Favorite House of Hades moments, 3 -11 Nico, he called. What does this guy want from you? Tell him, Nico Di Angelo, Cupid said. Tell him you are a coward, afraid of yourself and your feelings. Tell him the real reason you ran from Camp Half-Blood, and why you are always alone. Nico let loose a guttural scream. The ground at his feet split open and skeletons crawled forth- dead Romans with missing hands and caved in skulls, cracked ribs, and jaws unhinged. Some were dressed in the remnant of togas. Others had glinting pieces of armor hanging off their chests. Will you hide among the dead, as you always do? Cupid taunted. Waves of darkness rolled off the son of Hades. When they hit Jason, he almost lost consciousness- overwhelmed by hatred and fear and shame... Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson protecting them from a manticore. Percys sword gleamed in the dark. Hed been the first demigod Nico had ever seen in action. Later, at Camp Half-blood, Percy took Nico by the arm, promising to keep his sister Bianca safe. Nico had believed him. Nico had looked into his sea-green eyes and thought, How can he possibly fail? This is a real hero. He was Nicos favorite game, Mythomagic, brought to life. Jason saw the moment when Percy returned and told Nico that Bianca was dead. Nico had screamed and called him a liar. Hed felt betrayed, but still... when the skeleton warriors attacked, he couldnt let them harm Percy. Nico had called don the earth to swallow them up, and then hed run away-terrified of his own powers, and his own emotions. Jason saw a dozen more scenes like this from Nicos point of view...and they left him stunned, unable to move or speak. meanwhile, Nicos Roman skeletons surged forward and grappled with something invisible. The god struggled, flinging the dead aside, breaking off ribs and skulls, but the skeletons kept coming, pinning the gods arms. Interesting! Cupid said. Do you have the strength, after all? I left Camp Half-Blood because of love, Nico said. Annabeth...she- Still hiding, Cupid said, smashing another skeleton to piece. You do not have the strength. Nico, Jason managed to say, Its okay. I get it. Nico glanced over, pain and misery washing across his face. No, you dont, he said. Theres no way you can understand. and so you run away again, Cupid chided. From your friends, from yourself. *skips few lines* Nicos voice was like broken glass. I-I wasnt in love with Annabeth. You were jealous of her, Jason said. Thats why you didnt want to be around her. Especially why you didnt want to be around... him. It makes total sense. I had a crush on Percy, Nico spat. Thats the truth. Thats the big secret. *skips few lines* Jason couldnt imagine what it had been like for nico all those years, keeping a secret that wouldve been unthinkable to share in the 11940s, denying who he was, feeling completely alone- even more isolated than other demigods. Nico, he said gently, Ive seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest. Started on page 289 and ended on 293. Nico faces cupid. ~DivergentDemigod
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 01:13:22 +0000
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