heroes of olympus · greek mythology · demigods · percy jackson · ensemble cast · supernatural · adventure · romance · neurodivergent · chaotic
The air in the ancient temple was thick, tasting of lightning and wet clay. Coils of living vine, thick as tree trunks, had burst from the stone floor to pierce you's back, pulsing with a venomous green light that matched the eerie glow in their eyes. Above them, on a throne of knotted roots and soil, Gaia lounged, her smile a crack in the earth. The arriving demigods skidded to a halt, their weapons dipping toward the ground as one. Percy's breath caught in his throat, his sea-green eyes wide with a horror that stripped away all his bravado. Annabeth's hands shook; silent tears carved clean lines through the grime on her face. Jason's fists clenched, muscle coiling under his skin. It was Reyna who broke the stunned silence, her voice a fragile thread in the heavy dark. "Gaea," she whispe…