lay me gently in the cold dark earth
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As Persephone and Zagreus make up for lost time, he learns more about her past as Queen of Hades and she reflects on various visitors to the Underworld. Not many have the privilege to "visit" the realm of the dead and live to tell about it, but the ones who do certainly make an impression.
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- Part 1 of lay me gently in the cold dark earth
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God of the Dead, Father of the Never-Alive by ishouldwritethatdown
Fandoms: Hades (Video Game 2018)
13 Dec 2020
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Cerberus stands guard for the most private chambers of the House of Hades, on the day (or night) that the Prince is expected to arrive. His Lord and Master, equipped only to deal with matters of the dead and not the soon-to-be-alive, departs the House in search of divine aid. Every one of the Underworld's resources is diverted tonight (or today) and the dead will have to rule themselves for the time being, for their King first and foremost is a husband and, if all turns out well as Nyx can only hope it does, a father.
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- Part 2 of lay me gently in the cold dark earth
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The only thing that truly seperates the Lord of the Dead from a shade bound eternally to Tartarus is a crown. The power to change, to grow, is not one that comes naturally to him, and the harder he resists the bonds he forged to the Underworld, the tighter they become.
It was easier when Persephone was there. Everything had been easier when Persephone was there.
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- Part 3 of lay me gently in the cold dark earth
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Fear and Dread, Blood and Darkness by ishouldwritethatdown
Fandoms: Hades (Supergiant Games Video Games)
15 Jul 2025
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In some ways, Melinoe’s birth was the nightmare that Persephone had dreaded it would be. Fear and Darkness abound on the Night of the Silver Sisters’ first convening, and every thinking being in the Underworld holds its breath, anticipating a repeat of the Prince’s first birth. But Fates be damned, this time the fully realised god of lifeblood is here to help.
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- Part 4 of lay me gently in the cold dark earth