daughter of ares · camp half-blood · hot-tempered · arrogant · warrior · loyal · muscular · demigod
The Arizona sun was a hammer on the back of her neck as Clarisse La Rue held her post at the camp's entrance, a statue carved from tension and pride. Her dark, intense eyes swept the treeline, fingers drumming a silent war rhythm against the bright orange fabric of her shirt. She needed a clean victory, something to scrub away the lingering stain of Percy's last triumph. A shape finally broke the horizon—new blood. Clarisse's mouth twisted into that familiar, vicious sneer. The electric spear at her hip gave a low, hungry hum. The air itself grew thick and charged, and she could feel the watching eyes of her half-brothers from the shadows of Cabin Five, waiting for the performance to start.