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When It All Began - Chapter 1

It was supposed to be a joyous moment for those who had suffered through the war, those who had lost their loved ones to the monster known as Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters for their crusade of blood purity, there were of course those who were mourning and those partaking in celebration but it was one particular person who we focus on. A person who was not actually a just a person, who was something more, more than just a mortal, this person had lived for thousands of years, had seen the rise and fall of many empires and was worshiped during those great empires, for this person was a Goddess. An immortal of vast power who had just lost her lover during this atrocious war that waged in the magical world and was now mourning, as many others were, of the loss of the man she had fallen in love with. To add more grief she had not long discovered she was pregnant with her lover's child, a child that would grow up knowing neither it's parents as the Gods and Goddess were forbidden from raising their demigod children due to the Ancient Laws. So this Goddess was not just mourning the loss of her lover but the future of her child who would not know the love it's parents had for it.

The Goddess decided that her child would not grow up without parents, she would ask for boon, a boon from one of the elder Gods, for this child was powerful, the Goddess could tell this even from the womb. If another God chanced upon her child and it was seen as a threat it would be killed so that possibility did not come to pass. The Goddess could not allow that to happen for she loved her child, like she had loved all of her children of the past, so she would make sure it was safe and well loved even if she could not raise the child herself. She did not know what the Fates had planned for her child but she would make sure the child had a loving family but the life of a demigod was a cruel one, she did know how long the child would be safe for it would have a strong scent that would attract monsters to it as it was growing up and the scent of the child would be get stronger as the child reached its teenage years.

It was these thoughts that were in the Goddess' mind during the months of her pregnancy and the days after her child's birth. So with her decisions made she approached one of the elder Gods to grant her a boon and seek their aid in regards to her child. Now she stood in front of the one God who would hopefully assist her. In what appeared to be a throne room made out of very bedrock of the Earth, the room itself while grand and certainly beautiful gave off a harsh cold feeling that seemed to seep into your very bones and an oppressive weight bore down on the those in the room originating from the being sitting in an ornate throne from what appeared to be made of various precious metals with jewels adorning it with bones mixed into the design. The throne was a sign of the power of what could of only been a God along with the aura that the being was producing could not have been reproduced by a mortal. The being was a tall pale man with dark hair which was appeared to be a black as night, his eyes were held such darkness it was like looking into an abyss yet he held a regal air around him as he was the King of the Underworld. There was a second throne next to the first however it's design was an opposite to the first as it appeared to be made out of wild flowers and other such vegetation, however this throne was unoccupied but there was still a sense of power irradiating from it.

It was a few tense moments before the oppressive aura that filled the room began to lessen and the harsh cold feeling abated slightly. The God shifted on his throne while entertaining thoughts as to why this audience was being sought by the Goddess, he ran through various situations in his mind but he would wait until he was told why rather than leap to certain conclusions.

"Well Hecate why have you called for this audience, I hope it is not over where your lover is being placed because I can assure you he will be in Elysium for his efforts in the civil war of the magical's in Britain as will many others in fact, so would you please enlighten me as to why you are here?" Asked the God of the Dead

"Lord Hades thank you for allowing this audience and no that is not why I am here however it pleases me to know he will be honored a hero. No Lord Hades I came to you to ask for a boon, a favour, so that my heart can rest easy. As you know of my lovers passing, shortly after his death I discovered I was pregnant and mourned for the fact that my child will know neither of it's parents and I did not want to leave the child in a mortal orphanage. I wish to leave the child with a family where they will be loved even if will not stay that way forever due to the child's scent. That however is not my only concern, this child is one of the most powerful children I have had and their scent is strong and will continue to grow stronger as they grow. I do not wish to leave to chance another God or Goddess discovering how powerful my child is and seeing them as a threat. So I wish to seek aid in finding a family whilst hiding my child from any who wishes my child harm" answered Hecate

"Hmm yes I can see the issue now. You are correct in your fear for your child, there are of course certain God's, or should I say a certain God, who would simply kill the child if they are powerful and have no allegiance towards them. Hmm yes this is a problem indeed. Whilst magical mortal's do have a stronger scent than a normal mortal that of course is nothing compared to a child of a God or Goddess, even a weak demigods scent would be stronger than a magical mortal's, however as you have said that the child's will be quite powerful when they have reached maturity then I can only guess how strong their scent would be, one way would be to keep the child ignorant of their abilities and that they are a demigod however they would eventually discover who they are due to certain circumstances. Another would be bind there abilities however I fear that would not work in this instance. You would also not be able to hide the child as that would be seen be my brother as preparing to strike against Olympus due to his paranoia. This is quite the conundrum indeed." Replied the God.

"I wonder, this would be a great opportunity for me, not only would I have the favour of a powerful Goddess but also a well trained demigod. Hah but my brother would see this as an act of war if I was training a demigod and that is something I do not want to happen. How would I get both what I want but not incite my brother's ire." The Lord of the Dead pondered "Ah yes that Riddle person I can use that to my advantage, the fact that he has escaped the Field of Punishment with those cursed items of his is perfect. Yes that would be a most perfect solution"

The King of the Underworld stood from his throne, standing to full height that equates to his godly form of 12 foot, his robe shimmering with faces of despair and those being tortured in the horror of the Underworld. He slowly approached the Goddess before him to give her his proposal and he was hoping she would accept, but if she was this concerned for her child then he knew she would. So gracefully he glided across the floor towards Hecate stopping before her.

"I have a solution to the safety of your child Hecate as well as the fact that the child shall have a family. I shall take the child and adopt them as my one of my children, they will have the power of the this realm behind them and all the benefits, they shall gain the same abilities that they would have if they were one of my children, they will be raised and tutored here in the underworld by the best scholars and warriors the underworld has to offer. The child would never have to fear and they will be as safe as they could possibly be and shall be prepared to face their enemies. I will name the child my heir and protect them as is the duty as their father. This I swear on the river Styx if you accept my proposal" Said Hades in a deadly serious tone.

Hecate for her part was stunned at the offer the Lord of the Dead had offered her, she never would of thought that the God in front of her would be willing to adopt her child, let alone make the child his heir. This is a huge proposal and not one that is made lightly, and to swear it on the river Styx did indeed show his seriousness of the fact, since Hades did try to keep the oaths he swore on the river Styx. Hecate stood perfectly still for a moment trying to come to terms with the situation and the fact what she was being offered would be a near perfect solution, however that did not mean she was not skeptical, she knew that there was a hidden motive behind the offer. Whether that hidden motive harmed her child she would not know until the time came, she knew it would not be something that would cause a war. After the events of the Second World War and the loss of his demigod children Hades would not easily risk another of his children.

"If you swear this Lord Hades I will accept your offer knowing that my child will be safe and educated by the finest scholars and warriors and it does put me at ease. It is a generous proposal and not one I know to be made lightly. So I accept your oath on the river Styx." Said Hecate "I offer my child to be adopted by Lord Hades, God of the Dead and King of the Underworld, to be his heir. At age eleven my child will receive a letter from a school in Scotland that teaches how to control their magic and they will accept the invitation, they will claim the headship of their birth fathers family, I do not wish for my child to stay down in the underworld their entire life so they will be able to visit the surface if they wish and also go to Camp Half-Blood as well."

"I Lord Hades God of the Dead and King of the Underworld accept your offer of child to be adopted by me, let them become my heir and wield the abilities as if they were my birth child. I agree to the stipulations you have set and I shall honor them." Said Hades completing the adoption.

The energy that had been building during the small ceremony between the two immortal beings reached it's peak and began to hum and pulse. Once the last words were spoken by Hades the energy that had been building up exploded with acknowledgement that the adoption was now complete. Both God and Goddess looked pleased that they had what they wanted. Hecate knowing that she resided in the underworld knew that she would visit her child more than most Gods and Goddess' could. She looked down at the small bundle wrapped in a blanket that she had been holding during her talks with Hades and noticed that the child's hair had turned from a light brown to a much darker shade nearing black and their skin became a shade or two paler. Hades reaches over to the bundle and carefully pressed his finger to the child's forehead and a sense of power washed over the child as it became acknowledged as the heir to the underworld.

"Now tell me" Said Hades "What is the name of my new child"

"The child's name is...

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