Character Development

Backstory

Hades is the son of Cronus and Rhea, the Titans who ruled the earth before the gods. His brother Zeus had saved him and his brothers and sisters, after being eaten by his father. Zeus then appointed him, as the god of the Underworld, a job that Hades has not been too pleased with. He lives in a dark and remote kingdom that is far off from mortals. Very rarely does he see someone alive, and when he does, the situation rarely falls in his favor. He is associated with death and darkness (despite the god of death being Thanatos), and is usually feared and hated for this reason. Hades can be seen as someone cruel, stern, and yet just (perhaps much the same way death is not picky with its victims and does not discriminate on who shall be next). For all these reasons, Hades usually finds himself lonely in the Underworld. He had heard the rumors of Demeter’s daughter and her love of flowers, and began to have hope.

Persephone, is the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of grain and harvest. Persephone and Demeter are very close, and spend much time together. Her mother, although very loving and kind, can be a bit overbearing and overprotective of Persephone. Persephone is a free spirit, longing for her independence and freedom, and hopes one day her mother will see that herself. She is another daughter to vegetation, and helps the plants grow along the way. She has a fondness for flowers, for this reason.

Attributes

Hades

• Angry
• depressed 
• lonely
• impatient 
• just
• cruel
• stern
• dark 
• unlucky 
• antisocial 
• unfriendly 
• misunderstood 
• intimidating 
• scary 
• sad 
• impulsive 
• insensitive

Persephone

• Innocent 
• kind 
• unassuming 
• stubborn 
• dreamer 
• daughter 
• hopeful 
• green thumb 
• friendly 
• naïve 
• obedient 
• happy 
• strong 
• honor bound

Short Story

After being stuck in traffic for more than a few hours, and finally deciding to switch into the express lane after questioning how much longer his limited patience would last, Hades pulls up to a tollbooth. How he ended up in a car of all places, he would have to ask Zeus later, but he had to push that aside for now. After a harsh stop (he was still getting used to these—brakes, was it? Sometimes he confused them with the pedal right next to it, which resulted into loud crashing and honking sounds from in front and behind him, followed by yelling. Strange coincidences. But no one would dare to yell at him, so he disregarded it.), he pulls up closer to a machine. The description demands some sort of currency. Currency of which he has no use for, nor need. If the situation ever demanded it, he would usually get his way one way or the other, whether through brute force, persuasion, or threats. However, there was no mortal by the machine this time. Hades’ face scrunches up in rage and annoyance. How irritating, he thinks to himself, knowing full well that this sort of thing had never happened to Zeus before. He didn’t have time for this; he wasn’t mortal. Besides, he had to fetch Persephone; not waste time in some trivial activity such as paying. Hades pressed on the gas pedal and continued to drive as he had been, with crashing sounds, and horns and sirens blaring behind him as he resumed with his drive.