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Chapter 1: Marks of the past

Nico

Nico saw something that wasn't right, it was a dream of course. But he felt like he shouldn't have seen that. Leo Valdez couldn't be crying those words just didn't fit together.

The dream changed. He saw young Leo curled in a ball in front of a tall man. Nico couldn't see his face but he knew that this man wouldn't just go give the child a hug to comfort him. The man took his belt and started slapping young Leo's back with it, blood started tripping. Leo screamed in pain.

Nico woke up and realizes that it was still dark outside his cabin ( it wasn't really a cabin since he didn't have one) Then he heard screams.

Leo!!

Nico ran following the noise to the front of the ship where Festus was trying to wake Leo from his dream.

The Latino screamed in pain and was sweating bad, when Nico tried to get closer he realized that Leo wasn't dreaming he had a panic attack. He went closer to Leo and tried to wake him up, suddenly fire started appearing on Leo's back and his shirt started to burn.

Shit I need to go get Percy before he burns the Argo II!

Nico ran to Percy's cabin and opened the door

-Percy wake up!

-Donut

-Percy!

-Ehr what?

-It's Leo we need to go now!

Percy

Percy cursed in Greek and followed Nico.

When he saw Leo he just wanted to give him a hug. The boy was now crying and screamed.

¡Para! ¡para! ¡por favor!

(Stop it! Stop it! Please!)

Percy started concentrating on the ocean below and created some sort of water gloves around his hands.

He stepped closer to Leo who was now agonizing, Percy started to extinguish the flames which now started to reveal multiples scars covering his back. Percy looke at Leo's back in horror the scars weren't just random they were marking words he read Worthless Diablo and freak. Nico saw the marks too if his skin wasn't that pale Percy would be sure that he paled. Leo suddenly woke up and almost punched Percy accidentally.

-Hey man are okay?

Percy asked

-Yeah happens every night.

Nico and Percy said in the same time.

-Wait WHAT?

-It's fine guys it's just a nightmare

-Leo…

-I told you I was fine!

Far away….

Gaia smirked

-Soon Valdez you won't be able to hide everything from your friends and I will break you.

Sorry for the short chapter Hope you liked it. See y'all soon