Starcrossed (Starcrossed 1)

?I agree with Lucas,? Castor said carefully. ?And the sooner we

find out how she got like this, the better.?

?It can?t be something she inherited or we would have seen it in

another Scion before,? Pallas said, staring at Helen like she was a

fancy, new bug he?d found under a log. ?Dipped in the River Styx??

He threw it out there, like it was the most logical explanation. ?She

doesn?t seem like a zombie, but maybe Achilles didn?t, either.?

?No. I would bet anything she still has her soul,? Castor said,

shaking his head.

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?And how would she have gotten to the River Styx? There hasn?t

been a Descender in millennia,? Cassandra added doubtfully.

Descender? Helen wondered.

?What about something more basic, like a gun?? Jason asked. He

was still trying to wrap his head around Helen?s unbelievable

talent.

?Since when were bullets ever fast enough to hit a Scion? That?s

why we still use swords, dummy,? Ariadne said with a smirk.

?We?re the only things that can move fast enough to kill us.?

?Yeah, but what if we had her just stand there and take a few bullets?

Technically, we can be killed by them, if we?re hit enough

times,? he said logically.

?It doesn?t matter how many times she gets shot. You could drop

a bomb on her and she?d be fine, that?s what I?m trying to tell you,?

Cassandra said with tired frustration.

?There has to be a reason behind it. It isn?t a talent, so she must

have some form of protection we don?t know about. I?ll start doing

some research and put together a list of possibilities,? Pallas interjected,

still staring at Helen.

?I?ll help you, Dad,? Hector said from the doorway. He limped into