Rivers of the Dead
Genres:
Fantasy,
General Fiction
Sub-genres:
Drama,
General Fantasy
Death is better left undisturbed, but some people don't know any better. After the death of his best friend, Ethan, Caleb Neild ventures into The Underworld to seek Ethan's soul and bring him back to the world of the living. He requests the help of the mythical Orpheus, bard turned psychopomp, to find The One Who Rules Beneath and must cross the dreaded six rivers of the afterlife.
This story was not originally written to be released online. As such, the chapters are of varied length, and most of them are rather short. Expect frequent updates.
- Signature Author
- 09/01/2017 (Updated: 11/11/2017)
- 41 Chapters
- 72,604 Words
- 90,795 Views
- 584 Comments
- Teen
- Complete
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- Action Packed 0
- Addictive/Pacing 0
- Characters 0
- Chills 0
- Cliffhanger 0
- Compelling 0
- Feel-Good 0
- Humor 0
- Smoldering 0
- Tearjerker 0
- Unique 0
- World Building 0
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Table of Contents
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1.
A Small Pebble
- 2,000 Words
- 2,542 Views
- 19 Comments
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1-2 - A Simple Spell
- 2,961 Words
- 2,160 Views
- 22 Comments
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1-3 - Urgent Mistakes
- 1,569 Words
- 2,820 Views
- 25 Comments
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1-4 - The Truth
- 1,380 Words
- 2,756 Views
- 22 Comments
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1-5 - A Duty of Love
- 1,430 Words
- 2,006 Views
- 18 Comments
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1-6 Heaven and Hell
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- 1,721 Views
- 13 Comments
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1-7 - The Signs
- 2,944 Words
- 2,606 Views
- 14 Comments
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1-8 - Compromise
- 1,990 Words
- 2,421 Views
- 13 Comments
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1-9 - Whatever It Takes
- 1,139 Words
- 1,351 Views
- 11 Comments
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1-10 - A Spell's Simplicity
- 3,575 Words
- 2,473 Views
- 13 Comments
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1-11 - From Night to Day
- 722 Words
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- 16 Comments
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2-1 - The Cave
- 2,631 Words
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- 14 Comments
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2-2 - Questions and Memories
- 2,091 Words
- 2,583 Views
- 13 Comments
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2-3 - The Warden
- 3,043 Words
- 1,607 Views
- 12 Comments
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2-4 - To Live or Die
- 1,969 Words
- 1,513 Views
- 9 Comments
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2 - 5 - The Toll
- 1,527 Words
- 1,829 Views
- 17 Comments
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2-6 - Boundaries
- 1,701 Words
- 1,529 Views
- 11 Comments
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2-7 - Rivers
- 2,214 Words
- 2,261 Views
- 21 Comments
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2-8 - A Recipe
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- 1,981 Views
- 18 Comments
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2-9 - Blame
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- 1,745 Views
- 11 Comments
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2-10 - Sobriety is For the Living
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- 2,523 Views
- 11 Comments
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3-1 - If You Like Hellfire
- 3,308 Words
- 1,521 Views
- 11 Comments
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3-2 - You Think You Know
- 2,290 Words
- 2,403 Views
- 14 Comments
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3-3 - Love's Revelation
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- 2,496 Views
- 12 Comments
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3-4 - The Warlock
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- 1,794 Views
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3-5 - Sweet Oblivion
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- 1,413 Views
- 11 Comments
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3-6 - Beneath
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3-7 - Hate
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3-8 Life After Death
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- 2,411 Views
- 9 Comments
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3-9 - Purpose
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- 2,197 Views
- 10 Comments
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3-10 - Out of the Cave
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- 2,172 Views
- 12 Comments
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4-1 - Vulnerability
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- 1,545 Views
- 13 Comments
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4-2 - Direction
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- 2,513 Views
- 13 Comments
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4-3 - Illumination
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- 1,667 Views
- 12 Comments
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4-4 - Wake-up Call
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- 1,619 Views
- 11 Comments
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4-5 - The Big Picture
- 1,628 Words
- 1,949 Views
- 11 Comments
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4-6 - Duty
- 1,369 Words
- 1,485 Views
- 14 Comments
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4-7 - Drink
- 764 Words
- 2,569 Views
- 15 Comments
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4-8 - Faith
- 201 Words
- 2,826 Views
- 16 Comments
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4-9 - Oaths
- 2,779 Words
- 2,015 Views
- 9 Comments
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4-10 - Unity
- 209 Words
- 3,537 Views
- 32 Comments
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