own. They live in a cozy little house not far from the Crimson River that runs a half-mile away from Bahitle town. They will be writing to you in the next couple of weeks to let you know when they will come to visit you.
Joanne has been dating a lot lately because she feels that she might become a lonely old woman if she does not find a partner. But if you ask me she should just let Mother Nature do her part. Joanne has been such a silly little thing this last couple of weeks that all I can do is to laugh at her for the entire crazy thing that she is doing to get a man. Other than that she is wonderful. She has a new job working at a local bakery making sweets, and she loves it. She doesn’t know it yet, but a regular customer has an immense crush on her. Sometime I think that she is just too dense to realize something good in front of her.
As for me, I am terrific. I have a family of my own and my own farm. I am keeping up the tradition that our father showed us when he first started farming. If you would like to visit, just let me know, and I will make the preparations. One last thing and then I’ll have to let you go. Congratulations! You are going to be aunts and uncles. My wife and I are proud parents of a new baby boy. His name is Thomas and he is two-weeks-old.
I hope everything is going well with you, too. You will always be in our hearts and dreams.
God bless,
Dave
Chapter 15
Dimitri follows Death to his judgment as he looks around to see something that no one he has known has seen. Blue stone was everywhere the eyes could see, the floor, the walls; the ceiling was made out of this blue stone. Symbols carved into the walls were foreign to him. Doorway appeared out of nowhere and seemed to lead to nowhere. There were no windows down this corridor. There was enough light being emitted from the red lantern floating in front of Death and Dimitri. The lantern leads the way down the corridor while Dimitri searches for an end that was nowhere insight. It seamed as if they have been walking for days but getting nowhere.
“Where are we?” Dimitri asks.
“We are going to the highest court,” Death replies.
“And where is that?” Dimitri asks.
“Straight ahead. Please don’t talk.”
“It just seems like we have been walking forever,” Dimitri smirks back to Death. “And why the blue lantern? Why not yellow or white lantern? Wouldn’t that help to light the way better?”
“The blue lantern helps me find who I am to find and bring back. The color makes your blood glow for me,” Death grows quiet. “I will say this only once more. Do not talk,” Death quickens her stepping to make Dimitri jog.
Dimitri tries to keep up with Death but quickly falls behind. Death stops and lets Dimitri catch up to her then starts to run again. Dimitri is getting frustrated at Death decides to stop and challenge her. Death stops to see why Dimitri has stopped.
Dimitri yells back to Death. “I am not going to play your silly games anymore.”
“Then you will die,” Death pulls out an aged emaciated wooden stick from her robe and holds it to her side. The stick grows in her hand as she grips it. The bark part on the far end and a long, shiny, blade emerges.
“This blade is as old as the earth itself. It helped create and destroy many people far greater than you. Now it’s going to get a little workout slicing you into tiny pieces.”
Death charges at Dimitri as he stands waiting for her. She gets within four feet of Dimitri then disappears leaving him to stand in total darkness.
Dimitri puts his hands out to feel around, hoping that there is a wall nearby. He finds not a wall but a strange stone altar for which light begins to shine down upon. As he walks around the altar, he notices that it is made from the same stone that the walls are made out of. A loud booming voice rings in his skull as it commands him to sit down on the blue stone altar. The light becomes more focused on the altar as it shows him