Heart of Darkness: Book Three: Father of the Immortals

Grandma, Grandma!” Reaperian says, running through the Night Castle. At the age of seven, he was already a handful. “I'm here, little one,” his grandmother, Serena, calls out. Reaperian runs in and sits on the floor. His cousin, Dragica, and his aunt and uncle, Lilly and Alucard, were already there waiting.   “Tell us again, Grandma,” he says, his little eyes pleading. “Tell you again,” she repeats back to him tickling him. He lets out a laugh. “Please grandma, we want to hear the story again!” Dragica says.           Serena smiles, “Alright fine, are you all comfortable and ready to listen?” She asks them. The four children all nod.   Serena gets a smile on her face and then gets serious as she begins to tell the story.     “Once, long ago before the world was full of life, there lived Zodian, the maker. He had created the entire universe. He looked at the earth and wanted to make it his home. Then he felt something we have all felt at one time or another. He became lonely, and it is here children that our story and his story really begins........”