05/07/19
9 Reviews, 11 Favs, 12 Follows
I always wonder where we go when we die. Nobody knows.
(Sonic's POV)
Amy was showing me how this Patronus animal thing works. Hers is a dove bird flying around in the room like a ghost.
"Watch and learn Sonic, watch and learn" She told me as I watch.
"Uhhh, I just watched. Not learn" I said.
"Now you try" Amy said.
"You saw me try like three times. I don't know what my animal is" I said but I keep trying my powers but it's just too hard.
"Concentrate Sonic. Think clearly" Amy said.
As I kept concentrating, a shape of a larger bird started to appear in a blue color. It started soon to turn out to be an eagle, my Patronus.
"I did it! I did it Amy!" I cheered.
"Great! Now try to keep it going" Amy said.
I tried my best to keep the image but the strain was too great, I fell back panting.
"Using too much inner power can weaken a demigod. But this is your first time. Now I know your animal patronus is an eagle. Just like your father's" Amy said, helping me up on my feet.
"But I still don't get it. An eagle? I thought it could've been a cheetah" I said.
"You're the son of Zeus. His animal symbol is an eagle. Just like my mom's symbol is a dove" Amy said.
"Just like America's animal mascot is an eagle. To represent freedom" I said.
"Funny, USA is quite the opposite sometimes" Amy said.
"Uhhh...why?" I asked.
"All these wars and conflicts" Amy said.
"That was during history. Way before we were born" I said.
"True but there are wars today, just not severe ones where the world watches" Amy said.
"Anyways, if I'm going to be like a demigod, should I need a horse or something? I've seen in movies that demigod sons of Zeus would have a horse" I asked curiously.
"Knuckles has lots of horses but there are mythical ones like Pegasus" Amy explained.
"What?! Flying horses exist in this world?" I was shocked to hear the word Pegasus from her mouth.
"Yes, wanna come along and see them?" Amy asked.
"Hell yes. I wanna see what they look like than those movies" I said.
x
I followed Amy to where Knuckles kept the horses and the Pegasus.
"Easy, Trojan. Easy boy" I can see Knuckles calming a black horse down from whatever stresses it out.
"Hey Knuckles. Got any winged horses available today?" Amy asked him.
"Sure thing. You and Sonic going for a ride?" He asked back.
"Yes, first time for him" Amy said.
"Do they really exist like those movies? Please tell me they do!" I got impatient to see them for real.
"Of course. Now come, Sonic. They are ready for takeoff" Amy pulled my arm and goes to them.
"I hope they're not too girly like cute ponies" I rolled my while letting her drag me along.
"Here they are. Who do you wanna pick? The white one or the black one?" Amy asked.
Whoa, they look very real than in the movies. I looked at two of them to see which one really fits for me. Black is way too dark for my taste. But the white one really speaks to me like the color of the cloud. Since I am the son of Zeus, the god of the skies, I think the white would be perfect for me.
"I'll choose him" I finally decided to pick the white one.
"Which one?" Knuckles asked.
"The white one" I pointed at the white one.
"Let's see if he likes you" Knuckles said.
"Sure. What's his name?" I asked while reaching to pet the white Pegasus.
"His name is Sky. Since he likes to fly a lot in the sky" Knuckles said.
"Nice name. Here's some sugar" I feed Sky with some sugar cubes. He ate them and I see Knuckles straddled him, "What are you doing?" I asked.
"Putting a saddle on him in case" Knuckles said.
"Uhh...I never rode a flying horse before. Does Sky know how to keep his rider safe?" I asked.
"Just hold on tight and you'll be fine" Knuckles said.
"I hope you're right about this" I got on the flying horse.
"I'll go too" Amy joined me.
"Have you rode these flying horses before?" I asked her.
"Yes and it's amazing. Now hold on tight" She said as we took flight over the island.
It was such a great view until we came up to the clouds. Amy held me close from behind.
"Enjoying the view?" She asked.
"A little bit. I never been this high than the Empire State Building" I said.
"Really?" Amy chuckled.
Sky then flies down with us and flies sideways in the clouds. Then we flew down to the ocean where Sky let's his hoof touch the water while flying. We kept ourselves steady on his back to not fall off.
"How fast can you fly, Sky?" I asked him.
Sky just responded with neighs and flies faster, "He said at mach 2" Amy said.
"Oh boy. I can go faster" I replied.
Sky then flies back to the island with us, circling around so he can glide down to land safely.
And as we landed I had to catch my breath from such experience, "That...was...AWESOME!" I shouted.
"Glad you enjoyed it Sonic" Amy said and got off of Sky.
"How was it, son of Zeus?" Knuckles asked me.
"That was great and thank you" I said and got off of Sky.
"Great. I had problems first time" Knuckles said.
"You, the son of Ares have problems riding a horse?" I asked.
"Yes, I do" He admitted.
"Funny, now what?" I asked Amy.
"Wanna visit Shadow's underworld?" Amy said.
"Uhhhh...don't you think my cousin is gonna get mad at us? We should ask him to take us to the underworld" I said.
"No. But yes we'll ask him. Now come along already" Amy grabbed my arm.
x
As we went there, he was sharpening his weapon, "What do you guys want now?" Shadow asked, not even looking at us.
"Can we see your underworld?" I asked him.
"You know it's full of death, hell hounds, and souls. It would be very scary for you. But since you want to go, I'll be happy to take you there. Whatever you do, don't fall in the River of Styx" Shadow said, putting his weapon aside.
He held his hand out to create a portal to the underworld. Whoa, I didn't know he could create portals, "Follow me" He went into the portal, Amy and I followed in.
Once we are in the underworld, everything was cold, gloomy, and lots of souls in the river moaning from death.
"Ohhh… Spooky" I shuddered.
"Told ya it was scary. Thousands of years mortals try to gather artifacts from the underworld but failed to get past the hungry vicious hell hounds" Shadow said.
"Okay. So you got your own Cerberus?" I asked him.
"No, just a Xolo dog back at Mexico. There's only one Cerberus in the underworld. Me being the son of Hades, I command the hell hounds. Just don't provoke them because they bite. Their bites are extremely painful and bite recovery is also extremely painful. Follow me, I'll show you my father. The real Hades" Shadow said.
We followed him to Hades location in the underworld, riding on the River of Styx by boat. Wow, there were millions of dead people in the river making moaning sounds like undead zombies. When we arrived we headed upstairs to a large mansion like building.
"Where's the reaper?" I asked.
"On break right now. His job is to guide dead souls to the river where they can Rest In Peace" Shadow said.
"Alright" I simply shrugged as we got to the doors.
We then heard evil barking coming from the dogs. I'm guessing those are hell hounds that Shadow mentioned earlier. Shadow raised his hand and as the hell hounds try to approach us he shouted, "SIT!" He ordered them to sit.
The hell hounds sat down and we passed them to go find Hades, "Enter" Echoed a voice in the hallway.
"Creepy, it's like your father doesn't like visitors" I said to Shadow.
"He likes being on his own" Shadow said.
"But he has Persephone, remember" Amy reminded him.
"Aside from her yes" Shadow said.
When we came to Hades, he is revealed as a hedgehog similar to Shadow but with flame like streaks, "Ah, hello my son"
"Uhhh...isn't he supposed to look like in human shape?" I was confused.
"He is but he knew I was coming. Dad, change your appearance to the real you, please" Shadow demanded him.
"Gladly" Hades morphed into a human shape, much like how he is described from those statues in museums.
"And I see you have another cousin in the family. He looks just like my brother in mobian form" Hades said.
"Yes, I am the son of Zeus, Uncle Hades" I jokingly said.
"Funny. Just like your father you have a sense of humor. Too much god instincts in you, boy. It sickens me" Hades growled.
"We just came to visit, father. Don't be disrespectful to your nephew. If my mother were here she would be whacking you with her shoe. And don't forget, evil and darkness doesn't work on Amy. She's the daughter of Aphrodite. And I know you hate to see what she can do" Shadow smirked.
"So be it. And you brought them for sightseeing?" Hades asked Shadow but I interrupted.
"Actually it was mine and Amy's idea" I said.
"And why?" Hades asked.
"I wanted to know the real underworld. In movies and stories they're just made up. And that you're the real Hades, I finally got to know my uncle. And of course, your son too" I said.
"Alright. Son, show these two around here. But don't let them set foot in the river" Hades said.
"And I hope you have Cerberus on a leash, father. Persephone doesn't like it when it eats everything" Shadow said.
"He is always chained" Hades said.
"Giant dog saliva is really disgusting" Amy said.
"I really don't wanna know" I shuddered.
x
Anyways, we wondered in the underworld with Shadow; and of course, trying to avoid hell hounds with nasty evil teeth and glowing red eyes. Shadow was right; this place is filled with death; lots of flames and mostly lava fountains instead of water fountains. It doesn't feel hot in here, just cold. Everyone knows that when a person's body is dead, it turns cold.
"What does Cerberus do in the underworld?" I asked Shadow.
"They guard the gates of the underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. Some have succeeded, some of them fail. Which is why ghosts are real in the living world. And I can see them. When a person dies, some choose to Rest In Peace but some want to stay on earth to watch over their loved ones. There was one human friend I once had for a long time but she was murdered by a terrorist. And she never went to the underworld because she chose to remain on Earth" Shadow said.
"What was her name?" I asked him.
"Maria. Unlike any normal people, she never judged me by what I am. But I moved on and she's always there to give me hope and to not mourn her death. I wished my father gave her a second chance to live but it's too late. Her body is buried and now it's nothing but a decayed skeleton" Shadow sighs.
"I'm sorry for your loss" I saw the pain and sadness in his face.
"Eh thanks" Shadow said.
"You're welcome...WHOA!" I looked up seeing Cerberus.
"GGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRR!" It growled viciously and feeling hungry for flesh.
"CERBERUS! SIT DOWN RIGHT NOW!" Shadow shouted with red-orange flaming eyes.
The huge three headed dog whined and sat down. Now I know not to get into Shadow's bad side.
"That is one angry three-headed dog I have ever seen" I said but almost out of breath from being startled.
"Like I said, Cerberus eats anything in its way" Shadow said and looks back at the scared dog, "As the son of your master, don't ever growl in my face again!"
The beast whined in fear but obeyed him. They sure don't want to see Shadow very pissed.
"Anything else you wanna see?" Shadow turns around and asked.
"Uhhh...where do dead souls go to and where they come from?" I asked.
"Well follow me" Shadow motions his hand to make me and Amy follow. He showed me the location of the river of styx's start, "Here is where all the souls come in the underworld, thousands each week" Shadow said.
"Whoa. What about the afterlife thing? What happens if a person is in afterlife?" I asked.
"It depends on what they have done in life" Shadow said.
"So the reaper makes his decision whether to let this person live or remain dead?" I said.
"In a manner of speaking or they have to sell their soul to remain alive. But there are extreme punishments such as never allow to end hunger or thirst, roll a boulder up a hill again and again or even spin around in a burning wheel" Shadow said.
"Jeez, punishment of death can be torture if someone dies. But still, don't they feel pain when they die?" I asked.
"No, those who get that torture so far are alive and immortal. The only thing mortals feel is just black out and then nothing" Shadow said.
"Oh, I just thought that the only way to die is extreme pain in the body. Like a stab in the heart" I said, watching the dead souls flowing down in the river.
"Well death can't always be in peace. No one wishes to be killed or murdered" Shadow said.
"But to those who like killing innocent people sure knows that the killers' death will be sent to Hell as punishment. Hatred can cause a lot of chaotic things like deadly wars. But sometimes that when there's a strong love, it can truly save the world" I said.
"Throughout history there's always war that makes men feel jealousy and the feeling of rage to kill or murder each other. Women on the other hand know a lot about compassion, to bring love and peace to save the world. Just like Amy's mother did for thousands of years. But sometimes too much hatred in a person cannot be reasoned by love" Shadow said.
"Love can do anything to defeat evil and darkness. Well, thanks for showing me your daddy's underworld. Time to head back to the living world" I said.
"Very well" Shadow said and held out his hand to create a portal again, "Ladies first" He said to Amy.
"Thank you" Amy said and walks through the portal, Shadow went second and I went last.