Prologue:

The sound of heels clicking softly on the stone floor echoed coldly as an elegant woman walked down the corridor. As she arrived in a large room, she bowed gracefully before a young man who was skillfully brushing paint across the walls.

"My lord, you seem to be distant. Would you like to confine in me what's troubling you…?" She asked softly, causing him to stop painting for a moment before turning to look at the woman, revealing a young teen with flowing golden hair and caring sky blue eyes.

"There isn't much to explain since the problem is easy to notice, Pandora… I sense her soul has risen but we haven't even made an attempt to retrieve her." He spoke softly in reply, catching Pandora's interests at his words.

"You mean she's returned? Then I'll send out a search party to…!"

"No… I'll go and fetch her myself. Find out where she's located and tell me of her status. I will retrieve her once I have dealt with my hometown." The young man stated, a very faint smile playing on his lips at the thought of who he'd come face to face with soon.

"As you wish, my lord." Pandora replied before leaving the teen to return to his painting, not noticing the smile that was on his face.

"I wonder just how you're like in this generation, my dove…" He murmured to himself as he continued to paint a large work of art.

Softly humming to herself, a young maiden was skillfully weaving flowers into beautiful chains. Looking at the sky, her golden and silver blue eyes shined from the light like they were absorbing them.

"I hope the children like these since I haven't been able to get away long enough to see them…" The young maiden spoke gently to herself as she continued to work on the delicate chain while a basket sat beside her, filled with many others that were completed.

As she continued to work diligently on the flower chains, the sound of footsteps drew her attention away to where she saw another woman walking towards her with flowing black hair and deep, dark eyes. Just the fact of her being there and walking towards her made the young maiden almost stop breathing from surprise. With a playful smile, the woman bowed to her and sat across from the quiet young maiden, joining her in making flower chains.

"So you enjoy flowers, my lady…?" The woman asked, making the maiden flinch slightly at the coolness of her voice.

"Um… Y-yes. I'm making these for the children. But… But who are you?"

"How rude of me for not introducing myself. I am Pandora. Who might you be, my lady…?" She asked with a hint of slyness to her smile.

"M-my name? I-it's Ileana." She stammered, making Pandora giggle.

"Aren't you a gentle soul… How about we spend some time together? If you wish, I can help you with whatever you need." At that offer, Ileana was quiet for a moment before softly smiling at her.

"You… You're actually wanting to help me…? N-no one's ever given me any form of help b-before…" She said with glee in her colorful eyes.

"Really? Tell me about this then and I'll see what I can do to make your life even better." That was when the smile on Ileana's face disappeared, being replaced with sorrow and worry.

"You can't… Lady Pandora, the only way my life would be better would be if it was my own again or if I was dead. My life was taken from me when I was young because of my fool of a father. I was then bought by the man who makes me call him master and I'm only lucky if I manage to stay out of his grasp… Since I can tell that what he wants of me isn't my skills in the kitchen by the way he looks and stares at me…" Ileana murmured, flinching at Pandora's touch. With a smile, the dark woman made the maiden look straight into her eyes.

"Would you be happier if someone came and saved you from this life…? If life gets out of hand, all you have to do is call for him and he'll take you away."

"H-him…? Who are you talking about, Pandora…?" Right then, Pandora pulled her hands away as she stood up, still smiling as she was since they first started talking.

"I speak of Lord Hades. Call out his name when you can't take this life anymore." She replied, bowing to her after placing the flower chain on the maiden's head and leaving as mysteriously as she came.