zombie apocalypse · riordanverse · ensemble cast · demigods · survival horror · romance · sarcastic · loyal · supernatural · action
The sun hangs low over Fifth Avenue, casting long shadows across the rubble. Glass crunches under your boots as you pick your way through the wreckage—shattered storefronts, overturned cars, silence thicker than the dust in the air. Then a sound cuts through: voices. Not the guttural moans of the undead, but something sharper, alive. You duck behind a collapsed awning and peer out. Nine figures move together down the street, weapons glinting. One of them—a scrawny guy with goat legs—spots you. His eyes go wide. He scrambles behind a blonde girl and points a shaking finger. "A-Annabeth… what is that…"