
Rivers of the Dead
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
- 77,709 Views
- 584 Comments
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A Small Pebble
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1-2 - A Simple Spell
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- 22 Comments
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1-3 - Urgent Mistakes
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- 2,640 Views
- 25 Comments
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1-4 - The Truth
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1-5 - A Duty of Love
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1-6 Heaven and Hell
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1-7 - The Signs
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1-8 - Compromise
- 1,990 Words
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1-9 - Whatever It Takes
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1-10 - A Spell's Simplicity
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1-11 - From Night to Day
- 722 Words
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2-1 - The Cave
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2-2 - Questions and Memories
- 2,091 Words
- 2,223 Views
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2-3 - The Warden
- 3,043 Words
- 1,436 Views
- 12 Comments
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2-4 - To Live or Die
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2 - 5 - The Toll
- 1,527 Words
- 1,633 Views
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2-6 - Boundaries
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2-7 - Rivers
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2-8 - A Recipe
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2-9 - Blame
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2-10 - Sobriety is For the Living
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3-1 - If You Like Hellfire
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3-2 - You Think You Know
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3-3 - Love's Revelation
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3-4 - The Warlock
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3-5 - Sweet Oblivion
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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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3-9 - Purpose
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3-10 - Out of the Cave
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4-1 - Vulnerability
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4-2 - Direction
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4-3 - Illumination
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4-4 - Wake-up Call
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4-5 - The Big Picture
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4-6 - Duty
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4-7 - Drink
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4-8 - Faith
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4-9 - Oaths
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4-10 - Unity
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