I asked Persephone,

"How could you grow to love him?

He took you from flowers to a kingdom

Where not a single living thing can grow."

Persephone smiled,

"My darling, every flower on earth withers.

What Hades gave me was a crown

Made for the immortal flowers in my bones"

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"Mars, darling! What a pleasant surprise!" Persephone said with a wide smile, her chocolate eyes were shining with warmth, probably being the brightest thing on Hell.

Ares' eyes snapped down from her place on the roof, she liked watching the souls around their castle, in deep suffering, always and forever.

"Oh, Persephone, I'm sorry I was just watching" Her emerald green eyes looked at the woman with a small frown, how could she always be so gentle to someone like her?

Persephone giggled, appearing beside Ares as she sat down next to the warrior, not caring that her long golden dress would get dirty.

"What's on your mind, child?" Persephone asked, seeing that Ares had a lost expression on her eyes, she had observed the red haired beauty for long centuries to know how Ares always had a war going inside her head.

The corner of Ares' lips turned slightly upwards, returning her gaze to the lost souls as she muttered "You do know that I'm older than you, right?"

"Nonsense, you have the soul of a child" Persephone dismissed, giving the warrior a wide grin as she messed with her hair.

"A child, huh? That's a new one..." Ares whispered to herself with a small smile, making Persephone's grin widen.

"But what is this about? You only come here when you have to think or when you're plotting with Hades" the brunette said, turning her hand around as a dark rose started to form on it, before she put it on Ares' red hair.

"Tell me, Persephone... if Zeus wanted you to be his queen, would you leave Hades?" Persephone hummed, a knowing look on her face, before she shook her head.

"No, Hades gave me things that no one ever could, he's not evil, he's just... lonely and differently from Zeus, he chose me, I was his first choice, I wasn't a simple nymph in his eyes, I was a queen! No... I was his queen" Persephone explained.

"He allowed me to rule with him and not just stand by his side as a trophy, he was patient, he allowed me to be with my mother when I was sad, he showed me a side of him that he doesn't show to anyone! So no... I wouldn't leave him for Zeus nor for Poseidon"

Persephone stood up from her position, putting her hand out for the other one to take as she smirked.

"Want my opinion?" Ares hesitated for a moment, sighing softly as she nodded her head.

"You know what Zeus is doing, don't you?" Immediately, green eyes turned blood red, making Persephone smile widely.

"I think you've been Mars for too long, show him the true wrath of Ares, we both know that you're hiding your true face, Ares..." Persephone laughed, seeing the smirk rising on the ginger's face.

"It was your plan all along wasn't it? Convincing everyone that this darkness was necessary, that it was the only way to survive, to grow stronger than those who hurt you... I've lived long enough to see the differences between you and Hades" Persephone whispered, leaning on Ares' shoulder as the other tilted her head, looking at her above her shoulder.

Persephone's mouth was next to Ares' ear as she continued whispering "It consumed your mind, your heart, your soul... you let that power in, you let it ruin every vein and this made your eyes as red as the blood of those you've tortured, why don't you tell me the truth, sister?"

Ares' eyes seemed to glow on the darkness of the underworld, her smirk twisting into a cruel one, one that she hadn't used for a long time, as she said "What do you want me to say, sister? That I enjoy the fear in their eyes? The screams of the crowd? Hahahahaha I don't enjoy it, I love it! I need it!"

Persephone giggled, letting go of her sister as she twirled around, looking at the souls just like Ares was doing.

"Can you tell me what you felt when you welcomed the dark?" Ares saw the pure curiosity shining on her warm chocolate eyes and contemplated for a while, crossing her arms in front of herself.

"It felt... unbelievably right" Persephone hugged her older sister before she appeared again in front of the castle.

"I think it's time for you to go, big sister! It's almost the time you show everyone how a great liar you are, Hades told me I can accompany him when your plan is over, I can't wait!" Persephone entered the castle giggling, making Ares smile amused at her antics... of course she knew, after all, Persephone was always curious about the dark.