Chapter 10.
While Mal and Evie are asleep, Lily is sat at the small breakfast table staring at her tall mug of coffee that is almost cold. Still processing what she has just witnessed using a dream catcher, Mal had to witness a sweet, kind innocent poor young girl someone who had much to live for being murdered by a trio of children over a few ships that could never set sail! Wolfe has missed out on so much, Lily wonders how old she would be now would her and Mal still be that close. Lily spends the next half an hour pondering over this thought before heading to her own room to sleep.
Now meanwhile, over at Zelena and Hades' farmhouse, we have Hades and Hagon still in the living room. Hagon is taking in the appearance of his father's doppelgänger they looked so different. For starters, Storybrooke Hades looks human whereas his father looks what some people would demonic. Storybrooke Hades voice was soft and gentle as if he understood human emotion, unlike Hagon's father who sees human emotions as something irrelevant and only useful when it came to manipulating his victims. This version of Hades actually sees Hagon as a person for some strange reason he couldn't understand.
"That was nice sir," Hagon commented, as he hands the mug back to Hades.
"What can I say I have lived for thousands of years, you learn a few tricks," Hades replies.
"You used some of your blood in the drink." Hagon guesses.
"Smart boy," Hades says.
"No, just from past experience of needing some divine blood to strengthen my body and mind," Hagon responds.
"How did you get so close to your Zeus' lightning bolt? I can feel a fraction of its power residing inside you?" Hades asked.
"The bolt was split into three? I-I oh this is bad, very bad my father when he learns that I betrayed him, he will punish me," Hagon spoke as he gets off the couch, and puts a hand down his t-shirt and pulls out small dark navy gemstone that was carved into the three-headed dog Cerberus attached a silver chain which has the initials 'H, S'. He mutters a spell under his own breathe causing the little stone to glow a light blue for a moment before returning to nothing.
"Wait, that amulet the stone it's enchanted it is from your Underworld," Hades points out.
"Yes, it was made to help better control and focus my power, a Demi-God's power is not something easy to control," Hagon says.
"I know the feeling of being frightened of what your power is capable of. Those like us the tiniest outburst can destroy civilizations, entire continents. Especially when you're young and have so much to learn." Hades said.
"Well, the amulet is more than keeping my magic in check it also acts as a warning system for when my father is close. Thank you for helping me, sir but right now I need to find my friends with the ritual failing and sending us here things aren't safe especially when my father finds out." Hagon tells Hades as he heads for the front door.
"Wait, child, you are still recovering you may have no desire to sleep. But allow me to go with you to be on the safe side." Hades suggests. Hagon pauses for a moment, the offer was indeed nice and he still felt slightly weak and with being a stranger to this town maybe having this Hades around helping wouldn't be so bad.
"Fine, I guess it won't be so bad. Just don't get in my way." Hagon replies.
"I wouldn't dream of it. But on the way, you can tell me more about yourself." Hades spoke.
Walking down the street, we have Hagon and Hades still talking. Hagon had given Hades brief insight into his and his friends' situation.
"Your father, Hagon, he never had any other children?" Hades asks. Hagon halts for a moment and takes a second to compose his thoughts.
"No, I'm an only child my father has spent most his life trying to be king of Olympus," Hagon spoke.
"Shame, siblings are a blessing which can't be fully described, I just wish that relationship with my siblings isn't how it is now," Hades replies.
"Just because, I have no siblings by blood doesn't mean I have no siblings. Marcel and Melinda are like my brother and sister. I would do anything for them, even kill." Hagon says.
"I admire your dedication and loyalty to your friends that is a trait not many have. But Hagon killing is something so grave that it can never be taken it lightly. The darkness those with mortal blood acquire when killing cannot be destroyed it can only overcome." Hades tells Hagon.
"I know what that darkness feels like when I turned six, my father, he, he sent me to bring the demise to someone who has outlived his lifespan," Hagon said avoiding eye contact with this Hades.
Flashback:
Today is Hagon's sixth birthday most children would be thrilled but not Hagon oh no. His birthday was the worse day in his opinion his father ever since he could remember would always remind him of the importance of making deals, the weakness of family and how although he loathes his duty to the dead, they must never slack off as more souls are more resilient to death than others. In the early hours of the morning in the Underworld, Hagon sneaks out from his bedchambers, over to his father's vault where he steals a silver ring with the initials 'H, S' before heading over to one of the older caves in the Underworld where someone use to stay in someone Hagon never knew but has always been curious about. Hagon finds what he is looking for a large dark navy stone/gem in a dresser, he takes before sitting down.
"With this spell, I change thee from a ring supposed to be worn on a finger to a chain that I may wear at all times change its shape and style but leave the initials as this is not truly mine." Little Hagon chanted in a whisper using his magic to transform the ring into a short but thing silver chain. Hagon smiles a successful spell in transformation one he has struggled with for a while.
"Magic stone in my hand I enchant thee and bind you to this simple chain. May a fraction of magic reside in thee help me control divine powers I were cursed with." Hagon chanted another spell which proved to be successful the stone/gem is now attached to the chain. All Hagon had to do now was go to the pool of lost souls and he would have what he wanted his father would have less control over him.
However, before Hagon can head over there he finds himself standing in front of his father, in Hades' throne room. Hagon has always been scared of his father has an unpredictable temper and his punishments make your worse nightmare seem like a paradise!
"Hagon kiddo, you're a hard boy to shop for when it comes to presents." Hades starts.
"You got me a present?" Hagon asks his voice filled with hope and happiness.
"Of course, anything for daddy's little Demi-God, Pain and Panic bring in the surprise," Hades responds and then requests. Pain and Panic enter the throne room with a young peasant woman in chains covered in the dirt looking very tired and afraid.
"A nanny is my present," Hagon assumes as he stares at the woman.
"No, she is someone who has cheated death one too many times. And since you will obviously when you're much older and stronger will be working with me, need to learn the important lesson of killing those in person who have cheated death." Hades explained, Hagon looks at his father with both disgust and horror his own father wants him to commit murder to kill another living being.
"B…But Dad, I don't want to kill anybody I don't want to bring pain." Hagon quietly replies.
"Awe, it's just first killing nerves we all get them. I'll tell you what I'll help you just this once it's a big step in life." Hades says as he walks over to his son and leads him over to the woman.
"Please don't Lord Hades, I have a child I can't abandon her," The woman begs.
"Too bad I'm sure her father can find someone to be a stepmother. Now, Hagon one of the best and effective ways to do this is to rip her heart out." Hades spoke before gently taking one of Hagon's arm who tries to resist but Hades is too strong. Hades places Hagon's left hand on the woman's chest who has already started to shed tears.
"Please have mercy," The woman cries.
"As my heir, you have inherited some of my abilities and control over fire and manipulation of bodies both human and animal. Take a deep breathe imagine your hand ripping through her chest like a hot knife through butter. Then grab her heart and pull it from her chest then finally crush it." Hades instructed.
"Daddy, please I don't like this I don't want to do this." Hagon pleaded and as a result angering his father Hades lashing out his normal blue flames for hair grows massively and turns orange and grabs his son's shoulders and applies a lot of pressure hurting the young boy.
"Do as I say before I drown you in a tub of water," Hades threatened. Hagon scared uses his magic to rip through the woman's chest grabs her heart and pulls it out of her chest making the woman scream a little. He then crushes it while shedding a dozen of tears. The woman instantly falls to the ground dead.
"I'm so sorry," Hagon apologised before running out of the throne room.
"Kids so ungrateful these days," Hades commented.
Hagon runs over to the pool of lost souls and spends the next couple of hours chanting the same spell over and over. Until his voice is dry and his eyelids are heavy with exhaustion his face is still red but with dry tears.
"This is pointless," Hagon said to himself.
"Not the kind of attitude, I was expecting." A man responded behind Hagon surprising the young boy who jumps up and turns to face the man. The man has forest green eyes, light brown hair a rosy complexion and is rather tall.
"W...Who are you how did you get here?" Hagon asked.
"Family of some sort. Now why don't we finish what you started." The man suggests.
"I can't get the spell to work." Hagon pointed out.
"I'm pretty sure I can fix that problem certain spells require more than one person to cast it due to the vast amount of magic required. And the spell you desire to cast is too big for such a small child." The man tells Hagon. The man then gently grabs Hagon's right hand which is Hagon is using to hold the new amulet he created earlier. The man holds Hagon's little hand out above the pool of lost souls. The man starts humming an odd and unknown melody causing the soul of Hagon's deceased mother to rise from the pool of lost souls and float in the air for a split second before entering amulet's stone making the stone shine a bright blue light for a few mere seconds.
"Thank you," Hagon says surprised by such kindness the man then lets go of Hagon's little hand before taking the amulet and places it around Hagon's neck. He then waves a hand over the stone/gem.
"No, problem and now whenever you feel scared, uneasy or you are in trouble just hold the stone and say my name out loud and I will come." The man instructs.
"Why are you being so kind to me?" Hagon questions.
"Like I said we're family so whenever you need problems big or small just do as I say and call out for Patrick," Patrick told Hagon.
Later that night after, Patrick had left, Hagon returned to his chambers seeing his father standing there.
"Here to make kill more innocents," Hagon spoke not happy to see his father just yet.
"Nah, maybe in a couple of days the more practice you get the better. I'm here to deliver your second present." Hades replied.
"I don't want another present," Hagon said. Hades just sighs before using his magic to pull Hagon close to him.
"This is one you can't deny it is the perfect present I've realised that the natural lifespan of a Demi-God is not enough for you, the mortal half of you makes you weak. So, I've decided its time to rid of it. It won't be easy but I have found a way to do it." Hades tells Hagon with a wicked grin.
"No, please Dad, I like the way I am now," Hagon responded.
"You will sleep six months out of the Underworld year and be awake for the remaining months and during your slumber our power will grow and your mortal side will grow weaker until one day it just dies off completely transforming you into a god," Hades explains, he then places a hand on each side of Hagon's head. Hagon tries to break away but fails.
"Five millenniums are no longer enough for my youngest to live with this spell I bless thee each of the six months he sleeps his life will grow longer and his power along with mine will grow. And slowly the part of him, I find weak and repulsive will fade into that nothing." Hades chants within seconds Hagon collapses onto the floor now in a deep slumber.
"Damn it I forget to read him a bedtime story." Hades joked to himself.
End of Flashback:
"Your father made you take the life of an innocent when at age, six," Hades said.
"Yes, in his eyes it was the ideal start when your child is young. From then on every so often he would have Pain and Panic bring more people for me to kill until finally their tears, their pleas and their pain no longer phased me, I became used to it." Hagon replies.
"I would never force my child to commit such a crime. I only wish I was there to prevent him from forcing you to do that sort of thing. Who is Patrick?" Hades told Hagon and then asks him a question.
"Patrick is insignificant, I never want to hear his name again," Hagon spoke his voice filled with anger and bitterness. Hades didn't like his response but decides to change the subject.
"So this slumber spell have you found a way to break it?" Hades questioned.
"The ritual was supposed to break it but since it failed no. I am still cursed." Hagon answered.
Back over at Maleficent's home, Lily who went to bed earlier woke a few hours later surprised that Mal is still asleep decides to see what happened after Wolfe's passing. Even though it goes against all the rules of privacy and trust. Lily grabs one of the nearby dream-catchers and uses her magic to enchant it.
Flashback:
It's been a couple of days since Wolfe's passing and our favourite group of Vks haven't left their lair. Mal hasn't cried so much in her life since Wolfe's passing she hasn't eaten or drank for these past few days no matter how hard her friends begged her to.
"Mal, I know this isn't easy but Wolfe, her body is starting to decompose, she needs to be buried," Carlos says to herself trying to be tactful.
"NO!" Mal responds not wanting to bury her friend who shouldn't be dead in the first place.
"Mal, if we don't put her body to rest she will decompose quicker and we all know the rumours. When Rumplestiltskin finds out about her passing he will want her body to feed on." Evie tells Mal while offering a shoulder to cry on.
"It's not like we can bury her, no one on the isle has coffins and we don't know how to build them," Mal said.
"I may have a suggestion, we could give her a Viking funeral there are a few fishing boats not being used," Jay suggests.
"And maybe we could put her most prized possessions in the boat with her. When the boat is set on fire Rumplestiltskin won't be able to get his filthy hands on her." Carlos added. Mal sighs she knew they had to put her body to rest in a way that would prevent Rumplestiltskin from acquiring it but she still didn't like the idea of letting Wolfe go.
"Fine, at Rumplestiltskin's workhouse, on the second-floor room six is the room she shares with five other people inside her pillow case there should be a small wooden wolf and dragon get that and bring her pillow and blanket," Mal instructs to Carlos since she knew he would be working there for a few hours due to a deal Cruella made to get certain torture pieces of equipment.
"I'll make sure to have them for you," Carlos spoke.
When Carlos's shift ended he met his friends back at the pier where there was no sign of Uma or her crew. Mal takes the two wooden toys off Carlos and simply holds them for a few minutes before placing them in the small fishing boat they had laid Wolfe out in with her pillow and blanket. Mal placed the wooden wolf and dragon in Wolfe's hands.
"You know Wolfe, you didn't deserve this Uma and her crew hurting you or the years you spent here. You deserved to live in a place where you would have been appreciated and loved but sadly you weren't lucky enough." Mal says as she gets off her knees the blanket was poured with flammable liquid earlier by Jay from stolen school supplies.
"Mal, I can do this part if you want." Evie offered, she knew Mal would find it hard to set Wolfe alight she couldn't imagine how she would feel if Dizzy was the one lying in the boat.
"No, it's fine its something I have to do," Mal told Evie she then grabs the small box of matches from Jay's hand lights one of them and drops it into the boat causing the fire to quickly form and spread. She then carefully but quickly kicks the boat a little away from the pier so it sets out to sail the fire soon consumes the boat and Wolfe giving off smoke and flames. Mal finds herself crying again for the hundredth time. Mal's head is gently guided to Evie's left shoulder for comfort. Carlos then knells his head on Mal's free shoulder and Jay places his head on Evie's free shoulder.
"We're here for you, M and we're not leaving whatever you want us to do to help you we'll do it no questions asked," Jay tells her.
"Yeah, no request too big Mal," Carlos said.
"I want revenge for Wolfe, I want her 'father' and Rumplestiltskin to suffer for what they did can you help me do that?" Mal requests as of right now only pain, grief and hate with anger fills her heart.
"Of, course we can Mal, they won't get away with this." Evie answered.
End of Flashback:
End of chapter 10.