I thought it would be interesting to mush all the mythological gods in one story lololololol. ------ The methodical chiming of the clock sounds so crucially similar to the faint heartbeat... Thumping... The pulse quickening sends a jolt up his back, throwing him over to the transparent walls. More thumping. Her heart slowly dies, as if taunting him, enraging him. "Why couldn't you save me—?" Judgement. The sole purpose of why we were here. The moments seemed like hours, the time stretching, making it an excruciating wait. Even breathing couldn't help us keep our sanity. As blood spills from the corpse of his companion, his fists clench and un-clench, seething in rage. Our pitiful existence is merely a burden we have to carry on for eternity. The distinctive features on the dead body made him mumble something incoherent, as he grabbed a tuft of blonde hair before ripping it out of the head and showing it to one of the surveillence guards looking down at us. His face was red, as his dearest concubine lay on his feet, rotting. She was beautiful in death, if I do say so myself. My eyes travelled from her to the rest of the crew, as they grew weary from the poison injected. "... This is the end." The revolver tucked inside the holster on my belt shifted, making it uncomfortable for me. My eyes travelled for something, sharp, and breakable. Just like our pathetic souls. See-through... Like the glass we stood on. ---- *Two years before* "Ludicrous!" The walk to the Garden of Eden was even, perfect. Footsteps were not quick, not slow. My eyes wandered over to a patch of roses stained red, the remaining spots of white quickly drenched with the blood of restless souls. Hellody was mumbling again, her outrage about the incident with the Council eating away at her patience. "This is disturbing..." The creatures were eating themselves again. I shielded my eyes from the sight, uncomfortable as I saw a glimpse of a hybrid ripping apart its own flesh. The ribcage was visible, its purple heart beating as it yelped in pain. "It could be." Dominique's hand grazed the skin of the animal, murmuring a vaguely familiar spell before the damned thing jumped up and ran away, screeching. "That was unusually kind of you, Dom." "What can I say? I'm a softie at heart." Hellody's eye were glazed over, rolling over to the side as she eyed a bunch of pomegranates, licking her lips as she reached for one. Erin immediately slapped her hand away, putting a finger to her pale lips before hissing. "Those are the fruits of the dead! Hades is already pissed with us! Don't!" Her lips were pursed as soon as she uttered the ruler of hell's name. "Hm? Erin dear, Hades is just having a chat with his Roman counterpart, Pluto. Let Hellody have the fruit... We're all famished!" "Famished?! Dom, Eric once took an apple. He died. Then spasmed and came back to life. Know where he went? He had a little chat with Hades. Know what he did? He—" I put my finger to my lips, silently mocking Erin. "We are still visitors here... Dominique's always been fascinated about this place. After this, we're back to doing errands for Eros." Hellody nodded before looking at Erin, who simply sighed. Dominique, however, was observing one of the animals jumping up and down the tree. "Is that... what humans call... A.... Monkey?" "Yes, Dom." "My! He would be a wonderful addition to my wildlife collection!" "Don't you think about it—" "Erin, you're unusually fussy today for being the goddess of discord and chaos..." "It's just a simple title." She waved away her hand before sauntering back to the exit, wings unfurling before looking back and raising an eyebrow. "I'll be at Olympus..." With that, she flew away. -----
Characters are already starting to develop. I love it. I really like the original part when the person was dead. It sounds just like a movie commercial.
*badummmm chhhhh* This story is intriguing! Now I'm kinda curious as to what happened from what you started at the beginning. Dun. Dun. Dun! They probably got caught my Hades? or something horrible happened at Olympus.