Percy Jackson and the Return of an Ancient Enemy

Back from the Dead

Nico's POV

I'm so sick of quests. There has already  been 2 wars, now a third one, the one guaranteed to cause the most damage. I though to myself.

I decided to pay the Underworld a visit. I morphed into the shadow of a tree and reappeared on Cerberus's shadow. Then I floated to my dad's palace.

"Hey, dad!" I called out.

"What d'you want?!" A voice higher than my dad's replied.

"I never remembered greeting you Persephone!" I shouted.

"Why? Because you lost 70 years of your life in the Lotus Casino, so you can't remember much?!" She yelled.

"Shame. Cause looking at casinos are more appealing than looking at your dead ugly face!" I yelled furiously as a black aura starts to surround my body.

She took out a sword from a dragon's tooth and I took out my Black Stygian Iron sword. She charged at me furiously and I controlled my sword to block it. But before my sword touches hers, a pale, stern, strong hand grabbed my wrist and another one took hold of Persephone's and they both twisted our wrists making our swords fall.

"Enough! I had enough of you both! Persephone you may leave!" He commanded.

He stepped away from the shadows and revealed a pale face with dead black eyes and strong muscles came to face me. Hades, lord of the Underworld.

"Nikky!" He cried out cheerfully. Yes, the lord of the Underworld became a lot more cheerful now.

"Dad, I'm technically 85 now so please stop calling me Nikky," I replied.

He let out a small chuckle and said, "What is it you're after?"

"What? Nothing I'm just paying the Underworld a visit for a couple of minutes."

"So.. I heard the Supreme Prophecy is coming," he said coldly but calmly.

"How dyou know?" I asked.

"Oh please, even before Chiron told you, I already knew since it was lost in time. And I mean literally lost in time, the lord of time, Kronos," he replied.

"How?" I asked.

"Well, he read the prophecy once in a scroll and he was frustrated and called out curses at it then for no reason, he swallowed the scroll and I read it when I was in his stomach," he replied as he shuddered at the thought of being there.

"But I can't tell you since everything has its own time."

"Has the Spirit of Delphi knows yet?" I asked.

"Yes" he replied .

"Where is the scroll now?" I asked.

"In my bedroo-" he said "Styx!"

I didn't waste anymore time as I  shadow traveled to his bedroom. I turned the room upside down looking for the scroll. I finally found one  beside a lampstand and hold it tight.

"Nico!" A voice called. "What are you doing?"

"Well I need to give the prophecy out so Camp can prepare troops, weapons, medics, and everything else," I replied.

"No, what are you doing with my blueprints?" He said.

I looked down to what I'm holding and realized I was holding on a blue print of my dad's new palace.

"You know the scroll's right here," he said pointing at a parchment inside a frame.

I took it out and shadow traveled but halfway as I disappear, a firm hand caught me and pulled me back out.

"Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter don't have enough troops," he said, "I'm gonna revive troops from Elysium who are willing to fie for their loved ones since they have died doing just that."

He, holding my hand, shadow traveled us to Elysium.

"Those who I call will be the ones on your troop," Hades said.

"Luke Castellan, Orion, Ethan Nakamura, Charles Beckendorf, Michael, Lee, Silena Beauregard, Zoe Nightshade, Achilles, Perseus, Odysseus, Brad Grant, Chen Zhang, Penelope Grace, Tyler Hunt, Michelle and Michael Blue, Fred Hemsworth, Cody Hansen, Jack Weston, Jefferson Green, George Oliver, and Bianca di Angelo!" He shouted.

All 23 of them stood up, and went towards Hades. They stood in front of him orderly.

Then Hades snapped his fingers and black  cloaks appeared on his hands. Numbers are encrypted in the chest using imperial gold. The outfit was complete with see through and soundproof hoodie, black and strength giving gloves which are your godly strengths given from your godparent, along with shoes that can make you fly.

Hades gave all 24 of us cloaks including me and he gave 7 leftovers to my hands.

"Give those to Perseus Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Jason Grace, Piper McLean, Frank Zhang, Hazel Levesque, and Leo Valdez," he said.

I put one on and I instantly felt more powerful. The rest of the 23 did the same and I knew which was who. I ran to Bianca and hugged her for a good 120 seconds before finally letting her go.

I really can't believe she's back from the dead.

"Go! Lead them back to the living world, and know that when the war comes, I'll be fighting next to my children," Hades said.

He clicked his fingers and all 24 warriors returned to Camp Half-Blood.

Author's Note

Yeah, so what did you think of that Bianca and Nico bond. Please like, vote and comment! Thx, you mean a lot!