Jason and Ed—still reeling after last month’s events—set out in search for the next Jason D. Little do they know that tracking him will prove more difficult than anticipated, never mind finding his bloodwill and any other artifacts that may belong to him.

Meanwhile, Drake’s true identity and his intentions finally come to light as he reveals to Jason the reason for his presence in the city of Olympia. But Ed does not share Jason’s confidence in Drake.

As Jason and Ed seek out the Pythia for her second riddle, they realize that one answer becomes three, and discover that the August mission is not merely a locate and retrieve mission, but an inevitable run-in with one of the most notorious evils in mythological history.