The Quest for a Mother (Discontinued)

The Four Seals of Rome

Xylo's POV

When I woke up I was met by a scene that made my heart beat faster. Magnus was cuddling into my chest. She is so cute when she sleeps.
I then Magnus looked up at me and smiled. We then kissed and got ready for today. I put on my armor and Magnus put on her normal clothes. When she was about to leave I stopped her and said, "Wait, I refuse to let you go into a dangerous situation wearing that." I then pull out an alchemical bag and gave it to her. She went into another room and put on the items from the bag. When she came out she was wearing armor like mine but it was fitted to her size. She looked great. Then we went to the top deck. When we got there everyone was waiting for us. "So, where first?" Nico asked. I respond, "The ruins of the Ancient Roman Forum." We take a series of cabs to the Forum when we got there I found the omega symbol on the wall. I then pull it forward and turn it upside down, to the right back to the bottom. When I was finished, a tunnel opened up. We hopped down the tunnel and when I landed I caught Magnus. The others jumped down and we continue down the tunnel. We finally get to a room and see a sarcophagus. I went to it and opened it. I then pull out a disc about a foot in diameter. It had a picture of a helmet on it. A tunnel then opened up and let us out we came out on the west side of the arena. We then head to St. Peter's Basilica. When we arrived they looked confused. I then said, "Who would suspect a church of a different religion?" We found the omega on the side of the building. When I opened it, an entrance to the catacombs opened. We jumped down and find the tomb with the seal and followed the tunnel. This time we exit to the east of the arena. We then went to the Domus Aurea. We walked around and found the omega and got the seal, then went down the tunnel. This time exiting on the south. We then made our way to the final place, the Pantheon in Rome. This time we found the omega on a pillar in the front. The pillars opened up and was hollow. There was a ladder that went thirty feet into the ground. When we got to the bottom, we followed the tunnel for two minutes. Then, we saw a big Stygian Iron door. I then read what was inscribed, "Remain sealed shall this door, until death's return or forevermore." Percy then being the idiot he is, tried to open it. He was then threw black ten feet to the floor. I face palm and Nico says, "How stupid are you? The door basically says only 'death' can open it. This probably means Xylo." When he said that, it made me wonder, "Why does this one have more security though?" They then shrug and I walk to the door and place my hand on the door. As soon as I touch it, the door swings open. Inside was a sarcophagus and a shrine. The shrine was a gigantic statue made of Onyx. When they looked closer, they realized that it looked like Xylo with his wings and a magnificent sword in his hand. The Sarcophagus was massive, made of black marble, and could be its own room. When I open the Sarcophagus it was empty. This confused the rest but to me made perfect sense. This was my sarcophagus. This was the place I was in slumber. The lid is carved to look like me lying down with my eyes closed. On a ring there is a socket. In this socket you could find the final seal. When I took the seal, a tunnel opened at the base of the statue.

3rd POV

Once they enter, they walk for a few minutes. They then come to a beautiful garden . They walk through the garden and as they walk, Magnus and Xylo start to remember things. They were memories of dates they had there, them kissing, and them just goofing around together. They are snapped back to reality when they see a sword stuck in stone. In the rock there is an inscription only Xylo and Magnus can read. When they see this all the other males in the group think of the legend of King Arthur. One by one they all try to lift it. Then all the girls, except Magnus,try and fail to lift the sword. Even Artemis failed. While this is happening Xylo and Magnus were sittingback laughing. When the others saw this Leo said, "Why are you laughing? I bet you can't lift it either." Xylo got up and casually took the sword. When he did Leo asked, "How come you could take it but none of us could?"
Xylo looks at him with a face that says, are you serious. He then said, "Firstly , this is my sword, I put it there. Secondly, me and Magnus can read the inscription. Only I could take it. They then continue down the tunnel.

Xylo's POV

When we finally exited, we found ourselves in the middle of the coliseum. I then take them to the hidden room. I turn the horseshoe upside down to show an omega symbol. The wall opened into a room. In the room is four slots for the seals. We place them in the correct sockets and a doorway opened in the wall.  In the small area e see my armor from before. He decides that it was best to put it on on. When I put it on I saw a more feminine version fitted to Magnus. I then poked my head out and say, "Hey, Magnus, can you come here please?" She does and I show her the armor. She then put it on. Then we noticed the sheaths on the armor. Mine was empty and for a sword, but Magnus,s was made for a dagger and was being used. When she drew the dagger, it looked like a dagger version of my sword. Then I remember that when I made my armor and weapons, I always made her some armor and a dagger. Then she tries to give it to me and I said, "No, this dagger is your. I made it for you." She then sheathed it and we all left and went back to the ship. Leo then asked where we were going and I told him, "Set course for Sparta." I had a feeling that we need to go there. I then went below deck and lay down on my bed. When I close my eyes, I feel someone lay down and cuddle into my chest. I open my eyes to see it was Magnus. I close them again and cuddle with my girlfriend. That is how we fall asleep. When I woke up I heard a giant commotion. Me and Magnus just woke up and realized we slept in our armor but it felt like we were in normal clothes. When we look down we see that we were in our regular clothes. We then got up and it immediately appeared on us. That's cool. We then went to the top deck and saw a girl with volcanic black eyes and black hair. She sees me and says, "Xylo? Is that really you?" I then say, "Yes, I am Xylo, but a lot of my memories are sealed away. May I please know who I'm addressing?" She has a look of understanding and says, "I'm Zoe Nightshade." As soon as she says that I remember her. I remember when Artemis introduced us, our sibling like bond, and all the fun times of I had with her and Magnus. I came back to reality on the floor with Magnus leaning over me. I sat up and notice no one else is within fifty feet of us. I then ask, "Why is everyone so far away?" The only response I got was when Nico said, "Your girlfriend is scary." That is all I need to know. Magnus asked what happened. I told her, "When Zoe said her name, I remembered her. We then heard a loud thump. When we looked, Tainted Bri was in front of us.