Loud Noises Scare the Big Animals by seastarpwn (large ebook reader txt) 📖

back to my home.”
I just looked at him. “Where exactly is your home.”
“Mi casa es el mundo subterráneo.”
Astra gasped. “Are you the Lucero del Alba?”
“Yes Astra. That’s exactly who I am.”
“Who is he?” said Alexzander.
“The Morning Star.”
“Who is that?” I asked.
“He’s been called by many names. But the most commonly known is the Devil.”
For several minutes everything was quiet. “Why would our grandfather send us to you?” Said Nova.
“Years ago he did me a great favor, and it is finally time for me to repay him.”
“How do we know we can trust you?” I asked.
“I consider the girls family. And to be considered part of my family is a great honor. So they can trust me. But you on the other hand should be running now.”
“I’m not going to leave unless Astra tells me to.”
“Collin I wouldn’t start to get on his bad side. If he wanted you dead right now, he could do it. Just let me talk to him.”
I nodded. “Fine.” I was honestly really scared right now. Not for myself. But For Astra. If this really was the Devil, he could do terrible things.
She walked away. They started speaking some foreign language. I could tell something wasn’t going well because Astra kept looking back at me. It made my heart fall right out of my chest. The thought of being away from her was terrible.
Finally she came back. “He said for you and your brother to be able to come with us, someone would…” she trailed off.
“Just tell me.”
She took a deep breath. “Someone would have to stay behind with him in the underworld.”

Chapter 43
Nova

I stared at Astra than back at the devil. “How do you expect us to choose?” I questioned. I looked between everyone and back at Henry.
“I don’t know, but it is your choice.” I wanted to shift and claw his eyeballs off. He was staring at me and a creepy smile spread across his face. You wouldn’t want to do that now. I heard his voice in my head. I shook my head and glared at him.
“I’ll do it.” Alexzander said from behind me.
“Oh, no you won’t,” I quickly turned towards him, “I won’t let you. If Alexzander stays, I stay.”
“If Nova stays, I stay.” Astra said.
“If Astra stays, than I am going.” Collin injected. We all jumped up and argued. We all wouldn’t let the other person go and we didn’t get anywhere.
“I could go.” Scott stood up. Everyone looked at each other and Astra’s face looked shocked and Collin smiled. Everyone nodded their head, but I felt bad; I couldn’t let anyone go.
“If Scott stays with you, how are you going to help us?” I turned towards Henry. He shrugged his shoulders and crossed his arms.
“I can’t tell you, unless one of you comes down with me.” Scott stepped forward. He had his chin up and his chest out, but he was slightly shaking. I would be afraid to go as well. “Are you sure?”
Scott looked at all of us and smiled slightly, “Yes.” Collin walked up to him and patted him on the back. Astra and Alexzander just shook his hand. When I walked up to Scott I hugged him tightly and whispered thank you. I felt like I owed him for saving my life and offering to go to the underworld.
I stepped back into Alexzander’s arms and kept my head pressed into his chest. I heard a huge whoosh and the room went quiet. When I finally looked back up Scott and Henry were both gone. I let a tear slip down my cheek.
“What is wrong?” Alexzander whispered.
“I feel horrible.”
“Why?” Astra asked, “he’s gone, I’m kind of thankful.”
“Don’t you feel at least a little bad? I mean he did risk his life to go down there instead of one of us. I knew he is annoying, but-“I cut off and shook my head. The room was awkwardly silent until Henry came back.
“What’s going to happen to him?” Collin asked.
“Oh nothing, he is just going to b my slave for awhile.” Henry causally said. I looked up at Astra and she just shook her head at me.
“So, how are you going to help us?” I asked.
“For one I know about that dream stuff. In my world, he can’t harm you from there. He can still get in your dreams, but if he harms you it won’t affect you.”
“Great.” I muttered.
Henry shot me daggers and continued, “You can also train down there become stronger and maybe I can teach you a thing or two.”
“When are we going?” Astra asked.
Henry looked down at his multimillion watch, “Right about now.” I felt my body falling through the air. It was completely black and I couldn’t hear anything, but the wind passing through my ears. Images of my past flashed before my eyes, but everything was fuzzy. I could hear my grandpa in the back ground and pots and pans, but his face was blocked. Different images past by me as well. I couldn’t take it anymore, I could feel the tears slipping down my face and my body fell into arms. I quickly wiped my tears and looked up at Alexzander, “Thanks,” I mumbled.
He smiled down at me. I looked up to see Astra fallout from the sky or ground, whatever you call it, and landed in Collin’s arms. I shifted out of Alexzander’s arms and tried to walk. My legs were still asleep and I kind of tripped, but someone pulled me up.
I looked up to find a teenage girl. She was white as a ghost and her hair was as black as the night. She righted me and stuck out her hand, “Hello, I am Ebony.”
Chapter 44
Astra
I looked at this girl Ebony; I had a feeling about her. And it didn’t feel good. “What do you want?”
She cocked her head at me. “I don’t understand.”
“I’ll say it again. What. Do. You. Want?” I said the last half of the sentence slowly.
“My father sent me to bring you back to his home.”
“How do we know we can trust you?!” I asked
She smiled. “You don’t. But I suggest you come with me because it’s almost feeding time. I’ll give you a few minutes to decide.”
Everybody went into a circle. “What do you think we should?” I asked anybody.
“I think we should go.” Said Alexzander.
“I second that.” Said Collin.
I looked at Collin. His pupils were slightly smaller. And the more I looked at him, the more I got a bad feeling. Alexzander’s were the same way. “Nova what do you think?”
“I honestly don’t know. This place is kind of giving me the creeps.”
I turned back to Ebony. “We’ll go with you.”
She smiled. “I suggest you follow behind me. There are many creature out there that would enjoy the opportunity to eat you.”
“One moment.” I turned to Nova. “If we’re going to do what she says, we’re going to need to shift. Any ideas?”
“Me tiger. You wolf.”
I nodded. “Collin when I shift I want you to get on my back and hold on.”
“Are you sure you can hold me?”
“I’ve carried things a hundred times heavier than you.” I was quiet serious.
“Alright then.”
I shifted into my wolf. I felt Collin get on. His weight was nothing compared to some of the things I had carried.
Ebony started running, then Nova and I did the same.
Hell was what I expected it to be, but then what it expected it wouldn’t be.
There were fires all around. But the air was as cold as ice. There were ghost pleading for us to let them through the gates. Noises of creatures that all but time had forgotten.
We traveled along a river. I saw strange creatures that looked like turtles, but they had impression on their heads that held water. I would have to ask about them later.
Then we came to some tall gates. People, ghost, zombies, demons, any sort of creature you could imagine was at the gates trying to get in. “This is where you will be tested. If you are worthy of passing through the gates, then you may. If not, then my father will be seeing you in the Hall of Judgment.”
She casually walked through the crowd and through the gates.
Just then a howl erupted through the gates. A sound so horrible it made my bones rattle. And All the creatures that were at the gates disappeared.
“Whatever that was, it can’t be good.” I said.
Then the earth started to rumble. And a huge beast loomed off in the distance.


Chapter 45
Nova

“Is anyone else feeling that?” I questioned nervously.
“Feeling what?” Collin asked.
“That sudden air of warmth and it stinks.” I grabbed Alexzander’s hand nervously. I huge growl erupted behind us, and all four of us looked up to see three huge black noses. I wanted to scream, but all the sounds got jumbled up in my throat and all that came out was a whimper.
Hello, travelers. Three voices trickled into my mind. A looked around to the others and could see the confusion on their faces. I guess they heard it too.
“Hello, I am Nova.” I stepped forward, but I could feel Alexzander try to pull me back. I snatched my hand away from him and took another step forward. The three dog heads lowered, so we were eye level. I could tell the dogs were Rottweiler. They had the black coat and brown eyebrows. If their teeth weren’t in my face, I would find them very adorable.
Why are you here? Have you come for a soul, if so you can’t get one.
“We aren’t here for one of the souls. We want to go see the devil, I mean Henry.”
Henry, our master. We can’t let you pass, unless you are a soul or prove yourself.
“How do we do that?”

Nova’s Past
I felt my body doing the whole body falling thing again. I felt light weight, but this time I knew to close my eyes. After minutes of falling I finally hit the ground. I really wished Alexzander was here. Wait. I looked around and nobody was with me. I paced back and forth and screamed for everyone, but I couldn’t hear anyone back.
“Stop shouting,” a low, but loud voice said, “You are going to bust my ears.” I turned around to find a dark man stand somewhere in the trees. He had long black hair that reached his shoulders and very tan skin. His eyes were just black. “Who are you?”
“I am Cerberus, but in my human form. I find it scares less people.”
“Aren’t you supposed to have tree heads?”
“Two of my heads are with your friends. They can conjure up bodies, like I am doing now.” Cerberus walked up to me and wrapped his arm around my shoulders.
“You should be happy Alexzander isn’t here because he would rip your head off.”
“That is why we could stay in here forever if you want.”
“You were much sweeter in dog form.”I grabbed his wrist and twisted his arm off of me.
“Yeah, I get that a lot.” I shoved him away and started walking through the woods.
“Where are we anyways?”
“It’s your memory, how am I supposed to know?”
“What do you mean my memory? I am reliving a memory, cool!” I heard a scream ripple through the woods and I took off. I ran towards the scream and I stopped short of a lake. A group of blonde girls stood