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hafizatul sufiah: Hello! I'm still not sure about pairings. But don't worry, maybe I'll put some in the future. Just not soon. And btw, thanks for reviewing. :D
Avardsin: Hello! About Athena being unwise is for purpose, and I have plans for her. About Percy being a walk over as you said, maybe I made him too loyal to Annabeth that's why he became walk over, I'll change it in future chapters, and thank you for noticing it. About what you said on the swearing-on-River-Styx, I didn't get it. Sorry. :DD Btw, Thank you very much your review. It really helps me. A LOT. :DD
Well, here's Chapter 3!
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Chapter 3
Nico POV
"What the Hades happened here?" I yelled as I walked out of the shadows in my room at my father's palace at Underworld.
It's kinda annoying if you go home from a quest that takes eight months to finish, and then you shadow travel to your room to take the rest you haven't achieved for eight months, then you'll find it completely EMPTY, right? Well, right now, I'm annoyed.
My whole room was just an empty space. Completely empty. And I don't know where my things went! Now I don't know where I'm going to rest. I told them not to touch anything in my room while I'm gone; I even said that to my father. Now it's all gone!
Ugh, maybe Lady Persephone removed all my things here, since she still hates me, because I'm a son of Hades in another woman, she even turned me into a dandelion before.
I decided to ask my father first about my things, because asking Lady Persephone about it directly is not a good idea.
I started to shadow travel inside their throne room, since father usually spends his time in his throne. When I walked out of the shadows, I immediately looked for my father, but I only find Persephone sitting in her throne beside the throne of my father making a flowered necklace. I wonder where he goes.
Uh-oh… I thought in sight of her.
I froze as she looked at me. She looked at me with her fierce look she usually gave me, but she her look slightly calmed down, the she smiled at me which was odd.
"Welcome back. How's your quest?" she asked with a smile in her face
"Uh-u-uhh-It's successful." I stuttered as I replied her because of shock. Persephone never cared for me, and now she's asking me how the quest was and she even welcomed me back! She's really, really odd. Does she has eaten or drank something that makes her care for me?
"Haha… No, I really do care for you." she said with a smile in her face. She's reading my mind.
"Ohh… Ok. I just wanted to ask where my things we're. Because when I shadow traveled in my room, it was empty." I said.
"Oh, about it, your father moved your things in the room in front of your room. Your room was damaged when a hellhound entered your room using the windows as its door, and right now it's under construction. You immediately shadow traveled here without checking your room carefully, am I right?"
"Oh. Thanks." I said as I turned my back to shadow travel again, but I turned again to face Persephone, who was attaching a dandelion into a flowered necklace. An idea came into my mind that she will turn me again into a dandelion in sight of it.
"Why? Don't worry, I'm not going to turn you into a dandelion." she said
Oh, right. She can read minds. I pushed away the idea of turning-into-a-dandelion, and asked the question that bugged my mind when I entered their throne room.
"I just wanted to ask where my father is." I said
"Oh, he goes in Olympus, because of some… circumstances." she said as her expression darkened
My father was one of the Olympians now, that's why the Olympians now are 14. I wonder what happened in Olympus. And why Persephone's expression darkened when she said the word circumstances. There's a tone in her voice saying that this circumstances was very important, and it's negative. I wonder what it is.
"Just don't worry about it. He'll come back later. Just rest." she said as her expression softened.
"Ok." I said as I turned my back to shadow travel. Those circumstancesstill bugging me.
As I entered my new room using shadow travelling. I was astonished by the arrangement of my things inside, my bed was in the middle of the room, while my closet was in the left part of my room, a table near my bed, and another door for the bathroom in the right side of my room near the main door, and the walls has many skulls and bones attached into it and it was pure black.
I laid in my bed still thinking about that circumstances and why Persephone became nice to me. While thinking, my eyes started to close, slipping me into darkness, and making me achieve the rest that I dreamed of last eight months.
I woke up as the knock on the door echoed in my whole room. When I opened it, I saw a skeleton soldier in an Army uniform with a sword in his side.
"Lord Hades wishes to talk to you." He said formally
"Um, ok. I'm going to shadow travel there in a minute." I said as he saluted at me.
I closed the door of my room, and then started to shadow travel where my father is.
When I reached the throne room of my father, I immediately saw him with Persephone in his side. When he looked at me, his lips immediately formed into a smile, as well as Persephone's lips. But there's something in his expression that bugged me. There's a hint of sadness in his expression. I wonder why?
"Hello Nico. How's the quest?" he asked me
"Well, it's pretty hard, but very successful." I said with a smile
"Well, that's nice. Persephone told me about your conversation earlier. If your thinking why Persephone was nice to you, well,-" then he looked at Persephone, and she just nodded "-because we talked about you when you're still your quest, and she finally agreed about you." my father said as he grinned at me
"That means Persephone accepted me as your son in other woman?" I asked as they nodded their head.
I let out a sigh which I didn't notice that I've been holding, while they just chuckled. Well, that means no angry Persephone, and no turning into dandelion, which is a great relief for me.
"Well, that's great!" I said smiling at them
"Wait, can I ask why?" I asked them
"Well, you've been living here for years, and I decided to accept you. I wanted to be a mother to you." Persephone said
I was dumb founded from what she said. This is the time I would have a mother since many years ago. I hope she would be a good mother to me.
"Don't worry; I would do my nest to be good mother to you." She said as she chuckled
Oops...
"Go back to your rest, Nico. I hope you liked your new room." Hades said
I smiled as I turned my back at them. I decided to go to my room using the corridors instead of shadow travelling. I just wanted to think about their statements.
While walking, I felt something around in my left wrist. When I looked at it, small rocks encircling and rotating very fast around my wrist while becoming smaller and smaller. When it touched my skin, it bursts in light. When the light was gone, the small rocks were gone, but it leaves a round black mark. A round mark with a symbol of whirlpool at the right side, a ball of fire at the left, a swirl of air at the top, and a rock at the bottom. In the center of the round was a rock with a leaf for background, and it was moving. After a couple of seconds, it hurts like it had been touched by a hot iron. When the pain was gone, it became a scar.
What the Hades is this? I thought. Then everything went black.
"When do you think he'll wake up?"
"I don't know."
"I hope he'll wake up soon."
"Yeah, he's been asleep for three days, and it's making me more worried."
My eyes opened immediately when I heard the man or my father said that I've been asleep for three days. Wait. What happened?
"Hades! He's awake!" Persephone said cheerfully.
"Oh, good." Hades said as he grinned at me
"What happened? Where am I? You said I've been asleep for three days." I ranted
"Well, some skeleton soldiers saw you lying on the middle of the corridor, unconscious. We immediately brought you here, in your room, and fed you Nectar. And that was three days ago." my father said
"Oh."
I looked at Persephone and Hades; both of them have a relived looks o their faces. I also saw a bottle of nectar in the table near my bed. I looked at myself and notice that I'm wearing a black sweats and a t-shirt. But what really caught my attention is that I'm wearing a white shirt. They know that I do NOT wear white, but they dressed me in a white shirt. I hate it!
When I looked around my room and something entered my mind. Persephone being nice to me, my new room, the circumstances in Olympus, the mark that became a scar, and me falling unconscious.
I don't know what the meaning of that scar is. An idea of telling this to my father entered my mind, but something at the back of my mind telling me I should not. I don't know why, but I followed what the back of my mind said. It feels like really important, and my father or even my step-mother wasn't the right person to talk with about it. What really confused me was when I fell unconscious. Was it about that scar? It made me unconscious for freaking three days! How-
"Nico? Nico! Are you listening to me?" Persephone yelled in my face.
"Oh. Oh, I'm sorry. What is it?" I asked
"I'm asking if you're feeling well already."
As I got up from my bed, my body felt like normal as before, I can move normally that you wouldn't think that I've been unconscious for three days.
"Yes. It feels like I wasn't stuck in my bed for three days. I feel just like before." I said as I smiled at her
"Good. Now, I think we need to go, for you to clean yourself. You haven't taken a bath for three days just for your information." my father said as he smirked at me.
I can feel al my blood rush in my face because of embarrassment, and I rushed to the bathroom making them chuckle.
When I reached the bathroom, I immediately stripped and took a shower. While bathing, I can't help but think. What that scar means? And why my guts said that I should not tell my father about this? It's like that; they're not the right person. I looked at the scar and touched it. It looked like a normal scar, but I can feel power in it, which made me more confused.
I walked out of the shower and dressed. I'm now wearing a black shirt with skull designs over it and a plain black jacket with a black pants and a pure black converse. I walked outside the bathroom and headed to my bed, just to find out that my father and Persephone leaved. I noticed that I have nothing to do here for the whole day, so I decided to head to Camp Half Blood.
I walked over the shadows and started to shadow travel. When I reached Camp Half Blood, I landed in Cabin 13, Hades' cabin, my cabin.
I walked outside of my cabin and saw the other campers doing their daily tasks.
As I start to walk around when Grover calls me.
"Hello, Nico!" Grover yells
"Hey, Grover!" I said as I saw him
When he reached me, he looks sad.
"Hey, Grover. Where are Percy and Annabeth?" I asked him
When I asked him about Percy and Annabeth, his face fell. I wonder what happened here.
"Annabeth is with Daniel. And Percy…" he hesitated to continue
"What's about Percy? Annabeth is Percy's girlfriend, right? Why she's with other guy? And who's Daniel?" I ranted
"About Annabeth, she's-her new boyfriend is Daniel." Grover blunted with a sad expression on his face
"What about Percy?" I asked him.
"Well… About Percy, he saw her cheating on him, with Daniel. Also Athena accuses him something I knew he didn't do." he said as he looked at me
"Why Annabeth did that?" I said slash yelled at him
"I have no idea."
"Where's Percy?"
"He escaped when the gods gave him a death sentence because they thought Percy might turn them down because of his power and also a request from Athena."
"Wait. Athena accused him because of what?" I asked him. Is it really that bad that's why they gave Percy a death sentence?
"Well, Annabeth said to his mother that Percy was cheating on him with Thalia while you're on your quest, that's why Athena's really, really want to kill Percy." he replied
"WHAT?" I yelled at him making some of the campers look at me
"PERCY CANNOT DO THAT! EVEN THALIA! I'M WITH THEM! THAT STORY WAS FAKE! I ASSURE YOU THAT!" I yelled at him, this time, all campers are looking at me
"I know Nico. But almost all of the campers believed in her. Now I don't know where he went." he said as a tear slides at his cheek. He's really sad about what happened to Percy.
"When that happened?" I said as I calmed
"That's three days ago. Does Lord Hades told you anything about that?" he asked
"No. I'm uncon-" I hesitated to continue. I don't know why my instincts say that I should not tell anyone about the scar. It's just … maybe, too important or something like that, I just can't pick what word to use for it. And also why my father didn't tell me about this when I gained consciousness.
"Where's Annabeth? I asked him, making him confused
"I don't know. Maybe at the beach or at their cabin." he said
"Thanks Grover. Bye!"I said as I immediately shadow travel at the Athena cabin.
I know it's kinda rude to enter somebody's cabin, but I don't care. Maybe a payment for Athena because of what she done to Percy. But what she had done to Percy was way ruder than what I did!
When I find out that the cabin was empty, I immediately shadow travel outside, just to make sure no one will see me inside the Athena cabin.
When I'm out of the Athena cabin, I saw that many campers crowded near the Thalia's tree, it's like they're waiting for someone. I got curious so I walked over them, and what I saw shocked me. The Hunters are here! But what really caught my attention is that Phoebe was the one who's leading them, instead of Thalia. Thalia is their lieutenant, right?
Lady Artemis, in her 12-year-old form, walked over Chiron and says something that I heard enough because Chiron was beside me.
"I'll leave my Hunters for you in a while. I'm going in an important mission. I hope they'll have a good time here." Lady Artemis said to Chiron
"Don't worry about it Lady Artemis." Chiron said with a smile as he bowed to her
Lady Artemis gave Chiron a reassuring smile before she turned her back to the Hunters, but before she could get to the her Hunters, I called her.
"Umm… Lady Artemis." I said as I bowed at her
"What do you want boy?" she asked
"Well… Erm, I want to know where Thalia Grace is, since she's your Lieutenant." I said as I stood up
"It's none of your business, boy." she said with a hint of sadness in her voice. I wonder what happened. Does Lady Artemis already know about what Annabeth said?
"Please, Lady Artemis. I really need to talk to her." I begged
"She leaved the Hunt." she whispered with sadness in her tone
"Why she leaved?" I said in state of shock. Did Lady Artemis kick her out? But why there's sadness in her voice?
"Ask Annabeth about it." she said as she walked to her Hunters
When she mention Annabeth's name, my blood boils again. What did Thalia and Percy did to her for her to do that? Now Percy and Thalia's life is messed up because of her!
I immediately shadow travelled to the beach as Grover said that she was there. When I reached the beach, I immediately look for her, and what I find are two figures talking. As I stepped closer, I saw that the girl was Annabeth, and the boy with blonde hair was probably the Daniel that Grover taking about. I was about to interrupt them when I noticed that they're not just talking, they're arguing. My curiosity immediately grows up, and I decided to eavesdrop at them. I know that eavesdropping is not good, but I want to listen to their little argument.
"I shouldn't have listened to you!" Annabeth yells at the boy who I assume was Daniel
"But Annabeth, just get over it! Just forget about Percy!" Daniel said slash yelled at her. Annabeth's face softens a bit but it darken again. There's something in Daniel's voice that affected me, it's like I wanted to obey him and just get over it and forget about Percy, but I immediately get over with that something.
"No! I regret that I listened to you! I shouldn't have listened to you!" Annabeth yells back at him
"No, Annabeth. It's right that you listened to me." He said with that something again, that making me believe in him. But I shook my head to resist that something. Then something popped in my mind.
"No!" she exclaimed and I make that as an entrance to their argument.
"Then why you listened to him? I can't believe you, Annabeth! You destroyed their lives!" I yelled at her
"What do you mean 'their life'?" she asked, dumbfounded
"Did you know that you also destroyed the life of Thalia? Because of you, she kicked out of the Hunt!" I yelled at her
"Why are you here? You shouldn't be here. Get out of my sight!" he exclaimed
"Do not charmspeak me, you stupid guy!" I said as I gave him my best glare which made him flinch, but immediately put an tough face
Annabeth was stunned because of what I said but I keep ranting at her.
"I can't believe you, Annabeth. Did you know that Percy was eager to finish the quest just to see you? And you'll make a fake story about him? You didn't deserve him, Annabeth!" With that, she started to cry. Hard.
"What the Hades is wrong with you? You're the one who destroyed their lives, and now you're crying, you stupid bitch!" I yelled at her. I can feel my fury rising at her in every word I said. I like to rip her apart because of what she did to Percy and Thalia. They're my bestfriends, now they're gone because of her.
"How dare you to call Annabeth a bitch?" Daniel yelled as he attacked me, but I send a ton of skeletons to him and Annabeth.
"I hate you, Annabeth!" I yelled at her then I immediately turned my back at them and headed to forest.
When I entered the forest, I stopped running and started to walk to think. I hate Annabeth because of what he has done to Percy and Thalia. Because of her, my bestfriends are gone. Many campers are afraid of me because of my parentage, even Grover, I'm sure of it. Only Percy and Thalia didn't mind who's my father was. And when I'm with them, I felt like normal demigod (well, every demigod wasn't that normal) that wasn't feared of. And now they're gone
An idea popped in my mind that makes me excited. I will do it no matter what happen. And no one will stop me in doing this.
I shadow travelled to my cabin then grabbed a backpack and put some fresh T-shirts, few foods, a canteen of Ambrosia and Nectar, a bottle of water, and few drachmas. I stepped in the shadows to shadow travel with a final decision in my mind. I'll find them. And no one will interfere.
I shadow travel under the Thalia's tree. The sun was so high. I hope I can find them. I won't stop until I find them.
I ran away from Camp Half-Blood and made sure no one sees me. When I was far enough, I started to walk. I looked around and I noticed that I'm near in an opening to a wilderness. I sensed something in that wilderness. No, not just something, also someone.
I immediately entered the wilderness, and when I stepped inside, I immediately feel power, and … I don't know … but my senses immediately lit up. And my senses said that someone, no, not just someone, they're many. And I can feel their presence just 20 feet away from me, under a tree with multicolored trunk. I don't know how I learned that thing. It just like popped in my mind.
I started to walk to the place where I can feel their presence because of my curiousness. I looked around and I noticed many weird plants and trees. And also this wilderness doesn't even have any animals or mammals here. Really, really weird.
When I reached where the presence came from, my face immediately lit up because of excitement and happiness. Because the people in front of me are a guy with messy black hair, tanned skin, and a sea green eyes, a girl with spiky black hair, tanned skin, and a electric blue eyes, and also a girl with a black hair, tanned skin, in a tattered black jacket and jeans, which I don't know who and she's unconscious.
I stepped closer for them to notice me. I'm still in shock that's why I only managed to say "Hey." Where their both heads shot up into me. Their both expression immediately became shocked when they laid their eyes on me. They must be shocked too, because they only managed to say in unison was,
"Nico?"
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