Flower at the edge of Hell

Ep. 1 The Invite

Here I leave a story trailer I made for you guys before starting this story.

EPISODE 1: The Invite

-UNDERWORLD-

Phylo enters the grand room of the palace in rush with many files at hand. He quickly walks towards Hades, who is sitting on his throne with his arm on the armrest and his hand on his chin, thinking...

-       "My Lord" he says as he bows. "Here I bring the latest data of souls we've received this month. This was a rough month my lord, not many souls are coming from above."

Phylo tries to search for Hades eyes, as he is kind of in a trance.

-       "My Lord?"

Hades looks at Phylo surprised to find him there.

-       "I'm sorry, Phylo. There's something you need to inform me of?"

-       "My lord... you seem...distant. Perhaps, this invitation you've received from Olympus may change your mood. It's been a whole century and a half since you've gone above."

Phylo hands Hades the envelope while bowing down to him as Hades stands up and reach for it. Hades opens the envelope.

Hades tossed the invite, walk down his throne and starts walking to the door. Phylo looks at him.

-       "My lord?"

-       "Make the arrangements for my travel to Olympus, two full moons from today." Hades says as he walks out the room.

-       "Yes, my lord" Phylo says as he bows down.

-OLYMPUS-

Demeter walks towards Zeus on Olympus garden.

-       "Zeus, I've received your request for the royal dinner two moons from now. You sent one to my daughter as well; you're well aware, she can't come here." She says as she stands on his side.

-       "Demeter" He says as he turns towards her. "I sent an invite to our daughter, Demeter, she's mine too. She's a young goddess, not even two decades alive. You've put such boundaries over that poor child, is nonsense." He turns and looks at the clouds over the balcony of the garden.

-       "You don't care about my child; you don't care about any of your children. I will not let you ruin her. You, and every god in here, destroy everything they set eyes on. She will not come" She yells as her eyes tear up.

-       "Enough" Zeus yells as he raise his hand. "I will not tolerate this, know your place Demeter. An invite is my command. You will bring her to me. Now be gone. Bring Kore in her best clothes."

Demeter walks away while tears fall from her eyes. Building up with rage, she takes flight from Olympus.

-HUMAN REALM: THE GARDEN-

Kore is kneeling on the grass while nurturing the land, surrounded by every flower and every tree ever created. Demeter arrives desperately; with tears in her eyes she grabs her daughter stopping her from the ground.

-       "Mother, you're scaring me." Says Kore with fear in her eyes.

-       "Listen to me, my beautiful darling girl" she says as the touches Kore's head and hair. "We have to go to Olympus, two moons from today. You've never been there and you've never met the high gods, but mama's going to be right there. It's going to be just one night, and you'll be back to this beautiful garden you have created." She says while looking around them.

Kore looks at her mother's despair, confused.

-       "Mother... it's going to be fine. Don't worry about anything." She says while kissing her mother's hands and kneeling back to the grass. "What could they possibly do? If anything it's going to be fun, meeting father. I think it was about time"

Demeter looks down at her beautiful and innocent daughter, with sad eyes. She proceeds to kneel down with Kore.

-       "You're right beautiful girl. Now...Why don't you show me what you have done lately".

-       "Earlier this week a few nymphs and I created this flower ....

-To be continued