(This is a chapter from my book the Curse of Tarterus the sequal to my first book the Beast Charmer)

Chapter 1

   Nyla hurried across the frozen ground. Frost tickled the pebbles and mud of the dark winter wasteland known as the undrworld. Where monsters roamed free and spirits of the dead were put to punishment by none other than Hades himself. Nyla and her brother had  been saved by Hades and teleportated to the underworld before they died in a bombing. Nyla and Forest met a boy named Kavull who was banished from the mortal world because he found out about the underworld and the afterlife. He had escaped Hades evil graspe and had been living in a makeshift home ever since.He took in Nyla and Forest where they healed Forest from his wound. Before Kavull had saved Nyla from the three headed monster Cerberus. But unfortunatly Forest had been hurt. 

   Today Nyla was out hunting for food. She was usually the only one who hunted because of her ability to control monsters and animals. Her gift was called "Beast Charming" Nyla prefered not to hunt but they had to live. She felt like a deceiver because she would control the animal and make it walk into a open space then she would shoot it with one of her arrows. 

   Nyla was on the track of a golden stag when she saw a group of souls roaming across the feilds. Nyla hurried and ducked down begind a tall bush and spied on them. Though the spirits did not move they're mouths a raspy voice filled the air.

 " Where is she?" one spirit said with a eye patch

 "Hades said she'd be here."

 "How do you know."

 "Because he told me that he would send a golden stag for her to follow."

    "Oh pickle fifers." she said under her breath. She should've known this would be a trap. She had followed the stag because it was a creature of beuty and there were no creatures like that in the underworld. In fact she had never intented to kill it instead she was just going to follow it and try and lead back to where they were camping at the moment.

"I'm getting bored."

"She'll turn up I know she will."

"What if the stag already passed here? What if she's already killed it and started to return to the camp."

"Your right we should go and find the camp and take her friends as prisoners."

   Nyla fought the erge to pull out a arrow and make a head shot at the 2nd spirit. "No don't do it. You can't harm them but they can harm you." Nyla had to remind herself.

   The souls started to move across the plane towards the direction of a little speck in the distance that was a glowing red light. A camp fire. Nyla knew that the spirits were headed for the camp site. As soon as the spirits were out of site Nyla sprinted towards the camp.

   When Nyla reached the camp she was determined that she had made it here before the spirits she ran inside the tent. It was pitch black inside but then suddenly a candle flickered on and she saw a note stuck to the ground by a dagger. Nyla picked it up and studied it.

                                               

                                                        Nyla,

We have your brother and friend. If you want us to spare them come to the bone palace and meet me in the throne room.

-Hades

    Nyla gasped, dropped the paper and ran out of the tent.

That is the end of my first chapter in my book the Curse of Tarterus. Please leave your opinions about this chapter and please pardon any spelling problems. I hope you enjoyed my first post I will be posting every 4 days.