(? POV)
I looked down at the man who was now lying unconscious on the floor. He was handsome I had to admit, he wasn't pretty to look at with his rough look but it had it charms. His blond hair was messy and his face was dirty. His face had a few minor scratches on it. He reminded me of a movie star who always would play the anti-hero.
I grabbed my hunting knife tight and knelt down to get closer to his neck.
If I didn't know better I would thought this was just a punny mortal who ran into the Half Blood Hell but more seem to be going on. If the rumors were true he was the most important person on earth right now. And I could kill him, I would get the his soul and become the new queen of Hell. I no longer needed to be a minor goddess. With the power the man unknowingly possessed. It wasn't fair, why would this mortal deserve the power he got. I was more deserving than he was. I was a goddess after all. Well was.
Zeus cast me down to earth, stripped me from my immortality and powers. For what? Siding with the Titans.
Ofcourse Perseus asked for pardon all the gods who chose Kronos side but since I was a titan the deal didn't include me. Even though I saw myself more as a goddess than anything else I was left out of the deal.
But Zeus wanted to punish me really bad, unlike other gods I was cast down the HalfBlood Hell. Away from the power of the Gods. And mortal, did I told you I could be killed? Ugh, I hated being a mortal. Even though it was only a week it felt like months. I managed to survive with ease. My memories of the past were still with me and helped me avoiding all the big monsters and stay on the run. Ugh I want to be a goddess again.
Before I was cast down I managed to have a chat with Apollo. It took him a lot of his powers to even get some information about the future.
All I wanted to know is how to become a goddess again.
And I got an entire prophecy.
The last thing I wanted was a long quest but the Fates pobally hated me.
Along the prophecy he gave me a address and a time, told me something was about to go down there.
I paid a certain serial killer to abduct him for me and waited for him to come.
And he came.
I got his wallet out of his pocket and looked at the driver license.
"Zach Lorecrow" I read out loud.
There was no way I would help him with his stupid quest.
Screw the prophecy, I can kill him right here and now and I don't need to be a goddess anymore. I held my knife against his neck, ready to slide it through with a swift cut.
Three old ladies appeared in front of me, I stepped back in shock.
"The Fates" I hished angry. "What are you three doing here?" I asked, seeing the Fates was never a good thing.
"You can't kill him" Clotho said.
"I can do what I want" I said not wanting to budge.
"Don't you dare to defy Fate Magic Daughter" Atropos sneared.
"The Halfblood Hell is out of your control" I snapped back.
"Now it's beyond our reach but not for long, if you kill him we'll make sure his soul fades so you can never get it, remember Death and Live are our domain" Lachesis threatened.
"It's not fair" I muttered, "This mortal can't even handle him"
"And you'll have to guide him otherwise you'll never be a goddess again" They all three said before disappearing in a flash.
The Lines of the Prophecy ran through my head, now I was more disturbed than ever. I had to take part in it, I wash literally mentioned in one of the lines. The lines were burned into my head, Not even a dip in the Lethe would wash it away.
The Death of two give birth to One,
Rise an army, Chain the Sun,
Traitors Thief shows the way,
To the endless world of Death and pain,
Darkness Princess embraces home,
Kill the king and take the throne,
Wisdom Demon's wish fulfilled,
Magic Daughter's curse be killed,
City of Angels streets turn red,
Save it all or lose to Death.
I put away my knife and grabbed him by the shoulder and dragged him into the cab. The corpse of the serial killer was already absorbed by the car.
A plan began to form in my head, maybe the Fates didn't allow me to kill him but if someone else "accidently" kills him and I kill the killer...I would get the crown.
Yeah this was a good plan.
Screw the Prophecy.
(Zach POV)
When I woke up I was tied to a wooden office chair. I tried to move but both my legs were tied and my hands we're behind my back. I looked around and saw we were inside a parking garage, the only car I saw was the yellow cab who took me literally to hell. I looked around and saw it was noon. I tried to think about what happened.
The woman who attacked me and the driver.
She killed the driver, what would her stop her from killing me now?
'If she wanted to kill you she would already do it' A voice inside me said.
"Okay, Whoever you are, come out" I yelled.
Suddenly a hand appeared on my shoulder and I almost jumped up in shock, if I wasn't tied I would have.
It was a woman's hand, her nails painted were purple.
I tried to turn my face around to get a better look but she already stood in front of me.
"Zach" She said with an annoyance in her voice.
"Who are you? What's going on? What the Hell is going on?" I asked almost crying.
The woman laughed a little at that before grabbing one of the knifes on her belt, "Listen Zach, I'm going to explain something, don't interrupt me because I want to get over with this fast"
I opened my mouth but she was faster, "If you say something before I'm done I cut out your throat"
I had the feeling she wasn't lying.
"Understood?" She asked.
I nodded.
"Okay, Zach you're world isn't the only world out there, there are multiple worlds out there. Gods are real, The Greek ones, Christian, Norse and all the others" I opened my mouth but she played with the hunting knife in her hand and I quickly shut it,
"All these gods and Pantheons got their own monsters and demons however the Gods don't care about the mess they create and abandoned it. All these monsters and creatures we're dumped away in the mortal world. Well a magical force connected all these monsters, places and creatures. It's what we call the Halfblood hell. It's where we are in now. It's a hidden world from the mortals until you come across one of these monsters. Then you become connected to it"
"I don't believe you" I protested in a reflex.
The woman laughed and took a bottle out of her backpack, "I hoped you would say that, now I can skip the explanation and prove it to you. To be honest, Zach the soul of the Devil is inside you"
She opened the bottle and forced my mouth open.
"This is Hellwater, if a mortal drinks it he or she will become suicidal, every second they spend living they want to die however when they try to kill themself they lose courage everytime"
She poured water in my mouth, I tried to resist but she was to strong.
"However to demons it brings unspeakable pain"
She said with a smile.
"And with enough pain we can maybe release your inner demons..."
Read and review please, can anyone guess the identity of the woman?
