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The rain pelted down as Kym and Nycta made their way up to the Hollywood sign. "Do you really think there's a living demigod in the Underworld?" Kym asked as they reached the entrance.
"I mean I guess so." she replied, pulling her hood more over her face to protect it from the rain "What reason would Chiron have to lie to us?"
"I don't know but it seems highly improbable." He sighed, checking his pocket to make sure he still had the two drachmas to pay the toll. The two entered through the small hole and came upon the clean lobby to hell. The man at the front desk raised his eyebrow at them as they entered the immaculate room, dripping water all over the floor.
"How can I… help you?" The man asked begrudgingly.
"We're here from Camp Half Blood for um…" Nycta reached for the small smudged and tried to read the smudged name, "H-Heeth… Heather?" The man gave them another once over and nodded, opening the the elevator opened for them. The demigods shared a quick glance before entering the elevator and the door slowly closed.
The doors finally opened after a long while of descending and the two stepped out into the Underworld. While getting the river man to take them was easy, they also had to get past Cerberus and it was kind of hard to smell dead while your heart still pumped blood "Do you think they'll call him off since we were summoned here by Hades?" Nycta whispered to Kym, hands shaking slightly as she stared at the mutant hound with wide eyes.
"I'm sure they will. How else are we to pass him?" Kym muttered back. They slowly and quietly walked up to the doors when suddenly Cerberus bounded off, seeming to be chasing something. "Uh... " Kym paused for a moment before looking back at his friend. "See?" He smiled but the nervousness in his eyes did nothing to quell his friends fears.
"Let's just get this over with before it comes back." She hissed, going through the doors. The room was a huge great hall with a looming throne of bones at the other end that was surely big enough for a god. However, Hades was not here. "I thought he'd be here…" Nycta sighed, leaning on a pole as she tried to steady her breathing.
"Well what do we do now? Play hide and seek with the Lord of the Dead?" Kym japed, little flecks of flame rippling in his hair as he let out an annoyed huff.
"I'm not going back out there when that beast could be anywhere." Nycta sighed, standing up straight again. "I guess we should just wait here. " She strode slowly up to the throne and sat on the lowest step. "He's gotta come eventually."
"I guess your right." Kym shrugged before joining her on the step. "How's your arm doing?" He asked, gesturing to the bandage on her arm.
"It's fine but not even close to being healed." She replied, flexing her arm slightly and wincing. "Would it be that much of a risk to have some nectar for it?"
"Yes!" Kym replied sharply, eyes widening. "Nycta, you kn-"
"Calm down, Firefly." Nycta laughed, punching his arm fairly hard. "It was only a joke."
"Still…" He sighed, rubbing his arm. "We should've brought Aaron along."
"Are you kidding me?" Nycta scoffed, "You know how he's been lately. He would've just slowed us down."
"If you'd just talk to him the-" Kym was cut off as the big doors opened and a sleepy god walked in slowly, taking a few steps before blinking and realizing there were two mortals at the foot of his throne.
"You two are early." He yawned, stepping over them as they stood up to sit in his throne. "So you're here for my daughter?" He asked, sipping his coffee.
"Yes, Lord Hades." Nycta replied respectfully, bowing ever so slightly. The god lifted his head and cupped a hand to his mouth.
"HEATHER!" He boomed, causing the two visitors to cover their ears. After a pause the doors opened again as a curvy girl strolled into the hall with Cerberus bounding behind her. She had long straight black hair that hung to her waist and deep purple eyes.
"Yes father?" She asked in a smooth deep voice. He gestured to the foot of his throne and her eyes slowly went down to look at the two mortals at the steps. Nycta raised an eyebrow at the girl, not liking how her eyes seemed to be surveying them. Kym on the other hand was staring with a look Nycta liked even less. "Who are they?" The girl asked her father.
"I am Nycta." Nycta cut in, not liking her rudeness. "This is Kym. We're-"
"Demigods. I can tell." Heather interrupted rudely though her gaze softened slightly as she crossed her arms and stared longer at Nycta.
"Yes." Nycta said, trying to keep her tone civil. "We are here to escort you back to camp."
"Camp? What camp?" She asked, furrowing her eyebrows.
This time Hades replied, "I am sending you to Camp Half Blood. It's a camp made just for demigods."
"I'm not going anywhere." She huffed, turning away.
"Yes you are." The god growled, standing up. "You can't spend your whole life among the dead. You need to learn about the world and be among other mortals."
"I said I'm not going." She snapped. Nycta sighed and walked up to her.
"Come on, princess. Don't make this harder then it has to be." She sighed, grabbing her wrist lightly.
"Let go of me!" Heather growled, pulling her arm away sharply. "You're not taking me anywhere."
"Oh really? You wanna do this the hard way huh?" Nycta sighed but there was a glint of amusement in her eyes.
"If you think you're going to take me you are sorely mistaken." The stubborn girl chuckled, black flames slowly going up her arms. The fire seemed to suck the life out of the room but it didn't scare Nycta.
"Am I?" Nycta laughed, summoning her scythe. The blue blade gleamed eerily as she spun it slowly. Heather gritted her teeth and lunged at the other girl only to fall into mid air as Nycta disappeared. Heather got up quickly, finding Nycta laughing a few feet away. "Nice try, Hellfire." She grinned before spinning herself around the pole of her scythe before launching herself at the other demigod. Heather ducked quickly and tried to grab her but Nycta disappeared in a puff of smoke and reappeared skidding across the ground on the other side, catching Heather's leg with her scythe and knocking her over. Heather tried to get up but Nycta held her down with the end of her scythe. "You're coming with us and don't even think of running. I'll catch you." she laughed as she winked slightly, making the other girl turn away stubbornly as her cheeks flushed slightly.
"If you two are done then please just leave." Hades sighed, summoning a shadow portal for them to leave through. Nycta offered a hand to Heather to help her up but Heather ignored it and stood on her own. Kym slowly joined them, still shocked by the sudden fight and they went through back to the entrance to the camp.