Disclaimer: I don't the characters, they belong to Rick Riordan. I don't own the plot, it belongs to MBC. I just joined them for fun.

Final Episode: Part 2

After telling Percy where he was, Will decided to call Nico.

The first try told him the phone was out of reach. He tried a few more times, all with the same result, leaving him no option other than to wait for Nico to call him. Which made him pace around the room, nervously.

Finally, what seemed like an eternity, the phone rang.

"Hello?" Will answered the phone, worry lacing his voice.

"Can you... please come and get me?" Nico's tired voice came from the other side and Will allowed himself to breathe.

"Where are you?" Will asked him.

"I ran out of gas... I can't go." Nico explained, totally ignoring the question.

"Where are you right now? Why are you not answering your phone?" Will scolded him a bit.

"I fell asleep for a little."

"You fell asleep?" How hurt is he...? "Nico, where are you?" Will insisted, getting nervous.

"I don't know either." Nico's voice came low and with long deep breaths in between. "I'm in front of a bus stop."

"How hurt are you?"

"A little bit."

"Which bus stop? I will go and get you. Give me the name." Will demanded, grabbing his things, ready to leave.

"I can't see well... I will try again-" Suddenly, the call finished, leaving Will more worried that at the beginning.

"Hello?" He spoke, but no answer came. Glancing at the sleeping Apollo, Will took a decision so he grabbed the stylus pen and began to draw as quick as he could. Immediately, a new car was parked by the entrance, waiting for him, along with a new set of keys next to his phone. Knowing that Percy and his team would arrive soon, Will gave his father a last glance before leaving the hotel.

"Percy?" He called him as soon as he answered. "I just spoke to Nico."

"You spoke to him?" Percy checked, relief leaving his voice.

"Yes, he just contacted me and I think he can't drive." Will explained to him. "I still don't know where he is. When are the guards coming?"

"We're nearby."

"I leave Dad in your care, Percy." And with that, Will hung up, getting in the car.

He had to find Nico and soon.

Meanwhile, Nico had trouble walking.

Because of the blood loss, he had fallen asleep and now, thanks to the physical effort he was doing, he was short of breath and limping. Reaching the bus stop to let Will know was becoming an impossible task but he kept going until he sat by the curb next to it. With his last strength, he called Will.

"Hello?"

"It's... Bainbridge Av. and E204 St... bus stop." Nico managed to say.

"Wait. I'm heading there now." Will reassured him before hanging up.

Nico really feared Will would never arrive in time.

As soon as Will hung up on Nico, he called Percy.

"I have an address. Bainbridge Av. and E204 St. bus stop. I think I will arrive first." Will told him, not even waiting for a greeting. "We can't go to the emergency room so what should I do?"

"I will call a physician." Percy replied, as nervous as he was.

"Please send him right away." Will begged him, finishing the call.

~oOo~

Nico immediately called Will again.

"Hello?"

"Why aren't you coming?" Nico whispered on the phone, weak.

"I am on my way but it's farther than I thought." Will promised him.

"I am waiting."

"I am almost there."

"The last chapter..." Nico began, gently. "It seems I cannot make it last for 50 years. It wasn't as expected. That it would be such a boring ending to anyone who would see it." He chuckled dryly. "Hurry up..." He begged him. "Because I want to see you."

"I'm on my way." Will sounded choked up. "I'm coming. I'm on my way now. Please don't lose consciousness-"

Sadly, Nico couldn't hear Will's petition before losing consciousness.

Will stepped on the accelerator when Nico stopped replying to him.

He soon reached E204St. and saw him on the other side of the road. He stopped the car on the corner and got out of it. One thing that was on the back of his head was the wonder of why no one had stopped to help him, as it was a very transited street. Cars passed by continuously but that didn't register on his mind at the moment.

All he cared about was the man passed out on the opposite side of the street.

"I'm here!" He began screaming over the loud cars. Will saw Nico lifting his head. Even in the darkness, he could see the blood that stained the side of his face. "Are you alright?!" He screamed again at him but Nico simply limited himself to smirk at him before his head started to nod off and his eyes closed... to ultimately pass out on the curb.

Will watched in disbelief how the words 'The End' began to form next to Nico. He hurried to cross the crowded street and seemed to be close to reaching him...

...when a dump truck drove between them, stopping him from move on.

Seconds later, the truck had become a bus.

Seconds later, the dark had become light.

Seconds later, Will was back in the real world.

Standing in the middle of the street, alone.

Meanwhile, in the real world, Kayla was worrying a lot.

"Seriously." She mumbled to herself, walking into Apollo's house. "How could three of them not call?" She complained to no one before trying one more time while searching the rooms. "Seriously." She repeated before the unusual- or at least, something unusual -happened.

The tablet that was on top of Apollo's desk disappeared under her eyes.

Blinking several times, she immediately sat down on her desk and checked the manhwa. She watched as Nico, Will, and Apollo escaped the police.

How Zeus shot Nico, hurting him badly.

And how close were Will and Nico to reunite after the last situation.

Immediately, she knew where to find one of them.

She jumped back into her car and drove to the last place the manhwa showed. And on the curb, with his head down, was Will. She immediately parked and got out only to be surprised- or maybe not -by Will crying.

She didn't need to ask if he was alright.

She just stayed there for her Big Bro.

Asclepius hadn't won his nickname of 'Mad Dog' for nothing.

Not that he knew he had that nickname.

"Hey! Where is Will Solace?" He questioned Lee, who just happened to cross his way.

"He's in the ER now." Lee replied, not sure what was happening.

"ER? When he's done tell him to come to my office right away! Okay?" Asclepius demanded which prompted a correction from Lee.

"No, Will got taken to the ER."

"What?"

"He collapsed and came to the ER. We just got the call." Lee explained to his mentor.

"Will Solace collapsed? Why?" Asclepius wondered before shaking his head. "I'll ask him myself." With that, he left Lee standing in the hallway, wondering if his mentor couldn't be any weirder. Soon, Asclepius arrived at the ER and immediately spotted Will's bed, who was doing his best to hide his face. "Hey." He greeted his student, clearly concern over his state. "Why are you crying? You... did something happen?"

It was obvious by Will's negative to answer and his state that this was not the time to complain about why the manhwa ended as it did.

After carrying Will to the ER, Kayla was in her own set of tears.

She didn't push Will into explaining what had happened but she could discover much by the manhwa and how Will reacted. However, and as much as she would like to have a tear festival with her Big Bro, Kayla had to focus on finding Apollo. So she drove to the last place he was, according to the manhwa.

"Welcome." The front desk manager of the hotel greeted her.

"Excuse me. Have you seen a man wearing a hospital gown roaming around here?" Kayla knew the question was weird and could read the manager's face.

"Hospital gown?" The manager repeated.

"Yes. Here. It's this person." She showed him a picture of Apollo. "He's in this building for sure. Have you not seen him around?"

"I don't think I've seen him. Is he a dementia patient?" The manager asked, also worried.

"It's not dementia but he came out from a psychiatric hospital." Kayla explained to him. "Right now, he's not in his right mind as he's roaming around. I must find him fast. Help me. He should be in this building. Help me." She begged him, close to tears.

"He didn't come here." The manager assured her, collapsing all her hopes.

At the hospital, Will had finally managed to take a deep breath.

But that didn't last long.

As soon as he saw his wedding ring disappear from his finger, he knew it was over.

Kayla returned to the hospital to check on Will when she was stopped by Asclepius.

"Oh, wait. I was curious about something, good thing I met you." Asclepius told her, making her look at him, tiredly. "'W'... is that really the end?" Kayla closed her eyes to control herself. "No, why not kill the antagonist but kill the main character?"

"Please, stop!" Kayla began shouting at him. "Shut that mouth of yours!" It was obvious Asclepius didn't expect that reaction because he was cowering in fear. "I might just take out that tongue of yours!" Kayla glared at him before leaving him standing on the hallway, all cower up. I just hope he learns this time... She headed to Will's bed and stood there, a bit awkward. "Big Bro."

"What about Dad?" Will asked, not even looking at her.

"He's not in the hotel." She told him. "The manhwa has ended so he should come back to the same place as you. But then, no one has seen him roaming around. I don't know what's going on..." She acknowledged to him. Apparently, not knowing was not enough for Will because he pulled out the saline solution of his arm and sat up. "Why? Why? Big Bro, why? Where are you going?" Kayla questioned him but Will was already up and leaving, leaving no option but to follow him. "Big Bro."

"Take me home, Kayla." Will ordered her. Kayla sighed and did as told, knowing exactly what he was looking for. She let him walk into the house, following at a distance until he reached his father's room.

"Big Bro, the tablet is not here." She said. "As soon as the manhwa ended it disappeared. That's so wrong." She tsked softly before continuing. "And it was a copy from a drawing. And even if it's here, it can't be used. You know that it's the end once it ended. Now, it's really the end." She lamented herself.

This time, she couldn't imagine what was Will going through.

Will refused to accept his new reality.

That the manhwa, 'W', has ended it's 7 years run in September 2019.

He kept searching for his father, creating posters with his and Kayla's number in case someone had seen him.

He kept passing by the crossroad of Bainbridge Av. and E204 St. every day, hoping that something would change any time.

But nothing happened so far.

Kayla dealt with the aftermath of the manhwa's ending. Reporters wanted explanations about it but Apollo was not there to answer them. In fact, Apollo never returned after the ending of the manhwa.

Despite the sad ending, the manhwa kept popular between readers. The last compilation of chapters sold very quickly. Fans shared their thoughts about not finding the ending weird.

They assumed, since it was a sad story, it would have a sad ending.

However... no one, not even Will, knew that it would not be the case.