12| Mistake

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Mistake

"Even the dread king and queen of the underworld make gentle attempts at compassion in a world that is slowly forgetting how to burn the flames of kindness forever"                                             - Elisha

"Even the dread king and queen of the underworld make gentle attempts at compassion in a world that is slowly forgetting how to burn the flames of kindness forever"                                             - Elisha

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| Hades |

"Bring him" I said simply, turning away from them
He began to scream in pain as the furies pulled him agonisingly from the stone
And I watched and waited for Charon to return to me
"Lord Hades" he bowed his head as the boat hit the grass

Pirithous sat on his knees, confused before I dragged him up and onto the boat
He shall see what true pain feels like
He will feel the fear and the ache I felt at the thought of losing my wife

"We are leaving? Why?" He asked
I said nothing as Charon rowed us across to the gates
"Why?" He shouted, rising to his feet
Again, I remained silent

"I am a king. A respected king! I know I have wronged you. But there must be some arrangement we can come to" He rambled
"You could be a god and I would find a way to make you suffer the unimaginable for what you have done to my wife" I said simply, looking him in the eye

Remembering the hard dark blues staring back and picturing how pleasantly the red of his blood will ruin them, run through them, drown them

We reached the gates and he scrambled away from me onto the grass
But the loud guttural growl Cerberus let out froze him in place
"No... No" he shook his head as I pushed him forward towards Cerberus

"He is quite fond of my wife. Many are. But he... he is very unhappy with your actions" I said, throwing him to the ground before him
"You are insane. Insane!" He shouted

"As are you for even thinking I would let you take my reason for existence from me" I said, stepping closer
"You have brought yourself here. To this. Remember that when you stand before me and ask for fair judgment" I said lowly
I nodded to Cerberus

And I watched with little emotion let alone remorse as he bit into Pirithous
As his body broke into three pieces and each head ate a part of him
As the respected king died a gruesome death

Bound in history as the fool who flew too close to death
And ended up as such.

When I returned to the castle, Hermes was leaving
"What happened?" He asked
I looked down at myself. At the blood drenching my clothes
"Someone tried to take my wife from me" I said simply

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