Heartless

Chapter 10

When everything turned black I was glad to still be holding Crypts hand.

"Where are we?" I whisper as my voice echoes throughout the tunnel.

"The tunnel of pure darkness. It leads to the land of-" He says but I cut him off.

"Yeah. I know. Are there spirits there too?" I ask. I would not like to run into them again.

"Yes, but they are more chained and tortured." He tells me. I see a light coming closer. Oh great what is it now?

"What is that?" I ask.

"It's the light out and into the pits of doom. Well more like Greed." He chuckles softly.

"You know that isn't funny right?" I snap at him. Why is he irritating me?

"Yeah, but it was worth a shot." He says kindly as we ever into a big red rock cavern. It looks like the bottom of the grand canyon, just more red and less Sun like. Wait where is that light coming from?

I look at Crypt who looks normal as ever. He's been acting strangely since we got here though. I look at where the source of the light is. "Where is that light?" I ask looking at Crypt.

"It's a bon fire." He tells me as we walk. I see a blue spirit tugging on his chain as he snaps at us. What the hell is this? Wait I'm in hell, ugh.

"How do you know?" I ask curiously.

"I've been here before." He tells me as we walk passed the chained spirit. "You see they are all out of reach of what they want the most. Since they were consumed by Greed and Gluttony in their former life." He explains to me. Wow, hell is very much hell, it's just as expected.

"Wow,it's kind of cruel." I say,"A fate worse than death, but they are dead." Why do I feel sad? How do I feel sad?

"Yes, but that's how the world of the dead works. Only the pure of heart go to heaven." He tells me as we head closer to the light.

"So what happens when we get to the fire?" I ask.

"Well there are three different trails with a man who tells you a riddle to determine which one you go down. since the path changes every time you come." He tells me. At least he's done this before, hopefully he can keep us safe.

We walk closer and closer the the light. As we reach I did not expect to see what I saw. They piled body upon body on the fire burning them. The spirits screaming out in pain. What kind of hell is this?

Crypt pulls me over to a man with a cloak and a stick. "Do you seek guidance to the sea of madness?" He asks with an old Scottish accent.

"Yes, please guide us guardian." Crypt asks almost as if pleading.

"I shall only give you chance and that is all, do you agree to these terms?" He asks us. I don't understand.

"Yes we agree." Crypt nods to him.

The man's smirk was dark and sent shiver down my spine. How can I feel fear? "You are in a prison." He says and all of a sudden the surroundings change into a prison and the three passageways are prison doors. What the hell, hell. "There are 3 doors and a ghost standing in the middle of the room." The guardian walks to the middle of the room where the bon fire was. "He said one of the doors is freedom, the other 2 are death. You get one question, he only answers with 'yes' or 'no'. All he says is true. What do you ask to find the freedom door?"

What the hell kind of riddle is that? I don't want to die, God damn it Crypt. I stare at him who is thinking hard. I wonder if he could solve the riddle. "Easy." Crypt chuckles confusing the guardian. "I would ask, if freedom is in the first door say yes, if it is the second door say no and if it is the third door don't say anything."

The guardian smirks. "No." He responds. God damn it Crypt.

"Thank you." Crypt drags me out through the second door.

"Where in hell are we going?" I asks frantically.

"To freedom,and the sea of madness." Crypt smirks.

I think back to the riddle. 'If second door say no' 'no'. Of course. "Who knew you were a genius." I smile at him. How can I feel joy? I see the exit and a big sea of black. What is this hell?