The Quest for a Mother (Discontinued)

Another Child of Hades

Previously

When it noticed us, it turned to us and took of a helmet. To reveal a man with a black skull tattoo covering half of his face. He then gave a Roman salute, opened his mouth, and said, "Hello, My name is Xylo, Son of Hades."

Present
Nico's POV

As soon as the man in the strange armor introduced himself as a son of Hades, dad immediately showed up looked around and noticed him. He looked even pale than usual and said, "Xylo? What are you doing here?"
I then looked at Xylo and saw he looked really annoyed. Then he said, "Well since you wouldn't tell me about my mother, I decided to ask the oracle at Camp Oasis. While she couldn't tell me who she is, she could send me down the right path."
Wait a second, he said he didn't know his mom but his dad is his godly parent. He started talking again, "The oracle told me to come here and I would get my answers, and I'm not leaving without them. I have spent a year in the underworld. Fighting in the arena in Tartarus so you could win your petty bets with the other gods of the underworld. Yet you refuse to tell me about my mother. Next time you have a problem with anything below the escape of a titan call Brick, your other son who claims he's the best son of Hades to ever exist. You know the one that got to stay in the over-world while I was in Tartarus. The one who at least knew his mother."
Well I'm really starting to like my brother. I also feel bad for him. Well time for introductions.

Xylo's POV

After my argument with my father, a pale kid with black hair that looked about sixteen, walked out of the shadows and said, "Well, we know who you are and your motives. Everyone go back to your normal activities except for the Seven." Then all but seven of them left. Then the kid spoke again. He said, "Ok, I think introductions are in order, I'll start. My name is Nico di Angelo, I'm a son of Hades.

After introductions

I learned the name's of all the rest of the Seven. Their names are Perseus Jackson, he's a son of Poseidon, but he prefers Percy; Annabeth Chase, she's a daughter of Athena; Leo Valdez, he's a son of Hephaestus; and Piper McLean, a daughter of Aphrodite. Those are just the Greeks. Apparently the Romans are real too. The rest are Jason Grace, a son of Jupiter; Frank Zhang, a son of Mars; and Hazel Levesque, a daughter of Pluto. I guess this means that I have two more siblings. After introductions Percy asked, "Hey, Xylo. Why were you in Tartarus?"
I told him, "A year ago titans were released and attacked Camp Oasis. I had to piece together an ancient artifact. The Sword of Hades. It was powerful enough to send titans to Tartarus with a single stab. I used it and sent them to Tartarus, but they weren't locked up properly so I needed to fix my mistake. Earlier in the year I had dreams about me and a son of Apollo. At the time we thought we were brothers. It was always me stabbing him or him stabbing me with a shattered sword that some how kept it's form in a place called the Caverns of Erebus. I asked the oracle about the dream and I was told my brother would be my downfall. After defeating the titans my brother destroyed my home and challenged me to a duel for the sword, I accept. During this duel I remembered the prophecy. My original plan of getting to the underworld was eliminated by my brother destroying my portals. The only other ways were death and the sword so I handed him the sword and he stabbed me. I then proceeded to lock up the titans. Then once finished I had to fight in an arena everyday for the entertainment of the inhabitants of the underworld. There were only two who didn't enjoy watching. They were Persephone and her son Coleus. Finally one day I got out and back to camp."
"Wait, you were betrayed by another son of Hades!" Asked Nico.
"Correct Nico. His name is Brick and I am honestly thinking about staying here rather than going back. Here I have two siblings that actually care."
"Wait, doesn't your camp need you?" Asked Percy.
"Nah, they've got Mario. They'll be juuuust fine. He's a son of Zeus, he can take care of it." I said.
"Hey, Xylo?" Asked Hazel. I got down on her level and said, "Yes, Hazel."
"Why do you have wings?" Hazel asked.
"Oh, that is because of an incantation that was supposed to last one hour went wrong and didn't were off. In Camp Oasis it is actually quite common for kids of Hades and kids of Aphrodite to have wings. Aphrodite kids tend to have more angelic wings, but us kids of Hades have more demonic wings." By the time we finish talking we hear a conch horn. "What was that?" I asked.
"That's the horn for dinner. Come on, you can sit with me at the Hades table." Nico said.
"Sure, you really work up an appetite flying from the desert all the way here in two hours." He led us to what seems to be a dining pavilion. Standing just outside of it is a centaur. He walks up to us and says, "Ah, Percy how are you. Oh, and who's this?"
"Hello sir, my name is Xylo. I'm a son of Hades. You see there is a camp out in the desert called Camp Oasis. I am from that camp. We have an oracle there and my father refused to tell me about my mother, so I asked the oracle. She said that I would find my answers here."
"Ah, I see. Well I'm Chiron. The activities director here. You are welcome to stay as long as you like."
"Wait, Chiron as in the trainer of many of the great heroes of old?"
"Yes, that is I."
"Let me just say it is a honor and a dream come true to meet you."
"Ok Xylo. Come on let's go take a seat." Nico said pushing me into the pavilion. We sat at a black table with a skull on it. Everyone got up to make sacrifices to the gods and I just sat their. It was at this point I saw a guy at the councilors' table looking at me. I decided to get up and meet him. So I do just that. I get up and a walk over to him and say, "Hello sir, I'm Xylo. I'm guessing you are a god that made Zeus mad and got cursed with running this place by the look in your eyes. My best guess on who would have to be Lord Dionysus. Just know that I will try not to cause you any trouble, but sometimes I'm like a magnet for trouble. I will try to not make your job any harder than it already w is. Trust me. I know how it feels to be in charge of something you don't want to be."
He looked utterly shocked.
"Did I say something wrong?" I asked.
He quickly replied, "No, No you didn't say anything wrong. I'm just surprised someone recognized me and was respectful to me as a god. Most people just avoid me and go on with their life, but you Xylo made the effort to come talk to me. You got more guts than most people here."
"Eh, I guess spending a year in the underworld sealing titans and arena battles does that to you."
"By the way, I noticed that you didn't sacrifice food to the gods. Could you tell me why?" Dionysus asked.
"Camp Oasis doesn't have any set meal times or anything. There you're responsible for your sleep schedule, your training, and your eating schedule. Only thing that isn't up to you are the trials throughout the year. They optional as well. As there is no set time to eat, they never made anyone sacrifice food. Also me and my dad aren't on the best terms recently."
"Oh, who is your dad? Oh, and what happened if you don't mind me asking?"
I take in a deep breath and say, "My dad is Hades, and it's fine. I asked him to tell me about my mother, but he refused to tell me anything about her. That's why I'm here. I went to the oracle at Camp Oasis and she said I will find my answers here."
"Oh, dang I knew Hades was cold but I didn't expect that." He said surprised.
"Anyway I should get back to my newfound brother. See you later."
I walk back to the table and see everyone staring at me. I look over to Nico and whisper, "Why are they staring at me?"
Nico replied, "You just had a normal conversation with Mr. D."
"You just need to be respectful of the right people." I respond. After dinner I went straight to bed. Maybe I'll find some answers tomorrow.