As white as a sheet, Percy looked like death. Jason put a thumb to his friends neck and felt just the faintest thump-thump... thump-thump... thump-thump... Without a word, Jason nodded at Kevin. The older teen clenched his jaw. You have to do it. I know youre not fond of cutting your friend open, but if you dont do it now, we could lose him. It wasnt really the cutting part that bothered Jason. Hed seen plenty of blood in his life, plenty of broken bones, dismembered and disemboweled corpses and other things of similar nature. Their current mission, quest, journey... had ensured that, with the nightmares and the... Jason closed his eyes, blocking out the images, but even still, he couldnt forget how the submersibles black curtains had turned into that cannibalistic creature of the dark, or the way that monster of smoke had risen up out of the toilet or-- No, no. Not good to psyche oneself out now, right? Not right before performing a surgery that could kill someone he cared about. Yeah. Shut /up/. Quiesce... Jason exhaled heavily and stared at his friends prone body. The way Percys ribs stuck out - they looked so unnatural, so animalistic - well... that was bad, definitely. And here, in the realm beyond any Earthly pantheon, nectar seemed to have little effect. Nevertheless, both he and Kevin had dribbled some into Percys mouth... But it wasnt the sight of a cracked open rib cage that disturbed Jason. What disturbed him was what he would find should he widen the wound. He, too, had felt the burn - like someone had placed a hot iron inside his chest cavity and held it there for what felt like a century. Jason, too, had been paralysed with pain, wondering if hed gone to Kevins idea of Hell or worse. Was there worse? Whatever you do, keep Nico out, Jason said quietly, trying to prepare himself mentally while also trying to stall. Now or never. Now or never... Kevin walked noiselessly over to the dorm door, closed it tightly and locked it. He waved a hand and mumbled some phrases in a language Jason should have recognized, probably, and came back to stand beside the son of Jupiter. His presence was oddly comforting. Then, Jason lowered his hands into Percys exposed rib cage...
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 05:54:52 +0000
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