The Son of Hades - Born of Fire

Mackenzie Chapter 37

After two entire months of journeying, they had finally reached the Island of Marine. Mackenzie found it strange that they were tracks that were already made. He followed one of the many tracks, and after an hour had passed he saw a crew of men standing near little camps already made. Victor and his friends were all in one camp paying no attention to what was going on outside. Mackenzie stood in front of his friends while the crew stood together with their swords in their hands.

"Who are you?" asked one of the crew members.

"Does it matter?" replied Mackenzie.

"If you want the treasure you'll have to kill us all."

"I couldn't agree more," replied Mackenzie, just before starting a fight. Ava shot a few of them in the knees, while Mackenzie had beaten the rest of them to the ground.

Victor heard the noises and immediately he came out of the camp. When he did, Mackenzie held his sword against his throat. Victor was shocked and furious to see Mackenzie again. "You again," Victor said bitterly. "You stole my ship."

"And you've slaughtered innocent people," replied Mackenzie.

Cyrus and Amara came out shortly after, with swords held in their hands. Cyrus kicks Mackenzie on the stomach, causing Victor to have the upper hand. Mackenzie fell on his back and when he did Victor placed a sword by his throat. He then looked at Ava and William as Amos was nowhere to be seen. "I suggest that you and your friends drop all yours weapons."

William was staring at Amara confused. She stared back at him and was happy to see him. "William," she shouted.

Victor looked at Amara for a brief moment, "How do you know him?" he asked.

"He's the love of my life," she admitted. She ran to his side, hugging him as he kissed her forehead.

Victor continued to stare at his enemies wondering why they were there. "Why are you all here?"

"For the same reason you're here," Mackenzie replied.

They all swallowed their pride and started to work as one. Mackenzie jumped into the waterfall and went down below. He saw the writing on the wall and began reading it in his mind and it said, "Whoever's heart is filled with greed and guilt will never gain access to the Forbidden Cave but whoever heart is not of evil but of love and strength will be able to open the path of which is hidden." Mackenzie placed his hand on the handprint and the doors to the Forbidden Cave were opened. The waterfall was divided into half and a large cave showed and with it was a path. Mackenzie was out of the water and he was the first to walk into the cave alongside his friends, with Victor and his crew following behind. Mackenzie held a torch in his hand and had kept on following the path until it led him to a large open chamber. Before the others could enter, the doors were shut and only Mackenzie was trapped inside. All of a sudden the cave became lit with torches; he could see everything that was in it. There was no gold nor Bracer of Enchantment. A shadow stood before him, it then came out of the dark and he saw that it was the Goddess Hera.

Mackenzie was lost for words when he realized it was all a trap, set to lure him in. "You tricked me."

"Yes, and like a fool you fell for it," replied Hera.

"All this time you could have killed me why wait?"

"There is no Bracer of Enchantment. I told the Greys to pass along a message to my daughter who told you and your father. It was a lie which I enjoyed telling. You see, the Prophecy is true. You're my enemy and you must die."

"I don't care about some fucking prophecy; all I care about is revenging my mother's death. Your son killed her and you encouraged him."

"Of course I supported him," Hera told him. "She was a whore who spread her legs for a dog."

"I see why you're angry," replied Mackenzie. "It must kill you to know that Zeus fucks everything that moves except for you."

Hera's face was filled with anger when she heard his words. She walked toward Mackenzie with two daggers in her hands. A ball of fire appeared between them, bringing the Lord of the Underworld. Hades stood before Hera, stamping his staff three times. A loud rumbling noise came from below their feet as soon as he'd done it. Even William and his friends could hear the noise from the outside.

"Step away from my son," Hades said loudly. "You can't defeat me nor my army of Titans."

"We both know you'll never harm me," she replied.

"Rebecca is gone, they'll be nothing stopping me from bringing another war."

Hera looks at him disappointingly. "You can't protect him forever. Sooner or later you will fail him as you've failed our..." she didn't finish that sentence. She just disappeared from their midst.