Josey Di Angelo (A Nico Di Angelo Story)

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I know that this probably sounds really dorky, but thank you to whoever voted on my last chapter. Honestly, I was really happy to see someone starting to engage with this book. So thank you whoever that was. just know that you made my day <3

Also, I changed the cover, what do you think?

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<Josey's pov>

Nico and I left our boyfriends behind and began to scout the perimeter of the island for anything unusual happening. The sun was peaking through the clouds shining on us but not warming us up a whole lot. There were a few too many people for my liking but I guess I just have to deal with it, we are at one of the most famous landmarks in the world. "Well Nico, how are you. What are you thinking about our quest so far?" I asked, I know I see him all the time but I feel like I haven't properly talked to him in forever. "I am okay Jose, how are you?" He asked back, smiling at me. "Thank you for asking me Nico, I am doing okay," I replied in a posh voice. we both laughed lightly at our bit of fun. I like messing about with him, there's no judgment or expectations. Just fun, some angst and generally getting along with him. It works pretty well, we're kind of like an extension of the other.

"Well that's good but how's your leg doing, it was a pretty nasty gash you got?" He said, concern lacing his voice. We both looked down at the tear in my trouser leg to the slightly red bandage on my calf. "It's still kinda achy but it's better, I don't have to limp much anymore and Will said I can take more ambrosia in about an hour and it should be healed after that," I said, it wasn't the whole truth but most of it. I still hurt quite a lot to walk on but the bit about it being healed after more ambrosia wasn't a lie. "Okay well that's go-" I covered his mouth with my hand, effectively shutting him up. "I can feel some monsters nearby. There are too many of them to tell exactly what they are. Possibly a hydra and some hell hounds or a few emposas and a couple of gorgons, I'm not entirely sure, a large threat to say the least," I whispered. "Okay, let's get out of the crowd so no one gets hurt," he whispered back.

We maneuvered our way towards an open area and bumped into Nathaniel and William (XD IDK why but I like calling them that lmao). "Guys, I can sense at least 3 more dangerous monsters but I can't tell exactly what they are. We need to try and keep them away from the public," I said in a low voice.

As soon as I said that a nearby woman made a beeline for us and began hissing, showing off her rows of scary, jagged-looking teeth. Her summer dress strained at the seams as she became larger and grew to snake tails for legs. Another girl came towards us, this time younger and her flame-red hair actually became flames as her legs changed into one bronze and one donkey leg. She beckoned over a teenage boy with dark skin and dreadlocks. He morphed into a smallish hell hound and stood beside the Gorgon and emposa. Finally, a middle-aged man with sickly green skin and red eyes joined them, and you'll never guess, he turned into a hydra. Fantastic.

"Well at least I guessed right," I mumbled sarcastically. "Come on Jose, are you ready for a bit of death-defying fun?" Nico replied just as sarcastically. "Right, let's get to it then, kill or be killed I guess," with that I drew one throwing dagger and my foot long one for close combat and charged.

I threw my knife. It embedded itself in the Emposa's heart. She exploded. Next target. Will and I changed the Gorgon, he distracted her from the front as I leaped onto her back to stab her from behind. I stabbed her as Will ran her through from the front with a small blade. She also exploded. Nico and Nate have taken down the hell hound and were circling the hydra, dodging deadly blasts of acid. The acid hit the grass, fizzing and burning the ground right where Nico had been standing moments before. I launched myself at Nate and knocked him over right as the hydra spat poison at him. Thankfully it missed.

"Oh my god, thanks Jose," he said seriously relieved. Pulling my hair into a bun, I picked up the knife I threw earlier and used that to hold it in place. "Right well, let's kill this thing," I said, determined.

That is when I got an unhelpful phone call from my friends. "Great timing guys," I mumbled. I charged the hydra from behind. I got another untimely call. The hydra's attention was now on me.

Dodging a blast of acid, I answered the call in my left hand while holding my dagger in my right. "Uh, hey guys. Not..urgh, the best... argh....time to talk." I said between blasts of acid. I tried to angle the phone away from the hydra and myself so they couldn't see what I am doing. "Can I....urgh fuck of would you!" I yelled at the hydra who just swallowed my throwing knife. Like, why! "Can I call you back later? AHH! Ow!" I got hit by a few splashes of acid, it burned through the side of my tank top. "Or is it really important?" I got a hit on the hydras legs as Nico cut its tail off. It was slowing down, dust pouring from the tail stump. "It is kind of urge- *grunt and sound of a small explosion* -nt." Finally! Nate landed the killing blow to the heart and the hydra exploded into dust, dropping my knife to the ground. "But we'll call back later. You better answer!" Lee said. "Ah fuck, right okay bye!" I said to them. Oops. Now I have to deal with that. Woo hoo. Notice the sarcasm.

"Well done Demigods," a low honeyed voice praised from above. A young lady in her early twenties floated down from the sky. As she did, the sky started fading to black. The moon appears in place of the sun. Mortals were beginning to panic, returning back to the boat in a frenzied run.

The young woman was emitting a cool white glow, shining on everything, highlighting the ground around her. Her beauty cast dull shadows on everything around her, putting shame on everything and everyone else. Her long, white dress floated around her feet, fading into light at the end. (Think of queen Clarion from Tinkerbell lmao) Her pure white eyes freaked me out a bit, they seemed to be looking through me, into my soul. Her hair shined silver and fell in graceful waves over her delicate shoulders. Though she looked the epitome of cold, gentle beauty, there was a powerful aura around her, like she could turn you to dust without a second thought.

"You passed my test young demigods. Congratulations. I am Lady Selene, goddess of the moon and you Josey and Nico are of great interest to me," She directed to me and Nico. We shared a look and then all four of us kneeled before her. "Lady Selene, it is a pleasure to meet you," Nico respectfully told her.

"There's no need for pleasantries, I came to talk to you and your sister about your current quest," She waved him off. She floated down as if to stand on the ground in front of us. Just as she did, lightning struck the ground at her feet. I leaped back into Nate's arms, frightened by the sudden shock of lightning. He whispered in my ear, "Hey, you're okay it's not directed at you, you're okay."

"Zeus, when will you finish being petty!" She yelled at the sky, and as she did another lightning strike hit, closer to her this time. Nate hugged me closer and then pushed me up to standing. Nico must've had a similar reaction as he was wrapped in Will's arms currently. "Sorry about that children, mister grumpy pants up there *cue thunder roll* is still bitter about the fact that I watched over your mother at Hades' request while she was pregnant with you two, a hundred years ago!" She yelled the last bit at the sky again.

"Anyway, about your quest. My great aunt or something, Nyx is planning to create an eternal night by capturing and destroying the sun chariot from Apollo and capturing me so that it will be pitch black night forevermore, she will rule always and there is nothing the rest of the gods will be able to do to change that once she has." I see our quest has officially begun. Two lightning strikes, bright shadows, and a moon goddess willing to help. This is happening faster than I would have liked.

"As for what you can do, you must stop her. I will grant you, twins, a few extra powers to no effect on your bodies, in return, you will stop Nyx for me and retrieve my crescent moon tiara that allows me to control the moon, without it, I have no hope of surviving against Nyx. Good luck demigods. You must go to the underworld and retrieve my tiara from Nyx's palace and remove her environment and do something to incapacitate her for a few hundred years. You have 5 days before the rest of her plan is set in motion. Good luck young demigods" With that she reached out her hands and placed them on mine and Nico's foreheads. They were ice cold and sent a shockwave of energy through our bodies. She faded into a burst of ethereal light, lifting the temporary night. That was the last thing I remember as the wave of extra power knocked me unconscious.

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1609 words.

What are you thinking so far? Not really what I had planned but oh well

-Jo