Chapter 15 Mad with Jealousy

Hades was sat at the end of a big table he rested his head in his hands and drummed his fingers on the table top. He was smiling smugly to himself as he thought that his plan was fool proof. He had Hephaistion put into the Nameless shadows domain knowing that he won't last long, if he couldn't have Hephaistion then Alexander wasn't either yet neither of the heroes knew of his plan.

It had been a long time since Alexander had gone it the labyrinth he stood up and rolled his shoulders he was fighting temptation to see what was happening he wanted to be surprised he picked up the raw meat that was in a dish in the middle of the table and tossed it to his two dogs.

He was about to sit down when one of the misshaped creatures came into the room. He bowed and gave the news that Hades wished not to hear.

"Lord Hades Alexander was successful in completing the Labyrinth and rescue Hephaistion." he said

Hades stood up and swiped the dish onto the floor when it fell with a click then broke; he grabbed the misshaped creature by the throat and pulled him close until his nose touched the deformed one of the creature.

"What!" he screamed

It was then he began to shake the creature by the throat.

The creatures began to speak but Hades threw him away from him

"I heard what you said." he continued to scream as he began to pace

He cursed and then stormed out of the room and over to the entrance Labyrinth.

The scene that waited for him made him feel sick; Alexander had his arm draped around Hephaistion's shoulders. They were laughing and smiling with Achilles and Patroclus.

They stopped when he came over and Alexander stepped in front of Hephaistion.

"Congratulation," Hades hissed

Anger welled upside of him as Alexander smiled and pulled Hephaistion forward to stand next to him and planted a kiss on his cheek and Hephaistion laughed.

Then Hades snapped he summoned all of his power and used it first on Achilles and Patroclus he waved his hands and blasted them back all the way back into the Elysian Fields slamming the gates closed and locking them.

The he turned back top Alexander and Hephaistion

"Get out!" he screamed "I cast you both out."

He waved his hands which sent Alexander and Hephaistion through closed doors and then landed in the middle of the hall where Alexander first seen Hephaistion dance.

Hades soon joined then and waved his hands again

"I make you both mortal again you will never to set foot in here again." he continued to scream at them "And this time they can't not help you as I am the god of the dead and this is my domain."

He sent all his power out.

The blast was so powerful that it sent Hephaistion and Alexander out of the house of Hades over the River Styx and back into the mortal world.

When Alexander woke up he was laid on his back and looking up at blue sky. He laid there for a couple of seconds before sitting up. He had been lying in front of a cave but couldn't remember what he had been doing there in the first place. He looked down and found himself dressed in silver armour so he thought that he was a solider but somebody very important as the armour was very beautiful and looked like it cost a small fortune. He stood up and looked around he was completely alone he began to walk in the direction of some towers that were peeking just above the trees. He stopped suddenly and cocked his head to one side somebody was shouting.

"Hello,"

Alexander reached down to the scabbard at his waist but found it empty so he balled up his fist

The other person came out from behind a rock and stopped when he saw Alexander.

He was a long haired man, He clothes were ripped and torn and his skin was covered in hard black stuff Alexander couldn't tell if his hair was black or brown as that to was covered in the stuff but what got him was the lagoon coloured eyes.

"Are you alright?" asked Alexander

The man shook his head and looked all the way around him "I'm lost."

Alexander didn't know how to respond for him to was lost.

"Perhaps I might be of assistance." a third person said

Alexander and the man turned to face the newcomer.

He was a old man bent double and was wearing a white robe and carrying a brown leather pack on his back he sat down on one of the big rocks and unsung he pack. He opened it and pulled out to sets of clothes and passed them over to the two men.

"Here you might need to change." he said

Alexander and the man went behind separate rocks and changed, when they reappeared the stood in front of the old man.

"Come sit down," he said as he held out both his hands to both sets of men.

They looked at each other and shrugged before sitting down where the old man had suggested.

"Now how about a drink," said the old man digging deep into his pack

He didn't give the two men much of a choice he trusted a cup into their hand and filled them up will a thick silvery white liquid.

Alexander and the other man looked down at the liquid and eyed the old man with puzzlement.

"Go on drink." he urged

Alexander was the first to put the cup to his lips and drink followed by the other. The liquid tasted of mint and it filled he with warm, suddenly he had a flash of memory it was of the man seat next to him then come another memory followed by a load more until he remember everything.

The two men looked at each other and smiled as the hugged each other they could feel each other's heartbeats and feel each other breathe against their skin.

"Oh Hephaistion." Alexander whispered as he pulled away

Hephaistion was smiling to and Alexander turned to the old man

"How can we ever thank you?" he asked

The old man shrugged "I don't want anything," he replied "Just promise me something."

"Anything." Alexander said

"Just promise me that you will look after each other and love no other for all eternity." the old man said

Alexander looked at Hephaistion and Hephaistion looked at Alexander then they turned back to the old man

"We promise," they said together.

This seemed to please the old man as he got up off the rock and replaced his pack

"In that case I gave you eternal happiness and love," he said as he waved his hands in front of them and turned to leave.

"Oh and just more thing," he said "We will be watching."

And with that there was a bright light so bright that Alexander and Hephaistion had to cover there eyes.

When it had gone they put down there hands and looked around the old man had gone.

"What did he mean we will be watching?" asked Hephaistion

Alexander smiled and pointed up "I think we have some admirers."

Hephaistion put his arm around Alexander's waist "Well we better do them proud," he said

Alexander sold the silver armour and got a fair amount for it, as they walked around the streets they saw a small crowd of people sat around a man. He was a story teller and the tale he was telling was that of boy who became a king who began a ruler of a mighty empire but that empire was now lost broken up by Alexander Generals Hephaistion had to pull Alexander away when he started to shout "That's not how it happened."

When they were away from the story teller Hephaistion held onto Alexander as he cried for his empire

"You are the only left now," he would say as he dug his finger nails into Hephaistion's arm causing it to bleed.

With the money he had got from the armour Alexander and Hephaistion travelled to all the different parts of the broken empire. In some parts they did not linger as that part was at war with another part, Alexander watched from the shadows as old friends were now enemies wishing that he could do something. From one part of the empire to another and finally after many months of travelling they arrived in Alexandria.