Aarrgh,a blood curling scream filled the entire landscape till it disappeared into the darkness with silent echos following it,then came another followed by another,voices filled with agony.
It was the correct description of creepy,the netherworld was not a place anyone would desire to enter.
It was divided into two parts,the first for those who did good and the other for the opposite and the latter is definitely the worse,both having the names Athens and Abyss
The first part is like a place of no torture whatsoever souls just wander around aimlessly these souls are of those who committed no atrocious deeds on Earth or anything wrong in sense of their death and the second part is the clear picture of what hell would be,the souls are always tormented by the demons,the souls in this region are what we describe as evildoers heartless killers e.t.c. To both sides there are just souls,the vengeful,the regretful and the peaceful all lurk around aimlessly.
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Marie looked around her,her heart burning hot and heavy,her past life flashed through her eyes,her anger and hatred grew even stronger she died so young all because of those people if there was a way she would make them pay, she felt like crying but the tears didn't flow,she chuckled and muttered; ghosts can't cry, silly me.
she studied the desolate place she was currently in,she was about moving when she felt something hold her back,she pulled her self again but still felt restricted,and all of a sudden a force pulled her into an unknown direction and then came to an abrupt stop she felt a bit giddy and had to balance herself.
After gaining her balance she lifted her head to see an extremely beautiful table in front of her behind the table sat three beings,the first was like an angel,pure white strapped in gold linen around his waist and across his left shoulder,with silver wings.
The second has black hair,silver linen strapped around his waist and across the right shoulder,silver coloured eyes and black wings,looking like an angel some how as well.
The third had the facial features of a lion,thick brown hair and deep black eyes matching his robe,a whip in front of him.
Mariella stared at the creatures in front of her,she didn't know if she should be amazed or scared,they looked so gentle at the same time fierce,even the lion_like being seemed more like a pampered house_cat,she thought to herself.Whuch in turn resulted to a sneer from the being,and it definitely terrified her,she instantly felt shaken as imaginary sweat trailed her forehead.
I..I'm sorry,she muttered as she blinked still shaking in fright. is he reading my mind or something,she thought.
of course I'm reading your mind silly mortal,he mumbled sounding somewhat sweet,making her chuckle.
What is funny about what I said,he added in a domineering tone.
N..nn.no..thing,she replied as she felt oppressed by the strong aura feeling suffocated and scared.
Tsk tsk she's so fragile,how is it possible that she's the one or did we make a mistake some where,the first angel asked.
I was wondering the same thing,she's so gullible and weak,no wonder she was easily killed,the other added.
You are right,she's even scared of little Ellen,this is definitely a joke.
Little Ellen,you call him little!! seriously that person or is it a thing is little,he nearly killed me with his Aura,she screamed in her head.
Hey hey calm down Missy,would you stop scolding me with your mind,Ellen chipped in staring at her.
Ahem can we get back to business no arguing with the missy,the second angel said cutting her short from saying anything.
Mariella Seville,you have arrived at the netherworld,are you aware of this,the first asked.
Marie stopped herself from rolling her eyes,who wouldn't know that, afterall the entire demeanor of this place gives it away...I'm not stupid,she replied.
You are quite audacious with your tongue,aren't you afraid you would be punished,the second asked as well.
What more punishment can you give to me,I'm already dead,so how can you possibly punish a soul,she replied feeling annoyed as if it wasn't enough her sister and fiancé betrayed her and now they also want to add to her anger.
Would you stop grumbling in your head already,Ellen muttered.
shut it little Ellen,she yelled. did I ask you to read my thoughts,she added feeling frustrated.
Mind your words Mariella now cool off your anger,the first said.
She stared at them for a while before asking;who are you??
We are the guardians of the Netherlands,the replied in unison.
'I am Aiden the head guardian and the gatekeeper of parts of the Netherlands''said first
'I am Ethan the guardian of the Abyss',said second."I'm Ellen the guardian of Athen."
well thanks for the introduction,but now I have to go roam around for eternity,she said replying to their speech.
You.....where do you think you are going,we summoned you here, Ellen said obviously pissed off.
I know but like I said I want to keep myself busy by roaming around aimlessly,she said as she turned to leave.
What if you can go back,said Ethan stopping her on her tracks.
she turned to face them,what do you mean by go back,she asked as she stared at them.
A second chance perhaps as you would call it,you get to go back and live your life the way you want it,ethan added.
you mean I get to go back and live again,she said feeling overjoyed.
yes you are amongst the few that is given a second chance to live to the fullest of life.
Exactly miss Marie,Ellen said through gritted teeth.
Marie just glared at him,so what is needed to be done for me to get out of here.
There are only three steps you need to take,first you cross the river of unmindfuness,secondly to select a token to take along with you as a bidden talent
Lastly you must enter your own body no one else's body is allowed and and if you entered a different body you would be brought back her and there would be no second chance to go back.
marrie nodded happily as she felt a ray of light honestly spark within her.
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They were currently in front of the river of unmindfulness she looked in and saw worms in the water,they are called black Pearl silkworms as explained by Aiden,they feed on both body and soul,the range to swim past was quite short but the worms were the part most worrisome for her. how was she going to cross,she looked around for a while and saw nothing,she started moving into the water,but no part of her touched the water,he heart kept pounding as she moved,shaking her movement and final she crossed to the other side.
congratulations,you passed the first test,you knew exactly what to do,Aiden said.
so you mean,I wasn't really meant to enter the river,I just had to cross the river and I did,she said with a smile.
now for the next step,Ethan said opening a box filled with different tokens,she dipped her hand in and after a while of searching she picked one. it was made from silver and imprinted with gold.
it's time to go Mariella,Aiden said.
she nodded,uhuh before I go,,how can I know my power and how to use it.
when you get back you will know it.
Bye bye missy, Ellen said.
Bye little Ellen,she waved,a bright light shone and she disappeared with it