˚ ᵗᵃˡᵉ ᵒˡᵈᵉʳ ᵗʰᵃⁿ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ, ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵖʰᵉᶜʸ ˢᵖᵉᵃᵏˢ ᵒᶠ : " 𝚒 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚝 . "
[ ... ] 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 taken only in the most herculean of lost causes : brink of deaths, destruction of worlds ... societal collapse by the hands of yet several gods who seemed to have a rather cruel sense of humour. immortality is a wasteful gift when bestowed upon those who have grown to be selfish and cruel — a voice in the back of his reminds him, perhaps they have never even been good in the first place. you've seen it for yourself, percy. when have they ever been merciful, even to their own flesh and blood ? " yeah, what gave it away ? " desponence filters through without so much of a second thought, mirthless chuckle following his words as he only spares @acceptedrisk a momentary glance. a hero seeking guidance : how pitiful. he could barely look himself in his eye, let alone meet max's for longer than a second. " are you 'gonna give me some spiel about how i can ' forge through all my battles if i just believe in myself ' ? 'cause i'm getting real tired of hearing that shit, "
