The King of Darkness

Chapter 7

Persephone stood in the center of the field admiring the flowers.
She is beautiful and fragile. She had golden locks flowing down her back, her face porcelain with no flaws, her eyes a turquoise blue, her lips red as a ruby and I understood why Hades fell in love with her.

She was gazing out into the field of flowers. Her eyes sparkling as the wind blew softly against the flowers, giving them a dancing effect.

I looked at Hades but I didn't see love in his eyes, it was disgust and hatred.

"Hades what happened between you two?", I asked. He took a moment to answer my question.

"She was the most beautiful woman I ever met and I wanted to make her mine. I would curse and kill anyone who dared to look at her.
One day, my obsession drove me made and so I decided to kidnap Persephone and make her my Queen. She was furious at first but years went by and she fell in love with me... Or so I thought. She used me because of the power I gave her. Little did I know she was floundering with some... Mortal.", his teeth gritted against each other as he said the word Mortal.

"She fell pregnant and I knew it wasn't mine. I wanted to destroy her and the child but my brother stopped me. Soon, she gave birth to baby girl but unfortunately Persephone died while giving birth and the father died by a plague. The child however lived and was adopted by local mortals that admired Persephone. I hated her for using me for power and mating with a mortal.", I could feel the hatred radiating off of him.

"What about the child?", I asked, taking the at off of Persephone.

"It lives among us and each and everyday, I want to rip it apart limb from limb.",his eyes turned blood red and I could see the blood lust in them.

I looked back at Persephone and she turned around. Her eyes gazed into mine and for some reason it felt like she could see me.
She had a lazy smile on her face and a small tear was sliding down her face.

"It's time to go.", Hades said and the field of flowers faded into darkness, along with Persephone falling to her knees.

We were back in my chambers but before Hades could leave I stopped him with a question.

"Why did it feel like she knew that we were there watching her? It was as if she was alive."

"Go to sleep Violet and rest.", he says and disappears into thin air.

It was strange how Hades was acting and it scared me. He was always this playful and perverted man but now he is serious and it worries me.

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"Hello?", my voice echoed in the dark void that I'm trapped in.

"Can anybody hear me!?", I shouted but all I got in return was silence. I stayed quiet for a while and then a sound came.

"Is anybody here?", I called out but all that could be heard was the sound of a woman crying.
I walked towards the noise and saw a lady in white. She had golden locks and they flowed down her back.

"Excuse me ma'am but could you tell me where I am?", I asked her but she still was weeping into her hands.

"Don't take her away from me.",the woman said. 
I stood still for a while and watched the weeping woman. I wanted to reach my hand out and touch her shoulder in comfort but something told me that there was something wrong with this woman.
I took a small step back and a sickening snap came from her neck, as she spun her head to stare at me. I wanted to scream but my voice was now muted and my feet were stuck in place.
The womans face was disfigured and decayed. Her golden hair now fell off of her head and onto the ground in clumps.

My voice couldn't be heard still but I was screaming for someone to save and wake me up from this nightmare.
The woman stalked towards me and a piercing screech came from her, as her mouth unnaturally widened.

"Violet wake the fuck up!", a voice yelled at me and suddenly I was emerged with ice cold water.

I shot right out if the dream, all wet and dripping and grateful. I stared into the beautiful blue eyes of Hades and I let my guard down. Tears started to run down my face and Hades embraced me into his arms. His warm body was keeping the shivers away and the cold at bay.

"Shh... It's alright...it's alright.", he cooed at me, caressing my wet hair and holding me as if he was scared of losing me.

My tears started to calm down and my breathing started to go back to normal. I pushed away from Hades a little bit and looked into his eyes, as his gazed into mine.

"I heard your screams and thought one of the reapers got into the castle.",he said.

"It was just a nightmare. I'm fine, thank you.", I shivered out but that dream felt real.

"What was it about?", he asked and I could see the concern in his eyes.

"I was surrounded by darkness and there was this woman in white. She was weeping, so I went to her to see if she was alright and if she could tell me where I was but she just carried on weeping. Then I wanted to comfort her but something told me to stay away from her. So I took a step back and her neck snapped towards me. Her face was disfigured and decayed. I wanted to scream but my voice was muted and I couldn't move. I was so scared it felt so real, " I stopped there before I could go any further.

"They are called the Unrested. Extremely dangerous creatures, that love to devour mortal souls and play with their food. They can enter dreams and play with your mind, they first devour your mind and then your soul.", he explained but I could see he was unhappy with the situation.

"Why did it target me?", I asked and Hades sadly looked at me.

"Persephone could control these creatures at will and used them against our enemies or just for her twisted humor. She sent one after me, after I banished her from coming back to the Underworld and so it targets anyone I care deeply for.", he says and my heart started racing.

My body on fire and mind scrambled.

Hades cares for me?

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