MICHAEL
We climbed upward into Hell and the pressure in my skull lessened. I wondered why Hel didn't do her disappearing act and whisk us back to Midgard. Or why Heimdall didn't just open a Door - he was the god of the Bifrost, after all. But I found the more familiar my surroundings became, the less I cared about what they did or didn't do.
Hell's frigid fingers caressed me, soothed me. Called me. I stayed on my feet. I kept moving forward though it took every ounce of my strength. I concentrated on Heimdall's broad back in front of me. He didn't stop moving so I didn't stop moving. My mind followed a constant loop of, Just keep moving. Just keep moving. Just keep moving.
When we first left the cavern where Heimdall had been imprisoned, I'd waited for Desi, though why she lingered I di
