Page 19 of Hekate: The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld #1)

The God of the Underworld

His name acted as a summoning.

Before my mother could rise

he was already before us.

Hades of spirits.

Hades of death.

Hades, king of

this strange realm.

The whispers said that

Zeus, Poseidon and Hades,

the three Olympian brothers,

had a choice between the realms

of the sky, the sea and the Underworld.

And Hades chose this place,

where nothing shines

and nothing grows.

My eyes widened when I saw him.

He was more of a boy-God!

Long dark hair tied in a braid,

he wore no crown

and simple dark robes.

His eyes were dark but kind

and his soft mouth looked like

it knew at least a few smiles.

He looked at my mother

and spoke with authority,

his young voice echoing.

‘Titanide, this is no place

For immortals that do not

know the ways of the dead.’