The drive home from the hospice center was quiet. Dee and Sephi held hands, lost in their thoughts. The pair mourned the loss of the little girl in this world yet rejoiced that she was again healthy and happy in the underworld. This had become their pattern as they grew attached to the humans around them.
The gods were immortal, and while Dee and Sephi were the king and queen of the underworld, death was rare in their world, whether it was the underworld, Mount Olympus, or another realm of the gods. Even the creatures of the underworld, like the nymphs and centaurs, though not immortal, had exceptionally long lives. Dee and Sephi questioned how humans survived the seemingly never-ending cycle of death, and Ava’s passing made them question if they would be able to continue their work at t
