After using dozens of mechanized crossbows hidden in the ground, Emmie takes them to the Waystation.Īt an old railroad depot, Apollo learns that the Waystation is a magical building that responds to Emmie’s voice, and even moves various rooms depending on what is needed. Nanette is then shot by an arrow by an older woman named Emmie, who Apollo thinks he should recognize. Eventually, the blemmyae attacks him anyway, and Nanette says that Apollo and another girl (likely Meg) are meant to be an attraction at the naming ceremony. As they are surrounded, Apollo curses his human terror.Īs Leo tries to reach a bulldozer without drawing the blemmyae’s attention, Apollo uses their hospitality to his advantage and tells a grandiose story of his travels and fight with a cyclops. The group are swarmed by other blemmyae, and follow an orange spirit to an open plaza. After Calypso breaks her hand on the woman’s mechanical head, Lanette is revealed to be a blemmyae, a monster who’s real face is on her chest. A woman named Lanette is thrilled to capture Apollo for the Triumvirate. The group, including Apollo’s friends Calypso and Leo, arrive in Indiana where their mechanical dragon, Festus, overheats and turns back into a suitcase. He explains that his demi-god handler named Meg - someone who can force Apollo to do whatever she wants thanks to Zeus - has been asked by Nero to capture or kill Apollo. Hardcover.Īpollo, a former god in the body of a teenage boy named Lester, is furious at the indignities he has suffered. The Trials of Apollo: Book two: The Dark Prophecy.

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