The Masked Legend (PJO Fanfic)

The Hunter have been Founded

Artemis was in the woods where the masked hunter was assumed to be hiding in. So far it has confirmed the goddess' theory of someone living here. There were absolutely no monsters here. Only monster dust but no living monsters.
   She walked carefully with each step, trying not to fall into any of his traps. That would be embarrassing and her brother would never let her live it down. She could imagine the taunting and teasing she would get.

   Suddenly, there was a growl. The moon goddess frozen in place.
   " Hellhounds." Artemis thought. She quickly grabbed her bow out, pointing it at the direction of the sound.

  Silence. Not even a sound of movement was being made.

  Suddenly, a black creature lunged forward, before Artemis could release her arrow.
    " Drake! Down!" She heard a person shouted. The hellhound soon stopped lunging for Artemis. Its red eyes still glared at her though. Instead of shivering in fear, the moon goddess glared right back at the hellhound.

Silver Vs Red

" Drake, go back to your mom." The person ordered. Drake looked reluctant but eventually obeyed his master's order.

  " Sorry. That's my hound there. He gets a little aggressive when strangers come by." The person apologized.

  " A little?" She answered.
  " Maybe a little bit more aggressive than I said he would be." He admitted. His hand ran through his hair. Artemis took a good look at him and knew she had found him. A mask covered every single part of his face except for his left eye which was light yellow just like the demigods said.

  " Exactly like Chronos or Kronos." She thought remembering the cold harsh golden eyes that Kronos had during the Second Titan War. His hair was swept back just like the demigods said.

   " I found you~." She thought mentally, smiling at her prey being found.

   " My name is Salomao Hunter and I assume you are Artemis the goddess of the moon, right?" He spoke, shocking her.

   " How do you know, boy?" She growled out. Quickly, she pulled out a dagger and threw it at him. At the last second, he dodged and the dagger missed his head by a few centimeters. Which Artemis was very sad about. She was hoping to just kill him.

  " How am I able to survive in this world without knowing the gods and goddesses?" He said and his eye twinkled slightly. The moon goddess narrowed her eyes slightly.

  There was something about this person. It made her suspicious but she didn't ask.
    " Plus I even played hangman with your Hunters." He said and his yellow eye seemed brighter and lighter. The moon goddess just growled out. As much as she was amused by the fact he was playing hangman with her hunters, it wasn't necessary to tease her with it.

   " Shut up boy. Come with me to Olympus." She growled out. Salomao shrugged.

   " Okay." Salomao accepted it casually.
  " Well this was easier than I thought." She mused. Salomao seemed to catch her confusion and just chuckled behind his mask.
    "Your hunters never asked me." He replied knowing what Artemis's question was about.

     " Just let me prepare a bit. I have a few hellhounds to say goodbye to." He said before going somewhere.

    " Do you know anything about Perseus Jackson?" Artemis asked. Salomao stopped and turned around a bit. His eye lost its twinkle and was replaced by a blank.

    " Hmmm? Who? Is he another person that needs to be brought to Olympus?" He asked blankly before walking again. As a goddess, she knew when a person was lying or not, especially since her brother was the god of truth. But somehow she couldn't tell if he was lying or not. Artemis followed him to his home. A wooden cabin near the river bank. It wasn't overly large nor was it too small.

  Artemis could hear growling and immediately knew it was the hellhounds.
" Don't worry. I'm just going for a bit Lee." He assured one of the female hellhounds who was whimpering.

   " How old are you?" Artemis asked. If the answer was what she expected, then there was a slight suspicion whether his true identity was Percy Jackson or not. Salomao just glanced at her with his yellow eye.

    " 789. Why?" He questioned, tilting his head.
   "Looks like he's not Perseus." She thought. The moon goddess waited patiently for Salomao to get ready.

   " Alright it's time to go." He said, clapping his hands together cheerfully. Artemis had never seen someone who was so cheerful to go to Olympus to be judged. She nodded and flashed both of them to Mount Olympus, the home of the gods.

  Lightning flashed and boomed all the time, making both hunters roll their eyes.
    " Dramatic much." She heard him mutter. She silently chuckled to herself at how true that was.

    She quietly summoned the Olympians and when they walked in, all the Olympians were sitting in their rightful places except for Poseidon.  They waited patiently for Poseidon but he never came. That is until Ares became so impatient that he went and dragged Poseidon here. It had been a long time ever since she last saw her uncle.

   Poseidon never changed much. He still wore casual clothes and held a trident in one hand. But his eyes which were once filled with happiness were now just tired and blank. She frowned at that part. Thousand of years, her uncle Poseidon had been the one who stayed in a good mood all the time. He never lost the twinkle in his sea-green eyes. But ever since Perseus............. he never was the same.

   " What is it. I was busy with my duty brother." He grumbled before sitting down. He then looked at Salomao and tilted his head, curious about who he was.

   " Ahem, I'm glad you could join us." Zeus started saying before getting interrupted by Hestia.

   " Brother, do you think we could have the demigods here too." She asked. Zeus nodded before summoning the demigods.

    After a while of explaining, they finally sat down.
   " So why am I here anyway." Salomao said casually. The demigods who were with him knew how casual he was. They silently snickered in the corner where no one was looking.

The gods and goddesses had different reactions to how he acted.
   Zeus looked at him incredulously.
   Hera just looked at him with curiosity.
  Ares didn't care about it. All he wanted was blood.
   Athena stared at him with her calculating eyes. Her gray eyes seemed more stormy than that of Annabeth.
   Poseidon only looked at him. His eyes were blank.
   The other gods all had reactions ranging from shock to curiosity.

   " Well Salomao Hunter or Sailor Hunter whatever you prefer, you are here to be judged whether you are a threat to Olympus or not." Zeus spoke firmly. His blue eyes looked directly at Salomao's yellow eye.

   " Well let's get started shall we." Salomao said, his eye twinkling a little.

END

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