I'm well aware I shouldn't be post this here but feel I'd have more luck in finding out if the fic I'm looking for is still around by doing so.
Now that I have you're attention, I need help finding a fanfic I've been trying to find for a long while. The pairing is Hades and Persephone, It's quite a different story than what is typically portrayed in regards to this pairing, should be found under Greek Mythology.
Story Description and Details
Age of story roughly 3 yrs
Category: Greek Mythology
Pairing: Hades & Persephone
The story mainly revolves around Hades Persephone and a male spirit/entity who's presence in the underworld is a mystery.
The story starts of going into details of the thoughts of Persephone retelling of how she was kidnapped by Hades (note Hade's has a beard and for all intensive purposes is mentioned like a oldman with a young fit body) and her skewed and uncertain thought on being in the underworld, how she doesn't love Hades but there's a sort of understanding between them. Persephone with her curiosity explores the underworld hoping to find a way to find a sense of belonging and purpose. However she ends up in danger when exploring the depths of the Underworld, being rescued by an 'male evil soul' (I don't remember the name of him it started with a T maybe Theseus) who brings her safely back to Hades castle.
The plot mainly revolves around the 'evil soul' (male) he states he's there to repay Hades, yet his presence is also sinister and threatening for he was also sentenced to the underworld to be punished; thus events are causing trouble between the living world and the underworld. Persephone befriends this 'evil soul' man at first, however, she comes to be leary of his presence and his intentions towards her and Hades and starts to not trust him because Hades claims his purpose in the Underworld could endanger her life.
As the story progresses Persephone starts to enjoy her time in the underworld and grows to appreciate and understand Hades, however Hades is getting weaker and is starting to draw away from the relationship that has grown between them. In the end Hades disappears from the Underworld and the Evil soul claims he's achieved his Vendetta. Persephone is taken to mount Olympus by Hermes Who says everything will be revealed and taken care of.
At Olympus she sees the 'evil soul' with a bound Hades who is described to be chained up off the ground and as for his appearance his beard has been taken off and he looks in appearances a younger handsome man, Hades is released and collapses to the ground. Persephone goes to his collapsed form mesmerized by his new younger form, she confesses her love yet is astounded of how different he looks and questions his mysterious behavior between him and the 'evil soul'. Hades reveals he made a deal with the 'evil soul' in order to become more younger or in this case appealing in order for Persephone to love him, the soul himself in return would have his sentence of punishment revoked or lessened. Which would explain why Hades was so week in trying to recreate himself. Aphrodite make's a statement on how handsome Hades looks without a beard and how young he looks, she then looks towards Zeus and Poseidon and remark's that maybe they should do the same that they would be more 'Appealing' they both bluntly exclaim "No".
As far as I can recall the story ends here.
I hope someone can help me find or tell me the name and author of the story , I've been desperately searching for it, please notify me if you know the story It'd be greatly appreciated.
