Ayyy, I'm back. Trying to start writing this again and I swear, I've had to correct so many spelling mistakes and continuity errors and we all know how that ends up formatting-

Ugh. Never mind. I'll just project my frustration by torturing fictional characters.

Disclaimer: I'm not Rick Riordan or J.K Rowling, I'm not a TER'F' and I don't call PoC minors who question my stereotypical characters 'bullies.'

this is not Jeyna, this is not Jeyna, this is not Jeyna, this is not Jeyna, have I mentioned that this is not Jeyna

2 walked away.

3 survived.

But only 2 had the strength to get up.

It was a wizard. Small (she reminded Jason of the family member, Cecilia, who he'd lost just when he'd found her.), sweet-looking, vicious, bloodthirsty.

"This is for her." She growled. "Angel Wart. Y'know, the one your mate killed?"

Curses flew from her wand as Percy shouted swear words as one cut him in about 50 places.

The teenage girl- no, Jason remembered from watching the wizard reaping, she was eleven, only eleven- raised her wand and screamed two words and the four raised their blades for the kill in unison.

Avada Kedavra.

A jet of green streamed as Alicia Davincio bounded away, her laughter left ringing.

Reyna deflected the light, Percy let it bounce of his sword and Jason ducked as it hit Hylla.

Right.

In.

The.

Chest.

"No." Percy mumbled. But it did nothing. Words can stop many things: death isn't one of them. No matter what you say, it won't stop a curse from sucking the life out of someone who had so many things to do, so many sights to see, so many reasons to live.

Silence overtook the world as she breathed for the last time.

Her head made a resounding thud against the forest floor, hitting a rock, causing blood to ooze out of her skull and-

Well, if there was any question of her survival, it was gone.

Reyna screamed. The tears hadn't come yet, somehow. They'd prick at her eyes eventually.

She knew they would.

The daughter of Bellona kneeled at her sister's side.

"Hylla..."

A warm hand pressed to her shoulder and Reyna shook herself, standing up.

"I'll be fine."

"Rey, you-"

"I'll be fine, Jason. Percy...stay here. No! You must stay here. Tell us where Annabeth is and we will alert her of what has happened."

Jason kneeled, whispered something in his bro's ear and got up, smiling at Reyna in that brotherly way of his.

They'd have carried Percy if they could but everyone was tired and it would take too long.

No, they had to find Annabeth.

Reyna composed herself. She couldn't fall apart. She could grieve later. In private.

Will coughed as hair was brushed out of his face.

"Hey, Death Boy." He grinned at his savior.

Nico rolled his eyes, fighting to hide his own smile. "Don't call me that, Solace."

"Sure thing, Death Boy."

(Back at camp, Drew Tanaka raised an eyebrow, frowning. She'd seen what love during battle had done to her beautiful sister.)

Zachary cleared his throat, moving from his spot behind them to hand Will a jar.

The son of Apollo sniffed it, eyes suddenly widening.

"Is this-"

"Yeah. My mum's a healer, I was able to make it with things in the forest."

"Thanks."

He downed it quickly before jumping to his feet.

"Kayla! Is she-"

"We can't find her." Nico gave him an apologetic look and Will sagged slightly.

Not another sibling...he couldn't...Lee and Michael had already-

"It's alright! She can't be too far away and they announced the dead about an hour ago: she wasn't among them."

Silence overtook the trio and Zachary looked away, a smile playing at his lips.

He was muggleborn, after all, and so he could only think three words:

I! Ship! It!

"Jonathan! JONATHAN! Listen to me."

The Roman turned and scowled at his sister. "What?"

"This isn't you, Jon...this isn't the kid Ma-Lady Venus was always so proud of...this isn't the fashion expert of Camp Jupiter...this isn't you."

"It is. It is me."

"Jon-"

"No! This is me, June. This is the me you've never had the guts to accept. Who do you think helped Bryce murder that centurion? Who do you think got him off the bat? Hmm? I did."

Her eyes were wide and her expression grew stormy.

"Jon, you might be a freaking murderer now but we're still children of Love and Beauty. When you start actually accepting those ideals, I'll still be there for you."

"June, darling, I am accepting our wonderful mother's ideals. She was a goddess of war as well- you were there when Papa told us that, you haven't forgotten quite so quick? Why, half my weapons consist of poison-infused makeup! And the wizards plan to murder our loved ones. By killing them all of, I do indeed stand for love. And, uh, I'd much appreciate it if you'd be there for me right now, dear. But if not 𝓭𝓸𝓷'𝓽 𝓯𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓸𝔀 𝓶𝓮."

He smiled, patted his twin's shoulder and walked off leisurely.

June's eyes narrowed as the charmspeak momentarily dulled her.

Well, apparently, the tragic oh-i'm-an-emotional-maiden-help-me-please speech hadn't worked.

The daughter of Venus turned, flipping her hair over her shoulder and began sharpening the heel of her shoe.

If she ever saw her traitor of a brother again, she could stab him with it.

I love children of Aphrodite being BAMF's, okay?

Also, since I've seen discourse about it, my houses for the Seven+Grover+Nico+Reyna, just cause! Feel free to disagree with me in a review, hint, hint:

PERCY- Um...he's clearly a Gryffindor. I know people say Hufflepuff and in the first series, sure! But in the second series, that whole stepping back thing? Gryffindor. Taking on the prophecy? Gryffindor. Also, Gryffindor's are the people who understand the greater good and let go of deaths. In Sword of Hades...he has no ghosts. I get the whole "sorting the hero in Gryffindor" thing is old but...in this case, it's true.

ANNABETH- Ravenclaw. I get the whole pride thing, but she VALUES her knowledge the most. That's really all I have to say.

JASON- He's the real Hufflepuff, I think. He remembers being almost a mediator at CJ (i.e, fairness). Clearly, he's got acceptance down (House of Hades), he's very kind, loyal. He also works really hard, it would take me years to design all those temples.

PIPER- Slytherin. Definitely. Again, just look online and you'll see.

FRANK- My boy is a Gryffindor. A very soft Gryffindor but Gryffindor. ❤️❤️❤️

HAZEL- Definitely also a Gryffindor. Beautiful Gryffindor...friends, Frazel ain't Endgame.

LEO- uh, hello? He is a Ravenclaw. Smart and creative? Check. Socially inept and awkward? Check. Doesn't fit the other houses? Well, he could be a Slytherin but the hat takes your preference and he'd hate it there. A Gryffindor would 100% come straight back to camp with Calypso and a Hufflepuff wouldn't treat Frank and Nico like that, smh.

REYNA- Slytherin, Slytherin, Slytherin, Slytherin. She's a Roman politician, how could she not be?

NICO- Hufflepuff. Look online and you'll see why everyone thinks that.

CALYPSO- Slytherin. Idk why I think this but I have a feeling that if the hat asked, she'd choose Slytherin. She's very ambitious, she clearly wants things, she's horrified when she loses power. Slytherin.

WILL- Also a Hufflepuff! Duh! I honestly don't get why we can't just let Solangelo be in the same house, they're both very Hufflepuff-y.