Super Massive Black Hole, Part 1
The blinding flash of purple light mellowed out, but the anguished screams did not let up. They echoed throughout the valley, leaving those who heard them with the impression of a hundred ghosts crying out from beyond the grave. Sam and his friends brushed off the flash that had caught them by surprise, and they hurried down toward the valley using their varied gifts to speed up.
'They’re dropping like flies!' Chiron reported. 'Better hurry it up, kid!'
Sam was sliding down a slope when he heard the whirling of cogs from above, prompting him to glance over his shoulder and feel hopeful. The Argo VII’s brand-new ballista had popped out of its roof. Two javelins were propped up on its arm and ready for launch.
“She’s not using the ‘Violator’ javelins, is she?” he asked.
Sam was reminded of the heavy-duty javelin they’d fired on the Nemean Lion that had also leveled the nearby surroundings.