Welcome to the realm of Hades... when you first arrive you are greeted by Charon and his boat, normally he won't guide the 'living' but for Demons and Thralls he'll make an exception (with the right price and incentive!).
Envy beheld the long winding dark river in an ever darker and damp cave... there was something about this place. A sort of cold chill ran down his spine, it was power... True Power. He tried to define the source of it, but to no avail for the place seemed to be made up of it. Or more specificly... he felt like he was in the belly of a beast made of pure evil and power.
Greed enters,followed by the beast Wrath had become."Oooh,if it isn't the death sailor himself,Charon." she makes a snorty remark."Lustie,what price does the bone sack desire?" she asks,her eyes shining greedy.
Charon raised his head, his face was like a deathmask and an old white feared peaked out of his dark black cloak and his glowing red eyes leared at the Thralls before him...
Envy cocked an eyebrow at the guy thinking "Cool eyes... wouldn't mind a pair of eyes like that..."
Lust's smile perished.She stepped on the air,approaching quickly Charon."No can do on that,so request something else or I'll have to borrow the boat without it's captain." she said,making a fearsome eye contact.Greed howled long,in agreement.
Charon leered still at the other three noisy ladies... but his interest was diverted when Gluttony presented the Drachma. It had been a while since he'd had any passengers, and been even longer since he's had some gold in his possession...
So Charon nodded and accepted the Gold saying "Get aboard Mortals..." and all seven started making their way aboard the long boat as he muttered darkly unde rhis breath "More likely than not... ya'll die done here anyway"
Envy hopped aboard and sat on the ledge of boat near Charon, he thought it was tactical position... beacuse whatever was down here probably would think twice before trying to take a chomp out of the old vulture of a demon god...
Lust took her place near Charon,behind him.Pride sat above her.Behind her,Greed with Sloth on her back and Wrath beside them.
Those being done,Charon starts to drive away the boat,the souls lost in the Styx howling and trying to approach the boat,but receiving a kick or a punch with the oar.
Charon remained silent, yet at the same time he radiated a slight bit of 'happiness'. Despite originally not wanting to give the seven Thralls a lift to the Underworld... he enjoyed the simple pleasure of rowing his craft through the murky abyss.
Envy noticing this thought 'To have so little, and to have such simple happiness... what a strange Demon...'
The travel was long and boring;but floating on a river bringed back memories.Lust starts humming a song,closing her eyes for a second.Sloth falls into a deep sleep,her light snoring filling the air along with the soft melody.Greed shifts uncomfortably;it was too peaceful.She had a weird feeling,that this is the peace before the war.
The abyssmal tunnel had nothing special happening, so everyone felt unnaturally lax and safe as they drfited along...
When all of a sudden, when Envy shifted his body a little on the railing. Something reached out of the water and pulled him in!
In a second,Lust reached out and catches him by his shirt.Greed is in a second behind her,holding her by her foot."What the hell is that?!" Lust utters,looking surprised. "Don't tell me it's him." she continues,her mind running fast.
Gluttony looked in to the water. "It would appear our guest of honor has arrived...or a hydra." Gluttony then looks at Charon. "Any thoughts Charon?" Gluttony says while flashing two Drachma at him.
Charon drily said "The dead mortals here sense the presense of live Demigods, in a matter of speaking... they are envious of your life"
He was silent for a moment and then said "My Master is Lord of the Underworld, all Demigod and mortal souls pledged under his rule or his family's rule after death were trapped here to serve him for all of eternity... never to see true heavenly pardise or the damnation of true hell..."
Envy felt bit ruffled after being almost drowned by the souls of the dead... but was thanbkful for Lust's and Greed's aid and muttered word of thanks.
"You couldda said so sooner,old man." Greed sighed heavily,taking her human form and setting Sloth on her lap."This girl is awfully heavy..." she mumbled for herself.
Lust softly nods her head at Envy's word of thanks.Then,she listens to the demon sailor's words."Demigods,you say..." she chuckled."We are not demigods.We are simple sinners,Charon.But if your words are true,your master,your lord,is an awful being.Making those souls restless...damning their existence with a heavy burden..." she added,a dark,cold shadow appearing on her face as she was speaking.
