New Life; Second Chances

Chapter 26

Dahlia POV

It came time that we could meet the three gods. When Thanatos came he told us about the portal he made in one of the rooms. "Before we go in, they do know what happened in the previous lifetime including what happened with them," The god of Death told us. Tom, Dorea, Orion, Charlus, and I, entered the portal to be greeted by a dark room that kind of looked like it could've been in the manor. "Hello!" we were greeted by a man and two women. The man had curly dark hair and looked as if he wanted to be a rock star, he also a goatee, wasn't hard to figure out that was Hades. A tan skinned woman with brown hair stood next to him. She had on a dark dress that had a floral design; I was guessing that was Persephone. A dark haired woman with purple eyes stood off to the side. She had a magical aura about her, she must be Hecate.

            I had noticed that we all appeared in the outfits we morphed into when we hit out Inheritances except my hair was up in one big braid. We got a tour and then sat with Hades and Persephone while Tom went off with Hecate to explain some things to him. "Okay, so the situation, if you haven't figured out, Orion and Charlus are going to be more working with me, while Dorea and Dahlia with Thanatos, are we clear on that?" Hades asked. We nodded. "Okay, so Charlus, Orion, you will have more equipment to use as I'm assuming Thanatos gave you a rundown when your mates changed?" they nodded. "So you got the motorcycles?" they nodded again. "Okay, so my last thing for you both is there is a chain you can use if they start running," he snapped his fingers as two chains appeared. He gave them to the two guys and the chains lit up there specific color. "So like the motorcycles, they'll do what you want you want when you think of it. Now, Orion, you get last thing from me, as you are the top Ghost rider, you are going to have an aura that when you release it people will tell you there greatest desire or they might confess something to you, it just depends on the situation." Orion smiled, the Black Madness peaking through a little, he was going to enjoy that. ( A/N: Basically like Lucifer)

            Tom told us he had found out about his aura reading some more and how he could control someone's intentions with their aura or make it stronger. He can also tell if someone is using an Invisibility Spell as he can see the aura, the only thing he cannot see is if they are under mine or Charlus' cloak. We had some food (we were told as Orion and I technically count as Underworld beings and our family is in a way adopted in, Hades had blessed them just in case), and then I walked out to Persephone's garden. I had a feeling I should be out here. I had found Persephone herself wiping at her tears. "Can I ask what's wrong?" she jumped before sighing when she saw me. "I just get tired down here. Hades and I are constantly arguing and we just had an argument, I just don't know what to do," she cried some more.

            "Can I give you my opinion?" she nodded, "When I saw him, he reminded me of a Slytherin at Hogwarts, you know what being a Slytherin is right?"

She nodded, "Hecate explained it,"

"Okay, he seems to always have a mask on and from the stories I've heard, he feels abandoned and he's lonely. Yes, he has people around him, but he was abandoned by siblings, except Hestia, everyone thinks he's so bad but he's just got a mask up that he can't seem to take it down because nobody tries to see him for him except Thanatos, those two are similar enough with their domains that he can get it. They have to see death all day everyday that yeah he's not going to be in the best mood. I know he basically kidnapped you, but in a way, I think he saw something in you that would be able to help him. I mean seriously, that stupid oath he made his brothers, he's the only one that hasn't broken it, and you know that," she nodded, "you know Maria di Angelo, resembles you a bit," her eyes widened, "She does, she was basically you but kinder and more willing to listen to him. So imagine what he was feeling when she was killed?" her eyes watered, "And I argued with him after that," she whispered. "And he's experienced it twice now," she added.

            "So yes, try to talk to him some more, you might be surprised," I finished. She nodded and hugged me. "Thank you" she whispered. We talked a little more, talking about our plants never noticing a certain God of the Underworld had been watching and thankful that someone saw him for him and not his title and reputation.

*Time Skip*

            Before the new school year began, Persephone had told me she had decided to stay in the Underworld for the summer but didn't stop with her domain so they didn't deal with her mother. She had said she saw what I meant about the mask because it broke for a second when she told him about staying. She had seen the look of surprise in his eyes and a slight twitch upwards of his mouth. We had visited the Underworld again during winter break after Luna had her inheritance. She had literally sucked the life out of some man Orion had grabbed while he was out. Orion and Charlus went to go find Hades, I had told them a similar thing I told Persephone and they had agreed he would be like a Slytherin with a really strong mask, and told me he seemed to be a bit less stressed. When I found Persephone a little while after doing some work with Thanatos she was in her gardens again and got introduced to Dorea and Luna. "So how is the marriage going?" I asked.

"Oh, I'm glad you practically drilled in my brain what he has done and what he has to do every day. I started to notice things a bit more, like he got a bit depressed when Hestia left for Olympus, or even had to leave the room after my mother was down here. The surprise when I told him I was staying for the summer and only leaving for my duties over my domain and when I asked what he does with his paperwork and what he does every day. So now I can understand why he is usually stressed. I tried to help him a little more to take off some stress and I can tell it has. I also know he's a bit worried how I'll react to Nico and Bianca again, originally I would've been mad seeing them again but then I also remembered he isolated himself when he found out Bianca died, he regrets treating Nico the way he did but he couldn't really do much anyway until he had gotten the Ghost King title, then I'm thinking I really wouldn't mind it," halfway through Persephone's explanation, Luna had zoned out, and said when the goddess finished, "Bring it up with him you'll be surprised."