The Crown of Ptolemy (Heroes of Olympus 2 by Rick Riordan

Author:Rick Riordan [Riordan, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781484709887
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2015-05-12T04:00:00+00:00

What was it like merging with a god?

If you want the full details, read my Yelp review. I don’t feel like going into it again. I gave the experience half a star.

For now, let’s just say that being possessed by a vulture goddess was even more disturbing than I’d imagined.

Thousands of years of memories flooded my mind. I saw pyramids rising from the desert, the sun glittering on the Nile River. I heard priests chanting in the cool shadows of a temple, and smelled myrrh incense on the air. I soared over the cities of Ancient Egypt, circling the palace of the pharaoh. I was the vulture goddess Nekhbet—protector of the king, shield of the strong, scourge of the weak and dying.

I also had a burning desire to find a nice warm hyena carcass, stick my face right in there, and—

Okay, basically I wasn’t myself.

I tried to focus on the present. I stared at my shoes…the same old pair of Brooks, yellow shoelace on the left, black shoelace on the right. I raised my sword arm to make sure I could still control my muscles.

Relax, demigod. The voice of Nekhbet spoke in my mind. Let me take charge.

“I don’t think so,” I said aloud. I was relieved that my voice still sounded like my voice. “We do this together or not at all.”

“Percy?” Annabeth asked. “Are you okay?”

Looking at her was disorienting. The “Percy” part of me saw my usual awesome girlfriend. The “Nekhbet” part of me saw a young woman surrounded by a powerful ultraviolet aura—the mark of a Greek demigod. The sight filled me with disdain and fear. (For the record: I have my own healthy fear of Annabeth. She has kicked my butt on more than one occasion. But disdain? Not so much. That was all Nekhbet.)

“I’m fine,” I said. “I was talking to the vulture in my head.”

Carter walked a circle around me, frowning like I was an abstract sculpture. “Percy, try to strike a balance. Don’t let her take over, but don’t fight her, either. It’s kind of like running a three-legged race. You have to get in a rhythm with your partner.”

“But if you have to choose,” Sadie said, “smack her down and stay in control.”

I snarled. “Stupid girl! Do not tell me—” I forced my lips closed. The taste of rotting jackal filled my mouth. “Sorry, Sadie,” I managed. “That was Nekhbet talking, not me.”

“I know.” Sadie’s expression tightened. “I wish we had more time for you to get used to hosting a goddess. However—”

Another red flash illuminated the treetops.

“The sooner I get this goddess out of my head, the better,” I said. “Let’s go smash Setne’s face.”

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