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(Book #1 in the DAWN series)
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The Red Dawn has come.
Death is upon us...
Or rather upon small-town girl, Aurora Venerelli and when we say 'upon', we mean right on top of her.
T...
"This underworld thing was going to need some getting used to..."
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Forget the Bad Blood
I could still remember the exact moment I really began to worry.
We landed with a loud thud.
"I will honestly never get use to that..." I said as I clutched onto the Greek god of death's waist; my voice completely out of breath.
He chuckled in amusement at my obvious disorientation. I quickly realised that I was still holding onto him with a tight grip and swiftly let go. No one on Earth needed to feed Thanatos' ego.
Then again- we weren't on Earth anymore...
I looked around nervously.
"Welcome to the Underworld!" Thanatos exclaimed as he extended his hand whilst the other still held a large pile of my 'homework' for the day.
He looked absolutely giddy.
"Oh, we're going to have a lot of fun..."
I gulped.
Was it just my imagination or was there a hint of 'maniacal-laughter' on its way?
Thanatos grinned from ear to ear as I gaped at the scenery like a goldfish.
Wow.
I know now that whatever I thought the underworld looked like inside my mind was very far from reality.
There were red dunes everywhere; as high as skyscrapers and they looked menacing in the orange and dark blue sky. The white-stoned pathway was lined with oozing fountains of steam and suddenly, before I had a chance to ask Thanatos any questions, the steam on my right turned to scorching hot fire.
A yelp escaped my lips and instinctively I reached out to Thanatos. I could hear him laugh.
"Relax, darling. It's just a geyser."
"Geysers don't do that!" I said as I pointed at the fire blowing up from the ground. Then, just as quickly as it had appeared, it was gone and replaced with steam.
"It's the underworld. How should I know? It's not like there's a visitor's brochure..."
He grabbed my hand just as I leaned in (not the best idea, I realise now) to examine the 'geyser' more closely.
"Come on, we have a boat to catch."
I stumbled behind him; still in awe at my surroundings. The air was humid, but not too hot. The sky looked like an endless sunset and there were grey and white clouds scattered everywhere- like someone had taken a rake and spaced them apart. I ripped my hand from Thanatos' grip and walked up beside him.
The pathway was made from, what seemed like, stones compressed together. It looked indestructible. Thanatos, with his black, floor-length cloak and hard leather outfit, seemed to fit in here very nicely. I, on the other hand, looked lost.
