Clouds covered the sky and blocked out the sun. Meg took my hand and squeezed it tightly as everything quickly went black. Out of the darkness, a luminous orb appeared. Suddenly, the bright light exploded.
I held my sister tighter as threads of gold rushed around us. It brushed my skin, leaving pinpricks of electricity. It was so intense that I closed my eyes, hoping to stop the bile from rising in my throat. After several seconds of cleansing breaths, I opened my eyes and we had transported to the middle of a forest.
Faramond stood before me. A gold glow emitted from him as he spoke. "Tannus and I were born with the responsibility of being the Guardians of the Afterlife. In the beginning, we reveled in our duties. Escorting souls to the next realm was satisfying for the first four hundr
