The Unwanted Luna
Chapter 48

"Why in the world would you hide my soul there?" I asked in astonishment. "Isn't that where the Titans were banished to?"

The Greek mythology of gods and goddesses is real and so are the rest. Unlike what each religion believes, that only their gods or goddesses exist is false. All deities that both humans and wolves worship exist and they do co-exist with each other. No deity is false but there are those that are more powerful than others and there're those that blend with each other.

For example, Hades and the devil or Lucifer. Most people believe they're the same or that they represent the same thing, but that's not the case. When I was studying about deities, I learned that while Hades is the most selfish arrogant son of a bitch and the god of hell and paradise. Lucifer was the personification of evil. He was hence banished and imprisoned in the Void because his ability to influence humans and wolves to evil was beyond the other deities.

When he was free, he caused so much havoc that they had to imprison him. Of course, there will always be evil in the world. Stop reading the wrong and incomplete storyline, jo b nib.com has the correct and complete book. The balance between good and evil has to be maintained, but when Lucifer roamed freely, evil had more weight and there was barely any good left in the world.

"Yeah, so?" he asked in irritation. Like I was an annoyance, a disturbance.

I let out a breath. Trying to control my anger. I really wanted to punch the jerk in the face but I couldn't do that. Like I said, I owed him. Plus, there was the fact that he was my one ticket out of here.

"Aren't they supposed to be evil or something?"

"Where the hell did you learn that?" I noticed that he sounded almost shocked.

"The short crash course I was given on gods and goddesses" I shrugged.

"I don't normally care what happens with the others, but that's total bullshit. Probably Zeus' way of making sure that they're hated", he says in a growl.

"The titans are Uranus and Gaia's children. They're the second generation of deities. There are twelve of them. I won't mention all of them, cause it'll be time-consuming. Cronus over threw his father Uranus, then married his sister Rhea and had the third generation of deities. Me, Zeus, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon and Demeter. Please keep in mind there's a difference between Cronos, the primordial, and Cronus, my father. People often confuse the two."

I interrupted. "First of all, that's disgusting marrying your own sister."

He snorted. "You think that's fucked up? Zeus married our sister Hera and had an affair with Demeter our other sister."

"Greeks believe you abducted your niece and forcefully made her your wife. That's also fucked up buddy."

"First of all, don't call me buddy, and second, that's not true. Why the hell would I take my niece as a wife when there're so many women here to serve my needs? I don't need to be shackled down. I enjoy my bachelor life as it is"

I sighed. "Fine, let's skip the whole weird marriage thing. I didn't hear you mention Agron in the list of Cronus and Rhea's kids. I thought he was your brother."

"Half-brother. My dad had an affair that resulted in Agron." He begins. "When he was a baby he was so small we thought he wouldn't survive given his mother was a human. He survived but he was weak. Back then things were different and weakness was hated. Because he was weak compared to the rest of us, he was treated badly by the others."

"I didn't learn about this until much later, when he was past teenage hood and by then the damage had already been done. They basically bullied him, looked down on him, detested him and found the smallest of offences to punish him for. The other siblings didn't care and some like Zeus, took part in the cruelty. My father had been banished to Tartarus by then so he was not of any help and his mother had died during childbirth."

He continued. "Through the years his bitterness grew and hate filled him. He swore that he would show them that he wasn't weak and one day he would make them all pay for what they did. He has been a thorn since then and I'm afraid he has finally found the weapon he needs to get his revenge."

I think about all he has said to me. I never truly knew what caused Agron to become so evil, but now that I know, it all made sense. I know the path he has taken isn't right, but can anyone blame him?

Deities can be really cruel and I understand how that can corrupt an innocent child. How hate and bitterness can destroy you and leave you with nothing.

Wasn't it because of what the pack, Xavier and Bianca did that I was tempted to let them all burn? I wanted them to suffer and if it wasn't for Tristan begging me, I would have taken him, Freya and Sophie and then let Agron kill the others.

I get him, I may not agree with what he's doing, but I get him. I get the pain, the hurt, the betrayal, the hate and bitterness. I get it all. For him it's much worse because he faced all that abuse from when he was young. He knew nothing but hate and cruelty.

My life changed, but before that I was loved. I remembered my parents love for me during the hard times and that's what kept me sane. Knowing despite everything that was happening to me, despite how the pack treated me, my parents loved me. Agron didn't have that. He didn't have anything. He didn't have anyone to keep him sane.

Sometimes you can love someone so deeply, and when they betray you, that love turns to hate and you hate them just as deeply as you once loved them. That's what happened to Agron and that's what happened between me, Xavier, and Bianca.

"Can't really blame him for wanting revenge, but I hate that with his revenge comes the destruction of everything and everyone I love" I mutter

"Yeah, I almost forgot that you went through something similar" he says as a matter of fact.

I'm not surprised that he knew. After all, all the deities were invested in my life, given I was the one prophesied to have the power to stop Agron.

"If you knew what cruelty could result in, why didn't any of you intervene when the pack was hurting me?" that part still pisses me off. They could have done something.

"Some wanted to, especially Selene and Nolan, but we couldn't. The fates warned against our interference. Said that it would change the course of things. We knew not to mess with destiny, so we stood back and let it happen as it was supposed to" he answers. They all keep telling me that, but I can't help but wonder. Was this also supposed to happen? Losing, did it have a purpose?

"We're here" he interrupted my thoughts.

We were so busy talking that I didn't even notice the walk to get here.

There was nothing over special about Tartarus. Just a gold gate and a wall made of shadows. But I guess looks can be deceiving because inside are twelve of the most powerful deities. Which makes me wonder, what was with deities and imprisoning, banishing or putting to sleep deities that were powerful? First the primordials, then the titans and Lucifer.

Hades opens the gates and we enter. The place was beautiful despite it being a prison. Lush green everywhere, mountains, clear skies and fresh air. Everything you would imagine paradise looking like.

"Rhea, where are you?" Hades shouts.

Is it weird that he calls his mother by her given name?

"I'm right here, what's the shouting all about?"

I stand stock still. The woman standing before me was enchanting. There wasn't a word on earth to describe her beauty.

"So this is the girl that's going to save us" she stated her voice flat.

I feel a little bit offended that she just called me a girl. But I guess given how long she's livid, I'm a child to her.

"Yes"

The moment Hades answers, eleven pairs of eyes suddenly appear surrounding us.

"She doesn't look like much, but the fates have never been wrong" one guy said.

Damn it. They all looked out of this world beautiful and the men looked delicious. If it wasn't for the fact that my love life was a mess and they were prisoners here, I wouldn't have minded getting myself an older guy. "Anyway" Hades interrupts their scrutiny of me. "I'm here for her soul, I need to get her back on earth so she can save all our asses"

Rhea nods before retrieving a ball of energy from her chest. I decide to ignore that disturbing scene and focus on it. The ball looked like a glowing crystal ball with swirling gold colors on the inside. I feel drawn to it. Without taking my eyes off it, I approach before placing my hand on top of it. The moment I do, I feel like I have been zapped. I watch as the ball explodes and a beam shoots out and hits me straight in the middle of my chest. I stumble from the force, almost falling in the process, but Hades breaks my fall.

The light fades and something settles inside me. For the first time since I woke up, I felt whole.

"Thank you" I smiled at Rhea.

She kept a piece of me safe, so I'll always be grateful to her.

She smiles back in answer.

"Okay we have to go. I'll see all of you later", Hades said and turned around to leave.

I nodded at them and started turning.

"Please replace a way to save my son Amelia, but if you can't save his soul, then do what you have to, but tell him I'm sorry. For not being able to protect him" A man I assume is Cronus, said

I nodded in understanding, then followed Hades.

"Is this place enchanted or something? Given how the titans are said to be powerful, I doubt this is enough to keep them inside" I tell him, motioning to the gate and the wall of shadows.

"Yes, it was designed to keep them in" he mumbles distractedly. "Now, I'm going to create a portal that will take you to your former pack."

I nodded my head. Joy filling my heart

He begins saying an incantation and a purple and black portal appears. When it's big enough that I can fit in, I step towards it. Before entering, I turned to look at him.

“Thank you Hades, for everything" I said in gratitude. He has helped me a lot and I will forever be in his debt.

He gives a rare smile that transforms his face. "I'll see you soon Lia."

I smiled back before stepping into the portal. I can't contain my happiness and joy. I was finally going home, home to Tristan and everyone I love and care about.