[Hades redux]

>Previously: https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/92906236/#92911279

The entire House of Hades stared, rapt, as Melinoe started dramatically retelling her many adventures after maxing out every weapon and trinket and her entire tarot deck and ending up spamming the Supay Flames, waving said torches around as visual aids. She spoke of how she'd fought Strife and sea serpents, clashed with Scylla and Charybdis, and at long last struck down both Time and the very father of monsters themselves. Only for both to reconstitute themselves on the morn.

"Damn, little sister. I was going to try to impress you with my many escapes from Hell, but that's a little above my paygrade" said Zagreus.

"O-oh, it wasn't my intention to boast, big brother" said Melinoe quickly. "I've trained all my life to rescue you from Chronos' clutches, and now somehow by the will of Chaos I'm with you all again-right before I was about to complete a dread spell of entropy wrought from Typhon's fall, to imbue father's spear with so I could at last slay Chronos for good! I just...wanted you all to be proud"

"And we are indeed" declared Hades. "You have come not long after my house has been reconciled from long strife. Let us speak of Titans and wars later. Today, you are our guest. And my daughter"

After yet another party, I cornered Zagreus as he was getting used to fighting without having like 4-6 Olympians showering him with blessings. He was surprisingly attached to the spear for a guy who'd made his first run by sword. "Zagreus, something just occurred to me" I said, affecting thoughtfulness, "are you SURE all those satyrs are gone from the upper underworld?"

"Absolutely not, those cretins won't stop spitting poison! But what's to be done about them?"

"Well, I heard all their blood sacrifices are going to a central chamber beneath the upper underworld. Might be worth a check?"

"Oh, why not? One more run for the books"

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