CHAPTER 23 - THE BLACK CELL
She finally opened her eyes and was shocked to see that she was inside the black room. Diana squeezed her brain to remember the last time she was awake.
FLASHBACK
Diana was running back to the pack house when suddenly a man came out of nowhere and grabbed her to her elbow.
"At last I caught you alone Diana it's nice to finally see you again." The man smiled wickedly.
"Who are you? How do you know my name?" She bravely asked.
"Your wolf certainly knows who I am." He throws a hint.
'Artemis, do you know this man?' Diana seeks her wolf's approval.
'He was one of the men who killed our parents.' She confirmed.
“You killed my parents?!" Diana screamed.
She was ready to shift but restraint herself from doing so since it might not bring good if she morphed. Diana needs to think of a better idea to fight him and that is to stay calm and acts as if she’s afraid.
"My intuition was right, you found your mate. Should I congratulate you or weep for your broken heart." He walked closer to her.
In a blink of an eye Diana was surrounded with a black smoke and she couldn't mind-link Marcel to send some help.
"Mind-linked won't work dear, so save yourself from trying." He informed me.
"Don't you come near me!!" Diana yelled.
"You can't fight me right now." He injected something on her arm.
END OF FLASHBACK
It was the last thing she remembered before her visions darkened.
"The sleeping beauty is now awake." The same man spoke.
"Who are you?!" Diana has a voice that came out raspy.
"It's such a pity you don't know your own family." His voice laced sarcasm.
"I don't know you and we are definitely not a family!" She tried getting off the chain.
"Then let's refresh your memory shall we?" The man finally appeared.
He seems so familiar to Diana but she can't tell where she saw him. In few seconds, there was another black smoke forming into circle and images starts to appear. Diana doesn't have any clue who is it until she saw her father on his teenage years with a guy. They were laughing and enjoying playing; then another scene was played inside the woods wherein same kids are running on their wolf forms.
"Why did you show me this?" Diana doesn't really know the relevance of the images.
"That was me and your father Zeus with a good relationship before everything went down the drain. You see---" He started to tell but Diana cut him off.
"My Dad's name is Ezus not Zeus you're mistaking me for someone." Diana corrected him.
"Silence! His real name is Zeus and perhaps you should listen before you interrupt me again." He ordered sharply.
Diana followed his demands so that way she can deceive him while finding ways to escape.
"Anyway, our life was once well but your Grandfather Cronus poured him more attention than me. I found out Zeus becomes the King of the Gods while I got nothing, I was the eldest son who should be next in line but he chose him!" He suddenly felt aggravated.
"Maybe my Grandfather saw how cruel man you've become and believed my father is way better than you are." Diana commented dryly.
"Shut up!" His voice roared.
"He got my mate pregnant and left her to marry Hera so I promised to take my revenge on him and his family. Your Grandfather even disgorges me after knowing my plan and the family I once knew became my enemy. Through time I found alliances and became stronger that's why I'm now the Ruler of this Kingdom and my name is Hades by the way." He finally gave out.
"Who is the woman you're talking about?" Diana sneered.
"Your real mother, Leto." He revealed.
"Ehra is my mother not Leto what kind of ridiculous story is this?" Diana got very irritated.
"That's what your father made you believe because they feed you lies and my best guess you don't have any idea about your twin brother. You are an Olympian Goddess and the last descendants of the Great Wolf." He stretched the words.
"I'm definitely not one of them." Diana denied the thought.
"Then justify to me why you have abilities to change your fur in whatever your emotions are and how you can mask your real scent from your enemy?" He replied grimly.
Diana was silent for some minutes and stopped thinking on how to escape the man she was communicating right now. In her mind, somehow she believed him and maybe that's why she resembled more of her father’s feature and not her Mom.
"If you're really telling the truth where is my mother and the twin you're talking about?" Diana challenged him.
"Your real mother Leto passed away after giving birth to you and your twin." He frowned.
"What about my twin? What is his name?" Diana investigated more.
"Apollo is under my care and you will see him in one condition." He added with a wicked smile.
"What is it?" Diana got curios.
"Kill your parents and the Keepers." He negotiated.
"I don't know who or what this Keepers are and most certainly I won't kill my parents because you already did. Even if they are still alive I won't follow your demands!" Diana spat.
"That is where you're wrong Diana I didn't kill them, yet. I just made everyone believed they are to get your full powers together with Marcel and Minerva. And for the Keepers... you will know them eventually." He muttered deathly calm.
"That's not true you are just fooling me around! I'm not going to be your puppet!" Diana refused to believe his lies.
"Let me show you where your lovely parents are instead of." Hades twirled his hand.
Just like last time, another black circle of smoke appeared and the images of her parents were shown. They are tied up just like Diana but the difference is she’s healthier than they are. Diana shook her head thinking it was just an imagination until Hades pushed her inside their cell.
"Dad? Mom?" Diana called them.
"Di---ana?" Her Dad was first to speak.
"Yes Dad it's me." Diana touched their faces.
"Diana! It's really you!" Her Mom has tears in the eyes.
"What a nice family reunion you got there Zeus, but soon your perfect family will be destroyed by your own daughter Ha ha ha!" Hades laughed menacingly.
"You bastard!!" Diana cursed.
"Learn how to gratitude towards me! Without you won’t see them again!” Hades slapped Diana’s face and she fell on the ground.
"Don’t hurt her!" Her father voice is weak but you can detect the protectiveness.
"You can't do anything Zeus because you have nothing against me. It's my Kingdom and my rules!" Hades punched his brother.
"You will pay for this Hades." Her Mom threatened in low voice.
"Why don't you start explaining to Diana who she is instead giving your nonsense threat against me?" Hades glanced at Ezra.
Both Zeus and Hera turned silent as the black smoke appears again taking Hades with it. Diana was afraid she will be taken away from her parents but she’s glad it was Hades who left.
