Daughter Of Death

Chapter 1: The Eyes

Ravenna *Raven for short*

I was standing on top on the side of the mountain next to the Hollywood sign. I frowned, I had never been to Hollywood I had lived in Rhode island my whole life! I turned and saw some writing on one of the letters it was in Greek but I had been able to read and speak Greek for as long as I could remember. I frowned and looked at it. Woe to all depraved souls who enter. I frowned as a hole formed into the side of the mountain. What's going on? I muttered before walking into the hole. At first it looked like an office building lobby with black marble floors and metal walls but as I walked to an elevator it got darker, and I could have sworn I saw skulls in the wall. I looked down at the floor, my bare feet hit the marble flooring my AC/DC pajama pants dragged some, I pushed the button to open the elevator I stepped on. Where too? I looked up at the man and he frowned some and then his eyes went huge. Of course. He said I frowned, I hadn't said anything. He pushed a button and I felt the elevator move but then it turned into a boat. OH GOD! I screamed sitting down as there seemed to be an invisible lake under the boat, and I knew how to swim yes but, anytime I did it was like some force was working against me and was trying to drown me. W-where am I? He's been expecting you. Who?!? I snapped, I was getting pretty uneasy. I felt my eleven year old self shaking some, not because I was straight up scared but because it was cold. The boat stopped at these Marble stairs I frowned. Off you go. I got off and watched as the boat started floating backwards. I turned to the door and frowned but walked in, the door opened by itself and seemed to close by itself. And here's where things got a little more disturbing. I could hear screams and cries of disembodied people. It was colder and creepier. I then heard something growling behind me, I turned and saw this large dog, it looked like a smoke cloud with red eyes, but it was very much a solid. Down boy. I snapped some fear running through my voice. I kept backing up and my back hit a wall. It's just a dream it can't hurt you. I muttered I looked down and my head snapped up. I said DOWN! I yelled and it whined while laying down. Persephone! The hell hound is out of its cage! I heard a voice from the distance I turned and walked up the stairs. I'm busy! He can't go far! I saw this woman, her back was to me she had creamier dark skin brown hair and was wearing a lot of black. She picked a wine goblet up and the bottle and turned she took one look at me and dropped the goblet, and I watched as the bottle fell to the floor. What in the name of Zues? She muttered before realizing she dropped the goblet and bottle. She sat on her knees to start picking it up and I walked over to help her. Persephone? What's going on? I looked up and a man was standing there suddenly, but I couldn't see who he was, as he was tucked into some shadows but all I saw where the eyes... The red eyes, they looked like a redish orange but they were the same color as- Raven? He muttered I frowned. Raven what are you doing here?

I jerked awake, I was at my desk with my Greek Mythology book open, I had fallen asleep studying for my test. I looked at my alarm clock and cursed some under my breath as my alarm didn't go off, I looked in the mirror and nodded, I was in what I had on yesterday, Nirvana band shirt that had a long sleeve shirt under it, black ripped skinny jeans and my black jacket. I grabbed my beany hat and stuck it over my jet black hair which was teased and then turned to the mirror, my punk makeup was surprisingly alright. I made eye contact with myself in the mirror, my eyes were a light orange right now. I turned and frowned as I couldn't find my ring. I had one thing from my dad, a Raven skull ring. I've had this sfor as long as I can remember. I felt myself go red in the face as I ran down stairs. MOM THEY DID IT AGAIN! I screamed she turned. Did what Rave? MY RING THEY TOOK MY RING! Boys? Did you take her ring? I looked over at my eight year old twin brothers, they were small kinda tan and had Sandy blonde hair, they always loved causing trouble. Well, we do know where it is. DEXTER GIVE IT BACK! I screamed all but jumping over the table and putting him in the floor, his arm behind his back *I was careful not to break it* RUN LEO! I turned and grabbed my other brother. ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ENOUGH THE THREE OF YOU! Mom yelled she looked down and sighed. Ravenna get off your brothers. She snapped I stood. Boys give her, her ring back, now. She snapped. They stood and Leo handed me the ring *image above* I grabbed it and stuck it on and then stormed to the front door. Ravenna. Mom snapped, coming up to me as I grabbed my backpack. Go easy on them. They don't get it! They're dad left, at least dad wanted to stay. I looked down my dad had died in a fire when I was a week old, three years later while I was living with my aunt because my mom became distant and didn't want me at the time, she met someone new, and got knocked up and he left before the boys were born, mom was twenty two and finally grew up and came and got me. Rave- I turned and ran outside while shoving my Greek mythology stuff into my bag. I got to the bus stop my music was still blaring when I got on I walked to the back where my friend Echo. See she was really nerdy, she had Sandy blonde hair that she normally wore down she always wore some sort of game shirt, with some sort of colored jeans and black converse to match, she also wore thin zip up jacket she also always had a game boy with her, we were the complete opposites but we always liked hanging out. Hey Rave! She said smiling I looked at her bright blue shirt that had the assassin's Creed symbol. You get Mr. Bruner's homework done? Yeah barely though, then I had this weird ass dream. I said she frowned some. What was it about? I shrugged shaking my head. No idea, I mean I remember it but it was so confusing.

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I was sitting in Greek Mythology class, which was Mr. Bruner's class, he wasn't super old but he wasn't super young, he was crippled, he said in some sort of car accident or a hit and run or something, but that wasn't the point. I kept seeing those eyes, I couldn't get it out of my head, I was tired and trying to stay awake so I started drawing in my notebook, I had left my essay paper out on my desk for easy access for the page collecter. Now, I'll be giving you your last Essay back, and I've chosen a select three to write essay's. I heard something get sat on my desk I frowned as I looked up, Echo had gotten one and so had this kid named Atticus, who seemed to be pretty close with Echo like they had known each other for years. I then looked at my last Essay 89% I looked up turning red I was so mad I felt like I would burst into flame, he was always giving me bad grades, I looked at the topic of my essay. The banishment of Hades. I rolled my eyes as the bell rang. I stood and he cleared his throat. Ravenna Hitchcock I need to speak with you. I need to speak with you too. I snapped through gritted teeth. Keep your cool Rave. Echo said before walking out I walked up and he sighed. So, I'm guessing you saw the grade. Why do you hate me? I do the work I try very hard. Yes but there are still spelling errors. I got madder he was the only one who couldn't grasp I had Dyslexia and minor ADHD. That's not my fault. I snapped he sighed. Young lady I suggest you take a breather. I knew I was very red at this point. Maybe try a little harder, push yourself. I turned to storm out but I heard something hit the floor I turned and saw the piece of notebook paper I frowned as Mr. Bruner picked it up and looked at it. You have an interesting drawing here, the eyes are of a man? Are they not? I turned and took the paper back as he was handing it to me. Yes. I said he frowned and sighed. I will see you tomorrow then, and remember the deadline is Friday.

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I was going to walk home like I always did to stop pick up a book, go to the music store browse through some music books and also put some more money down on my new bass and then finally go get a shake to take home. I was coming out of the shake shop my new bass on my back I looked up and saw this man standing there across the street I frowned some it was as smaller street so I could see him very clearly, he was pale had black hair wore a lot of punk clothing had a few rings a lot of them being full armor rings, and then the eyes, the same eyes I had seen last night the very same eyes I kept seeing the eyes I had drawn today. I stood there frozen I frowned some as I heard a voice start whispering, it was kinda a British accent but it got louder it sounded like it was in my head

Do not return tonight,Ravenna. Do you understand? Do not return to the Underworld.

A bus passed in front of us and he was gone I looked around and quickly crossed the street and started home

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I was still very uptight about what I had seen and didn't relax much till I got home, I took my bass case off and leaned on the door sighing. Hey hun. I looked up at mom she frowned. You alright? You look like you saw a ghost. I looked up and frowned some my mouth kinda open. Ravenna? I looked at mom. Honey what's wrong? I shook my head. Nothing I just- I sighed. Mr. Bruner gave me an 89. She sighed some. I have to go start on an Essay he gave me. I snapped some before storming upstairs.

I looked around it had been the room I was in, with the woman I frowned as I heard a guitar playing. H-hello? The guitar stopped and someone stood I frowned as the man I saw earlier he turned around. Ravenna what did I tell you?!? I swallowed hard as his eyes flared bright red he grabbed me by my shoulders it felt like he burned me. I TOLD YOU NOT TO COME BACK! I-I can't help it. He frowned some. Oh? W-Where am I? Somewhere you shouldn't be. He snapped his eyes going the light orange. Forget all of this, and stop coming back.

I sat up in my bed it was still dark out those eyes, I've seen them before somewhere. I put my head in my hand as it hurt some and I started crying, I didn't know what was going on, who that was, how they knew me! But the eyes, I couldn't forget the eyes.