Chapter 2
Nico was trying his best to make sense of all the things he heard. Okay now all I have to do is to talk to the Oracle. Like that clears up anything. Why was everyone unwilling to tell him about his mother or his past. Nico stopped next to Cerberus, who whined softly to the boy. With a sigh, he picked up the tattered and scarred rubber ball from the ground. He launched the ball high into the air over the middle head of Cerberus. The ones on its sides began looking at Nico asking silently, "Why do you always give it to him, first?" Nico simply shrugged. There were worse things in the Underworld than not getting a rubber ball in your mouth.
Nico started walking toward the Fields of Asphodel. True, it was a boring place, but at least it was a place where he could think. He had gotten used to the inaudible sounds the ghosts made around him. Sitting down on the grass, he wondered if it was true that learning about his past would be worse than not knowing about it. He grimaced, I don't care if it hurts, as long as I find about my past.
Jumping up, he whistled, a loud ear piercing whistle. A loud woof responded and a hellhound the size of a tractor bounded up next to him. Nico smiled and patted the dog softly on the head. "All right, Raze, how about taking me to Camp Half Blood?" asked Nico happily. The hellhound put its paws over its eyes. "Hey, it isn't that bad. You just have to take me to the borders," said Nico in a persuasive voice. The hellhound remained in the same position. "Fine, have it your way. I'll just have to do it myself," said in a not so confident voice. He knew that he didn't always end up in the place he wanted. The last time he had done this, he had ended up in the camp's restroom. And that was definitely not the place I wanted to go. Taking a deep breath, he began concentrating. In a few moments, a portal opened and Nico, still holding his concentration jumped in.
The trip like all the ones before was exhilarating. Of course, it always left him dead-tired but still, Nico definitely thought it was worth it. The spinning ride came to a stop and he could see the borders of Camp Half Blood. He took a step out of the portal and collapsed exhausted. He began dragging himself toward the boundary, nearly blacking out once. Nico knew that there were only three places in the world where he could sleep safely which are the Underworld, Camp Half Blood, and Death. He preferably did not want the third option. Finally, he succeeded in crossing the boundary and fell down face first on the ground unconscious.
He woke up finding himself face to face with a girl with red hair and green eyes. He started and quickly regretted it after feeling the cramps in his body groan. "Just rest," said Rachel, "you can tell me all about it after you rest." Nico didn't argue. His eyes felt like they were as heavy as boulders. "Thank you," he whispered as he went back to sleep.