The cavern ceiling shook with the thunderous roar of the god, stalactites fell to the ground, crushing spirits and ruining Persephone's garden on their way down.
The Lord of the Underworld was furious; he could barely contain the rage inside him. One of his Furies just informed him that a daughter of Zeus was spotted in a city of California, running away from a monster.
When he reminded his servant that there couldn't possibly be such a thing as a child of Zeus, that she was surely mistaken, the Fury assured him there was no mistake. She had seen the girl with her own eyes, smelled her scent and confirmed that the child was indeed the Lord of the Sky's offspring.
Zeus broke it. How dare he? After all he had said to him, after all he had done. The solemn oath they forced him to swear was broken by none other than by who proposed it. He could not believe the King of the Gods could be so hypocritical.
"It is for the best, brother", Zeus had told him. "Humankind suffers too much from the actions caused by our children. It is high time we put an end to this".
The Lord of the Dead looked at his brothers skeptically. "You want me to swear an oath to not have any more children; ever again. That is not a small matter", he said.
Poseidon stepped forward, speaking for the first time since they arrived to his domain, "We are all together in this. Have this war not been bloody enough for you? Furthermore, we need to consider the recent prophecy that has been spoken. Zeus and I have discussed it and we both agreed that the only way to prevent those horrible things to happen is if we abstain to sire more demigods from now on".
"And how can I know that this oath won't affect my current children?" Hades asked them concerned.
"Don't be stupid Hades", Zeus snapped. "It won't. The oath will apply only to the future. Your current children are safe. Besides, you don't have much of a choice", he warned, wielding his master bolt.
Hades looked at Poseidon and saw the Sea God staring at him with equally menacing eyes, gripping his trident.
His two brothers had come to his domain armed with their respective weapons; if he had decided to fight them, he would've been in a great disadvantage, despite the fact that they were in the Underworld. His godly powers were no match against the power of two of the Big Three. He couldn't have faced them alone. Therefore, seeing himself cornered, he had no choice but to oblige. Sighing in defeat, he extended his arm over the River Styx and swore alongside with Zeus and Poseidon to no longer have affairs with mortal women that could lead them to sire demigod children.
Oh, the pain he had to endure because of that blasted oath. He lost his last two children, having had to hide them away with no memories. And he lost their mother, Maria, a woman he truly, deeply loved. Sweet, lovely Maria, whose tender smile before she rose from the sofa will be forever etched in his mind.
He remembered everything. He remembered the pain he had felt, the heartbreak, the desperation. But more importantly, he remembered what he had shouted at the sky.
Zeus! I will crush you for this!
Yes, he had vowed to take revenge on his brother. He never forgot about that.
People say vengeance is best served cold, and while he didn't know whether it was true or not, he did know that now that he had an opportunity to hurt Zeus, he wouldn't let it pass. Zeus killed the woman he loved and Zeus was going to pay.
Black fire appeared in Hades' eyes. He spread his arms before him, with his open palms turned upwards, and raising his hands he spoke in an eerily calm voice. "Come out" he commanded, which caused the walls of Tartarus to open, letting escape hordes of hellhounds and all kind of monsters into the upper world.
"Alecto!" Hades called.
The Fury materialized in front of the god. "Yes, my lord?"
"I want you, all the three Furies, to lead this army of monsters".
Alecto bowed her head. "What are your specific orders my lord?"
"Chase the daughter of Zeus".
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