Forgotten

Chapter 29- As Long As I Get To The Finish

Zagreus almost looked in shock. The news seemed unexpected to him.

"To who?" he asked.

"Harry Hook, son of Captain Hook," I explained.

"A mortal?" Zagreus asked in disbelief.

"Is there a problem with that?" I concerningly asked.

"No, not at all. Just surprised that you're turning eighteen in almost a week and then you're going to get married and be queen," Zagreus explained.

"Wait, Zagreus. Can mortals go down into the Underworld?" I asked.

"With a ritual, yes. It turns them immortal, if that's what you're asking. You and him can rule the underworld together. It's only used in special cases, really. In your case, it is a special case. Otherwise, if it's a short visit, there's a spell," Zagreus informed me.

I nodded and continued to walk. Some of the teenagers waved to Zagreus.

"Zagreus!"

Zagreus smiled as a girl ran toward him. "Hey! How are you, and how's your winter break?"

"(Y/n), this is Hedone, goddess of pleasure. Hedone, this (Y/n). My half-sister," Zagreus introduced us. "But yeah, my break's great, thank you. What about yours?"

Hedone shrugged. "It's good."

"Nice to meet you, Hedone," I said, shaking her hand goodbye.

"Likewise, (Y/n)." Hedone walked off.

"I'm meeting a lot of your friends today," I noted.

"Don't be nervous around them. They're the same age as me. They're three hundred years older than you, but not the point," Zagreus assured me. "You know what, I should show you the school next."

My eyes widened. "Are you sure?" I asked nervously.

"Of course. There's a place I want to show you," Zagreus said excitedly.

He led me down a couple sidewalks to a school that was almost identical to Auradon Prep. The school was like a castle with completely white bricks. Zagreus led me to an entrance, two wooden doors with intricate-designed door knobs. He took my wrist and led me through the school. He finally burst open a set of doors and beamed.

"Poseidon created this to control his water powers. Ever since then, students have come here to practice their powers," Zagreus explained.

"How did Poseidon practice his powers? I'm pretty sure I could use some of that right now," I asked, looking around at the ceiling.

"He would use targets. Just say what you want and it'll appear in the room," Zagreus instructed.

"Targets," I said in a commanding tone.

Targets started to appear out of thin air all around the room. I smiled as my flames flickered. The flames in my hair burst. I conjured a flame in my hand. I threw it at a target and it hit it directly, the flame not harming the leather that made the target. Both of my palms lit up in flames and I continued to throw the flames at the targets.

"For me, I use arrows to hit them for hunting," Zagreus explained.

As the targets slowly went away, I slowly felt my energy draining away. As I hit the last few targets I felt like I was almost going to collapse. Zagreus noticed and got increasingly worried. The last of my energy flickered in my hair.

"(Y/n), you don't need to finish them. You'll drain yourself!" Zagreus said worriedly.

I ignored him and let out a yell as I mustered up the energy to hit the last few. My whole silhouette was on fire and my eyes were glowing blue as I flew big flames at the last targets. I calmed myself as I heard a buzzer, panting.

"I don't care. As long as I get to the finish."

I carefully sat on the ground, trying to catch my breath without worrying Zagreus.

"You have power that none of us can ever imagine," a girl said from the doorway.

I looked and saw Melinoe with Mal. Mal ran over to me in heels and helped me stand.

"You okay? You looked pale," Mal said quickly.

"I'm fine. Just need a little rest, that's all," I assured her.

Melinoe laughed. "How old are you? A hundred and five?" she sneered.

"Seventeen. I haven't had three hundred years to master my powers like you have. So don't mind me if I seem weak," I snapped.

She seemed taken aback as I glared at her. I turned to Mal. "I think I've had enough for one day."

Mal nodded. "Okay. I'll tell Dad that you want to go home."

I quickly used my flames to change into my dress and we headed home. Dad looked shocked at the state I was in when we got back to the cottage and insisted we went home. Mal kept glancing at me every five minutes in the limo, like I was going to pass out if we went over a bump in the road.

We made it back to campus and Mal escorted me to my room. I shook my head at her as I opened the door and saw Uma sitting on her bed. She stood up immediately when she saw my state. Did I really look that tired?

"What happened?" Uma asked.

"A little time with Zagreus and she drains herself for the day," Mal said, frustrated.

"Mal, I swear, I'm fine. I can still walk," I argued.

"I don't believe that," Mal said firmly. "Get some rest, and if you need something, you know where my dorm is."

I sighed and nodded reluctantly, sitting on my bed.

"You look really pale, that's all," Uma admitted.

"I swear, I'm fine! I can go out on the grounds and transform into a dragon and still be fine!" I argued.

"No! You need rest, Mal said so. I'm not going to argue with your sister, she knows your limits as well as you do. Lay down and close your eyes," Uma instructed.

I scoffed and laid down, my head hitting the pillow with a soft thump. I closed my eyes slowly, but I couldn't fall asleep. Uma could take me out or anything, but I wanted to prove I was strong.

Harry came into the room. "Poor thing's tired, isn't she?"

"Didn't you see the video of her using her powers?" Uma questioned.

Did someone take a video of me using my powers?

"Of course I did. I was the one of the first ones to see it. I'm just thankful she's not sick, or that she triggered her cold again," Harry said, walking over to me. "Are you still awake, darling?"

I nodded quickly and Harry kissed the top of my head. He crawled into bed with me and closed the curtains around the bed. He wrapped his arms around my waist and held me close to him. "Maybe this'll help you sleep."