The Lost Artifacts of Olympus {IC}

[DarkiusHeavenstein]

Conversation: Barnaby
Mentions: Fredrick Smith (in his car) @Prince Shattered Charming, Hyukkie/Artesi @CrystalTears
Mood: Totally at ease and relaxed
Location: On a bench in front of the Food court
Parent: Himeros, God of Sexual Desire
Familiar: Barnaby the bunny

Still whistling Lucian took the last turn to the mall. It wasn't that busy then again most people would have school or jobs to attend to. Speaking about school.... yup he had missed a day of school again. The young male took out his phone, checking the classes he had missed. Not that he would turn around and still go to school... No, Lucian wasn't responsible like that. Maybe that was the reason he had to repeat a year, again. It just.. made no sense in his head, not with the life that he had. He was already doing what he loved, and he was pretty good at is, so why try to get some stupid ass nine-to-five job? He couldn't understand the whole pressure on doing good in school, staying in school, getting a job, making money, buy a big home, start a family. He didn't want any of that. He wasn't interested in long lasting relationship, he wasn't interested in getting married nor starting his own family. Maybe that was because he never had a family himself, or becase he didn't want to be some screw up father like his dad... He didn't know. He probably just hadn't met the right girl, or boy, yet.

Anyway, it was too early for such thoughts. At least for him, since he had just woken up from some crazy night. He grinned softly as he thought back of his very active night. He mostly perferred staying in his male form, but every now and then it was fun to have some action as a female as well. Plus it brought far easier money, somehow males were much more willing to pay a nice lady. He didn't complain though, only about the headaches he was left with. But that would be over once he could get his hands on some Advil. And maybe a coffee... Yes Starbucks would be nice. His mind was wandering again as he crossed over the parking lot, while looking at his phone. Calculus would have been his current class. Well that was boring as he- "FUCK, watch where you are driving!" He shouted out as almost walked up to a white car.

That was a kinda your fault, Luca... I mean the car was already driving around the corner and you just decided to walk without looking... However the words from the bunny were ignored as he watched, but lost track of the car. Stupid drivers, nowadays they gave every one a license. He shook his head as he put his phone back into his pocket again. That driver better be happy he didn't get a better look. Normally he wasn't this grumpy, or violent, but the headache just gave him a bad temper. However sweet salvation was closeby as the doors to the mall slided open to let him through. He just got inside in time as well as he had seen some lone snowflakes falling down. He went straight to the store to grab some Advil as the pounding behind his eyes had only started to grow. Once again he wasn't paying much attention to his surroundings. With the Advil in one hand he went to pay and then went to sit on the fake wooden bench across.

Lucian pushed two pills out of the package, might as well start heavy with this killer headache, and with one swift movement they disappeared into this mouth. Cola was used to send them down as well as to take away the awful taste as he waited for them to work. He lay his arms spread over the back of the bench as his attention was pulled by some bouncy kid at the Chicken thing. And Luca rolled his eyes. Seriously, what did that kid think he was? Five? It wasn't until then that he noticed the white wolf next to the kid. A frown coming to the normally careless face. What was a kid like that doing with a wolf? Where wolves even allowed to be kept as pets? Since it obviously was a pet judging on how calm it stood next to that hyperactive kid. "It is okay Barnaby, I am not gonna let him eat you" He said to the bunny that had wiggled itself out of his pocket. He took another gulp of Cola, then again who was he to judge? He was talking to a freaking bunny. A freaking cute bunny though. You are really so stupid, Lucian. Damn, both of them apparently did have their best days as he looked in confusion to the animal. "What do you mean by that?" He said as he picked the little one up and held him in front of his face. "Could you please for once not speak in riddles?" He wasn't even phazed by the stares he got for talking to air. He was used to getting stares, for one reason or the other...
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[DarkiusHeavenstein]

Conversation: Some ghost lady, Gideon @DoomyCakez
Mentioned: Some ghost lady, Gideon @DoomyCakez
Mood: Annoyed --> slightly amused
Location: Parklot --> just inside the mall
Parent: Thanatos, Death
Familiar: Schmetterling

The souls had not listened, they never listened, but at least for once they were not complaining. Not much at least. As the male took quite long strodes to get to the mall. His light blue eyes going over the shopping list from Meredith, just the usual stuff Gideon could have taken as well. Suddenly an young lady came up to him, reaching out for him, but the fingers went right through him as she was no longer here. "Please.... help me... I am so cold..." He ignored her, just like all the other souls he had encountered in his life. His eyes were trailed on the light on the other side of the street waiting for it to give him the sign he could start walking again. "So cold... I want to go home" The voice was beside his ear as the young woman was leaning into him. Well more through him, but still he gave no reaction. She prove to be a stubborn one though as she followed him when he crossed the street, seeming blndly for the poles she moved through as she kept on saying the same things over and over.

"YES, I get it you are cold and want to go home!" He finally lashed out. The woman seemed to be shocked for just a second. "You are all cold and homesick. Well I can't help you, lady. So go annoy someone else!" He threw his hands up in the air, the butterfly quickly fluttering in order to not be hit. God, did they not understand that he was just as useless to them as the humans that could not see them! This was one of the many times he wished he was just normal, he wished he would not have to deal with these souls that were trapped, waiting to be collected and taken to the Underworld. He did understand that now. He shook his head as he turned away from her harshly and sped up his walking. At least she had stopped following him.

Or so he thought as she was next to him at the end of the street again. "Please, Sir, have mercy" She almost begged. Yet, Daniel was not in the mood to show mercy. He was not in the mood for dealing with this shit, anymore than usual. Yet defnitily not now that he had that weird dream thing. Well, it would certainly explain the spirit things. He shook his head as he went back to just ignoring the lady as little white fluff dots came falling from the sky. "Great and it starts snowing also. My day couldn't have been any greater!" He muttered to himself as he pulled his jacket closer. It was an automatic response, since he couldn't really care less about the cold. He had never been bother much by any temperature changes.

By the time he had reached the parking lot, the streets were covered with a bit of fluff, though none of it stayed long enough. He ran an hand through his ebony hair to get rid of the little ice crystal that hung in there as he suddenly saw a familiar being. He frowned as he watched the person walk a bit in front of him, kicking some garbage away. Even if he saw just the back he knew exactly who this was. And worse, he knew that this person was not at all suppose to be here. Not in some spiritual kind of way, but in a very real way. He hurried a bit up as he watched the other come to a stop to let some cars pass in front of him. His hand reaching out as he suddenly grabbed the others shoulders. He knew that would make him jump, right punishment for skipping class like this. "YOU!... Are missing Calculus, young man" His voice slightly deeper than normal as he let go of the younger one again and stepped back.

"Instead of churros you better get yourself some pens. Since you are gonna make up for these missed classes, Gideon" He tone was friendly, but there sure lay some seriousness in his voice. This boy... He would never learn how to do math this way. The last few years they had been struggling together and Daniel had to admit there was some progress. Yet now he understood why it was getting harder and harder for the other to keep up with his lessons. He shook his head, yet slightly amused about the jumping reaction of the other. "Come, scaredy cat. Now that you are here, you might as well help me with shopping for your grandmother" He said as he walked past the other and into the warm Mall.
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[Lady With Class]

Godly Parent | Asclepius​
Interactions | ​Scar​
Mentions | ​Scar, Lucian van Almend, Min Hyuk Kang​
Location | ​His Car ​» The Mall » Starbucks​
Mood | Coffee-Craving & Impatient » Confused​


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Stuart didn't live far from the mall, so the trip was short. He was glad - less time to think on all the things going on. Scar was shockingly quiet as well, though Stuart welcomed the silence and didn't question it. He chose the side of the mall closest to Starbucks, but with most of the parking lot filled, he had to park further away than he hoped. Seemed like his coffee fix would have to wait just a tad bit longer. With a sigh, he stepped out, making sure the door was locked before turning to head into the mall. Snow had just started to fall, sprinkling his hat and the ground before him with the light fluffy dusting.

"I hate the cold." Scar hissed, still wrapped around Stuart's neck, with his head nuzzled on his ear.

"I know." Stuart replied, rolling his eyes. "It's not like you tell me every winter."

"But I hate it."

"Yeah, well, good for you."

Stuffing his hands in his pockets, he hurried into the warmth of the mall, cause if he was honest, he hated the cold too. And he also had neglected to bring a jacket which did nothing for him. Sometimes he thought he was as cold-blooded as his imaginary pet snake, which was ridiculous. Though with the new revelation on who his father was, could that really be so far fetched? a Now the world contained Greek Gods, and Death Cures, why couldn't it have a cold-blooded person?

Stuart went on auto-pilot; he had been to the Starbucks in the mall so often he could walk there in his sleep. He was standing in line in no time, which was mercifully short. Or, at least that's what he thought until the lady in front of him took forever to choose what she wanted.

"Could I get a.... Strawberry-Banana Smoothie?"

"Sure ma'am what-"

"Wait, no! I think I need some caffeine. Could I get... a Blonde Roast?"

"Yeah, what flav-"

"Nevermind! Nevermind. I don't like that kind of coffee actually. Could I get..."

To refrain from groaning out loud, Stuart ran a hand over his face. "I feel bad for the employee." Scar hissed, shifting on Stuart's neck.

Stuart only snorted ever-so-slightly, but otherwise didn't respond. He had learned a long time ago that speaking to air did not earn you any friends. So in public, their conversations were more one-sided. They had gotten good and communicating without actual works. So good, in fact, it was almost like Scar could read his mind. Which was a scary thought.

"Think anyone would notice if you pushed her?"

Stuart flared his nostrils, and rolled his eyes.

"Too bad. I don't think anyone would care.... Except her I guessss."

He shrugged a little, letting his gaze travel over the people in the food court. There was a woman with a messed up knee, sitting at a table not far from him. Sports accident? He glanced her over. No, dance. She walked with a permanent limp now, though he knew with pressure in just the right places... A man walked past her, catching Stuart's attention. There was a little boy he was carrying on his hip, who had a bad case of pink eye. As Stuart watched, he wiped his eye-bogeyed fingers on his father's face and Stuart could immediately tell he had passed it on. A bright flash of pink grabbed his eye and he watched a young male take a seat at a bench. He had a pounding headache it seemed, it's origin unknown to Stuart. But the pain was began to assuage, presumably due to Advil.

When the woman finally chose her drink and stepped aside, Stuart was shaken from his little mind game. Looking at he medical ailments of people was his own personal people-watching. When he was younger, he used to make a game of it with Scar, and he still did. Now that he thought about it, his little precognition ability made a lot more sense, with his father as the god of medicine.

"I'll get a sixteen-ounce dark roast coffee please." Stuart said, pulling out his wallet.

"You know, there are othersss like you." Scar suddenly hissed, startling Stuart a tad. He hadn't even realized his almost always-talking snake had fallen eerily quiet again.

Stuart furrowed his eyebrows, glad the employee had turned away to get the order of someone else.

"Other artifactsss were stolen Ssstuart. You are not the only demigod."

Again, Stuart said nothing, leaving his eyebrows furrowed. Demigod? That's what he was called? That made sense. Half god, half mortal. But there were others? He watched as another employee brewed his coffee, his leg bouncing a little. He was starting to get a bit of a headache from the lack of coffee in his system. Finally, it seemed it was done, and the employee turned to him with the cup.

"And they're here."

"What?"

Stuart hadn't noticed he had said that out loud until both employees behind the counter gave him a strange look, as well as the person ordering. He gave them a sheepish smile in return before grabbing his cup and turning to leave.

"They're here, in the mall." Scar went on to explain, and Stuart could feel him bobbing his little snake-y head. "Well, not all of them. But you need to find them. You all need to work together to find the ssstolen artifactsss. Otherwise the world isss doomed."

"Isn't that a bit dramatic?" Stuart whispered under his breath, still turning the notion around in his head as he took that much needed sip gulp of coffee.

As he walked by the chicken place, he noticed a male who was bouncing in place, but then he did a double-take and stopped dead in his tracks.

What the hell...? Did no one else see the white wolf just standing there?


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@CrystalTears @DarkiusHeavenstein​​

 

[Noctis the Devious]

Apartment → Shopping Mall
Mood: Suspicious → Confused
Interaction: Daniel Vylar - @DarkiusHeavenstein || Aristomache - NPC
Mention: Gideon Kingsly - @DoomyCakez

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Ramiro peeked into the rearview mirror as he adjusted the worn and faded bandanna around his neck. He normally kept it in his car since his mother tended to rip his neck clean off trying to snatch it out of it's knot if he wore it around the house. Why the woman was so against him wearing the article of clothing was beyond him. He thought they made him look good. What he didn't expect though, was a snout popping up along side his reflection. "Jesus!" he exclaimed, nearly jumping out of his skin. "What the hell, Mache?" The wild bore never left the house, normally staying in his room napping or doing whatever Ares' lackeys did on their spare time.

"This is important, mathētēs," she insisted. Her hind legs pressed firmly into his ratty back seat, supporting the plump body extending itself across the gap between it and the driver's seat where her front hooves were planted.

"That don't mean you gotta be all shady about it! Get up here." She clambered into the front seat and proceeded to sit, reminding him too much like Diablo when he took him on care rides. He shook his head pulled out into the street, narrowly missing bumping a car that parked so close behind him it was practically eating his bumper. Disaster avoided, he continued on to the mall to purchase himself a new bandanna and maybe a nice belt or two to keep up with his work's dress code. He considered a new pair of shoes as well, but his mother needed the money more than he did, even if she couldn't admit no longer being able to keep up with all the bills and daily expenses. It was times like these he regretted not taking his school work more seriously and considered college. Maybe then he could have afford to give her a nice place; somewhere with a washer and dryer and even a dishwasher.

Meanwhile, Mache continued jabbering on about Ares' not only failing to keep track of his children (he's done he's research, his old man got busy), but his armor as well. Alright, so maybe she wasn't exactly saying that, but he could no longer hear her over the loud hip hop song he was currently blasting to tell. Not that he cared enough to begin with.

He soon parked in front of the mall and got out, the wild bore stumbling over both seats to follow, and shut the door after her. Wait,was is snowing when he left? He huffed and stuffed his hands into the pockets of his jacket.

The parking lot looked particularly packed that day so it was a short hike to actually get into the building, but he was barely through the door when he spotted a familiar head of dark hair through the crowd. "Guey, quihubo!" he greeted, and then elaborated, "What's up man? Didn't expect to see a fancy lawyer shopping with us little people." He snickered but stopped when he noticed two things, there was another accompanying him and that human wasn't the only one. "Da'fuck?" He stared at the butterfly fluttering over the cold man's shoulders, delicate yet not leaving the man's side. Completely ignoring the fact he himself brought a over sized pig into the mall with him, he pointed at the abnormally, "Dude, that butterfly is stalking you like for real man. You got pollon on your or something?"

 

[DoomyCakez]

Conversation
○ Daniel - @DarkiusHeavenstein ○
○ Thibault- Familiar ○
○ Ramiro- @Noctis the Devious ○
○ Mache- Ramiro's Familiar ○

Mentioned
○ Thibault ○
○ Daniel ○
○ Ramiro ○
○ Mache ○


Mood
○ scared shitless ○
○ interested ○

Location
○ mall ○

Outfit

Spoiler

"Hm... The mall's pretty busy today."

Gideon mused softly aloud, voice announciated by puff of white air, created and swirling in the bitter cold. Was it odd for the weather to have take such a turn for the worst this early in the winter season? Gideon sure as hell thought so as he stuffed his icy hands only futher into his warm pits, small frame shivering harshly in this torture. Gideon had never done well in the cold, nose and cheeks reddening under the icy kisses of tiny snowflakes which melted on his skin and clung to his hair and eyelashes. He blinked them away, form hunching slightly as he shifted from foot to foot. He was currently stuck, watching the line of cars pass by rather slowly, none wishing to stop for the auburn haired popsicle freezing to death in this damn weather. God, Gideon hated winter. If it wasn't freezing hands and snow, it was the depressing knowledge that we would catch a cold.

"Ahhhchuuu!"

Ah, there it was: the first signs of that low immune system already rearing its ugly little head in the form of the sniffles and sneezes. Gideon was never prepared for this sort of thing, always seeming to find a way to never dress for the appropriate weather. If it wasn't shorts and a take top in the pouring rain, it was a winter coat in the middle of summer. He alway forgot his umbrella as well, not that it would be mich help in the snow, but the principle of such forgetful only further highlighted just how absent minded this small, hunched over little tuff of auburn hair was.

Gesundheit.
"Gee, thanks."
You're welcome, Princess.

Gideon felt lowsy, rolling his eyes and ignoring that silly comment of the other as he wiped his nose off on his sleeve... unsanitary, but he had also forgotten to bring any tissue... The last car pasted by, Gideon straightening slightly to step off... Until...

"YOU!" Gideon sudden felt those hands grab his shoulders, a shiver of fear rushing up his spine as his eyes went wide. It was an immediate action for him to jump away, voice nearly cracking with the ear splitting scream he made. "AHHHH!" He stumbled forward, jolting from the other's grasp as he whipped around, arms flailing for a moment before they came up protectively. "WHAT!? I DIDN'T DO IT! DON'T TAKE MY MONEY!" He was unsure why that was the first thought that left him, heart pounding from this sudden suprise, eyes squeezed shut as if prepared for the worst.

"You are missing Calculus, young man"

Those green orbs shot open, expression falling to one rather familiar... Ah yes, a look that just screamed 'AH FUCK, I'VE BEEN CAUGHT!'. Gideon's head turned slightly, wide eyes falling on the friendly... Yet oh so sinister expression of nonw other than his tutor. "D... D-daniel!? What the hell are you doing here!?" His voice was above its normal octave, Gideon still slightly shaken from the jump scare as his arms fell from their current position to wrap around Gideon's waist. He bent over slightly, expression remaining horrorfied for an odd reason... Had he honestly been that afraid?

Chicken.

It was clear that Daniel wasn't pleased with Gideon skipping class, the smaller male hearing the seriousness in that tone amd visibly paling from it. Fuck, of all the things that could happen, Gideon had to run into his nosey neighbor/Tutor here at the mall. The comment on him buying pens made him cringe slightly, form shifting back a little before he stuck his tongue out. "Eh what? BLEH! Besides, I can't think straight on an empty stomach." He gave an apologetic smile, hand snaking up to rub the back of his neck as he hung his head. "A-and it is not like we actually learned anything today..."

He was almost relieved when Daniel walked past him and into the Mall, a small sigh leaving hi lips as he turned to follow, calling after the other. "I can still get a churro though, right?" The warm of the mall hit Gideon like a frate train, a small shiver working up his spine as those eyes fell closed and he shook the snow from his head. He pulled down those headphones and let them hang around his neck for a moment as he moved to catched up with the taller male, bobbing and weaving through the large crowd. "What does Gram have you buying today, hmm?"

His interest in the question dropped rather quickly though, hearing a loud voice blaring in there direction. The initial statement went over his head, Gideon knowing no Spanish, but the words that followed cause him to turn and face... a complete stranger. Gideon stayed quiet, eyes trained on the other as he approached, not out of fear or rudeness, but natural curiousity. This guy apparently knew Daniel... was he a client? An old friend... no... This guy looked no older than he was, though twice as tough... and..

"Is that a boar?" His eyes were immediately on the creature, keeping his distance for now as he pointed with an odd smile. "No way, that's badass!" He glanced back up at the stranger, eyes glimmering with interest as he gave a small laugh. "I didn't even know you could keep those as pets!"


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[Justin]

[fieldbox="★Marco Vanderbilt★, #574601, solid"]

It didn't take Marco too long to get to the parking lot of the mall. He did get some odd stares because of the unique look of his custom motorcycle. Marco's father, Apollo, had given the beautiful bike to him as a gift for his eighteenth birthday. Apollo had the Sun Chariot and he had the Sun Motorcycle, the updated and much cooler version of Godly Transportation. Making sure to lock up the bike securely, can't have random people trying to figure out how it works without an engine, Marco started his smoothed walk towards the entrance of the mall. "First things first Nix, I need to get some food." Nix was floating right beside him, closing his eyes out of annoyance. "If you didn't smoke soo much of that... STUFF, you wouldn't be soo hungry all the time." Marco smirked, not paying attention to the dolphin's words, everyone knew that Marco wouldn't stop smoking weed for anyone.

Because the parking spots for bikes and other two wheeled transportation vehicles were closer to the entrance/exit of the parking lot, Marco had a long walk towards the sliding doors. That long walk, he would be nagged by Nix, he could count on that. "You know, you should be grateful for being chosen to do this... I will never know why your father picked YOU out of all of his other talented children." Marco turned towards Nix, taking his shades off. "I don't know WHY my father picked YOU to be my guide... since I know he could of picked a more tolerable and nonjudgmental creature... you dick." He winked, before placing his shades back on and ending the conversation. Marco and Nix having a complicated relationship was the understatement of the decade. They fought soo much... but were more like brothers than anything. If Marco was to ever get into deep trouble, Nix would not hesitate to find someway to save him and vice versa.

Once the argumentative duo made it closer to the entrance of the mall, Marco could notice snow starting to fall. He grunted and rolled his eyes. "I fucking hate snow!" Some of the other people arriving at the entrance stopped walking, deciding not to come near him. He turned to those people. "What? Never heard anyone say that... fuck you." He flipped them off, sliding into the mall as the doors opened.

Marco could smell the different aromas all around. The mall always smelled of everything possible; perfume, new clothes, air fresheners, and his favorite smell that didn't come from naked bodies and weed, food! He made a beeline towards the front of the Food Court. Before walking into the amazing aromas of different stations of Heavenly Foods, Marco noticed a really cute redheaded boy sitting on the bench in front of the Food Court. He didn't pay much attention to the bunny the male was talking to, more focusing on the body of the other male. He placed his shades onto the inside of his jacket. "Hey." He smirked, nodding his head at the male.

Instead of staying there to flirt or talk with the redhead, Marco kept walking into the Food Court. He knew that sticking around would make him look thirsty... which Marco Lennox Vanderbilt was not. He went over to the Fried Dough station, placing his arms on the top of the glass window, his jacket and shirt rising a bit, showing off the outline of his perky butt in his tight white leather pants. "Can I get... two medium-sized ones, with extra sugar powder and extra cheese... light on the sauce." He smirked at the older lady making the Fried Dough. "Marco!" He rolled his eyes... Nico had left him alone after their little argument, but the dolphin was back. Marco ignored him, not trying to look crazy, at least not until he got his Fried Dough.

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|★|Godly Parent: Apollo
|★|Familiar: Nix The Enchanted Dolphin
|★|Lost Artifact: Apollo's Lyre
|★|Location: The Road-Mall Parking Lot-The Mall (Food Court)
|★|Mood: Relaxed-Annoyed & Argumentative-Flirtatious/Hungry
|★|Outfit: Marco's Outfit
|★|Interaction(s): Lucian
|★|Mentioned: Lucian
|★|Tagged: @DarkiusHeavenstein
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[fieldbox="★Fredrick Smith★, #ff6600, solid"]

Fredrick had a big smile of his face, he was more excited to meet the other Demigods than actually having to find his father's missing artifact. He hoped that they were nice and were all for working together. He wasn't always the type of guy that loved making friends and going on adventures, he was the kid that stayed in the house, building things out of legos and wooden blocks. For him to not only want to meet new people, but also want to work with these strangers... he has come a long way from being that antisocial weird kid in the corner talking to himself. He wasn't talking to himself... but of course at the time he didn't know no one else could see Iridescent but him.

While he listening to his new updated GPS system, the one he made for his car, he couldn't help but notice the clouds starting to cover the sky. "It's either about to rain... or snow." He smirked, not paying attention to the road for a split second. Fredrick jumped at the sound of an anger voice coming from in front of his car. He didn't have time to react to the male, since the traffic light had just turned Green. "Sorry!" He yelled out his window, not knowing which way the other male had gone. Iridescent sat in the back of the car, wanting to stretch out a bit. "You shouldn't be sorry... HE should watch were he is walking." Fredrick couldn't help but give a dimpled lopsided smirk towards his familiar's words, she was right if anything, the guy did happen to walk right in front of his car. He would let it go, just happy that it didn't end bad for either one of them.

Shaking off the situation that had just occurred, Fredrick went into the mall's parking lot, looking for a good spot. "This place seems to get packed soo quick, I will never understand why soo many individuals need to be at one place at the same time... all the time." He shook his head, Iridescent started shaking her's as well. Finally he found one of the last spots in the big and packed lot. "Okay... hopefully I will remember where I parked." Iridescent gave a squawking laugh. "If you don't remember, Freddy, I will soar over the sky to find your car." He looked back at the beautiful Phoenix. "I know you will... and that's why I love you, Iri." He opened his car door, getting out to let Iridescent out.

Standing out in the snow that was falling, Fredrick looked towards the sky in amazement. He always loved the snow, even if he couldn't fell the cold touch of the snowflakes... without them melting on contact with his skin, you try making a snow angel when your body heat literally would melt the snow under you. He raised his head, opening his mouth and sticking out his tongue. The snowflakes tasted nice and refreshing, that was the only part of his body that wasn't hotter than normal... so he could actually taste things without them melting or catching on fire on first contact. "Ok Freddy... you can eat snowflakes later, we have business to attend to, remember?" They walked and flew into the mall.

Even though Fredrick knew that he was there to find the other Demigods, he had also found out from a friend from school, that GameStop had the new and exclusive Nighters Volume 4 game in stock. He had been waiting to purchase it for six months, when it was first talked about coming to The US. "Oh no... Mister, you are not about to..." He didn't wait to here Iridescent's protest, he ran off towards GameStop. Iridescent rolled her eyes, knowing that he wouldn't go looking for the others until he had the game in his hands.

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|★|Godly Parent: Hephaestus
|★|Familiar: Iridescent The Graceful Phoenix
|★|Lost Artifact: Hephaestus' Flaming Hammer
|★|Location: The Road-Mall Parking Lot-The Mall (GameStop)
|★|Mood: Happy-Shocked/Remorseful-Amazed-Excited/Determined
|★|Outfit: Fredrick's Outfit
|★|Interaction(s): Lucien (The Car Incident)
|★|Mentioned: Lucien (The Car Incident)
|★|Tagged: @DarkiusHeavenstein
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[chrono]

CROW :GET UP YOU FOOL YOU HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN LAY THERE ON YOUR ASS !

you again why do you always have to follow me !

CROW : Because you have an oath to upkeep !

what oath I made no such oath

Crow:your mother promised Zeus aid your brothers and sisters directly serve zeus

her problem not mine

Crow: you are her son as well your aid is needed !

Why am I needed Im just a demigod

Crow : you are the grandson of Oceanus the blood of the titans flows through you!

titans didnt those guys lose

Crow thanks to your mother sending help to zeus in return she holds the power of oaths a power you benefited from !

crow get that pin your mother lost and you will be the closest thing at least in body to a full god




by your mothers oath you are bound now move it !


...... I am me not some slave or dog to be called on a whim ..........













Acheron was waiting in the malls food court for his contact with the other demigods to recover the artifact that his mother lost his hatred burning enhancing his senses crow was on his shoulder recalling the conversation from earlier he was still teething with hate muttering under his breath Bloody pin cushion crow heard him and looked saying Jerk and looked away >

 

[DarkiusHeavenstein]

Conversation: Marco Vanderbilt @Prince Shattered Charming ~ Barnaby the Bunny
Mentions: Hyukkie/Artesi @CrystalTears ~ Nix/Marco Vanderbilt @Prince Shattered Charming
Mood: Totally at ease, flirtatious, surprised, excited
Location: On a bench in front of the Food court --> Foord Court --> Back to the bench
Parent: Himeros, God of Sexual Desire
Familiar: Barnaby the bunny

He was still observing the white wolf. Maybe it was just some wolf mix? That was totally legit, right? The boy was cute though. Young, very childish, but cute nonetheless. He was shamelessly checking the other out as he could feel someones attention shift on him and his eyes wandered. His lips curled up into a grin as his eyes moved to the male that was just taking his sunglasses off. Lucian! Yet the reprimand of the bunny was completely ignored as he watched how the other sauntered past him. Those lips forming a greeting, a simple hey, as well as a nod as acknowledgement. Lucian only gave a slight nod in return, while loving how those eyes wandered over his body. Such an attention whore.

Once again the words from the bunny were ignored as his gaze followed the male towards the Food court. Was he playing hard to get? Probably. Yet Lucian didn't mind playing games as he stayed were he was. His eyes wandering over the back of the male. He liked the way that shirt moved up, just enough to show of that nice perky ass. Hmmm, leather pants. If that didn't say 'take me now please!', Lucian didn't know what else would give such a message. Can you please focus?! Yet Barnaby might as well talk to a wall, since the male was not listening to his little bunny anymore. "Oh, I am focussed, Barnaby" He muttered as he placed the ball of fluff on the bench. The bouncy male and his wolf completely forgotten.

Was it desperate to go after someone like this? It was not like they were in a bar or something. Oh, well he could always play it off as if he was indeed hungry. His eyes slided down that ass, to the thighs Hmm yes those would be perfect wrapped around his body. He could hear the other place his order as he leaned against the glass next to him. "I like boys with a big appetite... Too bad I am never light on the sauce" He spoke seductively. This is honestly one of your worst pick up lines ever! Barnaby had jumped off the bench and was now hopping up to him, demanding the males attention. "I admit that was not one of the best lines I have used..." He said as he looked down at the bunny. Completely forgotten to use that mental link they shared. Oh well, if it did the job, who cares?

Lucian had moved down to pick up the bunny, pushing it back into the pocket of his jacket as he looked back up to the male. "Sorry fo-" He fell silent as he noticed something, or rather said a very big and very real dolphin, next to the other. Okay... Okay he could live with a white wolf, but a Dolphin?! "How the fuck do you get a Dolphin in here? I mean, aren't they suppose to live in water or something?" The old lady behind the counter looked at him as if he had gone insane. Luca.... He could hear that reprimand from the bunny, muffled though by his clothing as he looked at the grandma behind the counter. "I am sorry, I guess the mushrooms didn't work out yet" He excused himself with a charming smile. His hand moved to grab the male, dragging him back to the bench. That Dolphin was real as hell! Besides it had been... well long.. since Lucian had last used anything.

"Explain the Dolphin!" He hissed in a whisper as he pushed the other down on the bench. Okay maybe he was being a bit forceful, but well, at least this was another perfect excuse to touch the other. And get a feel of what he might like in the sheets. Yes, even now those thoughts were never far away on Lucians mind. As I said, there are more like you. "No, not you, him! I want him to explain it." He reprimanded the bunny now as it wiggled out of his pocket again. His eyes still watching that Dolphin, and the other with a half eye as his fingers had yet to let go of that body. Hmm, he did like the feeling of those muscles...​

 

[DarkiusHeavenstein]

Conversation: Ramiro @Noctis the Devious ~ Gideon @DoomyCakez
Mentioned: Ramiro/Aristomache @Noctis the Devious ~ Gideon/Thibault @DoomyCakez
Mood: Slightly amused --> Friendly --> Annoyed
Location: Inside the mall
Parent: Thanatos, Death
Familiar: Schmetterling

Daniel snickered slightly at the reaction of the other, screaming like a little girl as he immediately gave up everything he had. God, this never failed to amuse him. He was still grinning as the other slightly recovered from the shock, stuttering his name now. He could hear that tone being higher than normal, and for a moment he felt bad. He hadn't meant to scare the boy that much. "I fell asleep while working on a case, had a weird dream so I decided it was best to get some fresh air" He answered the question as he had continuied to walk. He knew Gideon would probably pick up quickly with him and he was not disappointed as that voice of the other piped up behind him again, making excuses for missing his classes.

The male shook his head as he looked back over his shoulder at the other. "Well, you don't know that since you didn't went to the class at all" He pointed out, dismissing the excuse of not being able to concentrate on an empty stomach. His feet took him further towards the grocery shop as the other brought up the churros again. He rolled his eyes as he chuckled softly. "Fine, we are here now anyway" He said as he changed his direction towards the churro stand. He knew that otherwise the other would just keep on nagging about them, besides he could feel the nudge of hunger in his own stomach as well.

Daniel pulled the shopping list from his pocket to answer the last question from the other. "Let's see... The usual. Soap, coffee, cookies, pasta... and apparently your grandmother has some powers to see into the future as she listed down some coughing medicine and such as well" He spoke as he put the list away again. He was just about to urge the other forward towards the line of the churro stand as another voice called out to him. Or rather said he heard a familiar Spanish voice and his head immediately turned into the direction of the Mexican that came their way. "Hey, even fancy lawyers have to get their groceries somewhere" He replied with a friendly tone.

The male frowned slightly as the other suddenly looked a bit next to his head, and then at his words remembering the blue butterfly. "No, but I guess I can serve him a restraining order, so I will just have to deal with the stalking." He answered with a hint of sarcasm in his tone. The butterfly stayed silent at those words, simply fluttering to the other side of his head. There was a short silence, before he realized he had yet to introduce the two males. "Oh, right. Gideon, this is Ramiro. I used to be his pro deo lawyer. Ramiro this is-" He was just about to introduce the boy as he suddenly exclaimed about the pig that always followed Ramiro around. Until now Daniel had not thought anything about it, however with that dream and the other pointing out his butterfly.... Maybe things weren't as ordinary as he had thought them to be...

"Well, that is Gideon, my neighbour and I tutor him as well" He picked up his earlier sentence again. Even if the words would probably be ignored. He didn't want to deal with this shit of Gods as parents and unusual pets. He sighed as he shook his head. "It depends on what kind of boar it is, whether or not it is allowed to be kept as pet by law" He answered the question rather matter of factly. Wait, Gideon was seeing this boar too? Was Gideon seeing the butterfly as well? Oh god, that turtle. Shit. He was in so deep. Thank you for finally acknowledging your heritage, Daniel... The voice of the butterfly had a sarcastic tone as he just swatted the thing away. Yet the animal stayed just out of his reach. "I have two court hearings tomorrow. I don't have time for this shit... damned, finding some damn sword. Who the fuck steals something from Death?" He muttered under his breath, a bit louder than he had actually planned on.​

 

[CrystalTears]

Interactions Ravi & himself
Tagged No one
Location The food court
Mood Uncomfortable

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Leo's mind has traveled to another universe as he gathered as many of those snowflakes in his hand, piling up and yet he was able to see the differences between them all. They were created equally and differently, all falling to become a cold white carpet covering buildings, roads, vehicles... everything. The snow always swallowed everything into a dazzling white wonderland. Though suddenly he felt a small push at his back, a breath tickling over his neck and someone using him as a wall to lean on. All of the snowflakes he had gathered in his hand was gone, as easy as that they fell to the found to never be found again. A part of the rest of the snow, nothing that really stood out. They were just... snow now. The same concept as humans, because in a group of randomly gathered people... people were just people really. Created differently, and equally and yet none of them really stood out. His eyes traveled to see Ravi smiling and looking at his now empty hand with curiosity and confusion, which only made Leo sigh. Most people didn't appreciate the small beauties of the world, how unfortunate that was for them.

"Let us go Leo! We need to get inside to find the others! And it is freezing cold outside!" Ravi rushed him as he looked around himself, before looking at his own hand. Cold? What cold? He didn't feel it at all, instead he felt comfortable to the point he wanted to sit down and stay buried in the snow forever. He didn't want to go inside to the crowds of people that were bumping into each other, chattering away in an obnoxious sound that only turned into low buzzing in his ear and not to mention the closeness. It was the worst. How had he let himself be convinced to go to the mall anyway? It was one of the worst places Leo knew, he only went whenever he desperately needed something and he'd still prefer to go to a small grocery store or something. Ravi always managed to make him do the stupidest of things that would make him feel incredibly uncomfortable, and yet he let the white haired one do it. Leo didn't know the answer to 'why' yet, but he knew he'd never find out.

Ravi gave him another small push before grasping onto his hand and began pulling him towards the entrance, Leo was unwillingly going after shaking his hand free and looked at everyone rushing to get inside and out of the cold. His eyes fell back down to the ground and watched as his feet trampled over snowflake after snowflake, while becoming one of those who rushed inside to get away from the cold. It was saddening really. Despite the cold being something humans were uncomfortable with and wanted to get away from, everything deserved some sort of loving embrace right? The sun would melt away the snow and the warmth ward away the cold. Leo felt like a snowman really, built up to stay there coldly watching everyone while wishing for some warmth, but if it was given to him he'd melt away and become nothing, but water before disappearing completely. He'd lose either way. Some people were just not meant to win anything, Leo were one of those people.

They got inside of the busy shopping mall with a rude man bumping into Leo's shoulder straight away, his eyes flashing bright blue once as he already felt uncomfortable enough. He didn't have social angst, but that didn't mean he liked being with a lot of people. He'd rather stay all by himself and pretend like nothing was happening to the world around him, that was a more comfortable alternative really. "Leo! I am hungry! Let's go and eat! And there's a lot of people that eat in the morning! Unlike you!" Usually Leo wouldn't skip out on breakfast, but with his fridge being as empty as a clear blue sky, he hadn't been left with much other choice. Before he was dragged off this time, he decided to walk over himself with Ravi happily smiling as he was naive enough to think Leo was willingly going with him, when in reality he was going for the sake of not being pushed over there.

His little 'friend' had a tendency to get... violent. Not to the point where he'd hit him, but because of the fact he'd start pulling him and dragging him. Ravi was a part of Leo, which meant that no one else would be able to see him. Being dragged by an invisible force would make people think he was crazy, and he hated their gazes already. They were like lasers, burning into him and melting him away while laughing at him. He despised it so much. They finally arrived at the food court where he sighed to himself, not even standing in line as he observed the menus while Ravi was pointing frantically at each and everyone of them, saying he wanted them all. Of course he would, it wasn't as if he was paying. While Ravi was pointing everywhere, Leo took the opportunity to completely ignore the other and let his gaze fall to the outside again where snow had started to fall faster.

He wanted out. Not only out of the mall, but out of everything. Out and back into the snow, reuniting with his snowflakes in the ever-lasting dance of forever falling.​

 

[CrystalTears]

Interactions Artesti & Lucian & Marco
Tagged @DarkiusHeavenstein & @Prince Shattered Charming
Location Food court
Mood Overly excited

Not patiently at all, Hyukkie had waited as he was jumping up and down with the wolf sitting quietly next to him, wondering what he did to deserve such an endless bundle of energy as his master, while Hyukkie was singing some sort of chicken song he had made up on the spot while dancing. At the very least it wouldn't make Hyukkie look strange if he suddenly began talking to Artesi, he already didn't seem one hundred percent sane. Then again, it was what made the boy interesting and never boring. "AH! I'll die!" Hyukkie complained after what could only be ten or maybe fifteen seconds, as he was jumping up and down while shifting his weight from left to right. "Calm down! You will get your chicken! But it won't come any faster if you keep making a scene like this!" Artesi complained as he was more than just happy he could not be seen by others, it would have been embarrassing if others could see him. He was a wolf - a male wolf - one that was in charge of the pride and was meant to be a strong and respected leader. Instead, he had a small little kid that kept bouncing up and down while whining out loud to the poor woman standing behind the counter to try and please him.

In the end the rushed woman had managed to give him the bucket of fried chicken wings which made Hyukkie squeal out in pure delight. "Thank you so much missy! I love you so much! You're the best!" Hyukkie thanked as he bowed. He bowed so low and so fast that his head went straight into the glass counter, for a moment he could have sworn he saw the same stars as in his dream, but they disappeared as quickly as they had appeared in front of his eyes. He could hear the characteristic sigh coming from the white wolf standing next to him, as he shook his head and rubbed his forehead. A red obvious spot creating itself in the middle of his forehead and when his finger touched the spot, he winced and whined in pure pain as it really did hurt. The lady seemed to get some sort of fun kick out of his pain, before she began to serve other customers and Hyukkie let out a slight giggle as he moved away with Artesi right in his heels. "That lady was nice! I got so much chicken! I shall now cure world hunger!" He proudly announced.

"Your world is not a world, it's a different planet," Artesi teased as he gave a small nudged in the boy's elbow with his head before smirking to Hyukkie. "I AM NOT AN ALIEN! I AM A BUNNY VAMPIRE!" He corrected the wolf as he flailed with his one free arm while already devouring into the fried chicken one after the other before his eyes caught something. Quickly he rushed over with Artesi right in his heels - almost as if they were playing tag or he was being chased - while he rushed over and then looked up to the man right next to the one that had managed to catch his eye, completely ignoring the other one for now. "Can I pet your dolphin? Please? Please?! I've never seen a dolphin before! I wanna pet it! Please? You can pet Artesi!" Hyukkie mentioned as he was jumping up and down with pure excitement just as Artesi managed to catch up to him, grabbing into his jacket as he yanked the boy a little bit back. "Stop running off on your own! You can be such a pain!" Artesi growled as he sat down while biting down into Hyukkie's jacket - as if the jacket was Hyukkie's leash in a way - though it didn't seem as the boy cared much.

Next his brown eyes caught the bunny and he squealed. "It is so cute!" He jumped up, making Artesi let go of his jacket to not rip it - as he looked over to the red head. "I am a bunny too! Um... A bunny vampire! I call myself a bunny because I don't really have fangs, but I don't drink much blood! I am on a diet! A chicken diet!" Hyukkie mentioned as he looked at the two - not even knowing how serious the sitaution had been before he had ran into everything. "Can I pet your rabbit too? Please? It's so cute! I promise Artesi won't eat it! I really wanna pet them both! Please please please please?" Hyukkie asked as he was jumping up for each 'please' that left his lips.

Artesi looked as if he was going to die of embarrassment with his head hanging in shame - unable to look at his supposed 'master' while groaning. How did he end up with him again? "Don't you want to ask what a dolphin is doing out of water? You do know they are aquatic animals right?" Artesi decided to ask Hyukkie. "Aqu... aq... akit? Akutatik! Yes of course! They need akutatik! What's 'akutatik' Artesi?" Hyukkie decided to ask as he blinked a few times in pure confusion, making Artesi sigh out loud. Why did he even try? "....it means they live in water..." Artesi answered as easy as possible. "Will it die without water? Do we need to get water? But won't it drown? I can't breathe underwater!" Artesi laid down before groaning loudly to himself. Why was he even trying?

Hyukkie only giggled before petting Artesi on the head. "It was a nice thought, but I don't wanna drown the dolphin!" Hyukkie praised the wolf as it only earned himself another groan from the poor white wolf that had given up all logic.​

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[Noctis the Devious]

Apartment
Mood:
Interaction: Edita Vasquez - NPC || Aristomache - NPC
Mention: Daniel Vylar - @DarkiusHeavenstein

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"No, but I guess I can serve him a restraining order, so I will just have to deal with the stalking." Ramiro snickered at him. For a moment they could of just stood there until... "Oh, right. Gideon, this is Ramiro. I used to be his pro deo lawyer. Ramiro this is-"

"Is that a boar?" The Hispanic blinked at the inquiry from the Gideon person. Normally Mache went unaddressed on the rare occassion he did bring her along.

"Well, that is Gideon, my neighbour and I tutor him as well," Danirl finished.

"No way, that's badass! I didn't even know you could keep those as pets!" Ramiro couldn't help the smirk because for once he was actually glad to have the over grown pig with him.

"Yeah, it is badass isn't it?" he replied with a grin.

"It depends on what kind of boar it is, whether or not it is allowed to be kept as pet by law." Ramiro rolled his eyes at thr older man. Of course he had to go and ruin the fun. But then the fancy lawyer went off on a wild tangent and for a moment Ramiro just stood there giving him a stupid look.

"Are you for real? Talking about someone stealing from death?" Well it was as they say: it was always the well kept together people who was the most insane. Macheline pawing at his leg with a hoof caught his attention and he turned toward the eager Mache with a quirked eyebrow.

"Mathētēs, only other demigod can--" He was saved from whatever nonsense she was about to spew by the ringing of his cellphone.

"Hold on," he grumbled, fishing the electronic device out of his pocket. He was promptly met by the voice of a hysterical manager screeching about being down two people and needing any extra hands she could get. He huffed and hung up the phone. "Listen, this is all interesting and all, but I gotta bounce. The lady is looking her marbles snd needs your's truly. Catch you later?" Ramiro waved half heartily as he exited through the glass entrance and hurried out to his car.

 

[Justin]

★Marco Vanderbilt★
#574601​

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Marco could smell and see the Fried Dough getting golden and the cheese melting on top. He closed his eyes for a second, trying to taste the smell. All the weed he had smoked before getting here was definitely giving him the munchies. "That's perfect." He smiled at the woman, as she started placing just enough sauce on the dough. Marco could hear someone speaking to him and he turned to his other side to see the redhead cutie standing next to him. The guy's pickup line was pretty... unique to say the least. "Oh really... well sometimes I can deal with a lot of sauce." He grinned, Marco could hear Nix's annoyed sigh behind him.

Before he could get his Fried Dough and flirt with Red some more... the male started to ask him about Nix. Marco had to let the guy's words register for a few seconds. "Wait... you can see him?" Marco could see the lady behind the counter giving them both a weird look, like she was ready to call the Mall Cops if something crazy went down right now. He gave her a reassuring smile, before he was pulled off outside of the food court. The redhead pushed him down onto the bench, which made Marco smirk. "I like it rough..." He said before fixing his jacket and looking at the guy.

Marco didn't know what to say right now, he never met anyone else that could see Nix... and Nix wasn't trying to help him out right now, the jerk dolphin was just staring at him. Marco noticed that the redhead didn't let go of his arms, he flexed a bit under the jacket, the redhead would feel his muscles move. "Well... it's simple, maybe." He took in a deep breath, before looking into Red's eyes. "Nix, my dolphin, he's my Familiar. I'm guessing, or hoping that you're a Demigod too... if not, then shit is going to get messy." He looked at the bunny that was now on top of Red's lap. "I'm guessing Mr. Rabbit is your Familiar?" Marco didn't know if he should tell the guy who his Godly Parent was just yet, he needed to know if the man was like him before he went that far into his own life story.

While Marco sat there with the other guy, who was still holding onto his arms, which Marco didn't mind one bit, another and definitely more energetic boy came running over to them. The first thing the boy asked was to pet Nix, which the dolphin responded with a swish of it's tail and moving further behind Marco. "He's not the friendly or touchy type, he's more of the annoying and aggravating type." He smirked at the jumpy boy, then it hit him. "Wait! You can see Nix too? Okay, this is just fucking weird or awesome... maybe both." Marco wasn't listening to the hyper boy's questions about if Nix needed water or would he drown in water, right now he was just curious about what was going on.

"So... you two can see Nix, and I can your bunny and your wolf... which means, you HAVE to be Demigods, or the shit I'm smoking has finally made me crazy." Marco could hear Nix laughing behind him, he flipped the dolphin off. "Anyway... I'm Marco. Can we talk about this while I get my food... got the munchies like a motherfucker." He smirked at both guys, looking at Red who was holding him down to the bench, he needed food before he was able to talk more about this Demigod business and everything else that was going to talked about, for sure.

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★Godly Parent: Apollo
★Familiar: Nix The Enchanted Dolphin
★Lost Artifact: Apollo's Lyre
★Location: Food Court-Bench Outside of the Food Court
★Mood: Hungry-Flirtatious-Shocked-Excited & Hungry
★Outfit: Marco's Outfit
★Interaction(s): Lucian, Hyukkie
★Mentioned: Lucian, Hyukkie
★Tagged: @DarkiusHeavenstein @CrystalTears
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★Fredrick Smith★
#ff6600​

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Fredrick had ran off to GameStop, not having a care in the world about anything else other than getting NV4, the best MMORPG Horror Game out right now. Iridescent flew right behind him, trying to get him to come back to search for the others, but failed. It only took him a few minutes before he found the very last copy of the new game, and he purchased it and was jumping up and down in GameStop, not caring how insane or nerdy he looked for being excited over a game. Even though Iridescent knew she couldn't be seen by the others in the store, she still felt super embarrassed at Fredrick's display of childishness. "Freddy... let's go now." With a roll of his eyes, playfully, he walked out of the store.

"I actually got the game... and the last copy, and you didn't want me to go and get it, ha!" He shook his right index finger at Iridescent, who just closed her eyes and smiled at him. "You were right... now that you have the game, let's go find the others." Shaking his head, Fredrick placed the game case in the pocket of his hoodie, making sure that it was secure and it wouldn't fall out. He had a giant smile on his face now, nothing could ruin his mood after getting the game he had been wanting for months since it first came out in America.

Pulling his hood off of his head, he still had on his hat, not feeling like taking it off right about now. "Iri, where do you think the other Demigods would be?" The Phoenix didn't say a word, she was in search mode now. He didn't know how Iridescent would be able to spot the other Demigods... but he had a feeling that she would do something for them to notice him, something that probably would not be a good idea if it wasn't her doing it. While they walked around the mall, he tried to look for unique people, something that stuck out to him. It must have not come to his mind that most Demigods probably wouldn't want to be spotted, since it would make them a giant target for whatever stole the artifacts, so him looking for something unique wouldn't really do anything.

While Fredrick was looking around near the food court, Iridescent was a few feet above him. "Aha! Freddy I think I see some..." Fredrick didn't and will probably never know why Iridescent spoke in a spy way when she was looking for something, like she was 007 The Bird Bond. "Okay... where?" Instead of pointing him to the right direction, the bird grabbed Fredrick by his hoodie sleeves. "... Iri!" He didn't have anytime to protest, just like he didn't give her time to protest earlier. Before he knew it, Fredrick was in the air, heading right towards the three males near the food court. "AHHHH!" He screamed, closing his eyes, only to notice that he stopped right in front of them. "Oh... ummm." He just stood there, shaking from the traumatic flight.

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★Godly Parent: Hephaestus
★Familiar: Iridescent The Graceful Phoenix
★Lost Artifact: Hephaestus' Flaming Hammer
★Location: GameStop-Mall Halls-Outside of the Food Court
★Mood: Happy-Determined-Frighten/Uneasy
★Outfit: Fredrick's Outfit
★Interaction(s): Lucien, Hyukkie
★Mentioned: Lucien, Hyukkie
★Tagged: @DarkiusHeavenstein @CrystalTears
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[DarkiusHeavenstein]

The Story

The Mares of Diomedes, also called the mares of Thrace, are four wild, uncontrollable, man-eating horses. They belonged to the giant Dimedes, who was the king of Thrace and son of Ares and Cyrene. His Mares were ruthless and merciless with their undying thirst for human blood and unquenchable hungry for human flesh. Only once they had found they had their prey they would calm down.

King Eurystheus had tasked Heracles to captures these four Mares as his Eight Labour. The legends differ on how he finally caught them. Some say he cut free the horses and scared them to higher grounds, while quickly digging an trench and thus creating an island as he filled the trench with water. When Diomedes came to collect his horses, Heracles killed him and fed him to the Mares. Other tell a different story where Heracles fought with Diomedes, while his companion, Abderus, was left in charge of the horses and found eaten upon Heracles return.

Either way after eating human flesh the horses had calmed down enough for Heracles to bind their mouths shut and leading them to King Eurytheus. In his turn the King gifted the horses to Hera. Though others claim the horses were sacrificed to Zeus, who refused them. Descendants of these horses were rumored to be used during the Trojan War and Bucephalus, the horse of Alexander the Great, would descended from these mares as well.

The Mares

Lampon (the Shining)

(art @ annartistry)

Xanthos (the Yellow)

(art @ Tira-Owl)

Podargos (the Swift)

(art @ MattBarley)

Deinos (the Terrible)

(art @ BenPhillips)

Powers and Weaknesses

Besided being quicker and more violent than normal horses, these mares have no magical powers. Their teeth are razor sharp and their tongues are rough in order to scrape skin and muscles of bones. They are wild and absolutely won't hesitate to kill whatever prey they can find.

They can be killed like any other animal, most effective would be an arrow through the heart. Other weaknesses are that they can not fight the person who is on their back and have gone mad with hunger. There is no logic behind their attacks and they will not work together.

As for their appearance, only those of that have Greek Blood will see their true forms. For others they will seem like normal, but hysterical, horses. However they will be able to see the sharp teeth when the horses attack them, and probably see their true form seconds before they die. Though this rumor has never been confirmed.

The Artifact

Hera had of course accepted the gift, but was shocked by the brutal behavior of the animals. She had send them out to Argos, where they lived on the wildlife, and whatever human was stupid enough to get near them. However without her knowledge the horses were set free from their land. And not only that, but Hera's diadem with them. Broken in four equal parts, the golden jewelry was placed into the hearts of the horses. The broken artifact can only be put together by the flaming Hammer of Hephaestus. The Children and the Familiars will not have this knowledge to begin with, however Iridescent may be aware of ways to fix broken artifacts.

It didn't matter where they came from or how they were set free. Only the Gods would know and even they were clueless. The ground trembled under the force of the sixteen hooves from the Nightmares of Diomedes. Their eyes were wild, filled with madness, as they had little care for whatever and whoever was in their way. The cold air was filled with the white huffs of their breath as they stormed straight ahead at the Mall. They could feel the Godly Energy there and it was driving them insane.

Years they had gone without flesh, without blood, and now that hunger and thirst would finally be ended. Podargos the Swift was in the lead of course, followed by Xanthos the Yellow on her left. Lampon the Shining was not far behind them on the right and the quartet was completed with Deinos the Terrible. The last mare already licking the blood from her lips as she dragged a child with her. Her sharp teeth had sunken into its shoulder as she shook her head. The body moving like a ragdoll as she tried her hardest to get some part of that meat.

The Mares of Diomedes did not stop for anything or anyone as glass shattered when they stormed into the building. The sounds that came from them were more growls than neighs as the creatures quickly scattered over the place. The shocked screams and shrieks of those who where trembled under their hooves was music to their ears. The horses running high upon that fear they casted as their eyes seemed to light up with fire. It had been long since they had been able to be part of this world, and they would certainly leave their impression.

Lampon had taken a turn to the left, for she preferred fair maiden blood. The smell coming from there to irrestible for the Shining to ignore. Deinos had come to a stop in the middle of the food court, ripping and twisting at the child. Though one tiny human would not be enough for her, for she was the most insatiable of all. It was thus that she had recieved the name the Terrible as her teeth ripped open the throat ending the cries of her prey.

Podargos was hunting down a middle aged male, enjoying the hunt as her speed was no match for the human and she quickly caught up. Her hooves trembling over the body, before she turned around on her hindlegs. Her title, if one could call it that, was based on her speed and quick adaption. Xanthos was perhaps the most civil, the most sophisticated of them all. Her attention locked on to the right as her tail whipped around her body. The split ends curling around the neck of the poor person she had chosen as her first victim, who had golden hair, just like her mane, hence the name the Yellow as there were no really outstanding features about her.

The four Mares of Thrace would once again remind people were the expression 'nightmare' came from as they brought chaos, pain, disaster and fear. It only drove them wilder as they hunted down their preys. For this time, only one would not be enough. They would not stop till all were gone, til their hunger was starved and their thirst dried....​

 

[chrono]

The reaction around in the mall when the horses broke in Acheron's death sense was going full blown seeing the mare Deinos in front of him the creature looked like death but was still breathing and alive Pulling a decent size knife blade in hand He charged forth!


A war cry let loose from his lips!!


RRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH...................................................



The reactions of the others as they watched was varying!

 

[Lady With Class]

Godly Parent | Asclepius, God of Medicine​
Interactions | ​Scar​
Mentions | ​Scar, Lucian van Almend, Min Hyuk Kang, Leonard Figore, Marco Vanderbilt, Fredrick Smith, The Nightmares of Diomedes​
Location | ​The Mall Foodcourt​
Mood | Confused & A Bit Freaked » Scared Out of His F-Ing Mind​


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"Told you ssso."

As Stuart watched with a dumbfounded expression, the boy with the wolf walking beside him, joined up with a male who had a dolphin floating next to him and the pink-haired male from before, who seemed to have a bunny. While the rabbit wasn't that far-fetched, the dolphin and wolf certainly were and put together.... His gaze flickered around. No one was seeing this? How could they not? There was a floating dolphin. "How.."

"They can't sssee. They're not demigodsss, not like you are, not like they are." Scar hissed, knowing what he was going to ask before he spoke, doing that freaky mind reading thing again.

"So they're demigods too?" Stuart sipped from his coffee almost robotically, while observing the males with wide eyes yet a skeptical look. How could he wrap his head around this? The idea was insane. His father was a god, he had a messenger of a god around his neck and now there was a group of other males with pet animals that didn't make sense.

"Yesss. You should go join them."

"Um... yeah, no."

"What?"

"Not happening." He muttered, backing up a couple of steps. "You want me to talk to them? The dude with the glasses is bouncing up and down like a two year old, the guy sitting down looks like some bum and the other one has red hair. Red hair."

"Sstuart!" Scar sputtered out after a moment of being at a loss. "You-you have to! You-we mussst work all together to get the artifactss of the godss!"

"That sounds like the plot to a cheesy movie." Stuart snorted, ignoring the looks he was getting from a few nearby people for talking to air. Right now though, he was a bit too freaked to really care all that much. " 'The only way to save the world- " He started in a mocking tone before abruptly cutting off when yet another male joined them, except this time he was flown over to the group by a flaming bird. Flown. By a bird. That was on fire. It defied the laws of physics, of science, of the universe.

He turned on his heel and walked off in the opposite direction at that, fed up with the craziness. At least for now. A death cure and stolen artifacts from other gods could wait till he finished his cup of coffee right? Make that a couple more?

"Ssstuart! Where are you going? We need to go back and talk to them! Before anything bad happensss!"

"Scar, calm the fuck down! What could possibly happen? The gods strike me dead for wanting to take a minute to think this through?"

"No, but-"

What ever he said next was drowned out but sudden screams, chilling screams that stopped him dead in his tracks and sent ice water flooding through both their veins. Hooves and screams and a sound that was scarily similar to the chilling crack and crunch of bones breaking were the only things that registered for one terrifying moment.

He found enough strength to step around the pillar that blocked his view, frozen fingers dropping his beloved coffee cup at the sight. Horses, four garishly unnatural horse tore through the crowd at the mall, ripping into children and men and women. One had a tail, another was simply a skeleton. The third seemed to glow yellow, stalking with sick sophistication that could almost be admired as beauty if it hadn't been stalking a human being. And the fourth, tore into the crowd, seemingly aiming for females.

But the worst part for him, wasn't the freakish creatures on a killing spree in front of him. It was how he could tell for each person they killed, just how they died; a million injuries running through his head in a minute. One kid was ripped and bit at by the skeletal one, rupturing multiple of the poor child's organs and hitting an artery, before finally tearing the throat out. Crushed ribs, broken back, collapsed lung, internal bleeding, punctured pulmonary artery... All as one man was trampled.

Dizzy with the onslaught, nauseous and faint from the gory sight, Stuart was unable to move, Scar a statue as well.

"Oh my fucking god." Was the only thing that slipped from Stuart's lips.

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@DarkiusHeavenstein @CrystalTears @Justin Charming​​

 

[CrystalTears]

Interactions Ravi & himself
Mentioned No one
Tagged No one
Location The food court
Mood Scared & Disgusted

Today had been the worst day in the history of days that Leo had somehow managed to find himself outside of his door, why did he even go out? He sighed as the line seemed so endless and his retreat back to his safe walls were even further away. Was it not cruel to push someone out of their only safe spot in this world? To make them face something they hated? His eyes wandered over to Ravi that was standing in front of him, seemingly bouncing happily on his feet while waiting patiently in the line like everyone else. Did he even realize that he wasn't real? That he was only a part of Leo and no one else would ever see or hear him? Leo stopped himself from thinking any further, a hand coming up to clench into his shirt. It hurt. Pain. Why was it that Ravi had such an effect on him?

Before he managed to think anything more about it he heard ear deafening screams and a crushing sound that was approaching in a dangerous speed towards where he was standing, not his exact position, but it was the general direction. "Leo!" Ravi called out, but for once Leo found himself frozen still. His eyes were fastened on the figure of a small boy that was crying out to his mother with the woman running for her dear life, the boy didn't get to cry more than a few tears before a black horse devoured him in the most gruesome ways, ripping him apart as if he was only a toy while enjoying his flesh with blood running down its throat.

Leo clenched his black shirt harder, his hands suddenly began trembling as if he was standing out in the cold and was feeling 'cold' and yet he was just fine. His heart beat faster than the horses had appeared, his breath suddenly becoming short as he couldn't rip his eyes apart from the remains of the boy. "Leo! Snap out of it!" Ravi called out again and this time he grabbed his wrist and tugged on it. His shoes were frozen into the floor - literally - as he had to use some strength to snap the ice, before letting Ravi tug him further into the food court. "Leo... Leo! LEO!" Ravi shouted once more as his hand had become frozen to Leo's wrist. It was obvious to anyone that Leo was terrified, and due to being terrified he couldn't manage to control himself properly.

"...what... those...?" Leo managed to mutter out as Ravi shrugged and gave him a soft embrace. He was a familiar only, he didn't feel the frostbite. "...Calm down before you freeze someone on accident," Ravi said and Leo only shook him off before taking in a shivering breath, his hands stopped trembling while his breath began to catch itself again. "...I am fine," He answered Ravi before looking back at the horses that were slowly covering themselves in innocent blood, but this time his eyes managed to look somewhere else.

Dark shaking eyes traveled over to yet another child that had lost their parents - but this time - he didn't stand still. Leo would never be able to explain what came over him or what he was thinking, but he got up on his long legs and began taking the strides to run over to the child. One of the horses were on their way too - though too busy gnawing through the crowd of panicked people - as Leo managed to beat the horse due to the distraction of the 'food' surrounding it. "I got you. I got you. Let's hurry an-" Leo raised his hand quickly to let a thick layer of ice protect the two of them, barely deflecting the horse's mouth, watching as the teeth had dug through the ice.

Bloody teeth was staring him down as Leo tried to his best to stay calm, adding more ice to the layer that was already there. The horse neighed before shaking the eyes off, but decided to run away. There was easier food other places.

And Leo didn't know which deity he should thank for that, and which one he should curse.

"Ravi?" Leo called out as he realized he had walked away from his white haired friend. His heart began racing again, his pupils shaking as he embraced himself in fear of hurting the child next to him, his breaths turned back into the rapid state it had been before. Alone. All alone. Dark, so cold.

"Don't leave me," ​

Ravi looked through the crowd for Leo, but he was nowhere to be seen with Ravi's eyes. Panicked he began running with the crowd, fearing that Leo had been caught in the crowd and was now running off on his own. Leo had never been good on his own, and neither had Ravi. No one else could see him or talk to him. "Where the fuck did he go?! Leo?! LEO?!" He shouted out while running around in the crowd in the search of him, while people ran straight past him because they neither saw nor heard him after all.

"Out of all times to run off on your own, you had to choose now?! GOD DAMMIT!"​

 

[DarkiusHeavenstein]

Conversation: Hyukki @CrystalTears // Marco Vanderbilt @Justin Charming // Leo @CrystalTears
Mentions: Hyukkie @CrystalTears // Marco Vanderbilt @Justin Charming // Leo @CrystalTears // The Mares
Mood: Paniced
Location: the Food Court
Parent: Himeros, God of Sexual Desire
Familiar: Barnaby the bunny

No matter how bad his pick-up line was, not that it really was a pick up line at all, the other did answer. Not only that he flirted back. Rough huh? He had to keep that in mind, though for now, for once, he wasn't completely distracted by those thoughts. Though he would love to find out how the other would look like tied down and squirming, oh yes that would be perfect. He could feel those muscles under his fingers, would his legs be twitching like that as well as he- Focus! Barnaby stopped his mind from going further down the gitter, damned sometimes he wished he could just kill that bunny.

Nix. He could remember that. Demigod. Well, he was right? Apparently his father was Himeros, the God of Sexual Desire. "Barnaby. His name is Barnaby..." Well, that had to be an once in a lifetime experience. Lucian staying focused on the conversation, while it was such an easy opening. As the other was staring at his lap. "And yes, you could say that I am a Demi-" He was interrupted by that childish bouncy boy suddenly coming over. Would he still bounce like that with a cock up his ass? Lucian looked down surprised at his familiar, until he realized that the bunny was mocking his usual train of thought. God, this boy really talked too much. He could hardly even keep up with what the hell he was saying.

Bunny vampire? What was that even suppose to mean? Yet Marco was quickly with getting his attention back, only now realizing he was still holding onto those strong arms. He pulled himself back as he sat down normally on the bench, when the other asked if he could eat. "Lucian is the name and I am just here because I had the most annoying headache, that is not really going away with him" He said with a headgesture towards the younger one. He picked up Barnaby offering him to the young boy. "Just don't kill- I wouldn't even mind" Jerk. He knew Barnaby hated being treated as just a normal cute pet and Lucian only laughed softly.

That was until the ground started to shake lightly and then there was the sound of crashing glass. "What the-" He looked up to the cause only to see four horses crashing into the mall. Well, they could hardly be called horses, for one of them was nothing more than a skeleton. Munching on a small child. "When I said rodeo ride, this was totally not what I had in mind" He muttered in total shock. His knuckles were clenching onto the bench, turning white as he watched the chaos unfold. It was like watching a movie or a game. It was totally surreal. Lucian. This are the Nightmares of Diomedes! They are Greek! Barnaby's voice felt different, there was more of an echo as the bunny was not only speaking to the son of Himeros, but the other Demigods as well. You have to save the people!

Save them? "How?!" It wasn't like there were magically appearing bows or something. Wait why was he thinking of a bow in the first place. This was so not the time to overthink his own thoughts. The strings! Lucian! It might not be sexual, but it is still lust! It wasn't until that moment that the boy could see the silver strings coming from the horse mouth and connected to well those within its reach. So many strings, they were... How was he suppose to break them all? The idea alone made him dizzy and combined with the headache, this would not be an easy task. He could see one of the stings in the corner of his eyes growing thicker. He acted purely on instinct and adrenaline as he rushed forward, not even noticing the ice, as his hand cut through the thread.

The horse only seemed to be surprised for a second as it turned and run away. He could see new threads already forming from it. "Are you two okay?" He asked as he pulled the young child into his arms. This were not scenes that a kid should see, yet he had already seen so much... too much. The one beside him calling out a name, hugging his own body. Such a mess, this was such a mess they were in. And there was so little he could do, for cutting threads, manipulating them would ask too much of him. Yet, the idea that people would die because of his incapability was devastating as well. "Marco!" he called out to the male as he noticed the horse had turned to them.​

 

[Brea]

hotpink Location: Mall Food Court
Parent: Hera Goddess of Marriage/Family
Familiar: Juno the Cuckoo Bird
Mentioned: Marco & Fredrick ( @Justin Charming ), Hyukkie ( @CrystalTears ), Deinos (The Terrible)
Interactions: Juno, Lucian ( @DarkiusHeavenstein ), Leo ( @CrystalTears ), The little boy
Character Sheet: HERE
Outfit: HERE
Color Ref: Faith = eb054d ; Juno = 7eaabf

Words could not describe the happiness that Faith felt as she received her food. She had opted for Panda Express, and once she was actually in possession of her orange chicken she realized it was exactly what she was craving. Faith turned away from the counter, her green eyes sweeping over the food court tables. "There's a table over there," Juno suddenly said. He was riding on Faith's shoulder, apparently he felt too lazy to fly himself.

"That table's dirty," Faith replied, walking towards the seating area. She thought that she might be able to see better if she got closer.

"It's just a few napkins," Juno complain. "You could easily throw them away."

"I'd have to touch them for that," Faith said, turning to her left slightly. "Gross."

"Oh, you're such a girl."

For this Faith had no reply. She didn't take offense to it, but she didn't have a witty comeback for it either. She continued walking, finally seeing an empty, clean table just a few feet ahead. She walked quickly, wanting to arrive before anyone else had the chance to swoop in and steal the spot from her. Good thing too, because just as she set her tray down she noticed a group of teenage boys who had been heading in the same direction stop walking. You snooze, you loose.

Faith gripped her plastic fork and stabbed a chicken. Placing it in her mouth, the brunette couldn't help the noise of content she made, sinking further into her metal seat. "Oh, you're being dramatic," Juno said, hopping off of her shoulder and onto the table.

"No, I'm not," Faith argued, covering her mouth with her hand as she spoke. "I was starving."

Silence fell over the two for a few minutes then. Faith didn't mind, for it was rare for her to get Juno to shut up. She basked in the comfortable quietness between them, happily eating her food. Faith had eaten half of her food before she reached for her cup of Dr. Pepper. She put the straw between her lips, sucking until...

"Look over there!"

Faith had been startled by the cuckoo's sudden outburst, which caused her to choke on her drink. She was thrown into a coughing fit, leaning forward and placing her cup down before she covered her mouth. It took her about half a minute regain herself, and as she wiped the forming tears away she noticed the couple at the table next to her's giving her an odd look.

"What?" She asked, looking away from the couple and towards Juno. He used his wing to gesture towards two people on the other side of the food court, at a bench. At first glance the two boys seemed to be perfectly ordinary, if not a little gay for each other. But then Faith noticed the floating dolphin, which caused her to raise an eyebrow. "So I'm stuck with a cuckoo bird, and he get's a dolphin? That doesn't seem fair."

Juno ruffled his feathers. "You're just full of jokes today."

With a smile, Faith put another few pieces of chicken into her mouth. "So, they've got to be other Demigods, right?" Faith asked. For a moment she admired how easy they were to find, before realizing that Juno likely knew the Demigods would be here. He had insisted she go to the mall, after all. "Do you know who their parents are?"

"I've never seen the actual children, so I have no clue," Juno said. He turned toward her, tilting his head to the side. "Why don't you go greet them and find out yourself?"

Using her fork, Faith pointed down to her food. "Eating."

Before Juno could respond, a very hyper young boy came bouncing up to the duo. Faith was able to assume he too was a demigod, thanks to the wolf who accompanied him. No one seemed to pay any attention to the wild dog either, which surly meant that it was a familiar. "Actually, that one seems annoying," Juno commented after observing the new male for a moment. "Perhaps you shouldn't go greet them."

Of course, knowing she had the opportunity to annoy her lifelong companion only encouraged Faith to go meet them. "We'll have to meet them at some point," Faith replied, throwing her fork down. "Besides, I'm done eating now. Let's go." Juno heaved a very dramatic sigh as Faith stood up, turning towards a trash can. After she had thrown her trash away she started to head towards the three males, watching as yet another boy arrived. This one was flown in by his phoenix familiar, and Faith turned her head towards Juno, who was again seated on her shoulder. "How come you never carry me like that?"

"Again with the jokes."

A light laugh shook Faith's body, her hand lifting to sweep her bangs out of her face. She opened her mouth to respond, but was suddenly distracted by the shaking of the floor. Faith stopped walking, turning towards the food court entrance with a curious expression. "What's going on?"

"Can't be anything good."

If she had the time Faith likely would have pointed out how pessimistic Juno was being, but before she got the chance a horse came running into the food court. Her countenance changed from curious to horrified in an instant. She watched with wide eyes as the horse, which seemed to be decomposing, ran straight to the center of the food court. It wasted no time scooping up a child and digging it's razor sharp teeth into the flesh.

The food court erupted into chaos. Everyone was running, screaming, or trying to hide. Faith backed up a few steps, right into a pillar, which she quickly spun around and hid behind. "What is that!?"

"That's Deinos, the Terrible," Juno informed her, the panic clear in his voice. "It's one of the four Nightmares of Diomedes."

"There's four of those things?" Faith whisper-screamed, peaking out behind her pillar.

"They're Greek... it's your job to stop them."

"How am I supposed to stop that?" Faith questioned, her voice taking on sudden hostility. "I can barely control my powers, and all they are about is love. I can't do anything amazing."

"You can heal people."

"Not half eaten people, Juno!"

Again, Faith peaked around the corner. Her attention was caught this time by a streak of ice, gaze following a boy with black hair. He heroically saved a younger boy from the Nightmare, but Faith noticed he wasn't doing so well once the horse turned towards other prey. She swallowed hard and, without another thought, started to sprint towards the boy. He seemed to have ice powers, which could only mean he was another demigod.

One of the males she had been observing before reached the demigod and the young boy only half a second before her. Faith came to a sudden halt, sliding on the tile floors slightly. She nearly slid into the male hugging the young child. "He can't stay here," Faith said, skipping over introductions and instead pulled the boy out of the demigod's arms. Turning, Faith located the closest doors leading to the outside, and then turned to see where the horse was.

Deinos had it's back to them, and Faith quickly decided this would be the child's best chance for escape. She pushed him towards the doors harshly, telling him, "Run, and don't look back! Get far away!" She hadn't bothered to watch the boy and make sure he got out, she needed to focus on what the horse was doing and help her fellow demigods.

Whipping around again, Faith thrust her hand out towards the boy with the ice powers, who was still on the floor. "Come on, get up," she shouted, hoping to snap him out of his daze. Juno flew beside her, watching the horse so he could warn her if it decided to come back their way.
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