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Hades looked very intrigued once again. In fact, the glowing in his eyes was a bright red now simply due to his peaked interest. Frankly, he didn't think that Evermore, a goddess and one of his own Furies, would need the help of a mortal girl to find the Relic. He also did not believe that a mere mortal girl could bring about the end of the world simply by not returning to the land of the living. That was ludicrous and idiotic. However, if she was Adonis' daughter, then he would be owed a favor by Adonis as well as Aphrodite.

Hades moved closer to Aphrodite and looked down at her since she was still seated in her chair.

"I want the Prophetess. If she is as good as the Oracle at Delphi, then I want her. I want her to live here with me and be solely mine, to obey my every command. I have been searching for a genuine Prophetess for quite some time."

He moved one of his arms from its crossed position to supporting his chin with the back of his index finger.

"I also would require an owed-favor from Adonis to be fulfilled at any time."

((So am I... Just takes a bit of reading, is all.))

{{I'd like you all to know that none of this was planned, and yet somehow, Hades wanting Nessa could adhere to the prophecy. I LOVE IT when things just fall into place like this! biggrin }}

Hades smiled and his eyes returned back to normal. "Excellent. I would like her to finish her schooling at Bai Ching. Perhaps she will learn how to call forth visions on command while studying there."

He nodded. "Yes, bring her here now, please. I also need to see how well she will interact with the Furies here, since they are my most beloved children. Despite what most might think, I do like to have harmony down here in the Underworld."

Hades smirked, finding his own joke quite humorous. "Also, remember that Adonis will owe me a favor as well since this is his daughter I will be bringing back. And since I am virtually trading souls, Ari's for this Vanessa Prophetess, I will return Ari to the land of the living permanently. There will be no time limit, though the Fates will have to re-string her strand on the Loom. She will live a regular mortal life as if she hadn't died."

Hades' smirk grew darker as he once again drew closer to Aphrodite. "However, if at any time my part of this deal falls through, I will bring her soul right back down here."

((Yup, here Laura, watch this clip; it's Kilala and will show you exactly what i mean XP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEm_oZ3ZXt0 anybody else can watch it, it's short and cool lol, just wait till the credits finish and it'll start.))

Akira was a tab worried when she saw her best friend's teary eyes and shaking body, yet relieved to know she wasn't crazy for having reacted that way, and hugged back, smiling softly and taking comfort.

"It's ok...Your probably wondering why i reacted that way though, right? Well...That guy is my ex boyfriend...See, two years ago, we dated, that was when i was at my old school." she paused, then pulled back. Pointing to one of her dog ears, she said, "Ok, i'm gonna have to be a bit technical here...See, my ears are extremely sensitive. Just a simple scratch, flick of the finger, or grabbing them hurts like hell, but if you do the opposite..." she blushed lightly and continued, "Like...Rub them, so forth...It's pure bliss for no better word. So, if that happens, my guard goes down practically automatically and i'm extremely vulnerable. Following so far, Ever?"

((Aww fudgebunnies...And ya, i am lol, lemme find it again...Ok here, i won't do anything to it, should work now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEm_oZ3ZXt0 just copy paste it into the thingy if it doesn't work.))

Taking a deep breath, Akira continued, "Ok, well...At first, Dean was awesome, we took it slow, didn't do anything besides kissing; and that was about a month or so after we started dating. I...I loved him a lot" pain shined in her eyes as she said, "But one night...I was walking home, no dorms at my old school, and he corned me. We talked for a while, but then...He grabbed my ears...Sent me into a world of, well bliss, (she blushed) and put a clothe to my mouth afterwards...I blacked out hearing a bunch of footsteps and laughter..."

Kilala hissed lowly, but also silently urged her master to go on; she'd already said so much, going back now would be the wrong thing to do...

"I woke up feeling sick, weak, drained...The poison he used to knock me out...It was a mixture of...Well ok, i don't know, but it had purification magic in it, which is deadly for me, since i'm still a half Demon...I was alone and chained to a wall, n-naked, in somebody's basement...I could barely move and kept slipping in and out of conscious...Then Dean came downstairs, with a wild grin on his face, mad look in his eyes..." she forced the words out, yet they felt like poison. Her body shaking as she spoke softly, "The rest is a blur...But his friends and himself...they touched me all over...They would of done worst, way wwaayy worst, but my teacher kicked the door down and saved me...A student had seen Dean knock me out and had run for help."

Crying, the Demonic girl finished her tale, "All in all...They got expelled, got seriously punished and all...But i left the school to come here to Bai Ching, an all girl school because i couldn't look at guys, i was terrified of them...I wanted to get as far away as possible...So ya...That's it."

Akira smiled softly and said, "On the bright side, if this counts as one...I wasn't raped; i'm still a virgin."

Aphrodite only nodded. She snapped her fingers, and next to her, the air shimmered slightly. The form of a young girl took shape, and Nessa was in the cavern. The shimmers faded away. "This," she said, "I Vanessa Block. Vanessa, meet my Uncle Hades. You'll... be staying with him for a while."

Hades squinted down at the small girl who was dressed in nothing more than a pathetic hospital gown.

Hades' furious eyes turned to Aphrodite. "Aphrodite! This is nothing but a mere mortal girl! Are you trying to tell me that she has similar powers to the Oracle that was at Delphi?!"