HIDDEN

Chapter 17

They talked until they got to the cafeteria and got their food. As expected, all eyes were on Mia as she entered the cafeteria with Roxanne, heading towards The Three's table.

"Yo!" Nathan exclaimed calling out to Mia as she approached the table. Dale saw her and had an unwelcoming expression on his face.

"Hi", Mia reluctantly said, forcing a smile as Roxanne showed her where to sit.

The cafeteria was noisy so it was almost impossible to hear what the members of another table were talking about. Plus The Three's table was a little far off from the others.

"How're you feeling?", Nathan asked as Mia finally settled down.

"...Weird. Mostly nervous.... It feels as if everyone's watching me", Mia said feeling uncomfortable.

Nathan stifled his laughter.

"Why are you laughing?" Mia asked confused.

"(Pfft) I'm asking about your wounds", Nathan explained, "How does it feel?"

"Oh", Mia said on realizing, "The pain's still there if I touch it but other than that it feels a little better."

"(Phew) That's a relief", Nathan said carefree, "As for the people watching you, don't pay too much attention to it. Just do what you want to do."

"Remember, the medicine doesn't heal the wound, it just helps with the pain. You still have to keep it clean though", Nathan reminded, How long do you think it'll take you to heal."

"Umm, like... maybe six days or five. My injuries don't really stay that long", she replied.

"That's pretty fast. A normal person's injuries would take a lot longer", Roxanne informed, "Another point proving you're not normal. Though, an injury like that would take us two days to heal.... It's still so weird."

"Hmm", Nathan hummed as he thought, "I think I know why though."

Mia was taken aback by that response, "What do you mean?"

"If I simply told you... what would be the fun in that", Nathan said as he smirked.

"Stop joking around, Nathan. Why is she like that. What do you know", Roxanne asked curiously.

"Aww, you know I can't refuse you Roxanne, but you of all people know I don't like saying things I'm not sure of, so you have to bear with me", Nathan replied.

"He may be wrong", Mia murmured to herself.

"I doubt it", Dale voiced out, looking at his food, "Most of his assumptions are always right. He may behave dumb but once it comes to uncovering the truth, he'll definitely get answers."

"I don't think I said that out loud. How did he hear me?" Mia thought.

"Did Dale just stand up for me?", Nathan rhetorically asked, feeling touched, "I never thought you thought so highly of me.... I think."

"That's because I don't. Its merely an observation", Dale replied blankly.

Nathan just laughed it over.

"But seriously, Nathan, what do you know", Roxanne asked sternly.

Nathan thought for a while then replied, "(Sigh) Ok, ok, I'll talk but it's only because of you.... I believe her powers have been sealed".

"What?!" Roxanne and Mia exclaimed confused while Dale had a confused expression on his face.

"As to why, by who or even when, that, I don't know", Nathan continued.

"Sealed? What do you mean by that", Mia asked curiously.

"Well, it basically means that your powers have been closed off, they're... inaccessible. It's been bound by magic. As a magic user myself, I've done something like this once before.... You must have passed out because you forced it out when it was completely sealed.

"When did you do this before", Roxanne asked Nathan curiously.

"It's a secret", he said as he put his fore finger on his mouth.

"But- but the first time I used it, nothing happened to me. I was perfectly fine", Mia asked confused.

"Like I said, I'm not really sure. But it's really hard to seal of a true descendants power for a long time", Nathan explained. "If that's even the case", he thought.

Mia thought about it for a while. She had so much questions and doubt in her mind.

"Is that all. Is that why you guys called me here", Mia asked eager to get out of the conversation.

"Not really", Roxanne stated, "We'll get back to Nathan's theory later. As for why I called you... we need your help."

Immediately Roxanne said that Dale looked displeased.

"Why? With what?" Mia asked confused.

"This isn't going to be easy to hear, but like I said before, Cronus is trying to find a way to get out of Tartarus and reek havoc on the world. We've made it our mission to seal him off once again."

"So, what do you need me for", Mia said uneasy.

"It took nine gods to seal him off for a long time. We may not be nine, but, the greater the number of gods, the longer the seal will last. That's why we need your help to seal him off, two years from now."

"But you guys aren't gods, just their descendants.... And why does it have to be two years from now?"

"Well you're right. We're not gods. We only have half of their power. And it took half of the power of the gods to form the seal.... If we go there now and try to strengthen the seal, we'll not only lose all our power but... our life force as well", Roxanne said quietly.

"Huh", Mia asked confused.

"Simply put, it's a suicide mission", Nathan said seriously.

Mia's eyes widened.
"We die!".....