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🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

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Location: World Tree
Skills: Climbing

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"Elizabeth!" Lara couldn't help herself from crying out as she saw the other woman get knocked out of the branches at that point by Ratatoskr. Honestly, the words he was saying were ringing a bit true. She was worthless, wasn't she? She had failed to find Levi... she didn't know if she had rescued him. However, she looked at the group around her and knew that letting herself drown in those deep waters of regrets were not going to help them.

"Ratatoskr, we have been tasked by the Allfather on this quest, to find the lost god. Go back and carry out your mission and leave us to ours!" Pitiful words, at best, from Lara, even as she climbed down the branches. She was trying to focus now on the fact that she had done good. She was not worthless, she was one of the chosen! One of those that got to eat at the feast for the fallen. She had done good in her life. "Follow my voice Elizabeth, and I'll help you get down the tree."

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Base of Mount Othrys
Skills: N/A

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"Yeah... apparently there are plans to free other Titans... well I mean I'm guessing if they're going at lengths to try to free Atlas as well as attack the camp. We did run into the Hunters of Diana and the goddess herself, but you can keep that part to yourself. We'll see what we can do about Atlas and try to get home before it gets too crazy. Thanks Alexandra, I know we're dumping responsibility on you, but better you know what to expect yes?" Marco tried to offer one of his signature smiles to Alexandra, but he was sure that it wasn't coming off too well in the moment.

He was terrified. The titans had nearly ruined Manhattan when he was a kid, and now they were threatening another place he called home. New Rome, as much as he was sure he wasn't going to stick around when his time was up, was still his home for the moment. It would always be important to him as that is where he had met Emily, so he didn't want to see it fall to those horrible creatures.

Once he was sure his conversation with Alexandra was over, he gently snapped the compact closed and then turned to look at Nancy and Madalyne. "Alexandra has been informed of the situation, and she'll let the Cohorts know and summon them up. But for now, it seems Prometheus is willing to help us out, right? So what shall we do now?"

🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

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Location: World Tree
Skills: Climbing

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Lara looked over at Arnora as she let her figure out the way that they would be heading back down to their destination when she heard the barking. She blinked at that as she heard that bark resonated in her soul. She loved dogs but... Ratatoskr was no dog, and he was no normal squirrel. This was bad for them to be discovered on the World Tree so soon after they undertook their mission.

"Well then... I guess we need to climb faster." Lara muttered this to Arnora as she started to climb a bit faster at that point as she headed down the tree. Dear gods she did not want to fall down and die here. If she died here, she would die for real and that would not be a good thing for any of them. She focused on each step down, further and further down the tree as she followed Arnora's instructions as to where they were heading.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Base of Mount Othrys
Skills: N/A

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Marco nodded when Madalyne said that he should go ahead and contact Alexandra. "Understood, I will contact her now. Please do excuse me." He offered a small smile as he stepped off to the side and pulled out the little compact that he had come to rely on as his supernatural cell phone. His fingers traced lightly over the gilded gold top as he gently pressed the clasp to open it. He could still remember the quest that he had gone on where he had found this little bauble, which had been shortly after he and Emily had started first dating.

He ran his fingers over the beautifully polished glass, and slightly tapped it softly. "I wish to speak to Alexandra, Augur of New Rome... Alexandra, Augur of New Rome." He waited for Alexandra's face to appear in the mirror before speaking to her. "Alexandra... I have news for you. The Titans are mounting an attack on New Rome and it will be happening sooner than we can make it back from our quest." He decided not to include the bit about Prometheus or the Huntresses for now, just in case. For the moment, he would give her the information that was the most pertinent.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Base of Mount Othrys
Skills: Charmspeak

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Marco simply watched as first Waverly ran from them, and then Em went to chase after her to talk to Waverly. "Okay then... I guess I'll um... help out here... with Prometheus... if that's alright?" He was fully aware that if he misstepped right now he would have no less than twenty arrows buried into him, after being turned into a deer or stag. However, there was something he could do, that would help all of them in the long run.

"Prometheus, do you swear your words are true and that you came to warn the Roman Camp of the impending attack?" Marco once again let the magic fill his voice and the air, the sweet tone reassuring the Titan that he was a friend, that they could talk. Prometheus soon confirmed that he was speaking the truth, and then Marco knew that the Titan had been correct. "It seems that he is on our side today, Huntresses, and that he has no ill intentions. Madalyne, with your permission, I can use my compact and have a message sent back to camp to warn them of the attack if you so wish?" Marco was going to do his damnest to show not only respect to the Huntresses and his Praetors at that point. He wouldn't demand the titan's freedom, and he wouldn't over step the boundaries of what he could and could not do.

However, there was an uneasiness settling at the back of his brain. If Prometheus was right, which he was, which Titans and Giants would be heading to the very camp he called home?

🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

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Location: Lobby -> World Tree
Skills: Climbing

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Lara took a second look at the cat and then frowned a bit at that. She was suddenly very glad that Klara would be going with Nadia and Runa, instead of with them. Lara had an intense dislike of cats ever since she was a little girl and one had swiped her across the face. Of course, she dare not bring any of that up at the moment, as it seemed that even Freya was blessing the cat with some armor for their quest. It was a little cute, but again, the sooner she was away from the cat, the better.

She followed Arnora and Nadia to the tree and looked up at it in all it's glory. Well, at least the branch of it they were on. They would have to be quick to avoid Ratatosk, and that bark of his. She had heard it once before and even the thought of it sent shivers up and down her spine.

She got into the climbing gear, tied up her ropes and started the climb down the tree, her hands and feet making sure to find purchase somewhere before she would move the next. Each move was carefully made, as the last thing she wanted was to fall into the wrong world.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Base of Mount Othrys
Skills: N/A

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Marco could feel the glares of the Huntresses upon him, and he had a feeling it had to do with the fact that he was, in fact, the very proud owner of a penis. He didn't blame them however, sometimes his own sex could be pretty damn awful, and if even half the stories about what had happened to Diana were true, (no less the other goddesses and fair maidens in mythology) he really couldn't blame them. So the best he could do was offer them a small smile, and just go along with what was happening and let his Praetors speak. He knew Nancy had great respect for his aunt...

And then Waverly opened her mouth about Nancy's poster. What the Gods? When the heck had Waverly seen something like that, and why the heck was she spilling about it in front of Nancy and the Goddess herself! He inwardly groaned before his attention fell back to the man that the other Huntresses had captured. "Prometheus... I thought he was still chained up as part of his punishment? I mean... it was an awful thing what happened to him daily but damn... him being here... maybe that's a good thing?" He was sure that he remembered Prometheus siding with the gods against his own family of Titans during the war. Maybe he was here to help? Then again, Zeus had been the one to punish him for giving Man fire.

He had decided to tactfully stay out of what was going on between Nancy and Waverly, since he really didn't feel like this was the time to be so petty, but... he would have a talk with Waverly later about how not cool it was that she had said that to Nancy. Em's words summed up what Marco was thinking, right down to pointing out that Nancy was Ace.

🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

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Location: Floor 233 -> Elevator -> Lobby
Skills: N/A

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Lara's thoughts kept weaving in and out of the present and the past, even as she finished securing a bedroll to her backpack. She double checked to make sure that she had her bracelet on and her other necklace. She found her fingers brushing over the ring on the necklace she wore daily, and sighed a bit to herself. She tucked that necklace back and away, only letting her spear necklace be visible. With one last mental check done, she closed up her bag and slung it over her shoulders, letting it settle in a bit.

Lara walked over to the elevator and hit the button to summon it and waited. Her mind was still reeling from the events of dinner, and the fact that she would be going out on a quest once again. She was still worried as she wasn't sure how they would be getting to Hel's realm but if she believe the stories they might have to go towards water.

Lara couldn't explain why she always had such a fear of deep water. It had nothing to do with her Godly parent, she knew that. It was a fear all her own and it haunted her.

The elevator dinged and Lara got in it and hit the button for the Lobby and then leaned up against the wall of the elevator. It was thankfully a quick ride, and soon she was getting off and waving to Arnora and Elizabeth. "Are we ready then?"

🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

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Location: Elevator -> Floor 233
Skills: N/A

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"Thank you." Lara did feel a bit of color rise to her cheek when she heard Arnora say that they would be in a group together, with Elizabeth. The groupings did make sense, as Lara, it seemed, could tolerate Elizabeth the longest out of those gathered. "I'll meet up with you all in a bit then." She headed back to the Elevator and hit the summon button and stepped in. Her finger gently pressed the button for Floor 233, her floor. She leaned up against the wall and sighed a bit as she pinched her brow a bit at that point. She had mostly come along earlier in case they needed her skills and now it seemed she would be going on a quest to the one place she never wanted to go. Hel's Domain.

She didn't want to see her loved one there... if she saw Levi there... she wasn't sure she'd just jump in to join him even after all these years. Yes, he could also still be very much so alive. Gods knew he could even be elsewhere. He hadn't been of the same faith, goodness knew that.

Her thoughts were derailed as she heard the ding as the elevator reached her floor and she stepped out and headed to her room. First things first, she would have to change. If she was about to go on a quest, she was not going to wear uncomfortable clothing. She tugged a sports bra, some fancy work out leggings, and a big baggy shirt that said: Tulip Festival 2016 on it onto herself. She then tugged her long hair into a ponytail and then looked at herself in the mirror and nodded. Next, she grabbed the necklace and bracelet she had from her jewelry stand and smiled a bit. "You guys ready for a fight?" She was aware her weapons couldn't really speak to her, but she couldn't resist.

Next to come was her packing up her bag with extra clothing and some food, while she tried to keep her thoughts from derailing too much.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Traveling
Skills: N/A

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"I really hope it is not a wildfire..." Marco trailed off a bit as he realized that not only where they surrounded, but whom they were surrounded by. "My Lady Diana... Huntresses of Diana and Artemis..." Marco bowed his head a bit, his eyes trying to avoid the goddess at that point and not disrespect her by staring. He then looked to Waverly as she claimed them to all be armed lesbians and inwardly groaned. Yes, it wasn't commonly known that the Huntresses all swore off any kind of romance, even the Sapphic kind. It did make his presence there awkward, as he was a son of the Goddess what was almost the opposite of Diana. Aphrodite was all about romance, any kind and she lapped it up, especially if it was tragic.

"As our Praetor has said, we are on a quest and simply require passage on our way." Marco knew better than to use his charm speak now, so he was simply trying to use his own charisma at that point as he spoke. He also hoped that by changing the subject he could sooth things over with the Huntresses as well as Nancy... since Waverly had also just given Nancy an order. Which would probably get her slapped. Hell, he'd be honestly surprised if Waverly didn't end up slapped in some way shape or form by the end of this.