And so, having freed his mind of the curse placed upon him
The Hades sentry ripped Persephone's heart from her breast
Imbuing him with all the power of the underworld
No longer a shadow of man, but a new god
He took upon himself the name Penthos
For he had defeated his own grief
And, thus, he began the climb
Through the darkened caves of Tartarus
Up the chain of balance and forward
To the Cerberean gate
The rise to earth
As he grasped the sun's rays and drank of the Acheron
And kissed the dirt and mud beneath him
He had but one provoking thought
To wage war upon the gods
And forge a sea of Anemone atop Olympus