The Godslingers X 2: Chapter 18

Qadira's POV
We shadow-traveled back to Camp Half-blood. Melody burst into another fresh waterfall of tears as she held Uncle Josh's body.

Surprisingly, ignorant Quent rushed forward and awkwardly patted her head.

Melody blushed and stopped crying at once.

Chiron cantered over to us with a horde of campers following him. His eyes widened when he saw Josh, lifeless. He whispered to an Apollo demigod, who nodded and ran off.

"So," He tried to speak, but his voice faded away. He was shocked, I knew he was. Josh, one of the best demigod of the age, is gone....forever.

Stella gripped Hope's hand. She was trying not to cry.

I nudged Quent's ribs. "Go and revive Josh, freak." I whispered to him. "You inherited mom's abilities." Just then I saw Mom, her red hair flowing as she ran towards us.

In unison, we cried, "MOM!!" She smiled at us and mouthed, "Let's talk later." She bent over Josh's body and then immediately looked at us. Her dark eyes glanced straight at Quent's pale face. She was asking my twin to do the resurrecting with her.

Quent nodded, and stepped forward. Melody looked appaled.

Together, my mom and Quent started to sing in Ancient Greek, the familiar lullaby she sang to me when I was young. It was an ode to Hades, a worship song especially for him.

For a full twenty minutes of waiting, nothing happened.

My eyes teared up. Hades isn't going to cut us some slack now.

Chiron shook his head sadly then spoke in a grave voice, full of lost hope and grief. "Prepare the son of Hyperion's shroud."

Aunt Jessica automatically cried and hugged her daughters.

Mom and Quent looked defeated. They sang the hymn again, but Chiron stopped them. "There is nothing we can do." He said. "He is dead."

"No!" Stella bellowed. "He can't be dead! He can't!" Her cheeks were stained with cheeks.

"I'm afraid he is, Stella." Chiron spoke.

Stella drew her weapon, "He isn't." She insisted. "I can feel it."

Melody nodded, "Me too."

Eventually Quent agreed, "Yes. Me too."

Chiron opened his mouth. Then closed it. He wordlessly gave a signal to Mom to start the hymn again.

After ten minutes, the sun seem to brighten. Josh's fading gray hair started going back to gold.

"Oh. my. gods." Jessica whispered. She ran to Josh and held his hand.

"Josh?"

"Ughhh...." Josh groaned.

We cheered. He was revived! Everything is going to be alright now.

At least for a few months.

IN THE UNDERWORLD
Nadine held Xaviera's blood-red robes as her eyes flashed gold with devastation.

They had killed her sister.

They are going to pay.

But right now, she needs to collect Xaviera's essence so to make her rise from her prison in Tartarus.

Soon, she'll claim her vengeance.