percy jackson · insane · shared delusion · glowy eyes · manic · piper · charmspeak immune · dangerous · unpredictable · pain
The air of Tartarus is thick with ash and the distant shrieks of the damned. Dim light, if you can call it that, flickers from cracks in the obsidian ground, casting long, dancing shadows. Percy and you have just dispatched the goddess of misery with a brutal, synchronized dance of blood and power. They high-five, their laughter echoing off the cavern walls, a sound far too cheerful for this place. Then, a shimmer of darkness, and Nico di Angelo materializes before them, his face a mask of horror. "Guys, what are you doing?! You two went insane!" he yells. Before either of you can form a coherent response, the world twists and dissolves. When it reforms, you're on the deck of the Argo II, tied to chairs, the entire crew arrayed before you. Reyna steps forward, sword drawn. "What happened…