~ Chapter Nineteen - Part 3 ~

Ares grunted and backed away. “You should know by now that I am usually angry,” he smirked. “It’s part of my charm.”
He shook his head as Artemis appeared next to Katalina. “Will you two knock it off? You’re going to upset my young Katalina.”
Katalina smiled as she wrapped her arms around Amarinthia. “Where are we?” she asked as she looked around again.
Artemis smiled. “This is where the council of the gods has their meetings.”
“It’s amazing,” she said in awe.
The goddess nodded with a wide grin on her face. “Yeah, it is.”
“Where is everyone else?” Katalina questioned as she looked around.
“Oh, they’ll be here soon enough. Some are busy with their duties and whatnot. Others, like my brother Apollo, are lazy and take their own sweet time,” she scoffed as she sat down close to the lake.
“I’m offended that you think of me as lazy, big sister,” Apollo said as he appeared next to them.
Artemis laughed. “You are lazy, Apollo, and everyone knows it.”
Apollo shrugged and turned to Katalina. “Well, who is this gorgeous young woman?” he asked with a smirk.
Artemis smacked him upside the head. “Don’t even think about it, Apollo. She is one of my wolves and has a mate.”
He groaned. “The hot ones are always taken,” he grumbled.
Artemis laughed. “What about that nymph Kyrene? The mother of your son Aristaios.”
Apollo groaned and threw his head back. “Don’t even bring her up. She has been hounding me lately.”
Artemis laughed. “Why not just talk to her? She is the mother of one of your children.”
“Yeah, and so are quite a few other women, but you don’t see them trying to hunt me down,” Apollo whined as he folded his arms across his chest and pouted.
Artemis laughed. “You should have done what I did and not gotten involved with so many women.”
Apollo glared at her. “I’m sorry big sister, that we all can’t go so long without the touch of a lover.”
Artemis just shook her head. “If you say so, little brother.”
Apollo left Artemis with Katalina as he went to pray on the poor nymphs that he spotted in the river. “My brother. He never could keep it in his pants. No matter how many times we warned him.”
Katalina giggled and sighed. “So which god is which?” She asked as she looked around.
“Well, there’s me and, of course, my brother over there,” she said as she pointed to her brother. “Then there’s Achelois. She’s one of my minor goddesses,” she said as she gestured to a young-looking woman with black hair and beautiful green eyes. “The guy over there,” she pointed to a man on the shorter side with a frown on his face. “That’s Eolus. He’s the god of air and the winds. So he thinks,” she laughed. Next, she pointed to a woman with golden hair and icy blue eyes. “That gorgeous specimen over there is Aphrodite. Goddess of love and beauty,” she gestured to the man that had threatened Katalina when they first arrived. “You’ve met Ares already. God of chaos and war.”
“Oh yeah. Ares was amiable,” she sarcastically said as she rolled her eyes.
Artemis went off to name the rest of the gods and goddesses that had gathered. In total, there were thirty-six gods and goddesses among them, including Artemis herself. There was Achelois, one of the moon goddesses. Eolus, god of air and the winds. Aphrodite, goddess of sexual love and beauty. Apollo, god of the sun, prophecy, music, healing, plague, and the arts. Ares, god of chaos and war. Artemis, goddess of the moon, hunting, and nursing. Asklepios, god of health and medicine. Ate, goddess of mischief. Athena, goddess of wisdom and the strategy side of war. Keto, sea monster goddess, mother of other sea monsters. Cybele, goddess of caverns, mountains, nature, and wild animals. Erebus, god of darkness. Amor, god of love, procreation, and sexual desire. Ceres, goddess of the harvest. Dionysus, god of wine and pleasure. Hades, god of the dead, king of the underworld. Hecate, goddess of magic, witchcraft, ghosts, and the undead. Hephaestus, god of fire and blacksmithing. Created the weapons of the gods. Hera, queen of goddesses, women, and marriage. Hermes, he's the god of commerce and travel. Messenger of the gods. Hypnos, god of sleep. Kratos is a god of strength and power. Mania, goddess of insanity and the dead. Nyx, goddess of the night. Pan, god of woods, fields, and flocks. Also, a satyr. Persephone, goddess of the spring. She lives off-season in the underworld. Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquakes. Thanatos, the god of death. Zeus, leader of the olympian gods and god of lightning, thunder, and the heavens. Then there were the three fates as well. Aisa, Nona, and Deama; past, present, and future.
Katalina took all of the gods in as a thought occurred to her. “Artemis. What am I doing here if this is a council for the gods and goddesses?”
Artemis smiled brightly. “I’m glad you asked Katalina,” she sighed and pulled Katalina in for a hug. “This meeting concerns you, dear. I thought you should be here because it was all about you and your friends. We would love your input on a couple of things as well.”
Katalina nodded in shock. She didn’t understand why but she wasn’t going to argue with a goddess.
“Alright, everyone,” Zeus said in a booming voice like thunder. “Finally, everyone is here. So let’s start the meeting.”