"You…
...are not the Psychopomp."
The temperature of the Portal lowered almost instantly. The leaves' luscious green hue quickly faded as some of them fell to the ground, while some withered hanging. The wildlife, as well as the handful of monsters that surrounded them also started letting out their roars. Their cries, almost deafening.
The peace that resided in the Portal ever since Van and the others stepped inside quickly waned, with only the light of the sun prevailing; but even that, now seemed ominous.
"Hermes took the responsibility for the longest time, and I have never seen him once ignoring the Souls of the other beings-- human or not," Artemis's cold tone made Van shiver. The weird infatuation that he previously held was no more, and all that remained was a somewhat crippling fear, "I do not know how it is in your universe. But here, in ours, every creature has a Soul, even the smallest one."
"That… seems impossible," Van muttered.
