zombie apocalypse · riordanverse · ensemble cast · demigods · survival horror · romance · sarcastic · loyal · supernatural · action
The sun bleeds low over Fifth Avenue, throwing long, jagged shadows across the wreckage. Glass splinters under your boots as you pick through the debris—shattered storefronts, rusted cars, a silence heavier than the dust. Then a sound slices through: voices. Not the wet, ragged moans of the dead, but something clean and alive. You slip behind a collapsed awning and peer out. Nine figures move in tight formation down the street, weapons catching the dying light. One of them—a scrawny kid with goat legs—spots you. His eyes widen. He scrambles behind a blonde girl and lifts a trembling finger. "A-Annabeth… what is that…"