❝𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐘𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥.❞ ∞ "T-the best and most b-beautiful things in this... world cannot b-be seen or even h-heard, but must be felt w-with the h-heart..." Maria di Angelo breathed out shallowly, the light in her eyes shutting out. "Remember..." Her hand went limp and cold in Nico's embrace. Nico fought back more tears. He refused to believe it. The firefighters put her body in the ambulance. They carried her far, far away... Bianca approached her four years old brother, tear streaks marking her freckled face. She put a hand on his shoulder, silent. The only sounds heard were the firefighters shouting, screaming for more water as the once beautiful house crumbled to ashes. And as the ambulance sirens faded away in the distance, Nico knew from that moment on that he would never speak again. Not even one word. ∞ [ COVER ART BY @MINUIKO ON TUMBLR AND INSTAGRAM ] [ CHAPTER HEADERS BY @AVNAKIN ON TUMBLR ] The characters do not belong to me, all rights go to Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series. This is fan fiction, only the writing & plot belongs to me. This is an Mute!Nico AU (Alternate Universe). ∞ HIGHEST RANKINGS #1 in pernico #1 in percyxnico #7 in percico #10 in riordanverse #10 in nicercy ∞ ©deniiial 2020