n. a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.
in which there was a world to save, but he needed her more.
[ALL CREDIT FOR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS AND PLOT GO TO RICK RIORDAN, I ONLY OWN MY CHARACTER AND HER PLOTLINE]
[LOST HERO...
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
❝ but i know we've made it this far, kid. ❞
┌─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┐
"I AM SO FUCKED," Imogen said to herself.
Of course, of course, they just had to loop her back into their godly bullshit after dumping her on the side of the Empire State Building with powers she couldn't control and six months to prepare for something.
That something was here now. Fuck.
Rachel has collapsed, but her helpers were waiting to catch her. They carried her away from the hearth and laid her in the corner to rest.
"Is that normal?" Piper asked. Then she realized she'd spoken into the silence, and everyone was looking at her. "I mean. . . does she spew green smoke a lot?"
"Gods, you're dense!" Drew sneered. "She just issued a prophecy — Jason's prophecy to save Hera! Why don't you just —"
"Drew," Imogen snapped. They held a fierce eye contact, and when Drew took a step back it was clear Imogen had won that round.
"Piper asked a fair question," Annabeth intervened. "Something about that prophecy definitely isn't normal. If breaking Hera's cage unleashes her rage and causes a bunch of death. . . why would we free her? It might be a trap, or — or maybe Hera will turn on her rescuers. She's never been kind to heroes."
Jason rose. "I don't have much choice. Hera took my memory. I need it back. Besides, we can't just not help the queen of the heavens if she's in trouble."
A girl from Hephaestus cabin stood up to speak —Nyssa. "Maybe, But you should listen to Annabeth. Hera can be vengeful. She threw her own son — our dad — down a mountain just because he was ugly."
"Real ugly," snickered someone from Aphrodite.
"Shut up!" Nyssa growled. "Anyway, we've also got to think — why beware the earth? And what's the giants' revenge? What are we dealing with here that's powerful enough to kidnap the queen of the heavens?"
No one answered, but Piper noticed Imogen and Annabeth having a silent exchange with Chiron. She thought it went something like:
