For a seemingly endless moment, the five friends stared at the Goddess of the Night with shock.
It seemed as if Nyx had sucked the light of the room. The goddess herself was a slim, pitch black figure with completely white eyes and a blinding smirk but even those two traits weren't the most terrifying. Her arms were slightly outstretched and from her every pore, puffs of nasty darkness seemed to be erupting, slowly yet surely enveloping them all in darkness.
"We meet under sad circumstances, I see." Nyx smirked, completely unmoved by the weapons aimed at her. Her voice was emotionless and still, it made the group shiver. "I'm very sorry for your loss, kids."
"Shut up," Percy snapped. He took a step forward, shrugging Ally and Artemis off when they tried to reach for him. "I have no interest in playing whatever game you're plotting. What did you do to them?"
"I did something to them?" Nyx asked innocently. Her monstrous smile crooked with amusement. "What gave you that idea?"
"What about the arrow I will shoot through your head?" Artemis demanded loudly. "Will that give you the idea of telling us what you did?"
"You weren't invited here, Nyx." Apollo intervened as well. His eyes were narrowed and his face twisted with exertion as he fought to clear Nyx's darkness away from that room. Slowly, his body was lit with golden light but it flickered from time to time. "You might be the goddess of darkness, but you still need to be invited by the Queen of Icywater. Say your message and leave."
Immediately, Nyx was no longer amused. Her smile disappeared into the darkness, which seemed to intensify in force. With an angry whisper, she asked. "Did you actually think you kids could be any sort of worthy opponent to me? Did you actually think you could defeat me?"
"What did you do to my parents?" Ally asked this time, her voice intensifying until at last, she was screaming at the Goddess of the night.
"I killed them, you stupid girl. Did you think you could mess with my plans and that I wouldn't plot my revenge?" Nyx growled. "I killed them the minute as soon as they made it to Icywater after forming the alliance with Letia."
"I will kill you." Ally whispered brokenly. "I don't care what it takes. I won't stop until I kill you."
"No, you won't." Nyx shrugged. "I am one of the most powerful deities out there, while you're just a naive, little girl who didn't know any better. You can't kill me."
Ally leaned against Apollo in an attempt to get some comfort as Nyx slowly walked towards them. Finally, she stopped right before the Queen, and knelt down to be eye-to-eye with Ally.
"And you know what's the worst thing? This time they died with hope." Nyx whispered. "They saw you and your brother and they were hopeful. I took that hope from them. This was your fault, Your Majesty."
Without further ado, Nyx dissolved in a puff of black smoke.
And Ally crumbled to the ground, her body shaking with sobs.
Apollo and Artemis sat beside the crying girl on her bed, who for once was crying her eyes out without caring about anything else. Percy and Thalia stood next to them. It's a rare moment to see, and Apollo and Artemis are determined to be there to help their friend, hunter and ex-girlfriend. Thalia were trying to comfort her cousin.
Ally's pale blue dress was around her as she cried into Apollo's shoulder. She still couldn't believe her parents were gone. Just with a snap of Nyx's fingers. She hated that primordial so much right now. I took all four of them, Thalia, Percy, Artemis, and Apollo to restrain Ally from lunging forward and killing the primordial right there and then. Not like Nyx will die anyways.
Apollo hugged her gently and rubbed her back while Artemis gently patted her shoulder. Ally is still her hunter, and every one of them is like a daughter to her. Ally turned toward Apollo and wrapped her arms around him.
Comfort, that's really all that she needed right now. She wanted someone to be there for her. She'd already lost her parents again, she didn't want to lose anyone else. Under normal conditions, she wouldn't let herself be so weak, but don't think this is a normal condition. A part of her told her that she shouldn't be this weak, that she should start helping her people. But the other part of her decided that she could be weak right now.
Ally sighed before wiping her tears away and standing up. "I think I should help my people now. Strengthen the security and-"
Percy cut her off as he wiped away a single tear. "I can do it, no need to worry. I'm their prince as well, aren't I?"
"I'll come with you," Thalia decided before standing up as well. Ally was about to protest but Percy and Thalia were gone soon. She sighed again and leaned back against the bed. But Ally suspects another reason Percy might just need some time by himself to process the information that was thrown at him. Ally tried to stand up again to follow but Apollo pulled her back and Artemis just gave Ally a small smile.
"I think I should sing you a song about why you don't need to always be there," Apollo decided before summoning his guitar.
Ally crossed her arms. "Really?"
"Yes," Apollo nodded. "Really."
He started slowly streaming the guitar and singing.
"Sometimes life's a scary place
It's like standing in the dark
Flying through the universe
Trying to fix your broken heart
It's okay to let it go
You don't have to be so brave
Take a chance if someone else
Is gonna sweep in and save the day
You don't have to face your fears alone
'Cause whenever you're in trouble
I'll know
Let me be your superhero
There isn't a place I won't go
Whenever you need me by your side
I'll be there, be there
Never be afraid if you fall
I'll carry you away from it all
Let me be your superhero
Let me be your superhero
Take off your mask, put down your guard
Don't need a symbol on your chest
It's all right for once to play
The damsel in distress
You're gonna use up all your strength
Trying to be so strong
Don't have to shoulder all the weight
Together we can take it on
You don't have to face your fears alone
(You're not alone, baby)
'Cause whenever you're in trouble
I'll know, oh
Let me be your superhero
There isn't a place I won't go
Whenever you need me by your side
I'll be there, be there
Never be afraid if you fall
I'll carry you away from it all
Let me be your superhero
Let me be your superhero
Woah woah oh
Woah woah oh
Let me be your superhero
Woah woah oh, yeah yeah
Woah woah oh
Sometimes love's a scary place
It's like standing in the dark
Flying through the universe
Trying to fix your broken heart
Yeah
Let me be your superhero
There isn't a place I won't go
(I won't go)
Whenever you need me by your side
I'll be there, be there
Never be afraid if you fall
I'll carry you away from it all
(I'll pick you up, baby)
Let me be your superhero
Let me be your superhero
Yeah, I can be your superhero
You know I will, baby
Woah woah woah oh oh
Let me be your superhero"
Ally sighed and leaned back against the bed frame. "I have to admit, you have a point there but-"
"Uh huh," Apollo started, shaking his head. "You're free for the day and that's final."
Ally groaned. "Fine, but at least let me answer the letter to Letia."
Apollo glared and was about to shake his head when Artemis added in. "Sure, you should start the letter."
Ally smiled at Artemis brightly. "Thank you! Finally someone with enough common sense."
She quickly took out a paper from her nightstand and started furiously scribbling down a draft.
AN: I AM SO SORRY THIS TOOK ME SO FUCKING LONG TO PUBLISH- *cries* Please forgive me...?
I hope we (Me and Kate) can get back to writing soon but we're not really sure when the next chapter will be posted. This story won't be on hold but update will be as slow as a snail-
Also, sorry I cursed on top (But TMR have so many curse words in it! And it just kinda stuck...? I'm working on it, I swear)
I feel like Ally's theme song can be "Queens Don't"
Hope y'all are doing well!
~ Emily