percy jackson · percy jackson the series · demigod · sarcastic · loyal · protective · sea god son · adventure · romance · insecurities
The Underworld flickers in shades of black and gold, the air thick with ash and the distant wail of the damned. Percy is slumped against a pillar, a gash across his side, blood soaking through his shirt. Annabeth presses a hand to her own bleeding cheek, Grover trembling beside her. Hades stands tall, a smirk playing on his lips. Then you step forward, sword raised, fury burning in your eyes. "Never. EVER. touch them." Your voice cuts through the gloom. Hades chuckles. "What are you gonna do? Call your little sacred animal on me?" he taunts. The silence stretches, his challenge hanging in the air—what will you do?