Looking for an Answer {OPEN}

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Felicity slammed the book shut with a curse in Latin but ended up coughing as the dust became exposed to her lungs. Stupid old books. This was getting stressful. Research, write, work, train, sleep, and try to not be persuaded. Gods, and she thought being in the legion was hard. She glanced at the tattoo on her inner right arm and sighed, tugging at the mid-sleeve shirt of hers hoping that magically it would cover up the reminder of her mistake. Three years short of a full commitment. Stupid Saturn, stupid war, stupid soldiers. She rubbed her temples as she took a seat in one of the chairs. Felicity couldn't afford to get stressed out, she didn't want a relapse of what happened last time.

The evil smirk, the enjoyment as her sword stabbed into flesh. The taunting to others. Not caring about anything except her own motives. Almost a year ago she had started to act that way. She lost almost everyone, except Remus and Edmund, but she knew that they both probably wanted to slap her and call her an idiot. Still, it's not like she wasn't still Felicity. Whatever part of her that was was still a part of her. Whether her fiancee liked it or not. She just didn't want him to ever see that side again.

Speaking of Remus, he was probably hunched over in the Principia drowning in paper work and scrunching his eyebrows together so that he gets the little bit of wrinkle between the brows. Felicity gave a slight smile. He worked too hard but these were tough times. He needed to focus and Felicity understood that. She wasn't going to be selfish and steal the camps praetor away because she was lonely. Besides, she had her own work to do. She was enrolled at the academia now and was constantly studying while also juggling a job and making sure she got some training.

Felicity glanced at the shadow on the floor from the bookcase. She focused on it, feeling drawn to it, she shook her head. No. Practice with shadows was not something to do in side unless needed. Besides, she still needed to show Remus what she had taught herself. Only really used it a couple of times. Once against Chris the other after being pushed by Discordia. It was murderous but it would come in handy against Saturns army of pathetic losers. Felicity knew Rhia was probably leading the charge. Fine, that concubine can destroy her relationship with Josh so she can spread her legs for the Titan so he can shower her with an army and power in position, it won't matter for too long anyway. By the time this war was over Felicity wanted to see her former legionnaires head rotting on a spike.

Her murderous train of thought was broken by a couple of older students passing by her seat giving a sideways glance and muttering something about the daughter of Pluto. Felicity rolled her eyes and got up from her seat and made her way deeper into the library of the academia. She skimmed the titles, Umbrakinesis , she was looking for books on the subject of her power in order to help her own self. That way she could in return help the camp in the impending war.

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notes: Did you miss me?

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The University was a place that he hadn't been to in like... well never. he went there only to find some interesting books about medicine and Umbrakinesis when he was younger. His mother always told him to enroll in the classes when he finished his service, but he needed some good time away from that place, not only the Camp, but also all the romans and their war... well his war too, would be better to say. After he got that IM from his mother about a new war, he decided to go back and help. He could have hated the war and all the sorrow and death coming from it, but he was a roman and he wasn't going to let his fellow legionaries suffer that alone, not if he could be there and help. So he packed his stuff and went back to Camp and re enlisted to be in war again.

"Medicine and umbrakinesis..." He said as he walked down the isles, he knew there was a book about that somewhere, he had seen it before. He saw it back from when he was just learning about his umbrakinesis and didn't care about healing, and then when he studied about medicine, he didn't remember about that book. Now he needed that book, he was determined to help others with his powers, all of them. He didn't want the past event in war got repeated. he didn't want to live again that agony, feeling how he lost a part of himself for each of those who he had killed and ripped appart!

He walked down an isle and noticed some demigods around his age talking about another demigod, he didn't remember that name so well... "Felicity Weingarten..." he repeated in a low soft voice, he knew he had heard it before, but where or how he couldn't remember. He continued walking and suddenly he saw a brunette girl studying, there he remembered, he connected the name with the shape. but last time he saw her... they had been in war and she was after all a daughter of Lord Pluto... well the kids of the big three were remembered in war and peace also. But the moment from where he remembered her was the summer after War, he had just finished his time there and didn't need to stay, he just went to visit his mother. Then he heard about the corpses attacking, the deads, the one who did it... Felicity.

"you shouldn't listen to what they say... all of us had done something wrong in our lives, no one is clean to freely judge." he smiled at her as he sat in front of her. He knew it, he had killed those demigods in that war, his hands covered in their blood and yet they had no visible wounds... well that was a vision he wanted to forget. "I'm sorry, Kyle O'Brian." he stretched out his hand. He wasn't acting as trying to flirt with her, but as a long lost family member.

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NOTES: Yes I did!!!

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At the sound of a male voice Felicity glanced over. She recognized the male. Some distant relative of hers on Plutos side. Something like that. She didn't keep track. If she thought about all who she was related to in camp she would end up with a headache for days. She nodded curtly. "I don't listen to them. They're not worth my time." Yet, Felicity locked her jaw after she spoke. They did have a reason to judge. What was this guy near her, stupid? She was the one who instigated Saturns second coming. She was the one betrayed camp before it was cool to do so. She looked down at the hand and gave it a quick shake.

"Pleasure to meet you." Felicity replied, not really paying attention. She was too busy skimming over the titles of the books. She was on a mission for an answer after all. Not like anyone else could give her the answer she was looking for either. Except maybe Discordia but Felicity wasn't too sure about meeting up with the goddess again. She made her want to revert to how she was. Acting without a care. Being the embodiement that happened when Felicity tried her new shadow trick. Heartless, uncaring, and willing to kill without a second thought. Of course, if they were stupid enough to get in her way they should be killed anyway. Like that stupid Lyn girl. Gods, she was annoying! Family this, family that. Felicity would just love to tell her where she could stick that family crap. But no, she was being good. Remus deserved that. He needed the ideal fiancee for a praetor. Someone he could depend on when he took off his mask of leadership and showed his more vulnerable side.

But still, watching the way she acts in public and around him was starting to get to her. Not only that but she was completely healed from the amnesia. Sure, she remembered stuff now but there was still gaps in places. She was able to fake it well because she had read her file, asked questions, and read Remus's journal; but all that didn't give her her memories back, just made her aware. At least with Discordia she was able to be close to her true self and not worry about anything. Much like how she had been around Edmund. Edmund, she tightened her jaw. That stupid idiot. She sighed, despite the anger she could never stay mad at him, after all she had left him for Saturn before too. Their friendship certainly was a complicated thing.

She looked at the dark haired individual near her. "So, what brings you to this part of the library?" Felicity asked in hopes of bringing out a conversation.

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Kyle sat right in front of Felicity, he looked at her and he could recognize some features of his mother in the young face and body of the teen sitting across the table. But also couldn't recognize others, maybe those came from Felicity's mother's side, but the hair was the same... those eyes... even the annoyed look when she talked about the guys that walked pass them. Well, it was good that it wasn't just to be related to someone because the gods said so, but it was nice to see they actually had physical stuff to be close with. Maybe she would like to meet her sister, who was still alive and in New Rome.

Then he looked at the book that she was checking about, if his eyes didn't deceive him and he was sure they didn't, she was reading about umbrakenisis, well that was one of the books he had been looking for. So he smiled and was glad to have found it, but now, what would she want to know about that specific topic about that specific ability. Then she asked why he was there, well it was something easy to reply right? he was just looking for a book and he didn't have something to hide, after all as a grandson of Pluto, it was acceptable if he investigated about how his gift worked and how to master it, right?

"Well, in fact I came for that exact book you are reading from..." he said pointing at the book, but then leaned back on the back of his chair and tilted his head, it would be nice if they could talk about it, but he had heard she was really closed, like living inside a wall all the time. Maybe if he shared information first, that would help him to get some information from her. He crossed his arms and then smiled at her, nice smile not evil one. "I need to read about the use of umbrakinesis inside solid things, like boxes or bodies"

Ok, that maybe wasn't the best way to aproach, now she would think he was a freak... well he hasn't ever cared about what others thought about him, but this time was different and it didn't really was about Felicity being something like a relative to him, but the topic about managing shadows inside a body, well that was really something that people would find... creepy and even something they needed to tell the praetors ASAP!

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She glanced down at the book in her hand as he made mention to it. Then she quirked her eyebrow for the reason he desired the book she selected. Solid things? Did he know of her intention? What if this was a test. What if someone heard about what she had been doing. Gods, what if Chris told Remus and Remus sent this person to inquire about it. They couldn't be that suspicious of her still? Then again, why wouldn't they? She was a ticking time bomb, she knew it. Not to mention that all of her memories weren't back either. Heck, she can't remember any of her conversations with Saturn or half of the quest she was on or some of the stuff before then. What if they think she's secretly still helping Saturn? She wouldn't do that, not again. But, she had been talking to Discordia, and wasn't she working for Saturn? Did someone overhear their private discussions?

As Felicity realized she was clutching the book more than she was before and that her breathing had gotten a bit quicker, she took a hard swallow before trying to regain composure. "I thought that was impossible." Felicity said, hoping that she was good at lying as she had been in the past. She couldn't let him know that she had an idea of what was capable with the shadows. Not if he might secretly be working for the Principia. Gods, it really wouldn't surprise her if Remus was sending someone to keep an eye on her. She understood that he cared but she was taking a step back for him as well as for her. He would hate what she was practicing. Besides, he needs to be the praetor the camp needs him to be, end of story.

She set the book on the small table beside her. As she wiped her hands against her jeans hoping to get some of the sweat caused by anxiety away. She studied him for a moment. They looked related. It was annoying. Still, she should try to put up a good image in front of him. Deceive him, make sure he puts in a good word to whoever he might secretly be working for. Did whoever it was really think that plopping some random relation in front of her would make her open up any faster? Sharing the same genes did not necessarily make them family. Gods, she sounded like Edmund.

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The moment he mentioned the book and the topic, he noticed how she was a bit nervous. that grip over the book, that way to sit straight, well he couldn't do other thing but smile at her and make her feel comfortable, he wasn't going to arrest her or anything just because she was reading a book! But also that meant she kind of knew what he was talking about. It was very difficult to know if she had already done it, or if she was just trying to read a sci-fi book, but if by any chance it had happened, for sure it was in a moment when she was very upset, at least it had happened like that to him.

He could still remember the moment when he had developed it. Annie had been there, he knew she was wounded so he got there as soon as he could... But it had all been in vain. When he got there, she had already died, in pain and alone, only surrounded by monsters and some traitors. something put a veil on his eyes, he didn’t care f they screamed or ran away or if they were going to kill him! He simply felt he could do it, he could kill them all! So as he did. He got his hands into a shadow and the next thing he knew was that he had killed them all!! Reason why he needed to learn more... He wanted to save lives instead of taking them away. No matter how evil they had been, only the gods should have the power to kill in such way.

When she said those words, he lifted a brow and then laughed out loud. The woman responsible of the library had to go over there and order him to shut up or he would be ban to be in there for at least a month. So he nodded at the old woman, legacy of Moneta, and she walked back to her place. Kyle cleared his throat and then looked again at Felicity. "I'm sorry... it's just that well... once you have already done it... it is kind of funny when someone else says that it is not possible" Then he breathed deeply and kept looking at her, he wanted to know if she had by any chances, done it! If she had... well maybe they can help each other, if she hadn't... well he wasn't going to teach her how.

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NOTES: MWAHAHA!!! lol

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Felicity rolled her eyes and used every ounce of her to not just return the book to the shelf and walk away. Oh wow, he can do something impossible. Way to be kinda a jerk about it. She narrowed her eyes at the boy. "So, you've already done something like that before. Interesting. Care to elaborate on the impossible task at all. I obviously have an interest in it." Felicity said as she nodded towards the book. There, trying to get to the point in a way that still kept her knowledge a secret. Family or not the guy didn't need to know what she knew. Not if he would go and spill the beans to the praetors right after. You never know who is actually your friend or who might end up stabbing you in the back. Like her for example, she literally stabbed people when she became a turncoat. Just goes goes to prove to never judge a book by its cover.

She took a seat and leaned back in the chair on the hind legs. Always doing the thing that parents ended up yelling at their children not to do in their chair. Felicity say that kind of thing happen in the forum at the little eateries all the time. She didn't get why kids weren't suppose to do this? It was a comfortable position and it was a great way to have someone who is a nervous fidgeter be less obvious. That was another thing. Felicity use to not fidget so much. Was it all the events from the past year the cause of this new syndrome? It would make sense and who could blame her? She worked for Saturn, went on a dangerous quest, and lost her memories all in a course of one year. Some year.

Felicity studied the person in front of her. Still wondering if he was related to her. He had yet to say anything on that particular subject. Was he going to or was she going to have to initiate the act. She cleared her throat and leaned forward onto the front legs of the chair. "Are you related to Pluto at all? You look kinda familiar and I know I didn't know you before today but your hair, its dark and curly like mine. And some of your facial features are kinda similar. Just a curious question is all." Felicity finished quickly, trying not to sound awkward.

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Tag: Felicity Words: 409 Notes: Sorry the delay XD

Kyle Lucian O´Brian No matter how much a child of the Big three wanted to hide it, it would always come up to the surface. Sometimes was that they were monsters magnet, but others it was only their attitude, how they acted, how they looked at others. It wasn't something that they really wanted to do, but... it simply showed up in their faces, their tone, their simple attitute to talk to others. Attitude that Felicity was showing off in that moment. It wasn't something really visible, in fact she was one of the most calm ones that he had ever met, and he had met a couple in his life. "Well... I can see you are deeply interested in performing such kind of techique, but why on Earth would make you think that I would tell you about it?" He asked in his almost unique accent, it was a weird combination between scottish, english and also... well a lost in time mix of both. He looked at her and smiled as he sat pleasefully looking at her. He needed to know why she wanted to perform it, well in fact how did she know it, was it by accident? did she just listen a rumor that it was possible? maybe she by accident did it once and now she wanted to know how to perfect it. No matter what was going on in her head, if she had never done it, then he wasn't going to teach it to her. Then she asked something that made his half smile at her. Physical features were something that even among gods and all their descendants were present. He looked at her again and yes, she definetely looked like a younger version of his mother, so well... yes by features they looked like Pluto. "yes... I'm related to him." smiles at her and then tilted her head, would she really care about how close he was related to her? "I know you are a daughter of Pluto... I've heard of you in camp." he just said that, f she wanted to know more about him she might ask, and well then he would reply, but if she didn't then he wasn't going to pour out his black heart. No one needed to see that side of him... well he didn't need to know that he still have that side. He then looked at the book again. "so... you have done it or not?" Life and death and everything between

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Felicity ignored his first question, waiting for the response about her question on relation. Which, once he answered, she found she had been correct. Not a big surprise. She practically expected it. She supposed that she should start answering his questions too but she just wasn't up for disclosing any of her secrets or interests. Okay, just one interest which happened to also be partnered with being a secret. She liked to keep her thoughts and feelings an enigma, at least to some people and most definitely to people she just met, namely this Kyle fellow.

She crossed her arms and closed her eyes in a relaxed state, taking a deep breath then releasing it as she opened her eyes and stared at him. "You should tell me because it is the right thing to do. I'm family after all." Felicity practically spat at him venomously. What other reason should there be? It's not like it was illegal, just kinda frowned upon. No reason for her to reveal stuff to him and she was being adamant about not telling him anything. That wasn't going to change. She didn't trust him, nothing really against him. She didn't trust many people nowadays. It was just something that changed within her. The people she use to trust she either took advantage of that when she became a turncoat or they ended up stabbing her, not literally, in the back. There was really only one person she felt she could trust anymore and that was Remus Stone. Though, she couldn't trust him with this information.

Felicity banged her fist on the table and glared at the male. "Why the hell are you so interested if I can do it or not? Dang, don't you think if some grandkid of Pluto can do this trick it would be obvious his own child can? I'm a hell of a lot more powerful than you are. You might be older but kid, you couldn't even take me in a battle." Felicity said angrily, shadows flickering from where the sun caught hold of the bookshelf. This beating around the bush was getting on her nerves. And she wasn't even sure if this guy was a grandchild of Pluto, she just assumed. But honestly, if he was capable of something it would be obvious that Felicity was. She was Plutos daughter. Not his granddaughter. She had a stronger connection to the gods because that was half of her. Not a quarter like it would be with a grandchild.

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Kyle Lucian O´Brian Kyle hardly moved from his seat when she talked to him in such way, was she really trying to blackmail him in a feelings way? make him feel bad for not sharing information with a so called family member? was she out of her mind? he didn't know who she was till that moment, he had never talked to her nor be aware that he had an aunt wandering in camp, well he knew there was a pluto kid in camp, he had heard of her, but never really met her. His mother told him to look for her and try to be a support for her, that to be a child of one of the big three was a hug load on the back of a kid, but he never did it. Now she wanted to make him think that they were family and that he needed to share information with her just because of that?! Well, first of all, he didn't think they were family, they were relatives, that was all! And secondly he wouldn't teach that thing to someone just because it was family! He just looked at her and shook his head, she hadn't told him if she had done it or not, and he wasn't going to introduce her to the wide world of the shadow manipulation, it would be dangerous for her and the ones around her. Then without any warning she slammed her hand on the table, the sound echoed in the library. People sitting in other table looked at them, some of them were going to shhh her but watching at her they knew that they better stay away from her in that moment so they just got up and walked to other tables, far from where they were. The librarian walked into the spot and looked at them, Felicity still upset and finishing her ranting, Kyle still sitting in front of her with half a smirk on his face and a brow lifted. He looked at the librarian and smiled at her, then he just looked back at Felicity. The shadows were moving around them, and the librarian decided to walk back to her seat and let them handle it. Kyle looked at Felicity again and then breathed deeply and chuckled. "So... you first try to blackmail me with the old we are family thing,..." He imitated her tone of voice when he mentioned the family stuff. "...then you try to threat me with the I'm all powerful stuff..." He smirked and chucckled again half laughing. Then looked back at her. "yes, you are more powerful than I am... I can't rise the deads or play with hell fire or control hellhounds but I know shadows... and by your anger, I can say I know shadows better than you do." smirks and then leans back and crosses his arms over his chest in a cocky way. "you could try to swallow me in a shadow, or fry me in hell fire, but how would you do that when your heart wouldn't be able to beat? or if your lungs were squeezed so hard that not an ounze of air could get in them?, remember... aunt, there is no small enemy. no matter who your father is. you want my help and knowledge? speak, be honest." Life and death and everything between

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She gave him her most deadly glare as he sat there laughing like an idiot. If it weren't for pesky rules she would gladly stab him with her stygian iron sword. She would be having the last laugh then. She gave a slight smirk as she imagined her black sword piercing the guys flesh and staining the blade with his blood. It would be so easy for her to do. Not like she really needed his help. She could always try to talk Discordia into telling her how to work everything out. She closed her eyes forcefully and tried to clear her head. Gods, the scenario in her head escalated quickly. The last time she made a switch that quickly between being cool and collected to becoming bloodthirsty was when he was working for Saturn. It took months and amnesia for people to even stop talking about her treachery.

She opened her eyes again but kept a glare on him, though this time it was softer and the shadow had stopped reacting to her emotions. She stood up from her chair and grabbed the book they both needed but she had grabbed first and went to check it out, ignoring the scolding of the librarian as she yammered on about how the library was a quiet place and if it weren't for the big three having children it would be a lot more quiet and how the three brothers should have kept to their original oath. Gods, the lady was annoying. Again, if she had her sword that would be another person to experience the taste of stygian iron piercing their flesh and soul as they died.

Once the librarian handed the book to her Felicity looked back at Kyle and pushed him a shadow. "Not here." Felicity told him, using her outdoors voice so that he could hear her, ignoring the look of anger from the librarian as Felicity made her way to the door and escaped to the outside. She took a deep breath as the sun hit her skin and she ran her hand through her curly hair. She was starting to lose control, it didn't look like it, but Felicity could kinda feel it. Maybe after she mastered this trick it would be better. She would have a better grip on things. No pun intended. Despite whatever she held herself too, maybe it was time she admitted she needed help.

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notes: Fun indeed I'm trying to hold her back though