I took a large step backwards, positioning my body before Kryt's trembling form. All that I could think was that I had to protect Kryt, to keep him safe from harm. I took in a deep breath and looked up into Hades' face. I found myself completely mesmerized; I couldn't look away. His face was the very embodiment of hatred. He wore a sneer, as unpleasant as I had ever seen, and his eyes seemed to be constantly mocking me. We stood, for I don't know how long, staring into each other's faces. Finally, he spoke in a voice that I found just as haunting as his wicked face.
"So, you have finally made a mistake," he spoke almost in a whisper. "I knew that it would happen at some point, but I am glad that this did not have to be dragged on any longer." He began to move towards me and instantly, I reached for Kryt with my lean arms to push him towards the door of his mother's home. Hades seemed to chuckle. "You need not try to protect the boy. If I wanted to hurt him, no puny daughter of Demeter could stop me. You are lucky. I mean no harm to him."
I was absolutely terrified as he drew closer. "So, it's only me that you mean harm to?" I asked in a voice that I hoped sounded menacing, although even I could hear the fear in it.
"No, my dear. I mean no harm to you either. Why would I want to harm the woman that I am in love with? No, no harm to either of you." I didn't believe for a second that he was in love with me.
"But-," I began to argue, but he just raised his hand in my direction.
"I don't have time for this right now. I need to get back to my kingdom. There are so many problems right now to deal with. You wouldn't believe it." Hades was now right in front of me. My heart sunk with fear. "But, of course, my dearest Persephone, you will see. After all, you will be my bride and then my wife. You will understand my problems." He looked down at me, for although I was quite tall for a young woman, I didn't even come to his shoulder.
I was angry, and I couldn't believe that Hades was really planning on marrying me. "I won't just leave Kryt and Deanne. I won't just leave my mother. I'm all that she has. What if I don't want to be your bride or your wife? What if I don't want to be the queen of your kingdom, the queen of the night?" As I spoke, I just got angrier. "You can't just tell me what to do."
I was going to continue, but Hades cut me off. "Actually my dear, I can. Your dear father, Zeus, gave me permission to marry you if I could find you. I don't care that you don't want to be my wife, it has already been decided that you will be by the Fates." He grabbed my arm. "Now, let go of that child and come into my chariot."
I spoke with a defiance that I had never known that I possessed. "No." He just shook his head at me, with that stupid smirk on his face.
"Fine," he said as I fainted and was carried deep into the depths of the earth.