Hercules and his Twelve Labors

Heracles Sees his Family Again

So war was waged in nether realm
Where ghostly forces over whelm.
Between the heroes foes and friends
A battles fought to bitter end.

Deciding fate of Heras Wrath
And whether godling dies on path
To hades court for final quest
At king of Tyrnes own last request.

But slowly heroes friends did gain
A win by pushing back with rain
Of arrows down on spectral foes
So armies force to wayward go.

And Diomedes backward's made to flee
On down to pay a villians fee
In danker part of nether world
A realm where villains domains curled.

So joyous cry does come from crowd
That allied selves with godling proud
Then many leave to realm of dreams
Where Somnus god of sleep is king.

So hero's left alone with few
That back in life he closely knew.
To Chiron hero goes and cries
At hand of son his father died

"My father dear your death I dealt
When land of living centaur dwelt.
For arrows poisoned blood of doe
And sent you down to land of woe.

A mountain hero built for horse
So all would see your grave on course
They took through woods of Satyr Pan
Or any place they nearby stand."

And Chiron hugs his son so dear
To hold him close and hold him near.
No anger father bears for son
For crime he'd wrought unknowing done.

"My son no anger horseman feels
For death that wicked fate did deal.
But only pride for works of son
On earth that demi-god has done.

So go in peace and know my pride
At seeing son in lion hide.
Who brave the dangers Hades brought
When final quest the hero sought."

For final time the pair embrace
When centaur lent the hero grace.
Then hero turns to warrior queen
Who Thracian aid did quickly bring.

To foil plans of tyrant lord
Who sought to end his life with sword.
"My thank I owe for actions took
Whose life was gave by thought forsook.

When making deal with demi-god
In mortal realm where men now trod."
Then queen did speak her peace to man
Who down in hades current stand.

"No grievance queen to hero bears
When life was took by little care.
My sisters showed when firing bows
And sending queen to land of woe.

For chaos sent then down to beach
When hero, dire foe couldn't reach.
No questions sought by warrior tribe
When making queen in hell abide."

And queen forgave the godling fair
For sending queen to hades lair.
Then hero turns to family dear
His heart is held in deepest fear.

"My gravest sins against you wrought
Your death this current trial bought.
For husband rose and slew his wife
When held in throes of deepest strife.

When Chaos held my dreams in sway
To force me fight his foes away.
The deal the hero first had made
When Somnus for freedom promise paid.

Was made in hopes to gain you back
From world that's charred and full of black.
So come with godling up to world
Where sunlight shines and flowers curl."

Then wife and children speak their cause
And words do give the hero pause.
"We know that godling meant no harm
And deaths were caused by great alarm

That wicked villain sent in sleep
When heroes's down in Somnus keep.
But still our deaths decreed by fate
Though wrought by Chaos wicked hate.

So down in world of dead we dwell
Where ranks of hades ever swell.
But fear not horrid fate my dear
Nor bear in heart not any fear.

For realm we live is island blessed
The place in hades reserved for best.
So deaths not hard nor horrid thing
For family no sorrows hades brings.

And demi-god does possess life
A newer world a newer wife.
So fear not dreadful angered spite
To dwell in deeps what's current right.

And know our love for godlings born
That wicked fate asunders torn."
Then Somnus god of sleep returns
And bids the hero quickly turn

And go to palace dreadful made
Where Hades king of dead is lain.