Regina stormed through the doors of City Hall and headed straight towards her office. There was no emotion on her face nor was she in the mood to acknowledge anyone around her. Again, the woman had her happy ending ripped from her like it had been so many times before. She had just watched Robin walk across the town line along with his family and although it didn't show, Regina was devestated. Once the woman got into her office, she slammed the doors shut before she finally broke down. Regina stood in the middle of the large room as tears rolled down her cheeks and she shook her head slowly in disbelief.
"I should've known better...I shouldn't have gotten attached..." ,Regina mumbled to herself as she slowly made her way towards the window behind her desk. "Villains don't get to be happy...I'll never find my happiness" ,the woman continued as she gazed out the window and looked at the town of StoryBrooke.
He watched from the shadows like he had Regina's whole life. Every ounce of hurt the woman felt that moment being sent straight into his heart causing him to feel exactly how she did. The urge to reveal himself to Regina, to go to her side physically and console her as strong as it always was. It was an urge he fought over and over again throughout Regina's life. He watched as Regina's mother took the life of her first love, watched as Graham betrayed her, watched as she let her own son go to save the town from Pan's curse, and most recently, he watched her let go of Robin Hood. All the hurt and suffering that Regina had gone through, he was always there. Forced to keep hidden within the shadows unless Regina was in physical danger and even then, he couldn't be seen when protecting her.
Zachariah Tobias Hunter originated from Regina's own imagination when she was a child. Hades, the god of the underworld was drawn to the idea of the imaginary creature that the young woman had conjured up while lonely and created him within the depths of the underworld. Half fallen angel, half hell hound, wrapped into one very handsome package. He was created to be a guardian to Regina. To her he was just an imaginary friend, one she had forgotten long before her childhood years were over and she grew into a young woman. Although forgotten however, Zachariah never left her, never abandoned her, and as he watched her become the woman she was now, he had fallen in love with her and watching the woman get hurt over and over again broke his heart. It didn't matter to him that he couldn't be with her, the only thing he wanted was to see her happy for once and he thought she had found it with Robin, thought the woman could finally catch a break, but yet again Regina's heart was ripped from her chest and she had to give up her happiness.
The hybrid could almost hear Hades laughter and feel the God's pure enjoyment as he watched Regina's tears fall and felt her heart break. Zachariah knew damn well Hades enjoyed her suffering, Hades enjoyed everyone's suffering. Something that up until recently didn't faze Zachariah in the least. Being half hellhound, he too enjoyed human suffering but he could only take so much of witnessing one person hurt this much for this long and he was starting to feel as if Hades had a target on Regina's heart. It was time for it to stop or at least ease up and Zachariah was going to make it happen, no matter what it took.
While Regina still had her attention towards the window, Zachariah backed further into the corner he was standing in concealed by the shadows before disappearing in a cloud of black smoke. After a few moments, he reappeared in the underworld directly in front of his maker. "HADES!" ,Zachariah growled out in an angry tone causing the god to smirk darkly as he folded his hands in his lap and looked at the hybrid.
"What can I do for you my boy?" ,Hades asked but didn't wait for the hybrid to respond before answering his own question. "I already know...you want to piss and moan to me about your little girlfriend and her...unfortunate luck" , Hades stated before laughing darkly as he looked directly into Zachariah's eyes.
"Luck has nothing to do with it and we both know that...why her?" ,Zachariah asked only making Hades laugh even harder than before.
After Zachariah asked his question, Hades leaned forward in his seat so that he was mere inches from the hybrid's face, "If you don't like how things are going then..." ,Hades began before flicking Zachariah on the nose making the man flinch slightly. "do something about it..." ,the god then hissed out in a dark tone before leaning back in his throne.
"Fine!...I will" ,Zachariah snapped back before turning on his heels and going to leave before he was stopped by Hades next words.
"You do know if you reveal yourself to her, you will not be welcomed back here...You will be forced to stay in the human realm until she dies...and there's no guarantee she even shares the same...feelings you do" ,Hades began before getting to his feet and making his way over to Zachariah. The god placed a hand on the hybrid's shoulder and leaned in close, "You better make sure she's really worth giving up all that you have here" ,the god whispered into Zachariah's ear before stepping away from the man and gesturing towards the gates. "The choice is yours, I won't stop you from leaving but if you go to her and she lays eyes on you, I will make sure you cannot get back in".
As soon as Hades motioned towards the gates, Zachariah continued on his path without a word, he didn't even take another look back. He wasn't there asking for permission to reveal himself to Regina, he went to tell Hades that he was going to her and there was nothing the god could do to stop him. Zachariah knew damn well it was foolish to go up against Hades but Regina was worth it, her happiness was worth it and even if her happiness wasn't found with him, he was going to make sure she found it, and he was going to make sure she wouldn't get hurt again or he would die trying.