't matter anymore ok!" Artemis yelled. "You guys must pack and leave this place immediately!"

"But go where Artemis?" Perseus asked her.

At the point, Artemis suddenly stopped. She was so worried about their survival that she completely forgot the next stage after they escaped. Clearly, the entire mythological world was hunting him, she couldn't trust anyone except herself. Speaking of herself, an idea suddenly came into Artemis.

"To my hunt," she said. "That's the safest place for you right now. Being close to me, I can be able to protect and keep watch on you."

"Wow wow wow, hold up!" Perseus put his hands to a sign of stopping. "You are telling me to go and live with your hunters? They would rip my head off before I could have my first meal there!"

"Or you rather let the gods execute you instead?" Artemis folded her arms in annoy. How come he could still make an argument at the moment like this?

"Wel-"

"Perseus!" Leto cut him. "Listen to your sister"

He looked at her, but only to receive a stern look. Perseus sighed and ran upstairs.

pack your things mum!?" Artemis

to her, she held her hands and

here, then they would know where to find next and that would be you. They will hunt down the last person that related

her hands. "What

say anything, they can't

was holding it back, to encourage them. But she was still

pack bag. He stopped between them and looked at their

we going or not?" He

started to walk outside. "I'll leave you too alone for a

looked at her confused, he then turned to his

care of yourself ok Perseus?" She brushed

about

told him. "They will find out who relates to you if I

held her hands. "How

squeezed on his shoulders. "You have grown big enough, you can take care of yourself. Perhaps it's

"Mother"

Leto snapped, to which she was trying to hold back the tears. "You can do it ok. Artemis will be there for you when I'm not. No need to

held it so long, so passionate because she knew it would be long for her to see him again. They have been together for nearly two thousand years that their bond would be unbreakable. Perseus loved her as much as she loved him, but he knew

walked back to Artemis, who was trying not to cry or that would frighten Perseus

care of him ok?" Leto held her hands, her eyes wet from tears. "Don't leave him no matter

close, knowing it would be long before

Artemis and put their hands together. Artemis's heart suddenly skipped a beat from the contact with

will be her protector. Promise me that you will fight to protect Artemis no matter what costs, promise me,

Percy exchanged looks. He

possible. Find a

the August night, Perseus for the first

▪️▪️▪️

Leto said there was an altar near the coast where Artemis could

worried about her mother, now he had taken responsibility to care for Perseus. She didn't

the marble stone circle. She was still wondering why didn't Leto use it to escape this place before?

her, five golden columns of light appeared and

Zeus, Hermes, Ares, Dionysus and Athena. They all nodded at each other and started to

"Why are yo-"

her hands over Perseus's mouth and put her finger on her lips to signal him to be quiet.

we gonna do?" He whispered. "They

Then she looked around and pointed a bush

jumped into the bush and waited for the gods to approach. They watched vigilantly for any sign of suspicion from

their direction. Artemis eyes widened and for a moment, without hesitation, tackled Perseus onto

for them she didn't bring the other four. The goddess of wisdom stood just upon them, where the two was hidden by the shadow of the bush. Sweat was rolling down Artemis's forehead from nervousness

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