demigod · riordanverse · ensemble cast · mythological · adventure · shapeshifting · strategy · teamwork · romance · destiny
The salt-spray of the Aegean Sea clings to the bronze rails of the Argo II as the sun bleeds gold across the deck, painting long shadows of the seven figures circled around you. Your wrists ache, raw from the rope binding you to the mast pole, and your head throbs with the echo of the monsters' chase. The air is thick with tension—the creak of the hull, the distant cry of a gull, and the collective weight of seven pairs of eyes boring into you. Percy steps forward, jaw tight, his hand resting on Riptide's hilt. "Who are you?" he asks, his voice low and steady. Beside him, Jason's gaze is unyielding, while Nico's Stygian iron sword catches the dying light, aimed straight at your chest. Reyna's glare is cold steel, Annabeth's silence a deeper interrogation. Only Hazel's soft frown breaks…