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when Percy approaches the coffin in botl……. slowly…….. but oddly luke isn’t and that feels off. And Percy’s fingertips turn blue from the cold, and he does not want to open it but he has to see, and he intends to just kill Kronos before he can even come back, and it’s too easy but he has to SEE, and then slowly he lifts the lid and describes the body and you’re like ???? and he’s like ???? and then ethan pledges and Kronos looks at Percy and SMILES WITH RECOGNITION and says “this body has been well prepared, don’t you think, Percy Jackson?” Like. The ABSOLUTE SHEER TERROR THE LEVEL OF TENSION THE SUSPENSE….. and Ethan (who is literally on Kronos’ side now) is COWERING ON THE GROUND while Percy, who is FOURTEEN, is being THREATENED DIRECTLY and lectured about how “luke feared you, but I do not” & finally Percy RUNS FOR HIS LIFE (he’s like I didn’t even think “gee should I try and fight him? No I ran” lol king but also u literally did try u precious brave child) but TIME IS SLOWING DOWN & Rachel throws a hairbrush and Annabeth is standing in shock & percys like WE ARE LEAVING RIGHT NOW and grabs her by the shirt and drags her out behind him ……… botl is UNPARALLELED twelve year old me was shaking . I STILL AM TEN YEARS LATER.