Rise Of Hades' Hellborn: Trumpets Of The Damned

Uneasy Trust

[Paragon Subaquatic Base; Somewhere in the Mediterranean]

The Paragon had a few hidden facilities that could be used as a temporary or permanent HQ if Director Sandlers so pleased. 

The subaquatic base was a branch of Paragon located at the deepest part of the Mediterranean sea, strictly off the books and mostly dedicated to the creation of petanium and newer ammunitions against demons. 

With the HQ gone Sandlers immediately had it switched to a temporary HQ. Anna, Myles and the rest of the remaining few survivors were transported to the subaquatic facility.

Myles however had been put under sedatives to rein in his energy. 

“ My oh my” Dr Winfield sighed when he heard the report from the lieutenant. “ You mean the first trumpet has already been sounded” Director Sandlers asked in disbelief. 

“ Yes sir” Anna replied immediately. “ Leave us lieutenant” Sandlers ordered and waited till she had left before facing the doctor. 

“ What do we do now doctor?” He inquired. 

“ That was only the first trumpet sir, we have six to worry about. Since there's no supernatural fall out from the first one blown it's fair enough to say we're safe till the seventh sounds” Dr Winfield theorized. 

“ What is the second trumpet gonna be? And how do we find it?” Director Sandlers asked. 

“ I'm working on it sir”

Then Sandlers asked the next major question. “ Why did that demon have to have Myles trigger it?”

“ He could have done it himself… unless he couldn't. There's more than meets the eye with this boy named Myles and I want you guys to find it for me” Sandlers ordered…

Anna stood alone at the base shooting gallery practicing her expert archery skills. It was once again a proof af her expert marksmanship skills as all her arrows hit the red bullseye.

Even while being proficient with all manner of firearms, she had always preferred archery. She loved the sound of released bowstrings and whistling arrows over the loud report of a gun. 

At the gallery she could use it for other purposes. She could fire arrow after arrow endlessly while deep in thought, she could also get unpleasant tasks done once an arrow has been shot with the quote: “ it's already done, the arrow has been shot.”

Today however had met her thoughts on the incident that happened 12 hours ago. Her mind raced with the implications of of the first trumpet blown and why Myles had to trigger it. 

Myles!

What snapped within him that sent him into enraged god mode and what will be the Paragon's decision concerning him. 

She shook her head as if to clear it of her thoughts, nooked an arrow and drew it while taking aim in one fluid motion. 

She had felt hesitant to fire the arrow at him earlier and that didn't bode well. He had said something about her being in a song, what song?

Her thoughts went down the drain when members of her alpha squad trooped in. “ Lieutenant” Jack called and followed the others to give a salute. 

“ You okay lieutenant?” Alex asked with an eyebrow raised in concern. “ Yeah you look a little pale there boss” Leo added. 

“ I'm fine… it's just–” Anna started. “ Inadequate sleep” Jack interjected. “ We heard what happened and boy it must have been quite a night”

“ You even managed to keep casualties to a minimum” Leo said. “ But with the first trumpet blown what are we to expect? I mean I'd have expected some degree of chaos but nothing, do it kinda make us question the meaning of all this” Melissa muttered.

“ It means that our time is ticking, Kaelin has broken the first seal of apocalypse which means he is six trumpets away from unleashing Pandora's box. I don't know what he stands to gain from all this but I know that we won't let him” Anna vowed. 

Meanwhile…

Myles opened his eyes in an upright standing position. A quick survey of his surroundings revealed the interior of a temple. 

“ Hello mortal” Hades spoke up from behind him. Myles turned sharply at the sound. 

“ You weren't here a second ago right?” Myles inquired. “ Welcome to the dream-realm” Hades muttered. 

“ What am I doing here Hades?” Myles asked with a cocked eyebrow. “ Well if you need to know, you were killed while experiencing a major power surge and got unhinged” Hades clarified, his tone matter of fact.

Myles eyes darkened at the recollection. “The mortal actually made a wise decision” Hades continued. “ So I'm supposed to have respawned by now…” Myles muttered.  

“ Well on that case, your mortal friends had you unconscious but in the meantime why don't you put my manifested powers in you to the test.” Hades said with malicious smile. 

The temple like environ disintegrated in an instant leaving a certain hellscape behind. The very grounds beneath Myles feet hissed while the air was a noxious mix of sulphur and other normally dangerous gases. 

An inhale instantly sent Myles into a coughing fit.  It seemed like his lungs were on fire with each breath and even his eyes were stinging. 

“ If you'd wanted to kill me–” Myles growled. “ You never should have reincarnated me” 

“ I'm not trying to kill you, just preparing my avatar for the rough conditions of this mission. if you want to kill the devil, you have to understand it and what better way could there be than getting to know where it came from… 

“Be honored mortal, you're the only living mortal to ever come to Tartarus” Hades said, his voice rising to a crescendo at the last few lines so it echoed the barren landscape. 

“ Yeah well, it doesn't exactly seem honoring” Myles muttered dryly. “ What am I doing here again?” 

“ Survive” came Hades cryptic reply just as he faded into thin air. A few demons emerged within view one was like a large man-size wolf with a partially rotten torso.

Another was a horned humanoid with a green coloring and a suspicious glowing stone embedded in it's forehead. The final one was a dark hooded figure and so far the parts of it visible from under the hood were completely skeletal. 

In it skeletal fist was a large broadsword held in an unholy grip. “ Survive? Sure surviving this should be as f*cking easy as having poultry grow teeth” Myles said, hus tone dripping with sarcasm while he eyed his assailants.