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Hidden in the plain sight of the Underworld’s palace, Maci and Tory only managed to spend a single afternoon cuddled together before being discovered. It was Seph herself who approached, unfortunately. She was, of course, oblivious to the accusations she’d been framed for, only relieved to find Maci resurfaced after so many months off the grid, and so the unexpected reactions from her daughter and the... ''mortal'' inexplicably at her side blew Seph away. Maci was furious to see her. Months of the anger she'd set aside for Tory's sake were now rushing towards an outlet, and how dare Persephone have the audacity to stroll up to her room with a smile as if she hadn’t done the things she had?! In an explosion of utter rage and literal flame, Maci accosted Seph, her anger growing in power the more confused Seph seemed to be in response. Tory behind her had managed to redirect his initial surge of panic into his own level of fury and the two of them confronted an increasingly alarmed and baffled Seph who continued to insist she had no idea what either of them were talking about. When Tory demanded she stop pretending she hadn't been there, choking out details of his assault, Seph realized in horror what she was being accused of. She swore [[Stygian Oath|the unbreakable oath]] of the [[River Styx]] that she was innocent, and had not been the one to attack Tory in any way. She hadn't even been there. |
Hidden in the plain sight of the Underworld’s palace, Maci and Tory only managed to spend a single afternoon cuddled together before being discovered. It was Seph herself who approached, unfortunately. She was, of course, oblivious to the accusations she’d been framed for, only relieved to find Maci resurfaced after so many months off the grid, and so the unexpected reactions from her daughter and the... ''mortal'' inexplicably at her side blew Seph away. Maci was furious to see her. Months of the anger she'd set aside for Tory's sake were now rushing towards an outlet, and how dare Persephone have the audacity to stroll up to her room with a smile as if she hadn’t done the things she had?! In an explosion of utter rage and literal flame, Maci accosted Seph, her anger growing in power the more confused Seph seemed to be in response. Tory behind her had managed to redirect his initial surge of panic into his own level of fury and the two of them confronted an increasingly alarmed and baffled Seph who continued to insist she had no idea what either of them were talking about. When Tory demanded she stop pretending she hadn't been there, choking out details of his assault, Seph realized in horror what she was being accused of. She swore [[Stygian Oath|the unbreakable oath]] of the [[River Styx]] that she was innocent, and had not been the one to attack Tory in any way. She hadn't even been there. |
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The commotion abruptly ended as Tory and Maci realized that she had to be telling the truth - |
The commotion abruptly ended as Tory and Maci realized that she had to be telling the truth - violating a Stygian oath with a lie would trigger retribution and arrest by [[the Furies]], vengeful daemons whose many roles included upholding oaths sworn on Styx. The revelation was shattering, and Tory was overcome sick with grief and panic as Maci held him in spiking alarm. If Persephone hadn't assaulted him, then who had and ''why''? Who among the realms considered Tory and Maci an enemy to attack and could shapeshift to do it? Why frame Seph as being involved? The sudden unknown reopened the wound that had greatly healed over the months that had passed. |
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As painful as the moment was, at least now they knew Seph was an ally and not an enemy, and belated introductions were made while together they tried to figure out what was really going on. (Though surprised that Maci was dating a mortal, Seph was not as averse to Tory as the typical Underworldian, for of course she was half-Olympian and spent half her time in the upper world, where living human mortals were much more commonplace to her. Now to Maci’s relief, not only was her mother not trying to kill Tory after all, she even seemed to like him.) Tory anxiously backtracked through the sequence of events from when he’d been attacked with some specificity, looking for clues as to who the actual culprit could be. The offender had looked identical to Seph, and their voices had sounded the same. It had known Tory’s name, known all about Maci, and had specifically taunted and mentioned both Maci and Hades with contempt. It had been capable of tremendous supernatural powers and abilities like phasing through the walls at will like a spirit, and controlling ghostly tendrils that had caused many of Tory’s injuries. |
As painful as the moment was, at least now they knew Seph was an ally and not an enemy, and belated introductions were made while together they tried to figure out what was really going on. (Though surprised that Maci was dating a mortal, Seph was not as averse to Tory as the typical Underworldian, for of course she was half-Olympian and spent half her time in the upper world, where living human mortals were much more commonplace to her. Now to Maci’s relief, not only was her mother not trying to kill Tory after all, she even seemed to like him.) Tory anxiously backtracked through the sequence of events from when he’d been attacked with some specificity, looking for clues as to who the actual culprit could be. The offender had looked identical to Seph, and their voices had sounded the same. It had known Tory’s name, known all about Maci, and had specifically taunted and mentioned both Maci and Hades with contempt. It had been capable of tremendous supernatural powers and abilities like phasing through the walls at will like a spirit, and controlling ghostly tendrils that had caused many of Tory’s injuries. |
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