"I am Hades," he said, his voice deep and resonant, filling the emptiness around them. "Lord of the Underworld. And you, Persephone, you are mine." Hades, the dark ruler of the Underworld, is consumed by an obsessive desire for Persephone, the goddess of spring. His love is a force that defies gods and nature alike, plunging both realms into chaos as he seeks to claim her as his own. But as his grip tightens, Persephone faces a harrowing choice between her freedom and the seductive pull of the god who would unravel the world to possess her. • • • A fictional retelling of Hades and Persephone's story.