I'm going to (try to) add a saying to the start of each chapter. I might add some to the past chappies, too. If anyone has some good quotes, can you PM to me or send them through reviews? Thx.
"Shadow is nought but a product of light." ~Fire Ascending, The Last Dragon Chronicles
Nico di Angelo.
Son of Hades. Ambassador of Pluto. Ghost King. A Roman and a Greek.
When he saw Percy appear at Camp Jupiter, he felt as if some weight on his shoulders was lifted. Maybe he could send Annabeth an IM, and the happy couple could reunite and lift Nico on their shoulders.
No, you must not, a voice said. You will ruin the plan to reunite the two sides.
Then later, he was known as a traitor to both sides. A Graecus and possible spy to the Romans, a obsticale in the way of finding their leader to the Greeks.
So he was both Roman and Greek. And he was none at the same time.
(Later, he found out that the voice was Hera. Stupid cow.)
Hero or zero. Those were his two possibilities.
And he obeyed Juno and chose zero.
Annabeth should've understood. She was a daughter of the wisdom, for crying out loud! But instead, her pride and hatred for Hera clouded Annabeth's better judgement.
(His grudge on Percy clouded his better judgement, too.)
The only person that would actually talk to him was Hazel. Maybe it was because she understood the price of being rich in power and Pluto's kid.
If Bianca was there, maybe she would understand.
Bianca.
She abandoned him, now he thought about it. All for the Hunters. She left him, her family. She was selfish.
Or was he?
All his sister wanted was peace. No little brother to be a burden, no test, no prophecy in age.
Nico didn't want to be in this mess. All he wanted was his sister.
Which sister?
If he were to choose to one sister to rescue from Tartarus, which sister would he pick? Hazel or Bianca? Rome or Greece?
He didn't know.
After all the years he lived with Bianca, he didn't know.
He knew Bianca well, but she left him. He barely knew Hazel, but she didn't deserve to stay in that chasm.
Nico wished that his life was less complicated. That he was that bouncy ten-year old that didn't hold grudges.
That he could live with both of his sisters peacefully.
Guess he learned something in life.
Ignorance is bliss.
But then again, if you were naïve, you would not know of your power. And remember, riches has its cost.
You're the Ghost King, di Angelo. You've got power over the dead. Now what are you going to do with your armies?
Get the gods.
Oh, those wonderful grudges. Those things really help you remember who really killed your sister.
(Go to Tartarus, Hephaestus.)
A.N. Apologizes for the chapter length. Next chapter's title- Clear Shot
