User blog comment:Hermione Chase/"The Blood of Olympus" Expectations/@comment-25280109-20140807203959

Firstly, just to make clear: my username is Crazyaboutancientstuff95. I mean to correct the typo soon.

So, the prophecy line that I have thought most about:

An oath to keep with a final breath.

The promises that have been made that I remember are:

1. Percy's promise to Octavian that the Greeks will not attack Camp Jupiter "I swear it on my life" (SoN)

2. Jason's promise to Piper that everyone will get back safe.

3. Leo's promise to Calypso that he will find her again.

I think that Percy's promise will definitely come up again in BoO, as the Romans were very strict about oaths (for example the Vestal virgins - they were buried alive/stoned to death if they broke their vows) and Octavian seriously hates Percy. There could easily be a Roman trial after everything happens (if they manage to save the world) and the oath is recognised or passed over officially. With Jason's promise - Riordan could easily be throwing in some red herrings to make life harder for us readers (look what he did with MoA cliffhanger). With Leo's promise - well, I'm not quite sure how that will turn out but there should be a focus on the Leo and Calypso dilemma.

Back to Percy's promise, that could come into play as I think either he or Annabeth will die (because Riordan needs to end the series somehow, I know it's depressing but the ancient Greek tragedies rarely ended happily, e.g. 'Antigone' and 'Oedipus the King' by Sophocles). Similarly, with Mars' reference to Percy's fatal flaw - loyalty to friends - will feature as it is a 'fatal' flaw (Percy might save one of the seven/one from the old crowd at the cost of his life). Even Athena points it out in the Last Olympian.

The scene that i'm imagining is that Percy and Annabeth will be captured by Gaia's army and Annabeth might be sacrificed/taken away to be sacrificed, Frank comes to rescue Percy but Percy doesn't want to leave Annabeth etc but Frank drags him away because Percy is the key to defeating Gaia. If Riordan does include the Kane Chronicles (which he should because then what's the point in writing those really good short stories), Percy might summon Carter (or Annabeth Sadie) before he or Annabeth are about to be captured or during the sacrificial ritual.

Any thoughts? Thanks.