After the events of Tartarus, Annabeth grows distant. Percy doesn't take it well, and when a series of events causes him to spiral into paranoia, he cuts ties with his former friends and tries to survive on his own. Has he truly been betrayed or is his declining mental health the cause of his problems? -------------- OR -------------- Percy never stopped blood bending, Annabeth is scared, and his new half-brother causes him to slowly descend into madness. --------------------------------- A cliche that has so much potential, yet bad writing hides all of it. I've made it my mission to reclaim so many of these good ideas, starting with this.