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Selene easily slipped the metal cuffs from her wrists. She used a hand to rub around each wrist to ease the soreness. She stood up from the chaise and made her way over to Thanatos' side.

"I'm not going to even ask how you did that," he mumbled, but she still heard him. "I think I'm better off not knowing."

She just smiled at him. It wasn't as hard as he believes it to be.

"We need to see someone before we enter the Underworld," Selene explained to him, hoping she was right about her plan. "There may be only one chance to defeat Helios and I'm going to take it."

Thanatos looked at Selene with confusion. "What do you plan to do? You know it's not easy to kill a God."

Selene nodded her head in agreement. "Yes, I know that. But the Fates said it could be done, even though they wouldn't tell us."

"You think you figured it out, don't you?"

She smiled. "I believe I may have figured it out. The answer was in front of us the whole time and we didn't even see it."

"Would you just tell me already?" he demanded.

"What is the one thing we Gods are afraid of?"

Thanatos didn't even hesitate to answer. "Having the human forget us," his eyes widened as he finished.

"Exactly," Selene told him, pleased that he figured out the answer on his own. "We need to have the human forget that Helios even exists."

"It can't be done in time, Selene."

Selene wished he had more faith in her. She wouldn't of said anything if she didn't think her plan would work. "Night has fallen in the human world," she said, revealing the beginning of her plan. "The only way we can get them to forget Helios is by using Morpheus. He can plant the idea in their heads just before dawn and Helios will be no more."

Thanatos really could see this plan work, but there was one thing she forgot about. "Who takes his place?"

"Apollo."

Thanatos was taken back by her answer. Why would she chose him. He's only known for playing his musical golden lyre.

She sighed when she seen the look in his eyes. "Don't ask me how I chose him, because I didn't. The Moon revealed the answer to me."

He didn't question her any further. He knew she told the truth. "Where can we find Morpheus? I haven't seen or heard from him in awhile."

Selene shook her head in disbelief. "You have lost track of your own nephew, huh?" She smiled as she said this. "Well, it just so happens that I do know where he is and were going to his location right now."

She grabbed his hand and transported them to the human realm. She noticed Thanatos looking around before focusing his attention back on her. "We are in someone's dream? I can't believe you are able to do that."

"I'm full of surprises."

He didn't answer as he saw his nephew fly towards them. "Greeting Uncle and Selene," he said to them, hovering in front of them. "What can I do for you?"

'Morpheus looks nothing like his uncle,' Selene decided. 'He must take after his father's side of the family.'

"What gave you the impression that we want something from you?" Thanatos questioned his nephew.

Morpheus flashed him a smile. "You are in my realm, uncle. I know all that happens here."

Selene moved forward. "I have a favor to ask of you."

"I'll help you if I can, but I can't do much outside of this realm."

"I believe you can help me," she said, tilting her head back to stare into his blue colored eyes. "I need you to rely a message to the humans."

Morpheus planted his feet on the ground and folded his white wings behind him. His blonde hair dropped down to rest at his waist. "I can do that. What do you wish for me to tell them?"

Selene felt like she was the on betraying Helios and not the other way around. The other gods will be angry with her for passing judgment on him, but she can't let him succeed.

She drew in a deep breath before she told him. "That Apollo is the God who draws his chariot across the sky each morning to bring up the Sun."

Morpheus took the information well. He didn't question her motives like most would. "Are you sure about this, Selene? Once I perform the task it cannot be undone."

Selene nodded. "How long will it take?"

His eyes squinted as he thought. "A few moments," he answered truthfully. "My wings can travel at great speeds."

Selene felt a slight chill and knew the Titans were almost free. Zeus and Hades needs help. There's not much time to lose.

"We have to go now, Thanatos. Things are not good in the Underworld."

He turned to his nephew to say one last thing. "Keep this secret to yourself," Thanatos ordered him. "No one must know we are involved or how to kill a God. It could upset the balance."

"I understand, uncle. Be safe."

He stretched his wings out and took to the sky.

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By time they arrived, the battle between the two opposing forces was already under way. It didn't look good for Zeus and Hades, and Selene was about to make things even worse for them. Her rouse cannot be revealed yet.

Thanatos left Selene's side and went to join his master. He gave his master and Zeus an apologetic look and shrugged his shoulders. He glanced over his shoulder to let them know it was Selene's idea and he was innocent. It was the only idea he could come up with to save himself.

"What is she doing?" Zeus softly spoke to Thanatos, motioning for him to stand next to him. "She's purposely placing herself in danger."

"She has erected a plan, sire, but it needs time to take affect. She's making Helios believe he has the upper hand."

Hades moved to join the conversation. "He's going to use Selene to get to Zeus. We have to act like we don't know anything and play along."

To prove his point, Helios gripped Selene's arm and dragged her forward. She had to bite her lip from crying out in pain. She didn't want Zeus to attack him before her plan could work.

He sneered at Zeus. "How does it feel to have your ex-lover fight against you? How does it feel to know that she is now mine and she's sleeping in my bed?"

Selene closed her eyes and prayed Zeus would know it was a trick and keep his head about him.

"You can have her," Zeus told him, choosing to humor him. "She wasn't that great. I can have any woman I want." He flashed Helios a smirk. "How does it feel to know I took her virginity and she carries my child?"

Helios growled and lunged towards Zeus, but he never got the chance to attack him. He began to feel weak and he fell a few feet away. "What is happening to me?" he asked, noticing he was losing his light.

Selene kneeled down and wrapped her arms around him. "You're ceasing to exist," she whispered into his ears. "The humans are worshiping a new Sun god."

He pulled back from her and stared at her dumbfounded. "You can't be serious," he moaned in pain. "Who dares take my place?"

"Apollo," she answered for the second time.

Helios knew his time was drawing near. He needed to get some things off his chest, so he could pass on peacefully. "I knew I wasn't going to succeed in my plans," he admitted to Selene. "But I went ahead with them anyway."

"You were following your destiny and I followed mine."

"What do you mean?"

Selene stared directly into his eyes. "I am the one responsible. I figured out how to kill a God."

He smiled at her. "I knew you would betray me. I just wanted to spend more time with you before the end."

"I'm sorry," she whispered, leaning her head against his chest. "I never meant for it to end this way."

He reached down to brush the tears from her cheeks. "It's not your fault. I knew the consequences." His body formed into a thin apparition. He could barely touch her anymore. "Tell Nyx that I'm sorry and tell her I said goodbye."

"I will."

"I love you," he barely whispered, forcing the words past his lips.

Selene didn't hide her tears anymore. She cried openly, mourning the loss of her one time friend. "I will see you again someday," she promised him. "The humans will not always believe in us."

She held onto him until the very end. Feeling him fade into nothing. The only thing he left behind was his smile implanted in her memory and the ring he gave her.

Zeus walked up behind Selene and lifted her into his arms. He drew her head to his chest, stroking her hair. "It's alright, Selene. Even though he had committed a terrible sin, I let his soul travel to the Elysian Fields. I know what he meant to you."

She didn't answer him. She found that she wasn't able.

Aphrodite knew she was in deep shit and tried to make her escape. Unfortunately, she ran into a hard, chiseled chest. She groaned when her eyes made contact with Ares. There was no way he was letting her escape.

"Where you think you're going princess?"

Thanatos placed metal chains on both Ares and Aphrodite's wrists. They were under arrest and will face the Gods to pass on their judgment. He grabbed their chains and vanished with them to Mount Olympus where he placed them in a cell.

"I will see you two at the trial," Hades informed them. "I need to clean things here in the Underworld. I need to make sure no one else tries to release the Titans like Helios almost did."

Selene whimpered at his name.

Zeus nodded his head to his brother. "Selene needs some rest. I will be with her if you need me."

He left the Underworld with Selene still in his arms. He enter her palace and laid her down gently onto her bed. The weight of the bed dropped when he got in and snuggled close to Selene.

"Sleep, my love," he whispered to her. "For the next couple of days will be tiring for the both of us."

To be continued…