Nicholas's plan is revealed, its not as complicated as Celine's plans, but to be honest Celine's plans are concrete and it screams success while as for Nicholas's plan it screams death.
and that plan B of him, if Suicide is spelled with a capital letter B instead of an S - well you get the picture.
"Are you sure of that plan B? that is even deadlier and to be honest I prefer to get out of there alive, not torn to pieces or drowned to death" Celine protested.
I just nod with agreement.
"I know but if you got some other plan again tell me and we will reconsider things" Nicholas said.
Celine bit her lips, wow for the very first time she haven't devised a well taught plan, this is definitely a first.
"Soon we will arrive to where Scylla is, and may the Gods help us deal with her" Nicholas said.
"I dont really feel confident with this Nicholas, this spells disaster" Celine said.
"I have to agree with her this time" I said.
"Celine you are the brain of this group don't you? maybe you have something? please" I added.
she just stared at me - by the way the stare is a piercing one, even sharper than Nicholas's spear and her venomous dagger combined, so I choose to smile at her instead, I dont want to get killed right now.
"soon we will arrive the end of this fog maze and Scylla is waiting joyfully, so we still have a couple of hours to devise a plan but dont forget that Limos is also on our tails so lets consume our time wisely lets think of some other to survive this mayhem" Nicholas said.
Celine went to the far end of the boat she sat down, I never saw her so frustrated on thinking, maybe that is why she is frustrated, the very thing she was good at but right now its failing her and she couldn't accept it, well I too cant accept Nicholas's plan, I sat down to where Nicholas is, I chose to leave her alone cause right now I know she needs to be alone.
"Nicholas cant we just use the spare Greek Fire to at least distract her to give us a head start?" I said.
"Hmm" Nicholas pulled a flask, the Flask where the Greek fire is, the flask light is dimmed, the weak green light signals that it was running out of greek fire which spells bad for us "Judging by how weak the light is? we might burn 1 of the 1000th of Scylla's body - in other words we can only give her finger a first degree burn tops thats it" Nicholas added "plus the flame only worked because we sacrificed our ship just to ignite it to its maximum, right now we dont have the expense to do that again and I dont think we aren't that lucky enough to recreate that victory, I mean we could but even for me its too soon".
I dug my face in my palms, I'm also so frustrated, If only I have powers that can be essential right now and a power than I can control freely - and the fact that the only way is to go towards our possible gruesome deaths is the only choice, which made things worst note that we cant go back cause 1. the hydra is so pissed off that it will go to the ends of the Earth just to kill us, I can tell base on how hard it screamed and wailed in pain because of our doing obviously an A rank suicide move and 2. Limos is following us so I dont think a direct collision course with a Goddess who has all the intention to kill us is a good option as well.
I looked at Celine who stares so blankly at the ocean and fog, I know she is thinking a way for us to survive with little to no damage at all, I wanted to help her, I really wanted too, but I know and I'll admit it Brain is not my strongest feature, I may have Good Ideas but I dont think I can help in the Brain department in our position right now.
if only I know how to use my stupid powers, my stupid powers that only works when I'm in the verge of death which is not a good condition for a power to be usable, plus there are no guarantees that it will work, looking at my Tōxo this cursed bow which isnt much of a help as well though its powerful but it lacks power for some opponents.
I dug my face on my hands, I'm so frustrated, I know we can only make it out alive only if, one our plan is magically worked or two if we can maneuver our boat fast enough that we can dodge Scylla's each and every attack, and knowing how monsters play they weren't made for playing fair.
we rode the boat silently - no one dares to speak, even I lost words, the atmosphere is heavy and as much as I wanted to make things less worst I dont really know how, I looked at Nicholas and Celine back and forth expecting them to talk to me when we met eyes but what I got is blank stares, I tried smiling at them though they smiled back at me still the tension kills my attempt to start a conversation.
I focus my eyes on the ocean ahead, the vast ocean in front of us and murmured some stuffs.
"Mom, Mother, Goddess Demeter if you can her me please help us out we need you - I need you mother" a simple call to my mother which is apparently turned to a well ought prayer to a goddess, suddenly I hoped and wished she'd listen to me.
I reached at the ocean, playing with the waves calmed me down a bit, the cool salty waters helped me ease the anxious feeling I feel.
I dunked my hand to the ocean and I feel the wave is a little bit more agitated than before.
"Are we near" Celine suddenly spoke and I looked immediately at Nicholas whose as surprised as me.
Nicholas Nods "Not nearer that you both think but you can feel and see how powerful Scylla is by this distance" he added.
my fear doubled all of a sudden - I didnt even noticed my hands are still dunked on the ocean, I almost freaked out because a snake curled in my hand - a weirdly patterned snake medium in size around 12 inches what worried me is that I know how venomous snakes are specially those that are found in the ocean, but I know this isnt a normal snake its patterns are embossed and its quite golden and greenish in color - I've seen lots of animal planet shows and if such snake exist it should be already documented but this is the first time I saw this type of snake, or I just missed this one episode where this snake was shown, but I'm pretty sure it was the first time I saw this one judging by how unusual the patterns are, why it suddenly coils in my hands and no matter how I shake it, it seems hardened on my hands.
this is creeping me out so much, not by the fact that the things that are happening right now only exist for those who have mental health problems but I'm already traveling to my possible death and yet death might got too excited and he sent this snake to make sure I'll be with him right now.
I tried to touch the snake but it hisses and glared at me and yes I got the message - Just look but no touch.
I still tried to shake it off, my attention was so focus on removing this scary but actually pretty snake that became a bracelet or something, I hardly noticed that Celine is at my back.
"hey Mike, what's wrong?" Celine startled me.
"Uhmm nothing Celine, it was nothing" I answered, I tried to hide my hand without causing too much attention.
"Ahmm okay - can we talk?" she added.
"Sure, speak madam" I said she slap my arm and silently chuckled, I'm glad she is finally lighting up.
"I really think about it countless of times and I know you wont agree but and this sounds crazy" she said.
"hey what are you two discussing about?" Nicholas said.
"What?!" she startled me on what she told me.