Hell's Gift by Haigwood K. S

Author:Haigwood, K. S. [Haigwood, K. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: K. S. Haigwood
Published: 2013-02-15T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Rhyan

I pulled the hood down, further concealing my face and neck from the flesh-eating flakes. I had a strong feeling that Lucifer or some other sadist was watching me, because the winds had only grown stronger since I’d left Pogo under the bridge.

I had no idea where I was headed or what the plan would be once I arrived there. Faith had me pushing forward in the hope a clue or something would land in my path for me to stumble upon.

Maybe Lucifer would grow bored of watching me circle the Syde of Gluttony and give me something. The thought made me suddenly nervous, because the fallen angel was no friend of mine. I was positive any hint he would give me would only hinder, instead of help, my search of a way to get out of each syde.

I eerily felt the pressure of eyes on me, and looked to an open window of a small hut. There was a frail looking young woman standing just beyond the shadows. Her eyes were sunk far back in the sockets of her skull and it appeared that she was without arms. She continued to glare, only moving her eyes to follow me as I walked past.

I didn’t even want to try to wrap my mind around what she had done in her life to deserve this afterlife and the condition her body was in. Worrying about the sins others had committed wasn’t going to help me any; I had to keep moving forward.

The fumes from the acid-ash severely burned my throat, forcing me to cough, but that seemed to only encourage the painful sensation to increase. If I hadn’t already known better, I would’ve sworn someone had stuck a blowtorch down my throat and turned the flame on high. My esophagus felt scorched, completely incinerated, and I would have done just about anything for a glass of something cool to extinguish the fire.

A wooden sign, swinging outside of a larger than average building for the area I was walking through, caught my attention. There were three letters carved on it in bold black: B A R.

“Stay away from any offerings, Rhyan. You need to stay focused. You don’t need food, drink or drugs to complete your mission. It’s only there to tempt you and it will only make your condition worse. You don’t have time to fight any more demons, especially internal ones.”

I sucked in a ragged breath and could feel my lips cracking. Every last drop of moisture in my mouth was gone. “I have to,” I whispered to Malcolm.

“No, you don’t! Pull yourself together. You have a long journey ahead of you still, and you’re not going to let something this small ruin your chance of getting back into Heaven, getting Abbi to Heaven.”

All of a sudden, it felt like a brand new day. I was focused, and determination filled my very core. I wouldn’t fall prey to Lucifer’s tricks today or ever. I would not take any offerings from that syde.

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