Ch. 28: The Party Begins
Just when I was going to get so answers from the strange woman "CHAOS BRIDE" I had to get interrupted by—
CLICK! CLICK!
"H-- Hers!?"
Hers stood there looking down, the opposite of his true personality. There were dark rings under his eyes, it looked like he hadn't had decent sleep in a while. Like he was kept late at night for so reason. But what was he doing here, how did he find out where I was--?
"Hades, I ssed up bad. There's sothing I have to tell you--" His voice sounded broken, this was not the Hers I knew, just what had happened to him for him to change like this?
I could sense the urgency in the air, Hers had sothing he wanted to say.
My eyes started to buzz again, that was when I knew sothing was wrong.
--THE CHARACTER (HERS) IS FEELING GUILTY--
--THE CHARACTER (HERS) IS ABOUT TO MAKE A CONFESSION--
"A-- A confession?" I could not help but blurt out.
I noticed tears starting to form in Hers' eyes, what the hell did he want to say to that was so important?
"It was !!" Hers yelled out in my face.
Now what was I supposed to make out of that fact? What was him? Did he have sothing to do with the calamity? This could also be a prank from the Hers, he was know for his pranks--
--THE CHARACTER "HERS" IS DEEPLY GRIEVED--
--or not.
"Hers, what did you do?" I tried to reach out to him but he pulled back instead like he was scared of or scared of what I would do if found out about whatever he had to say. "Hers?"
Hers stared in the eye and I felt his wave of emotions flooding , it was like soone on the edge of dying. How do I know? Because I've almost commited suicide at a ti in my life too. I had just lost everything I had to my wife and I felt low, I didn't see any other ans but I was to weak to do it.
Hers was at the sa boat but I won't let that happen, I won't let one of my favorite Olympian gods die.
"Hades, I did sothing bad—" whatever Hers was about to say I didn't hear the end of it as soone stord in our of nowhere and slapped Hers in the face ending out short exchange with a dramatic entrance.
"Damn! What is the aning of this?" I almost lost my composure, I could not help but feel I just lost so very valuable information.
Hecate stood there standing over Hers who was staggering to get back to his feet. "What a sorry state for the ssanger god, you're a ss." Hecate sounded enraged more than usual, I could not help but feel there was a personal feud between the two. I inquired of my eye for confirmation.
--THE CHARACTER "HECATE" IS ENRAGED--
--THE CHARACTER "HECATE" IS GRIEVED--
Wow! It seems everyone is sharing in this grief ga or sothing. "Hey Hecate what's all this?" I asked but she was not paying attention to for a reason.
Hers rubbed his cheek and looked at with even more pained eyes. "I.... Need to talk with Hades."
Yes, talk with . I'm practically right here.
"No! You're drunk!" Hecate interrupted. I swear I wanted to punch her. "You are one of the twelve Olympian gods, you should not be seen in this state. What do you want people to think then? What of the symbol you represent?"
Hers scread at the tip of his voice, so loud I felt the raw rage revebrating from it. "F**K IT! I don't cae about any of that, I'm tired of all the lies and manipulation here. I miss when we were all one big happy family or was that all a lie too? If Hades of all people could change then why can't I?"
Just what was going on now, was there another side plot I was missing? Hers surely knows sothing, I just have to tell Hecate off that way I can. "S**t!" I cursed under my breath as I ran back into the room, I had forgotten about Chaos Bride. We were having a vidoe call before Hers interrupted.
"Please still be on!" I prayed as I reached for the phone on my bed and ....
VIDEO CALL (CHAOS BRIDE)
4 MINUTES AGO
"Damnit!!" I already missed her. What are the chances of ever getting a another chance like this again? I strode over to the door, there was no way I would miss my chance with Hers.
By the ti I got there Hecate was still standing where I had left her but Hers-- Hers was gone.
Curses! Everything was getting out of hand really fast.
"You just missed him boss, he had to go sober up before the party tonight? I never imagined Hers to be a drunk." What the hell are you saying, you f**king chased him away you witch. The only chance I would ever get to talk to him again would be at the party. —Dammit all—.
I can't help but feel like a puppet in a show, all strings attached. There was nothing I could do to get out of it if things kept escalating at this rate.
"Not a word more!" I silences Hecate before she spoke and walked into my room.
—THE CHARACTER "HECATE" IS FEELING DEEP GUILT—
I slamd the door behind and dropped on my butt, I burried my head between my laps and sighed. I've just about had enough, why were there so many lies and secrets everywhere? There was not a single person I could call an ally here and just when I was learning to trust soone again.
I only had a few more hours before the party would begin, I had not gained any bit of useful information enough to prevent the first calamity. Since the na "ERIS" was not on the guest list perhaps I was wrong about the event happening. It was originally an event on the wedding of Peleus and Thetis in the myth. That ans I misread the situation by a long shot.
Then what calamity will occur at the 2000th birthday of Zeus?
I hated being at a stalemate. It seed the only thing to do was to go to the party and watch things play out, worst cos to worst I would have to take action.
I wore one of my finest black suits, washed my hair— still getting used to having a really long hair by the way. I was looking my finest for the occasion but not to get carried away I would have to be alert for what exactly?
Boy, was I clueless. I was dood!
VRRRROOOM!!
The fine black car pulled up before the huge palace of the pantheon of gods, Hecate opened the door and I alighted from it, my fine black shoe pressing down on the long red carpet. This was it-- I too one final breath and started to advance towards the entrance.
By the sides of the carpet were restraints and bouncers who kept the photographers and reporters at bah, flashes of white slightly blinded .
Sotis I forget how much fa and power I have from being a god. They all wanted a picture of , especially since I was the one god who rarely left his domain. No doubt I would make the cover of the paper the next morning, but none of that would matter if I failed to save the goddamn world.
"Lord Hades, please a word."
"Lord Hades, any comnt following your return?"
Now the chatter was starting to get annoying. "Why is this damn red carpet to long?" I hissed under my breath.
A short while later there was an explosion, I tucked my hands in my pocket and raised my head to the sky where rays of red, gold and purple exploded continuously— the fireworks were a marvel and breathtaking. I was glad I got to be reborn.
I reached the door where two huge rock like creatures stood there as guards checking the invites before letting anyone in. Not like they could then down but I held my invite just in case. A short while after I was inside the biggest hall of my life, it was buzzing with life. There were gods, winged creatures, heroes of legends, magical creatures. It was a beauty.
And the food was— MWAH! Words could not describe it. I took a glass of whatever wine they were passing around as I advanced down the crowd of well dresses guests hoping I would not run into anyone to early but I knew that was just a wish I would never have co true.
"Woohoo big brother Hades you made it here at last!" And there he was, the number one on my hate list— ARES, THE GOD OF WAR. He wore a pretty ssed up outfit with a lot of flashy colour. His nose and ears were pierced with diamond rings, I for one would call him a devil rather than a god. "Love my drip?"
I groaned internally, just why did I have to run into him of all people? Wait! Was he waiting for ? I noticed a fine young woman clutching tight to his arm, she wore a lovely purple dress that covered her legs.
Lucky him— this is being sarcastic.
I think Ares might have noticed my eye on his 1 and he felt the need to brag. "Oh, this is my date. She's a really beauty, you know what I an."
I looked at her more closely and gasped— CHAOS BRIDE!! There she was standing her cheeks red as she waved at . "Hi~ Lord Hades, it's a pleasure eting you in person."
What the hell? Ares was the god of war— was that what the "CHAOS" was for? Right under my nose. She real got good, but I would not miss the chance to find out who she really was.
My eye buzzed and I gasped once more. N-- no way.... I was played the whole ti!
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