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“It all came to Will so suddenly then: Nico might have been born to Hades. He might have suffered untold amounts of pain and sorrow. He was at home in darkness.
But that didn’t mean that he couldn’t choose the alternative.
Will knew that for a fact because Nico burned brightly as he fought Nyx, as he dodged her tendrils of smoke and hacked at her body. There was a ferocity in him, a power and a fury that could scorch the galaxy when he battled for those he cared for.
And he was now using it to fight for himself.
Even in the darkest parts of life, there was still … light.”
― The Sun and the Star
But that didn’t mean that he couldn’t choose the alternative.
Will knew that for a fact because Nico burned brightly as he fought Nyx, as he dodged her tendrils of smoke and hacked at her body. There was a ferocity in him, a power and a fury that could scorch the galaxy when he battled for those he cared for.
And he was now using it to fight for himself.
Even in the darkest parts of life, there was still … light.”
― The Sun and the Star
“They said I belonged with them,’ said Will. ‘That I was lonely,
even with you.’
Nico’s heart sank. ‘What?’
‘Not all the time, Nico,’ said Will, shooting him a sad look. ‘Just
sometimes. When I’m not sure if you’ve let me in.”
― The Sun and the Star
even with you.’
Nico’s heart sank. ‘What?’
‘Not all the time, Nico,’ said Will, shooting him a sad look. ‘Just
sometimes. When I’m not sure if you’ve let me in.”
― The Sun and the Star
“Though the Underworld is my realm, I am often restricted in my movements,’ said Hades. He sat to Nico’s left and put his hat aside, then gazed at him with his dark eyes. ‘I believed there was no demigod better suited to rescuing Bob from Nyx’s clutches than you.’
Nico barked a laugh – he couldn’t help himself.
‘I fail to see what is so amusing,’ said Hades.
Nico grinned. ‘I just remember a time when you were annoyed that I wasn’t as good as Bianca at being a demigod.’
Hades frowned. ‘I never said that.’
‘Totally did,’ said Nico.
‘That doesn’t sound like me.’
Bianca hid a laugh in a cough, and Maria scowled at Hades.”
― The Sun and the Star
Nico barked a laugh – he couldn’t help himself.
‘I fail to see what is so amusing,’ said Hades.
Nico grinned. ‘I just remember a time when you were annoyed that I wasn’t as good as Bianca at being a demigod.’
Hades frowned. ‘I never said that.’
‘Totally did,’ said Nico.
‘That doesn’t sound like me.’
Bianca hid a laugh in a cough, and Maria scowled at Hades.”
― The Sun and the Star
“He turned back to Gorgyra. ‘A story about what?’ he asked.
The nymph examined Nico’s face, then Will’s. Was she going to pull soul threads out of them again?
Nico felt something brush his knuckles. He glanced down and saw that Will was trying to hold his hand. He opened his fingers and let Will slip his in between.
Nico’s heart sank. Will’s grip was very weak.
Nico had to do this. He had to finish what they had started.
The whispers called out to him.
And then Gorgyra did, too.
‘Tell me about the two of you,’ she said.”
― The Sun and the Star
The nymph examined Nico’s face, then Will’s. Was she going to pull soul threads out of them again?
Nico felt something brush his knuckles. He glanced down and saw that Will was trying to hold his hand. He opened his fingers and let Will slip his in between.
Nico’s heart sank. Will’s grip was very weak.
Nico had to do this. He had to finish what they had started.
The whispers called out to him.
And then Gorgyra did, too.
‘Tell me about the two of you,’ she said.”
― The Sun and the Star
“Even if you do, Nico di Angelo isn’t leaving,’ she said. ‘Isn’t that right, my child?’
‘I’m not your child.’ Nico seethed. ‘My mother is Maria di Angelo, and she loved me and my sister.’
‘And where are they now?’
It was like she had slapped him across the face.
Don’t give in to her, he thought, and he felt Will squeeze his hand again. It’s what she wants.
Still, Nico couldn’t stop the tear that rolled down his cheek. ‘They’re dead,’ he said. ‘They have been for a while.’
‘And it burns you up inside, doesn’t it?”
― The Sun and the Star
‘I’m not your child.’ Nico seethed. ‘My mother is Maria di Angelo, and she loved me and my sister.’
‘And where are they now?’
It was like she had slapped him across the face.
Don’t give in to her, he thought, and he felt Will squeeze his hand again. It’s what she wants.
Still, Nico couldn’t stop the tear that rolled down his cheek. ‘They’re dead,’ he said. ‘They have been for a while.’
‘And it burns you up inside, doesn’t it?”
― The Sun and the Star
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