Disclaimer: I do NOT own Percy Jackson, nor Heroes of Olympus, Rick Riordan does
Artemis' POV:
I looked around only to find myself surrounded by darkness.
"Hello, Artemis dear" a male voice said and I turned around and saw Gration staring at me lecherously as he slowly advanced forward
I stumbled back in fear as I reached for my weapons only to find myself unarmed.
"PERCY!" I screamed but Gration just laughed
"Your piss poor guardian is dead my dear, come, accept your fate" he said as he reached behind him and quickly threw something that wrapped around my form
I struggled against the item but quickly found myself bound and Gration stood over me and smiled lecherously. He then reached down and attempted to caress my cheek but I squirmed away.
"Don't touch me!" I shouted as tears started rolling down my cheeks "PERCY HELP!" I screamed again but again go no response
"Don't fight fate Artemis, Ananke as promised you to me and nothing can defy her" he said as he pushed me over causing me to fall on the ground still bound
He then reached down to grab my face but was suddenly thrown back by an invisible force.
"What!? I was promised this!" Gration roared in anger when suddenly a shimmering silver dragon the size of a four story building landed over me and let out a terrifying roar so loud I felt the world I was in shake
The dragon stopped roaring before turning its head and I saw glowing red eyes pierce the darkness before the beast opened its mouth and a golden fire glowed among its teeth. The beast then widened its jaw and a pure golden torrent of flames shot out and engulfed Gration. However, Gration just stood there and laughed.
"This is my world beast, you cannot hurt me here!" He yelled triumphantly and expected the dragon to back off
The dragon just narrowed its eyes and I watched in amazement as the flames started spinning around creating a spiral of fire that pelted into Gration. Gration took a step back as the fire became condensed until it was a beam of swirling golden fire that suddenly slammed into Gration causing him to scream in pain.
'This may be your world, but I am the king of dragons, my word is unquestioned law' The dragon said in a strange language that I never heard before but it seemed to be translated to me this one time 'Leave, and never return or I will find you and you will feel the might of Midgardsormr' it finished in its ancient tongue and I noticed it's voice was far older than the image given
Gration just scrambled back as the torrent of fire finished and he pointed at the dragon in fear.
"Y-You... F-Father destroyed you! H-How are you alive!" He shouted in disbelief, but the dragon only laughed a slow laugh
'I am eternal, undying, and all powerful, your father was nothing but a host I used to regain energy. But, he was no longer useful' Midgardsormr said and it spread its wings wide and lowered its head toward Gration 'And since you did not heed my warning, you will be my first meal' It finished before laughing as Gration scrambled back and vanished into the darkness
Midgardsormor then walked away and faced me. I felt my binds vanish and I stood up shakily.
'Open your eyes little moon, this nightmare is over and I do believe you shall be left alone, but expect the unexpected and believe in the unbelievable and the impossible will be made possible, for fate is not what it seems and its threads bend and curve in the most elegant dance of twine, your fate is tied with another, one far more powerful than this world has ever known. That much is known as it has been written in the stars that have shone for eras before fate was created' It said before the image flickered and vanished and I fell through the floor
I screamed in terror and closed my eyes.
~
My eyes shot open to see the inside of a living quarters and I saw Phoenix standing over me with concern in his fiery eyes.
"Lady Artemis, are you alright?" he asked and I sat up and nodded slowly "You were screaming and shouting, I tried everything to wake you up but it was like you were locked in your nightmare when you suddenly stopped moving" Phoenix said and I looked at him "What happened?" He asked
"N-Nothing... but Phoenix, may I ask you a question?" I asked and he smirked
"You just did" He commented and I deadpanned at him "Okay okay, what is it?" he asked and I recalled the large image of the dragon
"Who is Midgardsormr?" I asked and Phoenix's eyes widened as he backed up suddenly
"How do you know that name?" he asked and I shrugged causing him to sigh before he sat down "Well, I don't know much, but from what Chaos has told me, he was a large and ancient Wyrm who ruled over the ancient dragons that once populated the skies in the void, it is said he was ages older than even Chaos' father who was Void. But the thing is, the ancient dragons were created by Void so there is some speculation that Midgardsormr was younger than Void" he said
"But..." I prompted
"But, when Chaos and his brothers Order and Shi were out exploring when they were young, they stumbled across an old dragon who spoke in a language that only Shi knew as he was more of the scholar type. Shi translated the old dragon's words and what they heard was shocking. The dragon said he was the first dragon created and that Midgardsormr approved the design that he had, so Void had created more of his kind and when he was done he left them. For eons the dragons fought one another for power but one day, a dragon challenged Midgardsormr and before the younger dragon could even gather his fire, Midgardsormr unleashed a torrent of fire more potent than the largest star burning all of its fuel at once, the flames were rumored to have been the most pure gold that anyone has ever seen. The ancient dragons saw this display of power and immediately ceased fighting and unanimously named Midgardsormr King of Dragons, a title he apparently already held. After that day with the old dragon, the three brothers ran back to their house and tried desperately to find the ancient Wyrm only to come up empty handed. Chaos and Order had tried praying and actively searching for the dragon which produced more information but little other results, however, Shi... he decided to slaughter every single dragon he could see to bring the King out. He obviously failed but he killed such a great number of dragons that they were almost non-existent. The skies were empty when previously they were filled with the ancient dragons. Rumor has it that the remaining dragons ventured to the new planets that Chaos and Order had worked together to create. But that's all I know of the King of Dragons" Phoenix finished and I nodded very slowly as a question formed in my head
"Isn't the definition of Wyrm a dragon with no legs or arms and is only long body of serpent?" I asked and Phoenix nodded
"Yes, that is true, but Chaos said that one piece of information that he found out was Midgardsormr could shift shapes, since he was the king of all dragons, he could take the form of any and all of his subjects" Phoenix said and I nodded again "But what does any of this have to do with your nightmare?"
I looked at him dead in the eyes and took a deep breath.
"Midgardsormr spoke to me"
Third Person POV:
On the open ocean in the middle of an unnatural storm, two ships sailed side by side, one an old Pirate ship that had stood the test of time, the second was silver and seemed to be the source of the unnatural storm. At the helm of the second ship, a man clad in Aieon armor with his weapons on display, a golden crescent moon on each of his shoulders and a pure black wolf pelt over his head covering his hair and facial features. A small grey dragon was perched on the man's shoulder and the man's silver and vibrant sea green eyes were glowing slightly as the dragon spoke quietly in its dravian tongue. After several minutes the man's eyes stopped glowing but were still bright due to the power behind his eyes.
'It is done' The small dragon said in an impossibly ancient voice
"Thank you, I couldn't stand to feel her pain as she dreamt that nightmare" the man said and the small dragon nodded
'She has a very interesting path ahead of her, her destiny is intertwined with yours and mine own' It said and the man smirked
"Fate bends and twists around me" the man said and the dragon let out a slow laugh
'That seems to be the case young paladin' it admitted as the ship crested a large wave 'Now focus so we don't lose speed and I will focus on regaining my power'
"Yes sir" The man said mockingly as the two ships continued to sail in silence
A/N: And there you go, a history lesson
~Major Nich