Hola mis amigos y mis amigas! I doubt you understand that but lets skip that and get to work. Its school now. Updates are going to be unpredictable but I will when I have the time. like I do now.
Jay:
The sky of the underworld was dark. The main source of light for Hades did not exist from above, but on its rocky surface where pools of luminous lava and many other liquids rested. And among the black sky, there was a white horse, wings aspread. A shooting star amongst the blackness. Upon him I rode, staring at the vast realm of Hades beneath me.
I approached my destination. The distance shone a mighty castle of stone and flame. Towers springing up from the walls that were tall enough to touch the sky and back. I landed down on a courtyard which grew plants and trees as if it was on the surface world. A man waited for me behind a shadow of marble columns. Stepping down m my steed, he revealed his face to me. Purple and strong.
"The hour is late. The days grow darker even here, and here you are. I trust this must be important." It was not the greeting I expected, but resumed approaching him.
"Lord Hades, my son is coming for the scythe. We need to help him in any way possible." He gave me a small glare.
"You know I dislike it when mortals enter my domain Jay."
"Yes, but I think that under the circumstances, you may permit them to enter without problems." The purple man paused for a moment. I had heard that him and Persephone had been fighting the past few weeks. Despite immortality, he had rings around his eyes and they told a tiresome story. The lord of the underworld paused for a moment. Looking back at me, hands behind his back, he spoke quietly.
"Come inside. We will discuss it there." He was acting quite suspicious, like he was holding back a secret that nobody was meant to know about. But why would he invite me inside if he was hiding something? I followed him into a massive room made from dark stone bricks. The ceiling arched like a perfect semi circle and on the far side was a throne of black marble; the only thing in the room. I followed Hades up until he sat down on his throne, sighing as he did so. I stood, obersving the large room.
"Only one throne." I commented.
"This, was my throne room before I married Persephone. I was quite a different person back then. I liked to isolate myself from reality and think. These past weeks have been the first time in millenia that I have spent time here." I remained silent, awaiting the lords reply to my request. "So he is coming for the Scythe of my father is he?"
"Yes he is. We must get it to him safely while we still have time-"
"Time?" Hades interrupted me abruptly. "What time do we have? Every passing minute Darkness grows and the power of the gods wanes. What time we once had has been lost. You don't possibly think that a mortal could survive the coming trails?"
I was surprised by Hades negativity. It was very unlike him. He was on the most part optimistic and cheerful, and kinda creepy. But not today. I replied to his intergection.
"It was prophecised that he will do this."
"He will, will he? The Oracle did not set his fate in stone. He claimed that he can, not that he will. His prophecy is not as straight forward as yours was Jay. The only reason you ever survived my fathers wrath WAS that you were destined to. It is hopeless to put the whole faith of the universe into a mere teenager."
"All the same Hades, we must try." I replied, aggravated my his aggravation. "Where is the scythe?"
Hades slumped back into his chair. It is hidden, within Cronus' cell. It was form of torture for him. No matter how long he will look for it. He will never find it. It moves around within the walls. It avoids him. If someone were to take it, the seal of his cell would break. It is a complex system that feeds the scythes power away from Cronus and into the defences of the cell."
"Can you not make arrangements for a different type of defence?"
"We could but then Cronus would start getting his strength back. That was how he escaped last time. He gained power from the alignment of the planets via his scythe. I cannot let it happen again."
"If Herry destroys the scythe, he will not be able to regain strength with it."
Hades just shook his head. "He will never make it. Even now the odds stack up against Herry. The great six have escaped from their tartarus inprisonment."
"The who?" I replied quickly.
"Jay you have read the archives of the gods. Even the ones restricted from the eyes of mortals. You know of whom I speak."
I paused, trying to remember the tale of the great six. It came to me. Despair and fear filled my heart and I began to panick.
"When did they escape? WHEN?"
"Two days ago. They were broken out by their mistress, who even now sets them out for her dark deeds. They will search for them, find them, and kill them on sight."
"Herry." I whispered to myself. I turned and sprinted towards the exit of the room. I had to warn Herry. I had to save him. But the fates were not on my side today. The massive metal doors slammed shut by themselves right before I could exit the room, I turned around saw Hades stepping up from his throne and walking slowly towards me.
"We cannot win, Jay. The gods have grown weak, and with the darkness rising in the far west, there will be no victory."
"Let me out Hades." I growled.
Hades stopped walking. 20 feet away from one another. I was pulling at the door, trying to open it, but to no avail. He said "There is only one viable option for survival Jay. We must join him. We must take the side of the darkness. Do not deny me like my wife did."
I stood there. I wanted this to not be real. I blinked. I was still here. Anger and frustration steamed out of me, yet the words I said seemed so calm.
"Tell me, when did the mighty lord of the underworld abandon reason for madness?" Fast as lightning, we both drew our swords and clashed. Using his magic, he launched me into the brick wall, I stumbled up. Fighting went on. We beat each other, cut each other, stabbed each other, eventually he right hooked me. It sent my sword flying out of my hand and knocking me back a few feet. I felt a sting at the side of my head. Checking with my hand, I saw blood. Hades kicked away my sword and pointed his right at me. I noticed blood was trickling down his face as well.
"Can't you see? The power that once made us strong is failing. I gave you a choice to join me but you denied. You have chosen the path of pain." Using his godly powers, he lanched my into the roof and slammed me back on the solid ground.
"I, lord Hades, sentence you to Tartarus, where you will rot over the millenia. Now go and remember the pains of mortality." And with that, I blacked out.
Far away from the chaos that was erupting below, 7 women sat around a campfire. The place overlooked a cliff where you could see the city of New Olympia and its lights. Six of the women were huge. They had muscles that were thicker than a mans skull and were tall enough to dunk a basketball net without even reaching. They wore fur and clothing made from animal hides. All the same, the clothes exposed their bulging abdominals and muscular legs. Each woman seemed as intimidating as the other. Opposite them was a smaller woman with a hood over her hidden face.
"What is thy bidding, oh Queen?" Asked the largest of the six.
"You must go on a hunt. There are two teenagers within that city. One is a born hunter, and the other is the bloodline of both Jason and the god Jay. The huntress is sharp like an eagle and quick like a viper. The son of Jay is strong and witty. They are on the hunt for something valuable to me. Follow them and when they retrieve this artifact, take it from them and kill them both, Bring me back this artifact but I must warn you, do not underestimate their strength."
"Has our queen found her equal?" The large woman suggested.
The small lady snapped a reply. "No. Not nearly, but you must go now. Dawn is coming and work has to be done."
The six women stood up from their log seats and bowed to the lady. The large woman concluded.
"As you wish, Queen Medea."
