The City Of Mortals.

In case you're bored...
Just read this for a second.

Have you ever heard of the Greek myth of Persephone?

If not, don't worry - that doesn't make you uncool. It's just one of those stories people rarely talk about.

The myth goes like this:

Persephone, daughter of Demeter, was picking flowers when Hades - King of the Underworld - abducted her and took her into his realm.

Her mother, Demeter, goddess of harvest and spring, became so devastated that the earth itself grew cold. Crops died. Snow fell endlessly. Humans began to starve.

So eventually, a deal was made.

Persephone would spend half the year with her mother and the other half in the Underworld beside Hades.

And that's how the Greeks explained the seasons:
When Persephone returns, the world blooms.
When she leaves, winter comes.

But honestly?

I kept thinking about Persephone herself.

What did she feel after being taken?

How did it feel to have her fate decided by gods who never asked what she wanted?

Did she ever dream of escaping?

Of being free from both Hades... and destiny itself?

So I picked up my pen and asked myself:

What if Persephone ran away?

And that question became this story.

But there's a twist.

She doesn't just escape the Underworld.

She escapes into the human world.

And she doesn't come alone.

With her are two souls Hades kept chained for years - souls who should never have returned to life.

Now the gods are searching for her.

To Hades, she is something he refuses to lose.

To Demeter, she is still Kore - the gentle daughter meant to follow the path fate wrote for her.

But Persephone wants her own story.

Even if freedom costs her:
her crown,
her powers,
her immortality.

And in the mortal world, she slowly discovers something terrifying:

Humans can be far more dangerous than gods.

Don't Hesitate,

DIVE RIGHT INN!!!