As time heals us...Solangelo/ Jasico
The battle was all around them and they were surround them. Nico couldn’t see through the smoke as he tried to find Will. Tears in his eyes, not really from worry but from the sulfur and dust clouding his eyes. This was unexpected, unwarranted even. They were supposed to have normal lives now! They were doing fine in the normal world until Chiron called them back for this battle, knowing he didn’t have enough reinforcements to cover the ground. The party ponies were doing their best and Percy was taking the coastline of the battle to put his powers to better use. We were gaining ground on that side because of it, plus Annabeth by his side meant anything was possible.
Nico wasn’t anywhere near the fading point but his energy was waning as his Stygian sword seemed heavier than it ever had, as blood soaked it to the hilt as he took down monsters that Tartarus had never given birth to before now. Stronger, faster, more brutal than ever. Where was everyone, the only comfort he took was bolts of lightning flashing in the sky as he new Jason was still alive, working his powers to cover them. A sharp piercing sound filled the air as Nico looked to the left to find it knowing that ear bleeding whistle anywhere. Running in that direction he saw him, blue eyes focused on his target. The heat began to rise in the air as Leo was incinerating the enemy around them to the point of making Nico realize his hair smelled like burn chicken, he had been singed. Leo must have been burning in Kelvin range. As heavy as his exhausted legs were they kept running, running towards Will.
Ten feet he just needed to get ten feet and he could travel them to the coastline where the line of Fire was weaker and they could be more help.
A large sword ripped inside of Will Solace’s Torso from behind lifting him off the ground. Nico used the shadows to pull him higher as he jumped and whirled around swinging the inky darkness of his weapon and burst the hellish monstrosity to gold dust with a single swipe to decapitate. Falling down and twisting his leg he found Will still bleeding on the ground choking on his own blood.
“No! No no no Will! Baby nonono!”
Grabbing him tightly he wrapped the shadows around him to pull them both into the familiar and loving darkness that Nico so embraced. Landing in the medical tent outside the battlefield he found it empty. Where was everyone! Kayla! Austin! Someone! Where were they!
(Read the rest of the first installment of this three chapter short story on archive of our own or fanfic.net by AAThanatos)
