Annabeth POV:
"Piper" I texted
' Hmm?' She replied
"Call me now"
'Ok?'
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She Video called me.
"A-annabeth... are you okay?" She asked
Tow tears excaped my eyes
I built up my courage
"Jason...he's..." I faltered
She sighed sadly and looked down
"I know." She said, giving me a sad smile, "I was there when..."
"So you know how?" I asked
She nodded
"Caligula...spear...he... tempest...back...sand...dead..." is what I heard piper say
I got a good idea of what happened
"So...why are you fighting him?" I asked
"...Apollo. We were helping, he, Jason didn't tell me that the oracle we found in the burning maze told him one of us is going to...you know...die..." she said
"Piper... I'm so sorry." I said, tearing up again.
She laughed sadly, "it wasn't your fault. It wasn't apollos either... but he died with a broken heart...that was all me..." she said, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Piper... it's not your fault, it's not even a choice, you didn't have much of a control of the situation... it's who you are, don't feel sorry, if anyone is to blame, it's that rotten emperor!" Annabeth said, angrily
Piper chucked dryly, "sure... thanks anyways... I have to get going now... sorry. "
"Bye." I said
She waved and cut the call.
I sighed
Percy
I need to talk to him too...
"Percy"
'Coming wise girl'
I smiled a little
He knew
He always knows.
I heard a knock on my dorm door.
"Annie..?" He asked
I opened the door
"Hey Percy. " I said
"You good?" He asked
I laughed dryly and shook my head as I started to tear up again.
He hugged me tight and started to sob into my shoulder.
I consoled him while he consoled me.
But Percy and Jason were very close friends.
Closer than me and Jason...
"H-how's... everyone else taking it?" I asked
I meant Nico, Percy understood this.
"H-he um... he sensed his death...he was the one who... who told me about...the... you know..."
I gasped
That demigod has to be one of the the most ressiliant people I know!
He lost his mom, his sister, got a dad who didn't care much for him, he walked through hell alone...neither me or percy would have made it through there without each other... then he got trapped in a jar and nearly killed himself trying to help us save the world!
And now... his friend, his brother...
And clearly even Percy isn't able to take it.
He didn't say the word
He didn't say 'dead'
He doesn't want to believe it
I don't want to believe it
Piper doesn't want to believe it
Nico doesn't want to believe it
No one can believe it...
Back at CHB, Wills POV:
After we ended the call with Percy, Nico fell to his knees
I slowly walked over to Nico
"Nico?" I asked
But tears were flowing down his eyes, his fingers clutched the grass there were cracks u see his feet
He looked up at me and shook his head
Then buried his head into the ground
"No." I heard him mutter
I sat down beside him and placed my hand on his back
"Nico..." I said gently
He was shaking and his aura was becoming more death-filled and underworldy by the second and his skin felt cold against his clothes.
He shook his head again
"He-he" Nico sniffed, "No. No...he's NOT GONE!" He yelled so suddenly, even I nearly jumped
The cracks in the ground became more prominent and wisps of shadow magic and smoke came from them.
The shadows closed around Nico and muttered dark things in his ears.
So, I panicked and like an absolute idiot, covered Nico's ears
But the voices were inside his head and there was only so much I could do, only so far my powers went.
He yelled in agony and the shadows left from around him and out of his head, he collapsed onto the floor, almost unconscious.
I picked him up a little and let him rest on my shoulder as I dragged him to the infirmary.
I placed him down on a bed," I'm so proud of you for telling those shadows who's boss." I said, placing a gentle kiss on his forehead.
The little consciousness left his body when he made a sound between a light chuckle and a sob.
And then I left him to give Chiron a tough piece of news.
Okie so imma end it here, hope you guys are enjoying the story so far, more angsty Nico and other stuff coming up later... this is prolly gonna be a long story...
Bye for now
ThaliaLovegood24
