Hell Hath No Fury Like the Devil Scorned

Chapter Twenty-Five

Hades reappeared within the confines of his throne room with the trident in hand, then walked over to his throne, where he opened the hidden compartment on the chair's lower right side to pull out the pages from the heroes' book of fairytales he had concealed there. When he unfolded them and looked down at the image of Zelena, his determination to succeed in recreating Storybrooke in its perfect order improved greater than before. However, the lingering pain in his arm sparked his anger again towards his brothers and the Sea Witch, causing the God of the Underworld to suddenly lose control as he blasted the powerful magic from Poseidon's weapon at the ground in the center of his lair.

The earth shook throughout all the realm as the deity lashed out in anger and the corrosion that had barely seeped into his skin when he had attempted to restore the clock tower grew deeper and burned hotter than before while it rose past his arm across his upper chest until Hades finally dropped the trident, then continued his destruction by blasting another of the statues nearby into pieces using his own power.

The God seethed, but he finally regained control of his temper, then by using all his strength, Hades attempted to imbue the trident with his own power so the spear would follow his will and not that of his brother's. The task proved to be far too great as he failed and finally conceded, cursing both Poseidon and Zeus for unjustly being powerful enough to condemn him to his own Hell.

Hades groaned furiously and swiftly spun around to blast one of the boulders lining one of the five rivers surrounding his lair, but when doing so, Mr. Gold stood before him upon entering the lair while the deity had been unleashing his anger and the Dark One spoke up callously saying, "Forgive my invasion while you were in the midst of your… outburst, Lord Hades. But shouldn't you be concentrating your anger on the heroes who are no doubt the cause of your rage?"

The God glared at the smaller man while he answered crossly, "They're not the only ones. I gave you a task and yet you haven't even begun to work. Where have you been?"

"You need my help to open a portal that will allow for the Wicked Witch to enter here into the Underworld," Gold responded snidely as he flicked his wrist to conjure a spindle within his hand. "You may have given me a spinning wheel to work with, but what I'm trying to do requires a special piece I had within the safe of my shop. Or so I hoped and it turns out I was right. I would have returned sooner, but I was forced to have another chat with my father."

"Fine… just get to work," Hades curtly retorted as he began to use his power to repair the damage he had caused, then reached down to pick up the discarded trident from the ground. "I have business of my own to attend to. If I return again and find that you're once again not completing your work…"

Rumple quickly interrupted, "I'll be here."

Hades then vanished leaving the Dark One alone within the God's lair once more, then appeared within the underwater realm ruled by the King of the Seas as he suddenly stood before Poseidon who sat upon his throne, his daughter sitting on the edge of the water pool surrounding her while she dipped her feet and tentacles within the waters.

Both stood immediately upon Hades' arrival as the Sea King noticed the decay that covered his brother's exposed wrist and arm, then stated, "I see you've discovered the price of using my trident. I did warn you, Hades. And for the first time it appears you're not willing to break our laws when it comes to you yourself becoming as the rest of your foul decay."

"I didn't come to listen to you gloat over your success in outwitting me," the God of the Underworld replied angrily. "You can have your trident back, so long as you repair the damage this cursed weapon has caused. It is a great tool if all I wanted to do is create destruction and chaos. But I have that power without its help. I had bigger plans…"

"Plans that involve you using my father's trident to destroy the Savior and the others fighting to save those under your rule?" Ursula questioned, allowing her tentacles to spread out in effort to show her own power. "You won't stop them, Uncle. They've already done more than you ever thought possible."

Hades glared at her while he answered, "But I've succeeded in trapping them in my realm. Even if I haven't found a way to destroy them, I've plenty of time to discover one. The only way they're going to leave the Underworld is if I say so."

Poseidon walked across the cavern's ground until he was standing only a foot away from the younger God, then Hades spoke again saying, "I've got to commend you for your attempt to teach me a lesson in humility, brother. It looks like you got exactly what you wanted."

"If that were true, Zeus and I never would have been forced to keep you trapped down in that realm either," the God of the Seas responded sadly, then he laid his hand over his brother's arm. "Are you ready for me to restore the damage you've inflicted upon yourself?"

"Believe me, I don't wish to remain here any longer than is necessary," the villain replied darkly.

It took longer for Poseidon to restore him than Hades thought, but at last he finally succeeded in ridding his brother of the anguish that overwhelmed him within his arm and upper chest. However, as the Sea King took a few steps back after he finished, Hades suddenly raised the fire crystal he formerly offered to Emma concealed within the palm of his right hand and attempted to steal Ursula's voice himself.

The crystal began to work as the Goddess' voice rose from her throat until Poseidon immediately used his power not emitted from the trident still within his brother's grasp to propel Hades across the grotto into the wall behind him ad summoned his weapon back into his own hands when it fell to the ground, as did the crystal before it could finish robbing his daughter of her gift. The Sea King then blasted his trident's power against Hades to force him back once again.

Poseidon glared at him as Hades collapsed to the ground with a pained groan, then the God of the Seas menacingly called out, "In the Underworld, you had advantage over me. But this… this is my realm, brother. And the power here is mine. Leave now and return to where you belong. I won't ask twice."

He then turned to Ursula to make sure she was alright and she simply nodded while uttering her father's name to assure him she still had her voice, but Hades slowly rose back to his feet, then before disappearing within his flames, he retorted, "One day I will break free of my prison and you, your daughter, and Zeus will all regret what you've done to me. Until the next time, brother. And there will be a next time."