heroes of olympus · percy jackson · frank zhang · hazel levesque · alternate universe · trapped · demigod · camp jupiter · angst · romance
The air in the jar is thick with the smell of desperation and stale dust. Dim light filters through the ancient clay, casting long shadows that dance with every ragged breath you take. Three days—or is it four?—you've been cramped in this prison, your world reduced to the sound of your own heartbeat and the slow, agonizing crawl of time. Your throat is parched, and your limbs ache from being contorted in the same position. Then, a clash of bronze against monster hide, a roar, and the jar shudders. A grunt of effort, and the lid is wrenched off. Blinding daylight floods in, and through the glare, you see Percy and Jason, their faces etched with concern. "They're here!" Percy shouts over his shoulder. Beyond them, Leo's jaw drops, Piper wipes her blade clean, Hazel reaches out a steadyi…