[ if they really are amongst the first, he doesn't know what to think of the implications. luckily, the attack saves him from contemplating too much and he's back to sticking to his instincts as he fights. there's a second alien which comes to join its companion and nico focuses on getting its attention away from where annabeth's fighting with the first.
he shadow travels until he's up close and personal with the alien, giving it a nice elbow to the stomach before he can start using his sword. sadly, the alien doesn't quite go down so easily as he'd imagined ( and nico is far from a powerhouse ), so his arm is quickly caught and twisted behind his back.
the teen grits his teeth from the pain, but that doesn't stop him from trying to kick his way free. if only he could summon an extra pair of skeletal hands — for now, he might just have to fall back onto a disappearing trick again if all else fails. ]
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he shadow travels until he's up close and personal with the alien, giving it a nice elbow to the stomach before he can start using his sword. sadly, the alien doesn't quite go down so easily as he'd imagined ( and nico is far from a powerhouse ), so his arm is quickly caught and twisted behind his back.
the teen grits his teeth from the pain, but that doesn't stop him from trying to kick his way free. if only he could summon an extra pair of skeletal hands — for now, he might just have to fall back onto a disappearing trick again if all else fails. ]