Thanatology

[ThatGuyWithSouvlaki]

@ThatGuyWithSouvlaki x @Nico


Thanatos stood waiting by the Underworld end of the Door of Death waiting for the arrival of his new charge: Babysitting Lord Hades most recent demi-god brat. Usually he was never one to question or dislike the orders of his master but Thanatos had enough troubles needing his attention to babysit. He still remembered the last time his attention was forced away from the doors to death and the war it caused and made mention to it repeatedly to Hades. His master however was insisted and Thanatos had no choice but to bow and accept the assignment. The other issue he never taught somebody before he didnt know what was expected from him, was it just fighting and use of his powers or was there something more? Well, he wont know until the brat arrived and he was already late.

 

[Nico]

Niwa listened to his mother Persephone as she yelled at Hades. Persephone wasn't his birth mother but she had raised him from infancy, his mother was killed by Zeus. "Why does he have to stay with that insufferable death god?!" she shouted at Hades. "Because my lotus blossom, the boy needs to learn character!" he retorted. He figured from his mother's silence that she was resigned to the fact finally and that he could go. Niwa sighed and walked over to Persephone and hugged her before hugging his father. "It's not like I'll be living there or anything." He smiled "G'bye, Mom and Dad." he said before melting into shadows and ending up behind Thanatos. "So do I have to call you lord or...Gods forbid master." he said with a sarcastic tone to the dark God.

 

[ThatGuyWithSouvlaki]

Thanatos turned to face Niwa, unimpressed by the trick with the shadows. He was less impressed by the use of sarcasm which earned Niwa a quick strike of his back hand on his cheek."Show respect to a god, brat."He said calmly but coldly, giving him a critical look."Especially one who is your guarding and teacher. I either term you mentioned is fine. "

 

[Nico]

"Ouch!" he pouted, he was never slapped before. So this was something new to the bratty prince. He looked at the blood from the scratch caused by one of the God's rings. "I've never...been slapped before." he said clearly in awe. He took note not to use his sarcasm as a retort to Thanatos. He opened his mouth to say something and tried to form the words "Sorry lord." he said clearly having trouble with getting the 'lord' part out.

 

[ThatGuyWithSouvlaki]

Brat couldn't take a slap, Thanatos thought, he needed more work then he realised but at least he would be more obedient. Thanatos reached for his back removing his scythe from the srap he used to carry it. "Good. Now the sooner we get started the sooner I be rid of you. First I want to see what you can do. You have a weapon?"

 

[Nico]

Niwa couldn't understand why Thanatos was such an asshole. He sighed and looked up to see that Thanatos drew his Scythe. 'Wait. I thought I was learning how to reap souls. Is this part of the training?' he thought to himself. He sighed and drew his black sword and grasped it getting in a fighting stance. Fighting a God, he had to be insane. Then again his father trained him in basis so it's nothing new. He had to clear his thoughts so it wouldn't interfere with his focus.

 

[ThatGuyWithSouvlaki]

Thanatos raised his scythe as if going for an over had strike at the boy before bring the scythe down hard. Though this wasn't aimed at Niwa but to the ground in front of him, burying the blade in the ground and then pulled making a line in the ground. He stepped back calmly as several skeleton pulled them self out of the line Thanatos produced, they stood in a line facing Niwa and drew their short swords. "Lets see what you can do."Thanatos said."Skeletons attack."

 

[Nico]

(Not the best at writing fighting scenes so bear with me)


Niwa stared at the Skeletons with a determined gaze and rushed forward and attacked the first skeleton. He cut off it's head and it crumpled to the ground. He watched as the others came forward and rushed to attack him. He battled them off and stabbed on in the chest, another in the gut and beheaded the last. There were piles of bones laying all around and Niwa looked up at Thanatos panting and wiped some blood from a gash on his cheek.

 

[ThatGuyWithSouvlaki]

"Huh, i half expected you drop on the second skeleton. This could be such a disaster than i thought."Thanatos said in his usual cold tone."Your form is passable, though you need some work on your foot work a breeze will be able to push you down and..." He paused as his ipad began to beep several times, he took it out from his cloak and checked the notification. "This exercise has to wait we have a few dozen souls to reap come on." He turned and began opening the doors, assuming Niwa would follow.