79: Pool of Blood

Zagreus opened his eyes, he was once again floating above the pool of blood that was at the bottom of the Halls of Hades, his father's home and also the place where he is connected to. This place is where he always appears when he dies, his hand moves and soon he was on the stairs to get out of the pool of blood. He was happy that he was able to speak to his mother for so long, he has to thank that man... Klein was it? Sounded odd but it's an interesting name, and he seems to be friends with Persephone, his mother, as well! This already makes Zagreus think of him as a friend, because someone who is a friend of his mother, then is trustworthy.

Zagreus walked out of the stairs completely wet with blood, the red liquid soaked in completely from head to toes, clothes? What are you talking about? Zagreus is completely naked. Clothes are not part of the body, every time he does and is reborn within the pool of blood, only his body is reformed. And as his clothes are not part of his body, they are not reformed with him.

Soon Zagreus saw him, Hypnos, floating and sleeping just near the end of the hallway, when it opened up into other areas. When he approached, Hypnos continued to sleep and float there, in that same place without change... Zagreus sighed and shook his head, he then flicked his finger, and a bit of blood on his finger flew towards Hypnos, who suddenly woke up and moved his head to the side and avoided being touched by the blood. This annoying younger older slash childhood friend of his is very annoying towards him. When he opened his eyes again, he immediately locked eyes with Zagreus and his sleepy expression vanished as he snickered: "Back so soon?" Zagreus sighed as he pulled his hair back together with some blood that sprinkled towards Hypnos who dodged quickly to not be hit by the blood... He hated it for some reason.

"Of course, Why would I leave indefinitely? I'm sure that you would miss me dearly, and probably would die before I come back, in sadness and suffering." Zagreus chuckled as Hypnos sighed and looked at him, asking with a smirk: "Have you tried not dying yet?" Zagreus shook his head and said sarcastically: "No Hypnos, I have to try and not die when i leave the Underworld again." Hypnos shakes his head and sighs, making Zagreus chuckle while he walked to his chambers to get rid of the blood and wear some clothes. He has several of the same outfits because they always get damaged when he dies, most are created by Shades or Dusa, he went to the washroom of his chambers and took a long bath while looking at his left hand with a thoughtful expression on his face.

If he would be seen by anyone that knows him, they would freak the fuck out. Zagreus? Thinking? That sounds fucking insane. Zagreus is reckless and adventurous, kind and rebel, he likes to challenge himself physically and emotionally to help others! He helped Orpheus and Eurydice to get back together, he helped Achilles and Patroclus to find one another, and he even defeated Hades more than once to escape the Underworld. He had done these things because he thought they were the right thing to do, but now he was thinking about his decisions, which is something he only does when the situation is serious. He kept looking at his left hand and flashing back to the moment that man touched his left hand and he felt his once cold body warm up under his touch... Zagreus shook his head and decided not to think about it now, maybe later when he goes to see Persephone again.

Maybe, today he won't try to escape the Underworld, he needs time to rest and absorb the knowledge Persephone gave him about things.

Meanwhile, Hades was having a bad day. He thought he would receive news of his son running around in the Underworld causing havoc and destroying things, but all need he got was that Zagreus was in his chambers, sleeping. "He is plotting something," Hades said as he continued to sign some papers, no one knew what he was signing other than himself. Nyx sighed as she was reading a book, the voice of Orpheus and Eurydice could be heard echoing through the whole Halls of Hades as they sang about Good Riddances. "Let the boy sleep, Hades," Nyx commented as she kept looking at the book in her hands about the affairs of the Underworld. "I know he is planning something, Nyx, he is sure to do something."

Cerberus, the greatest guard dog in the entire Underworld, sighed with all of his three heads and a puff of smoke and sulfur came out of his nostrils. Hades looked at him and soon remembered one cute and funny moment he had with Persephone... She had drunk too much Nectar and was patting Cerberus while crying. When he asked her what was wrong she answered in a shout and cry: "I don't have enough hands!" Before pressing her head against the middle head of Cerberus while using the other one to touch Cerberus's left and right head, that was when she started to chuckle and passed out... Hades sighed, he hopes his dear Persephone is happy out there.

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Persephone was drinking tea in her Hidden Garden with Klein when Klein decided to try to cook something for both of them since he learned he liked to cook more now! He was sure that everything he would make was enough for Persephone!

She is like her mother, calm in appearance but a beast deeply inside. She cut to pieces an animal that ate one of her favorites flowers, a Sunflower that Klein gave her the seed when he found it! He gave this gift to her and she got him some nice warm tea after, a great present exchange. Well, there was some around, so it was Christmas for Klein.

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Author Note: Sleepy like Hypnos, Dumb and reckless like Zagreus, calm but a monster like Persephone...

Will sleep.