Against All Odds

They were like the sun and moon, rain and shine, yin and yang. Complete polar opposites, but incomplete without each other.

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Meet Philomena Clematis. Radiant, beautiful, intelligent. The only beloved child of single mother Terra Clematis. At only 18 years of age, she emerged as the champion of the National Diamoneia Championship for Rhythmic Gymnastics, the prestigious Spelling Bee competition (3 times running) and the overall champion for the Diamoneia Chess Championship. She is the epitome of beauty and brains. Seemingly perfect... or is she?

Now meet Henry Vasilias. Dark, brooding, mysterious. The wealthiest and most powerful man in Obsidian City. Nobody really knows what he does for a living- except his brothers Zachary and Peter Vasilias. Some say he manages all the dirty, unspeakable works in their company. Others say he is actually a puppeteer, controlling the movements of his brothers despite being the youngest among them. There are others who say that he is the most vile, conniving human being to ever walk the face of the Earth. Fearing him is what they know... but there is always so much more than to what meets the eye, isn't it?

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What happens when these two fall in love? Will their bond be as strong as the carbon bonds in a diamond? Or will it fade away like potassium on a water surface, reacting passionately at first but then disappearing into nothingness?

[this story is inspired by the Greek mythology of Hades and Persephone]