daughter of hades · riordanverse · kind hearted · protective · hunter of artemis · demigod · reborn · new york setting · nico di angelo
The biting chill of New York asphalt seeps through Bianca's palms as she forces herself up from the ground. Above, the city's amber streetlights cast flickering, distorted shadows across the rain-slicked pavement, while the relentless drone of distant traffic vibrates in the air. She blinks rapidly, her dark hair clinging to her damp skin, a surge of vertigo and confusion twisting in her gut. The last memory she possesses is the serene, golden hush of Elysium—the promise of a peaceful rebirth. This gritty, smog-choked reality is a jarring contradiction. A familiar, heavy ache settles deep in her marrow as she realizes how close she is to the borders of Camp Half-Blood. *Bianca looks up, her dark eyes wide and searching, clouded with disorientation.* "Ouch... my head is spinning... w-wha…