Jason was speaking when an iris message flashed in front of him. When he reached out to touch it, Hades’ head showed up and he said, “Hey, you guessed it—I’m your father.” This made Jason scream, stagger backward, and cry out, “HOLY SHIT!” The iris message vanished, and the Hades symbol materialized above Jason’s head. “You sound surprised, Jason,” Ky remarked, chuckling once again. Jason gave Ky a quick glance before exclaiming, “Yeah, I’m surprised! The god of death, Hades, suddenly materialized in front of me in a hologram and claimed me!”. “I’ve just been using context clues this whole time, like, for example, my hair can turn into fire,” Ky remarked with a finger raised. “Example two: you can bliming raise the dead!” He extended a second finger.
Jason cast a sidelong glance. “So? It surprised me that he verbally claimed me.” “Fair point.” Sighing and glancing away for a moment, Ky remarked, “I think I’ll head to the nurse or whatever after all,” before finally getting up and grabbing a stick. Without noticing Ky’s strange demeanor, Jason answered, “Okay, you do that. ” Before saying “bye,” Nova grinned sadly. She was disappointed that she hadn’t been chosen yet. Ky was limping as he made his way toward the medical area, despite having grabbed a stick to assist him. “Get there safely, Ky!” cried Nova as she hurried to her cabin. “No promises!” Ky shot back and fell, inevitably, into a bush. Hearing Ky’s reply and his tumble into a bush, Nova chuckled and muttered under her breath, “Idiot.” Jason chased after Ky and exclaimed, “Ky, you’re such a moron—you can’t even go to the infirmary without getting hurt!” “I’m doing fine! Really!… Maybe…” Ky mumbled before attempting to crawl away but unable to get off the ground. “If you’re pissed off about me being verbally claimed, switch my lives,” Jason groaned. “Okay, I understood half of that,” Ky said, narrowing his eyes in confusion. ” I believe that when I fell, I might have struck my head.” Ky started bleeding from his nose. Jason gave him a headshake. Since she was the only person in the cabin, Nova closed the door as soon as she got there and pouted on her bed. Jason assisted Ky in getting to the clinic. Ky was given bandages when he arrived at the infirmary, and the nurse promptly put him to sleep on one of the beds. Jason started chatting with the other Hades children as soon as he left the infirmary and made his way back to the Hades cabin. After letting out a sigh, Nova retired to her bed, exhausted from her previous use of her powers. When Ky woke up, he grinned, slipped by the nurse, and started to go toward the Hades cabin. Nova awoke with a headache as well. After chatting with the other Hades children, Jason collapsed onto the couch in the Hades cabin. With nothing else to do, Nova entered the Hades cabin. Still wearing bandages, Ky raced into the cabin and settled himself on the couch next to Jason. Jason awoke from his slumber and said, “Hello, Ky,” staring up at Ky. He looked down at them and said, “Oh, hey Jason! Also, I found this on the doorstep of the cabin; it looks…” Ky paused, pulling out a tinted pink envelope sealed-