And The Gods Looked Down Upon Us
Chapter One: daughter of hades (child of the underworld)
"Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum."
― Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters
Daughter Of Hades
Evie wanted to laugh because in honesty it sounded like a prank being pulled on her. She couldn't be a demigod (or was it demigoddess since she was a girl?) she was just the Evil Queen's daughter, not some Greek deities child! Especially the lord of the Underworld!
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She couldn't be... She-Evie couldn't be his daughter.
The only logical thing she did was hide from her friends. She didn't want to deal with them and their questions. She already heard it from Mal, not knowing if she actually believed the lies but her eyes broke Evie's heart just as much as her words.
"How could you not tell us, Evie? We're your friends, you couldn't give us a heads up about this?"
It made Evie angry, the angriest that she has ever been. She disappeared from them, even as Mal knew she regretted her words, Evie left, from her and everyone else. They were just in shock, she kept telling herself but Mal's reaction did not seem like a shock. It reminded Evie of when Maleficent had banished her, all because of Mal, Evie still was haunted by the angry face of the Mistress of Evil looking down on her.
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it just kept tumbling in her head, like a loudspeaker in her mind that wouldn't shut up. Why won't it just shut up!
"It sucks doesn't it."
Evie jumped at the sound. She whipped her head to see a figure in the ocean. The teal hair was a give away in the dim moonlight that was out in the sky. It wasn't cloudy, that was the odd thing.
Uma stared at her with curiosity and maybe pity? Evie honestly couldn't tell because of the moonlight and the night sky in general.
"What?" She said. She was tired, not in the mood to deal with any squabble from Mal's rival.
"It sucks doesn't it, cousin." She said the last part as an afterthought as if getting used to the idea that she and Evie were related. Were they related? Uma continued, not noticing the waging war in Evie's mind at the moment. "That the biggest shock of your life is your dad. It's something that you've never considered and now you are alone trying to figure this shit out."
Evie looked at Uma, seeing the outline of a small smirk. "Is that how you felt?"
"Yeah, it was until I embraced it. A demigod and granddaughter to Poseidon. Imagine that?" She let out a laugh. "Now, here you are! The daughter of Hades."
"The gods really screwed us over, uh?"
"Everyone did Evie. The Gods, most of the Olympians, The Fates and the heroes of Auradon. They screw over demigods all the time. Sometimes they do the right thing and other times, they just make it worse."
"Are you a demigod, Uma?"
The other girl nodded. "My dad was a mortal, a henchman of someone on the Isle."
It was crazy to think that she was here talking to Uma, who was presumed to be back on the Isle, plotting Mal's downfall or something. But no, here she was talking to Evie about their shared bloodline of the Greek Parthenon. Strange things to be seen.
"Did you know?"
"Uh?" Was Evie's response to Uma's question. "Know what?"
Uma rolled her eyes before walking up the sandy shore and sitting in front of Evie, crisscrossed. "Did you know about Hades, being your..."
"Dad?" She finished the question. Uma nodded looking at her with uttermost curiosity. Evie shook her head as emotions, anger, frustration and downright sadness swirled inside her. "I didn't know. How could I, when my own mom didn't even tell me! Now my friends think I've been lying to them all these years, telling them that I didn't know who my father is when that's literally been my truth for years till today!"
Evie continued, "Now Mal's angry with me, which is hilarious. I'm the one that left, just like my banishment when I was six." She snorted. "I-I didn't know and now I don't know how to feel about having a god as my dad, let alone the god of the Underworld."
"How did you even find out in the first place?" Uma asked as she traced something in the sand. It looked like a conch shell.
"The gods knew, we're told by the Fates that I am his daughter since apparently there have been rumors swirling for a while that Hades may have had a child on the Isle. Never occurred to anyone, that child might be me. We knew it was true because Apollo told everyone in that room and Apollo can't lie. Perkes for being the god of truth"
"God of truth, yeah, so there's that going for you," Uma echoed her words. "I saw it more like a curse for him, but that's just me."
"Yeah, it was just utter chaos when that news broke. Not only that but the Gods want him back overlooking his kingdom, there's been something going on in the Underworld and they need Hades back asap or at least that's what I heard from the screaming between King Adam, Hermes, and Hecate. I'm guessing that the gods won because they quickly sent Hermes and Hecate to go get Hades from the Isle. I wanted to stay, to see him but then me and Mal got into a fight. I left and ended up here, spilling everything to you." Evie ended with a smile that did not quite reach her eyes. Uma patted her knee.
"Do you want to meet him?" She asked. Evie shrugged, "Maybe? I'm still trying to figure my feelings over this, some part of me doesn't while a bigger part wants too. I just want a parent that will love me, not the way my mom did, just love."
"Evie!" came shouts a few feet away on her left with flashlights shining. Evie and Uma quickly got up, she squinted at the figure until the person got closer that Evie realized that it was Ben!
The young king of Auradon made his way to Evie, before looking surprised at seeing Uma standing by his friend. He looked at Evie, relieved that she was here, he also noticed the vulnerability that shrouded her. Ben, not saying anything pulled her into a hug. Evie sniffed, trying not to cry into her friend's blue jacket, not wanting to ruin it with her tears. "I heard about the fight," Ben said when Evie pulled away. "Evie, I believe you. I'm here because, well we didn't know where you were and Hades is going to be brought in tomorrow. If you don't want to go that's fine but it's up to you."
Evie nodded and told him that she will be there. "Is it alright if Uma came?"
Uma seemed surprised but didn't show it, only raising her eyebrows. Ben had a pensive expression on his face before nodding. "If you want, you guys are more than welcome to stay in my office." Evie smiled at Ben, nodding.
He was a restless being, stripped of his godly-hood and forced into a cage on Earth. He was someone that wasn't to be trifled with, everyone knew that even Maleficent the so-called, Queen of The Isle. A god was someone, even the most powerful wouldn't dare mess with.
The house, his prison was actually a cave with a hole, tucked away in the darker shaded part of the Isle, close to the sea and sky or at least that's how Uma described it to Ben and Evie as they walked down the quiet corridors to Ben's office. "My mom used to tell me that he was placed there as a reminder that his brothers would look at him, a reminder for what he did to be there. The sky and sea, in a way mocking him," She told Evie as they silently walked up the rocky path. Evie remembered that Hades had a family, his five siblings if she remembered correctly.
Zeus, King of Olympus and God of Thunder, lighting and the king of all other gods and men.
Poseidon, god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses.
Hera, Queen of Olympus, and goddess of marriage and birth.
Demeter, goddess of agriculture and mother of Persephone, Hades wife (meaning Evie's step-mother).
Hestia, virgin goddess of the hearth and the right ordering of domesticity, the family, the home, and the state.
The Big Olympians of the Greek Parthenon, they were also Evie's aunts and uncles. The other Olympians, Uma stated were her cousins. This made Evie's head hurt at the thought of multiple family members that no doubt found out about her existence along with the people of Auradon. Her business would be done for, she just knew it. Before they got to Ben's office, they would stop by Evie's room to get some clothes for both her and Uma, along with a notebook. Ben and Uma both looked confused as to why Evie would need a notebook.
"If I do meet him tomorrow, I want to be prepared with some questions to ask him. Hence why I'll be needing a notebook." She said as they got closer to her dorm. As she unlocked it, she wondered if Mal was waiting for her or was sleeping with her anger. Swinging the door as slowly and quietly as possible, Evie noticed that Mal wasn't here.
Probably with Jay and Carlos, She thought to herself. Evie got a bag, putting in two pairs of PJ's and some extra clothing, makeup bag, a pen, and a notebook. Something caught her eye, a book on her nightstand.
The Mythos of Greece it read in bold golden letters. That book wasn't hers, she never owned a Greek Mythology book in her entire life. Still, Evie picked it up and tucked it into her bag of stuff before leaving, shutting the door behind her.
Finally, they made it to Ben's office. Ben told her that he would come to get them tomorrow at around eight o'clock to head to the meeting. "So be ready before I get here." He told them. After making sure they had enough blankets from the closet and asking them if they needed anything else, Ben left them alone in his office.
Uma and Evie decided to get their beds ready, fixing the makeshift bed-couch and change into their PJs. While Evie fixed up her blankets, she noticed Uma touching the soft fabric of the pajamas she gave. Her expression made Evie's heart hurt because that was the exact expression she had when she came to Auradon and slept on a comfortable bed, a good room. Everything here in Auradon was soft, precious and easily breakable.
They got ready to sleep, both girls laying in on their make-shift couch-beds that they made. Evie had the notebook on her lap, opened on a page writing down questions for Hades. Uma was laying on the couch, looking up at the ceiling before she turned her attention over to the blue haired girl. "What questions are you going to ask him?"
Evie paused her writing to answer the other girl. "Just questions that I feel I need to be answered."
"Like?" She pressed on. Evie bit her lip before telling her. "Like, why didn't you ever send me a letter or acknowledge me? If I'm a demigod, does that mean I have powers like you?"
"So," Uma said. "You only have two questions then? That's all?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I was too busy trying to wrap my head around the fact that the lord of the underworld, a Greek deity is my dad!" She snapped. "I'm sorry, I'm just nervous. I mean, this is the first time I'll be meeting the guy who's my dad! The person who I was told died."
Uma snorted, "Your mom told you he died? That's hilarious." In some way, she was right. Her mother told her when she was little that her dad passed away if only she knew the truth that the god was on the other side of the Isle, alive and breathing."Okay, so what's the third question Blue?"
Evie mumbled it, already internally cringing at the question she wanted to ask the god. "Did I get my blue hair from you?"
Uma started to laugh, which made Evie chuck a pillow at the teal-haired girl. Uma continued to laugh, dissolving into giggles.
"Hey Uma," Evie said. "I'm sorry for the way Mal treated you and myself when we were growing up on the Isle. You're pretty cool."
"Of course I am," She said with bravado. "Thanks, Blue. You're not bad yourself." She said quietly with a smile on her face.
NOTES: First, I will be updating "I Wonder Why Each Little Bird Has Someone To Sing To" soon, haven't forgotten about that story!
Anyway, I wrote this a month before and was going to leave it as a one-shot when I decided not to... then the D3 Trailer dropped and that spurred me into definitely finishing this. I'm working on chapter 2 and will be posted in the near future. When, you may ask? I have no clue so bear with me guys! I do not own the quote, that is from Rick Riordan.
Enjoy the story! Leave a comment if ya wanna chat about Descendants 3 or just want to say hi :3
