▁a ▁cross ▁with ▁cur ved ▁arms ▁and ▁a ▁head . ▁She ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁being ▁very ▁pretty , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁strong ▁female ▁role ▁model . ▁She ▁eventually ▁lear ns ▁to ▁manipulate ▁her ▁cur se , ▁manip ulating ▁pre cious ▁stones ▁and ▁met als ▁and ▁sens ing ▁structures ▁under ground . ▁She ▁is ▁an ▁accomplished ▁horse - r ider ▁and ▁sk illed ▁with ▁a ▁sp ath a . ▁She ▁t ames ▁the ▁horse ▁Ar ion , ▁who ▁e ats ▁pre cious ▁met als . ▁She ▁is ▁unus ually ▁knowledge able ▁about ▁the ▁Under world ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁time ▁there . ▁During ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁H ades ▁the ▁god dess ▁H ec ate ▁ins ists ▁Haz el ▁learn ▁to ▁manipulate ▁the ▁M ist . ▁Haz el ▁becomes ▁very ▁gift ed ▁at ▁this . ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁G ig antom ach y , ▁Haz el ▁is ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁cent ur ion ▁of ▁the ▁Fif th ▁C oh ort , ▁succeed ing ▁her ▁boy friend ▁Frank ▁Z hang . ▁Though ▁she ▁is ▁much ▁cool er ▁than ▁her ▁boy friend , ▁she ▁finds ▁his ▁in ability ▁to ▁be ▁cool ▁ende aring . ▁ ▁Frank ▁Z hang ▁Frank ▁Z hang , ▁nick - named ▁" Ch inese - Can ad ian ▁baby ▁man ", ▁by ▁Haz el ' s ▁horse , ▁Ar ion , ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁dem ig od , ▁son ▁of ▁Mars ▁and ▁Em ily ▁Z hang , ▁a ▁Chinese - Can ad ian ▁" leg acy