Chapter 6: Betrayal and Family
Hestia Pov
Dear Diary
"My name is Hestia. My daddy and mommy rule over the Titans as their king and queen so their busy and can't see me, but I have uncle Charon. I'm 12 years old today and Charon said he'd come and visit. I like Uncle Charon, he takes care of me and even taught me this thing called magic! I really like fire magic, it's super pretty! It's like the fire meadows with the pretty flowers though I don't remember the name. It's really lonely at home, Mommy and Daddy don't visit me and uncle Charon only comes around twice a year. I wish I had someone to dance with, I like dancing because it reminds me of fire."
With a sigh, the young Hestia would close her diary. It was a gift from Charon who created it with help from on of his siblings though Hestia doesn't know them. Going outside, the beautiful Elysium Fields were bare with sparce amounts of foliage and trees in the surrounding areas besides one small garden Hestia kept as a hobby. It grew simple flowers that were uncommon in Hades as almost no life was there besides some foliage and certain beings.
"Why do I have to be lonely, Why can't uncle Charon stay with me all day?" Mumbling to her self, Hestia would call upon a flame and it would start to dance on the ground though not damaging it. It was a special fire that wouldn't cause harm, When asking Charon about it he himself did not know and thought it came about because of Hestia kind and gentle nature
As the flame would dance, giggling could be heard from behind. As Hestia turned around her eyes widened as she saw a small child that looked around her age giggling at Hestia
"Hey! who are you?" Hestia asked trying to be serious but her happiness betrayed her, The stranger before her smiled brightly and exclaimed
"My names...Apate! who are you?" The child, now know as Apate asked Hestia
"I-I'm Hestia! uhm...do you want to play?" Hestia asked carefully, After a minute of looking Hestia up and Down, Apate smiled
"Yea! I know a really fun place that's really pretty! I can take us there with magic" Apate proclaimed. Amazed at their words, Hestia smiled as she finally had found a friend with whom she could play with. Nodding her head, Apate grabbed Hestia's hand and within an instant they arrived at a burning lake within the Asphodel Meadows. Hestia's eyes beamed at the beautiful site
"Wooooh! this is so pretty!" Hestia proclaimed as she looked at all the beautiful flowers across the meadow that surrounded the lake which was just as spectacular. in an instant Hestia felt a hand on her shoulder, looking back she saw Apate running away
"You can't catch me Hestia!" Yelled Apate as they sticked their tongue out, Hestia proceeded to run after them creating what will ever be known as the first game of Tag.
Months went by as Apate continued to visit Hestia, they both laughed and played in the meadows and sometimes in the fields. Hestia would make flower crowns or show off her garden while Apate would show Hestia new places to have fun. Hestia always loved the burning lake, she felt drawn to it like a temptation that's always their. Every time they visited they would always play closer and closer to the lava and even sometimes sit right next to shore and enjoy the rippling waves of molten magma. During their next visit to the lake, Apate suggested an idea.
"Hey Hestia, Why don't you swim in the lake?" Apate suggested. Hestia looked at them weirdly and shook her head
"It would probably hurt a lot, I don't want it to hurt." Hestia would say. Apates face would flash an annoyance as they suddenly smiled.
"I don't think it'll hurt! don't you have fire magic?" Apate said cheerfully
"Yea, but why does that matter?" Hestia wondered
"W-Well, If you have fire magic you cant be burned! so you could totally swim in the lake just fine!" As Apate spoke, small red flakes would fall on top Hestia's head causing her to sneeze. As she thought about it, what Apate said made since. She's never been hurt by her fire before so she should be fine. Nodding her head, Apate grinned like the Cheshire cat.
"great! I can drop you in the middle so you can a big splash!" Apate said
"Y-You can get me if I can't get out right?" Hestia said with excitement and fear
"Of course I can...So are you ready?" Apate questioned.
"Yea!" Hestia exclaimed with excitement. Apate would put their hand on Hestia's shoulder and would send her off with a final phrase
"What a fool"
Hearing those words as she fell her entire world shifted as her skin started to melt and pain seared deep within very soul. She couldn't remember how long she had been there, days, months, years, decades, it had gotten to a point were the only thought in her mind was pain. However, through that pain was something more, something that was comforting, it was her flame. Enveloping her very being, her small flame that barely held a spark covered her in a thin layer easing her pain and soon healing her.
Even while healed, Hestia could not moved. Her flame was taking every bit of energy she had to protect her from the searing lava surrounding her and so she laid still in the fiery liquid. Once again everything came to a stop. Hestia didn't know where she was and was in a trance like state of nothingness. She missed Charon, her kind uncle who brought her gifts, She missed her garden and wondered if her flowers were still alive, She missed dancing with her flame, as it was her only true companion.
While drifting for what seemed like decades, a voice spoke out to Hestia
"Well what do we have here, It looks like Kronos and Rhea's brat found it's way into my domain, how interesting" The voice spoke with mystery. While sounding male, it had a heavy rough tone that smelled of campfire smoke. It approached with heavy foot stoops that radiated their power and strength. Hestia, noting this aura of power around the man couldn't move. All she could do was listen. Noticing her state, the voice spoke once more.
"Ah, it looks like traveling to my domain via the Hemera Lake sapped your energy, I'm surprised your even alive, though with something like an eternal flame protecting ya, it's that much of a given. My names Hyperion, I'm yer dad's brother and titan of the sun and some minor things. Don't worry to much, yer father was very generous with making my domain so time passes by extremely slow. I'm gonna go make you some soup for energy"
The man now know as Hyperion was, interesting to say the least. He didn't have a shirt so his physique was shown off quiet well. Unlike most deity's he wasn't perfect. His skin was filled with flaws, scars and burns that scattered both his chest and arms but never his back. He had more of a 'dad-bod' but instead of fat it was compacted muscle all over that bulged even with the slightest movement. While looking as if he had a rough exterior, Hestia's instincts knew he was safe as like his title suggested, he felt like home.
After resting and eating, Hestia finally regained her energy she looked toward Hyperion with a small smile and spoke with a soft voice
"Thank you uncle for saving me" Hearing her words, Hyperion let out a loud belly laugh which confused Hestia. Seeing her confusion, Hyperion answered
"Aha! uncle eh? most deities or creatures always add Lord to my name, it's nice to hear something familiar for once." Hyperion smiled and went to pat Hestia's small shoulder but jerked his arm back as he saw Hestia's flame covering that area. With fascination in his eyes he studied the flame. It was both gold and black in color that swirled together making them look combined, but they were separated. Hyperion would describe it's nature like a cat protecting it's owner acting aggressive to anyone who dared to touch Hestia.
"And I thought I might be one of the only few to be able to ignite emotions, It seems your more special that you let on Hestia"
"What do you mean uncle? I haven't i-ignite-d emo-tions. This is just my flame" Hestia was still confused by Hyperion's words. She didn't understand just what her flames meant. Hyperion gained a cautious look as he spoke once more.
"Hestia, this flame of yours is very special. There have only been 2 people in all of existence to have a similar flame. I am one of them and another of them is one of my brothers. Me and my brother however, were not born with our flames but instead molded and crafted them through hardships. However, your flames are different as they are truly alive, how that had happened i don't know but it can be dangerous if they are not controlled"
Hestia gave Hyperion a look of frustration, being only 12 she couldn't possibly understand what her 'friend' truly was as to her, it was her flame and her friend. After thinking for a while, Hestia spoke
"I don't want to control my friend, that's mean" Hestia spoke with small tears lining her eyes. Hyperion's face softened as he had momentarily forgotten she was but a child due to what she possessed. After thinking Hyperion offered a deal
"Hestia, what if you learned how to control both side's of your friend? that way when one side act's out, the other can help calm it?" Hestia's eyes widened as she quickly went to nod in agreement before Hyperion stopped her.
"Hestia, before you agree to anything please understand this. Learning how to control each side of your flame will be even more painful then the Hemera Lake. Your flames are comprised of what is know as both divine and hell flames. It will take a long time here in my domain for you to even control one side. As a mentioned before, time here moves way slower on the outside so while on the outside you'd be gone for only 10 years, inside here it will be nearly a million and that's for only one flame. Are your prepared to be gone that long?" Hyperion's voice was stern.
While he wished to train Hestia to her full potential, he'd understand if she had wanted to wait till she was older. While a million years for him isn't long, Hestia being only 12 doesn't have the same view point when it comes to time. Not only would the training be living torture, but mentally the amount of time could break even some titans when they were younger. Looking into Hestia's bright blue eyes Hyperion watched as she nodded
"It will be a long time, but if it helps my friend then I'll do it! I just hope Uncle Charon doesn't miss me to much." Hestia grumbled thinking about her other uncle causing Hyperion to smile and laugh.
"Don't worry little one, I will send a message to your father to inform him of were you are along with one to Charon. Though knowing my brother he had already seen this play out. How about you get some rest? tomorrow we'll start small but it will grow to be tough"
As Hyperion's voice finished, so did the memory allowing Hades to wake from his 'slumber'. Sitting up from the sofa, Hades looked towards Hestia and muttered one sentence.
"Wow, you really are my OLDER sister"
クリエイターの想い 
AuthorISan
AuthorISan Nearly 2k words for Hestia. I want to do this type of thing so that you guys can see the perspectives of the other Gods in preperation for the tournyment giving them more characters and not just letting them be extras no one cares about.
I'll get into the actual training process in the next chapter as I'm still thinking of ways to fill the gap in years until the tournymeny arrives as I dont want to do major timeskips of a million or so years.
Anyway I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!
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