Hades sat on a large stone throne situated at the edge of one of the many temples of his underground layer. A metal goblet hung over the side clutched in his hand as he thought over his plan once again. It would soon be all falling into place one-half of the plan was already complete without any faults.
Hades smirked lifting the goblet to his lips and taking a long sip of the expensive burgundy wine. The sound of the heavy wooden doors scraping across the stone floor caught his attention.
A second later the two witches appeared the crystal ball clutched in one of their bony hands. "I hope this is good news?" Hades sighed downing the rest of his drink slumping back in the chair lazily not even bothering to stand and greet the two woman properly.
"We did as you said and started to sent the saviour visions but what is next?" The two sisters scurried across the floor stopping at the well positioned in the middle of the room. Hades stood slowly not in any rush and clicked his fingers refilling the goblet instantly.
"Well you continue with the visions make them more intense adding a couple of hints that he could be down here. Then hopefully she'll put two and two together and Charon won't be out of a job". He smirked striding over to join the witches beside the well. The two woman were leaning over the stone well staring into the depths of the dark water that gave off an eerie mist.
"The prophecy has been set into motion it cannot be broken the strings are connected that hold it all together cannot be frayed". Hades smiled widely taking a sip of his drink and feeling the need to celebrate further.
"Did you see what the future held a child?" One of the elderly women turned her face to the side and sniffed the air holding out her bony hand. The other witch sighed and lifted up her hand banging it at the side of her head causing the single eye to pop out. She dropped the eye into the palm of her bony skeleton hand with a grunt. The bolding witch popped the hairy eye into her socket and suddenly went into a trance like state.
"I see a green eyed dark haired child with great powers". She whispered letting her hands hover over the now wild water splashing against the sides.
"Will it be my downfall?" Hades frowned the light mood slowly disappearing at the prospects.
"It is unclear". He slammed the goblet down onto the stone well feeling the heat instantly raise in the room.
"It's too soon to know". Pain and Panic choose that moment to enter the room with a bloody hook in their hands.
"The pirate is back in his cell". Hades launched his fists into the air, the hair on his head turning to fire and the colouring in his face going bright red.
"Master, did we do wrong?" Panic stuttered folding in on himself at the anger of his master.
"I WANT ANSWERS!" He screeched the magic flying out of his fingertips crashing against the walls. Pain and Panic fell to the floor scared of their master's true powers and what he was capable of.
"I HAVE WAITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR MANY YEARS!". Hades continued to shout the fiery magic shooting out of his fingertips and shooting off the stone walls. The two witches tutted not afraid of the lord of the underworld and his powerful magic.
"It won't be very long now my lord but a little bit of patience is needed". One of the elderly women spoke holding out her hand for the eye she shared with her sister.
"Come let us show you something, my lord". The slightly younger sister popped the eye out of the socket with a sigh and handed it over slowly walking back to the stone well. Hades panted feeling his temperature slowly returning to normal and a sense of calm passing over him.
He watched as the witch waved her hand over the water once again chanting a couple of words. Seconds later and the murky water was swirling and parting to clear the way for an image. Hades strode forward eager to see what they had conjured up this time. A woman appeared sitting on a window seat in the dark staring out of the large bay window at the street. She was clutching a book to her chest with tears trickling down her pale cheeks.
"This is where we give her hope". The witch nearest to Hades whispered blankly waving her hand through the air. She muttered a spell the tips of her skeleton fingertips started to glow brightly for a couple of minutes. The blonde woman gasped her bright green eyes going wide at the sight before her.
"What is it?" The witch held a finger up to her mouth to quiet the lord of the god of the underworld. The vision continued to play out the picture going fuzzy slightly and flickering out of focus. Hades leant in closer his face scrunching up as he watched carefully.
The saviour stood from the window seat and slowly walked into the middle of the room. She lifted up her hand and reached out to the large green blob floating in the middle of the room. It rose up into the air and swelled shooting out magic and images of different things.
She let her hand connect with the light and gasped at what was seen. Hades muttered underneath his breath and turned away fro the stone well marching towards the door. "I have more work to do the pirate has too much hope I want to crush that". He disappeared out of the door before another word was said between the guests.
