Board Thread:The Trials of Apollo/@comment-30169833-20180503113236/@comment-35229543-20180511140048

NyxHemera4562 wrote: Zeusnineteen wrote: ..... I'm surprised, very surprised.... I didn't believed Rick would kill one of the main characters... Yeah.... Personally, I don't believe that Jason is a major character. As in.... His story, or romance with Piper, wasn't elaborated like Percy's was. We understood how Percy and Anna beth felt about each other slowly and bonded over three to 5 years or so. But Jason and Piper just bonded instantly, seeing as the Mist- altered memories were false. And his best friend was Leo, whom he had never seen before that bus ride. He was raised to be a hero, pushed into the Wolf House at age two, unlike Percy who never knew he was a demigod till he was twelve. Jason grew into a really serious guy, and was unconscious for more than half of the Mark of athena. Then he just gives up his position as praetor to Frank. I honestly believe that the story could have progressed without him. And I also believe that Rick did this because every good author kills his character to add some tragic spice. Also because we were all thinking he never kills any good guys. If he had killed Percy, I would have gone mad. First of all, I'm going to be petty and say that there was an eight month gap between the Lost Hero and the Son of Neptune, so really it was quite plausible for Jason and Piper to get together. And honestly, if Percy died, I would be shocked, but no more than if Rick killed off another one of the Seven. I would mourn him the same as I mourned Jason.

Second, Nico's reaction.