"You're just as much of an outcast as I am!" Nico yelled. "Stop being angry

about it and do something helpful for once. That's the only way they'll respect

you!"

 

Hades's palm filled with black fire.

 

"Go ahead," Nico said. "Blast me. That's just what the other gods would expect

from you. Prove them right."

 

"Yes, please," Demeter complained. "Shut him up."

 

Persephone sighed. "Oh, I don't know. I would rather fight in the war than eat

another bowl of cereal.

 

This is boring."

 

Hades roared in anger. His fireball hit a silver tree right next to Nico,

melting it into a pool of liquid metal.

 

And my dream changed.

 

I was standing outside the United Nations, about a mile northeast of the Empire

State Building. The Titan army had set up camp all around the UN complex. The

flagpoles were hung with horrible trophies — helmets and armor pieces from