Chapter 2 - Reaching the Palace
After AD's message, I looked at the ground, groaning. How on Olympus was that possible? Me - speaking to dead people? I turned a 180 and found the trail. I followed it, and I was pretty sure I was going to die.
The bones led to Hades' palace. I looked at the marble fortress. Then Persephone bounded forward, and wrapped me in a big hug.
"Andromeda! Finally. Let me explain. Zeus and Poseidon made Hades promise not to have any children. They called it the Pact of the Big 3. But the problem is, Poseidon, your true father, broke it. And so did Zeus. But I'm pretty sure Hades didn't. Or else, I will seriously chain him to a wall with plants", Persephone explained, looking down at me.
I felt gloomy. Honestly, from the tiny memories I had from being up above on the earth, I knew I was supposed to be on grass. But, Poseidon broke the oath. Or now, should I call him dad?
"You and your brother, Perseus -", Persephone was cut off by me.
"Is he living? Is he okay? Have the monsters got him? Shouldn't I be up on earth?", I asked, feeling worry.
Persephone wrinkled her nose when I said "Perseus", but she continued. "I can not tell you everything. But for now, you will be trained by Chaos. You will be trained in the Underworld. You must train for 7 years. When you get to earth, you will be 12. Slowly, your brother will discover that he is a demigod. The reason why you can understand me right now is that you were the rebirth of a genius. That genius jumped over the river Lethe, and didn't get her memory stolen. Use this information wisely, Andromeda. And don't tell a single living or dead soul about what you have heard." Persephone concluded, and she disappeared in a flash.
I just stood there, the 5 year old me wondering what to do, and the 10 year old sighing and trying to get to Hades, god of the Underworld.
After what seemed hours of waiting, Hades found me. He scratched his chin twice, and snapped his fingers. I landed in a bed, and the walls were painted various shades of blue. Hades gestured to the closet, which opened to reveal Ancient Greek armor, a few t-shirts, some shorts, and 10 pairs of sandals. Inside, there was a scroll of paper, in Ancient Greek, which told me everything about my room.
"Training is whenever you want it to start." Hades sighed, and left the room. Taking out the scroll, I decided to read it.
"The clothing and armor in the closet are enchanted to fit with you, and they change at your command. On your drawer to the right, there is a pen with a notebook. Everything you write will be saved. On the drawer to the left, there is a bag. You can store objects inside. When you call for training to begin, Hades will arrive and the room will change. There is a daily schedule too", I read, sighing. 7 years of training? Great, oh great, these are going to be the most boring years of my life.
A/N: I ran out of space in the last Author's Note to ask this, but are there any people who are willing to guess what "AD" is an abbreviation for? Here's a hint: the character in question has a long white beard, glasses, and is widely respected among their community.