<strong><span class="bbc_u">Melvin’s Dream</span><br/><br/>Melvin found himself pushing the ferryboat through the dark waters below the surface, toward the Underworld. He wasn’t sure how he got there and he didn’t recognize the face of the purple haired female mermaid in the boat. He did, however, realize that he was almost to the drop off point in front of the normally empty thrones. Melvin rose to the surface of the River Styx with the ferry in tow. This time sitting in one of the thrones was a considerably tall broad-shouldered man with glowing blue eyes. The fiercely striking man seemed to be pouting slightly, hunched over in his throne made of stone. Upon seeing Melvin and his delivery, he stood and walked toward the swimming merman, holding his bident.<br/><br/>“Good,” the man’s purely masculine voice boomed, echoing off the cave walls. “You’ve made it.” The ferry that Melvin had been pushing began moving on its own, as if pushed by an unseen force, until it disappeared into the darkness. “Melvin,” the man’s tone was imbued with sincerity, “I am Hades.” A sense of awe and wonder filled Melvin as he looked up at this black haired man with horns that protruded from his crown and from his neck piece and from his bracers.<br/><br/>“Melvin, I’ve selected you, my Disciple, to complete a quest in my stead. I need you to venture to this clearing in Redwood Forest in California,” Hades hefted his great bident as though it weighed nothing and touched the tips to the water in front of Melvin. The water swirled and then revealed a map with a red dot marking the place where Melvin was to go.<br/><br/>“You may get some use from this,” Hades handed Melvin a helmet. “You will become invisible, as well as anyone or anything you touch while wearing the Helm of Darkness. Handle it with care.”<br/><br/>Hades turned and made his way back to his throne and sat back down. He paused to stare longingly at the empty throne beside him. He seemed to forget himself momentarily. He shook his head and looked back to Melvin. “Go. And quickly, Melvin.” Hades’s words were still echoing in his ears as his vision went dark and the dream ended.</strong><br/><br/><div align="center">(http://www.chucksanimeshrine.com/animeblog/uploaded_images/699788113004_02-789141.jpg)(http://www.chucksanimeshrine.com/animeblog/uploaded_images/699788113004-704428.jpg)(http://www.chucksanimeshrine.com/animeblog/uploaded_images/699788113004_04-715635.jpg)</div>