Chapter 23: Vengeance
The group was surprised to find what appears to be a hunter with a rifle pointed towards them but soon he lowers the gun as he sees they are not the ones he is looking for.
"Who are you people?" Says the Hunter.
Artemis spoke up first. "We are searching for the cultists of Ares and the daemons they summon to serve their master. "
"I see we are searching for the same people I presume." Responded the Man.
The Hunter then asked. "Why are there a child and a teenager with you guys?"
Lincoln spoke up. "I was raised by the amazons of Themyscira and my younger sister Lucy has been caught up in the mess."
The man looked at him with assurance.
"I'm John. I am part of an organization that contains and surveills paranormal creatures and phenomena. "
Each member of the party made their introductions. And it was revealed to the Amazonian duo along with Lincoln that Themyscira has been known to the organization for many decades but chose to leave it be and only monitor the location. They moved as a group and made a trek to the other mine which is being used as an entrance to the Underworld. When they drew near the entrance they saw vehicles and armed men marked with a strange symbol on their arm which The Amazons and the Greek knowledgeable people identify with the cult of Ares. All but Lucy pushed forward, stealthy took out guards and made their way into the cave until they approached a large room with opened doors which many of them knew was the opening to the Greek underworld. In the center of the room where a sacrificial ritual of a man was commenced. Saw five soldiers being ordered and given instructions by a blonde woman who had a tuft of hair covering her right eye and wearing light purple skirt with Classical Greek armor. The Amazonions knew who that was without a doubt. John leveled his rifle, Artemis with her bow, and Pop-Pop with his 38 special revolver had it aimed at each guard. When the three were down. The other two followed suit. Persephone attempted to make a run into the underworld to escape them. But Lincoln pounced on her with his dagger to her throat. Before any plea was given by the rogue Amazon. Lincoln spoke.
"Why did you betray us and why did you kill my mother?" Lincoln said with rage and sorrow in his voice.
In anguish, Persephone made her case with much emotional distress.
"I wanted a child. I wanted one my whole life, but we amazons are forbidden with The Queen and your mother's exception. I was always envious of those two. When I entered that relationship with your mother years ago, I wanted you. Not her. I loved playing with you as a child so much. But I wasn't satisfied. I needed one of my own not to attach myself to someone else's. After the split between you and your mother. I planned to wait until you became a man yourself so I could seduce and make you my mate. So I could have my own children. That was my plan until last year when I saw you and Diana at the beach together. I knew it was a lost cause. So I freed Ares and allowed him to make me his mate. I killed Alexa on the Guard duty, because it was the perfect timing. I was always envious of her. My sword going through her body was the most satisfying thing I felt in my whole life on that damn isla-".
Her words cut short from her throat being slit by Lincoln. Words cannot describe the rage he felt towards her. He enjoyed the kill, it pleased him to see his mother's killer dead. It made him furious knowing that her mother's death came nothing but out of envy. He grabbed a hatchet he saw from one of the fallen soldiers of Ares' cult. He walked up back to Persephone's corpse. And in one motion, he severed her head. He proceeded to pick up the head of his mother's killer and he walked towards the entrance to Hades' domain.
The party stared at him with shock and disbelief on what he just did. Diana called out to him before he crossed into the Underworld.
"What are you doing Lincoln?!" Cried Diana.
"I'm getting my mother back." Responded Lincoln with a more serious tone than he ever spoke before. Not before disappearing to the portal that transported him to the realm of Hades.
