Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs and grenades.
Rick RiordanLook, I never wanted to be a half-blood. most of the time it gets you killed in nasty, dangerous ways.
Rick RiordanThe name says it all. That's where Dad (Hades) tries out his new punishment ideas, but he says the traditional ones still work best: the lava flows, the minefields full of exploding surprises, burning at the stake, running naked through cactus patches... You name it, we've got it here - Nico di Angelo
Rick RiordanMeat!" he said scornfully. "I'm a vegetarian." You eat cheese enchiladas and aluminum cans," I reminded him. Those are vegetables.
Rick RiordanIf a person cast no shadow at all, he couldn't be alive. His existence became meaningless.Execrating Apophis by destroying his shadow would cut his connection to the mortal world completely. He'd never be able to rise again. I finally understood why he'd been so anxious to burn Setne's scrolls, and he was afraid of this spell. (Carter Kane)
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