Nico
Nico wandered quickly down the hall away from the sound of rushing footsteps. He saw a door that looked out of place in the old hogwarts school. Nico opened the door and looked around. It was a ballroom. Like his mother had in her old manor house. He looked at the walls. Precisely like his mother's ballroom, except one thing. These walls were honeycombed. Each small comb had a scroll and a orb. What were these? Nico picked up one of the orbs glowing a soft gold. Suddenly he was back in time. But not his childhood.....
"Mama? Why isn't the baby crying?" a small black haired boy said looking at the small form in the queen's arms.
"Oh, sweetie. He is stillborn. He isn't really here, baby. He is in the beyond." the queen said as the king glared down at both her and the boy.
The king roared, "No, he is DEAD. Because the fates are punishing us for you not being a good mother. Why can't you at least not make him a pussy. It is bad enough that he isn't interested in weapons like his brother. I need two sons. Two. But you gave me one and four daughters, Resa!"
The boy sniffled. The boy reached out, "Can I hold him, Mama? Maybe he is just scared, Mama."
Resa nodded and passed the body to the tot. The tot smiled and hugged the body, "It is okay, bubby. I will protect you. Don't be scared. I am here."
A baby's first cry was cut off by a crack of thunder and a flash of lightning.
Nico looked around. Was that a memory? Was that my father's memory? Was that of Zeus's birth? Did my father bring Zeus to life?
Nico grabbed the scroll and unfurled it. It wasn't a tot's handwriting. It was a teenager handwriting. Not as flowy and slanted. It was not unlike Nico's barely controlled scawl. A script in development, but Nico still recognized the writing. His father's hand.
It has been 12 years since Zeus was born. The soul I saw back then, is being overshadowed by the fate's determination to force him to be the one to kill our father. I can't take the fighting. We have been fighting for two years now. I am hoping that if I remove these memories, I can put up walls protect the flame of our family. The mortals, bless their fragile hearts, are calling it the flame of the west, calling us gods. We are not gods, but we are not human either. Zeus and Hera killed my love, but I can't hate her. But Zeus, why would Zeus hurt me like this.
Nico looked up, from the scroll. His heart felt a little lighter. That is why his father sounded so sad. He could save Zeus but not his love. So that is why he said some deaths can't be prevented. Is Hades still frozen? Did he lock away his heart so he didn't feel the pain of loss? Who else is going to die. Nico texted Annabeth.
----10: 45 PM---
N: Have you heard from everyone?
A: Hang on I will do a roll call
---- 11: 00 PM----
A: Heard from Reyna, Frank and Hazel. And I am staying at Percy. Percy is currently watching Frozen. Prepping for Frozen 2, so he says.
N: And Piper and Jason?
A: Nico, I couldn't get ahold of Jason but Piper seemed upset. And Leo is back!
N: Why do I have a bad feeling about this? Send me an owl with a update. My signal isn't solid.
A: Will do. Stay safe, you and Will both.
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Nico's Quest
FanfictionNico's life is going well. The war is done. Gaea is defeated and Camp Half-blood is saved. He is mated to the love of his life. But the peace didn't last long. A mission comes through and he must answer the call. Save the Boy who Lived. But at what...
