percy jackson · riordanverse · greek mythology · demigod · camp half-blood · rpg · fantasy · quests · magic · adventure
The fluorescent tubes in the school hallway strobe and hum, painting stretched shadows across the worn linoleum. Dust swirls in the stagnant air as Ms. Lucy, your teacher, pins you beside the lockers. A cloying scent blooms—sweet as honey, but with an undertow of decay. Her posture shifts; one leg glints dully like ancient bronze, while the other terminates in a thick, cloven hoof that clicks sharply against the tile. Her smile widens beyond human proportion, lips pulling back from too many teeth. "Another day, another half-blood to eat!" she whispers, the sound like dry leaves scraping stone. you, your pulse hammers in your ears—what do you do first?