I can feel nothing except the cool cascading water that surrounds me. I can't feel the sting that many had said you experience in the river styx nor the tightening in your chest, I feel nothing.
I've had enough of me, of the world. The world is cruel, life is cruel. Life is just a beautiful lie that we tell ourselves is the truth but only death is the truth, the haunting truth. We all live to die, may we be old or young we will perish and soon none will remember us.
It is the harsh bitter truth that we all need to see. My end is coming. My soul will be nothing, no underworld for me. I guess I'm lucky then, I wouldn't have to see the pained look upon Nico's face.
Nico. I'm going to miss him. He's been through so much and I'm going to put him through more pain. He'll probably think it is his fault that this happened to me. I open my eyes and above the surface of the water I see the outline of Nico holding out his hand.
"Come to me" His hand seemed to come closer to the water's edge. The thin line that keeps me alive is breaking apart. I'm sorry Nico. I'm not strong enough. It's too late for me now. I have been in the cursed water for too long even if I get out, there would be no hope for my sanity. I would be long gone. I started to close my eyes...
Nico Di Angelo P.O.V
Where... Where am I. A pain shots through my head as my hand immediately shots up to it, trying to sooth the pain. My eyes take a second to adjust to the where I am and I see I'm next to the river Styx. How did I get here? The last thing I remember is being in bed with Andromeda nursing me.
Andromeda. Where is she? My headache grows as I think where she could be. Did she just leave me because I was worthless? Was that dream real?
I look at the river in front of me. For some reason the calm waters sooth me but today the feeling of dread overcomes me as I stare into it. I can see ripples on the surface as if something underneath. I stand up to investigate. I walk to closer to the river and stare into it.
I can see a girl with red hair sinking to the bottom. Andromeda. Her image flickers and looks younger with thick glasses but with the same long hair wearing a red dress. The image goes back to Andromeda. Without thinking I jump in.
Should've though twice about that.
Number 1) This is the river Styx. Not something you can just jump into.
Number 2) You're supposed to have prepared yourself to go in
And Number 3) I can't swim
But all that doesn't matter I just need to reach Andromeda. I could feel my life line thicken as I thought of that simple sentence. I try my best to swim even if it's just flailing my arms around in the water. I must save her. I am close to her I just need to reach out and I can grab her.
I reach her and desperately grab onto her arm. With all my power I kick up to the surface. My lungs are burning and my skin hurts but I don't care. As long as I save her. I reach the shore and carry Andromeda out of the water bridal style.
This is all my fault.
Andromeda P.O.V
I feel like a fish out of water as I gasp for breath. I can feel Nico is right beside me, hugging me. He was soaking wet. What happened? He seems to be back to normal, maybe the knock out cured him. He was now hugging me while streams of tears cascade down his face and lands on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry it was all my fault that this happened to you." I hear him whisper the guilt seeped through his words. "It should have been me." He rests his head on my shoulder and continues to sob into it.
I haven't done anything. I can't do anything. I am stuck here, flopped on a crying Nico like a whale. Is that the best to describe the position I'm in. Well I fell like a whale that's been beached and has given up. Yes rely it on the child of Poseidon to refer back to sea life even when they get chucked into one of the most deadliest rivers that could potentially burn rip away your soul.
My throat feels parched as if I drank from the river Phaethon and my feels like it's been ripped open by a chimera over and over again. Nico's grip around my waist, tightens.
"Please, say something. Anything." Nico's what used to be smooth velvet voice but now hoarse and barely recognisable, spoke up. "Please." I open my mouth ready to say something when I realise something.
"Nico" My hoarse voice says. I can feel Nico exhale on a breath he must've been holding.
"Andromeda, Thank god you're alive"
"Nico" I repeat
"Yes" I take a deep breath.
"I can't see anything"
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