Thanatos and Zagreus find themselves in a heated conflict regarding his decision to leave suddenly and without warning. Despite already aiding in his recent escape attempts, the pressure and pain of watching Zagreus attempt to leave his family becomes too much to bear. The pair soon realise that an apology is not the only thing that is long overdue.

The sharp gasps of his breathing suddenly exploded into wracking coughs. Spit and petals came out in heaving waves, splattered with golden ichor. Next came the vines. "We were children together," Hypnos mouthed against the stone tiles. Written for AO3's Goreswap Exchange 2022 exchange.

"Having ventured successfully much farther than before, the surface-seeking Prince encounters setbacks far too hideous to be described." Zagreus goes missing.

For all too brief a time, things are well in the House of Hades, and peace exists between Olympus and the Underworld. But when Zagreus makes a shattering discovery, the prince must risk the combined wrath of Heaven and Hell in his most desperate escape attempt yet... or all of mortalkind is doomed forever. (Set after the Epilogue - SPOILERS!)

Zagreus offers Megaera a journey through hell, with him as her escort to show her the surface. As they journey through forgotten memories are revealed, and truths come out.

She has been known as many things: Kore, Persephone, Queen of the Underworld. Looking back on her life, all titles are empty and names ring hollow after a loss that has changed her irrevocably.

Apollo decides to pay a visit to the God of Blood and Life to ask for a favor. To seek out someone he had loved and lost to the sudden clutches of Death. As Zagreus strives to complete his newest task of reuniting people, he also learns some important things along the way that prompts him to re-define what his role really is in his newfound godhood.

Zag didn't go back to the River when he was supposed to die. Meg and Than carry him there while watching him slip away.

Zagreus finds himself stumbling, bloody and aching. He's tired but he's determined. But he stumbles and he falls. Luckily for him Thanatos is there to catch him.

Zag and Meg reflect on how far they've come since they met.

Plans were hatching quietly in his mind, knowing his fathers temper would be on him soon. Zagreus would have to do it alone, not wanting to get anyone else on the receiving end of Hades wrath when Zagreus was the one needing answers.

Meg was used to seeing Zag covered in blood, but usually that was after he came to fight her. She didn't expect him to come limping towards her already covered in scrapes, scratches and bruises.

Aphrodite gets a call from Zagreus and uses this opportunity to talk about what she knows best.

Hades video game short story fanfic. Trigger warnings: NA Words: 970 Thanatos reflects on his past with Zagreus and their friendship. This story was inspired by Halsey's song Young God.

Alysides the Stygian Executor and goddess of chains never thought her feelings for a certain god of death would ever be returned. Especially when other deities can't mind their own business. Onyxia goddess of shadows figures she will never be free of Tartarus. Not after she refused to side with the Olympians or the Titians. M to be safe.

Asterius was resigned to his fate in Hell, then he met Theseus once again, in Elysium.

Asterius draws, and thinks, to get himself through the symposium he was dragged to.

Theseus tries to sort his feelings out on Naxos. He just can't escape the notion that he's made a horrible mistake. Maybe several mistakes.

Having naturally been sent to Tartarus for perpetuating abusive treatment of low level employees in the workplace and covering up the actions of rapists in his employ, Ubisoft CEO Eaves Guillemot (Original Character: Do Not Steal) applies his skills of publishing the last decade's worth of Tom Clancy games by monetizing the monotonous grind of eternal torture.

Hades tried. But he was… never really a good father. How could he be, with that reminder of all he'd lost always looking at him? A peek at his relationship with the boy while he was growing up.

Zagreus decides to bestow a gift on their lovable little maid far greater than any nectar. Something she's been missing for quite some time now.

Zagreus had climbed to the surface countless times, and despite helping in his mother's return and settling the drama with the Olympians, he couldn't quite get rid of the curiosity. The small voice in the back of his head wondered what it was like to roam about in the mortal realm and even Olympus. One day, he got his chance.

A confession. [DrabbleNovember Day 26, complete.]

When Zagreus gets too close to actually escaping, Lord Hades, in a moment of rashness, locks his son away in the depths of Tartarus. In a solitary cell, the prince broods, alone, until his friends and family remind him he's not.

Even gods sometimes reach the end of their ropes. [DrabbleNovember 2020 Days 28 and 14, complete.]