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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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	redclayheroics 2014-06-02 01:52 pm UTC (link)
	I do. I ain't gonna let you go alone to do somethin' like that... besides, wouldn't be th' first time I jumped headfirst into somethin' that could kill me or worse. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-06-02 05:24 pm UTC (link)
	[Nico gives him an odd look - like why hell should you care? He bets no one even went looking for him after he ran away. But you know what? Whatever. Minos has been his only constant company for ages now.] I haven't been able to get through the next part. Can you sing? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-06-02 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	Sing? [ Haha... hah. ] Kinda... I'm not very good though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-06-03 12:19 am UTC (link)
	Well, then... [Nico chews his lip, and is doing a poor job of not looking worried. They are so going to die.] Okay. That's ... fine. We'll, um. You don't have a radio or anything? Maybe... [He taps on the walls and anything hanging off them, hoping for a sound that is vaguely pleasing.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-06-04 04:13 pm UTC (link)
	Sorry. [ He should've been more prepared for this thing he had no idea would happen! ] What, uhm... what would happen if we tried an' it wasn't good enough? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nico_di_angelo
2014-06-04 04:44 pm UTC (link)

Ahhh.... I think this is the one where spikes fly out of the wall and impale you? [Okay, so there are some rusty bell things here on the wall. They don't sound great, but they are somewhat musical, and better than anything he's found so far. They were probably some other poor sap's attempt - which may be a bad sign, if you think about it. He yanks them down anyway.] Or the ceiling drops and crushes you. Should be quick either way.

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	redclayheroics 2014-06-04 06:07 pm UTC (link)
	[ Eyes widening in barely concealed terror. You're kidding, right? No way he's gonna sing now! ] Jeeze... we really are gonna die down here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-06-04 07:43 pm UTC (link)
	I would like not to. [Nico starts shaking the bells until a song forms. It's Mary Had a Little Lamb, though he keeps missing the last few notes. Soon, the passage ends. A dead end. A bricked up wall, with a sheep painted in red. (At least, you better hope it's paint.)] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-06-05 12:57 pm UTC (link)
	[ Well shit. ] Now what? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-06-05 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	Hope it works? [He holds the bells up and shakes out the song, slowing only when he gets to the end, but he manages to get the tune right this time. One the last note, everything begins to violently shake.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-06-06 10:31 am UTC (link)
	[ Well that sure isn't terrifying as all hell. He stifles a surprised yelp, moving closer to Nico in case... of something. He's not sure what that would accomplish, but getting separated at this point seems like a terrible thing. ] That don't sound so good. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nico_di_angelo
2014-06-06 05:06 pm UTC (link)

[The wall in front of them suddenly drops. It sinks into a slot in the ground. Gone. Nico jumps backward with a yell - but he will deny it if you ever bring it up. The shaking stops and they are not dead.]

It worked. [He sounds surprised.

He hurries through to the other side, because who knows how long that wall is going to stay down? Minos is there, floating in the middle of what appears to be a workshop.]

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	redclayheroics 2014-06-06 06:29 pm UTC (link)
	[ Aidan mumbles a string of curses under his breath but follows closely by, all the more determined to stick by the kid if this is the kind of trial that awaits him. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nico_di_angelo
2014-06-08 02:19 am UTC (link)

[The ghost is clearly agitated, and Nico, after looking around a bit, seems confused.]

Is this it? This is his workshop. Daedalus is supposed to be here.

[But he's not. Something's wrong. Spiderweb cracks are racing along the floor and walls. A low rumble can be heard from far away, but its growing louder and racing toward them.

Minos says,] He's already gone. And the Labyrinth dies with him.

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	redclayheroics 2014-06-08 05:53 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, shit-! [ He still has no idea what's going on, only knows that it's bad — instinctively moving closer to Nico and making a grab for his arm. They have to get out of here. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Okay to end here? nico_di_angelo 2014-06-09 05:12 am UTC (link)
	[There's something naggingly familiar about this, but he can't figure what. Anyway, the floor's trying to break apart under them, so it's probably best not to worry about it right now. Normally, he would protest someone grabbing at him, but he grabs right back and shoves them into a shadow. Everything disappears.] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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