Entrance to the Underworld
The only light came from torches sparsely placed along the walls. It actually wasn't as dark as its name implied. They'd been walking down that table forever; they had to be close to Hades. Eventually, there weren't any more torches, only darkness. Then Sora slipped, falling down the stairs. The rest of the party slowly descended. When they all reached the bottom, a voice asked, "You here for the ride?" A light blue flame ignited, revealing the owner of the raspy voice. The skeleton repeated, "Are you here for the ride, or not?" Sora got up and looked at the others.
"Yeah, sure." The boatman waved them onto the gondola, then shoved off.
"So, what happened to you?" Sora looked up at the skeleton.
"Sorry, huh?"
"What happened?" He never looked away from the river. "How did you die?"
"Oh." Sora relaxed. "We, um… got crushed by a pillar." The skeleton nodded.
"Lucky. They're usually flat when they get down here. I drowned." He chuckled briefly. "It's ironic. I drown, now I'm rowing people down Styx." He laughed lightly to himself again. Sora nodded. He didn't exactly know what he was going to do once they got there. He leaned over the side of the boat, watching the souls swim by in the river. Suddenly, a ghostly hand reached up and grabbed Sora by the collar. Sora pulled back in shock, breaking the ghastly grip. "Watch out." The boatman warned. "If they pull you in, you aren't getting back out." Everyone huddled toward the center of the boat. The ride continued until they reached an enormous gate, guarded by Cerberus, the three-headed monster dog. All the heads snarled as the boat approached. The boatman reached down to the front of the boat. He pulled out a large slab of meat and threw it at the beast. The heads fought as the boat entered the Underworld.
