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Hello my fellow readers!
So the nymph Menthe appears in this chapter. Let's just say she's Hades crazy ex.
And Rayne doesn't like her!
XD

Rayne's POV

"RAYNE WAKE UP!" Pain and Panic shouted. Immediately my eyes opened and I turned to see the imps next to the bed.

"You two should know better than to come in here" I scolded them as I sat up.

"We know we're not allowed in here but this is an emergency!" Pain exclaimed.

"Hades' ex-girlfriend is with the boss in the throne room"

"SAY WHAT?!" I shouted.

Immediately I was on my feet and I made the imps take me to the throne room.

I was furious because no one touched my mate except myself.

I look forward to punishing this female my dragon told me.

Both she and my phoenix were very pissed off like I was. I could feel their anger spark flames deep inside me and I was ready to unleash my fury with my birth element.

I stormed into the throne room and snarled as a young female that had green skin and emerald green hair sitting in Hades' lap. She was a nymph and from what I read all nymphs were pretty. This one was no exception. She had pointed ears like Hades and she wore an over the shoulder light green dress which was revealing. It went to her thighs and it showed her cleavage.

"Menthe I'm sorry but I'm not getting back together with you" Hades told the female.

"But you are mine!" Menthe protested. "What kind of bimbo would you choose over me I'm a nymph for crying out loud!"

"AND I'M READY TO KICK YOUR ASS!" I roared.

Both Hades and Menthe turned to me. Hades immediately transported away from Menthe and he got behind me.

"Thank gods the imps got you babe" Hades said.

"So this is your whore?" Menthe demanded as she got out of the chair and stormed over to me. "A mortal?"

She then had the audacity to slap me across the face.

Fury surged through my veins and I slapped her right back.

"Hold your tongue nymph" I warned. "Or else I won't hesitate to teach you a lesson"

"Sorry honey but you're not having my man" Menthe snapped. "He's mine"

"HEY I BELONG TO NO ONE BUT RAYNE!" Hades roared turning orange.

I placed a hand on Hades' now orange arm to calm him down. My mate fumed for another few seconds before he went back to his blue hue.

"You heard the god" I told Menthe.

"I don't care I'm not letting some whore take him!"

Alright I was really fed up with this brat's bullshit.

Menthe suddenly smirked and I wondered what she was planning.

"How about we settle the score?"

"What are you suggesting?" I asked.

"A duel" Menthe sneered.

"WHAT?!" Hades roared turning orange again. My mate then pushed me behind him and he stormed over to his crazy ex. "Forget it Menthe not gonna happen get it through your skull I don't want you!"

"Well too bad!" Menthe snapped at him. "You should have picked me instead of her!"

"I accept your challenge" I interrupted.

Hades and Menthe both turned to me while Pain and Panic had their jaws dropped in shock.

"Now we're talking" Menthe smirked. "We will duel with swords and whoever loses gets hot stuff here" Menthe nodded towards my mate.

"Fine but we duel here in the Underworld" I told the idiot nymph. "Unless you're afraid"

"I'm not a coward" Menthe hissed. "I'll return this evening"

She then disappeared in a cloud filled with flowers and birds singing.

"Rayne" Hades started turning to me. "Babe you don't know how to even use a sword"

"I do a little actually" I confessed. "Remember who I'm spying on?"

"Oi I forgot about that" Hades groaned running a hand through his hair. He then went back over to his throne and sat down in it.

Feeling bad for him I walked over and placed myself in his lap where I rightfully belonged. Pain and Panic made themselves scarce so they wouldn't get scorched.

"When were you together with her?" I asked.

"Way before you arrived here babe" Hades replied. "At first everything was great"

"Then?"

"Then she got really obsessed and jealous, she always wanted to know where I was, what I was doing, you know the drill"

"Yeah it was a good thing you guys broke up"

"Oh that was worse after I broke things off with her she stalked me for a month before I had to get Demeter to intervene"

"Well she's not going to touch you even if I lose to her"

To prove my point I gave my mate a comforting kiss and Hades both arms around my waist. I felt him calm down through the mate bond and I smirked in victory.

"Ha-shi-baba" Hades said after our kiss ended.

Later

"Wait you want me to do what?" Hercules asked. School was about to end for the day and I met up with Herc at his locker.

"I need to for you to train with me, well sword fighting anyway" I repeated.

"I don't have a problem with that Rayne but if you need saving from anything"

I interrupted him by holding a hand up.

"I can take care of myself" I reassured the hero-in-training. "Phil won't mind if I came with you to his island right?"

"I don't think so but he might get a little annoyed that my training this afternoon has changed to help you"

"Herc I'm only talking a couple hours" I told him.

"Alright but don't say I warned you Phil can have a temper"

"Oh please like your uncle?"

"Okay your right on that one"

Hercules whistled and Pegasus replied with a whinny. The winged horse landed a few feet away from us and we walked over to him.

"You need help getting on him?" Hercules asked.

"No but this is the first time I've ridden him"

I held my hand at Pegasus's snout and the winged horse sniffed it before he let me pet him.

"Looks like he likes you" Herc stated.

"He's a pretty cool animal" I stated. "Adonis lucked out"

"That's true" Hercules chuckled. Pegasus whinnied a laugh in agreement before I pulled myself onto his back. Hercules then got on and he sat right in front of me. I had to hang onto his waist before Pegasus took flight. The flight took forty five minutes to the island and when we landed Phil was waiting.

"You're late kid!" the satyr scolded Herc. "Oh hey Rayne"

"Hey Phil" I greeted.

"Uh Phil we sort of have a change of plans" Hercules told his mentor.

"What do you mean?" Phul questioned arching an eyebrow.

"I uh promised Rayne I would practice sword fighting with her"

I smiled innocently and Phil got mad.

"HERC YOU GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN FIGHT A GIRL!"

I felt an anime vein come onto my head. I hoped Phil wasn't being a sexist.

"No offense doll face but girls really don't"

I interrupted Phil by giving him a clocking on the head. Hercules and Pegasus backed up nervously.

"I was saying I don't mind you practicing with Herc" Phil corrected.

"Thanks Phil"

I then turned to Hercules.

"What?"

"Um no offense Rayne but your kind of scary when you get annoyed or mad"

"Hey no offense taken now are we gonna chat or are we going to practice"

In Training Ring

I landed on the ground for the umpteenth time. Herc and I started practicing with fake swords about an hour ago and I was getting my ass kicked.

"Come on Rayne you and I have trained like this before" Hercules encouraged as I got to my feet.

"She might need motivation kid" Phil suggested.

"Actually that's a good idea, why don't you mock me?"

"Wait that's mean!" Herc protested.

"Herc trust me I've been bullied before so fake teasing won't hurt my feelings" I reassured the demigod.

"Hey it's worth a shot!" Phil shouted.

"Alright" Hercules replied before he said. "Come on Rayne I bet you can't even fight me since you're a girl"

I smirked because that was the motivation I needed. I ran towards Hercules at a fast rate of speed. Herc prepared himself to block my attack but I was one step ahead. First I swung my wooden sword forward and Herc's sword went flying. I then gave his shield a round house kick and it too was sent out of his hand.

"Nice Rayne!" Phil praised as I gave Hercules another roundhouse kick. But Herc got out of the way and I fell to the ground. Hercules grabbed another wooden sword and was running back towards me. I got back to my feet and I ran forward. Our swords met and I smirked. I then pulled a fast move and gave Hercules a kick in the stomach to stun him. Hercules grunted and he backed away before I ran forward and I used my fist to punch his face.

"Sorry Herc!" I shouted as he went flying in the air and he landed on his back. His sword had fallen out of his hand when I punched him and I caught it in my other hand.

"That was sweet!" Phil shouted.

I shot Phil a smile before I went over to Herc.

"Man you really do punch hard" Hercules chuckled as I helped him up.

"Are you ready for some more?" I asked.

"Oh you bet" Hercules replied.

Underworld

"As much as I didn't want to I saw you practicing with Jerkules" Hades said. "I had no idea you could fight"

"Where I'm from love self defense isn't an option" I explained. "There are people called hunters who kill for the thrill"

"That's disgusting" Pain growled.

"Yeah who would want to kill you?" Panic asked. "I mean your awesome in both forms"

I sent the imps a smirk and they blushed.

"Speaking of which" Hades interrupted before snapping his fingers. My turquoise dress transformed into a black one. "That's better"

I then noticed my hair wasn't done either. Hades had managed to get it tied up in a long pony tail.

"That would look better on me" Menthe said as she appeared using her cloud of flowers and birds chirping. She wore her outfit from this morning.

"Give it a rest Menthe" Hades growled.

Menthe only winked at Hades and I growled.

"This is between you and me so leave him out of it"

"When I win you won't have him" Menthe sneered. She then snapped her fingers at two katana's appeared in her hands. She tossed me one while she held the other.

"Oh no we're not fighting in here!" Hades shouted before he transported all of us out of the throne room. My other half took us to the same spot where he and Laistrygones had talked. It was wide enough for this duel and I was ready.

"Are you ready to lose?" Menthe sneered.

"F**k you" I growled before I ran towards at her ready to settle this.

Smirking Menthe waited until the last second before she dodged my blow. Just as I turned around the damn nymph was behind me and I quickly blocked her attack with my sword.

"Just give up already you're no match for me" she sneered.

"Over my dead body" I snarled.

I then used the same move from before and I used my knee to stun her. This caught her off guard and I used that to my advantage by swinging my fist forward and punching her hard in the mouth.

"GO RAYNE!" the imps shouted as Menthe got thrown into the wall. She growled before she ran at me again and I was ready for her. She jumped into the air and I did the same. We both used our swords in different moves at one another. I ignored the cuts I received from her blade and she seemed to be doing the same with the ones I gave her.

I was about to give her another punch in the face but she countered with a kick to my face. I held back a yelp as I crashed to the ground and I felt my face sting from the blow. Menthe landed with ease and she had that stupid smirk on her face. Growling I ran towards her as fast as I could and I used my body to slam into her. I then used the sword to cut off the bottom part of her hair.

"MY HAIR!" she screamed as it fell to the ground. She dropped her sword and she got to her knees.

"Are you done? Because I'm ready to end this" I sneered.

"YOUR DEAD MEAT!" Menthe shrieked as she held her hands out and vines shot out of the ground.

Before I could protest the vines wrapped themselves around my body entangling me in their grasp. Then Menthe used them to slam me into the opposite wall. My hair came down and the thorns from the vines dug into my skin.

"Look at you now" Menthe sneered as she walked up to me. "Your weak, Hades deserves a queen who's powerful like me"

"F**k you" I hissed ignoring the pain I felt. "This isn't over"

"I beg to differ" Menthe then grabbed my sword that had fallen out of my grasp and she plunged it into my left shoulder blade below Hades' mating mark. I heard Hades demanding for Menthe to stop but the nymph ignored him. The nymph then pulled out the katana out of my shoulder and her vines let go of me. Blood started to pool out of my wound and I fell to the ground.

"Looks like I win" she sneered.

"No you haven't" I said as I got to my feet.

Menthe turned and her eyes widened as the stab wound healed.

"But how?"

Her only reply was my body being engulfed by flames and I took the form of a phoenix. Shrieking I grabbed Menthe into my talons and I flew towards the Lethe Pool.

"No you can't!" Menthe protested.

I shrieked before I released the nymph into the waters below. I remained over the water until Menthe surfaced. She coughed before she swam forward and pulled herself out of the water.

"How the heck did I get down here?"

"You got lost" Lachesis answered.

Boy was I glad to see the Fates!

"Oh I see" the nymph replied. She then looked around. "Ecch I'm in the Underworld!"

"We can escort you out if you like" Clotho offered.

"Please do this place gives me the creeps" Menthe stated with a shiver. The Fate's chuckled before they gestured for the nymph to follow them.

"That was some cat fight" Lachesis said looking to me after her sisters escorted the confused nymph out of the Lethe Pool area.

I shot her a thank you nod before I flew back in the direction of where Hades was.

"Incoming!" the imps shouted as I returned to where my mate was. I landed next to my beloved and returned to my human form.

"Whoa" Hades said as his eyes widened. I looked down and I felt my face turn red in embarrassment.

The dress I had been wearing got destroyed when I turned into a phoenix. Well not all of it.

The top part of the dress was all burned away except for the part which covered my boobs. It was more like a bra now and around my waist was the torn up skirt of the dress. The sides of it were burned away but it covered my legs.

"Holy S**T!" I protested.

"Calm down babe" Hades reassured me as he snapped his fingers and my black robe appeared over my body.

"Thanks" I replied.

Later

"Babe that was some cat fight" Hades stated.

"For you it was worth it" I stated.

I had on another black dress but it was the one with the navy blue sash. My mate and I were in our room.

Hades didn't say anything taking a seat next to me on our bed. He then touched the area where Menthe stabbed me and I winced because it still hurt.

"I got worried when she stabbed you babe"

"I'm sorry I made you go through that" I told him. "But for you I would do anything"

Hades smiled at me before wrapped his arm around me and pulled me into his lap.

"As I would do the same for you babe"

He then placed his forehead against his mating mark.

"Rayne it would devastate me if something were to happen to you"

I felt a few tears slide down my face before I wrapped both my arms around his neck. Hades pulled his head away from my shoulder and I kissed him. I wanted to show this god how much I loved him. And that I would do anything for his sake even if it meant helping him achieve his goal in taking over Mount Olympus. Hades decided to even the playing field and he pushed me beneath him. His tongue licked at my lips and I allowed him to continue. During the heated French kiss my beloved snaked his hand underneath my dress and he teased my thigh by rubbing his hand up and down in a teasing manner.

He then did the same with the other thigh before he finished. Then Hades pinned my hands so they were above my head and our kiss ended.

Hades eyed my boobs and I growled telling him I didn't want him to go there. Smirking he instead gently bit into my neck with his fangs and I remained still as he pleasured me with love bites. He then traced the bites with his tongue before he did the same routine on the other side of my neck.

"Damn it" I growled.

"Am I satisfying you babe?"

"Yeah but I think that's enough" I told him.

"Fair enough" Hades said and he removed himself off of me so I could sit up.

"I look forward to entertaining you more when the time is right" Hades teased.

"Pervert" I growled.

"I can't help it sweetheart you're hot"

"Isn't that an understatement?" I teased my beloved back.

"Nope I meant literally"

That got me to smirk and I gave Hades a kiss on his cheek.

"Your hot in your own way"

That got Hades to blush and I chuckled. I then look his hand into mine and I kissed it.

"Love ya babe" Hades said.

"Love you too Hothead" I replied back.

So I'm going to open a poll on my profile for you readers to decide what the shipping name should be for Rayne and Hades. ^^