Chapter 28: A Friend Says Goodbye.
Artemis's POV: The portal started closing. I crawled forward trying to reach it, to jump into it. So that I can stay with Percy. But it was no use. It disappeared and in front of me was just a view of the forest at night. My head fell on my palms and with that, I let the tears out. What did I do wrong to deserve this? Is this my punishment? For going against my will, my oath. Why the Fates are so cruel. Why do they always have to separate Percy and I to be joined. Or this is Lady Styx's hand? Because I took the oath to be a maiden for eternity? She didn't want me to love someone or be with someone. Why don't you punish me instead of Percy? He sacrificed for me countless times. Is that how you treat a great man? As the thought of that, I wanted to finish myself. I didn't want to live or
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