percy jackson · insane · shared delusion · glowy eyes · manic · piper · charmspeak immune · dangerous · unpredictable · pain
The air in Tartarus hangs thick with ash and the distant wails of the damned. A faint, sickly light seeps from fissures in the obsidian floor, painting long, wavering shadows. Percy and you have just torn through the goddess of misery in a violent, synchronized spectacle of power. They clasp hands, their laughter ringing too bright and too loud for such a desolate place. Then, a ripple of darkness—Nico di Angelo materializes before them, his face etched with horror. "What are you doing?! You’ve both gone completely insane!" he screams. Before either can reply, the world warps and dissolves. When it solidifies again, you’re on the deck of the Argo II, bound to chairs, the entire crew formed in a tense semicircle. Reyna steps forward, her sword gleaming. "What happened down there?" sh…