north-west part of the island. The boat was nothing extraordinary and Hercules hoped that it wouldn’t fall apart w hen they took it on the ocean.
“Meet the Paralus!” exclaimed Philoctetes. “The fastest ship in all of Greece! Once I was the great captain, and used this ship to scout out enemies on the open ocean. She will do her job well Hercules. There is no doubt there. I will, of course, need your help. Hercules, you must man the oars and do the job of three men, as there are three sets of oars, and I will cover the helm. Your Pegasus may lie and rest.” Hercules nodded and began rowing out of the shallow water and into the open sea. As they did so they felt a gush of wind blow all around them. Rain began to poor down. “Come Hercules! Help me push this boat out to sea. We have little time!”
So Hercules, with Pegasus and Philoctetes in the boat, heaved the boat out from the shore and into the open ocean. Philoctetes looked pleased to finally man a ship and be away from the cursed island. The journey by ship was to be long and intense, but this was making Hercules all the more ready for what was to occur in the future.
Chapter 4: Hades and his Underworld
The dark creature that flew d own from snowy Mount Olympus was one of the Dark Lord’s more hideous and frightening servants. He had large and hideous black wings surrounding his black body. His face was hardly discernible and most would think him a great bat upon seeing him. Once a servant under Zeus’ command, he sided with Hades in the Great War and his form changed. He lost much intelligence and became a fierce creature, focused only on serving Hades. Since the time Hades lost Hercules he had many of these winged creatures secretly stand watch in the caves by Mount Olympus, should Zeus or Hera attempt to leave that mount, or should any news of Hercules and his identity and whereabouts surface. And now, now that this creature had seen a large, muscular man walk up the mountain and speak with Zeus, he knew that Hercules must have returned. He knew that Hades, his master, would be pleased to learn what Hercules was up to.
He had waited a long time for this moment, a time he would be able to leave the frozen mountain caves, spread forth his great wings, and make the long trip south from Mount Olympus to the island of Crete, where there stood Hades’ dark abode. And so the great creature flew down, down through the clouds and frozen air south towards Hades underworld. When he finally arrived at the island of Crete he navigated between the jagged cliffs and mountains until finally the beast saw the only physical manifestation of Hades’ underworld—a great, steel black gate. The gate was surrounded by mountain, and within the gate was Hades’ grand underworld.
Now time must be spent in describing Hade s and his dark abyss of an underworld, a place known as “hell” to most of those in the mortal world. Hades’ kingdom, if you could call it that, truly was an “underworld,” entirely hidden underneath the rocky mountains of Crete. It was said that there was once a peaceful and thriving people on this island, but since Hades arrived a long time ago the people had long died, or fled, due to the terrifying darkness he placed over the island. While there were many underground tunnels in Hades’ abyss there was only one main entrance to Hades’ underground palace (as there was another secret entrance). There, the door to Hades’ abyss was a large black gate made of stone and steel, which could only be opened or closed by Hades’ magic.
Hades had created a magnificent palace there, a palace for the Gods, a palace so large that even Hades himself hadn’t been to or seen it all. Beyond the gate the underworld spread out like a tree with tunnels that branched off the main hallway into hundreds of directions. For miles Hades’ underworld extended itself outward.
His abode always smelled of death,
“Meet the Paralus!” exclaimed Philoctetes. “The fastest ship in all of Greece! Once I was the great captain, and used this ship to scout out enemies on the open ocean. She will do her job well Hercules. There is no doubt there. I will, of course, need your help. Hercules, you must man the oars and do the job of three men, as there are three sets of oars, and I will cover the helm. Your Pegasus may lie and rest.” Hercules nodded and began rowing out of the shallow water and into the open sea. As they did so they felt a gush of wind blow all around them. Rain began to poor down. “Come Hercules! Help me push this boat out to sea. We have little time!”
So Hercules, with Pegasus and Philoctetes in the boat, heaved the boat out from the shore and into the open ocean. Philoctetes looked pleased to finally man a ship and be away from the cursed island. The journey by ship was to be long and intense, but this was making Hercules all the more ready for what was to occur in the future.
Chapter 4: Hades and his Underworld
The dark creature that flew d own from snowy Mount Olympus was one of the Dark Lord’s more hideous and frightening servants. He had large and hideous black wings surrounding his black body. His face was hardly discernible and most would think him a great bat upon seeing him. Once a servant under Zeus’ command, he sided with Hades in the Great War and his form changed. He lost much intelligence and became a fierce creature, focused only on serving Hades. Since the time Hades lost Hercules he had many of these winged creatures secretly stand watch in the caves by Mount Olympus, should Zeus or Hera attempt to leave that mount, or should any news of Hercules and his identity and whereabouts surface. And now, now that this creature had seen a large, muscular man walk up the mountain and speak with Zeus, he knew that Hercules must have returned. He knew that Hades, his master, would be pleased to learn what Hercules was up to.
He had waited a long time for this moment, a time he would be able to leave the frozen mountain caves, spread forth his great wings, and make the long trip south from Mount Olympus to the island of Crete, where there stood Hades’ dark abode. And so the great creature flew down, down through the clouds and frozen air south towards Hades underworld. When he finally arrived at the island of Crete he navigated between the jagged cliffs and mountains until finally the beast saw the only physical manifestation of Hades’ underworld—a great, steel black gate. The gate was surrounded by mountain, and within the gate was Hades’ grand underworld.
Now time must be spent in describing Hade s and his dark abyss of an underworld, a place known as “hell” to most of those in the mortal world. Hades’ kingdom, if you could call it that, truly was an “underworld,” entirely hidden underneath the rocky mountains of Crete. It was said that there was once a peaceful and thriving people on this island, but since Hades arrived a long time ago the people had long died, or fled, due to the terrifying darkness he placed over the island. While there were many underground tunnels in Hades’ abyss there was only one main entrance to Hades’ underground palace (as there was another secret entrance). There, the door to Hades’ abyss was a large black gate made of stone and steel, which could only be opened or closed by Hades’ magic.
Hades had created a magnificent palace there, a palace for the Gods, a palace so large that even Hades himself hadn’t been to or seen it all. Beyond the gate the underworld spread out like a tree with tunnels that branched off the main hallway into hundreds of directions. For miles Hades’ underworld extended itself outward.
His abode always smelled of death,
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