Chapter 12: Almost Forgetting to Start a War
If the hunters had to be described in one word, it'd have to be unruly. Thalia lounged on a sofa inside the Artemis cabin, her legs kicked up against one of the bunk beds. Her earbuds blaring Dead Kennedys did little to drown out the ruckus being made by the rest of the girls, many still energetic after evening training. The scene around the daughter of Zeus consisted of hunters strewn across various furniture, aggressive chattering about maiming male campers, and full-on wrestling bouts. All of it silenced at once after a sharp rap on the door.
Thalia hopped up from her seat and turned the handle. She opened the door to find a sniffling Annabeth wiping tears from her face. The huntress looked at her stone-faced. Annabeth was her best friend that she'd recently found out cheated on her other best friend who'd also become kind of her brother-ish. Adding in all of the divine manipulation involved, it made their relationship somewhat complicated to say the least.
"What are you doing here?" Thalia settled on, doing her best to keep her voice neutral.
"Hi, Thalia. I guess you're caught up on everything, but that's not why I'm here. I, uh, I was going to check on Percy, just to see how he was doing," she started.
Thalia's eyes flicked down to Annabeth's hands, finding them fiddling with her magic Yankees cap.
"You mean you were spying on him while invisible," the huntress corrected.
"That wasn't– yes. I didn't know if he wanted to see me, but I needed to see him." She sighed. "What I came to tell you was that he was with Artemis. As in, with Artemis. In his bed."
Every hunter's head snapped in the direction of the open door. Thalia still maintained her stoic expression. She was working on both concealing her own excitement at the chance to catch the pair, and managing her apprehension of her sisters' reactions. The huntress cleared her throat.
"We'll handle it," Thalia said before slamming the door shut.
Annabeth walked a few steps away before she stared into the night sky. The demigod had immediately run from Poseidon's cabin to Artemis' after what she'd seen, not giving herself a moment to pause. Annabeth took a moment to reflect on why she'd just exposed what she was certain was a big secret to the hunters. Was it jealousy? Desperation? Some unhealed need for revenge? Whatever it was, it was the wrong decision, and she was tired of making wrong decisions, especially when it came to Percy. She turned on her heel and knocked again, adamant on somehow taking back what she'd just said.
Thalia opened the door again. Behind the huntress, Annabeth swore she watched several grins vanish from faces and some drachmas exchange hands. A smile seemed to be tugging at Thalia's lips as well, but Annabeth shrugged it off, fixated on undoing her decision.
"Actually, I just thought about it, and I think I'm wrong. It's already dark out, and I'm obviously not the most unbiased party; I most likely saw something that wasn't actually there. Besides, Artemis is an eternal maiden right? So it wouldn't make any sense regardless. Sorry for the confusion," she explained as convincingly as she could, though fumbling through her words.
Thalia's eyes softened a bit listening to her, understanding her friend's intention. The huntress maintained her reservations, but she saw that Annabeth still had a good heart, even after the mistakes she'd made.
"Alright, that makes more sense. Thank you, Annabeth. Have a good night," Thalia said with a small smile before softly closing the door.
Annabeth walked back to her room confident in her decision, though she knew exactly what she'd seen in Percy's cabin.
(Line Break)
Percy woke to an unfamiliar pressure on his chest. His eyes fluttered open and revealed auburn hair sprawled across his torso. The morning sun streaming through the window gave it a shine that the demigod couldn't tear his eyes from. He didn't notice the spiked boot tapping impatiently at the center of the room.
"Now what do we have here?"
The voice dragged Percy out of his thoughts, replacing his infatuation with panic as his head jerked towards the sound. His movement caused Artemis to stir, but she didn't open her eyes. Instead, the goddess buried her head further in his neck.
"No, not yet," she murmured in her sleep.
Immediately howling with laughter, Thalia started rolling on the nearest bunk.
Artemis kicked awake, shoving herself up from Percy's chest and off of his bed. The demigod coughed as he clutched his chest, and Artemis looked at him apologetically, realizing she may have panicked and pushed too hard. Thalia only laughed more loudly at the scene, and the couple's faces burned red simultaneously.
"You… can't… make… this… up," she sputtered out in between fits of laughter.
Before either of them could respond, the door burst open and thirty armed huntresses flooded the not-so-spacious cabin. The pair was petrified, Artemis afraid that they'd feel betrayed by her, and Percy accepting that they were there to kill him. Even in the cramped area, they had enough room to nock arrows and take aim at the defenseless demigod still confined to his bed.
Percy raised his hands in surrender, looking pleadingly at Thalia. She only shrugged in tandem with Anna, who'd joined her, and the two weaponless hunters lounged on the bunk opposite to him. Percy's eyes flicked apprehensively from arrowtip to arrowtip as he considered how he could escape the situation alive. The demigod settled on extending his wings and launching straight through the wall behind him. But before he could act, Artemis unfroze from her stupor and moved between Percy and the wall of arrows.
"Girls, I am sorry. I am sure you feel betrayed, and I am certainly to blame. But you cannot take your anger out on Perseus alone; we made this decision together. We care for one another, and this is the way it is," she said definitively, to Percy's surprise.
Only shocking the pair further, they were serenaded by a handful of 'Awww's, none louder or more dramatic than Thalia's, before all arrows returned to their quivers. Percy and Artemis shared a bewildered glance before turning to Thalia for an explanation. The crafty lieutenant kicked her feet onto an ottoman, a smug look on her face.
"What? I just wanted you guys to admit what most of us had already kinda figured out on our own. And I thought this would be a funny way to go about it."
"Wait, so you guys aren't mad?" Percy asked cautiously, surveying the group of girls that weren't actively trying to kill him.
All of the hunters began talking at once, and the demigod did his best to pick out the relevant details. He heard several instances of "I guess, since it's you" and "Lady Artemis is happy," but he noticed a handful of the eldest huntresses stood silently on the matter. Unwilling to ruin any of the relationships he'd worked so hard to build, he approached Phoebe to get her thoughts on the matter. The huntress sighed.
"If I am to be honest, I do not know how to feel. I would like to kill you, but you have shown you can be trusted. For now, I believe Lady Artemis can put her faith in you. And regardless, if you hurt her, she will kill you long before I can," Phoebe said somewhat begrudgingly, and the older hunters seemed to share her conclusion.
Artemis stood at a loss for words. She and Percy had been deeply anxious that their secret would go over horribly with the hunters. To see the majority of them genuinely happy for the two, and the eldest, coldest ones even holding off judgment was an unforeseeable win.
"Th-thank you, girls. I did not expect this at all, and I am sorry I did not tell you myself," the goddess said before a pressing question came to mind, "How did you find out for certain? I trust Thalia did not tell you."
Thalia scoffed, "Thank you for the vote of confidence. It was actually Annabeth. Last night, she must've seen you two doing something, I guess. Wait… you didn't–"
"NO!" they shouted in unison, Percy burying his face in his hands and Artemis turning away with her fingers on her temples.
Thalia and several of the other hunters roared with laughter, realizing a new territory of humor they'd unlocked. While they composed themselves, Rachel's brows furrowed.
"I thought Annabeth was the bad one. She seemed nice enough last night, even trying to take back what she'd revealed to us. I didn't really see her as someone that would do something horrible like betray someone she loves."
Percy's eyes dimmed before he responded.
"She is nice. She definitely made mistakes, and was manipulated by that traitor like the rest of us were. But she's not a bad person, and I should probably go check just to make sure she hasn't told anybody else," Percy said as he stood up.
Artemis gave him a strange look, and he realized he'd earned it after seemingly defending Annabeth. The demigod quickly pecked her on the lips before he ran out of the cabin, and the goddess froze at the resulting outburst from the hunters. But she relaxed when she realized most of the noise was giggling, and had to stifle a smirk as she noticed Phoebe's deathgrip on her bow.
(Line Break)
Percy and Annabeth walked together, somewhat clumsily, along the coast of Long Island Sound, not far from what used to be "their spot." It was awkward enough that they were almost back to that strip of the beach, and Percy decided to bring up what Annabeth had seen last night. He turned to her.
"Hey, um, I know you went to see the hunters last night about what you saw. I just need to make sure you didn't tell anybody else."
Annabeth froze, guilt etched across her face, as she realized Thalia had seen through her attempt to reverse what she'd said. A lump formed in her throat.
"Percy, I'm sorry. No, I didn't tell anyone. It was a mistake to even tel–"
"It's okay, Annabeth. The hunters also told me that you tried to undo it, and, believe me, I don't hold anything against you for going to them. Those kinds of emotions aren't really possible to control; remember my scene on the beach?"
He'd tried to end on a joke, but had only dredged up painful memories for the both of them. Still, Annabeth smiled appreciatively at the attempt.
"Thank you. But regardless, I'm sorry that I was even there in the first place after you said you still needed some time."
Percy winced.
"About that, I think I was unfair to you yesterday. I chased you down in the Pavilion when you wanted to be alone, and then I left pretty quickly after just because I felt overwhelmed. I'm sorry."
"No, that's okay. It was still really nice to see you again."
Silence fell between them again as they walked a little longer, the daughter of Athena conflicted in her thoughts. She sighed.
"Percy, there's no chance of us getting back together, is there?" she asked, finally building the courage to.
"No." he replied stoically.
Annabeth closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. That was the answer she'd expected, but felt she owed it to herself to ask. She pulled the ring out of her pocket and held it towards Percy. The demigod stared for a moment before he closed her hand around it.
"You can throw it in the ocean or bury it, but I can't take it back," he said seriously.
Annabeth nodded, and she slipped the memento of their relationship back into her pocket, unsure of what she'd do with it. Even though he hadn't given the answer she wanted, the daughter of Athena felt a weight lifted off of her shoulders. And regardless, she wanted to be on friendlier terms. Annabeth communicated that to him, and Percy felt the same way.
"Well, as your friend, tell me about what you're doing today," she said.
Percy's eyes lit up as he thought about his fairly relaxed schedule.
"After this, I'm going to get some breakfast. Then I have to go workout, train with the hunters, and hm, am I forgetting something? Then tonight… tonight… What's tonight?" he contemplated.
"OH SHIT SHIT SHIT, MY DREAM! NO, HOW DID I FORGET?" Percy shouted, the contents of his Blackout finally coming back to him.
His eyes snapped to Annabeth, who looked at him aghast, and he remembered she was essentially the leader of the camp.
"Ok, this is going to sound crazy. But I need you to trust me and get the campers ready for battle. It'll be at sunset in New Rome, so let Frank and Reyna know that the fight is coming to them. I need to go; I'll be there soon," he said, his voice receding because he was already sprinting towards Artemis' cabin.
Camp Olympus West
The sun had just set on the West Coast as the demigods finished the last of their defenses along the Little Tiber. Every statue of Terminus activated along the circumference of New Rome, together erecting a white shield dome around the city. Percy couldn't help but compare it to his own bubble, though just a glance told him that the city-wide shield was much weaker due to its size and power source. A ways from the city, most of the demigods stood concentrated against the bridges over the Little Tiber and the exit of the Caldecott Tunnel. Small battalions had been stationed in the Fields of Mars and against Mount Diablo with the Roman Eagles to watch for flanking ambushes. The hunters made up the backlines of the demigods, spread out and all taking long-range archery positions.
Percy and Artemis stood far from the main force, stationed back at Temple Hill as severe emergency troops, and they observed the battlefield from their vantage point. Percy marveled at the allied forces in front of him. Olympus East had sent between a hundred and fifty and two hundred demigods from New York, leaving about fifty behind to defend their camp. The Twelfth Legion numbered over three hundred and stood in perfect formation against the river, their Praetors delivering rousing speeches to the ranks of soldiers.
"I've never seen so many demigods in one place before," Percy mused.
"Neither have I. These last years have increased the numbers to greater than they have ever been," Artemis replied.
Above the divisions of demigods, Reyna rode atop Pegasus himself, who had chosen the Praetor as his sole rider when he deemed necessary. Her words of encouragement were answered by resounding shouts from the army below as they readied for the battle that could come at any moment.
Percy looked across the ranks of demigods and found his friends dispersed among them. Jason and Piper stood at the head of one of the divisions, cheering along with the rest. As Centurion of the Fifth Cohort, Hazel took point of another while standing next to Frank, who had taken the shape of the Minotaur. Annabeth led a segment of campers alongside Clarisse and the Stoll Brothers, the latter of which Percy found odd. Nico appeared in the Fields of Mars with an army of undead soldiers and a guard of Spartoi identical to the ones Percy had seen years ago on his quest to find Artemis. He spotted Leo in a dozen places at once as the son of Hephaestus teleported between all of the war machines he'd set up, priming their projectiles and fiddling with their auto-aim mechanics.
The echoes of the hundreds of demigods silenced abruptly when they all felt a sudden drop in temperature, and the night darkened further. A malevolent voice erupted, rolling across the valley.
"The meager might of the Olympian era. Have a taste of what is to come."
The presence released a world-rattling laugh as it vanished, leaving behind a materialized army larger than anything the demigods had ever seen. Several thousand monsters riddled the hills that bore down on the Principia, the creatures split into divisions similarly to the demigods. A lineup of names that should never be found together led each segment of the monstrous army. Echidna, Lamia, Geryon, the Chimera, the Manticore, and, of course, the Minotaur stood as spearheads of separate groups, each composed of hundreds upon hundreds of monsters.
Percy instinctively took a step forward to fly, but Artemis put her arm out to stop him. He looked at her baffled, pointing at the scene before them.
"Do not underestimate your friends, Perseus. I know you mean well, but they have been preparing for this for years, and the hunters are there for support," she said, her tone leaving no room for any argument.
"Alright, Moonlight, you're right. They got this."
Artemis smirked, remembering she wasn't supposed to call him Perseus. She turned back to the battlefield as the monstrous army thundered down the hillside, its collective roar echoing beyond the valley. The demigods stood their ground, not moving a muscle from their side of the Little Tiber as they braced for the nearing onslaught. Hundreds of feet behind the demigods' ranks, Leo's war machines screeched to life as the enemy entered effective range. A line of catapults flung massive chunks of rock that'd been doused in greek fire at the charging army. Ballistae sprayed wildly, rocketing explosive waves of projectiles deep into the monsters' ranks.
The demigods' spirits lifted as they watched the defensive weapons thin the charging line. They whipped into a frenzy as Frank shouted for them to get ready, and Percy could see the ebbing tide of demigods reeling to push forward. Reyna continued to fly above their ranks, shouting for them to hold their positions. She was as primed as anyone, but she was waiting for the signal from Leo.
It came in the form of a mechanical roar that Percy hadn't heard in years. Reyna looked up to find Leo dive bombing towards the enemy, his hair ablaze as he rode atop Festus. Percy was taken aback by the sight of Festus breaking through the clouds above; the bronze dragon was flanked on either side by identical ones, one unmanned and the other carrying Calypso on its back.
"Gods, he wasn't kidding about blowing my mind," Percy said, watching the trio of dragons breathe columns of fire and raze over a hundred monsters.
At the same time the dragons descended, Reyna shot past the throng of demigods and shouted for them to charge. They bounded from their rigid positions, tearing over the bridges or straight across the river and meeting the monsters in stride. Percy's relentless training in the Hunt had adapted his eyes to see clearly from vast distances, and he watched matchups form between his friends and the presumable leaders of the monster army.
Jason faced off against Echidna, the Mother of All Monsters. She stood ten feet tall in her true form, her upper half a reptilian woman and, from the waist down, a thick tail of a serpent that dragged a dozen feet behind her. Jason used the winds to meet her midair, his golden gladius clashing against her scaly forearm. Like the rest of the major monsters, her form was surrounded by a dark aura that signified the blessing of Erebus. Jason's eyes widened, recalling Percy talking about his run-ins with it.
The son of Jupiter launched into a flurry of rough stabs, each strike harder than the last. Echidna laughed when not a single one scratched her, and Jason whipped away from the she-serpent as he thought about how to break past the barrier. The rest of the monsters seemed to be giving them a radius of space, likely to avoid being trampled. Piper also stood in the circle, turned away as she tore through monsters on the outskirts of their little battleground, charmspeaking them to drop their guard before she stabbed them through the heart. Echidna took note of her, slithering past Jason towards the daughter of Aphrodite.
Jason intercepted the monster, calling to the winds around him as he dodged her clawed hand. The breeze accelerated quickly before it began twisting. A violent tornado erupted, temporarily buffeting Echidna away as the two demigods spoke briefly in the calm center.
"Piper, can you charmspeak her to relax?" he asked, "Her skin is tough, but I think I can cut through it if she doesn't tense up."
Piper nodded, and Jason jumped out of the storm's eye to block another strike from the monster. The daughter of Aphrodite stood inside of the twisting winds, commanding the towering serpent to calm herself. Echidna hissed angrily in her direction as she defended against Jason's onslaught. He was finally making shallow cuts into her skin, but they seemed to irritate her more than anything else. Frustrated, the demigod flew high into the sky and raised his sword. When he shouted, a lightning strike responded, setting the weapon alight with electricity. Jason barreled downward.
Piper noticed him closing in and attempted the same thing she'd done with Gaea.
"SLEEP!" she shouted, mustering all of the force she could into her voice.
Around her, over a dozen monsters collapsed mid-duel and were quickly finished off by legionnaires. Echidna's eyes glazed over for a fraction of a second before she raised her arm to block the arcing blade. Still, Piper had stalled the reflex enough; Jason's electrified gladius severed the scaly limb at the elbow. The Mother of Monsters hissed at the duo as the limb began to regenerate, surrounded by the blackish glow.
"I know your tricks, charmspeaker. They only worked on the Earth Mother because she truly wished to s-s-sleep," Echidna spat, her tongue flickering.
Piper's jaw dropped as she realized how to defeat the monster. The demigod closed her eyes and began to sing, recalling the race of gemini from Athens. Jason caught onto the idea moments later and turned back to the monster. The snake-woman screamed and covered her ears as her eyes began to loll in her head. The daughter of Aphrodite pressed on, holding her serenade as Jason ripped down several strikes of lightning into his sword. Echidna wailed as Piper's voice continued to reach her ears before the she-serpent's form suddenly fell limp.
"Drop your arms," Piper said calmly.
Echidna complied, her expression blank. Jason pulled back his sparking gladius and thrust it forward in one fluid motion, piercing the monster's heart before expelling all of the sword's pent up electricity into her body. The serpent didn't react as the voltage incinerated her and left the fading black aura with nothing to repair.
The rest of Percy's friends seemed to be dealing with their respective battles similarly. Lamia, a daughter of Hecate, found her magical prowess outmatched by Hazel. They dueled through the haze of the Mist, but the daughter of Pluto simply had too many advantages over her opponent. Lamia, a human woman cursed with serpentine eyes and the teeth of a crocodile, shrieked in frustration as her tricks consecutively failed. Hazel fought her opponent through an opaque shroud of Mist, rendering them both blind, but the daughter of Pluto used her former curse's connection to the earth to plot their positions. She created dozens of feint illusions for Lamia to attack before the real Hazel ran her through from behind with a cavalry sword. When the monster tried to reform, undead hands sprouted from the earth and dragged the body below. Hazel realized Nico must've been close.
Geryon was locked in battle against both Clarisse and Annabeth, swinging twin swords against the pair. Annabeth flipped on her cap and vanished, leaving Clarisse to duel the strange creature that had three torsos. The daughter of Ares had no trouble keeping the monster at bay, but every time she lopped off his arm or leg, it reformed nearly instantly. Annabeth had told her that all three of his hearts had to be destroyed at once, and that his regeneration ability was incredible even before he'd been blessed by a primordial.
Sweeping her spear, Maimer, she knocked the old rancher off of his feet. Annabeth continued to stab him while invisible to keep him distracted, jumping out of range before he could retaliate. As he pulled himself to his feet, Clarisse and Annabeth had a simultaneous moment of realization. Clarisse kicked him square in the stomach, the middle one, and Geryon doubled over. Before he could recover, she jumped to his side and used both hands to rear back and shove Maimer through him. The speartip exited on the opposite end, three torsos and three hearts away. At the same time, Annabeth reappeared swinging her blade upwards, lopping the bent-over man's head off of his shoulders. The cowboy disappeared, even his elevated healing factor unable to repair simultaneous decapitation and impalement.
The rest of the monsters were even more hopelessly outclassed by their counterparts. Reyna, aided by the horse god, had taken on the Chimera. The lion-headed goat-bodied monster wasn't even given the opportunity to breathe fire before meeting a rough trampling at the hooves of Pegasus. As it tried to stand, Reyna severed its snake tail before stabbing the monster in the stomach. She gave it no quarter, goading Pegasus to continue throttling the broken monster. It whimpered before dissolving into dust.
The Manticore had avoided picking a fight with anybody he deemed dangerous, instead electing to attack straggling legionnaires. His decision was vetoed by a creaking groan followed by his feet leaving the ground, his body caught between the vice grip jaws of a bronze dragon. The human-lion hybrid's howls of pain were silenced when the metal jaws clamped shut, also incinerating the body for good measure.
Percy felt immense pride watching his friends wholly dismantle the monsters, but no battle compared, in terms of shock, to Frank against the Minotaur. Frankotaur, a rudimentary name that Percy had dubbed, charged the real one while wielding Ultor. The Minotaur slowed as he swung his battleax at his mirror. Without losing his momentum, Frank copied the movement by whipping his legendary spear like a baseball bat. The demigod's strike connected with the ax's handle, shattering it and sending the monster reeling. Before the Minotaur could regain his footing, Frank had shoved his spear through the bull-man's heart, twisting it as he ripped the weapon out. The Minotaur tipped backwards, and Frank was already in the air before it was halfway to the ground. He plunged his foot like a piston, catching the Minotaur's face en route, and stomped it into the dirt with a gut-wrenching squelch, all of which happened in less than six seconds.
Percy's jaw dropped at the brutality of the crewmate he remembered being the most gentle on the ship. Artemis also raised her eyebrows before she turned to an exclaiming Percy.
"What are we even doing here? They don't need us!"
The goddess chuckled in reply.
"In focusing on your old friends, have you forgotten your normal task of tracking arrows?" she asked, certain she'd embarrass him.
"Six hundred and forty nine… fifty… fifty one," he replied back, smirking.
"Good. Only ten off, so far."
The monsters' numbers dwindled more quickly after the heaviest hitters in the demigod army returned their attention to them. Nico and his squad of Spartoi had already carved a hole to the enemy backline, though they'd lost their undead army in the process. The Greek and Roman demigods continued to surge forward, led by Frank and Jason as they obliterated everything in their path.
It pained Percy to see demigods being tended to by medics, some of which he knew couldn't be saved. There weren't many casualties, but he wondered if there could've been fewer if he'd fought as well. His unfair question was answered shortly after the combined demigod army rallied to the banks of the Tiber, monsters finally whittled down to nothing. The dark presence returned over the valley, and the weight of Erebus' frigid voice forced several exhausted demigods to their knees.
"Not nearly as many dead bodies as anticipated," the primordial grated, "but how much can one expect from an initial wave of lesser beings. You ants were right to save your only weapon, but now you must reveal yourself, Perseus Jackson."
Percy's eyes narrowed as he stared defiantly into where the darkness seemed heaviest. Artemis shot a worried glance at the demigod, but was thankful that her decision to hold him back had paid off. Near the main army, Thalia exhaled angrily as she stood with the rest of the hunters, all holding empty quivers.
"That was the JV Team? What the Hades is coming next?" she asked indignantly.
On queue, Erebus rumbled another heinous laugh before his presence withdrew. In place of where the primordial would've stood, five figures appeared. The demigods looked on, horrified, at the titans Hyperion and Krios standing side by side with the giants Polybotes and Hippolytus. In the middle of the four was a figure that none of the demigods recognized, but Artemis registered him immediately. Her eyes turned fearful as she whirled towards Percy, but she was already too late.
The spot where he'd stood was empty, and the goddess heard the violent flap of wings overhead before she felt a sudden burst of extreme heat. All eyes on the battlefield turned towards Temple Hill as a blood-chilling cry ripped across the valley. In the sky, hurtling towards the arrived enemy was a winged creature fully engulfed in fire, roaring like a demon from hell. Percy had no idea how his entire body was ablaze, or why he was holding flaming hammers, and he couldn't care less. The demigod locked eyes with the monstrous lobster nestled between both titans and giants. He paid the other four no attention, overwhelmed by bloodlust towards his mother's killer. His only thought in that moment was to tear Crota to pieces.
A/N: Happy Thanksgiving! Cliffhangers are back even on the most grateful day of the year. Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, and are excited to see Percy's third and final power in action. I unfortunately didn't get to respond to it in an earlier chapter, but a review from AllAboutThoseMyths caught that his three new powers are all from the game Destiny, a game I used to spend so much time on in middle school. I hope I did a good enough job describing how the powers look in my story, but if you need any elaboration, there's a million images and videos online of how they look in-game.
TheDesertFox12: Nice story so far. However, where is Reyna in this story?
Guest: uhh few questions, did is reyna still praetor or is hazel praetor now with frank? and i take it jason and piper live in new rome? also, did annabeth and cameron get together in the end?
Sorry for sidelining Reyna for so long, was just waiting until we got to the start of big battles, hope you guys liked her scenes. Jason and Piper still go to college and live in New Rome like they asked during the awards ceremony (Ch1), but they jump between camps a lot now that it's so easy to do so. As for Annabeth, there have already been a few scenes sprinkled in through chapters about what happened after that night on the beach. You can go back and look if you'd like but she basically hates Cameron because he's a living reminder of the massive mistakes she made (and after he got taken by Ares, I wonder where he went...)
That's all for today, thank you all so much for all of the feedback both in reviews and PMs. As always, please let me know what you think and anything you'd like to see in coming chapters!