A Story about Bloody Mary... based on the legend and taken a bit further.

Lyra knew that one day she would be set into an arranged marriage like a chess piece. She had been preparing for it her whole life, and she was almost alright with her fate. But she never thought that her father would choose the man that he did. That decision changed everything. The King of Whales is ruthless, more than twice her age and surrounded by tainted gold and loads of unsavory rumors. There have been many wives of his before Lyra, with no explanations to the untimely deaths of the previous five. With each dead Queen came more money from their kingdoms, straight into the King's portly lap. Disguised as a young man, Lyra runs from her duty as the only Princess of Nordic. She cuts her hair, takes her steed and disappears into the night with her father's men hot on her heels. Enter Kaladin's team. Occupation: Mercenaries. Lyra uses skills taught to her by a close, childhood friend and plays herself into the trust of the dangerous strangers until they accept her, or rather, "Navani", into their group. What will happen to her once they see through her web of lies and tricks? Will Lyra give herself up as Princess when she is reunited with her long-lost friend, or will she carry on as a boy with the mercenaries? Follow Lyra to see what she will do when she comes to realize that things have gotten far too big for her to handle on her own. There are assassin's out for her head, king's thirsting for her blood, and an underground network of people who live for her ruin. But there is also an unlikely Prince to defend her, who has some tricks of his own to rely on. The Princess soon sees that she is not nearly as alone as she may have once thought. What will Lyra do when she comes to terms with her destiny? Will she face it this time with her new friends, or will she chose to run away again? Cover made by @-rebellixus-

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Percy and Annabeth; in Tartarus. Gaea; on the brink of consciousness. Camp Half-Blood; in ruins. What are they gonna do now? After Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase's fall to the pit of darkness and evil, Nico di Angelo leads the Argo II to the mortal side of the Doors of Death in Epirus, Greece to rescue their two friends and close the Doors. But with the rivalry going on between camps, and Gaea's monstrosity of an army biting at their tails, the mission is futile and the chances of surviving this quest is slim. And the worst part is? Changing their ship's course to help their friends in Long Island. The Roman camp, Camp Jupiter, plans to strike Camp Half-Blood in the name of vengeance...and that scrawny, no-good, teddy bear-killer descendant of Apollo named Octavian. Even though its against their will, the crew of the Argo II knew this was their only chance of ending this rivalry between the two groups, now that they have the Athena Parthenos, the very cause of their fight. And after that, they sailed straight to their demise: The Doors of Death. Can they save Percy and Annabeth and the world? Or will Gaea win this time? Join our fellow demigods to fight to their death in the name of the Gods of Olympus. [Disclaimer: All rights go to Rick Riordan. This story is only a fan-fiction and not the actual House of Hades book.]