Chaos's Revenge [Sequel]

Ch. 13 - Madness Invites

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Zak = Zeus
Paxton = Poseidon
Hector = Hades
Hernia = Hera
Demelza = Demeter
Hastía = Hestia
Allá = Aphrodite
Aurelia = Athena
Hepatitis = Hephaestus
Hemes = Hermes
Diego = Dionysus
Fred = Apollo

Diego/Dionysus's POV

The nymphs around me danced and danced, circling me like I was a king. The sound of the maenads cackling along with the fire were music to my ears. I grinned from ear to ear, tapping my grape staff on the floor, following the beat of the music.

Agave stumbled along with my followers, her eyes glazed over and cackling with madness. The fire flickered higher and higher, until they almost touched the trees but I stopped them before they ruined my vines. My hand landed on the cold metal of the chalice and I grasped it, sipping the sweet wine inside.

I chuckled to myself and hummed along to the tune of my song. Poor little Pentheus, he's probably wandering in the woods all alone, wondering where his mother went. He will come searching for his mother soon, I could feel it. Where are you, mother? I had heard his voice minutes ago.

Stars twinkled bright in the night sky. I could see my half-sister Artemis driving her moon chariot gracefully across the sky, while aiming her bow at the animals in the wilderness. Shame her Hunters weren't interested in parties, otherwise they'd make great maenads, because being virgins and all.

A presence made itself known behind me. Even if Pentheus didn't make a sound, I still knew that he was there, courtesy of my godly powers and all. I casually sipped another bit of wine. The wind slammed into my face and blew my hair into my face.

A shadow of a smile creeped onto my face. I tilted my head to the side, letting my hair fall off my face. Plucking a grape off the tree above me, I plopped it into my mouth and spat out the seed. Then I started controlling the seed as it rolled to Pentheus's feet and grew bigger and wider.

Now, all we have to do is wait. Pentheus took a step forward. CRACK. My maenads stopped. All the kinds of dancing ceased movement. The music was cut in half as we all turned to face Pentheus. I arched an eyebrow. I could feel the fear rolling off of him. "Well, what do we have here?"

Agave stepped forward, her bottom lip trembling. In the barbarian outfit she was wearing, she looked nothing like the royalty's mother. For once since she came to this party, she didn't look happy, or crazed, or excited, etc. she looked grief-struck. "Pentheus?" She asked. "My son?"

"Mother?" Pentheus lurched forward, but I simply waved a hand and channeled my power through the grape vines growing around me. The vines shot forward, as if they were a living being themself, and wrapped themselves around Pentheus, trapping him in place.

I stepped off my throne and touched Agave's shoulder, leaning towards her ear. "My dear," I whispered, the power of insanity and madness laced behind my words. "You see not your son, you see a ferocious lion. Madness is taking over you, now kill the lion and break the illusion of your son."

Agave's eyes glazed over once more. I spread my arms wide and released Agave from my grasp. I could feel the bloodthirsty thoughts in my followers heads as I planted the idea of a lion in front of them. Insanity was taking over their very souls.