Hades, God of the Underworld

Hades with Cerberus behind him.

**Hades**, one of the most powerful gods in the Greek pantheon, is among the Big Three of the Greek pantheon. He is the ruler of the Underworld and the master of Cerberus. Hades is a very powerful deity, even compared to its other counterparts.

## Appearance

Despite the fact that Hades appears in a multitude of different ways, his most common appearance at this time in history is that of a slim, pale, black-haired man standing 12 feet tall, dwarfing humans in size.

## Personality

Even though he hates his youngest brother Zeus for tricking him into ruling the Underworld, he still loves him. He is cold, calculating, and intelligent. Despite the fact that things didn't work out with true love, he still loves his wife Persephone.

## History

The fear of a prophecy Kronos was told that he would be overthrown and killed by his children caused Kronos to devour all of his children during the reign of the Titans. Kronos was prompted to devour all of his children, including Hades and Poseidon. A rock was switched with Zeus where his mother, Gaia, took him away to eventually be the bane of Kronos and rule as King of the Gods. Hades and his brothers played a game after the Great War, the war between the Gods and Titans, to determine which of the three great domains would be ruled by them: the Underworld, the Sky, and the Ocean. The sea was Poseidon's domain, while Zeus tricked Hades into ruling the Underworld in order to obtain the sky as his domain.

   As a result of his involvement, Daniel Phisher was able to survive the wrath of Zeus, which normally does not interfere with humans in any way. Because of the death of their dear brother, Poseidon, it was only a matter of time before Zeus unleashed his fury on the world to avenge the death of his now deceased eldest brother. In the end, it was this murder of a god, Poseidon, by a mystic, that would lead to the blinding rage of Hades' youngest brother: Zeus.

The deal reached between Hades and Daniel here would have lasting implications for the world for many years to come. As Hades demanded, if Cerberus was not harmed, protected, and watched over during the time Cerberus was on Earth as a humanoid Mystic Keeper, he would then weave his power as well as the power of his Helmet of Darkness, which he received from the Cyclops following the Great War between the gods and the Titans, to protect Daniel from Zeus' wrath. It is believed that these relics were powerful, with Hades being given the Helmet of Darkness, Poseidon receiving the Trident of the Sea, and Zeus possessing the famous Lightning Bolt.

It was during his rule that he kidnapped Persephone and made her his wife, and created the huge garden that graced his palace court in order to keep her happy. She was not able to see the sun, nor did she interact with any of the other Gods, including her mother, despite the fact she enjoyed not seeing the sun. In spite of his kindness to her, she formed a strong bond with Hades, and every year she would visit the city and spend half of her time there, because Hades showed such kindness towards her.

## Powers & Abilities

The deity Hades is one of the most powerful in the world. He has complete and utter control over the Underworld and Cerberus, his three-headed guard dog.

**God-like Strength**: There is no doubt that Hades is a deity of unimaginable strength, able to effortlessly take down even the most powerful Mystics.

**God-like Physiology**: As a god, Hades has the durability, speed, reflexes, and overall physiology of a god of a much higher order than a powerful Mystic and even surpasses that of the most skilled of them.

**Underworld Control**: The Underworld has a ruler, Hades, and he has absolute control over the land and the souls there. He implied to Daniel that he could overrule all of Olympus with his power as the enlightener of the dead. The vast, already powerful army at his disposal would be augmented by an unlimited number of soldiers simply reforming and reshaping or even killing Olympian soldiers so that his army would have an unlimited number of soldiers.