Hades was still confused about what just happened, especially now that Rhea had left him and Hephaestus alone in a random room while saying that they needed to talk.
"What did my mother mean with that?" Hades asks once he realizes that Hephaestus doesn't seem to want to be the one to talk first
"I..." Hephaestus bite his lip unsure on how to begin
"You?" Hades encourages his nephew to talk
"Beelzebub and Nikolas are my kids" Hephaestus says even if Hades already had known that from what happened before but still didn't understand why Hephaestus would need to talk to him just because of that
"And what about it?" Hades asks
"Nikolas last name" Hephaestus says
"It's Tesl-" Hades freezes as he realizes that Nikolas' last name is the same as Euphemia, the human woman he had once met on earth "You know Euphemia?" he asks because his mind gave him two conclusions, that Hephaestus had met Euphemia and they had Nikolas or.... Hephaestus was Euphemia
"....I'm her" Hephaestus whispers looking at the ground but Hades heard him
He didn't know how to feel about the revelation because if he let himself think about it, Hades could see that Beelzebub looked a lot like how Hadrian(his human form) did and there was no denying that Nikolas was Euphemia's copy but his violet eyes.
"...Why didn't you tell me?" is the only thing Hades asks but not as reproach or to make Hephaestus feel guilty since he was sure that it hadn't been easy for Hephaestus to let go of his own kids, and ones he birthed himself and probably had a strong bond with seeing the display that happened just a few minutes ago
"I..." Hephaestus still looks nervous "Hades, we....we only did it once and I got pregnant..." she explains and Hades looks surprised at that
Hades mind hadn't even thought about that, he was a god of death and normally it would be hard for him to have kid with someone since it would take many years for that his seed to take fruit(as it was shown of how long it took for him and Persephone to have Macaria and Melinoe).
The only explanation for this was that....he and Hephaestus were soulmates.
It shocked him to know this, not because he thought Hephaestus ugly or not good enough(they didn't interact much until the Euphemia-Hadrian thing and maybe that is why neither noticed this sooner) but because he never expected to find his soulmate since it was almost a miracle for a god to find their soulmate especially for a death god.
"...We are soulmates" Hades mumbles and Hephaestus nods in agreement while looking unsure on what to say or do "I...I don't really know what to say but..."
"But?"
"If you give me the chance I would like to get to know you once more and officially court you besides wanting to get to know our sons" Hades says and it may have broken his heart a bit when he sees Hephaestus look so surprised at his words because he hadn't realized how much Hera, Aphrodite(they had resolved their problems but weren't really close) and some other gods' actions had affected the fire god
"I...I would like that" Hephaestus whispers "But...Beelzebub and Nikolas do not know about you...being their other parent" he adds but Hades understands why Hephaestus didn't tell them and that makes him think of something
"May I ask something?" Hades asks and Hephaestus nods "How come Beelzebub is a god but Nikolas a human?"
"Ah..." Hephaestus mumbles "I was completely human during my time as Euphemia and when you were in your human form, your godly powers and presence were locked deep inside you" Hephaestus starts explaining "So the twins would both be born as humans despite us being gods" he finishes but Hades is still confused
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The Sons of Fire & Death
FanfictionHe still remembered the short time he lived as a human despite how many years had passed since then. It was both a happy and sad moment in his life but the one that gave him his most cherished gifts. His two adorable sons, one who was like him and a...