The Athena Parthenos had been protecting the demigods, holding back the wrath of the earth, but even Athena’s might could only last so long against a primordial goddess.įear as palpable as a cold front washed over the demigod army. ‘The paltry magic of your statue cannot contain me.’Īs she said it, Jason realized why Gaia hadn’t appeared until now. ‘Little fools.’ Gaia the Earth Mother opened her pure green eyes.
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The column of earth thickened into the twenty-foot-tall figure of a woman – her dress woven from blades of grass, her skin as white as quartz, her hair brown and tangled like tree roots. Centaurs charged face-first into the grass.Ī hundred yards away, at the crest of the next hill, the grass and soil swirled upward like the point of a massive drill. Under his feet, the earth rippled as if Half-Blood Hill had become a giant water mattress. Unfortunately, he got the second answer first. Jason was feeling good about the battle, except for two big questions: Where was Leo? And where was Gaia? They had no organization whatsoever, but they made up for it with enthusiasm. ‘Advance!’Īnother cheer on Jason’s right as Percy and Annabeth reunited with the forces of Camp Half-Blood. Frank pointed his sword forward and, from the golden eagle standard, tendrils of lightning swept across the enemy, turning several hundred monsters to toast. Legion, CLOSE RANKS!’Ī cheer went up among the Romans as the five cohorts melded into one massive killing machine. ‘Ave, Praetor Ramírez-Arellano!’ Frank said. On the left flank, riding Arion, Hazel beamed with pride. Somewhere downhill, Jason heard Frank Zhang yell in Latin: ‘Repellere equites!’Ī massive herd of centaurs parted in a panic as the legion’s other three cohorts ploughed through in perfect formation, their spears bright with monster blood. The Roman ranks moved forward, impaling centaurs and trampling wounded ogres under their bronze-tipped boots. Reyna yelled, ‘Eiaculare flammas!’ and a wave of flaming arrows arced over the legion’s shield wall, destroying a platoon of ogres. ‘What’s up, Grace?’Ĭonnor dodged an ogre club and stabbed a grain spirit, which exploded in a cloud of wheat. Jason didn’t really understand, but he nodded, and Will and Nico dashed off into the fray.Ī moment later, a squad of Hermes campers gathered around Jason for no apparent reason.Ĭonnor Stoll grinned.