Chapter Nineteen: The Temptation

Chase ran with rage his fist gonna punch Hades as he activated his pen sword Riptide, but then voice shouted distance from the gro2und. A girl who dress in gold and silk also wearing diamond necklace and two rings that only in underworld of Hades can wear.

"Mom!?" Chase weak said, he sobbing and Evelyn ran and then Hades put an barrier and asked Chase "Where's the lightning bolt of my brother!"

"I'm not the thief Hades! I'm here to take my mom and to make a deal with you!" Chase said confidently, and Hades stared at him and hold his pitchfork as he think well and muttered as he chanted.

His friends gone and Hades put an illusions in his surroundings as he want to see the truthfulness and faithfulness in Chase.

Hades chanted and Chase is in void where's the souls of the lost and the damned is trapped eternity, as he dare challenge Chase and transform as Evelyn, and told to follow her. Chase gonna look and turned away as his friends create their own way to communicate with him in upside down.

Vandal created an circle and runes and symbols that can connect into a mind of a person or communicate on it as long he's not possess by the devil. Vandal eyes turned white as he chanted angel language as the bright light appeared and everyone in the circle who hold in each others hands are in a blank room that they seeing Hades look likes Evelyn and Chase whom resisting the temptation and voices in his head.

''CHASE!! DON'T LOOK BACK!!" My mom shouted and warned me, but then from all temptations and desires Hades offering I told so confidently and vigorous ''I don't desires anything, I want a normal life and family to live for, that's it.''

Vandal had bled through ears, eyes, and nose as he collapsed and his runes lights that disappearing slowly and slightly, Veronica, Trevor and Evelyn run through him and check his pulse. It's good that Evelyn is a nurse before and she medicate Vandal and resuscitate him

Veronica can't stop worrying about Vandal, she restless sweating and walking again and again in the area, "Hey V, he'll be fine okay just stopped worrying we must have faith." Trevor said, Veronica stared at him and replied "How can I be calm? My childhood friend is in danger while my new friend is in void with Hades and we all knew Hades is in something right!?" Veronica expounded clearly.

Hades and I came back and he congratulate me and compliment me "You're the only mortals who didn't tempt and take the change to have your desire to clear all your sins to the eyes of the gods, here take it"

"An shield?" I asked but I thanked, but he said that inside of that shield have an replica of lightning bolt and he advised me to swap it to the real lightning thief and go to the Mount Olympus to tell to the gods that I'm innocent.

"About him, let me heal him." Hades smiled and put his three fingers in the chest of Vandal and chanted some godly words and the whole body of Vandal external and internal healed instant as he have eyes on Hades whom saved him.

"Thanks, Hades... I don't know I believe that there's only one true God, but now I don't know what to believe" Vandal smile and shake hands with Hades, but Hades just gave him advised that it's not on believing its in trust.