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Hades attention turned back to Breisis.
"Now are you willing to give up the child you carry right now to have your lover back?" Hades asked
Breisis began to shake and collapse onto the floor. Tears began to flow from her brown eyes as she held her stomach. She had to choose, her unborn child or Achilles. Would Achilles ever forgive her for this? Would he want to know? Know that she gave their child to Hades to have him back? Would he want her anymore after this?
"Come now it's not that hard. Besides you can have many more babies after this. Now what is it? I don't have all day now. I've got an underworld to run"
Breisis looked at him and didn't know what to say, her mouth opened but the words where not hers anymore.
"If I agree to this will you give Achilles to me? No tricks? I can take him and no one will stop us"
"Yes, no one will stop you. And I won't even do the whole don't look back thing I did with Orpheus. But he may not remember you"
"What?"
"I will release him but his memory of you is gone. You may take him if he remembers you"
"You said no tricks"
"Alright, look you can take him, he probably won't remember you, so you'll have to re teach him everything, and tell him he's suppose to love you, but you'll have him back"
"Why won't you return his memory?"
"I can't replace what's not there anymore. I can't make him remember. I can only release him to you"
"Alright"
"Alright what?"
"I agree to your trade. You can have my baby, but you must give me Achilles" Breisis said.
"Now that wasn't that hard was it?" Hades waved his hand and a glow appeared from Breisis's stomach. She looked down and held her stomach closer.
"I'm sorry little one" she whispered
And then the light was gone and it was over. Breisis looked up at the god who said nothing. He waved his hand again and Achilles appeared standing there, dressed in his white robe confused.
"Achilles do you know why you are here?" Hades asked
"Not really" Achilles answered back
Breisis got up and ran into his arms. Achilles was wondering what was going on and why she was crying.
"What do you see infront of you Achilles" Hades asked
"A beautiful woman" Achilles answered back
Breisis said nothing and kissed him, and he kissed her back. She broke the kiss and looked into his sapphire eyes.
"Tell me you remember me" Breisis whispered
"How can I forget you Breisis?" Achilles held her closer, her head resting on his shoulder.
"How can you remember her? Your memory was wiped clean!" Hades demanded
"It was her kiss" Achilles replied as he kissed her on her head
"So you have your memory. Are you ready to return to the world of the living? To experience pain, sickness and despair?" Hades asked
"Anything for her" Achilles said gazing into Breisis's eyes
"And when you return do you seek revenge on the Paris, the one that killed you? The pathetic excuse of a warrior?" Hades goaded
"Maybe" Achilles answered
"Maybe? Achilles, you cannot say such a thing" Breisis pulled away from him slightly.
"Well he did end your life, send you here, and separate you from your love. Now when you get back there are you going to let him get away with that?"
"No."
"No, you can't go after Paris. You've taken Hector from me, and now you want to take Paris. I did not come here so you could kill more people!" Breisis cried out
"Your cousin killed mine. Then your other cousin killed me"
"It never ends. We were never meant to be" Breisis walked a few steps away from him
"You said my only talent was killing" Achilles replied
"No Achilles, please tell me you won't kill Paris. Promise me!" Breisis pleaded
"I cannot promise you that. I can promise you the moon and the stars and my love, but I cannot promise you that. Ask anything else of me"
"I asked you once if you would leave all this warfare behind, and you asked me if I would leave Troy. I will go with you anywhere. I will leave Troy behind if you spare Paris. Please Achilles…" Breisis started to cry
"Don't cry Breisis," Achilles quickly gathered her in his arms and held her close, "We will leave everything behind and start over"
Hades pounded his fists in anger.
"You may take him, our bargain is complete. Go now before I change my mind" Hades said
Breisis lifted her head and held Achilles's hand.
"We must go quickly" Breisis said as she lead him
A soldier appeared before Hades.
"What?" he asked
"We have a problem, in Tarturus"
"What?"
"There is a field of poppies appearing there and all through the rest of the underworld as well"
"What?" Hades got up from his throne and walked to his window
Breisis held onto Achilles, never letting him go, or out of her sight. A million thoughts ran through her mind, she had him back. She couldn't believe or understand the bargain she struck with Hades, why he wanted her unborn child. She couldn't tell Achilles either. She held onto him tightly as she walked through the underworld.
"Breisis slow down" Achilles said as he began breathing heavily
"No we must leave now. I did not come all the way here just to loose you again. We must go on" Breisis said as she dragged him along
They walked towards the gates which were covered in daisies and poppies. They passed Cerberus who was playing with a giant apple. He rolled it between his paws and then sniffed it occasionally. He didn't pay any attention to the two mortals passing him by.
The instant Achilles stepped outside the gates, his white robe disappeared and his armor returned. He was covered in blood and grime. His wounds returned, and his heel still had the wound from Paris's arrow. He fell down as feeling returned to his body. Breisis pulled him and put his arm around her.
"Are you alright?" Breisis asked
"It looks like I'm not in Elysia anymore"
"We have to make it back to the mortal world"
"Breisis, we will make it"
Charon was paddling slowly across the river. He then noticed the water turn colors. Green water lilies appeared, along with other flowers. He looked onto the banks which were covered in daisies and poppies. Weeping willows appeared along the banks their bright green leaves dipped into the water.
"What is going on here?" he asked
Breisis saw Charon coming, and let the dead off the boat. She carried Achilles towards the boat.
"Hey, you again? What are you doing with him?" Charon asked
"We need to get out of here" Breisis said
"Does Hades know?"
"Yes! Now please can we get across"
"I'm not sure if I should" Charon said
"Men!" Breisis shoved Charon into the water and helped Achilles get into the boat. She picked up the paddle while Charon was splashing around in the water.
"I can't swim!" Charon cried out
"Don't worry, you'll re-appear on the other side" Achilles said with a smile
Breisis started paddling as fast as she could. She saw the flowers in the water.
"You are a feisty one" Achilles said as he was watching Breisis
"I did not come all this way to be stopped by a boatman. I've given too much up already" Breisis said
"I didn't know you had it in you" Achilles said
"Neither did I. I hope he won't be too mad"
"He probably won't, maybe he won't have a voice either"
Hades was walking around Tarturus and saw the undead covered in flowers as well. He looked around and finally saw her. Persephone standing there using her powers touching everything, covering it in flowers.
"What do you think you're doing?" Hades asked
"Re-decorating"
"Are you mad woman!"
"Hell have no fury like a woman scorned!"
"Can we talk about this?"
"I'm done talking. I'm done with all of this"
"Look how about we just calm down"
"How dare you say I'm a distraction!"
"It was out of context! I didn't mean it. I'm sorry Persephone! What do you want me to do?"
"Did you let her have him?"
"Yes I let them both go"
"Did you take her unborn child?"
"Yes, but I'll give it back"
"You better. And you better start shaping up"
"Persephone, I want to make you happy. Let me be the god you met, the one you fell in love with"
"I'm not sure if he even exists anymore"
"He does, you awakened him today" Hades took her hand and placed it on his chest
"Is that all I awakened?" she asked
Breisis made it to the other side, and helped Achilles out of the boat. Charon was standing there not amused.
"I'm sorry but we're in a rush" Breisis said as she helped Achilles walk
"Next time I see you, you better have more than 2 coins for me!" Charon yelled back
Breisis and Achilles walked along the path that was being covered in flowers. They made it to the point where Breisis was when she stepped off the cliff. She put Achilles down and looked around to see how to get out.