(a/n: Gotta love Greek mythos, eh?)

Content warning: Character Death

It started when they were young. The first time they experienced the hate their kind received was oh so long ago, but it was still vivid enough for it to be etched into their minds. The beginning of what would become a bloody revolution.

"Seth, push me higher! Higher!" she giggled, clutching the chain to the swing. Seth grinned and pushed her back harder as she came back towards him. Seth shook his head.

"Abby, I know. Any higher, and you'll fall, though." He told her. Abigail frowned, gripping the chain tighter. "If I fall, you'll catch me, right?" she questioned, brows knitted up. Seth blinked at her.

"Did you really have to ask?"

"Ew, get a room, you two" Another voice called. Seth looked over and frowned in disapproval at Corey. The child was playing ball with Bray across from them. Seth rolled his eyes and continued pushing Abigail, stepping aside when she started kicking her feet out by herself. Bo and Paige were playing in the sandbox while Leighla sat on a low tree branch, sketching them with crayons. They continued on like this, just a normal day at the park.

Until the human children came, however.

Abigail was all but shoved off of the swing by a chubby brunette child. She yelped in pain and held her now-bleeding knee, tears gathering in the corner of her eyes. She sniffled and let out a cry, and her brothers were the first ones to move, with Bo running to her side while Bray stood in front of them, growling at the kid.

"What's wrong with you? You hurt her! Apologize now!" he growled. The kid looked at his friends before laughing. "Why should I? You're just a stupid animal" he scoffed. Corey and Seth joined Bray's side and one of the kids in the group pointed at Seth.

"Look! He's got ears and a tail! Freak! I bet they're all freaks!" he jeered. Seth hissed and soon they were all going back and forth, arguing. Bray had snapped after a minute or so and swung at the first kid, the one that pushed his sister. That spilled into an all-out brawl between the boys and even Bo jumped up and joined in when Paige and Leighla came to Abby's side.

The fight was eventually broken up by the parents of the children pulling them back, glaring spitefully at the wounded hybrid-elemental children.

"C'mon Andy. Stay away from those freaks. They're nothing but untrained animals"

The group sat there as the kids were taken away, and once they were clear, Bray stood, coming over to Abigail and kneeling down beside her. She whined, reaching forward and cupping his face, wiping some of the blood that had begun to spill down his nose away. It was useless, and it kept coming. Bray smiled anyway and turned his back to her. She crawled out of Paige's hands and wrapped her pale arms around her big brother's neck, clinging to him as he stood, hooking his arms underneath her knees.

None of them said a word as they turned and began to limp home, but Seth turned, glaring daggers over at the children that had caused this fight.

*10 years forward*

"Abby? Abby!" Bray cried, storming every store he could. Seth was at his side, following and asking the startled clerks if they'd seen the girl. He was met with either nasty remarks about filthy animals, or genuine concern and worry from people who didn't have the answers to the questions that he was looking for.

"You're never gonna find her. She was probably sold to someone by now"

Seth twitched, fingers curling as he turned. Andy was there, smirking ever so slightly as he stared down at the two toned cat. Seth snarled and stormed right up to him, snatching him down by his collar. "Where is she?! What did you do to her?" he hissed. Andy snatched his shirt free and shoved Seth aside, scowling.

"Don't touch me. I don't know if you have fleas or not. And she's probably fine. I just did the civil thing and let Taker's pet shop know that there was a hybrid girl wandering about past her curt view" he grinned. Seth stared at him, eyes wide. He was about to get up and beat him to a pulp, but Corey beat him to it. He came from the side, slamming his fist into Andy's face, and Seth took immediate pleasure when he heard the tell-tale crack and the blood that came splurting out of his nose.

Andy fell flat on his ass and held his jaw, blood dripping down his lip as well. Corey growled and called to Bray, holding Andy up by his collar. As soon as Bray noticed him, his eyes went wild and the two began to beat the man bloody. Seth stared down at him, eyes dark. Paige walked up to his side.

"So…we head to Taker's shop later?" she questioned. Seth nodded and joined in on beating Andy, unaware of the other teen's backup heading towards them.

*Later that Night*

Seth looked at himself in the mirror, growling to himself. There was a band-aid under his eye, both of his fists wrapped in bandages from the injuries he'd gotten from fighting Andy's friends. He growled to himself, leering at his reflection.

"If you keep looking at yourself like that, your face will get suck, love" Paige scolded him lightly. Seth grunted and looked over at her, a frown set on his face.

"Doesn't matter what I look like, as long as we get shit done" he huffed. Paige rolled her eyes and came forward, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Come on, Seth. The rest of the guys are waiting. It's now or never" she told him as she turned and walked away. Seth nodded to himself and followed her out, stepping out into the night with her and the others. No one said a word as they all climbed into Bray's truck. As soon as Leighla closed the door, he slammed his foot on the gas, speeding off towards the most…"successful" pet shop in the town. Ironically, run by an elemental who simply went by the name "Taker".

How fitting.

Bray stopped behind the pet shop, getting out and growling as he tried to find a way to get in through the back so they could try and get to Abby undetected. "Bo, give me a lift, I'll see what I can do" Paige offered after a moment. Bo nodded and crouched down, his hands cupped together. Paige ran full-speed at him and jumped up. As soon as her boot touched his palms, he threw her forward and let her powerful legs do the rest as she vaulted upwards. She grabbed onto the side of the building and scrambled up, disappearing.

The teens stood anxiously, waiting for some sign from the inside. Paige opened the back door and motioned for them to get in. They all rushed in, none of their footsteps making the slightest sound as they scoured the cages in the back for their friend.

"These cages are packed with people" Bo frowned, feeling like the worst person ever when he stepped out of the reach of a little water elemental that reached for him. Leighla nodded and sighed. "You guys go ahead. I'll stay behind with Paige and we'll get these guys out" she told them. The males nodded after a moment's hesitation and disappeared down the hall.

Minutes ticked on and Bray and Bo began to grow more frantic about finding their sister while Corey and Seth grew more agitated. Corey looked over at Seth, lips pulled back into frown. "I have a sinking feeling about this" he whispered, as not to agitate his two best friends in front. Seth only nodded silently. There was growing sense of dread building in the pit of his stomach and the fur on his tail and ears was standing on end.

"A-Abigail?" Bray's voice broke. Corey and Seth's heads snapped forward and they stopped abruptly, staring with mouths agape.

Abigail lay motionless in the center of the last cage, a shock collar around her neck. She was lying face down, and her dress was pulled down, an array of bloody welts down her pale back and they all could see the way her skin was torn. Bo fell to his knees and Bray slowly approached their sister, trembling hands reaching for her and pulling her into his lap.

Her eyes were wide, but unseeing, pale cataracts over what was once brilliantly electric blue eyes. There were dried tear streaks down her cheeks and her face was bruised. Corey looked away and Seth cursed, punching a wall. Bo crawled forward, trembling hands cupping his sister's face.

"N-no…she's still warm, see? She's okay…she's gonna be okay" Bo whispered, eyes wide. There were unshed tears in them. Bray didn't say a word, but his eyes went dark. He gently cupped his hand over Abigail's face, closing her eyes before he gently pressed a kiss to her head and slid her out of his lap, placing her hands together. That was when Bo lost it, slamming his fist into the ground.

"This world wasn't good enough for you" Bray whispered, brushing some of her hair out of her face. Corey cracked his knuckles, fire in his eyes. "We're not gonna let this shit slide" he growled. Seth nodded, eyes dark as he turned and stormed out of the cage just as Paige and Leighla caught up to them.

"Woah! Where's the fire? What's wrong?" Leighla questioned, grabbing Seth's wrist. He didn't say a word and Corey tapped both her and Paige's shoulders, pointing to Abigail. Leighla's knees buckled and she would've fallen, had Corey not have caught her. Paige stared for a moment before she clenched her fists. "T-They…"

"We're gonna make them all pay" Seth growled. It was followed by silence other than the shuffle of clothing as Bray and Bo rose to their feet. Bray strolled forward, his hands crackling with black energy.

"They took our precious Abigail. We'll make them all burn"

"You heard him. Burn it all to the ground" Seth ordered.

Corey was the first to move, slamming his flaming fist into a wall with a roar of anger, completely destroying it. Paige kicked in another one, and Bo ran into the actual shop, trashing the place, screaming in rage. Seth walked back towards the other cages, finding all of the freed people huddled by the back door, staring warily at it. Leighla followed him cautiously.

"Where are you going?" she questioned. Seth's eyes narrowed. "To make sure they get out alive. We need to protect our own. Someone has to" he growled. They noticed him and he stared down at them.

"What are you waiting for? Get the hell out of here" he hissed. They stared at him with fear and confusion in their eyes. "Where the hell are we gonna go?" a blonde raccoon hissed at him. Seth crossed his arms, authority and dominance rolling off him in waves as his voice lowered.

"Far, far away from here. This town is going to pay for what it's done to our kind. This is the start of a very bloody revolution and I don't think you want to be anywhere near here right now. They killed one of our own and I'm tired of taking this from those fucking humans. I'm starting this revolution right here, right now. If you want to be safe, leave. Now." He growled. The group stared at him with wide-eyed wonder and exchanged looks amongst themselves. All of them fled except the raccoon girl.

"I'm going to remember this. We'll meet again one day and I'll thank you properly for this" she told him before she disappeared into the night as well. Seth turned and Leighla sent him a ghost of a smile. "Shall we wreak havoc now?" she questioned. Seth nodded, kicking one of the pipes beside him and snapping it off completely. He grabbed it and his eyes narrowed.

"I'd be offended if we didn't."

Once they went outside, they noticed how the shop was completely ablaze, probably courtesy of Corey and Bray. Across the street, the whole side of a building was ripped to shreds with what looked like razor-sharp blades of ice, Paige's work.

"Leighla, come with me. Let's pay Andy a little visit. We need to thank him for selling Abby to those fuckers in the first place" Seth growled. Leighla nodded and floated after him as he began casually strolling down the street, not even sparing the passing police cars or fire trucks a backwards glance. He got to Andy's house and gripped the pipe with both hands, swinging full-force at the teen's window.

Andy-who was asleep at the time-jolted up and stared at his window with wide eyes. Seth snarled and climbed in through the window.

"She's dead, you know." He growled. Andy stared at him with a smirk until he noticed the absolutely murderous look in Seth's eyes. Leighla had slipped in through the window and stared emotionlessly down at him. "She would be alive if you hadn't taken her and given her to them. A lot of people are going to die tonight because of your actions." She told him. Andy shook his head.

"Fuck this. You guys are freaks!" he stood and tried to run, but Leighla threw her arm out, squeezing her hand into a fist. Andy crumpled, holding his head as memories of all his wrongdoings and the memories of when Leighla discovered Abigail's body rushing through his head. His nose was bleeding by the end of it. Leighla looked down at her hands.

"How did I…?"

"Doesn't matter." Seth growled as he strolled forward, swinging and bringing the pipe down on Andy's leg. He took satisfaction in the way it cracked. He growled down at Andy, kicking the teen over when he tried to crawl away.

"She's dead. What makes you think I'll let you live?" Seth snarled as he swung angrily at the teen's head. Leighla looked at her hand for a moment before she remembered that it wasn't just Andy who'd shamed them all for who they were. His parents did so as well. She left Seth to do what he was doing as she went to take care of them herself.

By time they'd gotten outside again, the whole town was in an uproar. Leighla looked over at Seth, who had his arms crossed as he surveyed the chaos. "What do you think?" she questioned. He looked down at her, a smirk tugging at his lips.

"I think we'll get the message across. Even if we have to beat it into them"

*1 year ago*

Seth smirked as he clung to the book. It belonged to Taker, and it was one they'd spent years looking for. "We can bring her back. We can bring our precious Abigail back. She'll be so happy with what we've done" Bray chimed from beside him as Seth handed the book to him.

"We need to get out of here now. I don't know how much longer we'll go undetected" Corey warned, scanning the hall. They all nodded and began the maze of a journey back when Leighla stopped suddenly.

"Someone's messing with our memories, altering them. I can feel it. We've been detected" she hissed. Just as she said that, the hall warped and a marionette came flying towards them, an axe in-hand. Corey growled and caught the blade, tossing it aside before he ducked. Paige had vaulted over his head, kicking a hole clean through the marionette. The floor rumbled and a blonde woman glared at them from an upper level.

"Give me back Daddy's Necronomicon and I might go easy on you for destroying my precious puppet" she hissed. Leighla scoffed and stood in front of the group, hands glowing.

"You really want to go against gods?" she hissed. Summer smirked. "My dad is a god too, you know." She purred, her hands glowing the same color. Leighla's eyes narrowed.

"You won't be able to alter their memories with me here" she hissed. A dark corridor opened and Summer's face lit up. "I won't have to." She smirked. Bo grabbed Leighla's wrist and darted away just as Taker emerged, eyes lit in fury.

"Get them!" he snarled.

"Fuck! The car is ready, right?" Seth cursed as they ran. Bray nodded from beside him. "Emma has the van. Go, go, go!" he ordered, turning and reading one of the black magic spells out of the Necronomicon. A wall of black fire appeared and he smirked, rejoining the group outside. Emma had the van open for them already.

"Get in, dammit!" she ordered. They all climbed in and she went to speed away when the front of the van was grabbed and hefted up by a large, bald behemoth. He snarled, blue eyes filled with rage. "Where ya going?" he grinned. Emma's eyes narrowed and she slammed her foot on the gas just as Bo leaned out of the window, shooting the man in the face with a ball of ice. He growled, letting the van go. Emma sped away, flipping him off out of the window as she made her way down the road.

"We did it! We can bring Abigail back now!" Leighla cried happily, hugging Seth. The two toned cat let out a sigh of relief before he noticed the motorcycle beside them. One with a very irate death god on it.

"Oh, fuck me." He cursed just as the van was rammed. Emma hissed and tried to regain control when it was rammed again. Corey grabbed the wheel, trying to aid her in getting control when Bo noticed the cliff they were careening towards.

"Guys, cliff. There should be water beyond that. We can jump out" he offered. Everyone stared at him with wide eyes. "Water doesn't mix well with Seth and I" Corey grunted. Seth nodded and Bo crossed his arms.

"Yeah? Well dying doesn't mix well for any of us" he spat. Paige sighed. "What if there's no water and we crash?" she questioned. Bo huffed, climbing into the front seat.

"Just believe, okay? Or should I say Boli-"

"BO JUST GO!" Bray barked as their van was hit once more by something sharp. Whatever it was, it embedded itself in the door and nearly impaled Corey. Bo mumbled and sped towards the cliff, grip tightening as they began to plummet. Everyone shouted as they were lifted from their seats and Leighla snatched the Necronomicon from Bray, screaming out one of the spells before she ordered them all to dive out.

They did so and landed safely on a platform she'd summoned. Emma sucked in a breath before she blew hard, an intense gust of wind propelling them forward on the water, and further away from the cliff. Everyone held onto the sides of the platform as they skipped on the water like a rock thrown. Emma didn't stop until they got to the other side, feeling light-headed. Bo picked her up and they darted into the town, grinning like a cat that just ate the canary.

"Oh, don't tell me you thought you'd get away that easily" a woman spat. They froze and looked over at a pale woman who sat perched upon an 8-headed serpent. She looked as if she didn't want to be there in the first place. "There's no escape" she told them as the snake lurched forward, leaving the forest coated in ice as she threw ice shards at them. Corey scoffed and stayed behind, fists flaming and eyes glowing red.

"Leave her to me. Go!" he ordered, slamming his fist into one of the shards before he grabbed another and threw it back. Bray nodded and they ran deeper into the city. One by one, they split up as they were met with more of Taker's followers and soon it was just Paige, Leighla, Seth, and Bray. Seth was beginning to drag behind now.

"Seth! Run faster!" Paige ordered, looking back at him. Seth growled her way. "No shit! Go, run up the fire escape!" he ordered as Bray and Leighla did so. Paige reached for it, cursing when she noticed she was too short. Seth grabbed her by the hips and lifted her up. She frowned and looked down.

"What about you?"

"Just go!" he hissed. Paige flinched and did as she was told, climbing up the side of the building. Seth came after her, but Taker was right below him, growling. Seth pulled himself up and ran as fast as he could, watching Bray and Paige jump to another roof. Leighla did the same but just as Seth went to jump, Taker blasted him in the leg and he slammed painfully into the side of the building. Leighla stopped suddenly, eyes wide.

"Seth? Seth, take my hand!" she gasped, reaching for him. Seth looked painfully up at her and sent her a smile. "Let me go. I need you to erase all of my memories of where we reside at. If I'm caught, we're all done"

"Seth wait a second-"

"Leighla! We don't have the time!"

Leighla sent him a painful look before she nodded, pressing her hand to his temple. She was in a rush, her palms shaking as she erased as much as she could. She ended up erasing too much in her haste.

She stood and ran just as Seth let go, praying that he'd make it from there

-Now-

Leighla removed her hand and crossed her arms, looking down at Seth with a sympathetic look. He looked completely shocked. He stared down at his hands and then slowly looked up at her.

"I…" he couldn't even get the words out. Leighla placed a hand on his shoulder and gave him a firm squeeze.

"The Wyatt Family isn't a bunch of lunatic strangers, Seth. It's us. You were the one that started this revolution. You were the one that guided us. Bray is just filling in for you. I'm going back now. I hope you know what needs to be done now that you've remembered" she told him, leaning down to kiss his cheek before she opened a window, climbing out and disappearing into the night.

Seth didn't move for the longest time.

=Next Morning=

"Oi, what's up with the lad?" Drew questioned, watching Seth isolate himself in a corner. The Doms had yet another "meeting" that left them all excluded out. Evan looked over at his friend and frowned. "I don't know. He's been like that all morning." He replied. Drew clicked his tongue and walked over to the fellow cat, sitting down heavily beside him. Evan followed suit, frowning.

"Seth? Are you okay?" he questioned. Seth didn't respond at first, but eventually, he blinked and looked at them. "Hm?" he questioned. Evan frowned and Drew arched a brow. "We asked ya if you're alright. You look out of it" he stated. Seth looked away.

"I…I'm not sure if I'm alright." He muttered honestly. Drew cocked a brow and Evan tilted his head. "What's wrong?" he questioned. Seth shook his head and stood. "Never mind. I'll be okay. See you guys later." He stated quickly before he made his way into the forest, towards the destroyed town. Evan and Drew exchanged a look.

"What was that about?" Evan questioned. Drew rubbed his jaw and hummed.

"I don't know, but I feel like we need to keep an eye on ol' boy over there. Could lead to some interesting things"

=Later=

"Hunter, we've managed to push back one of the Wyatt attacks. Ironically, it was Summer, Show, and Antonio." Beth reported, speaking to the blonde via video chat. Hunter crossed his arms. The whole group was there now and they all huddled together, eyes fixed on the large screen.

"Good job. Did you manage to capture them and find out where the Wyatts are hiding?" he questioned. Beth opened her mouth to speak when the feed suddenly glitched.

"Hello~? Is this thing on~?" a voice purred. Everyone tensed as a blonde came into view, eyes twinkling. "Hiding, you say? We're not hiding from you all" the girl beamed, twirling a piece of her hair. The tips were blue. The camera moved and a man pushed his way into the shot, a smirk on his face.

"I understand why you all would be upset. Prince Pretty hasn't had the opportunity to grace you all with his gorgeous face. Behold-"

"Dammit, quit fucking around!" a brunette snapped, English accent strong as he snatched the camera.

"Look. We're only going to warn ya once more. We're here to fight. You all know that. You should be on our side, fighting for our people. We're taking the world back whether we have to mow through you all or not." He growled. The blonde male hissed at him from behind, pushing his face out of the shot.

"Move it, Neville. They don't want to see your ugo face."

"Tyler, I swear I'm going to rearrange your face, keep it up!"

While the two men argued, a blonde with warm honey brown eyes took the camera.

"Natalya. I know you're there" she hummed. Natalya 's eyes grew. "Charlotte?" she questioned in disbelief. AJ looked up at her and Bret growled from where he was seated. Charlotte brushed her hair behind her ear and fixed the camera with a hard stare.

"We were raised together and I have love for you, Natalya, but you can't beat us. I'm warning you now, for the safety of your Divas and everyone you love, if you won't aid us, stay out of our way. We can and will mow through you. We have gods among us. And I'm sure you know just as well as I do that the majority of you cannot stand up against a god. This is your warning. And you, Rollins," she trailed off, closing her eyes and letting out a sigh of annoyance when Adrian and Tyler began fighting in the back. She shook her head and looked hard at the screen.

"You know what needs to be done. For Abigail." She muttered before the feed went dead. No one moved for a moment before Dean clicked his tongue, looking down at Seth. "You have any clue what she's talking about?" he questioned. Seth stared at the blank screen for perhaps a second too long before he looked up, meeting Dean's icy eyes with his own.

"No sir, no clue."

=Later=

Seth slid out of bed when he was sure Dean and Roman were completely asleep. He dressed silently, sliding his tactical gear and gloves on before he placed his pistols in his holsters and grabbed his assault rifle/scythe. He stopped by a mirror when he caught the shimmer of his collar. He brushed his gloved fingertips over the tag and let out a breath, steeling himself. He turned to the door and opened it. He blinked in surprise.

"You didn't think we'd let you do some stupid shit alone, did ya?" Drew questioned. He, Evan, Justin, Heath, Shannon, Renee, and a few divas were there. Seth closed his door and frowned at them.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" he hissed in a whisper. Justin arched a brow.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" he fired back. Seth bit his lip and AJ crossed her arms.

"You were going to go try and find the Wyatts, weren't you?" she questioned. Seth shook his head.

"No. I was going to try and liberate a town the safe way before they got to another one" he sighed. They exchanged a look and Evan stepped forward, jabbing Seth hard in the chest with his pointer.

"Look, we're going to help you. And since you're still a bit cloudy on the whole Dom/Sub thing, I want it to be clear that we're all going to be in deep shit if we get caught. But," Evan paused and sent him a small smile. "We were also taught to stick together and not let one of our own go it alone. We've learned from Jeff. We'll follow you, but you're gonna have to lead us in this. Think you can do it?" he inquired, his tail swaying. Seth looked over them. There were so many lives in his hands now. He touched his collar once more before he nodded, eyes narrowing.

"I can do it. Follow me. I'll explain on the way"

-fin-

**Goddess of the Chapter: Mnemosyne

Mnemosyne is the mother of the muses and the Greek goddess of Memory. She is considered one of the most powerful goddesses of her time. More accurately, Mnemosyne was a Titaness, the child of Gaia and Cronus. It was believed in ancient times that when one died, they would be given a choice, to drink from the river Lethe and forget all the pains and terrors of your previous life (and the lessons they brought) or drink from the spring of Mnemosyne (the spring of memories).

Those who chose to forget had to be reborn, and return to earth to relearn the lessons they chose to forget. Those who chose to remember were sent to the Elysian Fields, where they spent the rest of eternity in comfort and peace.

Ironically enough, the Titaness/Goddess of memories is often one forgotten, but that makes her no less powerful.

Character of the Goddess: Leighla

Item of the Chapter: The Necronomicon

The Necronomicon (which, in all actuality is a fictional book created within the works of H. P Lovecraft) is an all-powerful book. It is said to be teaming with horrific stories. In some areas, the Necronomicon is a book possessing great black magic and dark spells. Apparently merely reading or possessing this book leads to insanity.

Or worse.***

(a/n: Horray. Backstories and broken hearts.

I surprisingly don't have a lot to say this time. So, I hope you all enjoyed. *shrugs*

Please review, and until next time, I love you~

-Scarlet)