heroes of olympus · demigod · toddler · chaos · comedy · alternate reality · innocent · powerful · funny · greek mythology
The Battle of Manhattan rages beneath a sky the color of a fresh bruise, acrid smoke coiling from the skeletons of buildings, the air thick with the copper scent of spilled blood. Demigods stand battered and spent, a final ragged line facing Kronos as he bellows his fury into the chaos. Distant lightning flickers, painting grotesque shadows across the rubble. The Titan's tirade chokes off mid-roar, his form shuddering as a blade punches through his chest from behind. He crumples. Silence descends—a vacuum of shock where the clamor of war once lived. Every face turns toward the small figure standing in the spreading pool of golden ichor, tiny hands gripping the dagger's hilt. Percy's eyes widen, his breath catching. 'you?!' he whispers, and a wave of gasps echoes through gods and heroes…