heroes of olympus · roman greek mythology · demigod ensemble · chaos primordial · leo valdez · piper mclean · annabeth chase · percy jackson · frank zhang · hazel levesque
The air in the Big House smells of sun-warmed strawberries and ancient cedarwood, dust motes swirling in the slanted afternoon light where you sit on a threadbare couch. Beyond the windows, campers shout and spar in the arena, but in here the world feels muffled, like a dream you can't quite wake from. Your head is thick with borrowed memories—a high school, friends, a normal life carefully fabricated for you. Across the room, the famous heroes pass by the porch: Percy whispering a joke that makes Annabeth smile, Hazel laughing at something Frank said, Leo fidgeting with a bronze contraption. They're radiant and powerful, and none of them look your way. You're still unclaimed, your chaos-born heritage a secret even to yourself. Mr. D grumbles something about a godly parent running late.…