“You planned to kill my son… you planned to R@PE MY WIFE!!! YOU ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!”

(Do you know Percy Jackson? if so, could I hypothetically use Nico di Angelo? I have a way it'll work, just wanna make sure you're ok w it)

*He straightens up, tugging down the hood of his cloak, a grim look on his face. he gives you a slight smile before a disappointed gaze travels over the onlookers*
Odysseus: Is this what you all think? The minute I leave, you plan to kill my boy, not to mention my wife. Is this what the fate of Ithaca is down to?? *he raised his voice a bit*

*Nico watched, lips pressed together in a kind of "oop-" expression that he quickly tried to mask. Remember Nico, you're 1200 B.C.E. Greece, not the 21th century. you're not supposed to know what happens in the future, you can't find this entertaining; this is not a play, you can still die here*

*Antious fell to the floor, dead*
Odysseus: Where is my son. *He demanded*
Random onlooker: He-He has not arrived yet, your highness.
Odysseus: Good. *He turned and left without another word, taking the bow with him*

*Nico crouched down to the dead body and muttered to it in Italian*
Nico: se fossi tornato ai miei tempi, ti avrei già condannato all'inferno *he tilted his head and frowned lightly* ma, non lo sono, quindi considerati fortunato *He dragged the body off to the side before following Odysseus, almost slipping on the blood puddle*
(Translation: if I was back in my time, I would've damned you to hell already. but, I'm not, so consider yourself lucky)

*He walked with a strong stride, his face a look of anger*

*Nico jogged a bit to keep up with the angry king of Ithaca, eyebrows furrowing in confusion*
Nico: Odysseus *the teenager walked swiftly beside the king, holding his cane in his hand and not using it as he tried to keep up* what're you planning on doing?

Odysseus: To take back Ithaca. *He was heading for the palace, clutching the bow tightly*

*Nico looked ahead silently, trying to remember what happened next in the Odyssey. Telemachus was Odysseus's son, he was gonna be killed by Antious, yada yada, then what? did he die? was this the son Odysseus killed? no, that was Telegonus. so what happened to Telemachus? the Italian demi-god looked up at Odysseus, frowning seriously*
Nico: ok, slow down and wait a second *Nico stopped Odysseus by moving in front of him, lowering his tone to barely above a whisper* you're the only one who knows I slipped through time, and even though I've been able to give you behind the scenes aid by helping convince and distract the gods, I can't remember what happens next in your story. so jog my memory and tell me what you're thinking of doing

Odysseus: *he paused, watching you closely* Ah... There are men stationed at the palace if I'm not mistaken, from what I scoped out before, there are torches lit. I plan to take back the throne, and- *he points to the shore, where Telemachus's boat was tied up* Ive been deceived, another to add to the list.

(Im going off epic knowledge rn, so plz bear with me-)

(Coolio, I'm not actually caught up to this point in Epic, and the last time I read the Odyssey was in Year 7 or 8)
*Nico scowled, trying to quell his rising frustration at having to try and decipher what Odysseus was saying. stupid ancient adults, making everything sound more complicated than it was*
Nico: *irked* simplify that for me, will you? you're going to just, storm the palace one-man-army style?

(OFC! also, its me, Curly- but my acc was deleted. So my past rps... are done. So sorry)

(No problem! I figured as much, although I didn’t know if it was because imgflip got blocked or something. Also, just gonna add in some head cannons here, so don’t mind me, hehe)
*Niccoló Di Angelo blinked his brown doe eyes in surprise, his grip on his wooden cane tightening as he tried to figure out if he was dreaming or not. He shook his head and looked back. Yup, Odysseus was still there. The son of Hades looked back at the other men and, after hearing the r@pe idea being thrown out, decided that he wasn’t going to stay quiet anymore (hopefully, that would also buy the hero some more time). He walked over to the men with a glare, trying not to make his leaning on the cane too obvious*
Nico: woah woah woah, no one is r@ping ANYONE *the teenager glared with a cold and intimidating stare* and, if someone is stupid enough to try, I’m not morally above gutting that someone like a fish

*Odysseus smiled slightly before disappearing into the crowd again*
Antious (pretty sure that’s his name): *he paused, glaring down at you from his unrightful seat on the throne* And who are you, big talker?

Nico: I am Niccoló Di Angelo *he paused, debating on if he should say this next part before deciding 'ah, f^ck it' and straightening up* Son and Ambassador of Hades *he tilted his head, his sheathed Stygian Iron sword clinking as he shifted his weight, the black as night sword now seeming a lot more menacing*

*his smirk faded, it turning into a sneer*
Antious: Son of Hades, hm? Son of a god you must be pretty… important.

Nico: *wrily* I mean, I'm his only Demigod child, sooooo *Nico shrugged as if to say "I mean, yeah, no shit". Nico let one hand fall back to his side and the other resting on his makeshift crutch/cane/sanded down big stick he made once he found himself back in time* oh, a word from the wise? R@pe will DEFINITELY land you a place in Punishment *Nico smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes . . . *
*His eyes stayed cold*

Antious: Who are you to talk? The king is lost, no less dead at sea! That old man isn't coming back to stop us.

Nico: *glaring* you don't know that *his free hand balled into a fist as his fake smile melted away* and as for the second part of your statement, I can't tell if you mean "can't stop you from taking the throne" or "can't stop you from r@ping his wife" *Nico walked up to stand in front of Antious* now, get. up.

Antious: Never, the old man lost his chance t-
*He stops. time seems to screech to a halt as an arrow embeds into Antious's throat, the arrow having passed just over your head. All heads turn to where the arrow was released from to see Odysseus behind the twelve axe heads, the arrow having traveled through them perfectly*

*Nico jumped, brown doe eyes wide in shock and breathing quickening. he stared at Odysseus, blinking with a ((◎д◎)) look on his face before scowling and placing a hand on his chest*
Nico: Gesù Cristo, Odisseo! at least give me a warning next time! Idiota

Odysseus: Nico, I am an archer. I just came back from 20 years at sea. I tortured a god into getting what I want- do I really need to continue.

*Nico felt his cheeks heat up with embarrassment and he scowled*
Nico: Fine, but I'm going with you *Nico stepped aside and began walking* I've been in one-man-army battles, they never end well

Odysseus: Well that changes today.

*Nico mutters something in a mix of Italian and English (kinda like spanglish) that included the words "idiota", "frusterating", and something else that Odysseus didn't catch. the young demi-god climbed the stairs with Odysseus, face set in a cold mask as he unsheathed his sword, replacing it in the sheath with his makeshift cane. the sword, now unsheathed, looked like it was made of pure nightmares turned solid, a strange purplish glow coming off it and sucking the heat from the air around it*

*He walked through the doors, and immediately shot someone with an arrow*

*Nico blinked, shaking his head slightly in shock*
Nico: *mumbling* Okay, opening up with violence, right *the son of Hades lifted his sword, turning forwards, eyes darting around, trying to locate Telemachus in the crowd*

(Telemachus is busy pretending to be tough lmao)
*the king wasted no time, after clearing the room he marched down the hall, further into the palace*

(oop- ty. I still have, like, 3 arcs to go lol)
*Nico frowned, eyes narrowed, eyebrows furrowed, features darkening and twisting with worry. this wasn't good; Odysseus was spiraling (I mean, to be fair, Nico probably would be too, but that's not the point), and Nico knew from experience what spiraling could do to a person (nope, now is not the time to think about the Cupid Incident or the Labyrinth; Cupid will send YOU spiraling and the Labyrinth thing happened when you were 10, calm down). the time traveled demi-god had to jog to keep up with the king, and even though he wanted to pull Odysseus back and make him THINK for a minute, he knew that the king was already halfway down the cliff*
Nico: *scowling* santo Ade, Odisseo! calm down, you're killing without looking *Nico recoiled as he passed a body that was impaled through the eye. he shivered, muttering to himself in breathless Italian* . . . Santa Maria, madre di Gesù . . .

Odysseus: I'm tired of showing mercy.
(I can tell u what goes down, or I can not spoil-)

( T E L L M E E V E R Y T H I N G )
*Nico stopped, face and eyes going dark. oh, hell no; Nico is NOT letting that happen*
*The son of Hades shadow traveled to stand in front of the king, expression more serious than Odysseus had ever seen it*
Nico: I'm not letting you do that *the teenager looked up at the grown man before him, brown eyes holding more experiences and events lived than the king before him* I can't let you go forward if that's what you're going to do- I WON'T let you go forward if that's what you're gonna do

(So Odysseus CRASHES tf out because preciously, Telemachus went on a similar journey to the Odyssey to find Ody. While they were gone, people planned to kill Telemachus and r@pe Penelope. Odysseus gets back and is NOT happy. Telemachus confronts some bozos and ends up almost dying: "Make the king obey our commands, cause if he won't ill break the kids hands." Which is bad =(( so Odysseus freaks and kills them, aaaand I'm done for now)

Odysseus: *loooong sigh* fine. Ill listen to you, this o-
Telemachus: *in the distance* GET OFF ME-!

*Nico froze and turned towards the noise, and for a hot second, he really thought it was Percy yelling for help. the raven haired boy paused, if only for a moment, before turning back to Odysseus and taking his hand*
Nico: this'll feel weird, but bear with me for a second *and with that, Nico pulled Odysseus forward into the shadows and plopped them into the other room. Nico draws his sword, sticking it through one of the people holding Telemachus, and pulled them off using the soul-sucking blade* Sorpresa, figlio di puttana (Translation; Surprise, Motherf^cker)
(yeah, fun fact, Nico's sword actually drains the soul of the person/monster he uses it against! ^w^)

(I love Percy jackson- lmao. I want his sword almost as much as I love Will :3)
*Odysseus was confused for a moment before regaining his bearings*
Guy you stabbed: M....Mer....cy.....

*Nico scowled before rolling his eyes and withdrawing the sword, scoffing as he did*
Nico: *grumbling* fine, but only because I'd be a hypocrite otherwise *Nico turned back to the others, glowering and teeth gritted* Anyone else wanna have a playdate with the soul-sucking sword? huh?

*a few backed away*
Odysseus: *beating the shit out of someone*
(I'm thinking of doing a Percy Jackson rp-)

(DO ITTTTT! I'll do it w you when you do, XD)
*Nico went over to Telemachus, cutting someone in the back before kicking them off the prince. the child of the underworld looked at Telemachus, the (only) friend he'd made since he'd slipped through the crevices of time, his long lashed brown eyes filled with concern and worry*
Nico: you ok? *he hit another person with the butt of his sword, kicking them away and into the point of another enemy's spear. the teenager flinched and wrinkled his lightly freckled nose in distaste* whoops

(Ill do one around 1:00-2:30 (my time))
Telemachus: *he was fairly cut up, and red splotches were forming around his throat from almost being strangled* I'm fine...

(oki doki!)
*Nico looked at the marks and seemed about to start muttering curses and impaling people with the soul-sucking-sword again when he lets out a cry of pain and stumbles. a spearhead was lodged in his leg and his ankle was at a weird angle. a few tears of pain well up in the demi-god's eyes and he gritted his teeth before swinging out his injured leg and tripping the person who stabbed him into falling on his sword. Nico couldn't stop the slightly twisted sense of- not joy, but definitely satisfaction from bubbling inside his stomach; which immediately afterwards made him feel incredibly shaky and disgusted with himself*

Telemachus: *he snatches up a discarded sword and looks determined to protect you*

Nico POV: ಥ‿ಥ You really are like Percy *-sniffles-*
*Nico covers his mouth to hide his growing smile. f**k, people like this are too good for this world. once he managed to (mostly) get his smile in check, Nico turned towards the ground and closed his eyes. from a crack in the marble rose 3-4 skeletons, all holding weapons, that Nico nodded to and pointed at the b!tchasses trying to kill them*
Nico: keep the king with the bow and the boy with the sword alive, yeah?

*both Odysseus and Telemachus paused for a moment, then continued*

(OH MY GOD I FREAKED OUT WHEN I SAW THIS, I ALMOST SCREAMED IN CLASS I LOVE EPIC SMMM)

*Maria nods, continuing to watch the king.*

(Lol, I love Epic too! also, its me, Curly- but my acc was deleted. So my past rps... are done. So sorry)

*he knocked an arrow and moved to behind the twelve axeheads, opposite of where Antious sat in the throne, trying to get people on his side*

(Are you gonna continue this one or no? It’s ok if not!! ^^)

(Yeah ofc! I just dont think I'll be able to find my other rps :(

(Oki! I can try to help you find some if ya need!)

*Maria still continued to watch.*

(Id love that, i also need 1000 points :<)

*He suddenly released the arrow, it going through the axeheads.... and lodging into Antious's throat*

AAAAAAAAAAAA OMG OMG OMG EPICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC))

Jiji nodded softly, backing into a corner, watching from afar.

*Everyone froze, the man releasing Odysseus and stepping back, chuckling*

"Come on people, it's not that hard to understand!" She yelled, making sure her back was to the wall, concealing the mace.

Random guy: Isnt it? He cant waltz in here and take a throne that isn't even his anymore.

"Who's to say it isn't his." She barked, stepping closer to the man. "Who's is it then? It's sure as hell not yours!"

*They fell silent*
Odysseus: Expect backlash. You all will get what's coming to you. *He left without another word, gesturing for you to follow him*

She followed silently, only lowering the mace from behind her back when they were out of view.

(Lol, I love Epic too! also, its me, Curly- but my acc was deleted. So my past rps... are done. So sorry)

*he knocked an arrow and moved to behind the twelve axeheads, opposite of where Antious sat in the throne, trying to get people on his side*

ur fine!!!))

She gently nodded her head to the side, trying to get peoples attention and to move, standing far enough from Odysseus so he wouldn't get seen.

*he waited to make sure that everyone had moved, then he let the arrow fly. It soon finding its mark lodged in Antious throat after going cleanly through the twelve axe heads*

She stood impressed as she nodded her head, standing by and watching the chaos unfold around them.

*The room fell silent as all heads turned to look where the arrow was launched from, where Odysseus pulled down the hood of his cloak, a smirk on his face*

She slunk back into the hallway, finding the weapon room as she grabbed a mace and returned, holding it behind her back.

*Antious fell to the floor, dead*
Odysseus: Where is my son. *He demanded*
Random onlooker: He-He has not arrived yet, your highness.
Odysseus: Good. *He turned and left without another word, taking the bow with him*

*Suddenly, a man at the door grabbed his arm*

She stood back and watched, her grip tightening on her weapon, seeing if she needed to step in.

Random guy: Your highness... you were gone for 20 years... why dont you explain?
Random guy #2: And he thinks he can get away with murder-!

"Thing's probably just got complicated!" She said, stepping out of the shadows. "And he only murdered because he did what he thought was right! He was protecting his family! Wouldn't you all do the same?"