Chapter 2 The Stomach

{New God POV}

'Well, I'm fucked,' was the only thought I had, as I was held in this woman's arms.

The woman said, "Hades has just been born. First Hestia, and now him! Will all my children be devoured by you?"

'Well, now I know that I am the god Hades. Totally makes sense, the ruler of something or rather, is me now.'

What the gigantic lava creature (E/N: I think) standing in front of her said next definitely surprised me.

"He has more power than a Primordial, he shall be the one the prophecy states that shall defeat and overthrow me, and as King, I demand you give him to me." As Kronos said this, he forcefully took a hold of me and chucked me down his throat.

{Kronos POV}

Rhea is giving birth to another child. I will not have any of that shit, about my rule being threatened, no matter what. When she birthed the boy I felt a power like no other, since the time of my father, Ouranos. Looking into those eyes, I see intelligence, he can understand me. I must not allow his existence, I shall get rid of him now.

"He has more power than a Primordial, he shall be the one the prophecy states that shall defeat and overthrow me, and as King, I demand you give him to me."

As I eat him and feel him slide into my stomach region, I feel pain, pain like becoming powerless, like each moment my power is dissolving and moving out of my control.

[1 month later]

I feel weak, like a mortal, powerless. Is this how I was prophesied to be defeated, by losing all my power? I summoned Prometheus and demanded his sight of the future. He told me of my last child defeating me and will cut me into a thousand pieces, as I did to my father.

Not long later, Rhea fell pregnant once again, causing my pain to subside. I do not know how, but it means Hades was not the one stated in the prophecy.

{Hades POV}

Well, everything is black, YAY!

As I was being swallowed, I for some reason felt invigorated with power and grew to my adult form, near instantly. I hope, 'Father', chokes on me, that bitch, eating his own son. As I hit liquid, I thought of as stomach acid, instead of burning me, it was feeding me his power. This was interesting, so very interesting. I felt that the longer I stayed in the acid, the more energy I gained.

Then it happened, I noticed a flicker of light near the edge of this stomach. I was intrigued and swam closer to it, hearing soft whimpers coming from the light. There I came across a little girl, sitting on the edge of a platform, holding a little flame, crying.

'Time to pull off a Ben Kenobi. If only I had some Jedi robes.'

I crept up to her and said, "Why, hello there." She was startled and looking a little panicked put her flame in front of herself while jumping back to look for a place to hide. That's when I remembered, she was Hestia, the oldest of the siblings, and my sister.

Trying to remember her history, I recollected the Percy Jackson books I read, and finally realising who I became. I am Hades, God, and Ruler of the Underworld, Lord of the Dead, the Rich One, son of Kronos, King of the Titans.

And this was going to be fun.

{Hestia POV}

I'm so lonely. Why does father hate me? I remember gardening with mother, when father suddenly came in with Prometheus, and then they started yelling at each other, and then father picked me up and swallowed me.

I remember falling into the burning liquid. It was so painful. When I could move again, I swam to the edge of his stomach and tried to tunnel my way out. With his stomach healing faster than I could dig, it was a lost cause. I only got so far as to make a platform to rest on after a couple of decades, by cauterizing the wound, but could not get any further. For the many years of isolation, I just cried, forgetting how long had actually passed.

Then out of nowhere, I heard someone say, "Why, hello there." I was quickly startled and tried to hide while holding my flame in front of me for protection, I quickly realized he wasn't attacking. So I took a peek at him. He just stared at me with interest, then my flame.

Suddenly looking into my eyes, he says, "Huh, guess that means you're my sister Hestia."

I have a brother? Guess father ate him too. I hope he's friendly.

[1 week later]

During the week, I began to teach him about the world, the titans, and domains, while getting to know him better. He had a carefree attitude and was very kind to me. It was fun making jokes like how he was the older brother even though I was born first. He said it was a matter of height, not age. It made no sense, but that's what made them funny.

To pass the time I showed him how to feel his domain, after he asked, and how to control its power. What surprised me was when he learned how to control fire, and made me happy that I could share it with someone. Another surprise was when he suddenly learned how to control space and time. I don't know how that works, but he said that it could help us escape, so I tried to help him as much as I could, to get out of father's stomach.

After a couple of months, we were just normally training and joking around, when he suddenly opened up a portal. It was pure black, surrounded by a purple glaze, stationary in silence.

He said it was our means to escape, and that I should jump in it. We did not know where it led to, but anywhere is better than in our father's stomach.

{Hades POV}

Well, now that I am Hades, I have a little sister to spoil and embrace the role of a loving brother. Was I a brother before? I can't remember. It's sad, but I cannot dwell on the past. I must move forward. I have a sister now to watch out for. Over the weeks we joked and I tried my best to cheer her up, and I think it's working.

As time passed, I asked about the history of the world and who ruled it. I asked about her powers and how to control mine. When I learned that I could control fire too, she was so happy and I felt like a great big brother at that moment. But she was even more surprised when I had affinities with space and time, which is awesome, and I was thinking whether I could make a portal like the nether or something similar to escape from here.

Over the months I finally was able to make a portal. It looked like a mix between a nether and end portal, but it'd have to do. Once I was able to make the portal big enough, we jumped through it. When we passed through, my sister told me we had passed into the Underworld, when she saw a massive hole in the distance that was the entrance.

At that point, all I was thinking was how this would be my new home, and how much I could build here. I could see me building mansions and trees- no, a big tree- no, the Biggest Tree, a world tree, and a giant space station, and a garden, and a library, like no one has ever seen. I could not decide, there were just so many to choose from, but I help the power and the desire like no tomorrow. The possibilities are endless in this barren plain, and from what I can feel is that this dimension is ever-expanding and with it, my desire to build.

My favorite game in my past life was Minecraft, and now I had my platform, privacy, and the power to do whatever I want. I can't wait to begin my adventure.

{General POV}

What Kronos did not know was by being in the void, the once orb, now Hades, by continuously absorbing energy from that place, he absorbs energy without realizing it, and by swallowing Hades, he unknowingly gave him the ability to absorb and control domains. Allowing him to obtain the ability to control time and the means to escape with his sister.

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(Edited by Slammeron00)