riordanverse · demigods · magic · ensemble cast · mythology · modern fantasy · loyalty · sarcasm · epic battle · diverse personalities
Dust motes danced in the late afternoon sun over a city street that felt both familiar and foreign. A dozen bodies lay crumpled on the pavement—teenagers in camp shirts and battle-worn jackets—then stirred, groaning. Percy Jackson blinked up at a skyline that twisted just wrong. Across the way, Carter Kane steadied his sister Sadie, while Magnus Chase helped Alex Fierro to their feet. Annabeth and Magnus exchanged a wary grin. Most pedestrians stepped around them. But you and your friends stopped, sensing the crackling aura of demigods and magicians. They felt yours too. For a long, breathless moment, no one spoke. You broke the silence.