I accidentally vaporize my pre-algebra teacher

Everybody was patting Nico on the back, complimenting him on his fighting. Even the Ares kids thought he was pretty cool. Hey, show up with an army of undead warriors to save the day, and suddenly you're everybody's best friend.

It isn’t easy being a brilliant inventor, always alone. Always misunderstood. Easy to turn bitter, make horrible mistakes. People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed. -Hephaestus

I was flying right toward him (the pig) at the speed of demigod-smashing.

Meat!" he said scornfully. "I'm a vegetarian." You eat cheese enchiladas and aluminum cans," I reminded him. Those are vegetables.

Carter Kane, 14, died tragically in Paris when he was eaten by his sister’s cat Muffin.

Charlie …" Silena’s eyes were a million miles away. "See Charlie.