Part Fifty Six

“Oh FUCK.” Hades said.

“Yes daddy cum for me.” I said.

“No, fuck. Crap KORE!” Hades said, he sounded kind of funny, he must have been coming.

“Yes my king, cum for me.” I said back to him.

Hades turned me around and I made eye contact with his worried face.

“What’s wrong?!” I asked, instant panic spreading through my body. His hands fumbled at the red rope ties on my hands. Jacaerys and Katerina continued their act, not realizing something had happened.

Something was wrong, something was not good.

It all happened so fast.

“PERSEPHONE????!” a woman yelled.

“GET

THE

FUCK

OFF

MY

DAUGHTER.”

“Oh fuck.” I whispered. I was naked, in a collar, with my hands tied, with not just the king of the underworld fucking me but also two other people.

“WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER?!” My mother screamed, rushing over to Hades and striking him hard with her sword.

Hades went flying back into the wall.

No one ever said my mother couldn’t fight.

“PERSEPHONE WHERE ARE YOU CLOTHES?” She asked me. My mother summoned a plain white dress for me and wrapped me around in it.

“Mom, I can explain.” I said to her,

“Demeter, a pleasure, as always. Let’s go.” Jacaerys said, grabbing Katerina’s hand.

“He forces you to fuck the Prince of Tartatus?! AND THIS COMMON WHORE?” My mother asked.

“Hey, I’m not a whore.” Katerina said in her thick heavy accent.

“AND HE PUT A COLLAR ON YOU? AND HE KEEPS YOU HERE?! IN THE CELLS OUTSIDE THE ROOM?!” Demeter asked me.

“Oh no no no no no, you see your highness. This is just Hades' play dungeon.” Jacaerys said.

“DID I ASK YOU TO SPEAK YOU SEX DEMON” Demeter screamed at him.

“Mom I’m NOT HIS SEX SLAVE.” I said to my mom.

“THEN EXPLAIN THE COLLAR, EXPLAIN THE DUNGEONS.” She yelled at me. Hades stood up and began to approach us.

“Demeter please, I can explain-'' Hades said, my mother in all her anger and fury struck him again with all the power of her sword, this time sending his body so hard he broke into the stone wall.

“Ow.” He said weakly.

“Come on WE ARE LEAVING.” Demeter said, grabbing my hand and pulling me away from Hades.

“Demeter, please allow us to explain.” Hades said, groaning and picking himself up.

My mother pulled me harshly through the rooms of Hades dungeon. We passed through the cages back to the party.

“Okay yes, I can see why you would think that I am Hades sex slave.” I said to my mom.

“We are leaving here and bringing you back to earth.” Demeter said.

“Demeter please if I may.” Hades said, appearing behind the corner of the hall of prison cages hopping on one foot while pulling on his shoe.

“YOU MAY NOT.” Demeter yelled, sharpening her grip on my wrist.

“Mother, PLEASE!” I protested.

Demeter dragged me from Hades private sex dungeons to the large party. It was so loud now. Some of the women from the tea party waved to me or slapped me on the back.

“Hey it’s Queen Persephone!” One shouted.

“Fuck ya let’s win this war!” Another shouted at me.

“Let’s fucking drink!” another said, raising and accidentally spilling her champagne on me.

My mother scoffed, appalled by this behavior. I allowed her to pull me from the party room, her anger parting the wild crowd like the red sea.

I looked to Hades behind me as he pulled on his pants and kindly pushed off some women and other people trying to get ahold of him. Andre and Andrea, who were overlooking the party with several soldiers, made eye contact with me and bolted for the door at which my mother was dragging me.

Finally we were out in the large hall, my mother continued to pull me and the party became a soft haze of noise in the background.

“Mother, please.” I said again.

“DEMETER!” I said, I had never once in my life raised my voice at my mother. I flicked my arm violently, releasing myself from her iron grip.

“Listen to me!” I said to her,

“I won’t listen to a word. You’re a prisoner, he’s threatened you, brainwashed you. You need to come home.” Demeter said.

“Mom, he hasn't brainwashed me! I’m not trapped” I exclaimed. Hades guards now encircled us.

“Oh, you’re not being held prisoner?” Demeter asked sarcastically, looking around at the circle of soldiers.

“They’re my friends.” I said to her, Nyx, Andrea, and Hades entered the circle. Andre stood directly in front of my mom.

“Persephone, these people are not your friends.” Demeter said.

“These are my friends.” I said.

“That little witch has killed thousands of civilians.” My mother said, pointing towards Nyx. Nyx looked sad and embarrassed.

“I’m a different person now.” She said meekly.

“Hades has stolen and raped hundreds of girls.” Demeter said. I looked to Hades, my eyes starting to well in tears.

“That’s not true.” I said, looking at Hades.

“Do you think you’re special? The rooms he’s kept you in, places I’ve heard rumors you’ve been. Aphrodite has been in that chair, nymphs in his bed. Minthe, his little nymphomaniac, was stolen from our forest a thousand years ago. She’s been his prisoner ever since.” Demeter said.

“Hades, is this true?” I asked him.

“Kore, no. Well, yes, some parts are.” Hades said.

“Was Minthe kidnapped by you?” I asked him. Hades hung his head in shame, his eyes now filled with tears too.

“Yes.” He admitted.

“See Persephone. You are no different. Hades is playing with your mind, using you like your father has tried all these years to defend and fight in a war that has nothing to do with you.” My mother said,

“My father and Hades admitted to that. They told me I was a weapon months ago.” I said to my mother. I never had been so spiteful towards her, however I wanted to defend Hades.

“Is this true Aidenous?” Demeter asked Hades above my shoulder.

“Yes. It is true. After your daughter's eighteenth birthday I stole her to use her as a potential weapon against the Accursed. ” Hades said.

“She’s a CHILD. You’re her UNCLE. What business did she have in your war?! In a REALM SHE WASN’T EVEN BORN IN.” My mother said, Hades held up his hands as Demeter raised her sword again at him in anger.

“Because I didn’t just steal her to be a weapon!” Hades said, dodging a swing from my mother.

“I stole her because I dreamt of her, and she of me. The fates wanted us to be together.” Hades said, now running around in a frantic circle away from my mothers attacks.

“Is that what they told you in the NYMPHOMANIAC school in HELL to say to the mothers of the eighteen year old girls you rape?! Explain what I just walked in on. You’ve STOLEN MY DAUGHTERS VIRGINITY, CORRUPTED HER, ARE KEEPING A COLLAR ON HER, FORCING HER TO HAVE SEX WITH YOUR FRIENDS.” Demeter said.

Hades was knocked down at her last words. He refused to fight her back for his love for me and quite frankly was getting his ass beat.

“AGAIN, I can see why you might come to those conclusions.” Hades said, my mother stabbing her sword into his stomach.

“I-I love her” Hades said, my mother twisted her sword in his stomach. Him being a god of course, this was only just uncomfortable for him, not life threatening.

“I’ve heard it before.” She said,

“He’s marrying her.” A voice said from outside the circle.

The soldiers parted to make way for Athena. She walked in tall and composed. She was truly magnificent.

“There’s no way that’s true.” Demeter said, pushing Hades body deeper with the sword.

“It is.” Hades muttered. Maybe my mother was inflicting real pain now.

“Where is the ring?” My mother asked.

“In-in my pocket.” Hades said. My mother reached inside the pocket and pulled a small box. She opened it with one hand and kept him stabbed with the other.

“This is dragonstone, forged from the deepest diamond mines known to any god to ever live” She said, looking it over.

“You went past the titans for this?” She asked Hades.

“I did.” He confirmed.

“How did you have the power to do that?” She asked.

Hades weakly pointed to me.

“She’s increased my power ten folds, and I for her.” Hades said.

“It’s true demeter. I’ve seen it. Kore here, her powers have magnified and thrived here. As if her powers don’t only grow from life, but also absorb and cleanse all death. It’s been fascinating to watch.” Athena said.

“You’ve been watching me train?” I asked Athena, she nodded.

“I even tried to recruit her in my own ranks. She won’t come. She is in love with him.” Athena said.

“Do you support their relationship? Abandon her commitment to chastity? Support the undermining of your own morals?” Demeter asked.

“One of my main morals is freedom of choice. You never gave her a choice. In anything.” Athena said. My mother seemed hurt by this. She removed the sword from Hades.

“Is this what you want Kore? To marry him? Fight for him? Obey a cruel man you barely know for the rest of his life? Reside in his kingdom? Never see your friends again?” Demeter asked me.

“I-I, well of course.” I said, finding myself at a loss of words. I wanted to see my friends again, and I wanted to go home sometimes very badly.

“If I may.” Hades said.

“Should Kore and I marry, I vow to you and her that for six months of the year, or less if she chooses, she may return to the earth and assist in the harvests.” Hades said.

“Really?!” I asked him, rushing to his side and kissing him.

“Six months? Six months really? That’s a prison sentence. Do you see Persephone? He can take that back whenever he wants. He’s only playing nice so he can use you for his war.” Demeter said.

“Actually Demeter, I have something to confess.” Athena said, stepping forward.

“I’m sorry Kore.” She said to me,

“It was I who suggested that Hades kidnap Persephone to Zeus. I had been strategizing with Hades and Ares for years, trying to imagine a way Hades could win if this war were to happen. I obsessed over it, trying every imaginable scenario, but there was just no way. If Hades were to lose power here, the Titans would be released again, and our whole world as we know it would die. In a desperate attempt, I went to the fates and begged for the sake of everyone's lives for them to tell me a future where we win. They told me that the only way for this to happen was a great betrayal, I agreed to anything. Then they asked me to suggest to Zeus for Hades to kidnap your daughter. Together we planted the dreams in their heads of one another, snippets of their potential future together. I knew there was no way to win this war without more power, so I cheated time, cheated the future, and most importantly I cheated two women who are my family. I am so sorry Demeter, I am so sorry you’ve lost your daughter, and I am so sorry for having you kidnapped Kore.” Athena said.

Not a single person spoke.

“Wait, so you…you suggested that he kidnap me?” I asked Athena, still confused by this.

“I did it to save the realms. I had no other choice.” Athena said.

“But, why not, I don’t know ASK ME if I want to maybe just casually hop down to the underworld and fight alongside you??” I asked Athena.

“I knew your mother would never let that happen. She would have held you prisoner if she had any idea this would happen.” Athena said.

“So instead you made me a prisoner here.” I said, hot angry tears were dripping down my face.

“Kore it was the only way.” Athena said.

“Does no one here think I can think for myself?!” I half screamed. I felt so many emotions at once.

“I-I need to get out of here.” I said, pushing past Andre and the guards and breaking out of the circle.

“Persephone please.” Athena said, then protests from my mother.

They shouldn't have taught me how to fly if they didn’t want me to be able to escape.