Save Me (QUEST)

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John gripped the side of the boat as he took deep breaths like his therapist taught him. Then he narrowed his eyes at Xenos. "Of course I know him," he hissed at Marius. "This guy was the crazy one who wanted to destroy camp and the gods. He kidnapped me." He spat the the son of Nyx as he continued glaring at him. "I would sure like to know how in the Hades he's back from the dead without Thanatos or Hades himself hunting him down."

[Xenos Dhar]

"Thanatos is my brother." Xenos laughed softly. His black eyes turned hard. He let the shadows fall back into place. "And all the Olympians are scared of my mother." The child of the Night seemed to be angry about something, but it was hard to tell. He looked at each of the campers in turn. "I want your help with something." Xenos seemed different than before, almost lucid.

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"And why would we help you?" snapped John. All fear was forgotten. He was pissed now. How dare he ask for help after all he did. He took a step forward as he pointed a finger at Xenos. "You kidnapped and tortured me, remember?"

[Xenos Dhar]

"Actually no, I don't remember." Xenos glared at John. His black eyes challenging the son of Dionysus. "I can't remember anything after Isabella falling into a coma." He shuddered. "Well that, and dying." The child of the Night looked around the meager raft. "But I heard something in the underworld. Isabella is back." His eyes flashed with pain as he said her name. "I want your help in killing me."

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"Killing you?" John scoffed as his hand dove into his pocket and pulled out his comb. He flicked his wrist as it turned into a sword. He chuckled evilly. "I have no problems with killing you." He took a couple of steps towards him, but stopped. Realization hit him. "What, why do we need our help in killing you?"

[Xenos Dhar]

Xenos stood up and grabbed John's sword. He grimaced as he pulled the sword and drove it through his chest. "Because when my mother brought me back, she made some modifications to my body." The child of the night grit his teeth as he pulled the sword out of his chest. "From what I can tell is my body is now closer to a monsters than any semblance of human, and I don't want to live like this."

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John widened his eyes as Xenos took his sword and stabbed himself then proceeded to yank it out of himself. "What... I..." he stumbled through his words. He was still processing what was going on, but it was too much for him to handle. "No blood... uhm....." His eyes rolled to the back of his head as he collapsed onto the deck.

[Marius Rodomonte]

Marius sighed at John. "Really, man?" He walked over to the side of the raft and splashed water onto the player's face. The son of Hermes turned back to Xenos. "Okay, that's weird." He walked up to the child of the Night. "Can I get you to swear on the river Styx not to harm anyone allied with camp Half-Blood?"

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John woke up with a start once cold water hit his face. "Huh? Wah?" He was disoriented. He was trying to figure out why he was on a boat, until he saw Xenos. He narrowed his eyes as he got up slowly. "He better swear on it," he growled as he picked up his sword from the ground. With a flick of his wrist, it turned back into his comb and he put it in his pocket. "If he doesn't, he has a one-way ticket to hell."

[Xenos Dhar]

"Already have one, remember?" Xenos smiled at John. "But nonetheless, I swear on the River Styx not to hurt any inhabitant of camp Half-Blood, current or future." He sat back down and looked at the others. "So where are we headed?"

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John glared at him. He still didn't trust him. "We're rescuing my sister," he said shortly. "Because some redheaded bitch decided to kidnap her." He glanced over at Marius. "And we're just going wherever he says to go. And so far, that's gotten us an exploded yacht, a pissed goddess..." He glared at Xenos once more. "And you."

[Xenos Dhar]

"Seraph." Xenos knew who exactly the red headed bitch was. He looked at Marius and saw an all too familiar look in the younger man's eyes. "Well, I know where she is then, and I can take you there if you agree." The son of the night didn't believe that John would accept any true help from him, but he had to try. "Seraph has a base not far from here, and that's where she would have taken this sister of yours."

[Marius Rodomonte]

Marius nearly capsized the boat as he stood up to look at Xenos. "WHERE IS SHE!!??" He shouted at the son of the night. "TELL ME!" The son of Hermes grabbed Xenos' trench coat's collar and pulled him up. He sighed as he looked at the shocked expressions on the others faces. "Please, just take us to her."

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Erryn looked around as the world started to blur. She blinked a few times but it didn't get better. She walked over to the side of the boat where no one else was and sat down on the edge of the boat. She tuned out completely, ignorant to anyone else's problems. She closed her eyes for a minute then opened them again, but her vision was still blurred. She sat back with a groan and tried to think of something to do. She could see, but at the same time she couldn't exactly see. It was like looking through severely distorted glass.

[Xenos Dhar]

Xenos pushed his way passed the son of Hermes. He knelt next to Erryn. "Are you....." He didn't bother to finish his question as he saw the wound on her arm. The son of the night reached into his trench and pulled out a vial of black liquid. He pulled the stopper out and took her hand. Xenos went to pour the strange liquid on the wound.