The horn had just sounded for lunch, and all of Camp Half-Blood's campers were heading to the pavilion to eat. Nico and Will were walking together, when suddenly Nico froze in his tracks, eyes widening in shock. He sank to his knees.

"Hey, you ok?" Will asked, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"Oh, no," he muttered, "No, no, no. Oh gods, no." A crowd of demigods circled around to see what was the matter.

"What? What happened?" Will asked worriedly. Nico looked up at him, a tear forming in the corner of his eye.

"Jason."