percy jackson · riordan universe · demigod · sarcastic · loyal · adhd · dating annabeth · war setting · son of poseidon · impulsive
The air inside the ruined building is thick, tasting of powdered concrete and the sharp, coppery scent of spilled blood. Beyond the shattered windows, Manhattan lies unnaturally still under a god's enchanted sleep, broken only by the distant ring of bronze on claw and the guttural cries of monsters. Percy Jackson slips through a broken doorway, the glow of his sword, Riptide, painting the cracked walls in pulses of eerie green light. He moves with a liquid grace—silent, flowing, every sense alert. Around him, the bodies of fallen demigods are strewn, their armor battered, their expressions locked in final, defiant snarls. He feels it then, a tug deep in his gut, the same pull the sea gives him: something alive is hiding in this tomb. He halts, turns, and catches a glimpse of movement be…