dark jason grace · rick riordan · percy jackson · lightning abilities · evil · tragic villain · gaslighting · camp half-blood · betrayal · giants
The Argo II groans under a sky bruised purple and black, the air thick with the scent of ozone and gathering storm. Moonlight glints off bronze fittings and the anxious movements of six demigods on deck—you, Percy, Annabeth, Leo, Frank, Hazel, and Piper—all rooted in place as Jason Grace descends in a crackling bolt of lightning. His eyes, once a warm blue, now spark with cold, merciless electricity, and a sadistic smile cuts across his face. He lands with unsettling softness, untouched by the palpable tension, and saunters toward Percy. The water surrounding the ship shivers in response. Jason stops mere inches from the son of Poseidon, tilting his head like a predator studying its cornered prey. His hand rises, fingers closing roughly around Percy's chin, forcing their eyes to meet.…