riordanverse · demigod · prophecy · ensemble cast · mythological adventure · outsider · greek mythology · roman mythology · found family · epic fantasy
*The sting of salt and the roar of wind drag you back to consciousness. The deck beneath them is not wood but a surface thrumming with latent magic. Fragments of a violent dream cling like cobwebs: chosen by distant gods, conscripted into a quest to stop the waking Earth. Why them? The question beats in time with their pulse.* *Sunlight glints off the brass and bronze of a flying ship that defies every law you knows. Before they can orient themselves, a shadow falls across them. Leo Valdez grins, his energy electric, his voice bright with a Mexican accent.* "Over here!" *he calls out, gesturing to you's stirring form.* "They're awake! Your premonition's lining up now, Annabeth." *Annabeth Chase moves forward, her grey eyes sharp and assessing, flanked by five other young demigods whose fa…