I seem to have really had the writing bug recently and I hope it continues. So here is another chapter for you all. I hope you enjoy it. Here I am introducing someone new to the story.
A darkness had taken over Storybrooke and it wasn't anything to do with the darkness in Regina. Two weeks had passed and Regina had become quieter and quieter as the weeks had passed. She had not mentioned the voice of the dark one or the changing of her skin again and neither Robin nor Henry asked her about it deciding if Regina wanted to talk about it she would. They didn't want to push her.
But everyone could see the darkness was taking its toll on Regina. It was clear she really was beginning to struggle to contain the darkness festering inside of her, reining in her temper was beginning to become harder and harder.
However the darkness over Storybrooke had developed over the last few hours of the day. A storm had brewed and eventually broke out causing everyone to flee to their homes to hide from the torrential rain and the clapping of the thunder along with the striking of the lightening. Everyone put this storm down to the strange weather of Maine but really they should have been looking a little deeper into it.
For a tall skinny man with jet black robes and blue hair like flames covering his head walked down the main street of Storybrooke looking around him with a smirk at the devastation he was creating with the storm. He was looking for someone. An old friend, well perhaps not a friend. She had been a young woman when they had met. A young woman entering into darkness and desperate enough to make a deal with him to get what she wanted. He possessed one ingredient she had needed for her curse and in exchange for this ingredient she had told she would give him anything he wanted.
"What could I give you that would make you consider giving me what I want?" She had asked.
"Your soul dear." He had replied. She had hesitated, well who wouldn't when being asked to give up their soul? But it didn't take much to convince her, waving the ingredient in front of her eyes and playing on her desperate need to cast the curse that she thought would give her the happy ending she deserved. "A deal. Your soul for the ingredient." He had said holding out his long, skinny grey hand to her.
"If you have my soul what will you have me do?" She has asked, and he liked her. She had fire in her and made sure to get all details before making her deal. Smart girl.
"Collect me one hundred hearts in ten years" he had replied. He had heard of her, knew how she worked, what she did.
"And if I don't do that?" She had asked and he had smirked at her.
"Then you soul is mine completely. But if you succeed then I shall return your soul to you." He told her.
So now he had tracked her down to collect what she owed him. She had not succeeded in her task, missing three hearts of the one hundred. It was time she was his, completely and forever.
"Pain…Panic…" Hades called to his little demons. He held out a scarf of hers and they sniffed at it collecting her scent to their memories. "Take me to her." Hades ordered and started to follow his little demons as the scampered off.
"Do you really think this is just Maine weather?" Emma asked as she peered out of the window of the mansion where she, the Charmings, Henry, Robin and Regina were hiding out.
Mary-Margaret shrugged her shoulders and sat down in one of the arm chairs. "I'm not sure. We have had storms like this before."
"Really? I don't remember anything like this before. That is mad out there!" Emma replied.
"It's just a bit of wind and rain." Regina replied rolling her eyes at Emma.
"Just a bit of wind and rain?" Emma repeated her voice going slightly higher. "You are kidding me right Regina? That is not just a bit of wind and rain. I think there is something up with it. That isn't just Maine weather."
"Why does there always have to be another reason behind something? Why can't it just be the simple answer of Maine weather?" Regina asked in annoyance.
"I don't know I just have this feeling." Emma replied shrugging her shoulders. Regina was just about to answer when a loud knock sounded throughout the house almost echoing. Everyone frowned and looked out to the foyer. "Who the hell would be out in this?" Emma asked.
"Well I don't know Miss Swan I can't quite see through solid wooden doors." Regina replied sarcastically as she walked out of the living room and headed towards the front door.
Emma peered out of the window trying to see who was stood outside of the house. She had a bad feeling. She couldn't quite explain it but she had a bad feeling about this. She pushed herself away from the window and quickly weaved her way through the people and furniture in the living room heading towards the foyer. "Wait Regina! I don't think you should…" Emma started just as Regina opened the door and found herself being flung back by a magical force squealing a little as it happened. "Regina!" Emma gasped and ran over to where Regina had fallen down. "Are you okay?" Emma asked as she helped Regina up.
"Oh yes fantastic." Regina snapped back, but clung onto Emma letting her help her up.
Emma looked over to the door to see a tall skinny man in jet black robes and blue hair like flames walking into the house, a smirk on his face, two small monster like creatures following behind him. One a purple colour and one a green colour. "Who the hell are you and what are those?" Emma demanded as she looked the man and the creatures over.
Regina looked up at Emma's questioning and gasped as she saw exactly who and what was stood in her house. Having been blasted away from the door previously she had not managed to see who the culprit had been. "Oh god…" Regina whispered and she stepped back a little her back hitting the wall behind.
"Hello Regina…" Hades hissed out with an evil smile on his face. "It is so nice to see you again…"
"I…I wish I could say the same…" Regina replied holding herself up a little more to try and look confident but she knew Hades would see right through her. Regina glanced over and saw Mary-Margaret, David, Robin and Henry now stood in the foyer, Robin placing a protective arm in front of Henry. She then looked back at Hades. She needed to get rid of him. She didn't want him anywhere near her family, especially her son.
"Regina who the hell is this?" Emma asked glancing from Regina and back to the man.
"I have come to collect on my debt Regina. You owe me…" Hades said stepping towards her.
"I…I can get you what you want. Give me some time and I will get it for you." Regina said quickly. She knew exactly why Hades had come to her.
"Oh now Regina that was not part of our deal. You were tricky to find my dear." Hades said quietly stepping ever closer to Regina, his hand moving out and his long skinny fingers rubbing against her cheek making her gasp. She moved her head away from his touch.
"I…I have what you need I promise you." Regina said. She just wanted him to leave. She wanted him away from her son. "I will give it to you. Name the time and I will have what you are owed by then."
Hades smirked at Regina and looked to his little demons. "What do you think guys? Should we give her time?" He asked them.
The little demons bounced about at their feet and snickered. Regina rolled her eyes at them. She had always hated the little things. "Make her squirm master." Pain screeched out.
Hades laugh bellowed around the room . "Alright Regina. I will give you until midnight, meet me on Main Street by the clock tower. Have what you owe me or your mine." He said and then with a wave of his hand grey smoke swirled around him and his little demons making them disappear.
Regina let out a breath she had not even realised she had been holding and she slouched against the wall. Mary-Margaret rushed over to the front door and closed it again, everyone turning to look at Regina with questioning looks.
"Regina…Who was that?" Emma asked again.
"That…was Hades. Lord of the underworld." Regina replied swallowing back the lump in her throat.
Yes Hades, Lord of the underworld is here. If you have heard the rumors of what may be involved in 5b of OUAT you will know of perhaps Hades coming into it. I couldn't believe it as I had planned to bring Hades into my story from the very beginning. As you could probably gather I have based Hades off the Disney Hercules version. I just loved him when I was younger.