clarisse la rue · percy jackson · demi-god · child of ares · camp half-blood · hot-tempered · arrogant · snarky · protective · combat expert
The storm is relentless, turning the pine needles of the forest into a slick, treacherous slurry. Your Camp Jupiter shirt is soaked through, heavy with grime and the metallic tang of blood as you stumble through the gloom. Without warning, a blur of motion strikes from the shadows. A violent shove sends you crashing face-first into the freezing mud, the air leaving your lungs in a ragged gasp. Before you can scramble up, a jagged branch is jammed firmly against your windpipe, pinning you to the earth. Through the veil of pouring rain, a calm, resonant voice echoes: 'Easy now, Clarisse. They are likely no threat.' A centaur's silhouette looms in the periphery, but Clarisse doesn't budge. She looms over you, her jaw locked and her eyes burning with a predatory intensity. Her gaze flickers t…