Persephone, Queen of the Underworld tells all: Every story is told by a different storyteller. My legend has become a famous one. The tale of how an innocent maiden was kidnapped and forced to marry a monster. How her Mother suffers and wishes things could have turned out differently. Well, that legend is true. Because from my Mother's perspective that's exactly how it happened. The reality is that there were many secrets that I kept from my mother. Meeting my Husband wasn't a coincidence, I wasn't forced. I made a choice and those choices have made me very happy. I tried to be her perfect daughter, but I guess its time she learns the WHOLE truth.

Her light reached into the pits of darkness in which he dwelled with pleading souls, pouring through the fault in the ground like liquid gold. It was a lively aura that brought him to crawl straight from the depths of the underworld. The moment he saw her smile that lit up Hell itself, he knew he forever wanted to be engulfed in its warmth. A warmth he hadn't felt in hundreds of years. The God of the Underworld had fallen for a damsel, one that was far too sweet for him. But that wouldn't stop him on his quest to take a bite of forbidden fruit, and neither would it Persephone, for she had plans for a taste as well.

She is light. She is beauty. She is grace. She is spring at it's finest. She is Persephone. He is darkness. He is dangerous. He is mysterious. He is death. He is Hades. Hades is taken by Persephone's light and innocence. He does what any sane almighty god would do. He takes her away from everything she knows and introduces her to the darkest realm in the world. There he tells her that she will be married to him and rule over this dark place. But then what girl would just willingly go along with this? Let me tell you. Not one. Not me. Not you. Not Persephone. But can he change her mind and her heart? Or will it be too late for them both?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I am Persephone. I'm the goddess of spring. My mother is Demeter and she'll get you if you don't let me go home right now" I told him smirking. "Oh really? Goddess of spring? I'm so scared." "You should be" I proudly proclaimed. "Do you want to know who I am?" "I asked you that like 5 times already!" "Actually you asked me once" "Whatever. Just tell me who you are." "I am Hades. I am the God of the underworld. I am the god all the riches from the underground. And I have chosen you to rule alongside me"

~ retelling of Hades and Persephone ~ EVERY TEN YEARS, THE GOD OF DEATH TAKES A BRIDE. In the Kingdom of Minoa, a sacrifice of a virgin girl is given to the God of Death to try and appease the never-ending winter. She's accompanied by a male sacrifice, intended to be her guardian so that she can reach the Underworld safely. THIS TIME, SHE'S NOT A SACRIFICE. SHE'S A RECKONING. When Nerissa, a bold and willful young woman, volunteers to be the bride, she forfeits her human life. Along with her less-than-capable guard, Mercer, they make their way to the palace of the Underworld to meet her husband: the King of the Underworld, and Death himself. BUT AN ANCIENT CURSE IS BINDING THE KINGDOM... Death's bitter foe has cursed him, so that he spends his days awaiting the return of his love, Persephone, who will bring back Spring. One night with Death, and Nerissa will be granted half his power...and the ability to find her brother's killer. ...SHE HAS ONE MONTH TO OUTSMART DEATH. Despite their increasing attraction to one another, her husband insists on keeping her in the dark. Nerissa must use all of her guts and guile to do the one thing he's not used to: people outsmarting him. DEATH IS ABOUT TO HAVE THE (most problematic) TIME OF HIS LIFE.

The marriage of Hades and Persephone blossoms and their mysterious grove in the world below thrives... ...while the sunlit world withers. Demeter holds out in Eleusis, pushing both mankind and the gods to frozen starvation in order to reclaim her daughter. The newly married rulers of the dead must reach an accord with Persephone's mother to stay her deadly course- and come face to face with sacrifice, responsibility, and the balance of power among the gods. Destroyer of Light concludes the erotic romance begun in Receiver of Many: a battle of wills among the gods is writ large across the dying earth, a cruel sorcerer-king faces his trial, and the King and Queen of the Underworld realize a destiny that the Fates alone could have foreseen.

Persephone's life has been one of leisure among the verdant fields: the maiden of flowers, sheltered by her mother, the Harvest Goddess Demeter. Now she is a woman, a goddess in her own right, yearning for freedom— even as the terms of an ancient pact are about to come due. Hades’s life has been one of solitude in the somber land of the dead: the God of the Underworld, he lives without attachments, eternally governing the souls of mortals. But he dreams of the young goddess who was promised to be his wife, and knows it is time for his Kingdom to have a Queen. When Hades arrives to claim his betrothed, he finds a young goddess eager to unearth her divine potential— and a powerful mother unwilling to let go. Receiver of Many begins an erotic story of passion and possession, duty and desire, and a struggle that threatens both ancient Greece and the Realm of the Dead itself.

Hades loves Persephone. Persephone loves Hades. What could go wrong? A lot more than you may think at first glance. They won't admit their love for each other. The only contact they ever make is making love to one another, and afterwards a conversation is always awkward or cut short. And what happens when a new God or Goddess makes their way into the ancient tale? When The Underworld and Springtime collide, Olympus is in for something extremely unexpected.

They've been together for years. Each other's greatest and only love. A love that has been written about by people for thousands of years. But what comes next? What came after Persephone ate those sweet forbidden seeds? *Contains mature content. Read at your own discretion.* Please remember to comment, vote, and as always enjoy!

❝ I would never keep you down here unwillingly. ❞ once upon a time a girl wished for darkness, and he welcomed her with open arms. « a persephone and hades retelling »

This story is part 1 of a series of Persephone and Hades love. Warning: it is a bit mature and a little raunchy.