REYNA
Hades lowers Nico on the floor of a little stone hut we found. I kneel beside him.
'The toll this place takes on you, I'm sure you can feel it already...he won't make it.' Hades says.
'Do you know him at all?' I ask, turning to face him, 'do you know what he's done? What he's survived?'
'Tartarus is different.' He says.
'He wasn't meant to survive it the first time either.' I say, placing my hands on Nico's chest and closing my eyes, 'but he did.'
'You don't...' he stops, 'what are you doing?'
'He needs energy, I have it.' I say.
'You'll die.' He says.
'Then I'll die.' I reply.
'You'll both die.'
'Then we'll both die.' I say. I can feel myself getting weaker, but already I see colour going back to Nico's face.
'Can you take energy?' He asks.
'What?'
'Can you take it?'
'Yes. But if I take his, he'll die.'
'Take mine.' He says.
'I don't know if that'll work.'
'Then try.' He kneels beside me, and takes my hand, 'as little as you can. Be careful.'
I nod, and close my eyes again. I try to act as a carrier. Instantly passing the energy I gain on to Nico, and it works for a moment. But the second my mind loses focus, I get a bolt of energy, like lightning. I'm thrown back, and my head hits the floor. I see black.
