Check Mate

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It was finally done...Hercules was dead, and no one was any the wiser that it was his loving wife who had done it. Poison was a woman's weapon, and she proved it to be perfectly suiting for her. There was one person.. Or rather, creature, who was suspicious, but who was going to believe a Pegasus? He never liked her anyway. But now that he was gone, she had somewhere to be.. She had people to speak to. 

Everyone believed that Hades was trapped in the Underworld, after being sucked in to the River Styx, but she knew that he was still lurking beneath their feet.. Pondering how he was going to take over Mount Olympus. She figured she'd just give him that extra kick he needed.. And surely, the fates would have let him know that Hercules had perished. It was only a matter of time before he resurfaced. 

She walked to a lake.. One that she knew would lead in to the depths of the underworld. It was a gateway. She knelt beside it and stared at her reflection. A smile curved on to her lips.. She wasn't ashamed. She felt no remorse. She was proud. She had done what no other God could do.. she destroyed Hercules.. by herself. "Hades," she called in to the water. "I know you can hear me. Why don't you show yourself to your old... friend." She cooed in a rather sarcastic voice. 

It was true..they were never friends. In fact, for a very long time, she hated him. She hated all men.. And it was only a  matter of time before she hated Hercules as well. It all started when they met a woman whom he was supposed to be friends with. She knew there was more.. She had even caught them in the act a few times. Wonder boy turned out to be just like the rest of them. 

The only man who was ever straightforward with her was the God of the Underworld.. and perhaps that's who she should have stayed loyal to the entire time. 

[Aiden Gormain]

game. set. match

MY FAVORITE PART OF THE GAME: SUDDEN DEATH

Hades was currently sitting on his throne in the Underworld. He was staring at Pain and Panic playing a game of chess. Pathetic, what his life was resorted to. Not to mention the fact that put together they were less intelligent than a doorknob. Hades put his head in his hand, massaging his temples with his thumb and index finger. He was about to lose his temper because . . . well, he didn't need a reason. He just needed an outlet and fortunately, Pain and Panic were close enough to him to be a convenient one. Yet before he could unleash his wrath upon them, he heard someone calling for him. Not just anyone. It was a very familiar voice. Megara. He wondered what the hell she wanted now. They weren't exactly friends to allies per say. She was someone who had been wronged, he was someone who attempted to use her to his advantage.

And instead, she fell in love with him and they got married. What a sickeningly revolting, damn stupid love story! Intrigue got the better of him and he decided to grace her with his presence. He appeared behind her, a distance between them as she stared into the water, the unseen portal to the Underworld. "Well, if it isn't my little Megpie," he said with a condescending voice. "Oh sorry, not mine anymore since your decision to betray me." His anger was starting to surface but he kept himself calm . . . for now. "I can't imagine what you could possibly want, but you have about fifteen seconds to tell me." He stared at her, unamused with her presence. "Fourteen," he continued, as if counting down the seconds before he departed from her.

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After a few moments of waiting, Hades finally arose from the depths of the Underworld to answer Meg's call. He didn't seem very pleased to see her.. in fact, he seemed quite pissed off. And for good reason. He told her she had fifteen seconds, and now fourteen. She only needed two. "Woderboy is dead. You're welcome." She stated pointedly with a smile curving on to her lips. It was a smile that no one had really seen before.. a smile that had lied dormant inside of her for far too long. Realizing that this was likely going to give her more time on the clock, she continued. "I had my own plan.. no one could be in on it. It had to be played perfectly. And it was... I played that boy like a lyre." 

She stood up from the ground, and placed her hands on her hips, tilting them slightly as she watched the God of the Underworld. "Of course it was easier since he was mortal.. but it's going to make the Gods weaker." She lifted her hand and looked at her nails. Dirty. She had to fix that soon. "The difficult part was convincing him before he died to sign this. He was still concious though.. so it counts." She held out a rolled up parchment paper for Hades. Hercules had signed his soul over to him, in exchange for Megera's safety. 

"I've been poisoning him since our wedding night. It's taken awhile, but he felt he only had a sickness. I told him I was afraid you'd come for me," Her hand went to her forehead as she feigned distress. "And he signed over his soul to make sure I would be protected. Ooops." She giggled, lowering her hand. "Now the Gods will be vulnerable with their sadness." She blinked, lowering her hands to her sides. "Oh, i'm sorry, did I go over my time limit?"