Chapter 24: Resurrection
As Lincoln traveled through the path leading to Hades' throne. He trekked through the lost souls of the Greeks throughout the Ages. He was barely able to sneak past the Cerberus. If he was one second slower he would have died right there and be joined with his fellow worshippers of the Greek Pantheon. As he drew nearer to the throne room of Hades. He discovered the makeshift bridge that was formed leading to an obese figure in a lounge chair, drinking what he suspected to be wine out of very ornate chalice. He crossed the bridge with Persephone's severed head still in his left hand and knelt before the God of the underworld.
"Oh great lord of the underworld I beseech you to accept my offering in return for a soul which has joined your realm in recent days." Lincoln spoke poetically to the god.
The obeyed figure looked at the white hair teenage mortal with curiosity. He soon asked in response.
"How did you, a mortal teenager, enter the underworld and know that a severed head is what is needed for an exchange to bring back a sincere one to life?"
Lincoln answered. " My mother's books which I studied from her mentorship. "
Lincoln was stared at with interest by the god. He proceeded to open his mouth.
"There is more required for the sacrifice to bring the dead back to life. But I will accept this offer because I am interested in you. You are the first mortal I have seen in my domain who isn't dead for at least 1,200 years. Whose soul do you desire to be resurrected?"
"My adoptive mother, Alexa, an Amazon woman, was killed in recent days, in an act of treachery."
Lincoln answered.
"Very well." Hades said as he gestured his hand which glowed with his power. Beside him a familiar woman appeared with a scar in her chest from what appeared to be a sword wound. She wore light Amazon armor on top of her normal clothing which was formed from what appeared to have been a sword, thrusted through her chest.
She looked confused on the location she has found herself in and in complete shock on seeing her adopted son she has not seen in a month and a half. Lincoln attempted to approach his recently resurrected mother. But before he made an attempt to hug her, he was met with a hard slap across his cheek.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"
Alexa screamed at him followed by.
"WHY THE HELL DID YOU JUST LEAVE LIKE THAT WITH LILY?!"
"I DISCOVERED YOUR DAMN ESCAPE BY LINCA'S CRYING."
"IT TOOK ME TWO HOURS TO GET HER TO STOP CRYING, I WAS CRYING TOO!"
"YOU WERE RAISED BY WOMEN YOUR WHOLE LIFE AND YET YOU CANNOT COMPREHEND ON HOW A WOMAN FEELS."
"DIANA WAS CRYING TOO WHEN SHE CAME OVER TO SEE YOU BECAUSE SHE HAD NEWS TO TELL YOU THAT THE QUEEN HAD APPROVAL OF HER WISH TO COURT YOU"
"I WAS KILLED BY PERSEPHONE AND WHEN I WAS BLACKING OUT AND SAW THE LIGHT I THOUGHT I WAS NEVER GONNA BE ABLE TO SEE YOU AGAIN!"
Alexa bursted into tears while hugging her adopted son more tightly than she ever had before. She was sobbing into his shoulder which was drenched with tears. Lincoln hugged back. Whispering into her ear.
"It is ok mother. I am back and I am bringing you back home. You don't need to worry about Persephone anymore. I slayed her and avenged your death."
Alexa pulled away from her son and looked at him in shock and disbelief and what he said. She turned to look at her surroundings and saw her killer's head on the floor in front of Hades. She did not know how to comprehend that her son was capable of doing that. She fully expected Artemis, but not her child. She chose to address it later and both of them bowed in thankfulness to the god of their underworld and made their way back to the direction Lincoln entered. Hades had ordered the Cerberus to calm down at the duo who were leaving the Underworld back to the land of the living.
Lincoln and Alexa were informed before their departure from the Throne of Hades of Ares' plan to conquer much of the mortal realm with an army he prepared to take Chicago. They made their way through the entrance to the land of the living to see the group Lincoln had departed hours ago.