Chapter 9: Eternity

'' No, I want answers!'' I told him.

'' Then, listen.'' He calmly told me.

I reluctantly did what he told me.

'' Tell me, did I do something wrong back then?'' Alec asked the old man.

'' No, King Alec. Back then, you did everything right.'' The old man told him.

'' Then, why?'' Alec rises from his throne.

'' Can't I have any heirs!'' Alec said in an almost like scream.

'' I don't, my King, but, perhaps it's from the gods.'' The old man said.

'' Why? In the ritual, I found it said that in order to be eternal, one must kill the royal family of another kingdom. It said of no curse!'' Alec said.

'' Yes, it said that, my King. But, maybe the gods couldn't believe that a mortal could do it and, in retaliation, they gave you this curse.'' The old man said without any fear.

Alec return to his throne and calmly said,'' Each night, since the accomplishment of the ritual, I dream of that princess, who is covered in blood and, as she grabs a sword, asks me if I regret what I did. Do you want to know my answer?'' Alec said.

The old man didn't say anything, he only nodded.

'' I always answer her that I regret nothing!'' Alec said with a smile as he was returning to my father's throne.

'' I can't take this anymore.'' I said as I walked away from there.

I started to run as fast as I could, I didn't know or care if Hades was following, all I wanted to do was... run away.

I fell down somewhere, but I felt no pain and, instead of standing up, I laid there crying and saying,'' Why? I never asked for this.''

It didn't take long for Hades to find me and, when he did, he offered me his help by saying,'' A princess should not be in the floor crying... You are stronger than this.''

I kept crying as he helped me get up and found a place where we could sit down.

I don't how much time I was crying, but, when I stopped, it was already night.

'' I'm sorry.'' I told him.

'' The ones that should be apologizing are the gods, not you.'' He told me.

'' You know that you are one of them?'' I told him.

'' Yes, but I never felt accepted by them. The only one that accepted me was Medusa.'' He told me.

After a brief silence, I asked him,'' Why were you at the castle, back then?''

Hades sighed, then told me,'' I was told that I had a lot of souls to collect.''

I was going to tell him to take me back, but all of the lights turned on and a music, which I recognize, began to play.

All the couples began to head to the plaza.

'' I think that-'' I didn't finish to hear him because I began to ran to the plaza.

When I arrived there, I saw that it was still the same.

All the lights were on, the couples began to dance and the music was everywhere.

I could have stayed there forever until I heard someone say,'' STOP!''

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