<div class="floatleft">(https://pm1.narvii.com/7323/b17389b1370c2e9ca2add6a38df2718e143fee4dr1-1119-1600v2_uhq.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Guǐ Zhǐnán</span><br/><strong>Blessed By::</strong><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Hades</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/53/af/6f/53af6f874a6f49e3acca3a4944f6d643.jpg)</div></div><br/><strong>Location::</strong>Temple of Hades<br/><strong>Date/Time::</strong>June 20th, very early morning<br/><strong>Mood::</strong>Nervous, but determined<br/><strong>Wearing::</strong><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">this ancient chinese attire</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/6eKWzg7skJet6SuNblZAj3jOK9Vo24zcBVUqkdeyX1X8UI-L6sGI3MADzuUSIdF3GzWnAjw4lNYq6pB386U408vdqh8Q4baHMNWx3l-mrWO4oIMkMJSUts4eeZNBPPk2Jv1o5ksl4zTlxzsPGOqMbMqdMQYAgoXbzcc91ceuV2kuG61saz2K9dIwuY18wOYj6PCV)</div></div><br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Hades, Closed //<strong>Mentioning:</strong>N/A<br/><strong>TRIGGER WARNINGS::</strong><br/><br/><hr/><br/>Gui stood at the bottom of the steps of Hades’s temple, his milk chocolate gaze staring up towards the darkened arching entrance… he could feel the humming of spirit energy even from here, stronger than normal… the gates of the Underworld were ajar and could mean only one thing…<br/><br/>Hades… his patron and biological father… was already present and waiting for him… no pressure, right?<br/><br/>Dressed in fine black and silver royal robes of his mother’s heritage, his way of keeping her close to him… Gui closed his eyes briefly, reminding himself that he was no simple mortal… he was the favorite son of Hades… he was the prince of the Underworld…<br/><br/>His father would accept nothing less than for Gui to present himself with pride and confidence and that was precisely what he intended to deliver.<br/><br/>Taking a deep breath and then slowly exhaling, Gui held his chin high and ascended the steps to the top with steady certain strides… when he got there, he could see a tall male figure dressed in robes of black, he looked like a dark sorcerer...<br/><br/>Hades…<br/><br/>Squaring his shoulders, Gui proceeded into the interior of the temple, braziers that stood up to Gui’s shoulders were spaced out along the edges of the room to cast just enough light to see by… icy blue wisps only visible to those in the death god’s favor glided gracefully through the air, their movements accompanied by a faint mournful whistling sound, very melodic when you got past the sadness of it…<br/><br/>“Right on time, my son…” Hades spoke, his voice was soft and tranquil, a sort of peacefulness to it… he turned around and a pleased smile curved his lips “Look at you, my favorite of all children I have sired… you look so much like your mother, but you are as handsome as your father… come closer, Gui, let your father see you… I cannot be away from the Underworld for too long...”<br/><br/>Gui nodded silently and proceeded closer until there was only two feet of distance left between him and his father “I have brought a gift, father… as is tradition…”<br/><br/>Hades only smiled and gave a silent nod, indicating for Gui to proceed.<br/><br/>Gui reached inside his robes and withdrew a fisted hand, he extended this hand towards his father and then uncurled his fingers… above his palm a glowing pale blue sphere grew to the size of a volleyball… Hades’s gaze widened with interest…<br/><br/>“Is that who I think it is?” Hades murmured, mystified “My son… you actually tracked this obnoxious pissant down?”<br/><br/>Gui nodded softly “Yes, father… Fai Guang, the necromancer who dared to disrespect you by practicing death magic with no attempts to honor your, lord and master of the dead… he left no offerings in your name, he who did nothing to seek your favor… yet sought to reap the rewards of your power regardless…”<br/><br/>“Very well done, my son… I am very pleased… and very impressed…” Hades murmured, extending his hands to take the subdued soul into his own hands “I am curious… how did you capture this slippery eel?”<br/><br/>“Arrogant prick that he is… it wasn’t hard, he was very sure of himself… so much, that he was sloppy, his pride inevitably led to his downfall…” Gui began to explain “I came to his mansion in China, under the pretense that I wished to study necromancy under his tutelage… the weasel welcomed me with open arms… but I wasn’t stupid, I know he actually wanted to poison me and use his unearned talents to steal my youthful body for himself…”<br/><br/>“Go on…” Hades replied, intrigued by the recount he was receiving from his son “Tell your father how you outfoxed this buffoon”<br/><br/>Gui smiled slightly “He sat me down to tea to ‘discuss my future as his protege’... I switched the tea cups when he turned to grab his grimoire or something, something he wanted to show off to me… I didn’t care, I was only after his rotten soul… but the look in his eyes when he took the first sip from his cup, it was priceless… good tea though, I rather enjoyed sipping the unpoisoned cup while I watched him die on the floor… and then, I collected his soul before any failsafes he had in place had a chance to work… he brought on himself, really… you can’t have your cake and eat it too, after all”<br/><br/>Hades grinned lightly and closed his hands together, vanishing the glowing soul ball… he clapped his palms together in a satisfied manner “Very well done, my son… as expected from my favorite child and heir… you do your father very proud, Gui… I know I was indeed correct in bestowing more powers upon you and who knows… as you grow, I may give you more…”<br/><br/>“I am honored by your approval and praise, father” Gui replied, bowing his head slightly before his father “I will strive to continue making you proud to call me your son”<br/><br/>Hades nodded, still smiling “Yes, do that… and find yourself a worthy bride too… after all, one day, you will be Lord of the Dead… you will need a queen by your side…”<br/><br/>With the look of uncertainty on his face, Hades chuckled lightly “It’s not like it was, son… I have helpers now that look after things temporarily once in a blue moon, so your stepmother and I can have a couple weeks vacation from the Underworld…”<br/><br/>“We can do that?” Gui asked, his expression surprised “Isn’t that against the rules?”<br/><br/>“Times are changing son, we must grow and change… at least a little bit… along with them” Hades said to his son “Now, I must be getting back before my assistant gets frustrated with me… it is not after all, my vacation time… work hard, Gui… I hope to see you again soon”<br/><br/>With that, Hades vanished in a haze of swirling black and dark purple smoke… leaving Gui alone in the temple…<br/><br/>“Well, that went quite well…” Gui murmured, turning on his heels and proceeding out of the temple