Chapter Fourteen: Unexpected Prisoners

Author Note: Once again, I remind everyone to inform me if they ever notice some grammatical errors in this chapter so I can fix it.

I also recommend you all, to begin reading these Author Note's to actually keep up with information about this fic.

Extra Note: I also fine-tuned the Special Chapter regarding the Rankings of the Mythologies and Pantheons; I noticed some rough edges which needed to be fixed so the list may have changed a tiny bit, but I doubt any of you memorized it to notice the differences.

I also fixed a grammatical error which I found on several chapters; I will really appreciate it if you inform me should you see any of those. There had been readjustments of several things, without further ado.

Enjoy the chapter.

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Main Character POV:

I began to survey the inner structure of the castle from inside as we all entered through the massive entrance gate leading to the massive prison after eliminating the Warden of the Prison of Tartarus, Kampe and her children.

For some reason, all of us were appalled by her even though her appearance isn't anywhere near being as incomprehensible as an Outer God's. I was able to figure out the reason however, she had weird Conceptual Aspect Domains such as 'Ugliness', 'Apprehension', 'Flaws', 'Imperfection's' and 'Nightmares'.

That immediately explained everything, especially considering the fact that she was using her 'True Ascension' form which made it even more apparent and influential.

I sighed as I focused on what we were currently doing.

We were nearing the Gates of the Prison, and as soon as we all entered, I felt as if the entire building had scanned our entire beings effectively making the hairs on my back stand as my instincts warned me of danger.

It was as if this whole structure prison was alive somewhat. Whilst this is quite strange it is also interesting; I am certain the other's felt it too.

We all came to an abrupt halt, before looking at each other seriously before nodding and continuing to walk.

"This castle is very mysterious, it feels alive." Demeter muttered from my side, prompting me to nod in agreement. She had a minor domain with the Underworld concerning the 'Afterlife' and 'Life' so she definitely knew what she was talking about, I had even felt it myself due to my domain of 'Creation'.

Hades seeing how everyone seemed to be weary, coughed which resulted in him gaining our attention before he spoke.

"Now if what Tartarus had told me is true, then the Hecatoncheires and Cyclops should be located deep within the confines of the underground floor there is a massive endless labyrinth filled with all sorts of prisoners and confined beings." Hades began.

" The location of the prisoners we are trying to reach is located at the lowest point of the Labyrinth. For that is where Ouranos and Kronos had previously locked up their most dangerous captives.

It's a special and unique location within this castle, as all sort of enchantments and spells had been put in order to prevent the prisoners from getting out." Hades spoke, appearing to be somewhat thoughtful as he rubbed his chin.

"Do you know how to get there, brother?" Hestia asked.

Hades in return, nodded as he narrowed his eyes and looked at the floor.

"Why the rush my dear sister? There are many methods, for example" Hades spoke and paused before continuing, he looked at the ground and rose his feet high up in the air as his power flared slightly making the massive structure of the Prison shake and tremble.

This prompted a grin from both Zeus and Adamas who got the message and started to channel their own respective energies through their bodies, which only made the entire structure shake even more.

Immediately as this happened, the three of them immediately started attacked the floor of the building and Me, Poseidon, Hestia, Hera and Demeter braced ourselves and activated our energies as we got away from the floor.

A massive tremor occurred; it was so strong that the entire landscape around the massive infinitely sized structure of the prison shook from the force of their attacks. Which made a massive shockwave and extremely turbulent wind currents blowing in all directions from the impact.

I whistled at the amount of raw strength they used.

However, something caught my attention, no not just MY attention but ALL of our attention. I watched as the wind currents calmed down and the smoke cleared. Revealing the result of their act.

"Hahahahahahahaha, the old man did inform me how sturdy it was, but I had to try it out myself to truly believe it. There is not even a single scratch, how magnificent!" As soon as everything calmed down, we all heard Hades laugh out loudly before speaking in a joyful sophisticated tone.

"Unbelievable." Demeter muttered in surprise.

"Hohohohoho, to think that all of our combined attacks did nothing. This Prison truly lives up to its name and status." Zeus also laughed after seeing the results of their attack.

Meanwhile Adamas was seen inspecting the ground.

"Damn, there is no sign that our attacks had done anything whatsoever." Adamas muttered before smiling.

"How impressive, I wonder what this building is made of?" Hera asked as she looked at the inside structure of the building with interest.

"Hm, there are several divine materials used to craft this castle. It is so powerful, that is stated that this castle had become one of the strongest Noble Phantasm's of Tartarus due to its rich history and creation myth, it's one of highest-level Labyrinth-Type Noble Phantasm's in our Pantheon. The metals used during the creation of this castle include Netherite and Stygian Steel." Hades answered.

Wait the Prison of Tartarus is a freaking NOBLE PHANTASM? A fucking Labyrinth-Type Noble Phantasm of a Powerful Primordial God of all things, that's so fucking unexpected.

No wonder this thing felt so damn dangerous and made my instincts go haywire. I can't help but wonder about what sort of things Tartarus can do with a freaking infinite sized castle as a Noble Phantasm.

This kind of reminds me of Semiramis Noble Phantasm from Fate, but this is definitely on a whole other level. It's a fucking Second-Generation Primordial God we are talking about here, why the heck does he leave his Noble Phantasm out in the open like this?

I know that Noble Phantasms are bound to their owners but still.

"Hold on, if it's an extremely powerful Labyrinth-Type Noble Phantasm that the strongest of the Four Main Primordial Gods owns, then how are we supposed to break it?" Zeus questioned Hades.

"If it's such a high-level Labyrinth-Type Noble Phantasm, then a mere physical attack won't destroy it." Poseidon spoke seriously as he analysed the building, he looked to be quite intrigued by this structure.

"Hohoho, then we might as well get serious if that's the case!" Zeus chuckled as he began to unleash more power.

"Brother, I don't think that you should try to do that." Hestia quickly advised.

"What? Why?" Zeus looked at Hestia as if she was an idiot.

"What a fool." Hades sighed.

"See? Even Hades agrees! It's time to rumble!" He spoke boastfully as he began to utilize his Conceptual Energy and was about to attempt something but was abruptly stopped by a smack to head from Hades that sent him to the ground.

"I was talking about you idiot; you are the fool!" Hades criticized as he dusted the hand, he smacked Zeus with in a sophisticated and dignified manner before pointing a finger at him.

"WHAT?" Zeus yelled, completely confused by what his brother just did.

"Did you truly think that I was actually aiming on destroying the Conceptual Prison itself? I was merely testing the durability of the building, you dolt." Hades began chastising Zeus in an older brotherly manner.

"Moreover, did you truly expect to destroy an extremely high level and complex Labyrinth-Type Noble Phantasm that wields endless amounts of Conceptual Energy through such simplistic means?" Hades chastised, making Zeus complain.

"But elder brother, how else are we supposed to get down there quickly? We don't have all day you know?" Zeus asked and complained.

"Do you really believe I would have been chosen as the appointed leader of this expedition if I had no applicable, efficient and swift method? " This made Zeus indignant as Hades spoke flatly before continuing.

"Heck, even our mother and Grandmother, do you truly believe they would have prepared and launched the initiation of such a mission without preparing beforehand and searching for all the viable methods they could?" Hades ended, which made Zeus suddenly freeze in realization as his face had suddenly become quite thoughtful as Hades spoke those words.

"You are right. That was stupid of me, wasn't it?" Zeus muttered as he rubbed the back of his head.

"You sure always have a plan, don't you brother?" Adamas mused.

"But of course, only a fool would walk into such an important mission unprepared." Hades replied which made Zeus grumble.

"Hey, in my defence I thought that was the quickest method!" Zeus tried to self-justify himself.

"Fair enough, but you must know that destroying a Labyrinth-Type Noble Phantasm of such a high level would require something that is at least equal on power. Not only do we lack actual Noble Phantasm's with the power to attempt such a feat, but our current power is also below Tartarus himself. So, I doubt we would be successful in such a feat." Hades explained.

I also decided to add my own piece into the conversation.

"Moreover, there is also the fact that Labyrinth-Type Noble Phantasms usually have extremely high statistics in attributes such as Defence, Durability and Endurance. Not to mention we still have no idea as to what sort of Conceptual Aspects, Characteristics and Authorities this Noble Phantasm possesses. But if it's the Noble Phantasm of one of the Second-Generation Primordial's then you can bet your life that it is going to be extremely powerful." I added, as I was speaking analytically and thoughtfully whilst sharing my insight, knowledge and understanding of Noble Phantasms.

This had made many of those present nod in affirmation to my words.

"Indeed, which is why destroying it is even more difficult than using any other of the variable methods not to mention that it's not just a Labyrinth-Type but a Noble Phantasm with dual types, as it also has the Characteristics of a Fortress-Type Noble Phantasm. Luckily however, I know a specific route that takes us to the prisoners right away." Hades nodded and replied.

His words made everyone grow more serious at the mention of it being a Dual Type Noble Phantasm.

A Fortress Type and Labyrinth Type Noble Phantasm, on top of being the Noble Phantasm of a powerful Primordial God, this Castle was really scary. No fucking wonders their attacks didn't do shit to the castle; it also makes sense why they would house prisoners in such a place. 

Noble Phantasm are very a complicated topic of discussion that's for sure.

I sighed before seeing Hades pull out a massive map that had divine enchantments of the routes.

"Anyhow, I believe it's time to move on with our plan. Sister, I believe grandmother had given you a special gift during your training?" Hades suddenly asked, looking at Hestia.

"Oh, thank you for reminding me! I have been waiting for a chance to use it." Hestia spoke to her brother cheerfully before clapping her hands together and closing her eyes as she summoned a tool, or rather a mysterious yet powerful necklace filled with Conceptual Energy.

Hestia opened her eyes and grabbed the Necklace on her neck and held it in the palm of her hand and revealed it to everyone.

"This is the 'Bane of the Unknown', dear Grandmother had given me this Noble Phantasm just for a case such as this one!" Hestia happily explained as she revealed the Necklace as a Noble Phantasm as several massive holographic screens of showing the entire structure of the entire hallway and castle entrance with all sorts of information and data.

So, you're meaning to tell me she already has a freaking Noble Phantasm in her possession? and she got it as a freaking gift? So, this is what it feels like to be jealous of someone who was boosted by a higher-level player in a video game.

Quite the feeling I must admit.

"Yes, it's a special Archive-Type Noble Phantasm, as you know Archive-Type Noble Phantasm which a specialized Noble Phantasm made for a situation like this. I have one of my own which I had obtained from Tartarus." Hades quickly added, before pulling something out.

"This is my own Archive-Type Noble Phantasm, it's called 'Visor of Truth' which not only allows me to detect through deception, but also allows me to see through traps, detect various hidden information, spiritual formations, seals, curses and ailments alongside other effects. It's also dual Characteristics and not singular, which makes it also an Anti - Mind type and Anti- Wisdom Noble Phantasm. Tartarus had made this Noble Phantasm specifically as a reward for completing his training." Hades covered his left eyes before removing it suddenly having a similar eye piece which looks exactly the same as the one, he had in Record of Ragnarök.

Wait, NOT JUST HESTIA BUT ALSO HADES TOO? Honestly, I shouldn't even be surprised anymore, moreover this Noble Phantasm actually seems to be an excellent artifact if it has Anti - Mind and Anti - Wisdom Characteristics. This means that this Noble Phantasm might have the ability to heighten a God's Precognition and Cognitive Abilities and allow the God to perfectly see through the flow of a battle and renders most deceptive tactics useless due to the nature of the Noble Phantasm making the user see through such things.

"Hold on for a moment there, the both of you already have a Noble Phantasm in your Disposal? You already have a Noble Phantasm, yet you're also going to ask the cyclops for weapons which will bring up the total of Noble Phantasms under your possession up to two, how is that fair?" Adamas began with a calm tone, before complaining loudly in a rude tone.

"Don't be like that brother, you know that we had to have been given those Noble Phantasm in order for our mission to be successful." Hestia tried to reason with him, which made Adamas sigh as he knew she was right.

"What about you brother, did you also receive a Noble Phantasm from Pontus?" Adamas suddenly asked whilst having a thoughtful expression as a thought had just crossed his mind, prompting him to turn and take a look at Poseidon as he asked him about it.

Poseidon merely nodded at this question and didn't elaborate further, at that action Zeus merely groaned.

"Great, so all three of them have a Noble Phantasm. All because of training with the Primordial Gods, talk about cheating." Zeus sarcastically muttered as he too felt somewhat jealous.

Hades rolled his eyes at how two of his younger brothers sulked before coughing, which signalled that the conversation was going to become more serious as his expression became more serious.

"Moving along, I have scanned the nearest vicinities close to us. Luckily for us, I had detected a pathway without any possible traps, which is something that we could definitely work with for starters. Meanwhile, dear sister I want you to use the powers of your Archive-Type Noble Phantasm and select the best routes towards our destination." Hades begun delving into our next course of action.

"Very well brother, I will get on it!" Hestia nodded as she began to use her Archive - Type Noble Phantasm to look for the fastest routes available.

~ A couple hours later~

The past couple of hours had been rather boring to be honest, as it mostly spent trying to get to our destination. Immediately after Hestia used her Noble Phantasm, and with the help of Hades we were eventually led to a massive ominous library filled with Books of Monster Origins, what I mean by Books of Monster Origins is that these books were meant from Monsters of the Underworld.

None of the contents inside any of these Books really made much sense due to the distorted logic and even following a sense of humour which was based on Monster humour. Yeah, reading those books were pretty awkward, I will tell you that. Moreover, I am the only person in our group who was curious to check out the books surprisingly enough.

Due to that I was stared upon flatly by everyone as I read through the library books, however I was eventually stopped by Hera and Demeter who pulled me away from those Books, I was quite indignant!

All that aside, I was extremely unimpressed and not surprised when I saw the entry towards the Underground Cellular prisons being through a secret bookshelf entry. Like seriously, how cliche can you possibly be? That's the most overused method of hiding a secret area from your intruders.

I shared my opinion with a few of the others in that regard, which earned a couple of chuckles. 

We were currently a special route that was supposed to lead us straight to the area where the Cyclops and Hecatoncheires were being held captive, as we walked through this passage, however. I was pretty surprised by the sheer amount of jail cells in this place. Not to forget to mention the number of prisoners.

Oddly enough, all the prisoners we had seen so far had been all kinds of creatures and monsters, even Nymphs. I couldn't help but wonder if we will ever come across any titans? I was really curious about that.

"This place is quite foul; the stench is dreadful." Demeter spoke to me, in a low tone as she was seen with her arms wrapped linked around mine on my right side, Demeter and Hera walked behind the group.

Just behind Poseidon who was walking alone, ahead of him was Adamas, Zeus and Hestia who was at the front of the two behind her walking close to Hades who was scanning all the areas ahead.

"Yeah, I do have to agree with you on that." I agreed, after becoming a Saiyan and becoming a God of Instinct through my Domains, my sense of smell had reached unimaginable levels. So much so that I often block my sense of smell due to excessive exaggeration of a lot of the things I smell being too damn potent.

So, you don't have to know that the scent of this massive prison that reeked of Monster Blood alongside all sorts of Fluids such as Saliva, sweat among other things permeated through the entire area.

I chuckled at that as we walked together whilst chatting with each other.

"How poorly managed is this place? You can already tell that this place hadn't been cleaned in eons. Seems like Kampe or whoever that woman was completely lacked class and efficiency." Hera added with a scowl, she was in the left side of me, which was the opposite side of Demeter, Hera settled with crossing her arms as she narrowed her eyes and looked around.

"Monsters aren't exactly known for being clean so I would say it is not out of the realms of the unexpected." I replied with a shrug.

"Fair enough." Hera agreed with that logic, shrugging along.

Eventually the jail cells were left behind which led us to a massive hallway, as we walked the massive halls, we came across massive Doors leading somewhere.

"Interesting, so this is it." Hades muttered as he looked at the Doors expectantly.

"What do you mean by that brother?" Adamas asked curiously.

"This is the final door, inside of that are a total of 100 prison cells. According to my 'Bane of the Unknown', The Cyclops and Hecatoncheires should be located in Cell No. 1." Hestia answered, her eyes analysing the data the Noble Phantasm was giving her.

This prompted a look of surprise from us before we smiled, however something did get my attention No.1. So, the Hecatoncheires and Cyclops are indeed the biggest and strongest prisoners in this place.

"About time, I was getting sick of all this meritless venturing." Adamas replied with a yawn.

"It was indeed getting a bit dull, so this is a nice change of pace." Hera agreed with her brother.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Let's open it already." I told Hades who nodded, stepping forward and opening the gates.

The gate doors creaked as they opened in a slow motion, slowly revealing the insides as the torches on the walls of the massive prison room lit up all across the place. 

We slowly walked in and gazed around the area, there was a massive spiral stairway and a massive prison on each row of the stairs. Our current row had the number 'Cell No. 100'.

I watched a giant monstrous creature even larger than Kampe and looked to be a massive Minotaur with divine armour, feeling his aura I was able to detect that he was also on the level of a High - Low Ranked God as opposed to Kampe who was on the level of a Mid - Low Ranked God.

Not a bad start, we all stood inspecting everything around us including the large monster in the cell before continuing to walk.

The rest of the walk was mostly silent.

We kept seeing several more and more mythical creatures who are stronger and stronger the further down we go. 

We kept seeing Monsters and Creatures on the level of a High - Low Ranked God which was pretty impressive, it kept going on and on like this until the 75th cell.

We saw a massive Manticore creature in that place that was on the level of a Supreme Tier: God Class Being meaning that it was on the level of a Middle-Ranked God, however it was on the lower end.

[Images of Manticore's Appearance.]

The Manticore was chained by special purple chains, that seemed to be made out of a combination of divine ice and divine metals and were engraved with special Divine Greek Enchantments.

"Travellers? And Gods too, how interesting." The Manticore suddenly spoke, surprising us.

It was an impressive sight to behold, however we kept going on before nodding towards the Manticore who nodded back.

In the 50th cell we saw a massive Water Prison which piqued the interest of Poseidon, prompting us all to stop and see the cell.

"An octopus? That thing is quite the massive creature." Zeus whistled as the 75th floor prisoner revealed itself, as a massive 1,000 meters long octopoid creature with several hundred eyes looking at us in curiosity.

'Is that a freaking Kraken?' I couldn't help inwardly but ask myself as I looked at the Octopoid creature that looked different compared to how Krakens are usually depicted.

[Images of Kraken's Appearance.]

We were all about to continue walking, but we all stopped as we saw someone walking towards the Water Prison.

It was Poseidon, which surprised us. However, I soon realized. 

' Oh yeah, this guy probably likes sea creatures.' I thought as I watched how Poseidon completely broke the Water Prison holding the Kraken making the Krakens eyes dilate as it was about to attack.

Its aura was strong, akin to a Mid - Medium Ranked God even, which meant it was even stronger than the Phoenix. Why are so many strong monsters locked up here, did these guys do something wrong? I bet the Kraken and Manticore are just being kept here away from their respective species as trophies.

All the water from the Water Prison exploded outside however it all seemingly moved out of Poseidon's direction as if not daring to touch him.

For us on the other hand, it was already dealt with as Hestia had evaporated all the water that headed our way.

Poseidon raised a finger, which made the Kraken immediately stop before gazing at Poseidon in absolute reverence before bowing down to him as if apologizing and grovelling towards his King.

"How dare these filthy vermin imprison such a beautiful and elegant creature like you?" Poseidon gently spoke surprising all of us as he rubbed the Kraken's head.

"I was unfortunately defeated in battle my Lord, I was defending my tribe and serving my duty as the Kraken Chief of my tribe. As a result of that, I had been stuck here for millions of years."  The Kraken explained with a deep rumbling voice whilst looking at Poseidon.

"I see, I will bring you to a place where you could truly shine as an apex of the waters. For now, I will have to take you inside.' Poseidon uttered with authority as a massive portal appeared swallowing the entire Kraken, taking him somewhere before closing.

Poseidon turned around and walked back to us, without caring about our completely surprised expressions.

However, we were all taken out of this stupor by Hades who coughed, seemingly having collected himself quickly making us quickly nod as we all began walking down.

As we walked down, we were surprised to see countless other creatures who were on par with the massive Kraken.

So many Monster species are here, it was really impressive to see so many mythical creatures.

When we reached the 25th cell, we saw another creature this time it was a Phoenix which was just as big as the Kraken was, however it was even a stronger creature as it was a full High-Ranked Supreme Tier: God Class being, which meant it was a High - Middle Ranked God level being.

Something about all these monsters' kind of irked me, as they all seemingly emanated Ethereal Energy which should be unique to the Gods, which led to me believe that none of these creatures were Ordinary Monsters, leading into the fact that they were undoubtfully divine beasts who were amongst the apex of their species.

[Images of Phoenix's Appearance.]

'Hmph.' The Phoenix merely hmphed after waking up from its slumber as it noticed our presence before sleeping again.

We merely didn't pay it any mind as we kept walking downwards.

We came across several other monsters who were as powerful as the Phoenix in the lower rows, eventually we stopped however once we noticed that the Rows came to an end, with the last four jail cells being located on the same floor, however each of the Jail Cells were located further from one another in a long Hallway, each cell was FAR larger than any of the previous jail Cells we have seen thus far.

I chuckled as the group began to walk.

"This is a very fun place, I must say. There is quite a lot of interesting creatures here, most of whom make Kampe look like a complete an utter joke." Zeus spoke as we started to walk towards the final Jail cells.

"Agreed, I wonder how strong these next ones are going to be." Adamas asked curiously.

"Poor creatures, to have been rendered to confinement inside such a disgusting place, what a cruel fate." Hestia muttered sadly, having a completely different Opinion from her two brothers.

We kept walking until we came across the Fourth Cell, and were about to continue but were stopped by a massive tremor as the Cell shook and massive claws peeked through the cell.

I felt the aura and raised an eyebrow in surprise, whatever is in there was strong.

We all turned around as the creatures got our attentions.

"WHAT BRINGS MERE GODLINGS SUCH AS YOURSELF TO SUCH A FORSAKEN AND CONFINED AREA? DO YOU SEEK DEATH?" One of the heads of a massive hulking 2500 meters large creature of serpentine origin spoke as he laughed out loudly, its laugh shaking the entire jail cell as its body was covered in massive chains and seals that kept it in place.

But it was allowed to have a bit of freedom of movement by the look of things.

The creature had 9 heads with fins with dark blue scale all over its massive frame, with a massive, long tail behind it. 

'A freaking Hydra?' I inwardly thought as I looked at the massive creature who was looking at us in amusement. I couldn't help but stare somewhat impressed as this creature was on our tier a full-on Ascendant Tier: Heavenly Class Being which makes it on par with a High Ranked God, however it was on the lower end of the spectrum.

This Hydra was probably one of the strongest amongst its kind, the fact that it was the fourth strongest prisoner already spoke volumes of its strength.

[Images of Hydra's Appearance.]

"This creature looks like a Hydra." Demeter spoke out as she analysed the creature before us.

"What an annoying creature." Adamas scoffed annoyed by the creature's loud laughter.

"Let's ignore it and move on." Hestia told Hades who nodded and led the way, leaving the Hydra behind who merely chuckled as he saw us go ahead.

We continued forward towards the next cell, however what surprised us as we neared the cell was the lack of a beast.

There was something else inside, or in this case somebody.

This had caught all of our interest as we got closer to the cell.

"Would you look at that brother? We have visitors, who knew they allowed them in here?" One of people inside spoke in a mock joking tone, looking at the person next to him who had a serious expression.

There were two individuals inside of this cage, brothers by the look of things. Their forms not visible as it was covered by shadows, but their voices seemed familiar.

"I know right? Who knows, maybe they even decided to finally let us out of this massive dump. To think they threw us in here just because we were Gods, what hypocrisy." The other one added in a dry tone.

His words, however caught our attention which we confirmed by sensing their presence.

They were both Gods, not titans but ACTUAL Gods. How the heck did they end up here?

"Gods? I didn't think we would come across any in here." Zeus added in a surprised tone.

"The feeling is mutual pal; we didn't expect any of you either." One of them retorted back.

"You two! introduce yourselves effective immediately!" Hades commanded seriously as he gazed at the imprisoned Gods.

"Tch, how bossy. Fine, we are the infamous divine brotherly duo of the Underworld. We were practically ruling this realm until Kronos find out about us, we tried to fight him, but we lost. This happened around a month ago, I was hoping our mother or father would be the one to come and save us, but it seems they haven't figured out about our imprisonment yet." One of the Gods responded before adding.

"Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Thanatos. I am the Greek God of Death, Souls and Doom and the son of Nyx and Erebus." He added, his introduction didn't leave much of an impact on anyone except me.

'Wait, THANATOS? As in THE THANATOS? I didn't think we would run into him. Not to forget to mention that the aura emanating from those two brothers is very strong.' I thought analytically whilst sensing their power, coming to the realization that they were even stronger than the Hydra from earlier, and this was only their base from which meant they were definitely on par with us.

"I go by the name Hypnos, I am the Greek God of Sleep, Drowsiness and Slumber. I am also the son of Nyx and Erebus." The now identified Hypnos also spoke, revealing his identity.

There was a moment of silence as the two introduced themselves, not only revealing their identities but also the fact that they were the children of two Primordial Gods.

Before anyone could do anything, Hades stepped up and walking towards the Jail Cell making us curious about his actions.

What happened next gained the surprise of everyone as Hades destroyed the Jail Cell and suddenly lit up the entire Jail Cell revealing the appearance of the two prison dwellers, he walked inside towards the two Imprisoned Gods who were sealed with chains.

I was surprised by their appearance, prompting me to gaze at them in shock. Both Thanatos and Hypnos had the same appearance as their Saint Seiya versions, but they currently wore prison clothes.

[Images of Thanatos's Appearance.]

[Images of Hypnos's Appearance.]

"Interesting, so you both claim the Underworld as your territory?" Hades asked as he looked at the two Gods with interest in his eyes.

"Of course, nobody else seems to be interested in ruling the Underworld. So why not us? I am sure you know, right? The Underworld as a whole had been neglected by everyone for far too long. It's time to take action, we will meet Tartarus and ask for the right to the throne." Thanatos responded with determination in his eyes.

"You also share the same opinion?" Hades asked the other prisoner, Hypnos who nodded.

"I see, you do have the right mindset, but I am afraid that is not possible." Hades quickly told them, prompting them to glare at him.

The rest of us merely continued to silently observe this conversation between Hades and the two brothers as spectators.

"What? What do you mean?" Hypnos asked seriously.

"You introduced yourselves, I will do the same. My name is Hades, the Eldest Son of Kronos and Rhea, Future King of the Underworld." Hades announced as he introduced himself whilst looking at the two who looked at Hades in shock.

That shock seemingly only lasted a moment before Thanatos broke out in laughter.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, No way! The Son of Kronos? What a freaky coincidence, to think we would cross paths in such a way." Thanatos laughed.

Hypnos on the other hand glanced at us before looking at Hades with narrowed eyes and asked a question.

 "That doesn't really answer our question or why you are even here for that matter." Hypnos stated.

"Fair enough, well you see the truth is that despite being the children of Kronos. We are not on his side, nor do we wish to associate ourselves with the likes of him. His desperation led him to swallow us and imprisoning us in his stomach for a very long time. As a matter of fact, we are planning a rebellion, a civil war which is about to shake the Greek Pantheon to its foundations. The Titanomachy." Hades began, slowly relaying information.

"The Titanomachy, eh? Interesting, but there is still the question about what you said regarding you being the Future King of the Underworld." Thanatos responded.

"Patience, I was getting to that part. You see Tartarus had known of my existence upon birth and had desired an audience with me, after which he appointed me as the future King of the Underworld for the betterment of the Heavenly Greek Realms as the Fates had foretold the imminent fall of Kronos and the rule of the Titans, the balance of power in this Pantheon is about to shift." Hades quickly explained to them.

"I see, that explains several things." Hypnos spoke thoughtfully.

 "Mhm, now that I think about it, doesn't this guy's aura reek of the Conceptual Aspects that inhabit the Underworld? Aren't I right Hypnos?" Thanatos also added his own piece.

"You are right brother; I can see why Tartarus chose him. However, how can we be sure that you will be the King that the Underworld needs?" Hypnos quickly questioned Hades.

This prompted Hades to laugh joyfully at this question.

"Trust in your king, I will never fail. Not as a brother nor as a ruler, for a King must never yield, never surrender and always be the aspiration and light for the people." Hades vowed in complete conviction and confidence whilst using his 'Words of Power' Authority making him speak in Divine Words, surprising the two brother by his words.

Another fact is that a God speaking half-heartedly on a vow whilst using Divine Words would usually stun the god temporarily or even bring bigger consequences, so this action made the two brother really shocked.

Those words made them go silent for a moment. Hades quickly removed their seals and chains, surprising them even more.

When it comes to Hades's siblings, Hades words and actions only prompted admiration and respect from them.

Both Thanatos and Hypnos stood up and looked at Hades in shock.

"You freed us?" Thanatos questioned in shock.

"But why?" Hypnos added equally as shocked.

"The Underworld needs Gods with the desire to improve such as yourselves, I believe that you two have what it takes to make the Underworld become an even better place." Hades quickly replied with a smile.

Thanatos and Hypnos quickly looked at each other before nodding and kneeling in front of Hades.

This action made Hades look at them in surprise as did his siblings.

"In that case, the both of us would like to pledge our allegiance to you. Oh, Mighty King of the Underworld, we would like to witness the day the Underworld shines brightly under your rule." Both Hypnos and Thanatos spoke using divine words seriously in a formal and respectful tone as they accepted Hades as their Future King.

Hades started to laugh.

"'You two are quite the interesting duo indeed! Very well, I accept your vow of allegiance! You two will work directly under me as my advisors and members of my Council, I look forward towards working with the both of you." Hades added with seriousness as he extended his hand towards the two of them.

They both accepted the gesture and smiled.

"Now, as your first order I want the both of you to take the lead and guide us towards the Cyclops and Hecatoncheires." Hades quickly commanded to which they bowed before Thanatos asked something.

"Lord Hades, is that the reason why you came to this Prison?" Thanatos quickly asked curiously.

Hades quickly nodded as he, Thanatos and Hypnos walked towards the rest of the group.

"I see, you speak of the Forgotten Ones. You are planning to free them to aid you in the civil war, correct?" Hypnos thoughtfully asked.

"Yes, that was the main goal. Our Grandmother Gaea had told us that her children were imprisoned here unjustly by their father many eons ago." Zeus quickly responded to Hypnos's question.

"And who might you be?" Hypnos asked looking at the rest of us.

"I am Zeus, the youngest Son of Kronos and Rhea." Zeus replied.

"My name is Adamas, the second eldest son of Kronos and Rhea." Adamas also replied.

"I am Hestia, the Eldest Child and Eldest Daughter of Kronos and Rhea," Hestia quickly introduced.

"I am Demeter, second eldest daughter of Kronos and Rhea." Demeter added.

"Hera, Youngest daughter of Kronos and Rhea." Hera was next to speak.

"What about those two?" Thanatos questioned looking at me and Poseidon as both of us hadn't spoken even after the others had finished their introductions.

"The blonde man is also our brother; he is the second youngest brother after Zeus." Adamas answered, explaining Poseidon's position in their lineage.

"Poseidon." Poseidon added calmly not bothering in indulging more in the conversation.

"I am not their sibling, but rather an ally. My name is Nocyr Aglaed." I introduced, seeing how I was the only person who hadn't introduced yet himself.

After the introductions were over with, Thanatos answered the previous question.

"Well, fortunately you are very close. The Hecatoncheires and Cyclops are located inside of the No. 1 Cell right at the last corner of this cell." Thanatos answered the previous question.

"There is also someone else we need to visit in the Second Cell." Hypnos quickly added seriously with a nod whilst looking at Thanatos who also nodded seriously.

"Fine then, lead the way." Hades quickly added to which they nodded.

We began to move forward towards the next cells with our new companions and allies.

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The End.

Author Note: New chapter for you all to Enjoy! We are slowly reaching the interesting parts; next chapter will be very interesting I think you will like it. 

Feel free to ask any questions you have; I will try my best to answer any of them. Also make sure to comment your thoughts and leave a review. I want this story to spread further and reach more people.

I will listen to any ideas or suggestions you may have; I do like hearing your thoughts regarding the story. Also, there is not much info dump or monologuing in this chapter so you could all enjoy reading a bit more.

If there is one thing, I would like to add is that the Greek wars will be much different than what a lot of you are imagining. I have many twists planned for the upcoming chapters.

Without further ado, have a nice day. 

See you all next chapter.