Chapter 5 Please hear me

So I was listening to my iPod as I do, and I was listening to the other song titled Lost this one by Red and so I just had include it, I'll get to the one by Within Temptation soon. As you know I don't own the rights to either song. No lyrics in this one but I really suggest checking out the songs if you don't know them.

Time was lost to him, nothing seemed real yet it was all too real at the same time, he didn't understand what was happening, was this just a dream or was he really here, was she really here? Nothing made sense but he couldn't stop now.

Nico searched for Bianca ignoring the pain racking his body and the feeling like he might pass out, none of that mattered while Bianca was still out there and could need his help so he pressed on. He didn't know how he had gotten here, and he didn't know how or why Bianca was there but he needed to find her, and soon before something else did.

But he just couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right, yes he was in Tartarus, and yes Bianca was here with him, but something was off and he couldn't place it. Anytime he tried to think about it something else happened like a monster attack or a strange cry that would draw his attention away from those thoughts.

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Phobetor was very pleased; the nightmare had finally taken hold of the son of Hades and ensnared him in its web. The memory of his lost sister and the pain of losing her was what kept him trapped and no matter what the others on the outside did, they couldn't reach him here in the nightmare realm. He had even managed to chase out that meddling son of Hypnos. But still the boy's friends persisted, though he wasn't concerned about it, it wouldn't be long now until the son of Hades was trapped inside his worst nightmare forever, and then there would be no bringing him back.

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Will looked around but saw no sign of Nico, just the vast expanse same as before. "I know that was him." he said as he tried to strain his hearing to see if he could hear Nico's voice again but it was eerily quiet and that was really frustrating but he wasn't going to give up anytime soon. He tried to clear his mind of any fears and doubts about not being able to find Nico or get him out of the hell holding him captive within his own mind.

Will took a deep breath and waited and waited with Clovis until they locked onto Nico's voice again.

"Bianca!"

Both of them jumped at the sudden call.

"That was definitely him!" Will said, excited that they could still hear Nico.

Clovis kept his eyes closed in concentration. "I think I can locate him but it's really difficult… something is blocking me."

Will watched Clovis with concern, whatever was blocking him from Nico was clearly putting some strain on the son of Hypnos and he wished that he could do something to help.

Clovis reached out and placed his hands on Will's shoulders. "I still have a lock on Nico but the connection is about to snap so hurry and find him."

He looked like he was trying really hard to keep his focus so Will didn't argue in fear that if he said anything he'd cause Clovis to lose Nico so he closed his eyes and kept his thoughts on Nico and finding him no matter what.

Even with the darkness of the void surrounding them Will still felt like it was growing darker and colder and suddenly he heard a cold laugh that made his breath catch but he refused to lose his focus, and even when he could no longer feel Clovis there with him he kept himself calm and thought only of Nico.

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Will blinked open his eyes as he felt the strange sensation leave him and his heart leapt into his throat as looked around him and saw things he had only ever heard described to him, so this was Tartarus… no wonder Nico, Percy, and Annabeth still had nightmares of this place. He knew that he wasn't actually there but it still had the terrifying atmosphere to it and he couldn't explain the overwhelming sense of panic gripping his heart. He needed to find Nico and get him out of here as soon as he could, there was no telling what would happen if he was stuck here for too long.

"…ca! Bianca!"

Will turned towards the direction of the voice he knew to be Nico's, not sure what else he could do Will rushed towards the sound of Nico's voice calling out to him as he went. "NICO!" he ignored any pain he felt in his lungs and throat as he ran and continued to call out to his boyfriend. "Nico, where are you?!"

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"NICO!"

Nico stopped in his tracks, this time he was sure he had heard a voice calling to him but it was distorted and he couldn't tell who it was or even what direction it had come from, so he waited to hear it again.

"Nico where are you?!"

He almost could hear the voice clearly as if it was drawing closer but then he heard the sound of a snarling animal and he turned in time to see a large shadowy shape coming towards him, he didn't have the strength to defend himself against such a beast and his heart ponded in his chest as it drew closer, but before it could attack a silver arrow flew through the air and hit the animal in its shoulder causing it to let out a cry of pain before it sprinted off in the other direction.

"Nico!"

He spun around to see Bianca standing on a ledge above him wither bow in hand, a new arrow knocked and ready to fire if need be. He was so glad to see that his sister was safe, but he could have sworn it had been a different voice calling out for him before.

That didn't matter now because he had finally found Bianca and she wasn't lost or hurt but standing before him looking for the creature that she was hunting. "Bianca! Thank the Gods you're okay!" he was so relieved to see her that his head was spinning, well it could have been from the exhaustion and hunger baring down on him too but he didn't care about that right now. "Bi please don't run off like that, you don't know what kind of place this is."

All of a sudden his legs gave out under him and he felt himself falling to the ground and then everything went black. The last thing he heard was his name, but he wasn't sure who was calling him or how many voices he had heard.

"Nico!"

So what do you think? I hope you guys liked this chapter.

Please review and let me know.

By the way most of this is based around songs so I might as well give you the playlist I've made for this

1. Lost - RED

2. Lost - Within Temptation

3. Our farewell - Within Temptation

4. Pale - Within Temptation

5. Memories - Within Temptaion

6. Bring me to life - Thousand foot krutch

7. Bring me to life - Evanescence

8. Sleepwalker - Adam Lambert

9. Sleepwalker - AWAY

10. Give me a sign - Breaking Benjamin

11. Leave it all behind - Cult to follow

12. I'll fight - Daughtry

13. Echo - Jason Walker

14. Stay close - Fireflight

15. My fight - From ashes to now

16. Through it all - From ashes to now

17. From the inside - Hollow point heroes

18. Bring me back to life - Ht Bristol

19. Elsyium - Mendum

20. Still worth fighting for - My darkest days

21. Anthem of the lonely - Nine lashes

22. Cry out - One Ok Rock

23. This ain't the end of me - White comic

Maybe not necessarily in that order but I'll let you know by chapter