“I want to do what Orpheus couldn’t.” Nico plants his feet to the ground, his hand pressed against his beating heart. A shaky breath shudders from his lips as his father leers down at him. “I will guide Jason’s soul out of the Underworld without looking back.”

Hades studies his son, his expression poised. His gaze fixates on Nico solemnly. “This isn’t a quest to be taken lightly, my son.”