¹ 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 ! - [Percy Jackson.]

ACT I - 1.3

❝ THE STARS WILL GO OUT

BEFORE I FORGET YOU. ❞

There was a loud snap that echoed in the air. It was the sound of madness, the sound of multiple minds completely losing grip on reality. One guard put his pistol between his teeth like it was a dog bone and began running around on all fours, two others dropped their guns and started waltzing with each other. The fourth began doing what looked like an Irish clogging dance. Lucena thought it was pretty funny.

"No!" Screamed the manticore. "I will deal with you myself."

His tail bristled, but the planks under his paws erupted into grapevines that immediately began wrapping round the monster's body, sprouting new leaves and clusters of green baby grapes that ripened in seconds as the manticore shrieked, until he was engulfed in a huge mass of vines, leaves and full clusters of grapes. Finally the grapes stopped shivering, and Lucena was pretty sure that somewhere inside there, the monster was very dead.

"Well," said Dionysus, closing his refrigerator. "That was fun."

Lucena grinned. "Thank you, Mr D!"

"Yes, yes," He waved his hand dismissively. "You're welcome, Lucia."