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Joy In Dying

Chapter 12:

I had reason to leave right away. It was dangerous, my father couldn't come with me, he could give me the tools but who really knew how long I'd be in the underworld. There was no chance of failing, I had to be with Lauren, she was the one since I had landed eyes on her. I had felt the apprehension come from her when my biology came to play so I took things slow. In the end though, I had been lucky enough that I could call her mine.

My father had given me the name of a 'Rippler'. It was a Fae that could travel through realms and could help me out getting into Zeus' realm. I convinced Dyson to drive me to him at once as Tamsin left to talk to whoever she needed to in Valhalla. Reality was I probably didn't know the whole implications of the path I had now chosen, I just knew I couldn't idly sit and do nothing while Lauren died.

As we sat in his vehicle in front of the door that would potentially take me to Zeus and by proxy Hell, Dyson let out a huge sigh. He looked at me with a half-smile as he held my hand and squeezed it gently.

"You really love her Bo." He whispered gruffly and I nodded firmly.

"I really do Dy. I can't live without her. I don't want to. I literally would rather live in hell than live without her." I explained as he nodded.

"I'm sorry… I'm sorry I was late. That I wasn't there to prevent it." I could hear the knot in his throat and pulled him into a hug.

"It wasn't your fault. Zeus is the one here that doesn't understand she shouldn't fuck with us." I explained as he nodded.

"Go get 'em tiger." He smiled and with one last hug I left the car.

I ran inside protecting myself from the downpour. When I went inside I was instantly confused. The place looked like a warehouse, yet it had a small desk in front like a restaurant host stand. The red-head girl looked up at me and gave me a smile.

"Welcome. Do you have a reference number?" she asked and I smirked.

"triple six?" her eyes widened significantly and she swallowed hard.

"I'll get Dr. Robinson with you right away." She whispered and disappeared.

She left before I could say anything else. I was nervous of what would come but I was fully committed to see this through. I tugged on my leather jacket and waited patiently. Before I knew it a short man came up and opened his arm towards me. I put the piece of paper my father had given me in his palm and instantly I was in a tall mountain deep in the clouds.

I scoffed at the cliché of it all but pushed forward. I walked up a set of rocky steps which led me to a balcony overlooking a deep abyss. I could see a big burly man with long black curls with his back towards me. I could tell he was naked but he also looked like the perfect specimen of a man. I stepped forward focused on my goal as I approached the man I was almost certain was Zeus.

"You know, if you were anyone else, you'd be in the throes of passion with me by now." He laughed boisterously and I wrinkled my face in disgust.

"I didn't come here for these games." I announced firmly. "I came to make a deal."

"What deal could a giant have with an ant?" he asked in a belittling tone and I scoffed.

"Well excuse you your majesty, but I thought you clearly said you were pissed at my dad 'cause you needed someone to guard the sewers." I added mockingly as he turned and met my eyes with his bright blue sky eyes.

"Continue."

"I'll give in myself as sacrifice. I've lived enough but you have to give me your blood oath that you won't come after my family or friends ever again no matter what happens." I demanded as his smile widened.

"Perfect! If I knew this is what it would've taken I would've killed the blonde much sooner." He remarked laughing manically.

Before I could answer, in the blink of an eye, I was in a dark place that looked like endless caverns upon caverns. In the distance I could see a magnificent castle with bright lighting inside it. Surrounding it was a moot that gave way towards a river. I cringed realizing what that was and where I was now. This had really happened and I was in the underworld. I tried remembering my father's warning before I parted.

"Bo when you get down there, you'll have limited time before Lauren's soul becomes one with the river. This is a long shot but the only thing I've ever seen pull stuff out of that river is my dog Cerberus. He doesn't listen… not even to me. If you can get a way for him to listen then you might have something going on but it's not guaranteed."

"How will he know I want Lauren?" I asked curious and he shrugged.

"Think of her I guess, something might change. I never had this problem when I was down there so it's hard for me to tell." He explained sadly.

"Don't worry old man, thanks for the help so far." I gave him a hug before I left.

I looked around and stood near the river by the entrance of the castle. A small man had started descending the steps to the castle and I could see he had an Egyptian robe on him. I paid him no mind as I scanned the area for pop's dog. I put my fingers to my mouth and whistled loudly. I felt the ground beneath me tremble as I heard huge steps rush towards me. In a matter of seconds there was massive three headed dog in front of me, eyes glowing fury red. It growled at me at first but after sniffing me it sat down wagging his tail.

"They must smell your Father on you, I know I do." The man announced and I raised an eyebrow. "My name is Anubis and I was your father's right hand man my Dark Queen."

He vowed towards my feet and I stumbled to pull him up quickly.

"Oh no, no. No vowing from now on. Of any kind…" he looked confused but nodded.

"You father was a good man to me, anything you need you tell me." He mentioned and I nodded.

"For now go back inside, I'm gonna play with my dog for a while" I said as he gave me a look and ran inside as he was told.

I looked at the dog as I tried to tell it to lay down or fetch or any other command but it simply wasn't working. I sighed growing frustrated knowing I didn't have the time. I walked close to the dog and started petting its neck reaching up. It started stumping its leg and I wondered if I could really do this with such a big beast.

I sent a powerful amount of 'conviction' into the creature trying to compulse it to listen to me. In a second its tail wagged incessantly and I could hear it whining like a puppy.

"Good boy Cerberus, how about you fetch for me eh?" I asked and it stood pacing excitedly going down on its forward legs before barking.

I thought long and hard of Lauren. I couldn't see anything changing so I knew I had to change course. I closed my eyes and concentrated on Lauren and how she tasted. I opened my mouth and Chi came out of my mouth and into the river before wrapping around a particular shape in the distance. I could almost be certain this was it. If it wasn't I would try and try and try again. I looked up at the puppy and smiled before giving it the command hoping this would work.

"Fetch Cerberus!" I said firmly and with a final bark I saw it dip it's massive head into the river.

I waited for a while as the dog dug in the water. I could feel a heaviness around me the more time I spent in here. My father had warned me to go straight into the house if I hadn't gotten Lauren within the first fifteen minutes. It was the only way to keep the darkness of hell from seeping into my soul.

It was only because my father had spent enough time within those walls that the darkness had receded enough for him to love another. It was because of that house that my siblings and I were even around. The dog pulling out of the river caught my attention and I looked on hopeful. I could tell this was definitely Lauren. The dog put her soul down gently and with trembling hands I grabbed it. She was light and asleep it seemed but she was here in my arms and I could still feel her warmth.

I didn't have time to spare and ran into the castle like structure immediately trying to find Anubis. I hoped I had enough time. I had to get Lauren out of here before she would assimilate into the underworld.

"Anubis?" I called as soon as I was across the threshold and within seconds the small man was beside me.

"What can I do for you my queen?" he asked and I saw he resisted the urge to bow.

"I need to get out of here and take her with me." I said firmly and that was when his eyes finally set on Lauren and they widened incredibly.

"How did you… Nobody has ever…" he commented and I shook my head, I had no time for this.

"I used the dog."

"The dog doesn't listen. If he did he could dig you out to Zeus' realm. He has a direct door to the human world." he explained.

I turned on my heel ready to go out there again despite my father's warnings. Anubis touched my shoulder gently before I opened the door.

"You should know, if you get to his realm you'll have to make him take your place, it's the only way to restore balance." He advised and I turned to look at him.

"How do I do that?" I asked and he shrugged.

"I only know he loves making deals, and he loves the good looking ladies like you." I shuddered at his tone and made my way outside trying to come up with a plan.

I adjusted Lauren in my arms and pulled my fingers to my lips calling the dog again. He ran to me once more excitedly wagging his tail. I smiled at him and he whined. I took a deep breath and hoped this worked. If not I would not only lose Lauren but myself.

"Dig Cerberus." I ordered and the dog immediately started to dig into the rocky dirt in front in the castle.

It was only when he ended up about 50 feet that I began seeing a shimmer in the surface like water. I somehow knew we had gotten to what Anubis was telling me and I braced myself knowing there was no going back. It was Zeus' turn to serve some time in the darkness like my father had done for so many centuries.

I petted the dog and it sat back before I tightened my hold on Lauren's soul and jumped into the shimmering puddle. I could feel myself light as a cloud before hitting solid dirt ground. I noticed Lauren had tumbled a couple of feet from me and I rushed to grab her. As I kneeled to get her I heard a voice behind me with thunder behind it.

"I vanished you not even an hour ago and like your petulant father you're already refusing the conditions of your agreement." He boomed and I scowled at him deeply.

"I have an offer for you Zeus, you just have to hear me out." I demanded as he stared down at me.

"What could I possibly want from you this time?" he spat angrily but as soon as the words left my lips his demeanor changed into lustful.

"Me."

AN: I'm sorry if this update is shorter than most. I had a hard time getting this one out in the beginning. As many of you know, I have a new story out which is 2 fics in one and it's not only very demanding but consuming a lot of my imagination. Those characters are speaking to me right now and I have to follow the story.

By no means am I abandoning this story, and will continue with the original path this was taking. I just say the updates might take a bit while I unclog my mind from the other story. Thanks for your support guys and I hope you guys take quality over quantity on this one ;)

Cheers eh!