Chapter 8 The Furies
Hades was still asleep when Hephaistion genteelly closed the door
"Where have you been?" asked a voice from the bed
Hephaistion froze there was no way that Hades should be awake now.
"I went out for a walk" he lied
"Where?" Hades asked
Hephaistion thought "About."
Suddenly Hades was stood next to and was grabbing him about the throat and pinning him up against the door off the ground he began to choke
"Hello Hephaistion."
Hephaistion's eyes went wide "H -H -H."
Hades let him go so that he could speak; he fell to the floor coughing.
"How did you know?" He asked when he finally could speak
Hades held up the glass vial containing the silvery white liquid.
"I found this," he said "And if you had been a good Hephaistion and drank my special wine you would have forgot all about this."
He put it on the floor and crushed in beneath his foot, he came close to Hephaistion and in his hand held a scroll and waved it in front of Hephaistion.
"And now, "he said "Since I still own you I can punish you in a manner I see fit."
He snapped his finger and several little misshaped creatures entered the room.
"Take him to the Furies." he said pointing to Hephaistion
Hephaistion tried to escape but one of the misshaped creatures put a pipe to his mouth and below.
Hephaistion felt a small pinprick in the side of his neck and he reached up and pulled out a small dart, suddenly he lost all feeling in his limbs and he couldn't move, he tried to scream but his mouth had locked up as well.
He felt the tears slide out of his stilled eyes and he watched as Hades turned into him and crouched down and kissed his lips
"I'm off to see Alexander now," he said "And you are going for some serious rehabilitation."
Hephaistion felt himself being drag along the floor then he was left in a darken room.
He had now idea where he was but he could hear the flipping of wings.
"Look sisters we have a visitor." said a thin woman's voice
"Oh and it's a pretty one." came another
Three figures landed next to him two at his sides and another just in front.
He tried to moved away form the three figures but couldn't, they were the most hideous creatures that he had ever seen.
Their skins were ash grey covered in wrinkles and warts. All three were naked and fine black hair covered their entire bodies they hair was thin and matted. They folded their thin brown wings and moved in closer.
One of them touched his bare shoulder leaving behind a blackish green substance.
"I could just ate him all up," she said
Her tongue flicked out and he could feel her rancid breathe on his cheek as she licked him.
"Don't worry sister," said the one at the foot of him " There will be plenty of time for that."
