The True Ruler, Rayven

A god, the underworld?

He emerges from behind a tree with some basketball shorts on and no shirt gesturing towards the small amount of clothing he just put on while giving me a 360 spin. I guess that’s all I’m going to get can’t complain honestly I love the view, and it is a lot better than nothing. I nod my head in approval and earn another chuckle from Mr. Stranger Gigglepants here.

“So vixen, now that I’m clothed maybe you can tell me your name?” He asks as he looks straight into my eyes like he’s dying to know the answer.

“How about you tell me yours first, and also where I am I seem to be lost.” I retort, I’m not to quick to give my name out to strangers.

“Considering your on my Territory, I think I should know your name first beautiful and what a little lady like you are doing here.” The stranger says making some valid points.

I think and weigh my options here. I don’t know where I am, how I got here, or how to get back. As far as I’m concerned this is a dream especially with sexy stranger standing there smiling at me obviously intrigued by my presence. I guess I’m about to have to trust a stranger, besides its not like I can’t defend myself if need be. I’ll keep my magical abilities a secret for now.

“I guess I have no choice then. Well stranger my name is Rayven. What about you?” I ask as I extend my hand to shake his hand as businessmen/women often do. I look into his eyes as I introduce myself so he sees the sincerity and know I’m not lying that is my actual name.

“Rayven.” He repeats my name like the sound tastes good on his tongue he grasps my hand not to shake it but to flip it over and kiss my knuckles. Can’t lie that did send shivers down my spine he has this very old-timey polite masculine aura going on right now.

“What’s your name?” I ask a little breathier than I would hoped. This man is putting some kind of spell on me right now I have never met a male that makes me feel womanly like this.

“I’m Adrian, and the animal you saw a minute ago was my spirit animal Vague, and to answer your previous question you are in the lava region of the underworld.” He answers and I’m instantly thrown back into reality, did he just say underworld?

“I’m sorry” I laugh a real grab a chair I’m about to fall over kind of laugh I walk over closer to him and attempt to pat him on the shoulder, but the height difference wouldn’t let me. He’s looking at me with amusement in his eyes. He actually starts laughing with me, how hard I’m laughing I guess I brought it out of him. I catch my breath and ask again because he has to be joking, that would mean I’m dead.

“Adrian you are hilarious, okay. But no honestly let us be completely serious here. Where am I?” I say as I dry my lashes off with my fingertips trying to swipe some of these tears out of my eyes so I can see clearly.

Adrian looks at me smile gone, in fact an eyebrow is up in the air like he’s the confused one here. Like he didn’t just tell the underworld joke.

“I was not joking; you are in the lava region of the underworld. This is my domain.” He states proudly pushing his chest out slightly like a child showing off their all-A report cards.

“It can’t be the underworld as that would mean that I am dead.” I say as I look at Adrian, it could be possible he is so sexy because he is crazy as hell. He notices how I am looking at him and mimicks my confusion. Both of us are just looking at each-other like we are both actively looking at an escaped mental patient standing in-front of the other.

“I was just getting my hair done and fell asleep during the wash and ended up here” finishing that sentence I sprint to the little pond to check my reflection how could I forget to check to see what I look like in front of this god. I hope my hair isn’t half done or looking crazy. I glance down and it’s my regular curly hair like before I was blindfolded. I hear Adrian chuckle behind me, I spin around and a blush creeped it’s way back onto my cheeks.

“So am I dead, and does that make you the grim reaper or something.” I ask curiously but he notices the sarcastic tone

“No you're not dead you definitely don’t look like how the souls look when they get down here that’s for sure. How you got here I’m just as curious as you are little Rayven, where did you say you were from again?” He asks as he leans in to tuck a white strand of hair behind my ear looking deep into my eyes like he can see my very soul and is loving every second of it.

“I guess to you it would be the living world.” I say as I cover my mouth with my hand, I don’t know if what I said was rude or not. I wasn’t trying to be insensitive to his death.

“I’m sorry” I blurt out

“I wasn’t trying to be insensitive to your passing and moving on” I say feeling really bad I’m usually very conscious of how others might take my words. My nonexistent filter is really invisible around this man it seems like I can just pour all my guts out to him. Now it’s my turn to look at him like he’s grown a third head. Adrian is laughing extremely hard clutching at his stomach like he’s just been roundhouse kicked in the abdomen. When he catches his breath he swipes at a tear that escaped from the gut busting laughter that just left him just a minute ago.

He grabs my arm as I attempt to snatch it back, his grip is too strong so my arm is still in his hand. I’m quite perplexed as to what he is I don’t know anyone in the living realm in my region at lesser that was stronger than me, that’s refreshing but very concerning as this means I might have enemies stronger than I currently am now and I need to make sure my mom and the kingdom stays safe when I get back we are going to increase the training. I’m definitely going to increase mine I don’t like that this stranger is stronger than me right now.

Adrian places my hand gently on his chest

“Feel that” he asks

“I sure do. Put his hand on us. Him feel too” Ember practically demands.

“No now shutup and help me think of a way to get away from this lunatic.” I say to ember, as I am fussing at her I feel a heartbeat beneath the palm of my hand. My eyes dart up into Adrian’s; he’s been looking at me with curiosity. A heartbeat, I place my hand over my own heart and feel mine beating as well.

“If you're not dead how is this your realm? Who are you?” I ask still kind of skeptical to the story he is telling me.

“My name is Adrian Lavalwydd, Overlord of the Lava region. I’m not dead because we don’t die, there is only a couple of ways you can kill a god and their animal spirit.” He answers, truthfully, I didn’t detect a single lie in the words he just spoke to me. Well it’s a good thing I’m not dead, I guess I’m happy he’s not dead either, why I don’t know I just met this man.