"You!" Nico shouted in surprise.

He unsheathed his sword and raised it, ready to fend off an attack.

"Oh put that thing down boy, I won't hurt you unless you piss me off."

The man had a cool, smooth voice. His short black hair was raised into spikes and dyed in many colors. He wore a green shirt that was ripped enough it looked like it had been slashed by a monster with talons over a neon pink mesh. His bright blue pants were just as torn, but nothing but skin was underneath, making the ADHD part of Nico's brain wonder if he was wearing underwear. The man looked like he had bathed in glitter.

The only people who ever dared call Nico "boy" were gods, so Nico lowered his sword, but did not put it away.

"I...I've seen you before," he whispered.

"Yes, I'm sure you have seen me many times Nico di Angelo, but that's my mother's fault, not mine I assure you," the man loudly whispered back, obviously making fun of him.

"Mother?"

"Oh you know, Eris. The goddess of chaos, strife, discord. Basically the reason why you're life sucks."

"Eris," Nico murmured. "I've only heard of her having two children: Dysnomia and Ate. Who are you?"

Nico watched fascinated as the man's pink lips stretched into a smile, showing his white teeth. His almond shaped eyes stretched, but Nico was able to see the uncommonly bright green eyes hiding beneath thick eyelashes.

He looked about Nico's age, but his voice sounded much more mature. He had a darker complexion, but it was impossible to tell his ethnicity. He might be Asian or Indian, maybe Hispanic, or also possibly just really tan. His voice didn't give it away either, as his accent seemed so unique, Nico couldn't place it. Maybe a mix between a Midwestern American, British, French, Spanish, and Chinese. How that was possible, Nico had no idea.

Nico was so intent on studying the man's features that he almost didn't hear him speak.

"There's no reason for you to know me. I'm just a mortal demigod, like you."

"What?"

As far as Nico knew, the minor gods and goddesses like Eris, personifications of mortal concepts, like Thanatos personifying death, didn't have mortal children.

"I didn't even know that was possible."

"It's really complicated. Even more so than the children of Athena," the man shrugged. "For example my father, his entire family really, has been fighting with the Hatfields for Zeus only knows how long. I was literally born from my dad's insane case of strife and chaos."

"Hatfields…" Nico thought the name sounded familiar. "The Hatfields and McCoys. The Hatfields and McCoys. You're a McCoy?"

The man bowed.

"My name is Damen McCoy. So are you satisfied? Do you understand?"

"No," Nico shook his head. "I really don't"

"Well, maybe I can explain it to you next time we see each other. I'm sure that will be very soon." Damen said softly, almost like a purr.

Damen bowed again, before turning and disappearing into the shadows.

Nico was left staring at the rock the man had been sitting on trying to figure out what the hell had just happened.

He looked up to see the finale of the firework display. He thought about how much Bianca loved the fireworks at the lotus casino.

He was about to sit down to lose himself in his thoughts before jumping back up.

He finally realized where he had seen the man before. Right after Percy had told him about Bianca's death and he had to fight the urge to send Percy down after those skeletons. He had ran away and after running though the trees for awhile, he had seen a man dressed in rainbows walking through the forest a few dozen yards away. He had been too upset to think about it and must've forgotten.

Nico had seen him again after Percy saved him at Geryon's ranch, feeding one of Apollo's cows. He could actually remember seeing the man many times after events that made him feel confused about his feelings.

And now, after Jason told his biggest secret and Nico was terrified that Annabeth would tell Percy, Damen had introduced himself. And promised to see him again soon.

Well fuck.

A/N: So what do you think of Damen, my first OC?! Btw, to all those I'm sure are wondering, yes this guy is pretty much based on my idea of Magnus Bane. Except he's not magic, not Asian, and not a billion years old. But hopefully still crazy and sexy and awesome :)