Life Novel, Part 6

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3 days later, I finally woke up in someone's home, someone knocks on the door of the room I am in, I see Persephone poke her head through the door, the one who opened the door was Hades, I looked over on who was on my right bed side, Hecate and Ares were standing there, weird, the God of War is concerned about whatever happened. I am aware of what is happening but I can't seem to open my eyes, though I can see them. Persephone asked, "Is she awake yet?" "Nah, we're still waiting for her to wake up," said Hecate. I felt Hades figure leaning towards me, "I know that you can see us with your eyes closed, Miss Akari." Wait, how does he know that? Persephone asked, "What did you whisper to her?" "She's aware of us in the room," Hades said to her and the other 2. Ares said, "So, she can hear us but can't wake up." "I haven't seen her face flinch yet," said Hecate. I felt laughter go through my mind, I'm laughing mentally? I guess the laughter has to go somewhere, I hear Hades go, "Well, that's a very good point, but I was setting up her desk, none of us knows on what she is going through." "How is she suppose to do that while she is being frightened by you?" asked Hecate, "We need to make her feel safe wherever she goes." "I'm not trying to scare her," said Hades, "I wasn't aware that I was doing that to her."

Then I smelt something tasty that I know I have been working up my hunger when this started, I felt a straw entering my mouth, Persephone whispered to me, "I'll bring you food and drinks everyday, making sure that you are getting nutrients that you need right now." I drank on what she gave me, it tastes like oven baked cookies, I finally opened my eyes, Persephone exclaims, "There she is." "Take it easy," said Hecate, "Wow, that was very easy." "She told me that her favorite kind of food is the sweets, it makes her feel like she is at home," said Persephone, "That is why I had her drink some ambrosia." "What did it taste like to you, Akari?" asked Hecate. I answered, "Oven baked cookies." "That's a very good taste," said Ares, "Maybe I can ask either Hera, Hestia, or Aphrodite to bake her some." "We can't take the risk of her walking on Olympus," said Persephone. Ares tells her, "I'll tell them to let Hermes send the cookies to her." "Good plan, but what if he eats them while he makes the delivery?" I asked. He paused for a while, "I'll rethink on that." "What happened after I black out?" I asked, looking around for answers. I was even looking at Hades directly in the eyes, that's how dire this is if I do that.

"We were hoping you knew what happened," said Persephone. I shook my head, "I don't know, all I said was that I wanted someone or something get whatever I'm dealing with can get rid of it." "Ah, I can try to figure this out but I could be wrong," said Ares, "You blacked out because lack of action in your life?" "Can someone throw or hit him? That's completely wrong," I groaned because of his answer. I tried to use my fire power, nothing, I looked at a glass of water, I tried to use my water powers, nothing, tried to use my dark powers by casting a shadow ball? "Oh no, I figured out what happened," I said to them. Hades asked, "What is it?" "I'm completely powerless, I have no Fire, Water, Ice, Dark, I'm completely useless without any of those that includes my wind powers, I am officially grounded and mortal-like being," I answered, "This can be a very big issue if I can't protect the ones who can't protect themselves." "Like, who are we talking about?" asked Hades. I looked at him, "This is a conversation that I need to have with Persephone and Hecate." "Alright, let me know when you are done talking about whoever," he said, then he walked out of the room. I had Hecate check to see if anyone was listening in once I talk about certain people that I want to protect, Persephone starts it off, "The people you want to protect are me and Hades." "Ares, Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hestia, and the rest of the Olympians that they know already," I said to her, "No one is safe from them not even the residents that resides here and on Olympus. If your mother, Demeter, is still in the Mortal Realm, she is safe for the time being, these things will probably end up there also if I don't gain my powers back."

"Well, we know on what we have to do," said Hecate, "First, we can make certainly sure that you have our protection." "Alright, thanks," I breathed heavily, "How is my desk set up?" "He set it up like you told him to do," said Hecate, "You have your wall set up first before he did the computer." "Yeah I said that to buy myself some time on getting some decorations to make me feel like I belong here," I said to them, "That's why I need a favor from him." "Check in one of your jacket pockets," said Hecate, "He said don't fret about paying him back, he's just glad that you are alright ever since your black out." Persephone gives me my jacket, I reach in the right pocket, I felt a piece paper, I pulled it out, it's a check of 1,000,000 drachmas from Hades, with a note saying 'Knock yourself out, don't worry about paying me back just focus on your situation at hand.' He cared about my situation from the start, I started to tear up, Hecate let Hades and Ares back in the room, Ares asked, "What's wrong?" "Why?" I asked, looking at Hades, "Wouldn't the owner of the banks get angry if they found this out?" "He runs the banks," said both Persephone and Hecate, "He is both the King of the Underworld and God of Wealth." "I thought that was someone else," I said to them, then to him, "If this is what you are giving me, then I'm not going to pay you back this much." "Good, because your debt? Forget about it, just focus on what you got going on right now," he said, "Just get some rest and worry about decorting your desk on some other day."