Riordianverse Oneshots

As the World Caves In

My feet are aching

And your back is pretty tired


You lay against me as I rest against a tree, watching the sunset after another day of fighting monsters.

And we've drunk a couple bottles, babe

And set our grief aside

An empty bottle of strawberry lemonade sits beside us, made with the strawberries from the strawberry fields.

The papers say it's doomsday

The button has been pressed

Percy sent Chiron an IM yesterday, saying that he was going to end camp. Today was the worst of the fighting so far, and the next few days will just be worse.

We're gonna nuke each other up boys

'Til old Satan stands impressed

Your father has been sending all of the demigods from our side to Elysium, requested by us. Piper joined them yesterday, getting stabbed by Percy himself. He's been targeting the 7, so far the only ones to be alive still are Annabeth, Hazel and Frank.

Reyna and Coach Hedge are also down there. He seems to be seeking you out specifically, but we hide in the shadows

And here it is, our final night alive

And as the earth runs to the ground

You sense my death coming close. We spend every day together, not once leaving each other's side. You've promised we'll go together.

I don't doubt that promise.

Oh girl, it's you that I lie with

As the atom bomb locks in

We watch another 13 shrouds being burnt from under Thalia's tree, finding comfort in each other.

Oh, it's you I watch TV with

As the world, as the world caves in

I'm the last of the Apollo cabin left alive. The only healer left alive, but everyone's agreed that with my plague powers, I'm more efficient on the battlefield by your side.

You put your final suit on

I paint my fingernails

Oh, we're going out in style, babe

And everything's on sale

When we wake up the next morning, we immediately get into our armor, provided by Clarisse. At sunrise, the monsters come back, Percy watching from the distance.

We creep up on extinction

I pull your arms right in

I weep and say goodnight, love

While my organs pack it in


Right before the battle starts for the fifth day in a row, I pull you into a kiss. I tell you I love you right as the horns blow, you say the same back. We then run into battle.

And here it is, our final night alive

And as the earth runs to the ground

Oh girl, it's you that I lie with

As the atom bomb locks in

Oh, it's you I watch TV with

As the world, as the world caves

We fight side by side, then eventually get near Percy. He spots you and rushes over through the fighting, a malicious look on his face.
I look to you and you look to me. You take my hand and squeeze it.
We both know this is how I'm going to die.

Oh, it's you that I lie with

As the atom bomb locks in

Yes it's you I welcome death with

As the world, as the world caves in


I create a ring out of light and flip it to you. You catch it right as I step in front of you, protecting you from Percy.

I feel pain for a split second, then nothing.
I wake up a few moments later, seeing your face, clear from blood.
You hug me, I hug back. I see Piper, Jason, Reyna, Leo, Kayla, Austin, Malcolm, Pablo.
Everyone who's died, standing behind you.

You whisper yes into my ear and kiss me. I kiss back.

As the world caves in

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