Pan grabs hold of his newfound friend; their reunion short-lived. They plunge down in less than a minute. However, some sort of gas cushioned their fall. The entity then transforms, its appearance resembling the statue that brought them there in the first place. This time, the form doesn’t have its hood on, unlike its statue counterpart. Instead of being made of stone, it’s formed by millions of particles floating beside each other. The colour of the spirit is that of the aurora borealis, beautiful and mystifying.

The spirit introduces itself as Hades, known in the past as “The God of the Underworld”. Civilization moved on and turned their beliefs into myths… legends. However, the past cannot be buried forever. Hades believes that Pan holds the potential to change the world. The spirit then offers his power to the young boy. “I’ll accept your offer, Hades. Grant me strength.” Pan spreads his arms wide and closes his eyes.

Minutes pass. The boy opens his eyes and spots Hades with one eyebrow up and a confused look. As for the boar, he’s in an uncontrollable fit of laughter. Pan stares at the floor, his cheeks turn red. The spirit instructs Pan to find an object that could contain the power. Then the boy has to shout a name for the weapon to finalize the contract. Pan holds out the wooden handle of his spear and cries out: “Cerberus!”

The spirit of Hades spirals around the handle, the walls around them glow and blue flames engulf the whole room. He watches as his spear transforms. The handle turn to steel; spiral shaped flames embed themselves all around it. Pan taps the floor with the edge and it bursts into a seemingly transparent blue flame in the shape of a blade. Hades asks them to blink once more to return outside.

The void wraps around them and just like that, the two find themselves outside of Pan’s village. They head towards the village to spread the news. Pan brushes the foliage separating them from his home and discovers his village set ablaze. There are soldiers going around shooting innocent villagers, including Pan’s family and friends. The young boy grips his spear in anger and prepares to dash out into the chaos, ready to use his new power.