Marlos

Fight Pt.2

Hades, his eyes blazing with infernal fire, turned his attention to the cowering figures of Maleficent, Evil Queen, and Jafar. "Now," he boomed, his voice echoing through the shattered remnants of the throne room, "it's time to settle our score."

He raised a hand, and the air crackled with blue energy. Maleficent, with a desperate cry, tried to summon her magic, but it was no use. Hades's power was far greater than her own. A bolt of blue fire erupted from his fingertips, striking the evil fairy and sending her flying against the wall. She slumped to the ground, unconscious.

Seeing her ally's fate, the Evil Queen tried to flee, but Hades was too quick. He snapped his fingers, and a cage of smoldering chains materialized around her, trapping her in place.

"No!" she screamed, her voice filled with despair. "Please, Hades, have mercy!"

Hades merely chuckled. "Mercy?" he scoffed. "You thought you could double-cross the Lord of the Underworld and get away with it?"

He raised his hand, and Evil Queen braced herself for the inevitable. But before Hades could strike, Mal stepped forward, her eyes blazing with fury.

"Leave her alone, Dad," she demanded. "We have to use a different punishment."

Hades, surprised by Mal's intervention, lowered his hand. He studied his daughter momentarily, a flicker of pride in his eyes.

"Very well, Mal," he said. "But don't think I'm going to let them off easy. They will pay for their treachery."

He turned back to the cowering villains, his eyes filled with a cold fury. "And as for you three," he said, his voice low and menacing, "you will spend eternity in the deepest pits of the Underworld, where your suffering will be legendary."

With a final snap of his fingers, Hades opened a portal to the Underworld, and the three villains, their screams echoing through the throne room, were dragged down into the fiery abyss.

The VKs watched in stunned silence as the portal closed, leaving behind only the echoes of their enemies' despair. They had won, but the victory felt hollow. They had faced their parents, their past, and the darkness within themselves, and they had emerged victorious. But at what cost?

Mal turned to her father, her expression a mixture of gratitude and apprehension. "Thank you," she said, her voice barely a whisper.

Hades nodded, a rare smile gracing his lips. "You're welcome, Mal. Now, I believe it's time for you to return to Auradon. Your friends need you."

He opened another portal, this one swirling with a gentle blue light. "Go," he said, his voice softening. "And make me proud."

*In the Underworld*

"That wretched girl," Maleficent hissed, her voice raspy with disuse. "To think my own daughter would side with him."

"Hades?" Evil Queen choked out, her voice thick with fear. "But why? Why would he betray us?"

"Betray?" Jafar scoffed. "He never cared about us in the first place. We were merely pawns in his game."

Maleficent's eyes narrowed, a dangerous glint flickering in their depths. "And he'll pay for it," she snarled. "He, and that traitorous daughter of mine."

Suddenly, Hades materialized before them, his fiery form casting an eerie glow on the cavernous walls. He leaned down, his eyes gleaming with amusement.

"Still plotting your revenge, I see?" he chuckled, his voice echoing through the chamber. "Don't waste your energy. You're mine now, and you'll stay mine for eternity."

Maleficent let out a harsh laugh. "You underestimate me, Hades," she spat. "I am Maleficent, Mistress of All Evil! I will not be defeated so easily."

"Oh, I know all about your reputation, Maleficent," Hades purred, a sinister smile playing on his lips. "But even you are no match for the Lord of the Underworld. Especially not now, without your precious magic."

He gestured towards their chains, which pulsed with a dark energy that suppressed their powers. Maleficent struggled against them, but it was futile.

"You see," Hades continued, his voice laced with triumph, "I learned a valuable lesson from my daughter. Never underestimate the power of family. She helped me realize that your weakness, Maleficent, is your obsession with power. You were so focused on gaining more, on controlling others, that you neglected the one thing that truly mattered."

Maleficent's eyes widened in realization. "Mal..." she whispered, her voice filled with a mixture of anger and regret.

"Indeed," Hades said with a smirk. "She helped me devise a plan to strip you of your magic, to trap you here forever. And for that, I am eternally grateful."

He leaned closer, his voice dropping to a menacing whisper. "So thank your daughter, Maleficent. Thank her for your eternal damnation."