The Garden of Eden by L.L. Hunter

Author:L.L. Hunter [Hunter, L.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-06-05T22:00:00+00:00

The walk to the gateway was short. It was only at the end of the pier. I didn’t know what I was expecting the gateway of the Realm of Death to look like. A magical portal, maybe? A magic tree? But not this. It was a mausoleum. I smiled at the irony of it.

Well, if the shoe fits…

“What are you smiling at?” He considered me as if I were an insect he was thinking about flattening.

“It’s a mausoleum.”

“Yes. What else should it be?”

“I don’t know. I guess I wasn’t expecting something so…”

“So… what?”

“So… death-related.”

“I know. Quiet poetic, don’t you think?”

“Definitely.” I watched as Abraham approached the door to the mausoleum and pushed the door open. It made a groan and slid back. Only darkness awaited us. I shivered. I didn’t know if it was from cold or fear, but I didn’t want to go in there.

“After you,” he offered, making a sweeping gesture of his hand to usher me forward.

“Um… okay.” I slowly and reluctantly moved forward towards the threatening darkness of the mausoleum, looking back over my shoulder to see if Abraham was coming. He stood there watching me, lantern staff in hand, and black cloak flapping in the wind.

“What? I am coming.”

“It’s so… dark.”

“Then grab a torch from inside.”

“There’s a torch? Where…” I didn’t need to ask, because the answer smacked me in the face. Literally. I reached up to the right, grabbed for the protrusion, and tugged. It came loose and automatically lit. I gasped and looked back over my shoulder at Abraham. He shrugged and a slow smirk appeared on his face. So he had done it.

“Ready now?” he asked impatiently.

“Yes.” I said reluctantly. Swallowing hard, I stepped into the darkness.

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