-Laelia-
Death… it felt strange. It wasn’t all light and warmth as I had imagined. I thought it would feel like coming home, like God inviting me into his kingdom… unless I had been cast into the underworld. Was this where sinners ended up? Had I sinned?
I tried to orient myself in the darkness, but I couldn’t figure out where I was. When I tried to move, a sharp pain shot through me. I groaned. I knew the underworld was supposed to be torturous, but this… this didn’t feel like torture. It hurt, yes, but not like the searing fires of the damned.
I tried moving again, my body heavy and unresponsive, but all I felt was more pain coursing through me.
“Shh, calm down, my Lady.”
Libelle! That was Libelle’s voice. I would recognize it anywhere. I tried to move again, but she just shushed
