𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐒

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“are we done?“ he didn’t mean to sound like he was so over everything, but he was carrying a dead body and didn’t know how long he could keep it together. god he wanted to just slip away into the woods again. gus has titus and the head. jasper had whatever he took. medusa was next to him. henri had corey. ari hopefully had hoothoot. they were ready. “come on, let’s go. hey hoothoot, we’re leaving now. thanks for everything, our job here is done.“ he called out for the owl just in case he was still on the offense. tristan maintained his grip on samwise as he started leading the group back to camp. as he passed everything he kept his eyes out for anything that stuck out, knowing he didn’t have that much luck in picking out priceless things, but whatever. the hunter was looking for anything that stuck out to him before finally making it back to the border of the camp. “home sweet home...“ 

➸ TRISTAN leads them back to camp, keeping his eyes on the lookout (1/3)

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GUS RUBS HIS HANDS TOGETHER as he makes his way over to the hag’s dead body, immediately going to pick up her head. “dude, that was fuckin sick,” he comments offhandedly to jasper, offering the dude a high-five. “trophy time!’ he yells back to the group, holding the hag’s head by her wispy hair. “i’m totally taking this shit if none of y’all want it. ... damn, wish i had a camera, so y’all could get a picture.” gus holds it next to his own head then imitates her dead face, the pinnacle of comedy. 

HE MAKES HIS WAY OVER to titus, then, and sniffs as if he wasn’t hurt himself. “i gotcha, dude. hop on.” he helps the son of zeus up with one arm, leaning down to let the guy hop on his back. 

GUS takes the MIST HAG’S HEAD, and gives TITUS  a piggy-back ride home! ( 3/3 )

[godspeedsq]

tears welled in titus’ eyes as the pain in his knee throbbed to the bear of his heart. the adrenaline from the fight - which has been the only thing keeping him going, keeping the fears at bay - was quickly draining from him, just like the color in his face. he had lost a lot of blood, and he couldn’t move his leg well.

he gulped, wondering how he’d be able to get back to camp, let alone keep up with the others on the trek back. but henri rushed over to him, told him he did well. titus couldn’t look the other in the eye, biting his lip, shrugging and then wincing.

“t-thanks, henri...” he mumbled, but looked up at the other when the vial was handed to him. he needn’t be told twice, and he quickly downed the red liquid in one go.

he felt a tint surge of relief wash through his body, so he tried to stand. the pain in his knee made him feel dizzy, lopsided, and he tumbled to the ground again. he groaned, but looked around him to see who was still nearby.

“c-could you help me up?” he asked, hesitantly, not wanting to be a burden to them.

[ titus drinks the health potion henri gave him, and then asks someone to help him stand up and walk ! o2/o3 ]

[godspeedsq]

There was disappointment when Jasper couldn’t seem to find anything from the hag. The bitch was powerful and kind of assumed she had something on her that my explain as her strength, but as he continued to search he came across a straw doll tied to her hip. Jasper took a moment to inspect the item before he finally picked it up, making sure to be careful with the handling as he didn’t want to cause some wild ass shit like when he grabbed the gem.

[ Jasper inspects the doll before he picks it up ] ( 1/3 )

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there was a ringing in his head and he felt like he could barely hear the others, he didn’t know if that was on purpose or not. he felt guilty and even more so when he heard that kid’s a hero. tristan positioned his bow on his back again with his quiver and crouched down to the dead body. he whispered a small prayer before making sure the hoodie covered most of the boy and picked him up in his arms. the hunter walked closer to the burrow while trying to fight back his tears. he couldn’t be weak in front of them, not now. “medusa, we’re ready to go now.” hopefully hoothoot was still flying around in the sky that he would know they were heading out too. tristan would wait until jasper found something and if anyone else wanted to do anything, but after that he started heading back to the camp. they all needed to get out of there. they needed to bury sammy like henri said, and they needed to heal.

➸ TRISTAN picks SAMWISE’s body up, calls out for MEDUSA, and waits for the group to be ready (mainly for JASPER to find something) before he started leading the way back to camp (3/3)

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𝓘𝓽 was done. The mission was complete with the tear perfectly safe under his care. Jasper cleaved off the Hag’s head, ensuring her well-deserved death. But that didn’t mean the quest didn’t come with casualties. Nearly the entire team, including himself ― were badly injured. He first rushed over to Titus and placed a gentle hand on the brunette’s shoulder. “Thanks for all your help, mate. For a first timer, you did an amazing job. Zeus would be proud of you. I know we are.” The son of Hera then rummaged through his fanny pack and pulled out a small vial filled with a glowing red liquid. “Here. This should help make the journey back to camp a little easier.” Henri wasn't sure a healing potion could do much with the boy’s knee, but it might alleviate some of the pain. 

Glancing to his right, he then sprinted toward Corey. Arms wrapped around the redhead tightly. “Y-you feel like ice right now...” he spoke, unable to prevent tears from starting to gloss his eyes. The blonde hated seeing his lover hurt. He never wanted to  “We gotta warm you up.” Henri stripped off his jean jacket and used it as a makeshift blanket to put on Corey. He hoped his body heat and the thick denim would decelerate the pace of hypothermia. “You’ll be okay. I promise.” The son of Hera fished for his second healing potion and gently popped the vial into Corey’s mouth, urging him to drink it. 

Lastly, he looked to the little satyr on the ground. Henri let out a soft sob. Another innocent life... gone. “W-we should do something. Give him a proper burial. The kid’s a hero...” he suggested. 

❰ HENRI HANDS TITUS AND COREY EACH A HEALING POTION BEFORE SUGGESTING THEY BURRY SAMMY. ❱ (2/3)

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Jasper could feel the adrenaline pumping through his veins, his heart beating out of his chest, and now he could feel calm that he was able to behead the hag and the bears disappeared into nothing, and the sounds of the forest are the only the thing that can be heard once again. He took a few deep breathes before he turned around and suggested them to do whatever they needed to do before they leave from here. And the moment he finished saying that, the demigod returned his focus on the dead hag and began to search her body with a desensitized tranquility. There had to be something that he could take from her, if not, he’ll just take her head.

[ Jasper searched the Hag’s body to loot for something ] ( 1/3 )

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‘i know you’ll be able to do great things... we’re here now, we won’t let anything happen to you... we can protect you if you want... we’ll be your burrow...‘ tristan’s own words rang through his head. he knew what was behind him. he knew corey was badly hurt and sammy was dead, but he couldn’t bring himself to look back or look down. his words, what he promised samwise, they were a lie. he was selfish, he was a liar, he was reckless. even if he was all of those things he wasn’t going to stand by and watch his friends die. grief would come later, he knew it, but right now he was ready to die himself if it meant saving his friends. the archer brought his hand back as he took out more arrows from his quiver. he loaded his bow back up again and aimed towards the hag. inhale, exhale, inhale exhale. with the last exhale tristan aimed for the whore and shot again. “you won’t be laughing for too long. i bet that if we were fighting in close combat i’d kill you in under a minute.“ stop making yourself a target.

➸ TRISTAN shoots at the HAG, aiming for her HEAD or SIDES, wherever JASPER wasn’t standing in front of directly (4/4)

[godspeedsq]

It has been a long and tedious battle, now with casualties, Jasper wanted this to be over so that meant he could only give it his all until victory or the bitter. With the same vigor as before, Jasper gripped his axes tight and along with the attacks of the other demigods, he went in, ready to swing them right on her neck. 

[ Jasper swings his axes at the hag ] ( 3/4 )

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“ARE YOU FUCKIN SERIOUS...” he mumbles as the hag attempts to raise once more, his hand moving to the sheath on his hip. it’s then that he remembers the bone dagger. as far as experience went, he’d only used it once; and that was in a training situation, where he’d missed terribly. now, however, he figured it might prove useful.

HE PADS FORWARD AND UNSHEATHES the knife in one swift motion, hoping to bring it down into the small of her back. 

GUS attacks MIST HAG with his MANTICORE DAGGER! ( 2/4 )

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he missed. the hag seemed to slip away at the last moment as gus’ mighty attack slammed straight down onto the hag. his own body simply blocked both bear’s attack as his muscled began to tremble from the pain from the vicious attacks. his leather armor had been shredded and the man stood there taking the brunt of damage to protect titus. the downfall was that now, ari fatigue was slowly to settle in and he had no more trump cards to play as his quick reflexes were also slowing due to the cold damage. 

instinctively, ari knew he probably had thirty seconds left of fight in him and he had to make the informative decision that the hag had been controlling the bears. with that, ari felt the adrenaline pumping in his body and quickly unlatches his shield and threw it at the hag to perhaps startle her but also take her out with unexpected damage. the weight of his shield now gone freed up the man to hold his artifact weapon to attempt to dodge the bear’s claws.

[ ARI throws his SHIELD with all of his might at the HAG to free up the weight holding him down. ARI is attentive in trying to dodge the bears attacks. 1/4 ] 

[godspeedsq]

the wind started whipping around his hair, and he knew that gus had taken off. he tried to watch gus’ face for as long as he could, but he had to look down, face what he was going to do now that it was happening. he spotted the hag, pushed off from gus, who was too shocked to try to stop him. 

air beat against his face, lighting charged behind him, an extra rush pumped in his heart, something pushed him from behind - and the his sword crashed against the vines and the hag in an explosion of electrical force.

panic seized him, knowing he could hurt his friends if he didn’t pull it back. his head hurt as the energy sucked back into him. he felt like he was vibrating, but then something cracked. his eyes snapped to his knee -

“arrghhhHH!” 

he yells out in pure pain as his knee cap shatters against the ground. he falls to the side, dropping his sword at the same time. ari was standing over him, but his head was spinning, his whole world was set ablaze in pain. 

he tried, desperately, to drag himself away. from his friends, he didn’t know how long he could keep this energy in him.

[ titus tries to crawl away from the hag and his friends! o4/o4 ]

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HE CAN’T HELP BUT GRIN when titus hits his mark, pumping a fist. “NICE!!” he calls, hopefully loud enough for the son of zeus to hear, renewed by their recent successes, gus rushes for the hag, leaping in an attempt to tear the bitch apart.

GUS uses LEAP OF VICTORY on THE HAG! ( 3/4 )

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His face is filled with hope, eyes focusing on the shy demigod with the power of zeus inside of his veins. Mouth slightly open, it all happens rapidly as Titus falls with incredible speed against the Hag and as the lightning he called begins to spread out, it seems to all of a sudden, to be sucked into the man. The electricity sparks against his skin as Titus lights up, a quick shot of pain could be seen against his face as he falls at a dangerous speed.

Then, the thick pain of clawed paws quickly slashed against his shirt with a mighty roar escaping one of the undead bear's maws. Ari cried out in pain, his head turning quick as he caught the tail end of the hag's attack and noticed as it was directed at Corey and a small blur quickly leapt and landed to the floor. The icy touch left small fragments of ice against his now slightly exposed chest through the torn shirt, but Ari put together the pieces as he took a step back to stabilize his stance. Samwise was hit and hit hard.

The rage of battle quickly heated Ari up as he began to run quickly over to the hag unsheathing the sword of righteousness once more as the son of Athena felt an arrow whiz right past his head aimed for the hag. He picked up his pace and planted his feet right where Titus landed. “ I got you, dude. ” The words rushed out of his mouth in haste as he sliced horizontally at the hag with his sword, his shield held low to protect himself but mostly to make sure Titus was alright. 

[ ARI rushed towards the hag to PROTECT TITUS and slice with the SWORD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. 2/4 ] 

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this wasn’t happening again. no. he was too late to save someone they promised protection to, but like nugget samwise wasn’t going to die for nothing. “medusa, please stay hidden.” tristan climbed down from the top of the burrow while crying out to the python. he tried his best to run over to corey and sammy. when he was in front of them he pulled out another arrow and aimed over at the hag. “STOP. TAKE ME INSTEAD.“ tristan inhaled deeply while trying to see exactly where to aim. finally pinpointing a region he thought would be weaker due to his studies, he let out a soft exhale and shot his arrow. 

➸ TRISTAN stands in front of CORINTH and SAMWISE in order to try to shoot the HAG (1/4)

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𝓗𝓲𝓼 strategy worked perfectly. Henri could notice the fog start to lift, giving him a clearer view of the desecrated grounds. Her magics were slowly starting to fail and soon she’d be left with nothing. Turning his head to the side, he noticed as Jasper bound the Hag in place. Good. Now she can’t move. He managed a small smile as Titus and Gus worked together to deliver the final blow. To his left, Ari cast another spell for extra damage. He then focused on Titus as his fellow sky prince descended from above. Then, in one swift motion ― he swung his clasped hands downward. Henri aided him by using telekinesis to augment the boy’s fall with additional speed and momentum. “Finish her off!” he exclaimed, watching Titus as if the son of Zeus was a meteor crashing down. 

❰ HENRI USES TELEKINESIS TO AUGMENT TITUS’ DESCENT, HOPPING TO ADD EXTRA FORCE AND BLUDGEONING DAMAGE TO HIS ATTACK ❱ (4/4)

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Ari recognizes that the hag has no current weaknesses, the spell casting moments after Henri smashes the necklace disintegrating the piece of skulled jewelry in midair. The man has his palm against the hilt of his sword, about to make for a mad dash for the hag until he realized that now Titus and Gus had been in the air, Ari coming to the conclusion that as the skies began to call upon the lightning, that it could only mean that Titus would charge at one of the creatures. " Fuck. " Ari hadn't been close enough to the hag to try to help defend with his shield. Ari raised his hand quickly and attempted to cast HEROISM again, this time on Titus to raise his health and bolster his confidence with his attack hoping it would be a killing blow for the son of Zeus.

[ ARI uses HEROISM on TITUS. 3/4 ]