3 Chapter 3 The Underworld

(E/N: The Underworld refers to before Hades changed its name, and the END refers to after it. Enjoy!)

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{Hades POV}

"Well, at least we're not surrounded by stomach acid." I noticed that the Underworld was literally nothing but barren land and mountains. I also noticed I smell really bad, and I mean REALLY bad, and I was naked, while Hestia was not. How long have I been naked and why isn't she?

"Is there anywhere to find a bath in here?" I asked Hestia.

"If we were to find Erebus and Nyx, we could seek asylum here, as they are the only ones currently living here in the Underworld, besides Tartarus, as most creatures stay away because of him. Kronos fears his rule would be in jeopardy if he would conflict with another Primordial god. But the other Primordials fear him as well, because of his scythe, which is the only weapon powerful enough to harm them, as it is imbued with the power of Gaea. We will also most likely find a bath with them." Hestia explained.

So basically, politics are bullshit and there is a cold war between the Underworld and the Overworld, That's just great. So if we meet Erebus and Nyx, we would be seen as assets to them.

"Oh well, let's go greet and see them, hopefully, get a bath and some clothes." - Hades

"Why would it be a personal thing? You literally just showed me how to use my domain, not how to make things with my divine power. And you thought it was a personal thing? I was born the day I met you, how would it be a personal thing?" The void must have been really messed up if it forgot about clothes.

"Well, I was wearing clothes and assumed that you would wear some too and ask me about it. I don't know any better since I'm the little sister," she responded, pulling a pout at me.

'She just pulled the little sister card on me, and I have no comeback. No matter, I better make some clothes first.' While thinking, I create a white cotton polo, denim jeans, and some sneakers, onto my body.

"So you agree that you are the little sister now, huh?" - Hades

"Only when it's convenient." - Hestia

"Fufufufu, you two are funny. But who are you and why are you here?" A female voice popped out of nowhere from behind us.

A bit startled, we turn around, to see a beautiful woman, with shoulder-length black hair and eyes as dark as the night, with stars scattered around her onyx iris, her body covered in darkness and shadows, what's visible of her looking like Hela from the MCU.

"Lady Nyx, we come here to seek asylum. My brother and I are children of Kronos, I am Hestia and this is Hades. We have just escaped his stomach after he ate us, and we wish to live in the Underworld, under32 its protection." - Hestia

"Also can I ask for a bath, please? Because frankly, I would rather not smell like a pig's intestine while speaking to a beautiful lady." - Hades

{Nyx POV}

In the Underworld, it is forever dark. My husband, Erebos, and I were discussing for the nth time, of what an idiot Gaea was, for empowering Kronos's scythe until it was stronger than she could control. There is honestly nothing we could do about it. We can not leave the Underworld, just like Kronos can't come here. I want to roam the world again, but with Kronos as the current king, I cannot even leave this realm. Even Gaea feared that scythe, but once she had entered a millennia slumber, Kronos imprisoned them once again for their hideousness. While the other titans are allowed to run rampant across Gaea's domain, causing nothing but destruction.

While lost in thoughts, an enormous power abruptly burst forth from the entrance to this realm.

'That should not be possible. The Ancient Laws state that no one should be able to cross realms without permission from its ruler, and with Tartarus ruling the realm, technically, it should not be possible for another protegenos (Primordial god) to appear.'

Curious, I moved to the source of the disturbance and noticed two beings about baths, clothing, and who was older. Not something you would usually see in the Underworld, it was quite funny. So I decided to introduce myself two them.

"Fufufu, you two are funny. But who are you and why are you here?"

"Lady Nyx, we come here to seek asylum. My brother and I are children of Kronos, I am Hestia and this is Hades. We have just escaped his stomach after he ate us, and we wish to live in the Underworld, under32 its protection." The now identified female, Hestia explained.

"Can we also ask you for a bath? Because quite frankly I'd rather not talk to a beautiful woman while smelling like pigs intestines." Hades added.

I laughed at that, and agreed, he sighed at that with a relieved smile.

I took them to our home, which was a nice cave on the side of a deformed hill, one of the many available in the Underworld. It was quite big, but still a cave. Once bathed, I decided to introduce them to my husband Erobus, and Tartarus, or at least a form of him. They told me what happened to them, and how they were eaten and managed to escape. I felt more disgusted at Kronos than ever before, I had no idea he was even capable of such an atrocity, eating his own children.

That's when I realised that hades felt strangely at peace here in the Underworld. Everyone tries to stay away from this realm, while he seems so intrigued by it.

Asking him why, he replied, "This place is but a blank canvas, with only our imagination to paint it."That was one of the weirdest phrases I have ever heard someone saying about the Underworld, but it strangely felt right. It's like he wants to be the artist for the Underworld, painting its picture (E/N: that was deep, I think). Well, I myself only saw this place as a temporary location, I waited with my husband thinking up ways to deal with Kronos, and here he wants to create whatever an upside-down Mega Tree of Doom on the illusioned ceiling.

Finishing their history, I asked if he could show me his powers. He started with a flame, followed by a portal incorporating space and time. He suddenly said that he felt that he could manipulate shadows and darkness now, as well as feel everything in the Underworld. That should make no sense unless he was related to Tartarus as he is part of the Underworld.

I asked Tartarus about it and he said that the realm chooses who it recognises as its ruler and that he was only temporarily in charge, not truly its ruler, as he was the most suitable at the time. Now that Hades was here, the Underworld found him more suitable and recognises him as its ruler.

That explained his new powers, and how he teleported to this realm if he was accepted as its ruler. All of us just saw this place as a temporary residence, while he saw it as his true home. Now that he is the king, we would be seeking shelter in his home now, because he has the ability to kick us out of this realm.

{Hades POV}

So I finally got a bath. I can't remember taking one, but knowing I did is nice. After finding a full-body mirror, I finally saw what I looked like. I looked good, like Captain America good, but with chocolate brown hair and wine purple eyes. Not going to question why at least I don't look like Hades in the Percy Jackson movie, that guy just had issues upon issues.

I met Erebus and Tartarus and showed them my abilities. Apparently, the Underworld was acknowledging me as its king. Tartarus said he wasn't actually the Underworld's ruler by choice, he was just protecting Tartarus, but by its need for a proper ruler, it chose me which is awesome in my opinion.

While in the books, the Underworld sounded like it was a part of Gaea, it is actually its own realm in the sense that it's not directly connected with her, only by the same dimension. It is its own ever-expanding realm, kept secret by Tartarus all this time. No one can spy here or even come here without my permission, and within this place, I'm apparently stronger than them, and they're protogenoi. This day keeps getting better and better, I escaped Kronos's stomach, had a bath I can't remember and finally gained a realm.

I talked with the other protogenoi and told them I had no reason to kick them out and since I had nothing better to do, I started to build my starter base. I didn't want to deal with Kronos at the moment and I needed a place for me and Hestia to stay in my new realm.

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(Edited by Slammeron00)

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