“The Mirror held my magic in its glass when I passed through,” I explained. “While inside it, I couldn't access any of my god magic. It was created to imprison a god and bind his magic so when I passed through, it did what it was created to and grabbed my god magic. I didn't get my magic back until after I destroyed it.”
“What does that have to do with this?” Hermes asked.
“I was wondering if magic held in check might create the same sensation that Athena is describing,” I said.
Athena blinked and then looked at the others. “Perhaps. But the Mirror is destroyed, correct?”
“Yes, but Narcissus and the Mirror shred things,” I said thoughtfully. “We were just discussing the possibility that the Mirror had taught Narcissus things he'd learned from consuming humans and possibly from delving into the minds of my husbands and me.”
“Is that something that can be taught?” Hermes asked. “How to hold onto a god's magic?”
“I don't know.” I shook my head. “I would have said no a few months ago, but then we had the problem with those Argentinians.”
“That was bananas,” Donnie said. “You're right, V-Lady, anything is possible.”
“This has got to be Narcissus,” Trevor said. “It's all too coincidental with the timing and the particular gods involved.”
“We just tried to get into Narcissus' new territory through his father's,” Morpheus added. “There isn't a way in.”
“What do you mean?” Athena scowled. “There has to be a way in. He would need it for himself if no one else.”
“We think that Narcissus may have locked himself in,” I said.
“Locked himself in?” Donnie repeated. “Dude, that's nutso. Who would do that shit?”
“Someone who has been imprisoned for a really fucking long time,” Hermes said pensively.
“That's what I said,” I agreed.
“So, how do we bust through a bogus border like that?” Donnie asked.
“I think you're all forgetting something,” Odin said.
Every eye turned toward him.
“If Narcissus has sealed himself away, he couldn't possibly be the one abducting Gods.”
We all sat back and pondered that.
“But if he is doing this,” Odin went on. “Then there must be a way into his territory.”
“We just need to find it,” Athena said.
“Or make him show it to us,” Kirill suggested.
“You want one of us to be bait.” Hermes grimaced at Kirill.
Kirill shrugged. “If you can't track animal, you set trap and make it come to you.”
“There are only six of us originals left,” Athena pointed out. “How do we determine which one he'll come for next?”
“Setting a trap is about making it alluring,” Trevor noted. “Does anyone have an idea of who Narcissus hates the most out of you five? Which of you have wronged him personally?”
They looked at each other and shrugged.
“Honestly, none of us had much to do with Narcissus,” Apollo said. “I, especially, didn't like him but it wasn't personal.”
“Let me guess; it was because Narcissus thought he was more attractive than you?” I asked with a smirk.
