// DISCLAIMER !! i do NOT own art, all credit goes to the artist, but this is basically the scene of shadow and nico in the last chapter lol  ALSO!! this chapter might hit you in the feels so be prepared.//

i continue to walk, shadow following my every movement. i keep the same thing flowing through my mind : get to the doors a death. then after that, i will be with hazel again. and i will protect her, unlike how i could with bianca.

that swims through my head a little as i think of my sister. i did miss her, and i wanted to see her again! but i couldn't. she was gone. forever. 

i clench my fist at this thought. at least i was able to bring back hazel, and i will protect her, with my life! " hazel..." i whisper underneath my breath. she was mainly the reason im trying as hard as i could to get home. 

i was dripping in blood, and it wasn't just mine, but also monsters. i had to keep going. 

we walked little forward before seeing this huge hydra passing by. i drew in my breath, stunned by seeing this. i noticed shadow hiding behind me, he stayed there, not moving. i guessed he was also scared by this sight, but being the only one who could fight, i had to do something.

i pulled out my sword, running up to this beast. i charged at it. the hydra noticed this and started to charge back at me. it used its tail to swing at me. it hit me, causing me to fly back, slamming into a wall. ow...

"uh..." i moan in pain. 

i wanted to close my eyes. to drift to sleep, right there. but i didnt.

as quick as i could, i got to my feet. i gripped my sword harder than ever. i ran back up to it, using my sword to chop one of its heads off.

" crap!" i yelled as i noticed the other two heads growing in it place. i brush my black hair from my eyes and charge back at it, hoping to get its heart this time. i didnt.

i ended up, accidentally cutting off another head, leaving six dragon like heads attempting to kill me. i was breathing hard as the sweat and blood dripped from all over me. i was exhausted. i would have passed out right there if the idea had not hit me.

every time you cut off a hydra head, it takes about thirty seconds or so for two more to grow in its place. thats when i will get its heart.

i take a deep breath before once again charging at the hydra. i found one of the heads i had not cut off yet. thats the one i will cut. one of the heads bend down in attempt to bite my arm off, but i used my sword to blind the head. 

once  that was out of the way i started to dash to the head i needed to cut. as i got closer one of the heads bit my leg. i screamed in pain. i scratched its eyes as well, then got to my feet, some what running to the head.

just a little closer! i keep playing that through my mind. i then found myself in front of the head. i started into its cold dead eyes. luckily, i was the ghost king, i know death better than any one. i smirked the pain away and slashed its head.

thirty seconds! run! i tell myself. i dash to its chest as the heads start to grow back. i take my sword and jam it into the area of it heart. it lead out a bloody murder screech. i ran away from it.i didnt stop running until i was far enough from it and its painful scream. 

i collapsed. the warm tears streaming down my pale cheeks once again. i choke the rest back, whipping away the ones that had already fallen. i looked down at the huge bite mark that was left on my leg. i needed medical attention. 

i took a deep breath. what should i do?! i can do much but wrap it up in some cloth. but what cloth do i have? 

i started to take off my jacket. i had on a long sleeved t shirt, so i had used the sword to chop off one sleeve, keeping the other just in case i needed it. i used the sleeve to wrap around my bite, it barely covering it all up. 

i grabbed my jacket and pulled it back over me. i deiced to try and take a look at my surroundings, but all i could see was red, monsters, and death. well, more like i felt it. 

i yawned, making me realize how tired i was. no! i cannot sleep in this place! all i would get was nightmares. nightmares crawling through my mind, and its hard enough with the normal nightmares. i lean up against a near by rock, hissing in some air as i moved my bitten leg.

i sit there for a little, just thinking. before i knew it, shadow was back. he rubbed up against me. i rubbed my hand along his skull, " you were helpful." i said in a sarcastic tone.

it was hard to stay mad though. shadow was not only cute, but when he touched you, he made you happy. happy? im the son of hades! the ghost king for crying out loud! i dont do happy!

i sighed, my eye lids feeling heaver. i looked over at shadow, who was sitting next to me. i patted my lap, signaling him to lay down on my lap. he did this, but not on my lap. he gracefully jumped onto my stomach and found himself curling up into a ball on my good leg.

i smiled at him, as he rested his head down into his paws, " night shadow." i whisper before finally closing my dark eyes.

i was no longer in tartaurs, but in the 1930s. i was a little innocent kid, hiding behind my older sister. our mother was with us.

she smiled, it was a perfect smile. how i missed her. she placed her hands on our cheeks, tears dripping from her cheeks. she sighed, " my babys." she started, " be strong." she choked on her own words. 

i looked up to see biancas face, also dripping with tears as the wrapped her arm around me. i looked back up and my mother, " ti amo ." she hugged us.

i noticed bianca, gripping tight onto our mother, " ti amo mama." she said. i hugged back, knowing exactly what was going to happen next.

" ti amo..." i whispered.

i jerked my eyes open. instead of curling myself up into a ball, crying my eyes out, i sat there. i just sat  there. that dream felt so real, as if i was reliving it. but the thing was, i wassnt. that had never happened. now this stupid place was trolling with my memories.

i looked down at my hands, still being able to feel my mothers shirt, still being able to smell the scent that always lingered around her. thats when the tears fall. i didnt wipe them. i just took a deep breath, and looked up, wishing i could see the night sky. the stars dancing along the deep barrier of the earth, to see the moon shine down on me.

but i couldn't. 

i wanted to be any where but here.

id stay a month at camp half blood than be here.

that wasn't an option.

i was in tartaus. 

and there was noting i could do about it.

besides hope, i could make it to the doors of death.

all by myself.