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Syd
-By. Firemoon
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Disclaimer: Standard disclaimers apply. For more details see my bio.
Category: Romance/Angst
Rating: PG-13 for mature themes, languages maybe and some degree of violence and use of supernatural themes.
Pairing: Hades x Persephone
Part Two
Hades opened his eyes, which has been previously closed against the brightly burning rays of the sun as he emerged from the dark chasm in the earth that lead to the Underworld. Instantly miles upon miles of deep green grassy fields and startingly blue sky met his eyes, reflecting them as blue, not its usual gray-blue. He smiled to himself; it wasn't like he didn't like coming to the Upper Realm. It was more like.. because of him.
Hades shuddered involuntarily at the thought, and pressed his knees gently against the belly of the Pegasus, urging the beast on silently. With a tug of the rein, Maes soared up, above the clouds and out of reach or sight of the mortals. Hades closed his eyes once more, fully aware – and enjoying it too - of the wind pleasantly running through his dark hair but only dimly registering the fact that he was late for the council meeting.
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"Silence! Be quiet!"
Zeus barked from his high throne of white ivory, and all the gods and goddesses of Olympus immediately quietened down. The light-golden haired god looked around the spacious room of light and fresh air, his bright blue eyes reflected as brilliant deep blue by the sky. When he spoke, it was with an imposing but sensual tone, and the goddess Aphrodite shivered, unconsciously smoothing down the front of her gown with her hands. Zeus smirked to himself as he leant back down on his throne.
"All here? Then let the council begin!"
Zeus' annual council was one that every one of the Major Twelve gods and goddesses must attend when summoned, even the Lord of the Underworld himself. But Hades hasn't been seen in or around Olympus for a long time, long even for the immortal gods, and it was very well can said to be that he never came to the Upper Realm at all. They had long ceased to care or wonder why he had not come.
As always, the Olympians noted – slightly relieved – that the dark deity had not accepted the polite invitation as usual. They secretly breathed a sigh of relief that he wasn't coming up for another year, at least.
Zeus opened the first scroll of the meeting, inwardly yawning; he wanted to sleep some more.
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"...So you shall, Demeter. You can send Hermes or one of your minor god servants for the Goddess of Hunger by my name to revenge this mortal who so rashly destroyed your prized tree."
Demeter bowed, her curly brown hair coiffed up in an elegant mass of curls and decorated by finely woven circlets of grain stalks and dried berries, and sat back down again in her respectable seat. Zeus smiled inwardly to himself. Finally, it was over at last. Now he can sneak down to the mortal world when Hera's not looking and have a mortal or two of his liking for pleasure.
Just as he was about to declare an end to this year's annual meeting, there was a sound of wings whooshing and the clattering of hooves on the marble tiles of the courtyard outside. Surprised, all the gods and goddesses of Olympus looked back towards the doorway just as the two doors opened wide, letting a darkly clad figure in. Nearly everyone gasped, either in fear, shock, or disgust.
Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, the Dark God, calmly looked about as he slowly entered the Council Hall, aware of every immortal's eyes, especially those of his two brothers' watching his every move as he made his way up to the nearly in front of the throne, where he stopped, just standing there serenely. He met Zeus' eye, making sure to keep his face completely devoid of emotion.
A smile hung in Zeus' lips, not a friendly, or warm, brotherly smile, but one of scorn and more than slightly predatory that made the darker god shiver inside. The Thunder god's pure blue eyes shone with an unknown light as he asked in a false, kindly and imperious voice.
"Ah, dear brother, wherefore have you come up from your dark realm to attend one of our worldly, petty meetings?"
Hades answered evenly.
"I have come to request something, brother."
He nearly spat out the last word as if it burned him, and the gods and goddesses of Olympus cringed inwards, expecting Zeus to lash out against Hades at any given moment now that the Earth god had committed such great act of disobedience. Poseidon glanced nervously between the two, but mostly focusing in watching Zeus warily. His long, tanned fingers discreetly moved to clutch his golden Trident tighter.
"Oh?"
Zeus replied, a light blond eyebrow arching up questioningly. Hades ignored the mocking light in those eyes and continued, a single dark figure among the sea of scarlet, gold, white, blue and green.
"The Gigantes that you have trapped here and there under mountains and islands around Greece are stirring to escape from their bonds, and causing trouble in my Realm. I ask you to restrain them further or, providing the situation, transfer them to some other appropriate location."
"And where could be that.. "appropriate location" be?"
Hades raised his chin a little higher, his tone cold and monotonous, fitting the description of him, "Heartless God".
"Strange, since you are the High King-Emperor of All Gods, I had hoped that you would tell me."
Zeus' jaw tightened, and his eyes narrowed dangerously as he looked down at his dark younger brother.
"Oh, is that so?"
Hades' outward appearance was cold as ever, a perfect, perfect figure chipped right out of unmeltable ice, as he faced the wrath of the Lord of Olympians. Zeus leaned forward in his throne of ivory, face slightly contorted with rage, his voice dangerously hissing. No one was able to make out what he was saying except for the dark deity.
"You have grown insolent while I left you alone, Little brother. Perhaps I should visit you and teach you a lesson again about who is on the top"
Hades paled considerably when he heard it, and Zeus smirked cruelly, straightening up. He stood up, gesturing to the other gods and goddesses of Olympus that the council was over. As he went out through the heavy double doors, Zeus said aloud to Hades without even turning his head, as if the Earth god was not worthy of his gaze.
"And why should I move the Gigantes simply for your convenience, Little brother? Go back to your dark kingdom and stay there."
With that, Zeus was gone, and the other gods departed too, without even glancing at the Lord of the Underworld. Poseidon looked sadly at his brother, but then he too, went out, deciding that this was not a place for a talk. Zeus heard everything, and he saw everything.
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POSTSCRIPT
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