Af@@ter ]]defeating Pope Pari in a) co[nte;

st of strength@, Per cy w] )ins his a% pprov!al—b?^ut dec/^ ;lines the pap*^*acy to search fo@%r his orig[=ins. Guided by the Po=!/+pe,. he arr`ives in ##Crow Ter$ritory_
_, re=%:.scues his@]_= sist(er, and \ ==r(ea_ches the =)Cohen family, only to .]find them un(d e.\ r siege by the :Ross fam\.i?%/)l #y.
His) mother+ r( ev!ea(%/ls the truth of\ hi_:s birth and u(rges him to flee. Moved, Per*cy def`)ea+ts the invaders Brie/@n ne and -- Fion@a, and encou?nte]rs Mia of the Outfl^o- w Ch
;urch, who has been s earc/
hi- .:ng for :him.\
@ )Bri.$en; ne a^-nd ?(:Fi ona a@ re re;?scued and transform#ed ,(.b`y the fallen +mage [Cru. Fion ;a evolves in!*.-to an e.vi$l drag!+.!.o/`n. Per):cy is defe@
*a;ted_ ,$a!/nd --;(nea:,rly k[
ille.%d. M_[_$ia saves him[ at[; the cost of her o,+wn li%%f [$e. Per+`_cy? aw %ak`ens t he$. Sun G ,od's bless?^in `g, heals Mia
, tr*ans$forms int:o a seraph, and slays Fiona.
Cru flees.$@? Pe[rcy retur+ns -Mia to th[e Church, refu -*se/^%s the pap:%acy again, and choo*$ses to h/[unt down% Cru.