Hades' Story
When I opened my eyes again, believing I had died on Earth in the 21st century, I found myself in a world overflowing with dreams and hopes.
No, in reality, I was just rolling around naked on the ground.
What kind of misfortune is this? Just as I was in a daze, someone shouted at 'us.'
"Brothers, sisters! Quickly grab your weapons and fight! Before that crazy father swallows us back up!"
A man with blonde hair was waving a sharp sword and shouting at the people around him.
On the ground lay the spear he had thrown, and the naked perverts around me were hurriedly picking up weapons.
"Thank you, little brother! I almost got trapped in father's belly forever!"
"How can a father swallow his own children right after they are born? Is that something a father should do to his child?"
A blue-haired man in his twenties swung his sword at that 'father.'
To think he was trying to kill his own father, he was showing a reckless and unfilial attitude, but the other perverts around him also agreed.
"This time, he won't swallow us easily!"
"Haah!"
Like someone who couldn't shake off a hangover, the 'father' glared at us fiercely.
But how can a person be unharmed after being hit by a sword?
As I watched their fight, I clearly felt something was off.
Everyone was moving at an incredible speed, making the ground a mess, and the loud sounds of weapons clashing echoed everywhere...
"Ugh... Do you dare to rebel against me, Kronos! And Metis! How could you betray me!"
I could see all their movements clearly.
Normally, a human's visual acuity cannot catch such superhuman fights.
In the first place, I would have already died from the debris flying around like an explosion.
"Please, brother behind me, fight too! We are being pushed back!"
"Uwaah!"
Clang! Clang!
Whether I had reincarnated as a superhuman or been reborn as a monster, that 'father' didn't seem to have any intention of leaving me alone.
As that thought crossed my mind, I picked up a spear lying on the ground and threw it with all my might.
Whoosh—Thud!
"Ugh! These brats!"
"Good, it hit father's arm perfectly!"
I'm sorry, father.
But you attacked me first...
The 'father' hurriedly pulled out the spear stuck in his arm and muttered something.
"Time!"
"Ugh... My body..."
"Do you think we will give up like this!"
My whole body began to stiffen.
An intangible energy radiating from my father twisted the world at will.
But for a moment, as we all resisted with all our might, the strangely flowing time returned to its original state.
Feeling my body move normally again, we all continued our reckless actions, and the father, unable to withstand it, flew away into the sky.
"Haah... Is it over?"
"If it weren't for the little brother, we would have been in big trouble."
"This is all thanks to mother. I gave father a rock to swallow instead of me."
"Was that it? When the rock fell into his belly, I thought father had gone mad."
After the battle, the exhausted people collapsed onto the ground.
As we all gasped for breath on the ground, the blonde-haired youth spoke.
"I am the last child born of mother, Zeus. May I ask for your names, brothers and sisters...?"
"Hmm. I named myself Poseidon."
"I am Hera. Thanks to you, everyone survived. Thank you."
The blue-haired man introduced himself as Poseidon, and a woman called herself Hera.
Could this be the Greek-Roman mythology...? Then that father from earlier is Kronos?
"Call me Hestia."
"... I am Demeter."
After the introductions, everyone turned to look at me.
And I realized what I had to say.
One of Zeus's six siblings in Greek-Roman mythology, the ruler of the underworld...
"Hades."
That was my name.
I wrapped up the story with a rough adaptation, leaving out the details of my past life.
"So what happened next? Please tell us the story of how Lord Zeus became the ruler of Olympus!"
The goddess of spring and seeds, Persephone, looked at me with an excited expression and cutely shouted.
But aren't you worried about going back? Demeter will be concerned.
"Hmph, not for a while! Mom is always overprotective."
The goddess of spring and seeds had a bright beauty and clear divine power that seemed completely out of place in the underworld.
Seeing such a cute niece playing in this dark underworld created a cognitive dissonance in my mind.
Before Demeter gets angry, it might be best to really send her back...
"I don't want to! I won't go!"
Niece, please maintain the dignity of a goddess.
Is this how a goddess responsible for one of the four seasons should act?
Of course, I knew she was acting this way in front of me, a relative and one of the three main gods.
If she were to show this side to humans, she would probably curse them without a second thought...
I spoiled her too much when she was little because she was cute.
How did Demeter raise her? I get it, I get it.
"Hehe. Thank you, Uncle Hades!"
If I tell her stories until she gets bored, she will tire herself out and go back on her own.
Surprisingly, we were gods.
Not as a metaphor, but real gods from the mythological age.
Moreover, we were the children of Kronos, the god of agriculture and time, and Rhea, the earth goddess.
I lightly flexed my legs and jumped into the sky.
I felt like a superhero, like Superman, and my body quickly soared upward.
The clear and open sky welcomed me, and the surrounding air rushed away.
As I rose higher, I saw clouds and carefully sat on top of them.
Are you not out of breath? How can you sit on a cloud?
It's all thanks to divine power.
The supernatural strength that my mother...
Rhea taught me.
The powerful force surging endlessly within me moved as smoothly as if I had been handling it my whole life.
Since I wasn't human to begin with, it was only natural.
"Hades, did you discover something up there? Perhaps a spy sent by father!"
I heard Poseidon's voice shouting from below.
I found nothing, but wanting to enjoy the view, I casually replied and looked around.
Fluffy white clouds floated around me in groups.
Below the sky, a vast forest and river captivated my eyes like a beautiful landscape painting.
This overwhelming sense of omnipotence as I looked down at the mortal realm from above.
For a moment, I was lost in the illusion that the whole world was mine, and I raised my head.
At even higher altitudes, countless stars expressed their presence among the Milky Way.
As I widened my view, the densely overlapping black silk filled my pupils, and I couldn't help but exclaim in awe.
Ah... this world is.
Incredibly beautiful.
Until then, I had no intention of making a desperate stand against the Titan gods, but looking at the sky, I felt a desire arise.
I just wanted to live long in this world, enjoy it, and savor the air.
To do that, the Titan gods were an obstacle to me.
Perhaps the other gods at that time had similar thoughts.
"Wow... I must admit, sometimes when I looked down from Olympus, it was truly beautiful..."
So I fought against my father.
I didn't want to lose this world that felt like it was in my grasp.
There were many parts of Greek-Roman mythology I didn't know, but there were also parts I remembered.
For example, the fact that the Hecatoncheires, who had a hundred hands, would join our side.
Thanks to that, when the war dragged on, I wasn't surprised when Zeus brought the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires.
When I received the invisible helmet, Kynee, which could hide me from any god, I was quite amazed.
Anyway, while wearing Kynee, I hid all the weapons of the Titan gods,
"Weapons! The weapons have disappeared! No way, who dared to sneak into Mount Othrys!"
Zeus swung the lightning bolt he named Astraphe, dazzling the Titans with a blinding flash.
"Close your eyes, Hera!"
"Ha! Why are you holding my waist while saying that!"
Boom! Flash!
Poseidon swung his trident, creating a magnitude 10.0 earthquake.
"Uwaah!"
"I... I can't stand!"
Thus, we won the war by mercilessly beating down the blind Titans who were left defenseless.
Surely, a time of peace and glory should have begun...
"Hades! The god of death, Thanatos, has gone missing, and those who come to the underworld have disappeared!"
"It seems someone who creates heavenly melodies like Lord Apollo wishes to meet you..."
"A muscular human, no, a demigod is coming this way after beating up the ferryman Charon!"
"Lady Demeter has sent a letter demanding the return of Lady Persephone. If you do not return her, the earth will wither..."
I never expected to become the manager of a complaint office dealing with all sorts of crazy people.
Hearing the commotion outside, Persephone quietly stood up.
Yeah, it seems she plans to quietly escape before her mother arrives.
"Um... Well, Uncle Hades, it seems you are busy with work, so I will take my leave... Hehe..."
Please go and never come back.