Hermes (and...Eclipse?) (The Therapy saga!!! Woooohoo!!)

by TheArtistO

Summary:

Since I was the person who was the therapist in a fic by Kasa_Memoire_Antique, I thought I might as well write a longer version of the therapy chapter. You will need context of Kasa_Memoire_Antique's fic to understand the backstory of this.

Kasa_Memoire_Antique's fic:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/62161198/chapters/159006850

Notes:

• For Kasa_Memoire_Antique.
• Inspired by Hermes(And Jay)! The trauma saga/j by Kasa_Memoire_Antique

Guys i'm literally Eclipse

I'm not even joking, I was literally made Hermes' therapist in Kasa_Memoire_Antique's fic

I just wanted to make a more longer version of the therapy chapter so I can make it even more accurate of how I would be as a therapist

Chapter 1: Hermes' Therapy Session With Eclipse

Eclipse sat in their office, staring at the clock.

They had quite literally just gotten a degree to be able to be a therapist yesterday, and they already had a client!

They probably wouldn't be this ecstatic about this, but they say who the appointment was for and who had scheduled it.

Yes, they were VERY sceptical at first.

But of course, they knew that a person needed to have an actual proof of identity to schedule for a therapy session at the therapy office they quite literally just got hired at hours ago.

Eclipse was slightly nervous.

Although slightly was most definitely an understatement.

You maybe wondering, who exactly was the therapy session for?

It was none other than Hermes.

Yes, the Hermes you are thinking of.

So naturally, Eclipse was absolutely baffled that a god, especially hermes, was scheduled for a therapy session.

And they were even more baffled about who scheduled it for Hermes.

The person who scheduled it? Jorge Rivera-Herrans

Jay.

Mr. Jalapeño.

The creator of EPIC: The Musical.

Eclipse was dying inside.

Why was the writer of one of their favorite musicals scheduling a therapy session, for a god?? 

Eclipse was slightly panicking.

This means that all of those tiktoks and shorts that Jay made were legit.

That's both hilarious and concerning at the same time.

Eclipse was snapped out of their thoughts as they heard their office door open.

They watched as Jay walked in with a very.. Well, annoyed Hermes? 

It's hard to tell exactly what he was feeling considering they couldn't exactly see his eyes very well.

He sorta looked like a child that had been fooled by the classic trick of their parents telling them they were going to get ice cream but in reality they were going to a doctors appointment.

It was quite funny.

Eclipse motioned for Hermes to sit in at the chair in front of their desk.

But of course, he remained glued to the spot where he stood next to Jay.

"Hermes.. please don't do this right now- sit in the chair-" 

As Jay spoke, Hermes begrudgingly sat in the chair in front of the desk.

As Jay turned to leave, Hermes spoke up as he just stared at Eclipse, Hermes was clearly very tense.

"Jay, can't you please stay..? I don't even know this person and-"

"No, Hermes. Please, just talk to them, Eclipse is a nice person and you'll be fine, I promise."

Before Hermes could say anything else, Jay had left the room.

Eclipse watched as Hermes hugged his knees, clearly not trusting them.

"..Okay so, I'm Eclipse.. One thing you should probably know is that I quite literally just got my degree to be a therapist yesterday, so uh.. Yeah.."

Eclipse lets out a slightly awkward laugh before continuing.

"Anywho! Do you like sweets?,I have some if you would like any."

Once they saw Hermes give a small nod they gently tossed him a small candy. 

It was one of those Japanese hard candies- the ones from the movie Spirited Away.

"So, go ahead and explain everything. If you don't want to talk about everything that has happened, then that's alright, I'm not going to force you to say anything that you don't want to."

Eclipse smiled at him softly, hoping to give him some sort of reassurance.

Hermes stared at them for a few moments, clearly still not trusting them.

But after a few moments, Hermes eventually started to speak.

"...So uhm... My father.. He.."

Hermes hesitated for a few moments, looking up at Eclipse who gave him a reassuring smile.

Hermes took a shaky breath before continuing.

"...My father... He got mad at me... Really mad.. He was upset because I had disobeyed him by talking and spending with Jay and the others..."

Hermes gulped slightly before speaking once more.

"He... He punished me for it.. He struck me... With lightning.. my wing it got.."

Eclipse's eyes followed to where Hermes motioned towards his wing. 

Their eyes widen slightly as they saw how it looked as if it had been cut in half.

"..He did it in front of my half-siblings. He.. He used me as some sort of lesson... A warning for the other gods.. I hated it.. It made me feel so.. Pitiful.."

Hermes stared at the floor as if he were afraid that Eclipse would make fun of him for being so pitiful.

"He.. He kicked me off of Olympus afterwards... He said I was no longer allowed there.."

Hermes sighed, he gaze still glued to the floor.

"Ever since it happened, i keep having these random moments where it just all comes back to me out of no where- it just causes me to get super overwhelmed- I cant stand any form of lightning or storms at all without starting to, well, panic I guess."

As Hermes explained, he slowly moved his head from his knees to open the wrapper of the candy and pop it into his mouth.

As Hermes spoke, Eclipse jotted notes down on their clipboard.

"Well, to me this sounds like PTSD."

"PT.. what? I'm not sure what you mean darling."

"PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It's most commonly found in people who have fought in war, victims of gun violence, victims of kidnapping or assault, and, in your case, a sort of child abuse."

Eclipse reached out to put their hand on Hermes shoulder.

As their hand made contact with Hermes' shoulder, he flinched and they pulled their hand away.

"A PTSD episode can happen at random sometimes. Other times, they are often triggered by a distinct word, action, or noise. And in your case, it's triggered by lightning and thunderstorms."

As Eclipse set down their clip board, Hermes spoke up.

"..Is... Is there anyway it can be fixed..?"

Eclipse sighed softly.

"There isn't really a way you can get rid of or fix PTSD, but you can try to learn to live with it in a way. You can adjust your life and accept your trauma as something that cant be forgotten, but can be worked with.If you would like,  I can find you some good noise cancelling headphones that you could use during storms, or i could give you a referal to a psychotherapist."

"Isn't that just great!"

Hermes let out a exasperated sigh before hitting his head on the desk.

"Hey- no no don't hurt yourself-"

They gently put their hand on Hermes head before sighing softly.

"Would you perhaps like something to color? I have some colorings books that are meant for younger clients buf if--"

"Yes."

Hermes interrupted Eclipse as they mentioned coloring books.

Eclipse let out a soft laugh as Hermes had opened his hands like a small child expecting a toy for getting a good score on a spelling test.

Eclipse turned around in their chair and opened a drawer behind their desk, grabbing a variety of coloring books and a box of crayons.

As Eclipse turned around they let out a startled laugh as they saw Hermes half way laying on their desk.

Hermes instantly snatched the coloring books and crayons from Eclipse before sitting normally in his chair again.

Eclipse watched as Hermes colored.

It was hard to believe that the man sitting in front of them was a literal god.

A literal god that they were a devotee of.

They were dying internally but they didn't show it on the outside.

Every time Hermes finished a page in one of the coloring books, he showed it to Eclipse.

It was honestly adorable.

He acted like a child who wanted their parents praise on everything they did.

It was honestly quite... Sad..

Eclipse knew from what they have read in books that Zeus wasn't exactly the nicest

And that included parenting.

Who knows what Hermes dealt with when he was a child.

Eclipse's thoughts were interrupted as the alarm on their phone rung.

"Ah- it looks like our session is done now-"

Hermes let out a frustrated noise which made Eclipse laugh.

"Don't worry, you can come back whenwver you need. Also, you keep the crayons and coloring books if you'd like."

Eclipse laughed once more as they say his face light up when they said he could keep the coloring books.

They watched as he stood up, grabbing the coloring books and crayons, and walking to the door.

 "Hey.. Eclipse..?"

"Yes?"

"..Thank you.. This.. This ended up being a lot better than I expected.."

"There's no need to thank me, i'm only doing my job that I do not get paid nearly enough to do."

Eclipse smiled as they heard Hermes chuckle at their comment before he left their office.

Eclipse sighed softly.

They looked up at the clock.

They had an odd feeling in the pit of their stomach, like something was wrong.

Their gaze landed on the window in their office, their eyes slightly widening as they saw it was cracked open slightly.

They had never opened the window.

Their thoughts started to race.

If Hermes is actually real then that means that the other gods are also real- including Zeus-

Eclipse let out an exasperated noise.

"I knew that I shouldn't have became a therapist- I swear if I somehow pissed off the king of the gods by being Hermes' therapist I might loose it- who am I kidding i'd probably be dead before I could loose it-"

Eclipse buries their face in thei hands.

This was going to be an interesting situation to say the least...

Chapter 2: ROADTRIP SAGA?? WOOOHOO...?

Summary:

Hermes and eclipse in a gas station, what could happen?

Notes:

What could go wrong with Eclipse and Hermes in a gas station?

 

Quite a bit actually

 

[1,284 words]

Maybe Eclipse was reasonable to feel like they were going slightly insane.

You would be as well if you were in their situation.

When they thought of becoming a therapist, this wasn't exactly what they had in mind to say the least.

They didn't exactly think they'd end up meeting a god for their first patient as a therapist.

And they definitely didn't think that they'd have the risk of getting killed by the king of the gods for it.

Maybe being a therapist wasn't the right career for them.

But it was probably too late for that now.

Way too late..

And on top of all of that, they didn't exactly expect to be going on a field trip with several people who voice in their favorite musical.

They were definitely fan girling on the inside, but it was most definitely not the time for it.

They all had to get to new York.

And who knows how long they all have before it's too late, considering they quite literally have the king of the gods practically hunting them down.

Gods, who knew being a god's therapist would be so stressful.

But it's not exactly the time to dwell.

Eclipse sat in the middle row of the van with Hermes in the middle seat and Troy on the other side of Hermes.

Jay was driving while Talya sat in the passenger seat.

And well, MICO had the back row to himself.

And it just happened to be their luck that they were running out of gas.

"..You've got to be kidding me"

Jay mumbled as he was probably mentally face palming.

"Alright, looks like we're going to have to take a little detour to a gas station."

 

 

It was probably expected that Eclipse would be the one elected to get the snacks for everyone.

What was surprising was how eager Hermes was to go with them.

I mean, why would he want to?

Was it because they were his therapist?

Perhaps.

But they choose not to dwell.

"..So.. Uh.."

"Hm? You need something?"

Eclipse turned and looked at Hermes.

He looked... Sad..?

"..Hey.. You alright..? If you need to talk, I'll listen.."

They gave him a reassuring smile.

"..It..it's nothing.. Don't worry about it.. I'm fine.."

"..Y'know, as a therapist, i've learned how to tell if someone is lying or not.."

 Eclipse sighed softly.

"If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine."

Eclipse looked away and went back to looking for snacks.

They looked at their phone to check the list of snacks.

 

 

SNACK LIST:

MICO:  PLAIN LAY'S

JAY: M&M'S

TALYA: SKITTLES

TROY: FRITOS 

 

Eclipse picks up what Jay and Talya wants before walking over to the chip aisle.

As they pick the two bags of chips, they turn to see Hermes looking at a bag of veggie straws very... Aggressively...? No..

He seemed oddly interested in the bag of veggie straws.

"Hey.. You good Hermes..?"

"Why are these called 'Veggie straws' when they don't look like veggies or much like straws..? They look like weirdly colored sticks.."

Eclipse tries not to laugh at his question.

"Hermes- have you never had Veggie straws before..?"

"...No..? Why would I want these.. weird sticks..??"

"They're not 'weird sticks' Hermes. They're veggie straws. They taste like veggies."

"Ew- who would want a snack that tastes like Veggies?? At that point, wouldn't it be more reasonable to just by a bag of vegetables??"

"...You make me wonder how you're a god sometimes...."

"Hey- What's that supposed to mean??"

Eclipse laughs before picking up a few bags of Veggie Straws.

"Nothing.."

"Why are you getting them?? Do you like them??"

"Yes, I like veggie straws. They're very good and I will force you to try them."

"hey wait what- You can't do that-"

"Actually, as your therapist, I can."

"This isn't fair-"

Eclipse laughs.

"Alright- Go pick out a few snacks you might want."

"...Wait I get to choose..?"

"...Yeah..? Why wouldn't you get to choos- Oh and he's gone... Great.."

Eclipse sighs dramaticly as they walk over to the drink aisle and pick a few soda pops they think that everyone would like.

As they picked up the last soda pop, they heard a lady yelling.

Of course, as anyone would do, they went to investigate the yelling.. After they went and purchased all the items so they could get them put in bags.

After they got all the items purchased and put into the bags, they went to investigate the yelling.

As soon as they saw the lady who was yelling, they were pissed.

The lady was yelling at Hermes.

For what?

Hell if they knew.

The look on Hermes face was enough to make them want to punch the lady.

"Excuse me ma'am, what is going on here?"

"It's none of your business!!"

"Eclipse-"

"It is very much my business when you are yelling at my friend."

"Oh so you're with this absolute crybaby?? He can't even handle being yelled at for something he did! He's never going to make it anywhere in life!"

Eclipse did not take that lightly.

"Shut. Your. GODDAMN MOUTH. You have no right to call anyone a crybaby! You and your self entitled attitude have no right to call anyone anything! So if you keep talking shit about people when you don't know what has caused them to be what you call a 'crybaby', then you can go fuck yourself!"

"Excuse me?? I know you did not call me that- You little bitch!"

"Go. Fuck. Yourself."

As Eclipse says that the woman slaps them in the face.

"Hey-- Why did you slap them-"

"I slapped her because she clearly needs to learn some discipline because her parents definitely didn't give her any as a child! Now I ought to do the same for you!"

"Don't you dare touch him."

"Oh and what are you going to do about? Go cry and tell your mommy?" 

"My mother hates me, so no, I will not be doing that. If you would like, I could call the police on you and get you arrested for assault."

"You- Ugh!!!"

Eclipse watched as the woman stormed away.

"..Eclipse- are you okay--"

"Yes, I'm fine. It was just a slap, it didn't hurt that much."

"... A-alright... I'm sorry-"

"Don't apologize, it's not your fault."

Eclipse sighs softly as she looks at him before giving him a hug.

"..That lady was a bitch.."

"..Yeah..."

Eclipse sighs again, breaking the hug.

"Did you find a snack you might want?"

"...No.."

"Ah.. well I already paid for the rest of the snacks.. You wanna try the Veggie Straws?"

"...I guess it wouldn't hurt to try them.."

Eclipse smiles softly and grabs one of the bags of Veggie Straws and hands it to him.

They watch as he opens the bag and intently investigates the veggie straws.

"...They smell.. interesting..."

Eclipse laughs.

"You're supposed to eat them, not smell them."

"Well I know that! I was just seeing what smell like.."

Eclipse chuckles softly as Hermes picks up a single Veggie Straw.

He looks at it before taking a small nibble of it.

"....."

"...So..?"

".. They're mine now."

"What-"

"..I like them.."

As Hermes says that, he takes a full handful of the veggie straws and shoves them into his mouth, causing Eclipse to burst out laughing.

"Hermes-- what the fuck?? Don't choke on them-"

After a few minutes, Hermes finishes the bag of chips.

"Well we outta go back to the van now.."

"..Alright."

As they go to leave, they here commotion coming from outside.

"...What the fuck is happening-"

They quickly walk out of the gas station and freeze.

 

"..You've got to be kidding me...."

Notes:

MWAHAHAHA CLIFF HANGER FOR YOU GUYS HAHAHAHA

Now you guys must wait for the next chapter of Kasa_Memoire_Antique's fic to find out what happens next!!!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62161198/chapters/159006850

Chapter 3: Eclipse, the not-so-mentally-okay therapist. What could go wrong..

Summary:

Tw// mentions suicide and eclipse (me) losing it and slightly crashing put a few times

Notes:

Shortest chapter yet for this fic.. Only around 750 words... That's kinda low considering the word count on the other 2 chapters in this fic.. Eh oh well I guess.

I might have a slight hyperfixation ..
Guys the lore in the Markiplier Cinematic Universe is too good to not be hyperfixated on.. Any who... Enjoy this chapter I guess..

ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO @Kasa_Memoire_Antique !!! THEIR BIRTHDAY IS MAY 8TH SO GO WISH THEM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY <<333

"What the fuck??"

To say that they were shocked at the scene in front of them would be an understatement.

"...oh my me-"

Hermes and Eclipse stared at what was happening.

"...WE WERE GONE FOR LESS THAN TEN GODS DAMN FUCKING MINUTES WHAT THE FUCK-"

"...Okayyyy darling, calm down a tad.."

Eclipse doesn't listen to Hermes as they quickly walk over to Talya and Troy.

"What the fuck happened?? We were gone for 7 minutes and 29.6 seconds!!"

"...How do you know the exact time you guys were gone for..?"

"Don't ask questions, Talya."

"...Okayyyyyy..."

Eclipse lets out an exasperated sigh.

"So... What the hell happened..?"

",..I don't really know- it happened so quick.."

"...MICO seemed really off.. He had suddenly opened the door of the van and tried to run into the road.. It was like he was trying to.. Die.."

Eclipse stared at Troy as he explained what happened.

"......"

Eclipse remained silent for a few moments.

"...you've got to be FUCKING KIDDING ME-"

Eclipse hit their head with their hands as they groaned in exhaustion.

"...Hey.. You alright..?"

"Oh yes, i'm most definitely quite positively fine!"

Before Talya could say anything else, Eclipse had already walked away to where Hermes and MICO were.

As Eclipse approached them, they saw Hermes tightly hugging a shaking MICO and Jay standing near MICO and Hermes, trying his best to help give MICO comfort.

Unknown to Hermes and MICO, Eclipse had heard something they probably shouldn't have.

"Telemachus, darling..."

Telemachus..?

Why did Hermes call MICO Telemachus..?

Maybe they just misheard him..

Yeah, that had to be it.

That's the only possible explanation for it.

"You owe then a explanation. You don't have to tell them now, but you need to soon,"

"...I know, I know.."

---

After a while, everyone had piled back into van and they were on the road again.

As the drive was awkwardly quiet, Eclipse cough softly.

"..Hey, MICO...?"

"...Hm..?"

"..if you ever need to talk at all.. I'm here.. I could be your therapist too, if you'd like, I mean, I won't force you to tell me anything you don't wanna tell me.."

"..I... I'll be fine.. Thanks though.."

 

---

ECLIPSE'S THOUGHTS POV (..I guess..?):

Of course he doesn't want me to be his therapist..

It's alright Eclipse

Don't stress about this..

I mean, you already have enough stress in your life as of now, it's not like a little more would do anything.

Haha...

I can't deal with this shit.

Maybe my mom was right when she said i'd never get anywhere in life..

This was not how i'd expect my life to go..

Am I going crazy..?

No..

Nope!

I'm not losing it..

Nope, not losing it whatsoever.

I'm fine..

I'm perfectly... fine

So what if I DO constantly have the urge to do something that will definitely kill me

That doesn't prove anything...

What would happen if at the next stop we make, I just leave..?

I mean, they could probably fine Hermes another therapist...

It's not like i'm friends with them..

Would I even know if I was going crazy?

I mean, I already act like i'm a craxy maniac..

Am I really joking at a time like this?,

Of course i am..

just HAD to choose humor as a way to bottle up my feelings..

It's a great day for mind reading to not be a thing gods can do because damn..

That would not be a great conversation to have..

I still don't get why Hermes called MICO.Telemachus..

Is it an inside joke or something?

Of maybe I was just hearing things..

I.. 

It seems so odd though... 

I feel like MICO I'd hiding something..

I just can't put my finger on it..

---

As Eclipse stared blankly at the ceiling of the van, Hermes slightly nudged them.

"..Eclipse..?"

"Huh- did you need something..?"

"..No.. I just wanted to check on you.. You seemed lost in thought.."

"...oh.. I'm fine.."

"You sure, darling..?"

"..Mhm, i'm sure."

Hermes clearly didn't believe Eclipse, but decided to not push any further.

He could tell something was wrong with them..

He knew that they were his therapist, but he couldn't help but feeling like he should keep pushing, unlike how they were with him.

During therapy sessions, if Hermes looked like he was uncomfortable answering a question they had asked them, they would move on and not push further.

Suddenly, MICO spoke up.

"...I need to tell you guys something...*

Notes:

Is this possibly the moment where I realize that anyone of the epic the musical cast could have found tho and read it?

 

possibly...

Chapter 4: A Life Turned to Ash

Summary:

What's going through Eclipse's mind when it's time for the final confrontation?

Do they hesitate?

Do they truly want to do this?

Notes:

First person POV???

Yessir!!!

Hope you guys enjoy this, I procrastinated this for so long it's not even funny.

I literally only had like 200 words down for a couple months and then I had a sudden motivation spike and wrote 1,100- ish more words lol

I didn't think any of us thought this is where we would end up being a few months ago.

And yet, there we were.

In a situation that someone needed to be sacrificed, aka someone needed to.go out and yell profanities and insults at zeus so he would so up.

I thought it was pretty obvious who the sacrifice should be.

I mean, I was the only one who no one would really miss.

I'm not famous at all.

All i have to my name is a job as a therapist, and two kittens at home.

And home isn't really a fitting word.

It's just the cheapest apartment I could find to rent.

It's small, but it works.

No one will miss me.

Especially not my family, not after what happened between me and my.. Mom..

It feels wrong even calling her my mother.

She never acted like one to me..

 

---

 

"...I'll do it." 

I stared at the ground as I spoke.

I had expected to hear them agree that I should be the one to do it.

What I didn't expect was to hear them be... Shocked..?

I thought I was the obvious choice.

I took a deep breath before I spoke again.

"...If I die, then i die. I'm doing a good thing, aren't I?"

"....Are you insane?!"

I let out a small laugh at Troy's question.

"..Maybe.. Maybe i've always been.."

A few seconds of silence go by before Tayla spoke up.

"...I could do it.."

it was kind of funny to see how everyone, including myself, had instinctively shouted no  so quickly (Albeit, it was mainly Jay, who.had practically screeched).

None of them did that for me.

Which was to be expected.

After all they barely even knew me.

What I hadn't expected was a hug, from the very god that I had become the therapist of.

I stared at the ground.

I could tell that one of the other gods was speaking, but I wasn't listening.

I sighed softly before looking at Hermes.

"...Hermes.."

I tried to put the best smile I could on my face as I looked at him.

"No darling- Eclipse, please, you can't-"

I sighed quietly, offering him a sad smile.

" ..Hey, listen. Being your therapist has been great, meeting all of you guys has been grear. Hell, being  devoted to you has been great, but you have to understand. I need to do this, i'm the only choice that makes sense and would impact the least amount of people."

"..Don't- don't say that-"

"...They aren't wrong though, Hermes.."

Well that one was unexpected from Jay

 

---

 

I stood on the sidewalk, everyone else q distance away from me.

Here I was, about to probably die by insulting a god.

If I would have told my younger self this, they would've laughed in my face.

I looked back at everyone, to my surprise they all looked.. Sad?

No, that couldn't possible be right.

Afterall, they barely know me.

I'm just some therapist that jay found online for hermes.

It could have been any other therapist in this position right now.

What makes me so special?

Nothing, really.

That's why I don't understand.

Why?

Why do they look sad?

Why do they look guilty?

It's not their faults that i'm practically a nobody.

I looked away from them and stared at the cracked sidewalk I stood on.

"..You know, you don't have to do this, darling-"

"Stop. I already said I would, i"'m not changing my mind now, especially not after everything that has happened that led up to this point. So don't, just don't, try to convince me not to be the sacrifice."

" But Darling-"

"No. Please don't make this harder than it has to be."

If he spoke anymore, I hadn't heard him.

The sound of my blood rushing in my ears and my heart pounding in my chest made it hard to think clearly, let alone hear.

I guess it was a good thing for once that I sometimes bottled up my emotions, because if I didn't, I probably wouldn't be able to do what i'm about to do.

I took a deep breath, exhaling slowly before I yelled as loud as I could.

"ZEUS, YOU STUPID SLUT OF A GOD!"

Oh, wow...

I actually said that...

And i'd be lying if I said that it didn't feel great

I took another deep breath before yelling again

"YOU PATHETIC EXCUSE OF FATHER, GET YOUR USELESS ASS DOWN HERE!"

I breathed heavily.

Why wasn't it working?

I had been sure that saying all of that would piss him off..

Was I wrong?

Maybe he just doesn't care.

Either way, it was pissing me off.

"YOU FUCKING COWARD! GET YOUR PATHETIC ASS DOWN HERE AND FACE ME! OR ARE YOU TOO MUCH OF A FUCKING WEAK COWA-"

*BAM*

 

 

---

 

 

Third person POV:

And just like that, all that was left of Eclipse was a pile of ash.

Zeus was there in practically an instant.

Athena cleared her throat before addressing Zeus.

"_Father, God King, I have a request."

Zeus responded coldly to Athena's polite tone.

"What?"

"I ask that you let Hermes visit these mortals when he pleases to do so.

Zeus stayed quiet for a moment, he looked as if he wanted to scoff but he didn't.

"Fine."

Everyone stared in shock.

Was it really that easy?

It couldn't have possibly been that simple- 

A life was just lost, and for something that could have been solved this easily?

This had to be a joke.

But it wasn't.

Artemis stared at Athena in shock before practically screeching.

"..You could have done that..this whole time!?"

"..Yes, I could have, but I chose not to."

As Athena finishes speaking, Hermes let out out an anguished sob.

Aphrodite stared at Athena with genuine anger.

"Athena, are you fucking mental?! We gathered a whole group and you literally could have just said 'Hey, stop' to Zeus and he would have LISTENED?!"

Aphrodite yelled in frustration, gesturing to a Hermes who was now both screaming and crying.

"Aphrodite, lower your tone-"

"Athena! A life was turned to ash because of this!"

As the two goddesses fought, Mason led Tiresias over to where Hermes was bawling.

As Tiresias comforted Hermes, the argument between the goddesses only seemed to escalate.

"None of you even knew the mortal besides Hermes, why do you care? It's just one mortal, Hermes will move on and eventually forget about them."

These words quickly ticked off Apollo.

"Athena, I suggest you hold your tongue, lest you want it burnt off!"

As Apollo tries to lunge at Athena, he gets quickly held back by Dionysus and Ares.

 

---

 

Hermes sobbed into Tiresias' thigh as he spoke.

"I liked Eclipseeeee... They were so nice durning the sessions... They even gave me veggie strawsss...."

As Hermes cried, Tiresias sighed before speaking.

" I know you liked them, we all did.. I foresaw this... Eclipse would not have survived much longer anyways. They defied what was meant to be their fate to help you, that is a will I have not seen in many.."

"...You can't even seeeeeee....."

 

---

 

As everything started to calm down, Hades carefully cleaned up the ashen remains of what was left of Eclipse.

"They have denied a proper burial but... Ill make a bargain with Charon to let them cross the River Styx. You will still get to see them one last time when you guide their soul to the underworld, wont you, Hermes?"

Hermes sniffled quietly before nodding shakily.

"..Y-yeah I..I guess you're right.."

"..Hermes."

Hermes looks over at Zeus when he says his name.

"I... I suppose you're welcomed back to Olympus."

 

 

---

 

 

It was finally over.

But at what cost? 

A innocent life was lost.

Hermes barely knew Eclipse, but they were one of the only people who actually listened to him.

Everyone else was still here. 

But they weren't.

Or that's at least, that's what everyone thought.

Notes:

1,324 words...

 

Hmm.. I wonder what that last sentence could possibly mean...

 

I literally started writing at like 9 pm and now it's 11 pm i'm crying

My wrist is in pain :sob:

Notes:

1,591 words... Okay that's a lot .. What doesn't help is that I wrote this on an mp3 player so my hand is cramped as fuck RN but anyways hope you enjoyed this teehee

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