Charlie's P.O.V
Charlie had spent the past week using every single resource available to her in the Hecate cabin. From books to hymns, she had used it all. Yet nothing stood out, there wasn't exactly a big sign pointing to a sentence like: Hey read me! Here's how to find people's lost souls. Much to Charlie's disdain, the demigod life was not as easy as big signs and directions.
Charlie was all but falling asleep where she sat, a book wide open on her lap and empty Coke cans toppled over on her bed. She ran a hand through her hair, cringing when she felt how greasy it was. Gods now she'd forgotten to shower, just great.
She stared at the words in front of her absorbing the information, Charlie hefted a sigh before flipping the page. She raised her eyebrows when she realised it was just a newspaper clipping dated back to 1956. Something about a man using black magic to support his own necromancy claims. Normally Charlie would've skipped passed it, but someone's witness statement caught her attention. They claimed that the man had been muttering in Latin repeatedly. Her eyes widened as she realized what was going on; the prophecy and Nico it was all connected. The spell, the dark magic it all made so much sense.
But if she was right, Nico didn't have time.
Charlie stood up rapidly, her eyes widening as realization dawned upon her.
"Oh son of a banshee!" She shouted, grabbing a hoodie and darting out the door in her pajama shorts.
She sprinted through the Camp, pushing countless people to the ground. Her pace quickened as the infirmary dawned upon her. Charlie rushed through the doors and towards the ICU, she pushed open the doors and growled aloud as she took in the scene before her.
Nico was flat lining and Austin being the schist head he was, was calling it.
"Banshee don't you freaking dare!" Charlie interrupted, "if you finish that sentence Austin Arthur Nicholls I will personally hang you from the ceiling by your balls."
Charlie grinned as Will look hopefully at her and Austin just stared abashed at her.
"He. Is. Dead." Austin said motioning to Nico dramatically.
"No he isn't," Charlie said, moving closer to Nico.
She shut her eyes briefly and let her magic sink into Nico's body, looking to keep up his heart rate. She sighed aloud as the heart monitor picked up and people cheered around her.
"I wouldn't be so happy guys, the spell is temporary. It only gives us an hour or so." Charlie cautioned.
"How? What? When?" Will stammered, seeming to have regained his senses.
"He was never dead, his pulse was just to low for any man made machine to pick up." Charlie said.
"Oh," Will muttered, staring at her in awe.
"Look I'm going to explain this to you and you need to listen." Charlie said, showing everyone but Will, Austin and Sterling out of the room.
"Okay?" Will and Austin said in unison.
"Good. The spell that was originally used was black magic, I told you that right?" Charlie said, taking a seat in front of the rather gobsmacked pair.
"Uh huh." Will nodded animatedly.
"Well that spell was really just a first step. A mildly simple soul dividing and duplicating." Charlie said.
"Oh, a simple soul dividing and duplicating she says!" Austin interrupted.
Charlie glared at Austin pointedly, shutting him up.
"Anyway that was just step one. I was going through some older Hecate spell books and I came across this article of a man dabbling in black magic to back up his necromancy claims. Really he was just a lunatic. But the spell he was muttering, I had heard it before." She said.
"Yeah, what does this spell have to do with Nico?" Will asked growing impatient.
"The spell cast upon Nico is used to separate the soul from the body permanently. Effectively killing the souls original body, not the duplicate." Charlie said, eyeing the two with tired eyes.
"So what, he is dead?" Austin asked confused.
"I swear to god Austin if you don't shut up and stop being stupid, I will witch slap you!" Charlie threatened.
Austin gulped and nodded at her wearily, trying to hide behind Will.
"But we've been lucky," Charlie said.
"This is lucky?" Will shouted, pointing a finger at Nico as if Charlie was insane to say such a thing.
"Yes." Charlie growled, "we're lucky because the spell can only be cast by a child of Hecate.
Whoever has cast the spell on Nico is not a child of Hecate, meaning the spell is somewhat faulty."
"Faulty?" Will asked cautiously.
"Nico's soul is still partially tethered to his original body, but the thing is his body can't last much longer without his soul. The tether is so weak I can barely feel it, if we don't get his soul back before Wednesday…" Charlie drawled off, looking at Nico's body with pity.
"What will happen?" Austin asked.
"He dies." Charlie said bluntly.
"Oh isn't that nice!" Will shouted throwing his hands up in the air exasperated.
"I have an idea, but I need to run it pass Chiron." Charlie said calmly. "I need you to keep his heart beating, Jason can help you there."
"Jason?" Will asked confused.
"He's a child of Zeus isn't he?" Charlie asked.
"Yeah, I don't see what that has to do with anything." Austin said.
"If he can control his powers enough; he'll have enough charge to restart Nico's heart, if it calls for it." Charlie explained.
"Oh, okay," Will mumbled.
"I'll be gone to Chiron agrees with this, you think you can keep him alive?" Charlie asked.
"Of course, we're child of Apollo." Austin said cockily.
"Alright then, I'll be back soon. If Chiron agrees to this, prepare for chaos."
Charlie said.
Charlie stared at both of them concerned, before rushing out the door.
Leaving a trail of dust behind in her wake.
She sprinted towards the Big House, groaning when she check the timetable.
Chiron was teaching an archery class, great.
Charlie sighed loudly and hastened her pace in direction of the Archery Field.
She jogged towards Chiron, sighing when she realized he was packing up.
"Thank Hecate I found you," She panted, leaning on her knees in front of Chiron.
Damn, that was her exercise for the week.
"Yes Charlie?" Chiron asked wearily.
"It's Nico I know the spell and I have a plan." Charlie said, catching her breath.
"Is this plan going to maim, break or kill anybody?" Chiron asked, already regretting his decision.
"A little?" Charlie chuckled weakly, gulping as Chiron raised a perfected Spock eyebrow at her.
"Explain than child."
Evie's P.O.V
Evie came around to loud bickering and the usual rustling of medical equipment, that accompanied the infirmary. She blinked her eyes open, wincing when the bright light assaulted her throbbing head. Evie turned her head towards the direction of the noise and scowled when she realised it was Jason and Sterling arguing. She raised her eyebrows as she took in Jason's incapacitated hands. It seemed Sterling had gone for desperate measures. Gods stick those two in a room together and it's like WWIII.
Evie smiled at Jason, as he realized she was awake and she groaned loudly to alert Sterling of her being awake.
Evie held in a snicker as Sterling turned to face her with a surprised face and almost jumped teen feet in the air.
"Dammit do you have to do that every time you wake up?" Sterling grumbled.
"Yes" She said smiling.
Evie's smile quickly dissipated when Sterling's face turned into a grumpy, lecturing look
'Here we go,' Evie thought to herself wearily.
"Do you not understand the basic realms of personal care!" Sterling seethed, glaring at her pointedly.
"Of course I do, i'm not that stupid." She sighed.
"That can be challenged," Sterling grumbled, bringing a small flashlight out of his shirt pocket and shining it into her eyes.
"Di Immortales! Sterling I don't have a concussion." Evie shouted turning away from him.
"Sorry..." Sterling sighed placing the flashlight back in his pocket.
"You should be," She grumbled, muttering curses in Gaelic under her breath.
" Hades have mercy upon my soul!" Sterling said staring up at the sky pleadingly, "i'm stuck with these two numb skulls all afternoon."
"Hey wait a damn second. I did not agree to staying here all afternoon!" Evie shouted, giving Sterling a death glare, "I have things to do and rehearsals to go to."
"Neither did I!" Jason piped in.
"Shut it Grace, your opinion is unwanted." Sterling said.
Jason huffed like a five year old and sat there pouting.
"As for you Evie, you will sit in that bed until I discharge you. Or so help me Apollo I will tie you down, like our friend Jason over there!" Sterling threatened, pointing a pen at her which kind of ruined the effect.
"When did you become so kinky Manchester?" Evie asked, raising her eyebrows creepily at him.
"Shut it leprechaun," Sterling spat back.
"You did not just go there, you overgrown blonde sun sp-."
"Enough the pair of you!" Will interrupted from the hallway.
"Sorry Will," Sterling and Evie said in unison, observing Will's haggard appearance.
"Gods you two are like small children, ever since you two were both introduced." Will recalled.
"Ha, we thought she was insane," Sterling mused jokingly.
"Shut it, you're one too talk. I still have that video of you from rehearsals Sterling, I will use it against you." Evie threatened.
"Evie…" Will cautioned.
"Sorry," She grumbled.
"Anyway Jason I need you in the ICU, so Sterling if you would," Will said, motioning to the restraints on Jason's arms.
"Oh thank Zeus!" Jason shouted as Sterling begrudgingly let him go.
"Anyway, Jason and I will be in the ICU if you need us. Sterling please try not to kill Evie." Will asked.
"I'll try." Sterling grumbled, sighing as the pair left.
"Like you could kill me anyway Manchester." Evie chuckled.
"We'll see Leprechaun, we'll see." Sterling mused.
After sitting through Sterling's demands for awhile, he eventually left leaving Evie by herself.
Evie sighed as she was finally left on her own. Finally, she had time to think over her dreams and her strange connection with the son of Hades.
The dream she had, had previously was surely the worst one yet. It was the most real and the most vivid.
The dream:
She was running through a forest, loud growls echoing behind her. Nico was shouting at her, to run faster. But she couldn't run faster, her leg was so sore; like it had been broken or sprained.
What had happened?
She looked behind her, her eyes widening as her assailants gained on her.
"Nico grab her!" The other guy, Kian shouted from ahead.
She looked around frantically wondering what he meant. When suddenly her legs were no longer on the ground, she squeaked when she realized Nico had chucked her other his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
It was strange for someone so slight to be able to carry her. She wasn't exactly the lightest pick of the bunch.
Nico's pace picked up as the shouts and growls grew closer, it was as if her weight didn't affect him at all.
The running continued for a short while before suddenly the scenery changed around them.
Exchanging trees for rocks and grass for sand. They were at a beach, a surprisingly empty beach.
She looked towards the ocean, smiling when she saw Kian splashing around in the water; like the happy little man child he was. Nico was asleep next to her, sprawled out in the sand.
She blinked into space, content with her surroundings; when yet again the area changed.
They were back in a forest except this time she wasn't running, she was laying down on the forest floor.
What was going on?
She could hear shouts around her, yet she couldn't move to investigate them. It was like she was suspended in time. The shouts were growing closer and more frantic, till they were right above her. She blinked dazedly as Nico stood above her pleading incoherently with her.
There was a liquid seeping from her chest, she could feel it sinking into her clothing.
Her eyes widened as Nico placed his hands on her shoulders shaking them rapidly. There were tears dripping from his eyes, landing on her face and in her hair.
Why was he crying? Nico shouldn't be crying.
And that was when she saw the blood on his hands. Her blood.
The sounds and shouts gradually grew defined, hundreds of words and phrases being repeated every second. Her head was being swarmed by words and colors.
Eventually the words filtered out till it was just one repetitive sentence.
"Don't worry Eva, it's not your time to die yet, I won't let you. Wait for me in the space between life and death, I will be there"
The colours began to filter out till she remained in a white expanse, a man standing in front of her. He was definitely a God, she could feel the pure power leaking from his pores.
He had tanned olive skin and short blonde hair. He had the clearest blue eyes she had seen, smile lines crinkled at the edges of his eyes. He was prepared for battle; wearing a grey short sleeved shirt and green khaki shorts. A bow and quiver was strapped across his back, and a pair of ray bans dangled from his shirt.
A grin broke out on his face as he stepped towards her dishevelled and bloody figure.
"You have know idea how long I've waited for this moment, Eva." The man said.
"Who are you?" She asked.
"I am-."
"Evie get up! You've been out for hours. Come on Evie!" Sterling's booming voice assaulted her delicate ears
"I'm up dammit!" Evie shouted, darting straight up.
"Thank Zeus, I thought you'd slipped into a coma or something; I've been paranoid ever since Nico." Sterling muttered sheepishly, stepping back from her bed.
"Damnit. You couldn't have waited a few more minutes before you woke me?" Evie said, running a shaky hand over her face.
"No! Di immortales did you want to slip into a coma or something?" Sterling shouted.
"No...no it's not about that." Evie said standing up on wobbly legs and ignoring Sterling's offered arm and his tsking.
"Then what was it?" Sterling asked as if he was talking to a small child.
"A dream, it was just a really vivid dream."
A/N:
Guess who learnt a life lesson today.
Yup, me.
Never make milo and sing and dance around to your favorite song at 10;32 on A Sunday morning.
Bad things happen. E.G. One forgets to put the milk cap on and milk goes everywhere. My parents have gotten to the stage where whenever they walk in on that type of situation, they sigh, look at me and then walk out as if nothing ever happened.
See guy's, nobodies dead.
At least not yet...
Anyway who do you think is Evie's/Eva's godly parent? I tried to make it kind of obvious, but it probably didn't work.
Well that's me done