Anyone who knows Arya Jackson for more than five minutes knows her opinion of the world, and demigods not so fair place in it. Unfortunately, since the war Arya isn't that easy to get to know. To most she's little more than a legend.
Arya is fine w...
"The earth is littered with the ruins of empires that believed they were eternal"
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24.
INFORMATION OVERLOAD
HE HEARD THE INSANITY LONG BEFORE HE SAW IT
The four of them had been able to get out of the underground bunker with some serious team work. They got a message from Hedge to bring the ship and as they sailed through the sky Hedge filled them in with his limited information.
Ace kept look out for monsters while the others looked for a sign about where Arya and the rest might be. His first clue was the cheering and hollering coming from the direction of the colosseum. They didn't have to get much closer to it in order to see the light show that definitely should not be happening in such an ancient building.
One thing New Rome left out of their new home was a coliseum. He had never seen a raw fight to the death just for entertainment value. His core temperature started to rise as the ship got closer, he had a feeling he knew exactly who they were going to find in that fight. Without a god, the others didn't stand a chance.
It seemed easy to follow what was happening even though they weren't close enough to see yet. The crowd's expressions were pretty tell-all. Claps and cheers when something good happened, hooting and stomping when it was getting intense, mixed opinions when the fight was getting boring. He didn't like the short moment when the air quieted down, when the crowd was trying to figure out how to react to whatever had just happened. That could mean anything.
Overtop of the ancient building, the ship started its descent. All five of them on the ship were stunned for a moment at the pure showmanship. The crowd of Lares, the multiple terrains, the architecture looking like it had just been built yesterday.
They were quickly brought back into the reality of the moment when a bolt of lighting rang down next to the ship, a little too close for comfort. Ace saw the giants first, they were the biggest, and therefore the easiest to spot.
"Man the ballista!" Ace called as he found Jason losing his fight.
Hedge was already on it, trying to figure out which of the giants to aim at.
Percy was on his side in a fetal position, his sword a good five feet away from him.
Ace pulled one of his swords from his back and held it out over the railing. Eyes raking the battlefield. He sucked in a breath when he found her. Arya was using her trident to stand herself back up. The crowd raised in volume at this act and he swore that's what made Arya straighten all the way out. A determined and murderous look in her eyes.
