Cerulean Flames

Chapter Eight- Underneath the Branches

Killian pulled Emma through the forest until they rested at a clearing where the sun appeared to find just them. The smell of fresh flowers and nature rushed the air as he pushed her slowly against a tree. She found there had been only a lustful tendency in his movements and decided to play with his current emotion.

"Catch me if you can." She said as she darted through the woods. Pushing herself off of trees, dodging low branches, until a figure appeared before her. It appeared to be Regina. The vision before her was truly created by a being that was showing her something through a gray fog. The picture, although grainy, was quite clear on her actions. She was shoveling what looked like human bones as she had scratches on her cheek and was wearing clothes often seen in Grecian movies. Or in the time of Hercules. She was relieved to know she was safe but found it suspicious on why she was being shown this.

"Hades..." She called out in a low whisper. She repeated his name before he answered with a sigh. Emma jumped before finding him leaning against a tree with his arms folded in front of him.

"Yes?" He said with his low voice as his hair became a darker blue as it shot quickly with flame.

"Why are you showing me this? What do you want?"

"You see...my story was prematurely ended. I was not given a fair fight. I want that. I want to go against just Hercules."

"Then why harm my friends? My family? The ones I love...."

"In order for a fight, I need something vengeful. A creature of my creation that is willing to fight just for me. I have found that I need pieces of your friends and loved ones. I am using the darkness in your witchy friend and Meg's lustful attraction...I will soon collect all I need to make my plan in action."

"Why not just kill him? It appears you have all you need to do so..."

"I am unable to touch anybody. I am omnipresent as some would say and in order to be, I must collect these things; from the most pure and evil of those around."

"Is there anyway I can keep you from hurting people?"

"I am doing them a favor savior! I am giving them an eternal soul-"

"You have no right to do that. Only one being has that ability and you are sure as hell not it..."

"Do you not see the obvious? I am a God. I am the God."

"Then how is it you are limited? You cannot touch me, only use your abilities...I say bring it on Hades. I am ready for whatever it is you are trying to do. I won't allow you to hurt the ones I love."

"How about your son? His ability to be the author..." He chuckled as he moved around her. "Can you imagine what I could make him do? I could obliterate you from existence without a blink of thought."

"Why tell me?"

He smiled. "Ah...Because I want that constant fear in you that you can never save those you want to..." And as she turned to use her light ability on him, he evaporated into nothing. Killian ran in the close distance and pulled her toward him.

"There you are my love." His darkness appeared to be gone-for the moment and he held her close. "Is something wrong?"

As she explained, they rushed to town to find it to be untouched-but too quiet. Awfully quiet.