Just another Reason Why
Chapter Three: Harmless Sickness part three
Underworld
Zeus and his older brothers and sisters walked along the dusty path that leads to Hades' castle, which was bigger than Olympus.
The moans and screams frightened them, and the black crystal castle was towering everything. Spikes run around the castle 6 times, and all the rivers in the Underworld come to the castle and circulate around it 6 times as well.
They walked past his throne, which was empty, and came up to a large wooden door, something that looks like it's been made for ages.
Zeus knocked on it and Hecate answered.
"We've been expecting you, please come in, make yourselves comfortable." Hecate told them and led them inside.
The gods and goddesses were impressed. The castle was larger inside then outside where they thought it was huge when it was enormous inside.
The gods and goddesses were led into a room deep in the castle. Sat on the black throne, was a man with silver hair, and spirit pale white skin. Hypnos was at his right, and Thanatos was on his left.
"Lord Hades, your brothers and sisters have arrived." Hecate reported.
"Ah, what a nice visit Zeus, if you wanted me too, I could have visited you so you didn't have to come to my domain?" Hades said weakly, looking up.
His eyes were in the steel blue color, meaning sad, calm, or weak.
"The moans and screams must have scared you on your journey, don't mind them, their just souls from one person in a couple that have reached their end. There's so many of them. Death makes them part away from each other. So please, don't mind them, they're not at all important, what is important is why you came to my realm, Zeus." Hades added.
"To see that you can try and reverse your doing." Zeus said shocked to see his older brother weakly lay on his throne that was very well made.
Hades shook his head, "I cannot brother. My doing was done, the more souls I do not take, the weaker, I have become. When I grow weak, the titans and yourselves grow stronger, taking my power away. When I die, Hypnos and Hecate will take my place." Hades said weakly, his voice fading and coming up to a very harsh cough that sent chills down their spines.
"What do you mean by that?" Zeus asked.
Hades sighed lightly, but could be heard, "I'm saying, that I can't undo it and I can't reverse it. Even if I can I won't. You wanted this from the start, have you not?" Hades questioned his youngest sibling.
"Yes… but now I see my mistake. You need the souls to make you stronger." Zeus said.
'He doesn't get it still… god can't he be much slower.' Hades thought.
"Good enough." Hades said under his breath.
Hades right hand turned black and he waved it down, creating a purple line that stayed visible for some time. He nodded toward Thanatos and got up, his eyes turning black.
"Hades, I thought you were-," Zeus couldn't finish.
"You thought I was sick, I know I know. It was a cruel trick to make you think that, that I admit," 'but it was for a good cause… to see if you can actually find out what makes me powerful.' Hades thought.
"So, the souls have been returned?" Demeter asked.
"Yes, every single one who was suppose to die." Hades answered, while suddenly, screams of pain can be heard all around.
"800 my lord." Thanatos counted.
"Thank you Thanatos. Zeus… isn't there anything else that you might need for your trip back, because I believe we are done here, correct?" Hades asked, letting Hecate wipe away the paint on his hair until it was back to its black coloring that blended so well in the Underworld.
"How'd you trick us… meaning how'd you trick me?" Poseidon asked, after the shock he had.
"Easy, just slow your heart rate and breathing patterns and you get spirit pale skin… the harsh coughing was just an added feature." Hades explained.
"And your hair?" Hestia asked.
"Get it wet and it drops down to thin and flat, the silver paint was another added feature." Hades added.
"Now tell me, Zeus… did I scare you good?" Hades asked, turned away from his younger siblings, smirking lightly.
"Yes… you did… don't do that again." Zeus said, unwilling to go through that panic again.
"Another win, already?" Hypnos said, now paying attention.
"Yes Hypnos, another win… this time it was admitted." Hades said.
"Good enough… did it all get quiet all of a sudden?" Hypnos asked.
He was right, the screams of pain lifted.
"They have all fallen down," Hades said, while his eyes were closed and was glowing black.
"You see Zeus, for every life the gods take it makes me stronger. So you guys actually helped me become this powerful, for that I thank you." Hades said smiling lightly for no one to see.
"You're all powerful, cause of the deaths around you?" Hestia asked.
"Correct… I did want to tell you. So I acted me being sick to get your attention and it worked perfectly. I do work that you seem not to notice, Zeus. I wanted you to notice it. I keep your mortal population under control, if you haven't notice. I was afraid of going on a little bit longer, acting sick so I can get your attention, but looks like I didn't need to. Thanatos, how much?" Hades said.
"1,003 my lord," Thanatos said.
Hades nodded and waved his hand to tell his siblings to follow.
They made it outside to see that the Underworld was alive somehow.
Blue orbs flew across the sky, and red orbs flew around the ground.
They heard a screech and out came a flying animal that was brown with a white underside. It did a final screech and landed on Hades' right shoulder. It was a small screech owl.
"I'll take you back myself, to be sure you go back safely, but first… Zeus, do you know now what I do for you?" Hades asked his youngest brother.
"Yes, I see it clearly… I'm sorry." Zeus said.
"That's okay, shall we start." Hades said, asking about the way back to where they came.
Zeus's only action was to nod.
Walking along the dusty path toward the river of Styx, Hypnos appeared.
"So the fun ended, you're so unfair, you know that?" He said while playfully punching him.
"Yes I know, how about we get back to work, can't we? I need you for something." Hades said.
"Yes sir, what can I do for ya?" Hypnos asked.
"I need you to go to my mother, Rhea, and give her this." He said, holding up a red satin box, tied with a blue ribbon, "Be careful with it." Hades added, handing it to Hypnos.
"Yes sir, be back in a minute or so, faster than Hermes, slower then you." He said with a smile and instantly disappeared.
"Here's your stop." Hades said.
While his siblings left, Thanatos appeared.
"You know they have yet to learn of their lesson?" He asked.
"Of course I do, Thanatos, but I wouldn't be a brother if I haven't stop, now would I? Besides, the worry that was on Zeus's face might just prove that he's going to remember." Hades said, smirking.
"Yes my lord." He said, and left to do his work.
Hades stood there and inhaled deeply. He sighed heavily and looked up toward his castle.
"Just another reason why I've become Lord of the Underworld." Hades said.
"I can at least scare my siblings to tell them I'm not playing." Hades added, dashing to his castle in a split second, sitting on his ebony throne and looking out to the distance. With a light smirk on his face and his eyes their steel blue color, he was ready for another day of work.