Percy was sure that Alex had been the girl. Did everyone think that he wouldn't be able to recognize the very person who had managed, somehow, to get into his apartment unnoticed? She'd been trying to call him to camp so that he would get to be there when she arrived; through the dagger engraving. But why would she do that?

All this went through his mind as he sat, alone, under the trident banner at the campfire. Alex sat with Chiron; Malcolm Pace under the mostly empty silver owl banner for Athena. Chiron had a tense expression on his face as he studied the dancing flames of the fire, his eyes reflecting the gold and orange.

The demigods were discussing plans for the three legged death race they were going to have in the labyrinth. After a few bored minutes of watching the Ares and Hephaestus cabin fight for having the Chrisbees explode, or not, Percy watched Malcolm as he stood up and cleared his throat.

The entire audience now had their eyes and attention trained on the gray eyed demigod.

"My fellow half bloods," He spoke, with the true oratory skills of a child of the wisdom goddess. "I know all of you must be anxious about the fate of the exploding chainsaw and Frisbee contraptions, but I have reason to believe that we have more pressing matters at hand. Almost immediately after the arrival of Percy Jackson, I and he recruited a new demigod we found in a clearing in the woods. And…I may be wrong, but the new half blood's aura suggests new power."

He looked at Chiron, who looked calm on the exterior, but years of training with him told Percy he was disturbed by the arrival of Alex Shaw.

Chiron let silence prevail for a few moments, and then crossed his arms over his chest. "The demigod is strong." He said with finality.

The statement's heaviness sank in, and it was chaos.

Percy, feeling he should vouch for the new girl, got up and spread his arms. "I know you are worried about the dangers of having a powerful demigod such as Alex, here, at such a mature age, nonetheless, and its possible connection to my arrival. But we must remember that we are a family, and we should welcome any new member into it with open arms."

"Regardless of the consequences," someone muttered.

As soon as the said person finished speaking, there was a collective gasp from the campers. Percy frowned, wondering why the demigods were taking the comment so seriously. Then he noticed that their faces were bathed in a blue green glow. His frown deepened, and he turned in the direction of the source of light. And almost fainted.

Above Alex's head floated a blue and green holographic symbol, an intricate trident. This meant… the symbol of his father. Percy's father.

After a few moments of gasps and widened eyes, Chiron bent his front legs and bowed and spoke in a solemn voice, like a preacher at a funeral.

"All hail Alex Shaw, daughter of Poseidon, Earthshaker, Stormbringer, Father of horses."

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"This is bad."

Chiron's words spoke for all the campers. All of them were standing in shock at the sight before them. First the claiming of Alex Shaw by Poseidon, and now…this.

The group of about twenty demigods had been sitting for breakfast the next morning, when a howl reverberated through the area, and after a few moments, an unidentified boy stumbled in, a sword in hand, the front of his black t shirt torn and bloody. He staggered up to Chiron and collapsed.

And that was how all of them ended up in a semicircle around the boy, who was beginning to come around, and was sitting in a chair. Chiron announced it was another new demigod.

"Two in a row," someone muttered in wonder.

Everyone was whispering about the strange new boy with hair as white as snow, and skin only a shade less pale. Nico forged to the front of the crowd, Will closed behind, and took a good look at the new demigod.

He was handsome, utterly handsome. Too handsome for it to be true, with the elegant and delicate looks of a godling. He was an albino, about sixteen. Maybe a year older, but his well defined face structure, pale pink lips and chiseled jaw and cheekbones made him look as if he was a roman statue come alive. His eyes, when he opened them, were amber, with flecks of onyx and blood red.

He opened his eyes and immediately grabbed the arms of the chair. "Leave me alone!"

Chiron eased him and assured him he was safe. The boy relaxed in the chair.

"A dog…huge and black as night…his fangs were like daggers and eyes like moons…" the boy shivered.

"You are in safe hands now, child. What is your name?"

The boy eyed him suspiciously. Nico thought it must have been a hellhound that attacked him, with the look of the scars across his chest and his description. He must be pretty afraid.

Finally, he said, "Adonis."

Adonis, Nico mused. The beautiful one. A fitting name.

"Who is your mother?" Chiron said. Nico suspected it must be Aphrodite, but he'd never seen a son of even Venus/Aphrodite so ravishingly handsome.

"Maya Lane. She…the dog…it…"

He broke off and closed his eyes. Tears spilled onto his shapely cheeks.

So his father was the god. Strange.

"And your father?"

"I don't know. I never met him…my mother told me he left her for another." Adonis said in a trembling voice.

As if on cue, a blazing sign appeared over his head. An arrow, covered in blood.

"That's not a sign of Apollo," Will said, frowning. "It's not a bloody arrow; it's a golden one. But I don't know any other god who uses arrows, except Artemis. And Artemis doesn't have kids."

"I know of whom the symbol is, young one." Chiron said gravely. "That means…he is the first of his kind."

"What are you talking about?" Adonis said nervously.

"All hail Adonis Lane…," Chiron said.

Everyone looked at him.

"…son of Eros, god of desire, the Winged One, the Epitome of Beauty."

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