"I'm not coming with you. Let's just go our separate ways. I won't travel with someone I can't trust." Kai insisted.
"Don't be hard headed keyholder. I already said it's not a request. Hades already knows you're here. If you try to leave under his watch he wont like it."
"I dont..." But the angel interrupted Kai
"Shut up you moron. You think Hades will allow you to just walk out here? Look at that hound. The minute you try to leave that cerberus will pounce on you. Let's talk to Hades first and then after that you can decide if you still want to leave."
"Listen to the angel key holder." Porter said.
Kai looked briefly at the three headed hound and then to us. And then glare at Eelie. He sighed deeply and clenched his fist.
"Okay I'll do what you suggest," he finally conceded. I doubt if he's afraid of the Cerberus. He's probably curious as to what the devil is going to say to Hades about Macaria.
"Okay Eelie help me out here. I haven't done this in a long while," Porter requested.
Eelie walks toward the gate. "Let me do it alone. I'm already at full strength." She put both her hands on the gate. pushed it and then the gate opened like it was nothing.
"Why aren't we using the small door?" I asked Porter
"It's for the dead. You're still alive. You can now all enter, " he invited us all in.
I hesitated looking at cerberus. He looks angry, hungry and willing to pounce.
"Don't worry he will not try to eat you. He may not look like it but he's very smart. He won't put his life in danger for some bones."
"Are you saying I'm not edible?"
"You sure are clueless, demigod."
Is demigod written on my forehead? How the hell do they know my identity just by looking at me? But I just kept it to myself. I didn't ask anymore questions since I dont think he's in the mood to answer.
We just followed his direction and entered the gate. Honestly I'm kind of excited to meet Hades. They say all gods are related so that means Hades and I are relatives.
All I know about Hades is he is the king of the underworld. But what I didnt realized is that he actually exists. I should have given more time studying greek mythology then I wouldnt be clueless as Porter said.
But no amount of reading can prepare me to what I'm about to hear and see. As my feet step inside hell, my body started to shake. I didnt expect the amount of sensory overload I would encounter.
My ears clearly hear the agonizing cry of fear, hate and despair. It was so loud that I wanted to cover my ears. But all of them seem unaffected by the sounds. Am I the only one who can hear all the souls cry for help?
"You humans better prepare yourselves since this could be your future." Porter is particularly looking at Akana.
"I won't end up in hell." She confidently said. Not intimidated by one bit.
"I won't be too sure with that. Your family ain't exactly saints." he said as he opened a metallic curtain exposing us to the horror of hell.
Apparently hell has a fucking showroom for visitors. Not exactly what I'm expecting. We're like in an underground ocean park. Only we're not seeing giant fishes and stingrays. What we are seeing are human souls being tortured mercilessly. I want to look away but we are surrounded so theres no escape. Akana took out her earbuds and just listen to music probably to drown out the cries.
Its all different kind of torture I'm seeing. Some souls were being whipped non stop. Others were being water tortured. Some were being paddled. Some souls are being forced feed. And some were hanged upside down. And i can hear all their cry for help. Its hair raising. I'm in a horror house that is call hell.
"The pain they are feeling here are all magnified ten times. And since they are souls they are almost unbreakable. And Even if they break they apparently heal the next day like nothing happened and then the torture begin again. " Porter seems to be enjoying being a tour guide. Unfortunately I can't share his enthusiasm.
"Will they torture them forever?"" I asked while trying to compose myself.
"That depends on their sins. Like that guy." Porter pointed at a man probably in his mid forties. "That man is a pedophile that raped and molested children and women. He also murdered a five year old boy. He is also doing illegal abortion and caused five women to die."
"He's a monster." I commented.
"Yes and that's why his genitals are being cut off everyday and in eternity. Hades doesnt pardon people that rape and murder children."
"So Hades can pardon soul?"
"Eelie is an example of a pardoned soul. He said. Okay we're now in the VIP section." Porter informed us.