Reborn As Hades In Olympus

Chapter 86: Ch. 86: The Laughter Of A Goddess

Ch. 86: The Laughter Of A Goddess

I walked into the small kitchen situated at a corner of the workshop, the scent of metal and burnt machinery lingering in the air. As I grabbed a bowl, I couldn't help but wonder how I ended up as the only person in this group capable of cooking a decent meal. Talos? A workaholic who consumed more junk food than anything remotely edible. Hermes? Underage and hopeless in the kitchen.

And Hephaestus? Well, he was more likely to drink his calories than eat them.

I reached for a crate of eggs sitting in the corner, their surface slightly dusty. "I wonder if these are still good," I muttered, cracking one open into the bowl with great difficulty using only one hand. I didn't really care about breakfast, though. My mind was elsewhere— on the temporal rift generator. Today was the final test run, and the tension was eating at me like a curse I couldn't shake.

The room felt oddly still, the silence broken only by the quiet sizzle of eggs in the pan. Then I noticed Talos standing at the far end of the counter, her crystal eyes trained on me with unnerving intensity. She was wearing a simple nightgown, the soft fabric hanging loosely around her frame— not that I paid much attention to that. But her presence was unmistakable.

"Now the god of the underworld is playing chef," she said, her voice cutting through the air with a touch of mockery. "I don't care if you're an otherworlder, but this feels... belittling."

I didn't respond. It wasn't the first time she'd caught me cooking, and it probably wouldn't be the last. I turned my focus back to the eggs, whisking them quietly.

"I don't know why you're so determined to follow me," I said after a moment. "But our alliance ends here. You're not coming."

Her crystal eyes remained on me, studying my face as if

"Hey, Talos…" I began, still trying to make sense of what was happening. "Would you mind getting off me?"

But she didn't move. Her eyes locked onto mine, glowing with a warmth I had never seen before. And then, without warning, she began to glow. A soft, golden light surrounded her, filling the room with an otherworldly warmth. My heart raced as I felt the air shift around us. This was not just some curse at play.

This was something else— something powerful.

"Talos…" I whispered, my voice tinged with awe. "What's happening to you?"

Before I could finish my sentence, she leaned down and kissed me.

Her lips were soft and warm, a stark contrast to the cold, calculating nature I had grown accustomed to. It wasn't a kiss of passion— it was a kiss of connection, something deeper than mere physical attraction. In that moment, I felt everything. Her pain, her loneliness, her fear— and, for the first time, her joy.

It was overwhelming, like a flood of emotions pouring into me, filling every corner of my being.

For a brief, dizzying moment, I wasn't Hades, god of the underworld. I was her, feeling the world as she did— trapped between logic and emotion, between knowledge and ignorance. It was intoxicating and terrifying all at once.

To think this was who not.... What she really was deep down. The chaotic web of uncertainty.

When she finally pulled away, her breath was shallow, her cheeks flushed. Her eyes met mine, wide with confusion and something else— embarrassment I guessed.

The gold light slowly fizzled out like a candle out of wax.

"I don't know why I did that," she whispered, her voice trembling. "But I feel... strange inside. Is this... embarrassment?"

Before I could respond, a voice thundered through the room like a bolt of lightning.

"HOW DARE YOU DEFLOWER MY DAUGHTER LIKE THIS?!"

I froze, my heart dropping into my stomach. Hephaestus stood in the doorway, his massive frame casting a shadow that seemed to fill the entire room. His face was a mask of rage, his eyes blazing with fury.

Like what the hell is with his timing? Not like I was enjoying the kiss or anything— maybe just a teensy bit.

I tried to sit up, but Talos was still on top of me, her face burning with embarrassment.

"YOU DARE LIE TO ME, HADES?!" Hephaestus roared, his voice shaking the walls. "YOU WENT BEHIND MY BACK TO DO SUCH A GRAVE THING?"

Must be weird seeing his daughter on top of an innocent victim like me, of course I would kabel myself innocent of this crime.

Talos, her voice small and uncertain, whispered, "Dad, it's not... like that."

Hephaestus stepped forward, his anger palpable. "THEN EXPLAIN. NOW."

Talos' eyes softened, and for the first time, I saw something that truly scared me— uncertainty. Something bigger than both of us was at play, and whatever had just awakened inside her was only the beginning.

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