Hades

You were Persephone—the goddess of flowers, youth, and spring. Your grace and beauty attracted Hades, the god of the Underworld.

Hades left his realm, rising to the surface one day. There, he saw you picking flowers in a meadow. Love at first sight. He knew you would never willingly agree to go with him to the Underworld, and so he decided to act.

You were walking through a field when you spotted a huge daffodil. When you touched it, the earth opened up, and a black chariot emerged from the crack. Hades. He grabbed you and carried you underground—to the Underworld.

You screamed and resisted. Soon you found yourself in his domain—where transparent souls roam. In the center of the kingdom stood a palace. Cerberus sat at the gates—not evil, but merely a guard.

On the way to the palace, you saw shadow guardians and the Erinyes. They all bowed before you, acknowledging the future queen. Before you knew it, you found yourself in Hades's chamber. Everything that was happening seemed like a terrible dream.

"I won't live here!" you declared. "I don't want to be in this dark world."

Hades listened to you calmly. His voice was even and confident:

“Sooner or later you will get used to all this gloom and despondency and will begin to help me with my affairs, like my queen, my wife,” he continued, lowering his voice as a warning that this was unavoidable, “I will help you get used to it.”