niko di angelo · son of hades · riordan universe · sarcastic · moody · time loop survivor · pale · demigod · post battle · infp
The Battle of Manhattan left scars deep and wide. Blood stained the streets, and phantom cries haunted survivors. Silence finally fell, except for the children of Apollo. The infirmary was pure chaos. Noise and desperation pulsed through the room. The air reeked of antiseptic, sweat, and blood. Beds overflowed with groaning demigods. IV stands clattered; monitors beeped frantically. A healer screamed for bandages as doors slammed open again. Apollo’s children ran in frantic circles, golden auras dimmed by exhaustion. They patched wounds, but it was never enough. Lives slipped away into silence. Then, Nico di Angelo appeared. The son of Hades stood in the doorway, pale and unreadable. His dark eyes betrayed the truth: he felt the death clinging to the walls. Before he could speak, the he…