Alive

ke an hour but Grey could not be sure. Time was non-existent on this side of life. When Hane finally slowed his quick

re had to be something about this place. Grey began to feel oddly at peace

lding his legs in and spreading the map before him. Grey followed suit. Turns

was covered in dots. At a closer look, grey noticed they were moving. Each dot representing a soul. The afterlife’s terrain was mostly flat except for a few rocks jutting out from the ground, glowing in the grey

ane said with a sigh. “Wait, what? That’s your plan? Brilliant!” grey screamed. The sarcasm in his tone was not unnoticed by Hane. “I told you it won’t be easy. Di

ss. It was beginning to get really crowded by souls. So much that it was forced to evolve. The council was birthed by that evolution. They are immortal and embody the afterlife’s essence. Demal represents tranquillity, Gremal represents order and Cermal represents uncertainty. The

. So let’s try to not get cau

ey asked now staring a

ane said

n?” Grey ask

f transition. The coun

transition?” grey asked. Sometimes it seemed Hane had b

to leave are escorted out by the council.” Hane said smiling broadly. Grey was confused. “What do you mean? You said t

e afterlife were messing with Hanes mind. “The council wil

to not sound rude though he reall

y. “Do you realize how disastrous it would be if these souls all went only one area of the land of the living or show in the same place they died?” Hane asked. It all made sense. Grey was pretty sure any normal human would freak out if they s

let you know when it is. I will h

to find out?” Gre

with a sly grin and that

signs of sunlight, trying to do just that but it was hard! It was like waiting to unwrap a present. He barely saw Hane and even when he did Hane seemed d

a cape. What colour would it be? Would he wear tight? If he would wear tights, would they look good on him? These thoughts kept him from running down to the hall of decision

. By now, grey had run out of daydreams and fantasies to keep him busy and was seriously considering looking for the exit himself but how cou