Nico's Nightmare

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The Prophecy:

The heroes of past and present must go,

to find  the kidnapped in the land beyond any throne,

The children of the moon will lead the way,

with Light and Dark battling the end of Day,

The team of many shall fight the shadowed hand,

The Camp they call home shall make their final stand,

The Brain and Brawn, The Dark curse to break,

The rule of the Gods decided by their fate.'




Nico2 P.O.V:

'Nyx could be Night.' M-Travis said, and a silence fell upon the room, Percy and Annabeth looking at me, making sure I was ok.

But how could I be, when all I could see was her?

Small images, flashes, of Tartarus came to me, the blood red landscape, the blood rain, the palace, the overwhelming amount of monsters, and- Her. Nyx.

Each memory sent a wave of pain to me, too much to bear,  the fumes from the Pit, the blood red landscape, the acid air, the fire river, the monsters, all in one go, and soon, I just gave up, stopped fighting the memories,
and just passed out, letting it overpower me: Fighting was of no use. They'd all be better off without me, anyway.

'Nico-NICO!' Will shouted, and I felt a strong pair of arms grab me, and that was it. I couldn't feel anything.

It was just darkness.

And then, the true nightmares came.

The torturous journey through Tartarus.

The never ending nightmares.

The monsters.

Nyx.

Tartarus.

Monsters.

Nyx.

Tartarus.

Monsters.

Nyx.

It was a nonstop loop of torture, each flashback worse than the last, making me cry in agony. Pain washed over me, again and again, soon all warmth disappeared, making me feel like I was covered in ice.

Soon, it cut to the Primordial, or the she-devil, I called her, standing outside her palace, looking beautiful, but deadly.

Nyx was towering over me, smiling maliciously, her dress of darkness sucking in any light, leaving me only to see the monstrous being in front of me, looming over me, her hands stretched out, ready to kill.

I stood there, waiting for the pain, the agonising torture she would put me through, and I wondered: did I deserve this? I guess I did, and so, I just gave up, about to give my being to her.

And then, I felt something. Something warm. It wrapped its arms around me, warming me up.

Its warm embrace was like a radiator, warming me up, and gave me hope, because I knew exactly who it was. Even in the darkest of times, he remembered to turn on my light.

The warmth coming off him radiated in massive circle, like the sun, warming me up, until I had recharged, back to my usual self, if maybe a bit brighter.

I wasn't so desperate now, the heat giving me power. Nyx didn't look too bad now. Not when I had my Will by my side.

I couldn't see him, of course, but knowing he was there gave me strength, and so, I faced Nyx, and fought her, bursts of light every now and then aiding me, Will aiding me, as I faced my pain, problems, and all those monsters that came.


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