Alternative title: Colourless.
TW: Angst (?)
Everyone's heard the legend of people with two heads, two arms and legs. We all know that Zeus didn't like it. So, the Almighty God of the sky zapped the people and separated the two bodies. And they're Destined to find each other. They are called Soulmates.
"Eww" 7 year old Nico said. "Why would anyone love someone that came from like- just ewww"
I have never regretted something more in my life.
Because somewhere, on that day, someone decided that I would be fated to have no soulmate.
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Nico sighed as he closed his diary.
Yes, a diary. He even decided to start with dearest diary, to make it more interesting for those bullies out there. He left his diary on the chair and looked around. Everything was black and white. Everything was Colourless.
No passerby was his soulmate, no one in Italy either. He even checked the underworld for God's sake!!
Nico knew very clearly he was a freak. Now the gods have chosen to show he is a freak. Devoid of love. Alone. He isn't worth it to have a soulmate with, he knows that. Tears sprouted in his eyes, "damn it" Nico said as he wiped them away. Nico stood up and looked directly at the mirror. "I stop wasting time on tears... It's not enough" sigh. "Elizaaaa" Nico giggled... NO NICO DOES NOT GIGGLE! I AM THE EPITOME OF A SCARY SCARY PERSON!!!!
Fine.
Nico laughed at himself. "What time is it?" He asks himself. Nico looks at a bone clock on the wall...
"SHITTT I'M LATE FOR MY SWORD FIGHTING CLASSSSS"
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Will gripped his cane. The vibrations were everywhere. He sighed and propped his cane against the wall. Rolling up his sleeves he walks to the nearest bed.
"Hello, how can I help you?"
"Will, I told you not to speak like that, you sound like a servant."
"Ahhh, Lio, wassup?"
"Does the son of Aphrodite say the same thing as well?"
Will can feel his cheeks heating up.
"Hi Clarisse"
"Wassup."
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Will sighed, he hated being blind. He hated that the fact that he can't see if the colours change, if his soulmate came close. Now, most likely, his soulmate feels unwanted.
Will sighed again, I hate being a hopeless romantic.
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Nico was walking back from the arena when he heard something sizzle and crack. Nico turned around to the horrifying scene of a hoard of monsters attacking the barrier. "Chiron!!!" Nico screamed as he got his sword out. "Anyone?!?!" He shrieked as the hole got bigger. Then, he felt a firm hand on his shoulder. It was Aron Leigh, son of Ares. "We got this" he said.
They so don't got this.
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Will looked up as he heard a bang, then all our war started... Well, thats what it sounded like. "What's going on?" He asks. "Monsters, duh. Are you coming?" Kayla asks. Will nodded and grabbed his cane. Pulling off the tip, his cane became a sword-cane-thing. Will was still working in the name. They ran outside. Will uses the light to reflect on people in battles to find which are foes, which aren't. People can't see it but sometimes, they feel quite... Steamy? Hot? (Will doesn't know and never tried on himself)
The fight was our side outnumbered even if we did have Clarisse by our side. So what? Percy did it! Percy isn't here. There are no gods to help us, no Annabeth to give us strategy's. Just blind sighted.
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Nico dodged and stabbed then left again. He took notice how whatever we do, there was no effect on them. "Perhaps there is a weak spot?" Nico went and aimed for the ouchie parts. All it did was send a cyclops to it's knees. "Our attacks aren't doing anything!" He yelled so some people could hear him. "Then WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?!?" someone answered. Nico shrugged and fought some more.
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The sounds were all a blur to Will. The only thing that mattered was doing his part of the job, healing people. Will doesn't know when, or where... But it hurt. It still does.
Will remembers him helping another stand when suddenly a piercing pain went through.
Nothing else.
Just nothing.
Just blackness and hazy noises.
And then, colour.
Overwhelming colour that showed him the blood that scattered camp.
And someone by his side.
Someone quite handsome actually.
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The fight was over. We had won. But at what cost? According to Kayla, from what they could find, the possible of 30 or so deaths.
Then the impossible happened.
Will Solace, was helping Lio Han, when suddenly something came out of nowhere. I couldn't do anything. And that's what I hate.
Will, instinctively put himself Infront. It sliced right through him.
"NOOOOOOOOOO" Kayla's screams echoed within the camp.
Will dropped down, devoid of any movements.
Aron sliced the creature's head. It followed Will to the ground.
Nico ran and dropped by his side. "W-will?" He asks, Will's arm went up slightly and gave a thumbs up. Nico smiled slightly as he gripped his hands. Then, colour exploded in his eyes. He looked down at Will again, and he could see the colours that lived in him. His blonde hair shine in the light, looking like it was glowing. His blue eyes weren't just blue, it was every shade he could think of all mixed and scattered around. "Y-your my soulmate?" He croaks, blood seeping out. "Yes, don't speak, save your strength ok? Kayla? Anything I can do?"
Kayla and Austin were in tears.
They shook their heads.
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The fire went up higher and higher as we burnt his shroud. It was a soft gold colour with suns, stars and a moon.
The sun was bright and strong but there was a nice breeze. The day was bright, as if Apollo was there himself, saying that he was proud to have him as his son.
As for Nico?
Nico cried the whole way through.
Nico stayed until the fire went out.
Nico sat there in the Hyacinths watching a gold one grow.
Nico helped out the Apollo cabin with their mourning.
Nico went to tell Naomi.
Nico visited his sister.
Nico packed his bags and left.
Nico got a job.
Nico got promoted as an author.
Nico lived his life. The way he knew Will wanted him to do.
"If you stop wasting time on tears.
You'll live another fifty years.
It'll be enough.
Don't be stuck in the past.
Don't think about what you had.
If we had more time.
I'll be there supporting you.
Always."
The song above is not the actual lyrics!!! I just like making them quote Hamilton. By the way, that was Will's last few... Uhm paragraph.
Word count: 1113 words
Edit - 15.4.24
I re-read this.
WHAT DID I DO!?! WHY DID I DO IT??!
THAT WAS SO EXCRUCIATINGLY PAINFULLY SAD FOR SOME REASON. AND CRINGY OMGGGGS HELPPP