We Are The Gods

Chapter 38 🖋️ The Trick

The Trick

The memory clenched her heart and made her sad. Athena and Hades do seem to be very close, and it seems that Hades favors her a lot, and so was Athena.

She wanted to help them.

That smile... was beautiful beyond compare. So Hades was also capable of that. Sobrang bata pa ni Hades pero mukha na siyang tinalikuran ng buong mundo. Gusto ni Celesteng makitang muli ang ngiti nito, ngunit hindi niya alam kung paano. The gods has been ruined beyond recognition, and it's not something a mortal like her can fix.

Sandali silang nagkatitigan ni Hades bago ito tumayo upang lumapit sa kaniya. Lumipat ang titig ni Celeste sa hawak na beani at akmang ibibigay ito sa diyos nang biglang yumanig ang lupa. Agad siyang napakapit sa upuan habang nanatiling nakatayo si Hades at nakatitig sa kaniya saka tumingala. Kumunot ang noo nito.

It wasn't a tremor triggered by an earthquake. It was probably an explosion. And it sure wasn't small. The Underworld surely did not originate the tremor though she can see the slight vibrations made by the stony ornate walls surrounding the throne room.

"What was that?"

Hades' forehead creased even more.

"Probably Poseidon's."

"Why would he trigger an earthquake here? Did he know that you were here?" Celeste asked, furrowing her brows.

"It wasn't directed here," Hades answered.

The ground grumbled again in a thunderous boom. The sound was undeniably stronger here since this place is enclosed and is located delicately underground.

"Above. I think the Titans have come."

The Titans? "What?!"

A strong feeling of fear burned inside her like wildfire. My family.

Agad siyang tumayo at natatarantang muling ipinasok ang beanie sa kaniyang bag, pinaghalong takot at pangamba ang bumabalot sa buong pagkatao niya. Celeste's never been this frantic before. In situations like this, she has always calm.

But today's situation feels so different. As if... she was lured here to keep her out of danger. It has been a trick. And she feels something deep within her gut, churning in her insides like a snake coiling around its prey.

She had no time to ponder over it, lalo pa't ang utak niya'y wala nang ibang laman kundi ang sitwasyon ng pamilya niya. Tumungo siya sa bulwagan, naghahanap ng maaaring lagusan palabas. Dito silang dalawa dumaan ng diyos ng kamatayan para pumasok, maaaring ito lang rin ang daan palabas.

Think! There was a door! The gap between the boulders...

She wanted to slip away fast but then heard Hades speak.

"You can't go."

Celeste turned, her eyes full of hatred. "My family is in danger. You have to let me go," she said, her lips pursed tightly, tone seething with rage.

Hades watched the calm girl he was talking to earlier morph into this murderous little monster, and he can only shake his head.

"You cannot go unless I allow it. Even if you search for the passage for the whole day, you cannot find it," Hades said, his tone reverting to its soulless state as if that man who coaxed her with stories was nothing but a facade.

Celeste felt great despair. Wala siyang kahit anong kapangyarihan para tangkaing kalabanin ang diyos ng kamatayan. This is death in form, there's no way she'll win against him. But that doesn't mean she'll admit defeat without a fight.