How To Be A Queen (Myths Finding Love #1)

Chapter 1 - A Ray of Hope

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CHAPTER 1- A RAY OF HOPE

The Master's Bedroom
Hades' Palace
The Underworld

-Hades-

I stirred and stretched my heavy limbs.

I took several deep breaths and the sleep was chased away from my body. How long was I asleep this time? A decade? A century? A millennia?

For one who lives forever, time is inconsequential. For one who lives forever but is alone, time drags on. And so I sleep.

I turned around on the massive bed and my palms encountered empty space and cold sheets. A sigh escaped my lips as I opened my palm and grabbed the soft sheets. They bunched into my fingers and I had this sudden urge to rip them apart.

My bed is large but I am the only one in it. This was just how it has been. And I think this is how it shall be for all eternity.

During times like these, I wish that this sense of loneliness would be eased from me. Sometimes, I wish that I would not wake up to an empty bed but to the feeling of warm flesh wrapped around me. Warm eyes would stare at me and then a beautiful face would smile up at me sweetly. I would smile back and gather her in my arms. Hug her tight and thank her for chasing away the gloom in my heart.

But no... This is not how things are. This is not how things will be. I am just deluding myself and wishing for things that will never be mine.

I opened my eyes and was greeted by the magnificence of my room. Of course, I wanted the best for myself. My palace is beautiful! More beautiful even than Olympus. But what good is that when it's only I, the servants, and those who have already died can see its magnificence?

I stood up and rubbed the sleep from my eyes. I sat on the edge of the bed and my bare feet met the soft, plush dark blue carpet. Every luxury I want is here. I am the god of riches after all. Everything under the soil belongs to me: the diamonds, sapphires, rubies and other precious metals. All of them are mine. I would not settle for anything less than pure magnificence.

And this is evidenced by the fact that my room is decorated with gold, platinum and other metals. Various colored gemstones were placed as designs on the poster of my bed, the walls, and on the ceiling where it served as a chandelier.

The chandelier was made of diamonds. It scattered the light and its beauty chased away some of the gloom.

I stood up and made my way to the bathroom. The servants have already prepared a steaming bath for me. A small, shallow pool dominated the middle of the room. I removed my clothing and stepped into the water. The warm water soothed away the stiffness in my muscles making me sigh in bliss. I sat on one of the raised steps in the pool and the water reached just below my chin. A cold metal rail propped my head up and I leaned back into it.

How nice would it be if someone was here to share this luxury with me?

How would it feel like to have someone wash my back? How would it feel like if I washed hers? How would it feel like to hold my queen's hand in mine as we savor this bath together? We could sit here and talk about what we would do for the day. And during the night, when the day has been tough, I could sit here again with my queen and tell her all the hardships I encountered in running my kingdom. She'd take away all my aches and pains and listen to me.