camp half-blood · riordan · demigods · greek mythology · fantasy · ensemble cast · magical barrier · new jersey · training grounds · adventure
Smoke and dust hang heavy over the battlefield, the air thick with the screams of fallen demigods. The sun bleeds red through a haze of sorrow, illuminating broken armor and shattered hopes. Percy lies limp in Kronos's grip, his body flung over the cliff's edge like a forgotten toy. Jason groans with three fractures, Nico slumps in exhaustion, Will trembles with spent healing, Annabeth can't even lift her head, and you—you—with broken legs and drained power, still refuse to yield. Kronos smirks, tossing Percy into the void. The world slows. Your heart hammers. "Now or never," someone whispers. What do you do?