Post by hb admin on Aug 13, 2008 12:48:24 GMT -6
' plot
' The forces of Darkness are gathering. Beasts who have been quelled for more than a millenium are waking from their slumber and are being recruited by Luke the Titan's messenger boy against the half bloods. Among these is the Ophiotaurus, a beast half cow, half fish, all dangerous. For a very early prophecy made while the Gods had only briefly been in power said that who ever killed the Ophiotaurus and scattered its burning entrails into the wind would have the power to overthrow the Gods. It has now returned for a second time.
' In early december of last year Perseus Jackson travelled to San Francisco with some of the strongest half bloods Camp has seen in years to rescue Artemis the goddess and one of his best friends Annabeth from the Titan's General, Atlas. They succeeded but Percy and Annabeth had each been forced to take Atlas's post, holding up the heavens, an act they won't soon forget. They were able to return the ophiotaurus to Mount Olympus in time for the winter soltice meeting of the Gods. Percy was able to convince the gods not to kill the beast but to keep him safe on Olympus.
' But the trip had its costs. Zoe Nightshade, an immortal sister of Hesperides who had risked everything to help Hercules acchieve his final labor had perished from her father's hand, Atlas. Bianca Di Angelo, an orphaned huntress of Artemis perished in Hephaestus's junk yard leaving her brother Niko completely orphaned with nothing at Camp Half Blood. We now know almost for certain that Niko is a son of Hades though he has yet to be claimed. And Thalia daughter of Zeus has joined the hunters of Artemis so that she may never fulfill her prophecy.
' Now it is summer once more. Kids are returning to camp. Its barriers renewed Percy is 14 soon to be 15. Annabeth is in San Francisco trying to make it work with her father and her step mom. Grover has returned on his search for Pan... Or so we thought... In reality Grover spent the rest of the year in a boarding school pretending to be another student. He has found five new halfbloods and brought them to camp with Percy and Beckendorf's help.
' Later that night at supper Chiron made a few announcements.
' "Camp Half Blood is now the only safe place for Half Bloods such as yourselves. We are now going to request to your parents you stay all year round." Some cheered others looked around for their friends to convey shock. "I will not lie to you, it is very dangerous. Half bloods are training to fight with a kill other half bloods. In fact just this spring we discovered that we had a spy and we threw him out of the camp. Our first Capture the flag will be two weeks from now. I will appoint captains tomorrow night."
' The forces of Darkness are gathering. Beasts who have been quelled for more than a millenium are waking from their slumber and are being recruited by Luke the Titan's messenger boy against the half bloods. Among these is the Ophiotaurus, a beast half cow, half fish, all dangerous. For a very early prophecy made while the Gods had only briefly been in power said that who ever killed the Ophiotaurus and scattered its burning entrails into the wind would have the power to overthrow the Gods. It has now returned for a second time.
' In early december of last year Perseus Jackson travelled to San Francisco with some of the strongest half bloods Camp has seen in years to rescue Artemis the goddess and one of his best friends Annabeth from the Titan's General, Atlas. They succeeded but Percy and Annabeth had each been forced to take Atlas's post, holding up the heavens, an act they won't soon forget. They were able to return the ophiotaurus to Mount Olympus in time for the winter soltice meeting of the Gods. Percy was able to convince the gods not to kill the beast but to keep him safe on Olympus.
' But the trip had its costs. Zoe Nightshade, an immortal sister of Hesperides who had risked everything to help Hercules acchieve his final labor had perished from her father's hand, Atlas. Bianca Di Angelo, an orphaned huntress of Artemis perished in Hephaestus's junk yard leaving her brother Niko completely orphaned with nothing at Camp Half Blood. We now know almost for certain that Niko is a son of Hades though he has yet to be claimed. And Thalia daughter of Zeus has joined the hunters of Artemis so that she may never fulfill her prophecy.
' Now it is summer once more. Kids are returning to camp. Its barriers renewed Percy is 14 soon to be 15. Annabeth is in San Francisco trying to make it work with her father and her step mom. Grover has returned on his search for Pan... Or so we thought... In reality Grover spent the rest of the year in a boarding school pretending to be another student. He has found five new halfbloods and brought them to camp with Percy and Beckendorf's help.
' Later that night at supper Chiron made a few announcements.
' "Camp Half Blood is now the only safe place for Half Bloods such as yourselves. We are now going to request to your parents you stay all year round." Some cheered others looked around for their friends to convey shock. "I will not lie to you, it is very dangerous. Half bloods are training to fight with a kill other half bloods. In fact just this spring we discovered that we had a spy and we threw him out of the camp. Our first Capture the flag will be two weeks from now. I will appoint captains tomorrow night."