Lady Grim: A Fantasy Short Story

Chapter 1: Welcome to My World

12 years ago

"Clotho! Where are you my cute little imp?" Hades called out.

Clotho giggled as she stay hidden behind a pillar. Hades smirked as he looked at the corner of his eye then walked off. Clotho sighed as she thought she was home free, only to feel herself being lifted off the ground. She squealed as she turned around to find herself in the hands of her father.

"Got you!" Hades chuckled out.

"No fair!" Clotho exclaimed in a squeaky voice.

Hades kissed Clotho's forehead as he carried her across the hallway.

"Daddy, will the Underworld be mine one day?" Clotho asked.

Hade chuckled as he walked through the doors that led to the balcony. Clotho looked to see a view of the whole underworld. Dark, depressing, where you can only hear the moans of the poor lost souls.

"Yes my little one..." Hades replied. "...One day all of this will be yours."

Clotho smiled as she looked at the souls floating around the air then tried to reach out for one. The little soul floated around her little hand as she gazed at it in amuse.

"All mine." Clotho whispered to herself

Present day

"Have mercy Lord of the Underworld! I beg for your mercy!" A poor demon pleads as they knelt down in front of Hades, who was sitting on his throne.

Hades raised an eyebrow as he looked over at his lovely queen, Persephone. Persephone looked at him then took her finger and dragged it across her neck, symbolizing death.

The poor demon whimpered at the gesture as Hades let out a huff.

"Very well then, bring out the decider!" Hades called out.

Hades and Persephone both waited and waited but no one came out. Persephone sighed as she pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Where is she? This is the 5th time she's late for her duties." Persephone whispered to Hades. Hades groaned as he got up.

"I'll get her." Hades mumbled out as he walked out.

Hades traveled down the hall until he stopped in front of a wooden door. He raised his hand to knock.

"Enter!" A female voice called out. Hades walked in.

"Clotho, you know you can't keep missing out on your duties." Hades began to lecture.

"And by my duties you mean me deciding on who lives or dies, yet mom's the one who's deciding other's fate." Clotho mumbled. "I just pick how they will die."

"I know your job is just picking a death but, this is what's preparing you for when you become the next ruler of the Underworld." Hades explained.

"So, me picking how a loser will die will make me a ruler of the Underworld?" Clotho asked as she raised an eyebrow. "If that's the case, why do I have to get married to some self-absorbed dude who gets off to himself looking at their reflection?" 

"Me and Lucifer had made an agreement to have you engaged to Hubris in order to carry on the lineage of this family." Hades explained.

"But you know how me and him broke up." Clotho pointed out. "The dude should just marry himself."

"Now Clotho, remember what I said about using the past?" Hades asked.

"If it's still torturing you then you haven't fully executed it yet." Clotho mumbled out.

Hades smiled as he pats Clotho's head.

"That's my girl, now go decide that demon's death." Hades ordered as Clotho got up and walked out the room. 

"About time." Persephone mumbled out as she watched Clotho grabbed the demon by the shackles and led them out of the throne room while the demon cried in fear.

"P-please! I beg of you! I promise I'll never try to steal from Lord Hades ever again!" The demon cried out.

Clotho looks around as the demon continued to blubber then she shushed the demon.

"Hey shut up, look...I'm going to release you." Clotho whispered out.

The demon gasped with such joy.

"Only if you promise to never come back here again." Clotho continued.

The demon nodded with excited as Clotho took out her scythe and slammed it down on the chains, breaking them in half.

"Thank you young one, thank you." The demon thanked as they ran off and jumped out the balcony.

Clotho cringed as she heard a splat.

"Dude should've just taken the stairs or something." Clotho thought to herself.

"Clotho!" Persephone called out. "Don't forget to feed Cerberus!"

Clotho groaned as she made her way to a very big cage, holding 12 pounds of raw meat. Clotho grunts as she throws the meat into the cage. A growl filled the room as a giant nose hovered above the meat, sniffing it. Cerberus took a big bite out of the meat and began to feast as Clotho walked away.

"I gotta get outta here." Clotho thought to herself as she walked to the balcony. Clotho jumped off the balcony then grabbed the pillar and shimmied down the pillar. Once she was on the ground, she bolted her way through the trees. Once she was out of the area of the palace, she began to walk.

"Still can't believe I have to get tied down to a damn narcissist." Clotho mumbled to herself as she swung her scythe around playfully. "I'm only marrying him just so I could bring another ruler into this shithole."

Clotho continued to mumble to herself when her rant was interrupted by a whoosh sound. Clotho snapped her head to look around.

"Who goes there! Show yourself!" Clotho barked out as she got into a fighting stance.

Clotho's heart began to race at the fear of getting hunted down by the mysterious monster. She thought to herself what could it be;

A Minotaur?

Centaur?

Serpent?

Clotho then hear a twig snapped as she whirled around to see a silhouette hiding behind a tree.

"Hey! I can see you! Come out and fight me!" Clotho ordered.

"Wait, wait! I didn't come to fight you! I swear!" A female voice yelled out.

Clotho kept her guard up but then she began to lower her scythe as the silhouette slowly began to reveal itself as a nude girl covered in fresh scratches.

"Please help me...it hurts so much." The nude girl whimpered out.

"Who are you?" Clotho asked as she hurried over to her.

"I'm Lida."

May 23rd, 2023

Hey readers, sorry this story here is not a Kdrama story. I've decided to try something new this time to challenge myself on writing characters. Hope you guys will enjoy this story. 

Warning: This story will contain violence and strong language. Viewers discretion is advised.