Nyctophobia | pjo x hp

CHAPTER 4

The shock of the cold water enveloped him, stealing his breath and numbing his limbs.

Panic surged as the waves took a hold of his body pulling him deeper into their dark embrace. Regulus fought against the relentless current, but exhaustion threatened to overcome him, black spots painting his vision.

"Im sorry I failed you, Sirius" Regulus thought as he started to lose concesnus.
Ready to accept the peace of death regulus closed his eyes when a strong hand reached out from the depths and grasped his arm.

With a powerful tug, he was pulled upward, breaking the surface of the water. Gasping for air, Regulus found himself in the firm grip of a stranger, their face obscured by the dark shadows of the cliff.

Battered and shivering, Regulus clung to his mysterious rescuer as they swam towards a hidden alcove along the rocky shore. There, the stranger helped him onto a small, secluded beach, shielded from the ferocity of the open sea.

As Regulus lay there, catching his breath, he finally got a glimpse of the person who had saved him. A cloaked figure with piercing eyes that seemed to hold the wisdom of ages.

They said nothing, but their presence spoke of a profound understanding of the sea's secrets.

With a silent nod, the stranger turned and vanished into the mist, leaving Regulus alone on the tranquil shore. He would never know the identity of his savior or the reasons behind their timely intervention.

Present time

In a small, dimly lit room, eight-year-old Azalea sat cross-legged on the floor. Her face was etched with determination, her small hands trembling with the power she was about to unleash. After months of practicing, she was finally about to take her test step in her revenge.

At school, she was the target of relentless bullying by a boy named Oliver. Oliver was one of her cousins close friends, and often took to bullying her, even without her cousins encouragement.

His cruel words and taunts cut deeper with each passing day, leaving Azalea with invisible scars that no one else could see. But tonight, she had decided it was time to stand up for herself.

With a deep breath, Azalea closed her eyes and began to channel her magic, a shimmering energy that danced around her like an invisible cloak. She pictured Oliver's face, etching it in her mind as the source of her pain and frustration.

He would pay.

In the distance, the sound of thunder rumbled, and Azalea's eyes glowed with an otherworldly light. She extended her hand, and a spectral tendril of magic snaked its way out toward her tormentor.

Oliver, unaware of the supernatural force about to befall him, was playing with a group of friends in a nearby alley, tormenting a small kitten.

The magical tendril reached Oliver and wrapped around him, unseen but unmistakably there.

He suddenly felt an overwhelming surge of fear, guilt, and regret wash over him. It was as though all the pain he had caused Azalea was magnified a hundredfold and crashing down upon him.

Oliver clutched his head, his face contorted with terror as he staggered backward, away from his friends.

He couldn't comprehend the flood of emotions that had overtaken him. The bullying words that were so familiar to Azalea now echoed in his own mind, and it was as if he was feeling the weight of his actions for the first time.

Azalea watched from her room, her heart full of pleasure. She had sought retribution, but what she had unleashed was something more profound— a desire.

A passion for pain.

Finally after so many years a small part of her felt free.

In the days that followed, Oliver's demeanor transformed. He distanced himself from Azalea, unable to face the utter terror that overcame him whenever he saw her.

Azalea knew no one could pin the boys sudden change on her and it made her all that much happier.
Soon her relatives would be the one paying for their sins.

A/N: Soooooo Reggi was just saved by his future lover, our little Leas Godly Parent :)

AND A DOUBLES UPDATE CAUSE I LOVE U ALL

Also Azalea had her first dip into magic that harmes others.

Next chapter there will be a scene with Apollo!!

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