Chapter 20
Hades pov
Looking over I see Ravenana but she’s just like her dad. The top of her face is now red with a black rose in the center of her forehead. The red runs down the side of her head and neck down her body. Her nose to her elbows and knees was a dark tan with light tentacles wrapping around her. From the elbows and knees down the tentacles grow darker to a deep black at her fingers and toes. Her eyes were as black as a void. Vines of black tentacle wiggle around her feet on the ground. Smiling her little fangs are longer. “Hades you are badass my dude. Ready for a run?” raven says cocking my giant head to the side and looking her over. “oh don’t worry your gonna love it when I start running.” She smirks. Rolling my eyes I take off heading for the out-of-place tree. The entrance to the track is there. Glancing back I don’t see Raven. I feel a nip to my right so I look back to see a shadow in the form of a wolf. Holy shit, that’s cool she’s moving shadow wolf. Howling as we hit the track that feels like the soft pastures. My claws dig into the soft dirt helping to push me faster. I hear others fall in behind me.
I don’t know how long I ran before I left the track heading to get a drink. Looking at my reflection in the lake. I am so black it’s hard to make out my features. The reflecting moonlight helps me see the small spikes between my ears. The skin under my fur is black and thick. The areas where there is no fur on the inside of my ears and my stomach is what you think of when you say dragon skin. Smooth to the touch and definitely skin and not scales. My skin is like armor. The red dusting outline of a bird was down my front legs across my shoulders ending halfway down my spine.
“you will have a strong soul flame bird,” Zyaire says taking a seat next to me. Shifting. (A lot faster and less painful than before thank goddess). Sitting back looking up at the night sky of the demon realm. “could one of you explain a soul flame bird?” I huff. With a chuckle “he didn’t tell you did he?” I shake my head. “well he’s old. I don’t have a should flame bird but the father did. The stronger your connection to your flame the stronger your bird will be. When he’s fully formed you’ll be able to call him out. Like Cerberus, he’s like a companion but he’s you. He’s your soul. So an extension of you. You can’t use him for stealth as he will be an actual flame in the shape of a bird. Then it’s as simple as walking. The more you work with it the better it will be as mindless as walking or breathing. “
“well, that’s cool. Will the horns grow?” “that I don’t know you and princess Ravenana are the first of your kind. I had my reservations when I saved your mother. But I am more than glad I did. You are my first grand-imp and it’s been an amazing journey.” “well I’m glad you saved my mom too” “you are just Like your mother. That mouth is gonna get you into a few fights” “probably good thing you taught me to fight.” I chuckle. A clearing of a throat gets our attention. “master overseer master Hades's princess Zula ask me to bring you this.” Grabbing the envelope. “you stink Paul. When did you bathe last?” “princess Zula has taken that privilege away for this party. Lady Eris enjoys seeing me suffer.” I couldn’t stop laughing. “away with you go grovel at my aunt's feet then.” I wave my hand.
When Ambrose first told me the story of Zula's slave. I had asked why not have killed him.” “because my son if he had died, he wouldn’t have learned a lesson. This way he gets to feel what Eris felt every day.” Ambrose sneered. I had thought maybe Ambrose was in love with aunt Eris but no he sees her as family. Ambrose has a special relationship with my mom and my aunt.
“HADESSSSSS!” “that’s my cue.” And in a puff of lavender mist, he’s gone. “Nyx” “oh my goddess you're naked. I want a ride please please please” she pouts. “can't be much different than riding a horse dork.” She gives me those big puppy dog eyes and I break. Calling my wolf forward I shift. Shaking out my fur I lay on my stomach and she climbs on. She grabs on tight with both hands laying against my back. Hoping up I take a few slow steps letting her get settled. Then I bolt for the tunnel.
Running full speed through the tunnels Nyx squealing in joy as I run. When my legs started to ache is when I slowed down and head to shift and put some pants on. Feeling hungry I’m gonna grab a snack and then head to bed. I start a new training program tomorrow now that I have my wolf. We will be testing if I can call my fire while in wolf form. I also want to know if I can mist it. I smell more like a campfire when I mist but I want to know if I can do it in wolf form. Mom can’t.
I also have a dinner with Ares, mars, and Nyx I have an idea for what to give mother for her birthday the coming month. I have been thinking that if Ares and Mars create a clay pit. Nyx could give us a boost as we manipulate the clay into a statue of alpha Philip and Luna Artemis to replace the broken fountain in the driveway. My flame would dry and set then bake the clay to stone. I know alpha Samuel was the first alpha but my grandparents broke the chains of slavery that were held over the pack. I found a picture, six months ago of my grandparents it was a candid shot and the love between them was so bright in the picture as a reference I want to use for the statue.
