Chapter 8:
Strange what emotions can motivate people into doing great feats of courage. The death of Adriana forced Lucky to move faster than he thought possible, even when fleeing the impending doom of Jinx cutting the amulet in twain, he never moved this fast. The thought of Adriana spending the next few centuries in line on the gray floor of Torment drove him faster.
What seemed like hours was only mere seconds, and Lucky stood over the bodies of the three dead mortals. He assumed Death would be there shortly to collect her prize.
Three ghostly shapes sat up out of the bodies.
The first to speak was the stranger. “What in the name of Torment?”
Then the kid, “What… what is going on? Where am I?”
Finally, Adriana, who much to Lucky’s surprise said nothing but leaned over and gave hi
