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[theunseendotcom]

The faithful servant deposited the depressed God into his bed, whom simply rolled over and turned his back to him. My, what an opportune moment to strike him down, but there was something of a small reminder in the back of Ezekial's mind that said, 'No

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[prosperpina]

Persephone had been wrapped up in her own suffering, her own worry. She didn't want to trouble Aidoneus, and he'd wanted to be on his own, so she respected it. Meanwhile, she knew things were happening - they must be. Things were too quiet on the surface, and below, and Zeus was free, and likely preparing for his coup - or recoup, she supposed. Kore had a line on Meilinoe, keeping careful track of her daughter without wanting to be overbearing. When she received Ezekial's message, she'd been in the gardens, tending to these strange, otherworldly flowers that bloomed whenever she was near.

Of course, she immediately dropped everything.

Kore appeared in the bedchamber she shared with her husband immediately, as soon as she received word from Ezekial. A shower of spring green sparks were floating behind her as she walked quickly toward the bed, sitting next to Hades.

"Aidoneus," she said softly, putting her hand to his face tenderly, stroking his brow, a look of deep concern on her face. "Aidoneus, love... talk to me."

[theunseendotcom]

Hades had never really been the one to talk about the things that bothered him. Though he loved his wife with every source of his being, to allow her to 'indulge' his weakness was a failure in his own mind. Now, unlike ever, he didn't seem to care. He lay in silence, cheek to his pillow. Hades failed to stir when the shower of sparks graced his presence, but could not help but spare her a look and what could have been considered the saddest excuse for a smile in all eternity.

"What would you like me to say, Kore.." He uttered hoarsely, "That I truly feel as damned as I am..?"

[prosperpina]

Persephone ran light fingers down her husband's cheek, moving her hand to his neck, stroking the cool skin there. Her heart ached for him, and she longed to ease the pain she knew he was feeling. The goddess knew too well the rending agony of losing a child, and she could not begin to fathom what it must have cost Hades to do the deed himself.

"My love," she said softly. She put a soft kiss on his brow. She could not take this from him, though she wished with everything in her that she could, that she could take his pain into herself, to spare him this. She shifted, sliding off her sandals and drawing her legs up onto the bed, and gently directed his head into her lap.

"I am so, so sorry. I know how you loved her."

Her whisper was full of empathetic sympathy.

[theunseendotcom]

Hades shut his eyes and tried to find a moment's solace in the close presence of his wife. It was rare that such emotions could ever be quelled, but knowing that Kore was by his side always eased his grief. This though, this was something that he had never endured before. And truly, he did not know how to feel. He simply did and what he felt was pain.

"It makes no sense to me.." He uttered weakly, "Why such a small moment in but a brief second in time would effect me so. Her life was but that of a match being struck and it's flame being blown out the moment it left the box. But..I feel as though a part of me is completely dead. Never to be restored."

"I have never felt this way before in my existance.."