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🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

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Location: Niflheim
Skills: Using Swan Cloak

Location: Niflheim
Skills: N/A

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"Alright then, everyone under the cloak then." Astrid undid the clasp around her neck and then wrapped it around the four of them, and they seemingly vanished from the sight of anyone else. They could still see one another under the cloak, but that was it. They would still need to be quiet, and not make any loud sounds. She was mostly quiet as she focused on keeping the cloak around them all, and avoiding the sight of the giants at that point.

"If we finish this, and return to the Hotel you mean? If that's what you're asking then I might try to bake some goodies or just relax a bit... what about you?" Lara looked at Arnora and offered her a small smile. She did make sure to speak softly so that only the four of them could hear her as they walked. She noticed the smoke as well and frowned at that. Smoke meant fire, and fire was most likely a campsite for the dragur and jotunn they were trying to avoid.

Astrid mostly frowned a bit, as she knew her plans would be different as she was still living, compared to the other girls with her. She probably would go home, make up some excuse for missing school and try to go on with life. There were some days it was easier to keep up the dual life but sometimes it was harder. This was going to be one of the harder days, as she knew if she died here, there wouldn't be anyone to welcome her to Valhalla.

"The river is getting wider. Where do you want to go in Arnora?" Lara spoke softly as she noticed that the river was getting wide and wider as it lead out into the sea more. She knew that Arnora would dive in soon, and they needed to figure out what the three of them above the water would be doing. Probably keep defending the spot Arnora went in, as she would most likely come back to it when she was done.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood - The Big House
Skills: N/A

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"A centaur... huh. Like the one in the stars? Or that movie? The Disney one with just music and no words?" Stella offered Chiron a small smile and then blinked as he moved into the wheelchair contraption and his horse half vanished. "Pity, I was liking the horse half... why hide it like that?" Stella always had a habit of thinking aloud, so anyone could hear what she was saying at the moment.

She looked up at Rosie and waved. "Stella... nice to meet you too." She watched as Rosie walked off and then sat down on one of the couches and took a deep breath. "I have like a ton of questions. First, is this about my mom? Is she the Greek God you said I'm part of? I mean that would make sense... dad and otou-san always clammed up when I would ask where I came from because I know I'm not adopted. I'm their kid... no matter what anyone else says. Also what's an oracle, why do I need to be here, why is it safe for me here rather than back home and what the heck was that thing that was chasing me and why were those two girls fighting while trying to help me?"

🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

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Location: Niflheim
Skills: N/A

Location: Niflheim
Skills: N/A

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"Sounds good to me then, let's follow the river then." Astrid smiled at that as she gently summoned her spear, just in case anything happened. It was best to be prepared, rather than unprepared. She followed Arnora as they walked through the forest, and she could feel the cold as well. She tugged her cloak around herself more and more, as she kept her swan cloak mostly in its cloak form. She saw the river as well and then smiled a bit at that as she had a feeling it would connect to a bigger body of water.

"Alright then, following the river then..." Lara trailed off as she felt the ground shake and then saw the giants in front of them and paused at that. It seemed that they were out of luck, as the giants wouldn't be an easy fight. She was trying to think of a plan when Astrid spoke up, well more whispered to the group.

"We could sneak around the group using my cloak, but we would have to be careful. This is a small enough group that we can all hide under it, but it doesn't always muffle all sound." Astrid went to unclasp her cloak from around her shoulders and then looked at the rest of the group. "We will have to huddle together. I hope that is alright with the three of you." She wouldn't attempt to drape her cloak over the four of them until they all agreed to it.

"I'm alright with that. It does mean we'll all be warmer at least." Lara nodded at that as she scooted in closer to the Valkyrie, as well as Elizabeth and Arnora. When she felt her arm brush against Arnora's she blushed a bit at that and then looked off to the side. She wasn't going to say anything else for the moment, but she did gently keep her hand on her necklace. She was ready just in case they needed to attack at a moment's notice.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood
Skills: N/A

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Stella looked at the half-man, half-horse for a moment before grinning widely. "Woah... that's cool! I've never met a horse person before! As for being safe... Thanks, I guess. I mean it's mostly due to Marygold and a bit of the other person that I'm okay." She turned to looked at Marygold and smiled brightly at her. "I'm Stella, pleasure to meet you!" She grinned at that as she had decided that she really liked Marygold. The jury was out on the other girl, Leandra, but the jury came back as Leandra praised her and then said that she should have the tail.

"I didn't kill the monster, so I shouldn't get it. Marygold killed it, so I think she earned it. Duh." Stella was indeed still a blunt twelve year old. She didn't believe she deserved that tail, as all she had done was what she had been doing for a long time. Asking the plants for help, and they helped her. She wasn't sure what the other girl meant about abilities, but she turned back to the man that had introduced himself as Chiron and nodded.

"Alright, lead the way then... but um, can you tell me more about where I am other than just the name? All I know was that I was told I have to come here by the satyr... and that it has something to do with my mom." She sighed a bit as she looked up at Chiron. "I'll see you later!" She waved to Marygold and the other girl, and then turned to follow Chiron.

🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

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Location: Niflheim, The Cave
Skills: N/A

Location: Niflheim, The Cave
Skills: N/A

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Lara nodded at Elizabeth and then smiled a bit. She was glad the other woman was feeling a bit better, she had been worried they were going to lose her, but it seemed that she'd be with them for a while longer. "I can keep an eye on your back while you're underwater, just please do not ask me to join you in it. That is all I ask." She offered Arnora a smile, even as she bit back her fear again. For Arnora, she would jump in deep water to help her, but she didn't want to. She could see the darkness in it, even now, and the fact that there were dragur around still didn't quell her fear at all.

"I don't think my horse could fit four people on it, sadly. He's big, but not that big. Sorry. I can use my cloak to sneak onto the ship maybe, though we've said that's a bad idea, just one of use sneaking on. Though... hmmm..." Astrid paused in thought as she was trying to figure out something. She didn't have the demi-god skills they had, all she had was her own skills. However, she could sneak and fight.

Lara paused as she thought as well as she went through several plans, all of them worse than the last. It was hard enough that it was just the four of them, but of the four, her skills were useless here. Unless she could make dragur make a promise to not hurt them, but that didn't seem to be something that would happen ever. They would have to talk for one, and for two they would have to be given a good reason why they'd stop attacking their query.

"I think we go with your plan, with you freezing the boat and the three of us keeping an eye on your back in the water. Does that work for all of you?" Astrid looked around the group and noticed that Lara was nodding. She nodded as well and went to pull out her spear, and her shield, getting ready just in case anyone decided to attack before Arnora could get under the water.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Just inside Camp Half-Blood
Skills: Plant Manipulation

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From seemingly nowhere in the forest first came out this rather pink wearing blonde teenager that Stella just blinked at for a moment while the teenager pulled out her bow and arrow. Just as she was about to say that she could handle herself, that the teenager had no idea what she was capable of, another teenager appeared, and Stella instantly felt like she could trust her. She wasn't sure why, but maybe it was the fact that they had the same reddish hair, and greenish eyes.

"Uh, okay..." She said just before the satyr she was with picked up her hand again and nearly dragged her into the treeline. "Wait I wanna help them! That thing has been chasing us for a while and it's my fault..." Her protests were cut off as they went through a barrier that Stella had not noticed before. There wasn't really anything that looked different, it just felt different on the other side.

She could still see the two teenagers, well one teenager and one snow leopard fighting the creature that had been chasing her. She could see the blonde was injured and she knew that was on her. With a gentle tug, she removed her hand from the Satyr's grasp and she got down on her knees and shoved her hands into the snow. "C'mon... please work!" She focused and as she focused, the grass burst forth from under the snow and thickened into vines that tangled up the manticore and kept it pinned in place, making it a much easier target. "YES!"

🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

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Location: Niflheim, The Cave
Skills: N/A

Location: Niflheim, The Cave
Skills: N/A

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"Sounds good to me." Astrid wasn't about to argue with Arnora at that moment, especially since she was the one with more experience, or so it seemed to her. After all, she was a Valkyrie, she was use to dealing with the dead, and bringing them to Valhalla. She had been out on a few missions like this before, but this one was bigger than any of the other ones it seemed. This one had a heavy price hanging over it. So, they would figure it out once they got out of the cave.

Lara kept mostly quiet, holding the torch in her hand, and looked around as she kept supporting Elizabeth at that point. She could see the light as well and that made her smile, as it seemed they were close to finding a way out. She followed Arnora out of the cave and grinned a bit at that as she felt the wind hit her face, and the snow as well. They had found the way out, the way that would help them figure out where to go next.

"Alright, we're out... we need to figure out what to do next. Do you think that we can freeze the boat in place with your magic, Arnora?" Lara looked at her friend and relaxed a bit, and then to Elizabeth. "You can also maybe help? But only if you feel up to it. It seems that it might be a good idea for you to keep your energy for recovering." She knew that Elizabeth might be doing better, but that didn't mean that she was fully recovered yet.

"Hmm we should figure out a good plan before we charge in... I can summon my horse if you want. However... as you said that might be a bad idea. So what all do we have in terms of strengths and weapons?" Astrid was going to do her best to help them figure out how they could stop the boat from leaving, or if it did leave, they would be on it.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Just outside Camp Half-Blood
Skills: Running

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"Yeah! I'm running! I really don't want that to catch up to us again!" Stella yelled back at the satyr she following. She wasn't sure when the last time she had properly rested was, and she knew it had been longer than that since her last shower or bath. She had been running with the satyr since they had finally reached New York, after a few bus trips. One of those had gone array when they had been attacked by winged topless ladies? Stella wasn't sure what they had been, but they had lost them somewhere in the Midwest when Stella had used the field of wheat they had found themselves in to their advantage.

"You promise this place is safe and for kids like me right? Because I swear if this is some weird kid trafficking ring and you hypnotized my dads, I will never forgive you!" Stella could hear another roar just behind them and she squeaked as she fell face first into some snow. Thankfully it was the soft kind... which did give her hope. If they couldn't quite make it to this magical place the satyr had told her about, she could use that weird thing she did with plants. The satyr had explained briefly to her that it was because of her mother.

Stella had never known her mother, and it honestly had never bothered her until a while ago. Her dads loved her, and she loved them. They accepted her weirdness, and she accepted theirs. But her mother had never been discussed... not until recently. They had told her that she would find out in time, and it wasn't their place to say. Not yet.

The next roar took her out of her thoughts as she scrambled up and pulled out the knife she had been gifted. She wasn't sure if they were going to make it.

🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

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Location: Niflheim, The Cave
Skills: N/A

Location: Niflheim, The Cave
Skills: N/A

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"Shame we don't have any spirits on us... I believe those would survive the temperature and we could use that for fuel..." Lara paused for a moment as Astrid held her flashlight over to her and Arnora, and blushed a bit at that. "Or that would work. Thank you both." She saw that Arnora had lit up the make shift torches they had made and she looked around the cave and gently looped her arm around Elizabeth to help keep her steady for the moment.

"Sneaking aboard and damaging their supplies might be a good idea... I think if can get out to the open I can help provide the distraction if you want. My partner shouldn't be too far away, and he can always hear me." Astrid smiled as she turned off her phone flashlight and then held up the horn at her side with a grin. "Trust me, I doubt they would be expecting any attacks from above." She chuckled a bit at that as they walked further into the cave.

"They may not but they still outnumber us easily... are you sure it is a good idea to split up, even if you might have the advantage in the air?" Lara was tugging her hair up into a ponytail while she held onto the torch in her hand tighter. They still had some supplies, and the fire did help keep her warm, but they were in the coldest of the Nine Realms, and there was only one place colder and it seemed they were headed that way.

"Well, do we have another option? I mean we can all sneak on, but it is risky either way. One way we have a distraction, the other we just pray they're too busy getting ready to notice us."" Astrid sighed a bit at that, but Lara did have a point. It was four of them, with numerous dragur and giants out there, and they had the advantage. She did make sure to stay close to Arnora as they headed further and further into the cave.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Argo III
Skills: N/A

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Marco gently pecked the top of Em's head as they held one another, even when there was a small squeak of distress from Milo as his parents nearly squished him. Marco pulled back and gently took the compact from Emily and nodded at her words. "It's okay, Em love, none of this is your fault. I'm sure they'll understand... and as for Sean... he will be remembered with honors like anyone else." He sighed deeply at that and then looked over the top deck of the Argo.

"I... want to check on Demi in a bit but Em, love... I think it's time we retired... losing the Camp...nearly losing you made me realize I'm ready to settle down. Please... will you consider it with me? Retiring to go to college and settling down?" Marco held Em close for a moment, but he was sure he knew her answer. It was their time... they had served with honor and it was time for another chapter in their life, a hopefully more quiet one.