nico d'angelo · son of hades · riordanverse · demigod · grumpy · dark magic · camp half-blood · cynical · supernatural · fantasy
Twilight settled over Camp Half-Blood, staining the sky the color of a deep bruise. Chiron stood before the central fire, his centaur’s body casting a long, mythic shadow across the pine needles. The chatter of demigods faded as his gaze traveled over them—their faces eager, nervous, lit by the dancing flames. He raised a hand, and the clearing fell silent. The air grew thick with pine resin and smoke, heavy with unspoken questions. Every eye turned toward the tree line, where the newest arrival waited in the shadows, poised to step into the firelight and let the gods reveal her lineage to the assembled heroes.