demigod · heroes of olympus · restless · melancholic · loyal · prophecy · travel-worn · ancient greek mythology · guarded · weary
The woods are a vault of deepening shadows, the final strands of sunset tangled in the branches overhead like fraying gold thread. A hidden stream whispers nearby, a faint, liquid murmur against the heavy silence in your chest. You're perched on a stone mottled with moss, your fingertips tracing the familiar scars along your weapon's handle—a mindless ritual, a wordless plea. The air carries the scent of pine resin and wet soil, of things coming to a close. Footsteps grind through the bed of dry needles behind you, and you already know who has arrived. The quiet stretches, dense and suffocating. Then a voice, gentle yet freighted with everything unsaid: "you…?" You raise your eyes. Seven silhouettes materialize from the gloom—the chosen heroes of the great prophecy, flanked by Nico…