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Nico di Angelo (nico_di_angelo) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-05-19 23:08:00

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aidan reilly, michiru kaiou, nico di angelo, percy jackson, sam winchester, sarah williams, yuuri shibuya

272 | Shared Dreams | Open
[ First Dream ]

[Welcome to the Labyrinth. You won't find a bulging Goblin King twirling his balls down here. This is Daedalus' Labyrinth. It has a mind of its own. The walls move and shift. Any room may contain a trap or a puzzle or a monster. A younger Nico is wandering through here with the ghost of King Minos. It's unclear which one is in charge. There are many exits, but good luck finding one.]

[ Second Dream ]

[You're in hell. Literally. Tartarus is hell. A primordial god. The ground is sharp stone and glass. But look closer. Look under all that, and it's flesh. The air is poison. The rivers are fire, lamentation, pain. Pus-filled boils fester over the surface, incubating monsters - dragons, giants, Titans, serpents, harpies, you name it. Those who have already been born are coming for you.

There's Nico up ahead. Something dead is at his feet. He's got a wicked black sword in his hand. He's waiting for something.]

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	nico_di_angelo 2014-05-27 01:26 am UTC (link)
	You fell into the wrong hell. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2014-05-27 01:28 am UTC (link)
	...The wrong hell? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-05-27 01:34 am UTC (link)
	I would assume so. There's no Lucifer here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2014-05-27 01:40 am UTC (link)
	[He's letting his mind wrap around that.] Then where are we? And why? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-05-27 02:23 am UTC (link)
	Tartarus. As for why ... I don't know. Sometimes the gods are just cruel. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2014-05-27 02:43 am UTC (link)
	Only sometimes? [A little under his breath and a lot bitter.] Why are you here? ...Visiting your Dad? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nico_di_angelo
2014-05-27 02:55 am UTC (link)

[That might have earned you a smile, were you anywhere but the opposite of the happiest place on earth. Because yeah. Gods were actually pretty much always cruel. Even the "good" ones.]

My dad... [He scoffs. Either their worlds have slightly different mythologies, or Sam needs to study up on the Greek classics.] No god, not even Hades himself, would dare set foot in Tartarus. We are far, far beneath my father's realm.

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	tallerthanthou 2014-05-27 03:09 am UTC (link)
	Right. Right. I knew that. [He's better at lore than that, but he can't expect everything to go by the book when dealing with alternate realities either.] So why? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-05-27 03:20 am UTC (link)
	[He swallows.] I don't know. I came looking for the Doors of Death last time. Maybe ... maybe they've opened again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2014-05-27 03:22 am UTC (link)
	And they can take us back out of here if we find them? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-05-27 03:28 am UTC (link)
	... [There's a mighty hesitation, and then,] Yes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2014-05-27 03:30 am UTC (link)
	Then that's where we need to go. Which way? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-05-27 03:36 am UTC (link)
	The heart. So head for the center. If we find a river, we'll follow it. [He checks his weapon, secures it at his hip.] Do you have anything to fight with? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2014-05-31 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	The Styx? [Trying to recall his "mythology." [He shakes his head at the question though.] Wait, maybe. [He leans done, checking to see if he has a knife strapped to his ankle the way he sometimes does. Success!] It's silver. [But it's small and there probably aren't a lot of shifters in this hell.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-06-01 03:36 am UTC (link)
	[Any of the rivers would do, but the Styx was certainly one of them.] Anything is better than nothing. Shall we? [He mustered up a confidence that really wasn't there, and started walking.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2014-06-02 03:10 am UTC (link)
	So, what kind of things are we going to find along the way? [What's the weapon for?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-06-02 06:53 pm UTC (link)
	Depends on how unlucky we are. The last time I was here, it was giants that took me down. Twins. [He points to a sluggish black line cutting through the landscape.] There's our river. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2014-06-04 07:08 pm UTC (link)
	Because just one giant wouldn't be enough. [He nods to the river. They have a guide now. That's something.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-06-04 07:54 pm UTC (link)
	You don't think I could beat a giant? [Maybe not. Not down here. But if he were back home, if he could call on the dead, raise his armies, split the earth and summon hellfire...] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2014-06-07 04:33 am UTC (link)
	I... didn't say that. I've never actually seen a giant. [Although he's been called one himself for being a little on the tall side.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-06-08 02:07 am UTC (link)
	What have you seen? [The river isn't too far, but Nico wants to keep some distance from it. Underworld rivers are nothing you want to fall into, or even get splashed by. There's some movement up ahead that might be a problem.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2014-06-09 03:01 am UTC (link)
	You want a list? I've been hunting for years. Shifters, Werewolves, Vampires, Demons, Ghosts, Pagan gods. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-06-09 05:22 am UTC (link)
	[Impressive list.] What is your experience with ghosts? [He is more interested in this than anything else.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)