Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson protecting them from a manticore. Percy's sword gleamed in the dark. He'd been the first demigod Nico had ever seen in action.

Later, at Camp Half-Blood, Percy took Nico by the arm, promising to keep his sister Bianca safe. Nico believed him. Nico looked into his sea-green eyes and thought, How can he possibly fail? This is a real hero. He was Nico's favorite game, Mythomagic, brought to life.

Jason saw the moment when Percy returned and told Nico that Bianca was dead. Nico had screamed and called him a liar. He'd felt betrayed, but still... when the skeleton warriors attacked, he couldn't let them harm Percy. Nico had called on the earth to swallow them up, and then he'd run away- terrified of his own powers, and his own emotions.


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Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of th...
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Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning
bolts t...
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If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron w...
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Thalia blushed. "Hi, Lord Apollo."

Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be...
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The god of wine looked around at the assembled crowd. “Miss me?”

The satyrs fell over...
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My faithful companion, Zoe Nightshade, has passed into the stars. I must have a new lieutenant. And ...
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Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are dangerous. It'd be mu...
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But I've never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!"

Chiron and Grover glanced nervously ...
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Kronos couldn't have risen if it hadn't been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their paren...
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Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done w...
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I looked at Thalia. "You're afraid of heights."

Now that we were safely down the mountain...
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Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war, and for leadi...
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The Council agrees," Zeus said. "Percy Jackson, you will have one gift from the gods."
I hesita...
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As for my brothers," Zeus said, "we are thankful"-he cleared his throat like the words were hard to ...
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It's just Annabeth mom jeez!
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Хей! - извика Гроувър. - Тя май припадна!
- Гррр! - обади...
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Той ме погледна тъжно, сякаш мислеше какви цветя да изб...
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Синдром на Дефицит на Вниманието (СДВ)
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You're cute when you're worried, your eyebrows get all scrunched together.
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then things got even stranger.
Mr. Brunner, who'd been out in front of the museum a minute befo...
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There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties...
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Apollo?” I guessed…
He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.”
...
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Percy smiled. He knew the stakes were high. He knew this day could go horribly wrong. But he also kn...
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Hazel squinted. "How far?"
"Just over the river and through the woods."
Percy raised an ey...
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Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded.
Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control tr...
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Erre es korakas, Blinky!" Dionysus cursed. "I will have your soul!
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In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame ...
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THAT'S IT!" Terminus cried. "That's AGAINST THE RULES!"
Polybotes frowned, obviously confused t...
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Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
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Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.
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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
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She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish.
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A big sacrifice is coming, and you won't have the courage to make it. That will cost you dearly. It ...
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Gaea?” Leo shook his head. “Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers ...
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Humans see what they want to see.
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Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
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Then she did something so unexpected Nico would later think he dreamed it. She walked up to Nico, wh...
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You will suffer, son of Hades!’
What else is new? Nico thought.
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This is so cool!" Nico said, jumping up and down in the driver's seat. "Is this really the sun? I th...
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Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea.
If I'd known what was coming, I would've called i...
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I had a crush on Percy," Nico spat. "That's the truth. That's the big secret.
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For a long time,’ Nico said, ‘I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.’ Percy looked a...
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He turned, registering a face with blond hair, and for a split second he thought it was Will Solace....
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Good. So you may be dense, but you’re not an idiot.’
‘How can you even talk to me like t...
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Nico," I said at last, "shouldn't you be sitting at the Hades table?"

He shrugged. "Techn...
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Oh, did you expect me to play fair?" Cupid laughed. "I am the god of love. I am never fair.
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With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
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Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
Grover cracked a smile....
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Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friend...
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Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wro...
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What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apol...
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Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind...
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Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die.
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I nodded, looking at Rachel with respect. "You hit the Lord of the Titans in the eye with a blue pla...
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Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand...
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Don't you ever feel like, what if the world really IS messed up? What if we COULD Do it all over aga...
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She looked at me, like she was drinking in the fact that I was still here. And I realized I was doin...
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The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.
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How did you die?"
"We er....drowned in a bathtub."
"All three of you?"
"It was a big ...
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Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between...
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Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs a...
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Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.
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I will call him Small Bob," said Bob. "He is a good monster."

End of discussion.The Tita...
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We’ve arrived,” Leo announced. “Time to Split.”
Frank groaned. “Can we leave Valdez i...
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Wow. When he started looking back on the war with Kronos as the good old days--that was sad.
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Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy mountain cliff in Maine, Perc...
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You promised, Seaweed brain. We would not get separated! Ever again!
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Nico, I've seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest.
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Annabeth?” Percy said again. “You’re planning something. You’ve got that I’m-planning-s...
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Love is no game! It is no flowery softness! It is hard work- It demands everything from you- especia...
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