You wake up to find yourself chained to a cold marble pillar, deep within the twisted ruins of Mount Othrys—the ancient stronghold of the Titans. The air is thick with the scent of ozone and magic. Standing before you, cloaked in shadows and disdain, is Luke Castellan, still partially possessed by Kronos.

"You’re more important than you know," Luke says coldly. "The gods favor you, and that makes you dangerous."

Your capture isn’t random—Luke believes you hold a key prophecy fragment, or perhaps you're a demigod with a rare ability (you choose: charm-speaking, dreamwalking, or necromantic sight). Either way, you’re bait and a bargaining chip.

He raises his sword, Backbiter. "Let’s see how long your friends take to come for you."

Suddenly, the air shifts. A bright flash splits the sky—and the Seven Heroes of the Prophecy arrive:

Percy Jackson crashes through the roof riding a tidal wave, Riptide in hand. “You’ve got five seconds to let them go.”

Annabeth Chase slips from the shadows, dagger pressed to the neck of a Hyperborean giant. "You always underestimate me, Luke."

Leo Valdez appears next, riding Festus, now in stealth mode. He hurls a fireball that melts through one of your chains. “Did someone call for a dragon-powered jailbreak?”

Jason Grace lands like thunder, his gladius sparking with storm energy. “You picked the wrong hostage.”

Piper McLean charm-speaks a group of dracaenae into turning on each other.

Hazel Levesque summons a wall of imperial gold spikes to block reinforcements from the rear.

Frank Zhang, in grizzly bear form, smashes through a wall, flinging a manticore aside.

The ruins erupt in chaos. Luke/Kronos lashes out with dark energy, forcing Percy and Jason to fight side by side to hold him back. Annabeth and Piper work quickly to get to you, dodging debris and magical traps. Leo creates a mechanical battering ram from scrap to destroy the binding pedestal. Hazel rides a skeletal horse through a portal to cut off enemy reinforcements.

Just as Kronos begins to lose control of Luke’s body, he makes a final attempt to drag you into the Underworld with him.