Afterword

Hydroflare

So, before we start, I just want to say sorry for not posting the review for the actually book in time. This is because I live in Hong Kong, and we get book releases suuuuper late. Add the fact that I was away for a week on Camp and will be away in Taiwan for another, I don't have a lot of time to read the book (assuming that it is out here). So, I've decided to just fill you in on some things that you might have missed in my story.

As you can probably not tell, I'm more of a 'plot' person. I treasure the idea rather than making it good. Of course, I have been trying to improve my writing description-wise, and my battle-scene descriptions are getting better. But anyways.

Actually, a lot of the scenes (especially in the second half of the book) I actually had in my head while I was writing my House of Hades Fanfiction (Don't read it; it sucks). For instance, the wind thing where both Aether and Chaos were pushing on the boat, or when Percy had to sacrifice Annabeth, or when Frank died transforming into a god. I really wanted those scenes in some Fanfiction or another, which was probably why I really was determined to finish this one. But now, I want to give a brief overview on what happened.

So, the group managed to get to Mount Olympus, albeit with a long break in the middle. They went through the Labyrinth when the Giants destroyed their ship, and managed to get to Mount Olympus that way. During the huge Giant battle, they were failing, until Jason and Leo managed to figure out a way to ask Ouranos to help them. The Argo II came along (fixed by Alabaster) and wrecked the giants. When they were about to lose (again) Nike came along and killed everyone (including Frank). Now, I know that Jason only came back because of the Doors of Death, but Frank needed to see the true form of a god in order to turn into one. Then, they learned that Gaia actually had multiple anchors all over the world, and in order to destroy them they would have to split up. Percy and Annabeth travelled to the original Mount Etna, where they helped the god Chronus complete a few tasks. Percy had to sacrifice Annabeth to save Gaia and chose to jump in along with her, which although destroyed the anchor, also helped Gaia rise earlier (Power of Love). Jason and Piper headed to Calypso's Island, rescuing her and killing Jason in the process. Leo went to Mount Everest, because he was the only person who could withstand the severe cold, and destroyed the anchor there. Frank and Hazel travelled all across the USA, killing giant after giant. During their final battle with Eurymedon, Krios stepped up, as the only divine entity that could withstand Eurymedon's power sucking that was also willing to help. Frank had to transform into a god to prove that he had mastered his craft, which killed him. Piper and Leo were captured by Agrios and Thoon, and killed the both of them thanks to Hephaestus. During the reward ceremony, Leo asked for the dead people to come back, where it was revealed that Thanatos had opened the Doors of Death for the dead 4 people to come through.

So, after that impossibly long paragraph, some clarification!

The choice that Frank had to help with: the one during the battle on Mount Olympus. I know that it was kinda bad, but what can you do when you have another choice lined up only a few chapters after that?

Percy's Choice: An oath to keep with a final breath. Percy promised Annabeth that they would never separate again when they fell into Tartarus. He kept that oath with his final breath.

To Storm or Fire the World must Fall: Leo or Jason. If Leo refused Jason, then the world would have fallen. Leo needed to do his duty and go to Mount Everest. If not, Gaia would have risen.

The second-last chapter: I wanted to theme it around that sentence that Cupid said, because it was what I was thinking of at the time.

Finally, the Epilogue. I think a lot of people missed the point with Leo. Everyone got the Magnus Chase reference, but nobody got Leo. I would like to point you to chapter 54. Remember how Setne asked Leo to recite the Egyptian spell? I think that we have a general consensus that Greek demigods cannot use magic. If Leo can use magic, then... drumroll, please... he's descended from the Egyptians. That was what Nico was talking about when he talked about Leo's lineage.

Weird? Yeah, probably. But this does open up for a new Fanfiction series.

So, I hope that explained some questions you had about the series. Stay tuned for my review!