1 I AM HADES

I checked myself over the mirror as Persephone kept screaming in my ear, grunting as I fiddled with my tie.

"Sweetheart I don't know where your necklace is, why don't you look where you kept it last, now I have this very important meeting, so I have to go, I'll pick you up at 6 for date night?" I asked in my recently picked up British accent, as I smiled at her pouting face.

She got off the bed and walked over to me, wrapping her slender arms around my body as she breathed into my ear, "Are you sure you can't skip just this once?" she started tracing her finger on my chest.

I smiled and gave her a peck on the lips, she was like this every time i had to go somewhere normally I would entertain her for a bit, but this time it was serious, "Sorry love, this time its important I have to go"

She sighed as she pulled back and fixed my tie and helped me into my blazer, "Well then, 6 it is, and don't you forget you hear me?" She says as she pretends to clean my blazer.

"I never forget" I say as a smile makes its way to my face again, Its been thousands of years, but I'm still so in love with this woman.

I fixed by glasses as I light up a cigarette. The smoke from the cigarette was pitch black and it covered me as i disappeared in the smoke. I Fixed my tie as I walked into Olympus, wondering what the issue was that Zeus called for me so abruptly.

I may have tried to destroy Olympus and kill the other gods many times, but the truth was I was indispensable, no matter what I did they couldn't loose me, and its not as if the attacks were unprovoked. I put up a smile as I walked into the pantheon, gritting my teeth as I looked at the thrones, they had never found the reason to put up one for me, so I basically stood during the entirety of the meetings, or make a seat for myself. It was blatant disrespect, but what was a god to do?

Soon one by one my brothers and their kids filled up the hall, each wearing modern clothing (except Aries, I swear someone should get him out of that Armour), each taking a seat at their respective thrones as I created one of my own out of my cigarette smoke. Each one looked at me with a different look in their eyes, Athena with curiosity, Hephaestus and Hermes with respect, Ares with that arrogant smirk he always wore, and Hera with that damn sneer that made me want to rip out her consciousness and plunge it into Tartarus, which is conveniently my basement.

Zeus cleared his throat as a bolt of lightning hit the marble fountain placed in the middle of the circular hall, I watched the bolt of lightning moving along the carvings around the fountain, as I for the first time actually studied them and noticed that they represented each god and goddess, each god and goddess except me. For the sake of the Titans, where does this disrespect end?

I looked back at Zeus, my brother as I clenched my jaw and forced myself to remain calm, 'My time will come, then they'll see' I lied to myself.

"Well then, you must be wondering why I called such an abrupt meeting" spoke Zeus, pausing for effect, and it worked, as always as all of them started talking among themselves what it could be about.

"Its regarding you, Hades" said Zeus, silencing everyone in the hall.

"Me, brother? What is it this time?" I asked while making my cigarette disappear and fixing my glasses.

"Its about your relevance in the pantheon sessions" came the voice of Poseidon as I wrinkled my eyebrows in anger.

"So that's your ploy this time?" I said as my hands dug into the armrests of my chair, as I repressed my anger.

"You are of no use here Hades, it's better if you just stay cooped up in that little cave of yours" this time it was Ares who spoke, his mocking voice reverberating in my ears.

Fire started to burn around me as my eyes went black with back smoke flowing out of them, I stood up and walked slowly towards him as each step caused the floor to crack, only to heal itself rapidly. As I reached him I clutched his neck in my hand and lifted him into the air as he struggled to get free, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at me.

"I AM HADES, FIRST SON OF CHRONOS, KILLER OF CHRONOS, GOD OF THE DEAD, AND YOU, GOD OF WAR, WILL RESPECT ME" my voiced echoed through all of Olympus as I spoke, emphasizing the words god of war in a mocking tone.

I felt a hand on my shoulder as Ares struggled to get out a word I turned my head to see Poseidon standing there with a pleading look. I sighed as I let go of Ares' neck and undid my transformation.

"Ummm, if I may" interrupted Athena, as glared at her, she stiffened as my gaze softened and nodded at her to continue "Well, umm, you said, killer of Chronos, well, technically thats not true is it? it was Zeus that killed him by striking lightning onto his head..."

I almost laughed as I looked at Zeus, he avoided my gaze and Poseidon immediately looked down.

"Is that what you told them? Now that's funny Zeus, that's real funny, whatever, you can keep the meetings without me, and Zeus, I think time has made you forget, you are allowed to play this little act of king, best you don't cross the line and believe yourself to be truly that powerful"

Then I turned and walked away, leaving them to ponder over my words, repressed rage flowing like fire within me.