Chapter 4

Nico

A laughter rang in my ears. It was guy's voice. The voice seemed to be baiting me, but I follow the voice. I was close but the voice stopped abruptly. "You found meee. " the voice said with laughter .

"Who are You?" I wanted to ask but my voice didn't leave my throat. "Don't worry we'll meet each other soon until then. DO YOU REMEMBER ME?" as the voice said it a mask appeared in front of me me it was pure white with black eyes and a red tear drop flowing from the left eye. The mask was floating in the darkness it came closer to me so close almost to touch my nose. It was then that I recognized the mask and I woke up sweating.

Reyna

It was 5:00am and I couldn't sleep why? because someone imbecilic madman had been at arena from 3:00am smashing the new dummies which made a lot of noise and my cabin which was closest to the arena. At first I thought I could sleep through it but to my dismay I couldn't I tried all kinds of things like stuffing my ears into the pillow , stuffing my pillows into my ears nothing helped. And it went on all night. Who was this tenacious guy to disturb my sleep? I wondered. It was about 5:07am when I thought time to teach this moron a lesson, so I force myself off bed and grab my sword.

As I enter the arena notice the whole arena floor was covered in a shadow. A figure stood in the middle it looked like all the shadows in the arena were pulled towards the figure. "Nico" I called out.

He seemed a bit too busy destroying some of the dummies. But I wasn't about let the guy who ruined my sleep go. So I tried to make presence known by taking really heavy steps.

The things that happened next still scare me, the shadows suddenly enveloped me but it wasn't like when I shadow travelled then the shadows were gentle. Here the shadows were more aggressive like they wanted to kill me actually scratched that I'm quite sure that they wanted to kill me. "Nico" I managed to choke out. He didn't see me "Nico Nico Nic.." I was starting to lose my breath. Tears were flowing from eyes knowing of what was to come. I opened my eyes to see him again for the last time. But instead a man stood in front of me he was wearing a black cloak and a white mask with black eyes and a red tear drop flowing from the left eye. He slowly removed the mask and my mind couldn't take it anymore. I was about to be killed by shadows and somehow not being able to reach Nico who was right in front of me. Then see a man in mask who revealed himself to be Nico. So is Nico doing this. It's a joke I wondered it's a joke right Nico. Then Nico gave me a twisted smile as though he was enjoying my agony. No this wasn't Nico. Nico would never enjoy at someone's expense. Just then a sword sliced through fake Nico and he disappeared in to the darkness.

Nico stood there with his sword drawn and looked helpless. That face was more like Nico's at least I got to see his face before I died and I blanked out. Noooooooooooooooo I heard someone scream.

Nico

Reyna closed her eyes and stopped struggling and the shadow completely enveloped her. "Nooooooooooooooooo" I screamed this can't be happening no it won't happen. "I the Prince of Shadows command you release her" I ordered, but the shadow fought against my power. "I order you release HER!" I said this time it gave up and revealed Reyna her face was covered in tears and her hair was a mess but she still looked so beautiful.

Was she alright though. She still as stone I tried to check her pulse but I was to pumped by adrenaline to keep my hands from shaking. So I put ear to her breast to listen for a heartbeat it was faint but it was beating. I took a deep breath in just to notice that her ankles were darkened by shadow shaped veins creeping up.

No shadow matter conversion. Which meant that soon Reyna would be dissolved into the shadows. The blessing of Hades an idea popped into my head. I took my sword and sliced my wrist with the blood pouring from my wrist I lifted Reyna's T-Shirt she'd probably kill me I chuckled at the thought. And I drew the crest of the House of Hades. I need a sacrifice for father to notice us. I brought out my beloved Stygian Iron Sword and said "for Lord Hades" and stabbed the sword into the ground. The sword got engulfed by the shadows. And shadows trying to dissolve Reyna receded a little color returned to her face.

I feed her some nectar from my canteen and her eyes shot open. She saw my face and broke into tears and out of joy and out of character I hugged her. "Your alright. Thank You Father" I said

"What happened Nico? Who was that?" she pushed me away and asked. Tears then swelled in my eyes and I said "It's all my fault you almost died". Reyna looked at me and said "I know for a fact that I if you could have done something about it you would have so don't blame yourself and I'm still here aren't I". Just then she noticed that her T-Shirt was rolled up so that lower part of her breasts were seen. She hurriedly pulled down her T-shirt and gave me a disgusted look.

I was worried that she misunderstood my intentions and tried to explain myself but was hopeless then she burst into laughter.

Reyna

I was enjoying the look of helplessness on Nico's face it was so cute. I couldn't take it anymore and started laughing. Just then the image of fake Nico with his twisted smile came to mind. And my laughter stopped and tears rolled out from my eyes.

Nico asked in concern "Are you alright dose it hurt anywhere?" "No Nico it's just that fake version of you he was terrifying and I can't imagine you like that because your so innocent, sweet, gentle and hopeless. So please promise me you'll never change" I asked. He promised "As long as I live will never change I will always love you" and he pulled me close and our lips met. I wanted to live on tjat moment forever but after seemed to be an a minute.

A voice rang out "Nico it looks like it's a bad time shall I come back later." The voice belonged to girl she looked a lot like Nico with same coloured hair and eyes. She approached us slowly I looked at Nico and he looked like he was seeing a ghost no joke.

She came closer and said "Hi My name Bianca DI Angelo I'm Nico's Elder sister, Pleased to meet you"