Apollo was your favorite god. Ever since you’ve encountered him with Thalia, Bianca, Nico, Percy, Artemis, and the Hunters a few years back, you and him have gotten to chat a bit while he was teaching Thalia how to ride the chariot that pulls the sun.

Since then, you’ve prayed to him, maybe even more than you’ve prayed to your own godly parent. You just felt like Apollo gets you more than anyone else ever has.

One day, while you were alone and practicing archery in the archery range, you accidentally missed a shot. As you were going to grab another arrow, you heard a voice from behind you. You jumped in surprise.

“You can do better than that.” As you turned to see who it was, you noticed the god himself, Apollo, leaning against one of the targets, arms crossed, smiling at you. He finally payed you a visit after all of these years. Turns out, he had heard your prayers after all.