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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
- 108,576 Views
- 585 Comments
- Teen
- Complete
Story Recommendations
- 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
- 3,231 Views
- 19 Comments
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1-2 - A Simple Spell
- 2,961 Words
- 2,437 Views
- 23 Comments
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1-3 - Urgent Mistakes
- 1,569 Words
- 3,143 Views
- 25 Comments
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1-4 - The Truth
- 1,380 Words
- 3,079 Views
- 22 Comments
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1-5 - A Duty of Love
- 1,430 Words
- 2,516 Views
- 18 Comments
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1-6 Heaven and Hell
- 1,436 Words
- 2,116 Views
- 13 Comments
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1-7 - The Signs
- 2,944 Words
- 3,082 Views
- 14 Comments
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1-8 - Compromise
- 1,990 Words
- 2,814 Views
- 13 Comments
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1-9 - Whatever It Takes
- 1,139 Words
- 1,730 Views
- 11 Comments
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1-10 - A Spell's Simplicity
- 3,575 Words
- 2,876 Views
- 13 Comments
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1-11 - From Night to Day
- 722 Words
- 2,367 Views
- 16 Comments
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2-1 - The Cave
- 2,631 Words
- 4,114 Views
- 14 Comments
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2-2 - Questions and Memories
- 2,091 Words
- 3,244 Views
- 13 Comments
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2-3 - The Warden
- 3,043 Words
- 1,979 Views
- 12 Comments
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2-4 - To Live or Die
- 1,969 Words
- 1,716 Views
- 9 Comments
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2 - 5 - The Toll
- 1,527 Words
- 2,353 Views
- 17 Comments
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2-6 - Boundaries
- 1,701 Words
- 1,707 Views
- 11 Comments
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2-7 - Rivers
- 2,214 Words
- 2,830 Views
- 21 Comments
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2-8 - A Recipe
- 1,813 Words
- 2,437 Views
- 18 Comments
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2-9 - Blame
- 3,334 Words
- 2,415 Views
- 11 Comments
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2-10 - Sobriety is For the Living
- 1,425 Words
- 2,967 Views
- 11 Comments
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3-1 - If You Like Hellfire
- 3,308 Words
- 1,900 Views
- 11 Comments
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3-2 - You Think You Know
- 2,290 Words
- 2,741 Views
- 14 Comments
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3-3 - Love's Revelation
- 2,060 Words
- 3,102 Views
- 12 Comments
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3-4 - The Warlock
- 1,013 Words
- 2,175 Views
- 13 Comments
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3-5 - Sweet Oblivion
- 1,525 Words
- 1,612 Views
- 11 Comments
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3-6 - Beneath
- 967 Words
- 2,301 Views
- 12 Comments
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3-7 - Hate
- 664 Words
- 1,829 Views
- 11 Comments
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3-8 Life After Death
- 1,321 Words
- 2,602 Views
- 9 Comments
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3-9 - Purpose
- 1,179 Words
- 2,513 Views
- 10 Comments
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3-10 - Out of the Cave
- 1,916 Words
- 2,393 Views
- 12 Comments
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4-1 - Vulnerability
- 1,681 Words
- 1,919 Views
- 13 Comments
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4-2 - Direction
- 1,552 Words
- 2,929 Views
- 13 Comments
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4-3 - Illumination
- 1,249 Words
- 1,891 Views
- 12 Comments
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4-4 - Wake-up Call
- 2,035 Words
- 1,931 Views
- 11 Comments
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4-5 - The Big Picture
- 1,628 Words
- 2,310 Views
- 11 Comments
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4-6 - Duty
- 1,369 Words
- 1,702 Views
- 14 Comments
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4-7 - Drink
- 764 Words
- 3,129 Views
- 15 Comments
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4-8 - Faith
- 201 Words
- 3,293 Views
- 16 Comments
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4-9 - Oaths
- 2,779 Words
- 2,215 Views
- 9 Comments
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4-10 - Unity
- 209 Words
- 4,445 Views
- 32 Comments
