No Regrets

Chapter 17

     The theme park was emptier than I expected, emptier than the ones on earth. There were only three booths with angels working as the attendants for the entrance to the park called "Δαίμονες Τάρταρος," translated to "Demons' Tartarus." 

     Inside, the rides were constantly on the move, but there were very little demons on them. I noticed it immediately and smiled, knowing that there would be no lines and we would be able to ride everything. Unlike in Earth where every ride has an hour line, and the parks are constantly filled with people that make it impossible to walk.

     We all approached the first booth we saw which had an angel with black, big box braided hair. Now facing him I noticed that both his eyes were fully white, and he wore a long white robe decorated with gold cuffs that covered his hands. When he reached out for our tickets, his long nails and gold rings poked out of the sleeves.

     We entered the theme park and looked at the map. 

     "Five parts of the theme park. The Rainforest, Wild West, Artic, and Space. Those are all the sections for us, and the kid's area is called, The Future," Gaia read off the map. 

     We all voted for which one to start with and The Rainforest won with the only two votes. We walked over to the section and as we entered, light mist hit our face. There were tall trees everywhere, bushes with poisonous berries alongside the sidewalk, and holograms of forest animals roaming the different areas. The first ride in this section was called, "Waterfall Fall;" reminding me of those log rides in almost every theme park. 

     We entered and followed the short line up to the logs that were stationed at the boarding area. An angel told us where to sit, I got the second seat, Rhea the first, Gaia the last, and Ajax the third. The safety belts were just for the waist and the angel explained that the ride would end in a drop, and for safety reasons we would have to wear this. I tugged on it, making sure it stayed in place and it was extremely tight, couldn't put one finger in between myself and it. Tight enough for the air to be sucked out of me and for it to cause painful and shallow breathing. I tried to relax and tuck in my stomach in order to breathe better.

     It started the ride for us and off we went. We journeyed along a forest just like the theme was, this time there was not mist but a thunderstorm. It went dark the deeper we went along the ride and fewer holograms of animals showed up. 

     A growl could be heard, and we approached a tiger who was hiding behind a bush. 

     I noticed a giant otter by the rides river which we were in; the hologram was trying to catch fish without success. "The tiger is going to kill it!" I exclaimed, excited to see how this would be presented.

     The tiger then bounced out of the bush and rushed towards the otter. Grabbing its neck, it shook the otter around and then bit down on its neck. The otter screamed until the teeth of the tiger went deep enough for it to die. It stopped moving and limped. As the log went away from the holograms, the tiger rushed into the bush and out of the corner of my eye, I saw the video reset. 

     "Oh, I loved it!" Gaia exclaimed, grabbing Ajax's shoulder and shaking him slightly. 

     "There better be more, otherwise I'll be fuming!" Ajax replied, turning to her and smiling. 

     And there were more videos. We went up the ramp where anacondas were up in the trees and around us. The ones on the trees would lower their heads towards us and loosen their jaws to show they wanted to eat us. I stared in amazement and so did everyone else. I was impressed at how real everything looked, and I was excited to ride the other rides. 

     After we reached the peak of the ramp, we began going flat and towards a waterfall. The water was hitting the water at the bottom, and I could see the clouds of droplets flying into the air. We couldn't hear anything or ourselves. We got closer to the waterfall, and I could feel the log tilting. When we reached the waterfall and it touched our heads, we free fell towards the bottom. I couldn't help but shout by how unexpected that was. Sure, we were all immortal, but I didn't think the rides would try to kill us.