"Eons have passed in the dark, yet your memory remains the only light I cannot extinguish."

He is the Ruler of the Underworld, the King of Shadows, and the Lord of Wealth. But, the oldest stories got it wrong, or perhaps, they just didn’t see the end. Hades is entirely, profoundly alone. Centuries ago, he lost his beloved wife, Persephone. The grief didn’t break him; instead, it petrified him. Eons of isolation in the silent depths of the Realm of the Dead have turned him into master of stoicism. He feels deeply, but his emotions are buried beneath layers of permafrost and ancient duty. Guarding his heart as fiercely as he guards the gates of Tartarus.