Michael Varus was the Roman demigod son of Janus and was one of the praetors of the Twelfth Legion Fulminata back in the 1980s and a member of the Fifth Cohort.

History

Early Life

Michael was born to Janus, the Roman god of choices, and an unknown mortal woman.

When Michael was old enough, like all Roman demigods and legacies, he was brought to the @Wolf House and survived the training @Lupa gave him. He eventually made his way south to @Camp Jupiter and became a Probatio in the Fifth Cohort.

Eventually, he became one of the two praetors of the legion.

Ambitious Demise

Michael was apparently ambitious and chose to pursue his ambitions, against the advice of the augur at the time, who told him the Prophecy of Seven was not for him. He led the Fifth Cohort north to Alaska where his hubris was rewarded with the massacre of the cohort by @Alcyoneus. The eagle was lost, along with most of the legion's @Imperial gold weaponry. The Fifth has been regarded as "cursed" since the incident and labelled an outcast by the rest of the legion ever since.

Return to Life

Michael is working for @Gaea for a second chance at life. His ghost and others of his cohort attack @Hazel Levesque, @Frank Zhang, and @Percy Jackson.

However, Frank frees @Temple of Thanatos and he sends the ghosts of the former legion back to the @Underworld, where they are sent to the @Fields of Punishment for all eternity for their treason against the gods.

Michael appears in Odysseus's palace as a ghost brought back by Gaea and tells @Jason Grace that he can't leave as someone has come to see him, just before the ghost of Jason's mother @Beryl Grace appears. Michael later battles and stabs Jason with an Imperial Gold gladius as he says “Born a Roman, Die a Roman.” He is then defeated by Piper McLean and is sent back to the Underworld.