Mother's dark love

Hades and Rhea

Percy Jackson, and I say this cause it's easier to remember how they put the myths, but this is before modern day began, so really it can be seen as them from the book series, or just straight from the mythology. It's your choice.

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-Ruins of Mount Othrys, throne room-

In the fallen and crumbling room of the former rules of the earth, a figure sat on a throne of gold while looking at an orb of pure sapphire crystal that looked like the actual planet as it started to show various images of real world figures and events, both mortal and immortal. The figure was a woman that wore a gown that swirled with red, black, and gold floral designs with long dark hair that was crowded with a tiara that looked like a curved miniature ladder, two gold rails lines with rungs of silver. Her face looked mature but steely with a kind smile and flashing gold eyes like a feline predator.

This was Rhea, the Titaness of Fertility, Motherhood, Generation, and Comfort as well as the former Titan Queen of Mount Othrys and mother of the now ruling gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus. However today, she was really annoyed as she saw that not only her youngest son began another affair with a woman, named Danaë if her memory was correct, but also that no one, and it means NO ONE, was visiting her at all and it was getting really annoying for a very short fused Titaness.

"I swear Zeus, you've become so impatient that if I knew it would lead to you cheating on Hera, I would have been more strict with you." She said while remembering how Kronos had an affair with that child of Oceanus, Philyra, in horse form and had that half horse half man child, Chiron. 'Or just castrated you instead.'

She sighed and looked at all the other gods and goddesses going about their day. Some were making the crops grow while others were creating new forms of life, like her son Poseidon, who was making some fish like horses to impress some mortals from the new city, though it wasn't called anything at the moment besides Athens and Poseidonopolis. Just then she looked closer to the orb as she saw her oldest son, Hades, looking at a few souls with a frown on his face.

"Damn Zeus. Damn him and making me keep watch over these wretched things." The god growled to himself before looked at the soul with a dark growl. "For attempting to eat your own daughter's arm after she died. You are condemned to be feasted upon by magots and forced to hear Alecto's singing for eternity!"

"Noooo!"

"Oh and you will be also forced to eat your own arms as well." Hades grinned as the soul was dragged off by skeleton soldiers. "Ugh. Every day another soul falls down here and what do I get for this? A bad reputation and being feared by mortals as the bringer of the undead. Damn you ZEUS! DAMN YOU TO TARTARUS!"

Rhea looked at her son with sympathy as he sat down on the ground while looking at the ground with clenched hands.

"If you are hearing me Zeus." He growled. "Then I curse you for CHEATING ME OF MY BIRTH RIGHT!" And with that he looked to the side. "Sigh. Maybe I should do what Hera did and start a coup against Zeus?"

'Oh no, I need to go down there and stop Hades from doing something rash.' She thought before flashing out of the throne room.

-Underworld, Hades' Palace of the Dead, Throne room-

"Now what monster should I enlist for the coup-" Hades said before getting blinded by a flash of light. "Damn it! Is that you Demeter? If it's you I don't have Persephone right now!"

"That's just rude Hades."

He paled as a familiar woman appeared out of the light as said light disappeared. "M-Mother! What a pleasant surprise."

"I certainly hope so, especially since you seem like you're in a bad mood."

Hades gulped at seeing Rhea's now stern glare. "So mother? What brings you here to my realm?" 'Hopefully not about the coup.'

"I saw you were feeling down and came because I was concerned." she frowned walking over while her calming aura could be felt by him.

"Concerned about what? About me ruling the dead?" he asked while feeling himself start to relax.

"No. Just about the coup you were just planning against Zeus." She said while Hades went into panic mode at seeing his 'plan' be revealed like that. "And don't deny it or I will take a page from your father and castrate you."

"Y-Yes mother." he nodded nervously.

"Good now." She said while walking towards her son. "Tell me what's been on your mind and why you, the most level headed of my children, would act like Zeus without his thunderbolt?"

Hades looked away. "Because your 'favorite' son cheated me out of what rightfully belongs to me."

'Yep. He definitely got my long grudge trait from me.' Rhea thought. "Oh dear. It must be dreadful having to be forced to rule here instead of on Olympus."

"You think. And he thinks that ruling the dead is easy." Hades frowned. "Well it's not easy. Just think about how many souls die every day and how to sort this souls into their proper resting places. And the payment to the jailers and workers. Ugh. Really I think if this keeps up I will be broke and dracma less-" he continued to ramble in anger as Rhea continued to listen with a calm expression.

(One long ramble later)

"And that is why I should have been the first one to punch Kronos in the face. But no Zeus had to finish it! Ugh." Hades sighed while resting on his throne. "Sometimes I really hate being immortal and under his thumb all the time."

"Well you and your brothers are old enough to handle matters like this, but I do understand why you'd feel upset."

"You do? Or are you just busting my chops?" He asked while looking up at the ceiling. 'I really need to fix that crack. It's really big enough for some foolish living souls to escape from.'

"Well I don't have first hand experience, but seeing you and how you've handled it can make it clear it's not easy."

"Yes. And you being a queen of the Titans was so easy." He said with a frown. "Really, you just had to watch over mothers and keep them from dying from childbirth."

Rhea frowned and crossed her arms. "And pray tell my son, have you ever had to safely deliver a child into this world?"

"Well….no. But I did send some children to Elysium just a few months ago after they died from a flood. Does that count?"

"Not in the slightest."

"Oh. So pray tell what does it feel like bringing life into the world?" Hades said with a slight nervous chuckle.

"It requires a calm and focused mind. Making sure every child born safely is difficult due to the mother's anger and pain during the procedure. Then there's the task of ensuring there's enough cool water to help keep them cool and not to mention clean sheets for the baby after it is safely out and that's not including making sure it isn't sick."

Hades gulped while thinking about the image of a woman giving birth. "So….that's how I was born? Through that difficult procedure?" 'Sounds painful, good thing I'm not a woman.'

"Yes, and trust me it was painful getting you out." Rhea said. "Especially when you came out butt first."

Hades groaned from the image while feeling embarrassed.

"And as for Zeus. He came out head first and he landed on a rock as well." She said with a slight chuckle. 'Even if said rock was Atlas' head. He he.'

"Maybe that's the reason his head's full of himself." smirked Hades.

"Maybe but." She pointed to a large obsidian statue of Hades. "You also have a big head that's full of himself."

Hades frowned and crossed his arms while looking at the sides.

"Still you are my son." Rhea smiled. "And to be fair, you are my favorite son. Not Zeus."

"Tch, sure, and Poseidon's the god of the sun." Hades scoffed.

"Well it's true. Plus," she smiled while taking out a small drawing of Hades, made out of wood, from out of nowhere. "I kept this with me at all times. This one drawing helped me think of happier times." 'Especially when you were in my arms and NOT in Kronos' stomach!'

"A drawing of me?" he raised an eyebrow.

"Yes and I also have," she grinned while producing a black blanket. "Your baby blanket. The same one I had when I breast fed you so many years ago."

"Those don't prove anything. You could easily have the blankets of your other children or some other mementos."

"No. Your father burned them and Zeus, well...destroyed his mementos in embarrassment." She sighed. "This is the only thing left of when I was still a mother instead of just another Titaness from the Golden Age."

Hades saw her look a little sad. "You're serious."

Rhea nodded. "Yes, and it's been a long while since you and your siblings visited me."

'That's right. We barely stay in touch after we focused on our domains.'

"And since I never had visitors, I began to use Uranus' Orb of Sight to see how you all are doing." Rhea sighed. "And the results weren't pretty."

"How bad?"

"Well, let's just say Zeus is again having an affair with another woman." She frowned. "And she is apparently pregnant with child as well."

"Another one?"

Rhea nodded. "And it's a boy. Although the name was not given yet, she thinks the child as a miracle since she's stuck in a brass tower in a room of copper with no windows or doors besides a small skylight above the room."

"Yes, I can already see it as paradise." he drawled with sarcasm.

"Well it's better than the alternative." She said with a frown. "You know, getting eaten by her own father."

"If she's happy about being with Zeus, she must be losing her mind already."

"Anyway," Rhea said. "What should I do about you attempting a coup on Zeus? Mmm, I could or could not tell him but…." She sighed. "I want to know why you would just betray your own brother like that."

"Because when we divided up the territories, he has a more cushiony spot up there in the clouds. Clear sky, bright sun, comfortable land, and everyone praises him each day. When they look or think about me, they assume I'm some dark lord who wants to take all their souls." he growled. "But I'm not some villain that wants to sent the universe into chaos! I actually want to be remembered as a respected, merciful, and just god. Instead I'm branded as a tyrant and a deceiver! BUT I'M NOT THAT KIND OF PERSON!" He yelled while looking ready to burst. "I'M NOT A EVIL GOD!"

Rhea reeled back while seeing her son looking close to tears.

"AND….I'm not….a...a…" He stuttered before leaning against his mother's shoulder and cried in the first time in a really long time.

'Oh my! He's hardly ever cried in front of me, and now he's this disheartened that he doesn't care?' Rhea thought before rubbing her son's back. 'Sigh, still it's somewhat comforting having my baby in my arms, even if he's in pain.'

Hades dropped whatever pride he had now and just sobbed into his mother's embrace.

"There there. It's all right. Mothers here." Rhea said in a comforting voice as she tried to calm her son down. 'How cute, in a depressing and saddening way that is.'

Hades hugged her while feeling her aura slowly calm him down.

"There there." Rhea said as Hades finally stopped crying. "It's all right. I'm here."

"T...Thank you, mother."

"Anytime my dear." She smiled. "Feeling better now that you let your emotions out on my dress?"

He just nodded while letting out a deep breath and pulled away.

"Well since I'm here maybe I could redecorate this place? Maybe add some plants, some lions to spruce up the place?"

"No that's fine." Hades said with a rare smile. "Plus I don't think Alecto and her sisters would like having lions chasing after them." 'Especially after having that lion cub Echidna brought over that one time...so much poop in the halls.'

"Oh alright."

"But if you want to stay here for a while then I don't mind. Just keep away from the Fields of Torture. They don't need anything calming during their eternal tortures. Especially Ixion." 'Stupid sister stealer. Even if it was fun placing him on a wheel and setting it spinning across the underworld in a ball of fire.'

"Duly noted."

Hades then realized something. "Mother, do you want me to show you to your room? You must be tired from...whatever thing you were doing before appearing here."

"I'd be insulted if you didn't." she chuckled.

Hades then walked towards the inner chamber with Rhea in tow.

"Oh and Hades? If you want to talk to me about anything else, just say so." smiled Rhea.

"Sure mother." He said with a slight chuckle as Rhea's thoughts started to wander a bit.

'And I do mean, anything.' She thought with a devious smile.

Soon they reached the room.

"And this is the guest room. Now if you need anything at all just ring this bell," Hades said while holding a silver bell with a skull engraved on it. "And either me or one of my...subjects will answer."

"Thank you son." she smiled. As Hades closed the door she started to think about certain things, very devious things that would make Hera's schemes pale in comparison. 'Now to plan on a better way to make Hades feel even better.'