Chapter 26

An oath was beheld, a promise was made, she killed him and his anticipation was betrayed.The skulls of the tortured souls were laid and their bones was the land on which he walked.

Hades' eyes were menacing, wild, ridden with some dark twisted need. His hands were twitching to tear apart something, till he was blood bathed. And that something appeared to be found.

A corpse was lying on the ground. Hades' lips morphed into a bone chilling grin, a dark pleasure running in his veins.

"Ανεβείτε από τους νεκρούς, γιατί θα σας δώσω οργή" his cold voice bellowed and shrieks could be heard, the loud wailing and crying couldn't be ignored.

Resurrection....a boon or a curse.

The corpse began forming shape, lifeless skin illuminated with the glow of life....Alpha Adrian was once again alive.

Death is truth while life is a myth.

The man was on his knees before the god of the Underworld. His eyes wide, sheer terror radiating from them.

"P-please w-water." The voice was gone....almost non-existent.

It was a cold day in hell, all the beasts were hiding, trying to get as far away as they could from the King of the Underworld.

He wasn't called Death bringer just in name, he was chaos himself, he was the ruination of souls.

Hades weighed up the silver chains in his hands, they were heavy, so much so that an elephant could not move once bound to it but Adrian will.... Hades' will make sure of that.

The chains were covered with long, spiking thorns, Hades dragged them as if they were feathers wrapping it around Adrian's hands, then his neck.

"NOOOO! PLEASE! LORD FORGIVE ME!" The once Alpha screamed with pain as the thorns dug deep into his neck and hands, pricing them brutally, blood dripping down them on Hades feet.

The chains were attached to the walls, then tightened.

"You are thirsty?" The asked man was going through excruciating pain and wasn't even able to claw his arms, the chains didn't seemed to move at all. He was extremely thirsty, he wanted water at any cost or he wanted death.

"You all will die, your soul shall be mine, the last drop of the blood cleansing your sins, your torments will not end until death and death won't show mercy.

Only that will do justice, I will return to avenge, for vengeance, for the last drop of blood, for crushing your bones. The Alpha of the Black Moon, you shall pay."

And now the words of Persephone rang in his ears, she was merciful but Hades wouldn't be.

"Here, have some water" the rocks cracked at once, blue water seemed to flow out of it, sparkling, alluring. Adrian with all his might and despite his condition tried to move forward, his tongue twitched and finally reached there.

Just as his tongue flicked the small stream, he wailed furiously.....that wasn't water, it was hot lava pouring down.

"The azure would call out to you, but one sip and you will burn your intestines, your throat will spill blood. You weren't sorry before but you will be now."

He will be sorry to harm his Queen.

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Hades' cloak dragged behind him as he appeared in front of the dungeons. They thought he had gone soft, that when he said they would pay, it was an empty threat. That he had forgotten and forgiven.

There was no forgiveness in the heart of the God of the Underworld. And now finally his wait was over.

"Well, well..... what do we have here?"

Selene raised her head in fright.

"Hades" her legs trembled as she eyed the door for escape, it was futile, everything was, once he catch a hold, you can't escape his clutches.

"Welcome to Tartarus." The sinister voice seized her heart.

"B-But you won't hurt me, I am too precious for you."

"Isn't that the reason why I let you live....or is it not?" He added the last part in a cold, almost dark tone.

"Then why I am still alive after all these years?"

"Stop it Selene, stop hurting yourself, it's enough, open your eyes and see, see what you have destroyed. Your vengeance has blinded you, I did the deal so you could finally see, have redemption. You are so cruel to others but then you are most cruel to yourself."

A deal he proposed to her, a part of his life essence in return of Goddess Astra whom the moon goddess had locked in her own palace for thirteen long years.

"W-What? I-I still have her."

"DO YOU TOOK ME AS SOME FUCKING SAINT WHO HAD FORGIVEN YOU AND CANNOT SNATCH WHAT I WANT?"

"W-What?"

"The time has come moon goddess, you shall complete your last task before I kill you with my own hands."

Hades would never hurt Selene because that woman was dear to him but the time has come when her soul rests in peace or a new beginning granted to her.