The Blood of Olympus Death Predictions!

Alright, I haven't done an actual Percy Jackson related post in a while, so here goes. I've already stated that I believe that at least one main character will die in The Blood of Olympus, but now I want to elaborate on that.

My prediction as of right now is that two of the seven will die. To explain this, I feel I have to start off by stating some facts.

Gaea will be defeated by "the crew" 
I think that's pretty obvious... Rick would not be looked upon favorably if the good guys lost. I didn't spend the past five years (since we read the new Prophecy in The Last Olympian) reading all of this, just so the characters could lose. No, I am nearly positive that Gaea will be defeated.

There will be a battle between Gaea and "the crew" 
The past four books have all been building up to this moment. Can the demigods defeat Gaea and save the world before their deadline? Well, I would assume Rick's going to give us a huge action packed battle scene. I mean, yes, Gaea has been battled by the Seven many times individually (well sort of), but they've never stood together, and faced her. This leads me to my next "fact."

Gaea will rise
This is clearly controversial, and I have no proof it will happen. But I believe Gaea has to rise. I'm sorry, but I don't want to see Book 5 (or 10 depending on how you look at it) end with a wimpy battle where the heroes just stop her. No, I want them to defeat her. I want Gaea to fail at the most crucial point. And that probably is what's going to happen. If I had to predict, I would say the Seven will arrive just as she is awakening.

Well, if you think everything I just said is true, then you, too, believe at least two of the Seven will die.
Why, you may ask -- in order for Gaea to rise, she needs the blood of two demigods -- the blood of Olympus. I'm assuming that doesn't mean they can get cut and she can just take the blood (if that's the case I will be extremely disappointed) - no, I assume this means she needs two of them dead.

So, if that's all true, and Gaea rises, and Two of the Seven die, who will it be? We know that it has to be one boy and one girl (this has been stated). So, let's look at each character individually, and see why they could die, or why that can't die.

I'll start with the characters I feel can't die.

Percy Jackson 
I've said that I want a main character to die many times, but I don't think Rick would kill Percy. I'm not going to say that an author can't kill a main character, as I've read books where it has happened (well, one in particular, but I don't want to spoil it), but I don't think Rick could do this. We've seen Percy grow up through 9 books + 2 bonus books (The Demigod Files and The Demigod Diaries) + 1 crossover book (The Son of Sobek) + 1 story (Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, which will be released in August, before The Blood of Olympus). How can someone kill a character after writing 13 books about him (well 14 if you count The Blood of Olympus)? Also, Rick has stated that he plans to do a sequel to The Son of Sobek, and I think it would be weird for him to write about a character who is dead in the future (if that makes sense). Yes, Rick has been known to throw curve balls at us (*cough* Nico *cough*), but I don't think he could do this.

Annabeth Chase 
There's not much to say here, as it's basically the same as above. I do think there is a better chance Rick would kill Annabeth than Percy, but I don't think he'll kill either. Plus, do you really think Percy would let Annabeth die? His fatal flaw is that he's too loyal to his friends. [getting off topic here, but whatever] That's the only problem I have with Percy -- he's always been told that his fatal flaw would get him in trouble, and how is he going to let anyone die? Hmm....

Leo Valdez
Aside from the million angry letters he'd get from fans if he demolished Team Leo, there are other reasons supporting Leo's living as well. The main point being Calypso -- Leo promised (well swore) that he would return to Ogygia -- I don't think Rick would write that and not let it happen. And a side note, that's what I'm looking forward to most. Calypso is one of, if not my absolute, favorite characters in the series. I'm so excited to see what Riordan has in store. And for all of you who are going to say "Well Leo's going to die because it says 'an oath to keep with a final breath,'" no where does that mean death. That could simply mean a swear on the River Styx, as you have to keep it or face death.

Well, that's it for the characters I feel can't die, now for the ones that could die

Piper McLean
I honestly believe Piper would be the character that the least people would care if she died. I mean, Piper's just there - I don't her, I don't love her, she's just there. Yes, her charmspeak comes in handy sometimes, and is pretty awesome (I want to wake up a dead mechanical dragon head), but that's about all there is to her. I don't necessarily think she is going to die (mainly because Jason wouldn't let that happen), but I wouldn't be all too surprised

Hazel Levesque 
Okay, here is where it gets serious. I believe Hazel is going to die. There are so many signs foreshadowing this -- she's already died, she assumed Death was going to take her, she was willing to die, etc. Yes, Hazel did show here awesomeness with controlling the mist, but in my mind, it makes the most sense for Hazel to die.

Jason Grace
There's really no reason for Jason to die. He has mad skills, and he's a son of Jupiter. The only way I could see him dying is, as I said before, if he is protecting Piper. I think Jason would give his life for her, but I don't really see that happening.

Frank Zhang 
Here's where we have a problem. If Jason's not going to die, then it has to be Frank. Poor Frank. I mean, there are signs leading to it, mainly he might want to stay with Hazel. Also, it wouldn't be that hard for Frank to die, all someone has to do is rip that bag Leo made for his firewood. Again though, poor Frank. Just got promoted to Praetor, finally showing signs of character development, and now..

So, based on what I just said, my prediction for the deaths:
Frank and Hazel

Again though, Rick has thrown curve balls, nothing can surprise me. Please let me know what you think is going to happen via email or comment.

Also, I'll do a post later on about this, but I really hope Nico gets a POV. I think it's very possible in this book, because we want to know what's going on with the Leo, Hedge, Reyna trio, but Rick has other ways of telling us (dreams, Piper's dagger). He probably won't get one, but I really want it.

Anyways, thanks for reading!


Oh, I almost forgot. I should have posted this video a while ago, but I never got a chance. I just watched it, and if you have an hour, you should. It's really funny, you get a good idea of some Percy Jackson stuff, and again, it's really funny.