#hidden oracle

[arisketchart]

No words needed…

[lilsillustration]

Currently reading trials of Apollo for the first time - I love them!

[anonymous-ace72]

Meg is slowly becoming one of my favorite characters to draw she’s just so fun lol

[princessofghosts-posts]

The Hidden Oracle has the possibility to be a psychological horror given the many destabilizing things the book contains.

The SUN GOD turned mortal,without much powers,for an indefinite period? The oracles got captured and there is a sentient one,calling you and attracting you in very dangerous places? Emperors of a forgotten past are back because they want to be gods? Having memory problems because your mortal brain can't remember almost anything? Doing a run in the Labyrinth without knowing where you are going (and isn't safe)?? Ending in the worst place you could ever end,with your enemy(ies) close to you? Having your children being kidnapped from you and almost put on fire in front of you? Being tormented by the thought of dryads,only to watch how they sacrifice themselves to help you out?

Half of this is like the start of an apocalypse.

[gonnachangethiseventually]

[dysfunctionallygrey]

I was reading hidden oracle to my friend and we got to the part where Lester and Meg meet Nero at the entrance of the grove and Nero starts doing his villainy bullshit when my friend goes:

"What if Apollo just threatens to kill himself, since they need him alive and everything "

And i am just sitting there shocked, mouth agape because how the hell was he able to predict that.

[51r-59am5a70t]

I know we give Uncle Rick a lot of flak for his cliffhangers and killing our favorite characters. However be glad I didn’t write the series cause I would’ve brought tears. For starters there would be no chance Percy gets a happy ending. If I didn’t kill him in TLO, I definitely would’ve done so in BoO. I considered killing Annabeth instead but I think for maximum angst, Percy is much sadder. However maybe it would be enjoyable cause despite his immense powers, he still failed to save who mattered most to him. But I think him dying is better because then Annabeth can have a crisis about going through so much, looking for him for so long, just to lose him again, but this time for good. This obviously would’ve broken Annabeth leaving her in a catatonic state for an unknown about of time. Idk if I’d have her throw everything into her work or completely giving up on everything and just sitting on the porch of the big house staring into the distance. I also probably kill off Jason and Piper in BoO as well. The 3 would’ve died fighting the giants in Athens then the rest of the book would’ve unfolded similar to how it did. I might’ve kept Leo from dying but only so he could stew in the death of his 2 closest friends. Furthermore I would’ve 100% killed off Frank in Tyrant’s Tomb. I also would’ve killed a minimum of 1 named Apollo camper in The Hidden Oracle or maybe Tower of Nero; maybe both. I doubt I would’ve killed off Will though, probably Kayla or Austin. I also would’ve killed one of the Stoll brothers in TLO for maximum angst. Initially I was thinking Travis but I think Connor would hit harder cause then Travis could carry the weight of failing to protect his younger brother. On the plus side I probably would’ve had Katie consul him and maybe have them get together. Just think of the angst had the series ended on much darker notes.

Fortunately I’m an awful writer so alas this is not what happened nor shall I be writing fanfiction where it did.

[2nd2ndalto]

This. This is Will Solace. And I love him.