Monsters of Men

Completed one chapter story

This is just a short story I had to write for an English project, somewhat based upon Edgar Allen Poe's gothic literature.
This story is told from the perspective of death, who voices opinions throughout the story which is being told to the traveler.
Aurelia and Orion meet and fall in love, completely different yet similar. Their prospects are shadowed by Aurelia's father, who is a madman who will stop at nothing to control his legacy...