Edit:
A couple of people asked me to let you know when I posted the new story, so hopefully this edit sends out another notification. The new story is called "The World Beneath", and you can find it on my profile!
A/N:
Hey everyone! Iamareadingaddict, here!
It has been a hot minute since I've updated this story, which is wild to think about since it feels like I never stop thinking about it. It's like a little worm that floats around in the back of my brain.
Unfortunately, I am a perfectionist who wrote herself into a corner and genuinely kind of hates what past-me did with this story. So! I've decided that it's rewrite time!
I know, I know. How can I rewrite something I never finished? But hey! Think of it this way: I bet you thought this announcement was gonna be me officially abandoning the story. At least it's not that, right?
Anyway, I've got the first three chapters of the rewrite finished, and I'm working on the fourth one now. I want to make sure that I have everything absolutely set in stone plot-wise before I start publishing so that this doesn't happen again, but I'm aiming to get the first chapter out by tonight. And don't worry, I won't be deleting the old story. It'll stay up for posterity's sake, but I'm not going to finish it in its current form. (Sorry).
Alright! Now that all that's out of the way, here's a little sneak peek of the first chapter! Let me know how you like it, and hopefully, I'll see you later tonight!
Percy looked at Annabeth next to him, gaze finally broken from the portal above them. Her eyes were distant, and he took a moment to bask in her presence before they had to separate for the battle. She was frowning already, and he knew her mind was running through every possible scenario, both good and bad.
He reached out, smoothing the furrow that had formed between her eyebrows with his thumb. "We'll be alright", he said quietly, leaning forward and planting a kiss in that same spot, "Together, remember? You and me."
For a brief moment, they leaned into one another, supporting each other just as they'd done countless times before.
An eerie screeching began to echo from the sky above them, and Annabeth pulled away, expression hardened once again and a new steadiness to the set of her shoulders. "Let's do this."
~8~
"No!"—he better not be—"My brother has interest only in the mortals. He has no quarrel with your family, I swear it." Thor spoke quickly, hoping to appease the demigod (and thus his father) and hopefully avoid yet another conflict.
Unfortunately, that seemed to be the wrong thing to say, as the boy took a threatening step forward. "My family is the least of your brother's worries right now." In the distance, another building collapsed, the force of it shaking the ground beneath their feet even from so far away. Percy looked towards it, and for a moment, his expression looked almost pained, as if seeing it go down physically hurt him. By the time he turned back, he looked even angrier than before. "This is my city, and your brother is destroying it. You're lucky our oracle warned us about this invasion ahead of time because if one hair on my mother or baby sister's heads had been hurt, even your fancy rainbow bridge wouldn't have saved you from me."
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"I know exactly who I'm talking to, Lord Thor," he said, using the title more as a taunt than the symbol of respect it was supposed to be. He grinned, an eerily lupine thing, and spread his arms so that what little sunlight filtered through the smoke glinted off the edge of his sword. "Either get your brother under control, or we will."