Niall

I waited on the the mountain with Liam for Louis to fly back up. I wondered about who Liam had seen, I know he'd seen something, was the dream god still messing with us? Had Liam hallucinated? But as soon as I began thinking of the dream god I remembered what he'd told me...

I suddenly felt sick and hunched over and ran my hands throwgh my hair thinking about it. Was it true? Would I be hanged? Was that my fate?

I just couldn't shake of the feeling of dread and the feeling that, he'd been telling the truth, that I was to die by the hands of the Romans, my own kin.

I felt like throwing up just thinking about it.

"Are you alright?" Liam asked me, I knew he must of noticed my own sudden fear.

I gave him a weak smile as I said "I'm fine"

Liam raised his eyebrows at me and said sarcasm dripping into his words "Sure you're fine, that's the reason you look like you're going to faint on me any second"

I said trying to hide the irritation from my voice at his sudden prying "I don't want to talk about it! Okay?"

Liam said kindly "You know it's good to talk about things right? It might make you feel better"

I raised my eyebrows at him as I said crossing my arms defensively "Who are you? My Theropist or my dad?"

Liam ignored the jibe and looked at me closely, I squirmed underneath his scruternising gaze then he said frowning "It's what that dream god whatever his name was told you wasn't it?"

I felt myself tense up and my jaw clenched as I said aggressively "It's not any of your bussness, alright?!"

For a second Liam looked suprised at my angry response, I knew I wasn't acting myself but how were you supposed to act when you were told that you were going to die?

Liam said quickly getting over his suprise "I'm guessing I'm right because of that response, look..." Liam put his hand on my sholder and squeezed comfortingly as he carried on "His probably lying to you, he lied to me".

I shook my head as I choked, my voice cracking "You weren't there, you didn't hear, didn't see what he said, w-what he showed me".

Liam asked me gently "What did he show you?"

I took a deep breath in before I uttered three words that sent tremors of terror thumping throught my body, my voice trembled as I said those three simple words that made my eyes tear up "My own death" I gasped out.

I felt a sob brake out of me and Liam's hand tightened on my sholder and he suddenly looked as pale as me, he said his eyes wide staring at me "Man...And I thought my worst fears were bad"

I felt also ashamed of my reaction, I was no hero, I coudn't laugh death in the face or shrug it of like a true Demi-god would, Percy and Jason had been in worst possitions but did they make a fuss or cry about it? Nope.

Right now I could still see it, the hanging rope swaying gently in the breeze and a gallows knott at the end, ready and waiting...for me. I shut my mouth as a whimper of fear threatened to escape.

Liam asked slowly "How?"

I said my voice shaking so much that I could barly talk "Hanging, I'm going to be hanged Liam" I cried.

Liam shook his head and said his voce full of determination "No! We won't let that happen! He lied to you Niall, it won't happen-"

I snapped "But it could happen! You know that! You know what penalty I face with the other Romans don't you! Because of what my Ancesters did!" I turned to look at him as I pleaded "Tell me I'm wrong! Look me in the eyes and I tell me that there's not the slightest chance that'll it'll happen!"

Liam stayed silent for a while then said his voice holding so much sadness that I felt I might cry "You know I can't do that" He said his voice pained.

I then gave him a bitter and weak smile.

"Then humour me" I begged.

Liam shuffled closer to me as he said in a conversational tone "Then we'll complete this quest, no one will die or get injured again, the baddies always lose and we'll win and the gods will live on"

Liam gave me a short forced smile "Is that what you wanted me to say?" Then he grew more serious "But Niall you have to remember even though there's a chance t-that I-it might happen" Liam stammered over those words but he carried on "Theres also a big chance that it won't happen don't your instincts tell you that? Aren't you liserning to them?"

I let out a bitter and almost hysterical laugh as I wiped tears away from my eyes I said my voice finaly speaking what I had been worrying about "But that's the thing Liam, I have been listening to them, t-hey tell me that...It's true...they tell me that, it's going to happen and there's nothing I can do about it!"

Liam looked at me, he looked even more pale, he was about to say somthing when "Hey! Love birds! Come on man I've been floating here for like an hour!' Louis voice yelled near us over the mountains edge.

I let a out a breath of relief Louis was to far away to have heard what we'd been talking about, I didn't feel like talking about it to anyone else yet...

"Go on, you go first" I told Liam.

Liam looked at me worridly "Are you sure?" he asked.

I nodded giving him a little shove in Louis's direction.

Liam gave me a worrid look before he ran over to Louis and grabbed onto him and I almost laughed at the look Louis gave him as they suddenly dropped slightly and Liam let out a very high squeak and Louis huffed "I was wrong! I thought Zayn was the heaviest but you defiantly top him, how much do you eat you pig?!"

Liam growled "We're extreamly high in the air and you want to discuss my eating habits?!"

Louis shrugged smirking slightly "Just making conversation"

Liam glowered at Louis as they slowly started there downward journey.

As soon as they disappeared my good mood at seeing them bickering quickly evoprated and I breathed in deeply trying to forget about what Liam and I had talked about. But I couldn't, the dream gods words that haunted me ever since he'd said them to me came back to me, they haunted me every day, every night, every minute and every second. What you most fear will come to pass...

I wanted to belive Liam that he had been lying to me but I couldn't because I knew, deep inside that it was true, it was true...I would die there of that I was certain but the real question was how long had I got before then?

I was all alone on the mountain, waiting for Louis to come and pick me up.

I was left alone with my depressive thoughts and then I truly felt what the feeling of absolute fear and helplesness felt like.

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