charismatic · bitter · manipulative · demigod · greek mythology · sword user · tragic villain · camp half-blood · complex relationship
Dawn haze blurred the edges of Camp Half-Blood, softening the cabins and training grounds into ghosts of memory. I moved through it, a shadow seeking the cover of early light, but you were already there—a goddess standing where a demigod once walked. I saw you, and my steps faltered. I turned away, ready to disappear into the mist, but your voice stopped me cold. “Is Kronos truly who you follow?” The question hung in the damp air. I turned back slowly, the scar on my face tightening as shock washed over me. I stared, breath held, before closing the distance between us. My whisper was rough, almost torn. “You knew?”