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important time, a time that Hercules…”
Sudden ly he was interrupted. “Has revealed himself!” shouted another Fate. “We know!”
“Yes, thank you very much,” replied Hades, now beginning to get upset. “Of this I am already aware!”
Suddenly he heard the sound of footsteps as many of the fallen Gods entered the room. Dionysus was clothed in nothing but a black robe. He was slender and had long brown hair. Ares was completed armored in black, except for his head. He appeared very buff and had long black hair. Hephaestus was arrayed in a black tunic. He was also relatively muscular, but had short brown hair.
“For what have bee n summoned Hades?” asked Ares.
“Come, you will know soo n enough. Sit around my table.”
Then came the fallen heroes not far behind, led by Herakles. Herakles had a gruff expression on his face, and was far larger in stature than Hades himself. He was dressed in spiked steel armor and held a large, spiked club. “What is it Hades?” grumbled Herakles. “I was sleeping wonderfully until your flying creature woke me.”
“My friends,” said Hades insidiously , as he walked around the table in circles. “My wonderful friends! You are all here for an important purpose, I assure you of that. Just come and sit around my table.” Hades waited a few moments, and then looked around his table. His Fates were seated next to each, followed by the three Gods, followed by three of the fallen heroes. “We have all gathered because word has reached my ears that Zeus had a visitor from Mount Olympus. The time that I have been waiting to act is now here.” Hades suddenly placed his hands on the table and looked on his great globe. “In the years that have past I have dividing the nation of Greece and taking people of all walks of life into my abode. We are almost ready for a war on this world, a war that will divide it and give us ultimate victory!”
“But you forget one thing!” declared one of the Fates. “You forget the child—the child you lost long ago. Now is nearly the time when he will reveal himself and you will not be able to defeat him as you would any ordinary mortal!”
“You know that I have not forgotten him,” said Hades. “For so long I have kept servants on watch on Mount Olympus should Hercules seek Zeus. And now, now one of my servants has seen Hercules ascend to that mount. I know that Hercules is on the move. We must move now too…for the time is at hand...”
“Hercules is strong now,” said one of the Fates. “ If you attack the Greek world now you will certainly fail!”
“Yes!” declared Hades. “You underestimate my knowledge and abilities Fates. Hercules having ascended to Mount Olympus can only mean one thing— that he is trying to find a way to destroy me. He will go abroad the Greek world trying to unite it under his banner, to go against me. But in doing this Hercules will reveal himself in some form or another and when he does, when I know who and where he is, that is when he will be in grave danger! I will find his weakness as I have done every hero in the past and he will fall. I assure you of that.”
“If Hercules is truly the son of Zeus and Hera it will be difficult to get him…” said another Fate.
Hades laughed. “Great Fates, do you not all know what this is, in my hand?” said Hades as he raised his staff into the air. “In the top of this staff contains a globe of unbreakable glass, a globe filled with power unimaginable to any God’s eyes. This globe contains the souls of thousands of mortals. With it I can command them to obey me and they will, without hesitation. And this is not all. No, this globe gives me power, great power not possessed by any other God. I can kill mortals in an instant—any who dare refuse me. With this staff I can cause mountains to fall, fires to rage, buildings to collapse, and great oceans be torn
Sudden ly he was interrupted. “Has revealed himself!” shouted another Fate. “We know!”
“Yes, thank you very much,” replied Hades, now beginning to get upset. “Of this I am already aware!”
Suddenly he heard the sound of footsteps as many of the fallen Gods entered the room. Dionysus was clothed in nothing but a black robe. He was slender and had long brown hair. Ares was completed armored in black, except for his head. He appeared very buff and had long black hair. Hephaestus was arrayed in a black tunic. He was also relatively muscular, but had short brown hair.
“For what have bee n summoned Hades?” asked Ares.
“Come, you will know soo n enough. Sit around my table.”
Then came the fallen heroes not far behind, led by Herakles. Herakles had a gruff expression on his face, and was far larger in stature than Hades himself. He was dressed in spiked steel armor and held a large, spiked club. “What is it Hades?” grumbled Herakles. “I was sleeping wonderfully until your flying creature woke me.”
“My friends,” said Hades insidiously , as he walked around the table in circles. “My wonderful friends! You are all here for an important purpose, I assure you of that. Just come and sit around my table.” Hades waited a few moments, and then looked around his table. His Fates were seated next to each, followed by the three Gods, followed by three of the fallen heroes. “We have all gathered because word has reached my ears that Zeus had a visitor from Mount Olympus. The time that I have been waiting to act is now here.” Hades suddenly placed his hands on the table and looked on his great globe. “In the years that have past I have dividing the nation of Greece and taking people of all walks of life into my abode. We are almost ready for a war on this world, a war that will divide it and give us ultimate victory!”
“But you forget one thing!” declared one of the Fates. “You forget the child—the child you lost long ago. Now is nearly the time when he will reveal himself and you will not be able to defeat him as you would any ordinary mortal!”
“You know that I have not forgotten him,” said Hades. “For so long I have kept servants on watch on Mount Olympus should Hercules seek Zeus. And now, now one of my servants has seen Hercules ascend to that mount. I know that Hercules is on the move. We must move now too…for the time is at hand...”
“Hercules is strong now,” said one of the Fates. “ If you attack the Greek world now you will certainly fail!”
“Yes!” declared Hades. “You underestimate my knowledge and abilities Fates. Hercules having ascended to Mount Olympus can only mean one thing— that he is trying to find a way to destroy me. He will go abroad the Greek world trying to unite it under his banner, to go against me. But in doing this Hercules will reveal himself in some form or another and when he does, when I know who and where he is, that is when he will be in grave danger! I will find his weakness as I have done every hero in the past and he will fall. I assure you of that.”
“If Hercules is truly the son of Zeus and Hera it will be difficult to get him…” said another Fate.
Hades laughed. “Great Fates, do you not all know what this is, in my hand?” said Hades as he raised his staff into the air. “In the top of this staff contains a globe of unbreakable glass, a globe filled with power unimaginable to any God’s eyes. This globe contains the souls of thousands of mortals. With it I can command them to obey me and they will, without hesitation. And this is not all. No, this globe gives me power, great power not possessed by any other God. I can kill mortals in an instant—any who dare refuse me. With this staff I can cause mountains to fall, fires to rage, buildings to collapse, and great oceans be torn
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