This
is the concluding part. The end of all. Is it the fall of the Olympus? Or will
Gaea be joining Kronus in Tartarus? These will be answered. For again, this is
the end of all. (Also the end of my Reading log. LOL)
From
the end of the Son of Neptune, Percy was able to reunite with his friends from
the Greek world. And they formed the seven demigods that the Great Prophecy is
talking about. Percy Jackson (Son of Poseidon), Annabeth Chase (Daughter of
Athena), Leo Valdez (Son of Hephaestus), and Piper McLean (Daughter of
Aphrodite), all from the Greek Camp, is part of the seven, while the three
others came from Rome namely, Jason Grace (Son of Jupiter), Hazel Levesque
(Daughter of Pluto), and Frank Zhang (Son of Mars).
They
all have different skills complementing with each other. And they all have
weaknesses that are well covered by the other member of the group. They are a
solid team. More like an impossible to beat kind of team. But the sad part, one
has to sacrifice.
This
book, the same with the Last Olympian (my 3rd Reading Log entry),
centers on the value of sacrifice to push your teammates towards victory. It
sounds odd, that this book may somehow end in contrary with all other common
books that end in happy ever after, because the seven will not be complete by
that time. And they knew about that the whole time. They knew someone is going
to suffer the consequence, but they kept pushing and they never backed off.
Again, the value is sacrifice. One has to stop for the others to proceed. Yes, harsh as
it is, but that is how Mr. Riordan designed his books to make his readers
believe in all values even the value of sacrifice.
And the sad thing is, Leo Valdez, the
controller of their ship, the funniest member of the seven, is the one that
needs to be sacrificed. He plans the whole thing right from that start. Because
he knew exactly what the prophecy meant. And he knew pretty well, that the
prophecy is referring to him. And yeah, he was the sacrificial lamb of the
group. And the group won the battle.
He
sacrificed himself with no, as in ZERO, hesitation at all. The whole group is
looking for other plans, but Leo is determined that sacrificing himself is the
only possible way to stop Gaea. And he definitely managed to stop her.
It may sound
sad, but Leo desired such thing. For he has planned everything very well. He
knew where he is going to be sent after he was sacrificed. And that place is
the place that Leo wanted to go. The place of his love. Afterall, it was nevera
complete sacrifice. Like, someone dying. It was just a sort of someone never to
be seen again, but never dead. Because guys like Leo Valdez never die.
________________________________
Report
Headline: Six Demigods named Heroes after Fight against Gaea
Reporter: Good
Day! To our solid supporters who are as well supporters of these great heroes
that saved the whole world when Gaea attempted to overrule us, today is a lucky
day for all of us for we have with us today, Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon,
Annabeth Chase, Daughter of Athena, Piper McLean, Daughter of Aphrodite, Jason
Grace, Son of Jupiter, Frank Zhang, Son of Mars, and Hazel Levesque, Daughter
of Pluto. Let’s welcome them with a round of applause.
*Claps, Claps,
and Claps. And more Claps*
Reporter: So,
first of all, Ms. Piper Mclean, we are aware of your charm speak abilities, so,
for journalistic purposes, we, from this show, is sincerely asking that maybe
you will promise not to use that ability here? I mean, I like your abilities, I
even wish of having that same ability, but don’t use it here, okay?
Piper: (Laughs)
Oh sure, I won’t do it. I Promise.
Reporter: Thank
you so much!
Jason: Will you
also ask me not to use lightning here?
Reporter:
Actually, we are asking all of you, basically, uh~ not to hurt us.
Annabeth: Noted
Mr. Reporter. Everything’s under control. For
now.
Reporter: So,
thank you. So, first of all, how does it feel being part of the now famous six
heroes who saved the world?
Percy: I hate it.
Reporter: Uh-huh? You hate being
a part of it?
Percy: No. I hate being referred
to as part of the six. When in fact,
we are actually seven. Or should I say, we are all in this together. Not just
me, not just Jason, or not just the seven of us, including Leo, but all of us.
Whether demigod, satyrs or fauns, centaurs, gods, and even mortals. We couldn’t
have done this all without you. Yes, we are the ones who led these guys, but
without the others, we are just ants in the face of Gaea and her giants.
Reporter: So, you mentioned Leo
Valdez. After what happened in the war, did you have any signs of him?
Frank: To tell you honestly, I
scanned almost the entire country in eagle form but I haven’t found any clue. I
have searched the deepest parts of the ocean in dolphin form, but still, no
signs of him. I even sniffed every place in dog form and still got none. But I
will never say Leo is dead. I knew him well. WE KNEW HIM WELL. We may not have any connections with him, but I’m
pretty sure he’s just out there showing his fiery stuffs to a bunch of girls.
Reporter: Sounds like a relief
for all of us.
Hazel: Yeah. A guy like him is so
elusive that even Mr. Death himself would have a hard time catching up. I knew
his plans. I knew he have done it because of a purposes. And whatever purpose
it may be, it may sound so sad for us, I knew Leo would be so happy for what he
has done. So, even if it is hard, let us just all be happy for him. I knew
he’ll be in good situation.
Reporter: It sounds so delightful
knowing that you have already treated yourself as a family.
Piper: WE ARE INDEED FAMILY.
Reporter: Uh, don’t stare at me
like that Ms. McLean, remember your promise earlier?
Piper: (Laughs)
Reporter: *sigh* So, moving on,
we have here questions sent to us by or fans from across the globe via the
social networking site, Twitter. I’ll read them for you, and maybe, one of you
will answer the questions. So ready?
Percy and Jason: We’re definitely
ready.
Reporter: This is from
@HelloEzekiel, “How does it feel walking in the lands of Tartarus?
Percy: I better let Annabeth for
that. You know, adjectives, A LOT OF THEM, Annabeth is good at that.
Annabeth: I knew you were going
to say that. So, I guess walking in there is as bad as falling from a 50ft
cliff. It may sound too exaggerated, but walking in Tartarus is really really
bad. No adjective has been invented so far to fit in the description of
Tartarus. Bad. Real bad.
Reporter: *gulp* So, from
@AmazingLeo, uh-huh? Just who is this guy? Here’s his question. “Hi Frank!
How’s your firewood? Mind if I burst into flames?”
Hazel: Wait, is that Leo?
Frank: Wait for me Leo, I’m gonna
tear you into pieces! *Turns into an eagle and flies out of the studio*
Jason: Uhm, excuse me for a
while, I’m gonna catch up with him. *Flies out too.*
Annabeth: I don’t think that is
Leo. But whoever that guy is, I love his charisma.
Percy: What do you mean, you love
his charisma? Don’t you love mine?
Reporter: Uhm, excuse me Percy,
my bottled water is shaking. Are you trying to make it burst? Can you calm down
a little bit? We’re still on air.
Piper: *whispers to Hazel*
Control the mist, I’ll talk with them.
Hazel: *whisper-mode* Gotcha.
Hazel
then controlled the mist. From a mortal’s point of view, everything seems
normal. Well that is if normal means Annabeth singing “Thinking out Loud” and
Percy dancing in the harmony that Annabeth makes. But on the real-time,
demigod’s point of view, Annabeth was really trying to explain her opinion
while Percy was calling out for every droplet of water inside the studio and
splashing them on the screen where the picture of the man named @AmazingLeo.
Piper: (Charmspeak mode: On) So,
Mr. Reporter, and to all our viewers, thank you for listening, and, Good Day!
See yah!
And in no time,
the cameramen turned their cameras off. And the show ended.
Piper then whispered to Hazel:
C’mon! Let’s get out of here!
They
ran out of the studio and they all lived happily ever after.
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| Frank, Leo, Hazel, Percy, Annabeth, Piper, Jason |
So, as I said earlier, this is the end. The end of the series and the end of my Reading log. So, for those guys that have read my posts here (if ever there really are guys that are reading this, well except of course for my Professor, because indeed, she’ll be reading this stuffs, *Hi Maam! :D*), this will be the last. And if you wanted my ideas here, stay in touch. Im an active internet user. Look for me on twitter! :D
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