Lockdown

“Zantano please!” Persephone begged watching Zantano break free from the gods grasp and draw his sword, “Put the weapon down son!” Hades warned, Zantano watched as the Isu surrounded him as he snapped, “And lock me away. You forced me to be like this, he saw Apollo get too close before slicing through his face watched his body drop before knowing Thánatos walk behind him immediately thrusted his sword backwards into Zantano’s chest before drawing Zantano’s sword in one shot decapitated his former friend. He removed his own sword before killing the next Isu looked over to see Zeus bark for the guards, “Flood the room with everyone!” “Zantano please stop!” Persephone he murdered the next few before feeling the numbers get overbearing felt the arms grab him until they retracted feeling the decay rot away at their hands.

The fighting continued before managing to dislodge the sword, Poseidon ordered his men to drag him to the prison, “Zeus this isn’t what we agreed to!” Persephone snarled, “He won’t have nothing for what he has done!” “A thousand years you said!” “After all that death, it will be 10 thousand!” they threw him in before seeing Hermes hurrying to seal it watched as Zantano tried to force his way out, “You just need to stay here for a short while!” “For the same time that you have already lived, Persephone!” she nodded watching the others turn to leave apart for Hermes who inputting the time scale stated, “I’m sorry Persephone!” Hades looked back before looking to his grandson spoke, “I have things to do; I’ll visit you later!” but he was met by no respond just watched Zantano give up the banging at the Isu made clear door and slump against the wall looking out to the rest of the Underworld.

It was silent for a few moments as Persephone sat opposite him touching the solid clear surface, “Zantano... Zantano, we were lied to. We said books, a bed, everything. Not this, never this!” he didn’t look back but instead laying down so his body faced away from her spoke, “Leave me to rot!” she sat in silence for a few moments before getting up stated, “It means nothing now but I’m sorry!” but there was nothing.

Persephone visited a few days later and what she saw was him nursing his hands, “Zantano, what on Earth happened to you?” she cried seeing the damaged nails and swollen knuckles, “I tried to dig myself out and when the ground was too hard I tried to find a way to get through the rock behind me!” “You shouldn’t have!” “It’s okay for you to say that, you aren’t stuck in here like I am” “You need to fix them or maybe Hermes could open it for me to help!” “Hermes isn’t allowed to even touch it. Only nine thousand nine hundred and ninety nine, eleven months and twenty-seven days to go!” “We are working on that. The thousand is what we agreed. I promise!” “You sold your soul to Zeus the day you let my parents sign that agreement, you are simply experiencing the consequences!” “Are you just going to sit there, not even ask for a book?” “No, I’m going to watch the world suffer from tyranny and injustice, I only wished I had snacks!” “They have been experiencing some problems in Tartarus, the prison seems to be almost misbehaving in some way... sounds stupid doesn’t it?” “No. Tartarus is alive and much like Philippa is fussy on who uses or touches her” “So you are telling me it only reacts to you?” “It chose me when I was a young and became a part of me and no this wasn’t me being cunning so you have to let me go, this happened when I first came. I advise not trying to override it either... it will know and play up even more!” “Hermes is trying to do that now... I need to stop him!” he nodded watching her ride off laughing to himself as he spoke, “He’s a dead man!”

“Hermes’ dead. You said he would be...” Persephone stated, it has been a few months since she last saw him, she like the others were busy mourning the loss of the man who tried to get on with everyone but as she spoke there was no response from Zantano who instead sat back against the clear material, “What else do you know?” again nothing before eventually turning to look back he stated, “Death will come, death! Death! Death! All by your choices and evidently your mistakes; I’m safe here but you are not! Remember that as you walk away” “I don’t want to believe you but after Hermes... no you must be wrong; Hermes’ incident was based on your knowledge. Not pure fantasy!” “We’ll see!”

Thirteen years later and returning for the first time in two years Persephone sat in front of her grandson who was feeling the affects of his incarceration, “Zantano!” he looked up as he twitched uncontrollably, slapping his head with his hand, laughing as people screamed in the background, “Rebellion good! Rebels have a fair point that mustn’t be ignored!” “But they are killing innocents!” “Innocents get in the way. Zeus bad! Zeus must pay to stop this!” “He is our supreme king!” “Zeus is rotten, need new monarch! Rebels will target him next. This distraction!” she rushed off as he simply sat back and shrugging spoke, “More will come!”

As the first millennium past he lost him mind by the second Zantano grew worst forgetting the basics and his speech began to be filled with the wrong words that although was funny on times made it harder for him to understand but despite this he remained very well informed about the events and especially the casualties. When the sixth millennium had passed the rebellion of Tartarus began again the second started after the first was handled poorly. It was mainly Zeus fault in the first place: violent take down of rebels led others to rebel because of how they were treated but the one that hurt Zeus’ reign the worst was when Erebus opened Tartarus again and led the prisoners in a violent takeover, both sides took casualties but Zeus still refused to let Zantano out to help defuse the situation the end result was every single non-female Titan (original Isu) we’re executed leaving the streets run with blood that left a permanent red stain to the tiles and more Isu to rebel, “You know what happened?” Persephone queried walking up with the guards, “I saw everything from my little bubble, this next rebellion is always going to fail, too much desire for blood and no plan!” “What happened?” “How can I know if I am here?” “You know Tartarus... why would it let the prisoners out again?” “It can’t... it’s a prison! Someone must have been messing around with the controls and unlocked a few of the cells, panicked and this in turn allowed the other cells to be opened by the prisoners or it was on purpose I can’t tell you!” “Where will they strike next?” the guard stated and shrugging Zantano laughed, “Like I would tell you? I can’t die so this is the worst thing that can happen to me... but you have all failed in your promises to Persephone and Hades!” “They are prepping a larger cell with a bed, books like was agreed!” Persephone reassured but shaking his head in an eerie smirk tapped his forehead and spoke, “You said I wouldn’t suffer anything that wasn’t self-enforced, but I’m afraid you have failed...” he laughed before pointing at the holder next to the glass cell, Persephone’s took the device and began to read the stats, “Hunger levels N/A, hydration: N/A, physical condition: Dead!” he clapped his hands together as he laughed, “Page 2, read page 2!” “Mental state report. Test conducted by Mania and Athena: memories are fine-ish, emotions are unstable but sanity... failure, clinically insane; ten thousands years like this and he will never be sane again. Solution: freedom or drastic measures such as company, exercise, activities and constant treatment with physicians or Lethe water. Current treatment until further discussions regular dosages of DS4, 5 and PM9, in hope to restrict his movement and slow his brain activity down” “I think this is one of my better days!” Zantano joked which Persephone glaring back to the corner of the cliff snapped, “Zeus! You promised no harm to him!” “Why do you even listen to his promises... he hasn’t kept one yet and uses excuses to wiggle free from them!” “It’s not like that... I try!” “Bullshit and now if you don’t mind, I feel sick seeing that bastard free and I’m not!” “Just tell me please Zantano where are the rebels going to strike next?” he pointed at Zeus before stating bluntly, “If I was one, you would be my target; Zeus you caused this, so it finishes with you!” “Guards, move me to an safe house, no rebel is to even venture near me got it?” “Zeus my boom!” Persephone reminded which nodding he spoke, “I already said no to releasing him especially now... but I know why you want him free; Hades isn’t around much and your desperate for it... I’ll make you a deal; you ensure he doesn’t come after me and he can come to the cliff edge every so often and relax or you can... just remember to return him back afterwards. Oh yeah if he even thinks about harming me, you will both be locked in there. Oh and Zantano... Triss was looking for you, I thought it would be nice for you to catch up!” Persephone waited for a safe distance to occur between the two before unlocking the door watched as he walked out.

His feet felt absorbed by the soft ground when each step was taken and his face was met by the sun that he hadn’t seen in 6 millennium’s and looking over to the guards watched as Persephone shooed them away, “What do you want Persephone?” she looked around hurriedly but seeing no one was around didn’t say a word instead she undid her dress and peeled out of it, “I need...” she blushed before turning away to hide her embarrassment felt his hands begin to massage her breasts, “Say it!” “Since Hades is preoccupied...” “Don’t bring him into this!” he muttered kissing her delicate neck that presented itself to him when he kissed it, “I need...” “What?” she looked around again to see it was still clear, “To be fucked!” she whispered, “Louder!” “I need to be fucked!” “You don’t sound desperate enough! Louder!” “I need to be fucked raw, my holes torn up and my womb filled with your seed Zantano, please dominate me!”

He walked up to her and pushing her to the pillows gripped her hair as her back arched feeling the cock enter and began to fill the anticipating hole, “I’m your bitch Zantano. I need to be bred!” she moaned crying out until sitting back to feel more of his cock felt her hair be released and now his hands go to her breasts roughly pulling at them just to hear her moan, her nipples hardened on feeling her breasts be roughly manhandled before cumming heard him state into her ears, “Come on Grandmother don’t tell me your spent already!” “Then let’s see how long you can really go!”

Five days later...

“Shit, enough!” Persephone screeched too bruised and sore to move but he didn’t listen his cock continued to fuck her bonded body smirked as she uncontrollably cried out feeling the hot pebbles be pressed up against her nipples and shooting his final load inside her bloated stomach watched as she tried to scamper free, “You know the rule!” she nodded before taking the dirty cock in between her lips immediately began to get to work cleaning it, “Good slave!” Persephone nodded, sucking effortlessly knowing he would punish her next time and knowing this himself slapped her, “Next time I will make you watch as I claim your mother instead!” “Please no master, I don’t want her to see me like this!” “And for backchatting you will clean my cum from inside her!” she gulped until sighing heard the alarm trigger, “I’m sorry Zantano, our time is up. I’ll be back as soon as I’ve given birth, I promise!” he nodded before being pushed back in returned back to watching the scenery, only this time naked and uncaring of what he thought!”

A few hours later and seeing the sun begin to set Zantano studied his charts of progress, acknowledging it was serious sat back down to overlook the scenery before him, “4 millenniums left!” “That long?” his head looked up and smiling he shrugged, “You’ve been running for 6 of them!” the hooded figure walked forward before taking a seat in front of him asked, “That long? Being on a run for what you are... I had virtually everyone after me for something I didn’t do but I suppose being with Geralt always meant having his enemies after you, but then he never really cared about that!” “And where is he now?” “He... well we... I died fighting alongside him in a battle against Nilfgaard whilst Geralt survived” Zantano nodded before seeing the slight falter in her eyes asked, “Who with this time?” it was silent until she eventually confessed, “A young warrior named Elise. It wouldn’t be soo bad if she didn’t look like me!” “How close maybe you know...” “Slightly longer hair and has an accent, she is wealthy; really wealthy and doesn’t even want children. To him it’s perfect, Ciri was enough!” “To be fair he did do a good job with Ciri and I couldn’t imagine having an almost twin steal my lover from me!” she nodded before changing the subject asked, “So you’re here because?” “Well initially it was because I was talking to Hela, then it was some killing of Isu gods after they tried to force me here, as you can tell, this isn’t what was promised!” she nodded before asking, “So you just sit there?” he nodded before stating, “I’ve watched endless wars, arguments, rebellions and festivals! It has some regrettable side effects though!” she studied the chart before placing it back down asked worriedly, “How insane?” “I get my moments” “And they aren’t treating it?” he lifted hands up to show the swollen knuckles, “I did this 6 millenniums ago!” she nodded before lowering her hood asked, “I hoped to discuss what happened and to apologise. Can we?” “Of course and don’t worry about me attacking you, my hands are tied!”

She giggled before nodding spoke, “In hindsight you attacking Geralt was the right thing to do!” “Should have let me kill him!” “I just can’t believe you were forced to marry a woman, you did and they punished you!” “Well...you know there’s room inside for two if you sit on my lap!” “And Hela what would she say?” “She wouldn’t know and my cock aches for your body!” “Zantano!” “Let’s put it like this: when I’m out of here I will be claiming you, so get ready for me!” she gulped staring at the naked god, “You’ll be mine!” “Zantano, we shouldn’t, not after before...” but hearing the laugh from Hades stated, “You think you will have a choice. You caused this and you will pay for it” “But...” “No buts, you think you’re hard done by. Let me show you what Hela’s life is like!”

Triss manifested with Hades in the darkened structure where Hela sat alone, the room illuminated by the small specks of light that somehow found its way through the maze of metal and stone. Her head was in her hands before looking up heard the doors open and the mutated looking creature stepped forward presumably with news, “News?” “Our force is growing, very substantially” “Enough for a war?” “Not the war you have in mind. We could defeat the rest of the Northern gods but then it will take millenniums to grow large enough to take out the South and get to Zantano. If we attack directly in his current location we would be overflanked by three different armies at once” “A deal... with Hades?” “Let’s be honest he is probably getting fucked by Zeus as we speak. We all know how they worship that Bastard!” “Where’s Zantano? How is he?” “My friend has informed me that he is quite insane. According to the chart chronically insane. He is almost there in terms of is sentence but Zeus is playing the fear card in hope they were prolong his sentence to a bit longer. Triss is back...” “That bitch. If I get my hands on her I will tear her fucking eyes out and remove every piece of her body alphabetically for what she did to him!” “He wouldn’t want that... even if he is insane. That’s either his job or he wouldn’t allow it!” Hela sighed before looking around stated, “I hate this place... I have been locked in here for almost as long as he has alone, without seeing the sunlight, at least he gets to see the light” “And Persephone... 5 days straight my source told” “Of course that whore would.” “Say that about any woman who goes near him!” “Not true. I have often said Athena and him would have been a good pairing. I liked Philippa and him!” “That’s because she and him caused soo much havoc in the South!” “They also loved each other dearly, more than the others in the South and Nyx, them two was as the humans say “Life goals” or whatever the phrasing is!” “Well yeah, no one hates him and Nyx, considering their past. She was the only one to calm him enough to not kill everyone who annoys him!” “Would have been fine to if her husband wasn’t a bastard!” “You got what you wanted though... Erebus permanently here suffering!” “It was that or Zantano... it was either bad or worse for him and he got both!” he nodded before urging, “Calm Hela, we know how the North works, I have sent a request to Odin to examine your condition, he went to Vanir but she has confessed to not understanding the mind as much as those in the south. So Odin has requested the presence of Mania, Hygieia, Asclepius and Oziys! All experts in that field of the mind. Say what you want but at least he has ordered the whole lot for you!” she nodded as the four Southerners walked in and lowering their heads to respect her position Asclepius began, “I heard you’re concern for your mental health? It’s not my field but whilst the others examine it I will give you a physical examination. Two birds with one stone and don’t worry about Zeus, our oath to help all people, creatures and animals allow us to come here free of will. Ready?”

The minutes ticked away as the Queen was examined and worked upon, the endless questions were offered out to her and each one was answered before stopping Mania agreeing with Hygeia and Oziys began to read their diagnostics. “You are insane, not however like your counterpart Zantano. His is mixed with depression, Loneliness and sadness or his version of it. Your’s is down to loneliness yes but mainly anger and madness related to rebellious nature in your genes. Possibly it was caused by your surroundings or the fact you were forced down here in the first place by your “family.” We suggest at least getting out of this place to think straight. We’ve also prescribed several drugs to calm your brain activity down and when it gets too much to sedate to stop anything dangerous happening to both you and the people around you” Hela nodded before hearing the more positive news off Asclepius, “In other news, your skin condition... we can help with it, I’ve prepared a solution that aims to regenerate skin and bone, with time and continued dosage of three times a day you will eventually see improvements. I suggest the face and hand first because...” “I know, I know, it’s because it’s the side people see” “No because it’s the parts exposed to the external conditions” “Ready to go?” Hades asked and nodding Triss felt his arm pull them away from the complex, “Just remember what you have caused when he comes for you.”

A few days later outside Zantano’s cell, “Zantano...” Triss called out sitting back on the rock that she previously sat on before and seeing him look over to her began to state, “So Hela wants to free you from this prison but me and Hades informed Zeus who has promised not to extend your sentence and is preparing an house to move you to. It’s not luxurious but it will allow you to move around, receive visitors and get treatment for your health” “But...” “Don’t worry about the conditions, that’s my worry!” “What is it?! If he wants to sleep with you then I’ll kill him!” she sighed before shaking her head confessed, “You can’t leave the house or garden for another 5 centuries and...” “What?” “I have to live with you. Sort of your carer; I sort of have to follow you around and make sure you don’t do anything in your nature if so...” she looked down before finishing her sentence, “Then I get punished instead of you. That’s what Hades demanded” Zantano nodded before asking, “So you are going to be what my roommate? Big sister? Wife?” her face lit up hearing the word wife but acknowledging the problems with this idea spoke in a business sense, “See it as this: one it will make it more formal and a relaxed manner, that isn’t including less awkward but you will get glowing reports, sex and freedom. I will get a position respect, a title, house, rights and...” “And what?” Zantano asked and whispering so he could barely hear, he heard her confess, “Love.”