Nico's POV:
I unlink my hand. I know she needs comfort but I am too shocked. The light, well thats what she calls it. Her power is evil. Why have I fallen for a girl with a power that might be able to kill someone. But she doesn't like using it, you could see it in her eyes, but she couldn't hide her power any longer. I need to think clearly, all I can see in her now is her power but I should be looking at the girl I love. My vision is twisted by fear and knowledge. I wish to turn back the clock to the girl I knew - no - I know.
"So what is the light?" Percy asks,
Luke snickers, "You're trapped now Odessa,"
Its the first time he has said her name, he says it like I would say Chaos. She looks away, her eyes unreadable, trying to fade into the background. Trying to become invisible to us so she can hide her feelings and thoughts. I want to scream out and tell her to defend herself. I want to wrap my arms around her to protect her from him.
"The light is pure energy." She mumbles.
"Because that is soooooooooo what it really is," Luke teases. My rage is like a bottle of champagne, the fizz is contained until I take out the cork. "Just leave her alone. Cant you tell she doesn't want to talk!?" Then the fizz is calm again, I let out a sigh. Percy looks at me then to Luke in disbelief.
"I will do you a deal," Luke says boldly, "I will release Percy and Nico if they promise on the river Styx to leave Odessa here."
"No way, I am not leaving Odessa here so you can punish her!"
"Nico..."
"NO Percy, I would rather stay here!"
"Fine if that is what you want, I will go." Luke smiles to himself
"Wait..." I stammer "Let Percy out."
"Why should I?" Luke asks but I don't have an answer for him. Out of the corner of my eye I see Odessa with her palm out stretched, her face full of concentration. I pretend I haven't noticed so what ever she is doing comes as a surprised for the victim.
"Because you owe him,"
"How do I?"
"Because he gave you his knife,"
"Yeh, to end my own life." He laughs "That defiantly needs repaying!" Then is eyes glass over, he begins to unlock the cages. I glance back over to Odessa, she is controlling him like a puppet on strings, I smile at her. But she is too deep in concentration to notice.
Freedom. Dam it feels good. Now all we need is weapons, Odessa seems to have thought about that as well. She guides Luke over to another cage, makes him unlock it and retrieve three swords.
"We only need two," Percy says reaching into his pocket, he brings out Riptide. Odessa forces Luke to put one back, then she sends a beam of light into his eyes. He collapses.
"He'll be knocked out for an hour." She picks up a sword and hands it to me, then picks up the other on for herself. I find myself falling into her arms, she seems shocked then she hugs me back.
"Thank you," I whisper into her ear
"Hey, I don't mean to intrude but we kinda have to get out of here." Percy says playfully.
"So whats the plan?" I ask
"Since when has there ever been a plan?"
"That way," Odessa says pointing left
"Jeez, and I feel like a gps when I am in the water!" Percy exclaims
"Its not a Neptune thing" Odessa replies looking confused "I just know my way about."
"Come on we got a titan to kill." I say linking my hand with hers and walking into the darkness.