Chapter 3: Hera's Plan

Hera had a strained smile on her face as Zeus announced that the brat was their baby. All of his bastard children gods and others cheered.

She tried her best not to scowl and cast her wrath on them. She stared at that....vermin while Zeus talked with another god. All those...affairs...and she remembered each and everyone.

All those times she punished them, all those times she fought with Zeus about them, all those times she was forced to let him make his brats gods, all those times she cried at night. She never was able to get mad at him. She knew what he could do to her if she could. She tried once.........but it left her with scars.

She drank her wine to forget it all. To forget that she was even here in the first place. It felt so much better to forget that she was going to have to raise that brat. That she was going to have to call herself it's mother.

She internally groaned at that thought. At of all the things he did, this one took the cake. This one really did stab the knife in her back. All the others seemed like child play compared to this. She would do anything just to make this disappear.

He could sleep with all the women in the world and she wouldn't care. As long as this didn't happen. She would be content. She would be the most grateful person in the universe.

But of course, she just had to be cursed with this. Now, she was in this situation. "Mistress?" Hera turned to one of her servants. "What do you want? Can't you see I'm not in the mood for anything? Actually can you get me some more wine? Thank you." Hera turned her back to the servant and stared down Zeus.

Oh, how she wished she could turn back time to prevent this from happening. "Actually, it's time for gifts." The servant replied, already grabbing Hera's wine glass. Hera rolled her eyes. "Can't it wait just for a bit longer? Like tomorrow? Nobody goes to parties just to see people open gifts." The servant filled up the wine glass and gave it to her.

Hera downed the wine in one go. "I'm sorry, but you're husband wouldn't exactly be pleased." Hera grumbled as the servant said that. "Alright, Alright." Hera stood up and walked over to the cradle, throwing the wine glass away. She already had 100.

Zeus soon joined his wife and son. He had this big grin on his face. Hera grinned as well just a little bit more strained. All the gods turned to them. "Thank you all for coming! And thank you all for the gifts!" Zeus announced with a cheery tone. Hera lifted the baby into her arms and just smiled into the crowd.

If only, there was a way to get rid of him. She just started to unwrap gifts and faked every single 'thank you'. All the gods left after the party. Hera stood up and put the baby back in it's cradle.

"When he cries, do not wake me. Take care of it yourself." Hera walked off as the servants watched over the baby. She didn't care if it fell off or cried all night. She would probably just ignore it.

As Hera was walking to her room, she overheard a conversation. 'Whose that talking?' She peered through the door and saw Zeus and Hades.

"So where are you going to keep it?"

"Somewhere where nobody will find it. Not even the smartest god."

"What if Athena...or even Hera finds out?"

Find out? Find out about what? Hera pressed her ear closer to the door. It couldn't be something small or else he wouldn't have talked about to Hades. What if it was another child?

Hera grimaced at that thought. But if it was...why would they try to hide it? Hera always eventually find out, so it would be useless.

"Alright...but this thing cannot be found. You understand me?"

"Of course, brother. I mean, the thing can make immortality gone."

"Any god can use this on another. And...they wouldn't be...alive."

A potion that takes away immortality? A grin formed on Hera. But she continued to listen for more information.

"It will be hidden in the darkest depths of the Underworld. Nobody would think to look there."

"I will make sure it is guarded."

Having heard enough, Hera left. But she didn't got to her room. She left to a room where she could plot. She could finally gain her revenge.

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