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Chapter 18

Hades walked a little lighter with the dark ring in his possession. I had to resize it for him, but he wore the Calamity fragment on his pointer finger and proudly hooked his thumb into his waistband to show it off.

The muse-vampire hybrid looked no older than thirty-five as far as appearances went. He was well-kempt, attractive, and the dark handsome type that some girls went for. But he was ancient.

So ancient that I didn't think he realized the repercussions of trying to kill me or my mates. I wanted to hate him. I wanted to take out all my frustrations on him, now that I had someone to target.

But, I needed him. And I hated to admit that even in his own twisted way, he was trying to do the right thing.

So I talked with him and Ares for the rest of the day. Orion adopted a short-term illusion spell, one that I supplied, to darken his eyes and his freckles. It allowed him to move Lucifer's army while the twins remained my dutiful bodyguards.

We spent hours planning for the gathering at Derek's manor.

Tonight.

With everyone.

It would require all of us to put a stop to this Echo of Calamity.

My mother, the Queen of Hell. Her mates, one of whom was Hades's son, so he had to oblige.

Every supernatural represented at the Academy, and the Dean.

As well as other species impacted, such as the Unicorn Shifters. Although, Raze insisted that the humans—or Earth, for that matter—still couldn't know about them.

I was worn out after a day full of calls and summons—both using human technology and magic. My mother had been reached through a portal, one that only sent sound and images through, not physical matter.

The Incubus King accepted a phone call and seemed pleased to hear I was alive. I never knew with him.

And reaching Raze had required making a rainbow, to my amusement.

Unfortunately, those I wanted to call most I had to leave off my list.

Logan, Dante, Hendrik, Cole, Kaito, and Asher were all in the Void, along with Balthazar. I had no means to reach my Virtues there and I feared that if Seth or Balthazar found out I was alive, they would hold my Virtues hostage.

I'd already played that game. I wasn't going to let that happen again.

I still needed them for my plan to work, so I was going to have to pull them in manually when the time was right.

Meaning I needed to better understand how my creation power worked, so I grilled Hades.

He was more open with me after being gifted the Calamity fragment. I learned that he was responsible for much of the supernatural world and what it had become today.

Apparently, he had a hand in creating some of the main species of vampires, witches, and other supernaturals who depended on Blood Stones to survive.

Someone who created new species and then removed himself for decades at a time wasn't power hungry. He wanted to see his creations flourish and he wanted a hand in how the future played out.

I understood now why he wanted to become the Conduit.

"Okay," I finally said just thirty minutes before we were scheduled to go.

My twins stiffened as they stood sentry on either side of me. They hadn't moved from my side as they had listened to all of the back and forth.

"Okay?" Hades asked with disbelief. "After what I did to you?"

I leaned back into my chair and blew out a breath. "Especially after what you did to me, Hades. You want to become the Conduit? You want to become my enemy? Okay, fine. We'll see if you can handle it, and if not…" I narrowed my eyes. "This time you're the one who gets to die."

He chuckled as if that amused him. "One can only hope, little goddess. If my time has finally come, I welcome it with open arms."

Are you sure about this, my star? Orion asked in my mind as he entered the room, apparently having caught the end of my negotiation with Hades.

I'm sure, I said, pressing my lips together.

I hadn't been this sure about anything in my life.

It was time to end this.

It was time to win.

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