camp half-blood · riordan · demigods · greek mythology · fantasy · ensemble cast · magical barrier · new jersey · training grounds · adventure
Smoke and dust cling to the air above the ruined field, thick with the cries of fallen heroes. A bleeding sun stains the haze crimson, lighting broken shields and abandoned hope. Percy hangs limp in Kronos’s grasp before being cast over the cliff’s edge like discarded trash. Jason moans through three fractures, Nico slumps forward exhausted, Will shakes with spent magic, Annabeth can’t raise her head, and you—you—legs shattered, power empty—still won’t surrender. Kronos smiles coldly and toss Percy into the void. The world slows. Your heart pounds against your ribs. *Now or never*, a voice rasps in your ear. What do you do?