Nico and Percy had shut their eyes and Percy had turned away. When they opened their eyes, they saw Luke glaring at them, but both were alive. Percy looked down to see one of the bonds had been cut. Luke glared at them, tears in his eyes. "Youth! Beauty! It all seems so meaningless now! Look, my brothers are dead! Everything I cared about, gone."
He turned his back on them, and shouted, "Go!"
Nico turned around and quickly got Percy out of his bonds. They ran down the stairs toward the door. If they had looked at Luke, they would have seen his tears turn to anger. His mouth changed into an evil laugh.
Maria had ran to the door to greet her son, but the door slammed shut before she could enter. She screamed, "NO!" as she hit the door.
Nico and Percy stopped when they heard the door shut. They turned around to see Luke's hands out and him cackling, and Nico had a bad feeling. The lights went out and the mirrors on either side of them blew up. Nico pulled Percy under his coat, trying to protect him. They ran forward, and another set of mirrors shattered. They were only ten feet from the fountain when the last set of mirrors shattered. They were on their knees, Nico's coat covered them, and a thin layer of shards on top of the coat. They looked up to see that Luke had picked up his knife and was slowly walking down the stairs. As he walked, he spoke.
"I owe you thanks, boy. What use was his heart to me if it was broken? You got rid of my siblings, and now I can have it all for me!"
Luke had an evil grin on his face, as he walked down the stairs toward them.
Percy had an idea, and took Nico's arm. "Nico, Hold me tight and close your eyes."
Nico looked at him, "What? Why?"
Percy smiled at him, "What do stars do?"
Nico raised an eyebrow.
Percy pulled Nico into his arms, and held on tight. Then he said, "Shine"
As Percy got brighter, Nico had to shut his eyes and bury his face in Percy neck. Luke watched the star and started to gasp. A bright light shook the whole mansion and Luke was blown to pieces. As Percy glow receded, Nico could see again and looked around. He saw the pieces of Luke, and smiled at Percy.
He looked at Percy, "Why couldn't you do that earlier?"
"I couldn't do it without you, Nico. No star can shine with a broken heart."
Nico looked at Percy in confusion.
Percy looked at Nico with tears in his eyes, "I thought I lost you, but you came back!"
Nico looked at Percy in surprise, "Of course I did, I love you."
Nico pulled Percy into a kiss. Percy smiled into the kiss. They soon broke the kiss and set for the door. Percy walked to Maria, who explained that she was Nico's mother. While they hugged, Nico's foot hit the wolf-stone that Percy had been wearing, and saw the necklace was broken. He grabbed the gem and started walking to his mother. As he walked, he saw the gem turn from clear to Blue again. He looked at it in surprise as he reached his mom and Percy who had just finished hugging. Maria looked at her son, "Nico?"
Percy looked at him in worry. Nico held out his hand, showing the stone. Maria smiled, "The last surviving male heir of the DiAngelo bloodline. That's you, Nico."
Nico stared at her in surprise. Percy giggled. Nico stared at the stone and then his mother. Maria smiled at him, "Why do you think I called you my prince?"