ε → ( 𝗏𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗈 ) un; ghostking

[deathkid]

[ nico's sitting in his customary spot atop the roof of the communal housing, but he's got a pensive look on his face. around one finger appears to be a red string, which he's frowning at, not realizing no one else can see it. in his other hand is a milkshake which he sips now and then. ]

I guess we're still out of luck in finding a way back through the portal, even after everything... Has anyone ever tried to go back through it? I've been here like... six months and am ready to go home.

[ a pause as he tugs on the string around his pinkie and then curses in latin. ]

Has anyone tried the dumb soulmates stuff yet? I don't think it works. Mine doesn't seem to lead anywhere.



[ and in fact, it doesn't. nico's soulmate isn't in riverview, as far as he knows. if he has one at all. i intend for him to be soulmate-less, but if you want the string to go to your character, hit me up at alkahestic ]

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[deathkid]

It's not really like Hell. It's just where all people go once they died. There are four sections, one which is Elysium, for heroes and those who led good lives. There is Tartarus, but... [ he shudders, eyes closing for a moment as he tries to not let the memories creep in. ] I guess you could compare that to Hell.

[ releasing a slow breath, he shakes his head. ] I only talked to them after I was forced to come out. I had a hard time accepting it, at first. But, still... It's good that you've been able to find your soulmate.

[angelic_archer]

It really is like in the myths. [Which makes him wonder if all the other myths about the afterlife are true. By the Angel, he needs to quit fixating on that and hoping for things he knows won't ever come true.

Noticing Nico's reaction, Alec's voice softens to the tone he uses with his siblings when something's bothering them.] I've been to hell. I have an idea of what Tartarus might be like.

Why would anyone force someone to come out. [Alec should probably rein in his big brother tendencies but he hates the idea of someone being hurt and worse, being hurt by something that Alec had spent years being terrified of.] I had a hard time too when I realized I was attracted to someone I wasn't supposed to be.

If you have that string, you have one too. You'll find him eventually.

[deathkid]

Yes. They're all real where I'm from. And if you've been to hell, then yeah, you'd know a fraction of what Tartarus is like. Not that I'd wish that on anyone.

As for being forced out, it's a long story. It worked out in the end, but it wasn't easy. I suppose being in love never is. That's what Cupid told me.

[ a sigh and he shifts his gaze away from the screen. ]

Maybe. I used to think I knew who was the right person for me, but now I know I was wrong.

[ragnarsson]

Yes. She should have. Leaving me I could handle. But she left Winter too. What kind of a mother does that? Right now, I want nothing more than to break her neck.

[He's definitely in the anger phase of being heartbroken. There was a fifty-fifty chance he'd either accept that hug or stab Nico right now.]

[deathkid]

She did? That's just.... [ shaking his head. he can sense the anger from ivar, even though the feed and that gives him an idea. ]

How 'bout we go out and kill some monsters together. It'll take your mind off things for a while.

[angelic_archer]

We're told all the stories have some truth to them, but not what that truth is. Or how much of it is real.

It wasn't a trip I wanted to make but I had to save Magnus. [And stop a potential apocalypse, but Magnus had been one of the main reasons for he'd willingly gone to a hell dimension.]

It worked out for me too, but it still isn't easy. If love was easy, it wouldn't be worth trying to keep.

Why don't you think he's the right person?

[deathkid]

Most mortals aren't supposed know the truth anyway. There are a few with Clear Sight that can see through the Mist, but most will never know.

[ a shrug. he figures this magnus person is his husband now. nico can't think of any reason why someone would willingly plunge into a place like tartarus except out of love. after all, that's what he did. ]

Magnus... is your husband? It's good that you saved him. I couldn't save the one I loved. He was able to save himself, though. And, well, his girlfriend. The girl he loves more than anything.

[ and that pretty much explains why percy isn't the right person. ]

[ragnarsson]

Yes. I feel the intense desire to kill something big, tough, and mean.

[Although there is going to be nothing out there that is meaner than Ivar is feeling right now. Splitting open a few skulls will at least be an emotional release, even if it doesn't make him feel all that much better.]

[deathkid]

Good. I'll join you. Meet me down outside the housing and we can go slaughter some stuff.

[angelic_archer]

It's the same in my world. Mundanes are oblivious to the Shadow World unless they have the Sight or get attacked by something they thought only existed in horror movies.

Magnus Bane. He runs the Quarantine bar. He's been busy getting used to being in another reality, but if you want to meet him, I'm sure he'd want to say hello to someone else who knows that the myths are real... and who had similar problems that I did before I came out.

[His husband had a soft spot for lonely, hurting boys or he'd never have let Alec into his life. Or Jace.

For a moment, Alec's expression turns sad, almost wistful despite the happiness he's found with his husband.]

It's hard not being the one to save them, especially when you think you're supposed to. I still feel guilty that I didn't save them, him, the way I intended.

I - uh - went through the same thing when I was realizing how much I loved Magnus. There was a boy I thought was the one, but as soon as I saw how much loved her, I knew it wasn't true. But that doesn't mean you won't find the one that is the one.

[deathkid]

I think you mentioned that once. Or maybe it was Max. I'm not sure. Either way, our worlds aren't too different, it seems.

I work for a different bar, so I don't know if I should be seen around the competition. [ a slight quirk of his lips. ] But I wouldn't mind meeting him.

[ a pause then and he gets it. it seems alec gets him and it's a good feeling that makes nico feel like he's not so alone. ]

Kinda sucks, doesn't it? I hope you're right that there's someone out there for me. But I guess we'll see.

[ragnarsson]

Alright. Give me a few minutes to find someone to watch Winter.

[deathkid]

Not a problem. I'll be waiting.

[ want to do this in ivar's log? ]

[angelic_archer]

It might have been Max. I'm not sure if our worlds are different or not. I've never met a god. Just demons and Angels.

I'll talk to him and see if we can meet somewhere that isn't the competition. He'll probably ask as may questions as Max did.

It does. [Which is an understatement. One that almost causes Alec to touch the parabatai rune, but years of hiding keeps his hand away from his side.] First love is hard to let go of. I was so far in the closet I didn't know there was a way out of it. If I can find someone, then you will.

[deathkid]

I've never met angels, so I guess there's that.

[ a shrug. ] I don't mind answering questions. As long as they don't get too personal.

[ because he has a lot he prefers to keep buried. ]

Tell me about it. Sometimes I wonder if I still have feelings for him, but I remind myself that it'll never work out. But if you did, maybe you're right.

[angelic_archer]

[Alec's going to assume that Max didn't mention Nephilim in his conversation with Nico. Since it's not something that they're telling random strangers, he makes a thoughtful noise.]

I don't recommend it. They don't really like being summoned to the mortal world.

I'm glad. Max is used to most people outside the family ignoring his questions. [He'd been just as guilty of that as his parents and other Shadowhunters but he's trying to change that.] I doubt he'll ask anything personal intentionally.

I don't know if we ever completely lose those feelings. They're an important part of our lives. I don't know if I'd want to give it up completely since it helped make me who I am.

That one might not, but that doesn't mean there isn't another one. Multiple soulmates are possible. I know that's true.

[deathkid]

I'll take your word for it. I don't think I can summon angels anyway. My skill is more the opposite.

[ there's a shadow of a smirk on his lips as he says it, but it soon disappears and he sobers as alec continues. ]

Then maybe it's the same for me. I guess that means I gotta figure out where this string goes, if it goes anywhere.

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[dracolucmalfoy]

I have not tried the soul mate potions willingly, but I would hardly trust it. Potions can be unreliable depending on the one who brewed it. One must also factor in the difficulty of pinning down such a concept. After all, emotions can be such an inconsistent thing. Unpredictable. If soulmates exist, I doubt it would be an exact forumla in locating them.

[angelic_archer]

Demons or spirits? [Considering who Nico's father is and the convoluted legends about Hell he's heard lately, it could be either.]

I doubt you'd have a string if you didn't have a soul mate. It would just be a piece of twine tied around your finger if it didn't lead anywhere.

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[deathkid]

sounds like your familiar with potions.

ever brewed one yourself?

[deathkid]

Spirits, ghosts, zombies, skeletons. You name it.

I guess I can check to see where it leads again.

[angelic_archer]

[Alec almost asks about the skeletons but is animated skeletons really that weird compared to the things he's seen? Probably not.]

All things related to death?

It could lead to the portal or to someone you wouldn't have met in the reality you're from. Maybe that's why you're here.

[deathkid]

I just can't resurrect the deceased. I can call on their spirits, but only for a short time.

[ like he'd tried and failed with his sister. his eyes go a little sad at that and he looks away. ]

I guess it could. I'm not sure if I should keep my hopes up, though.

[angelic_archer]

[He shifts slightly hand going to his side to the parabatai rune beneath his shirt, thinking of Jace and Max.]

Sometimes the dead can be resurrected, but I think it takes more power than a mortal has. Or should have.

Hope is what keeps us going. I should have given up years ago. It's basically forbidden where I'm from, but I still hoped it could happen.

[deathkid]

Yeah... Only the gods really have that power.

[ though he thinks of leo and how he seemed to have cheated death. he's still not sure how valdez managed, the very idea being seemingly impossible. ]

Hope... I kinda gave up on hope a while ago. But, if there's an answer somewhere...