Mortal, But At Least I'm Free

Chapter 23

They were standing at the base of the mountain, Louis had been telling Harry about his friends at home, in the underworld. Harry was presently surprised to find that Louis hadn't been as lonely as he would have imagined him to be with Hades and the other demons. It sounded like they'd even had fun together. Harry loved listening to him talk. He could talk about anything, and Harry would listen to Louis read a map, as long as it was Louis' voice.

"Well, if it isn't our pretty little Harold. On your way back then? Where's your sister?"

Harry felt an anger explode in his chest as he whipped around to see Apollo watching him and Louis.

"Apollo, so nice to see you again," Louis moved himself between Harry and the god. "It's really too bad Hades couldn't convince you to die."

"Demon. A pleasure as always. Did you run into our pretty boy while you were out taking his family to their deaths?" Apollo looked with disdain at Louis who was still standing between the two men.

"We ran into your sister. I hadn't met her before. Lovely, honestly," Harry would try to compliment someone at a time like this. Louis rolled his eyes but couldn't stop his laughter.

"She told me."

"What do you want Apollo?" Louis didn't like this pretentious, loud-mouth, entitled prick of a god talking to the love of his life.

"Nothing from you demon. I'm here for Harry."

"Well I'm with Harry now, so what. Do. You. Want?" Louis was significantly shorter than Apollo, but Harry had never seen the Sun god step back from a fight. He did here.

"What is he talking about Harry?"

"It's really none of your business Apollo. This is my quest, and I'd appreciate it if you let me finish it." Harry took Louis' hand and started up the mountain, leaving Apollo shocked, and alone. The way everyone who lives on Olympus always ends up.