The Quest To Retrieve The Souls

the Quest to Retrieve The Souls

Drew Cootes
Hi my name is Georgia and I am just about to die. you’re probably thinking “So you wrote a whole book about you dying?, wow!” no, just no! You don’t know what I've been through. Just a normal day for me ( well duh of course not. ) I was walking down the street when I heard a snarl from behind me. I turned to find a lion but now my life will get crazier and crazier.

I was walking down the street when I heard a snarl from behind me. I turned to find a lion with long golden mane brown fur stripes down the back but the most beautiful thing about this creature was its eyes they were rainbow almost hypnotise to anything it looked at, but before I could do anything the lion ran away. I ran after the lion chasing it round corners and through alleyways finally the lion came to a stop on a big hill overlooking a small road, three kids were getting beaten up by some robbers. When I saw those robbers I jumped on the lion and the lion raced down towards the robbers. I jumped off my new lion that I found and was about to run at the robbers when the lion said something and I nearly fainted.” stop I can help just don’t charge them.” said the lion.
“And how will you do that. I Answered.
“I can shape shift my name is Tiamoki call me Tia for short.” I thought to myself (My lion is a shape shifting female play cool also DON'T FREAK OUT. )”Ok could you transform for me,” I Asked. Just think of what you want me to be and I will become it if you have the power. I thought of a sword and magically the lion morphed into a sword the blade rainbow glowing with magic with weird symbols. “ lets get em. As I ran at the robbers none of the robbers seemed to have noticed me but when I got close they all turned around and pulled out guns I dodged and slashed I took down two robbers but instead of lying on the ground they crumpled to dust. I was too stunned to react to the last robber but as the robber shot me I stabbed the robber but the damage had already been done. Pain erupted around my thigh. Immediately I knew it was making its way towards my heart. I wanted to just lie there and crumble to dust myself but my day got weirder and weirder and a girl on a horse flew above me the girl held out her hand and I was taken to a place that would make my life weirder more worse and action packed.





I meet my new hall mates
I woke up in the most Amazing apartment ever seen even if I didn’t know where I was or who that girl was, the apartment looked impressive like really impressive. Everything was clean there was a fireplace there was a little patch of grass with loads of branches above it. I felt right at home. Then someone knocked on the door I went to go open it then saw something glittering on the couch next to me it was the sword Tia I’d used to kill the demonic robbers. Before I could go over and see the blade someone knocked on the door again I went to the door and opened it. Standing outside was a boy about around 17-18 years old was. “Hi my name is Conrad Lost.“ That's when James decided to introduce himself. A man immediately materialised next me.”Ahhhhhh.” I nearly hit the ceiling.”Hi,” the man said.
“Ummmm hi?” I replied.”who are you?” I asked.
“James,” he replied. Immediately James ran into my room and went over to where my sword lay.
He turned back into a sword and started talking to her. He was very surprised when Tia talked back.
“Hello, James said.
“Hi,” replied Tia.
“Get out of my Room!” I screamed as James kept trying to talk to Tia.
“Ohhhhh,” James said.
“Get out!” I yelled.
“Fine,” he said with a sigh.
“Okay where were we,” I said to Conrad.
“Ya okay i’ll tell you about my hall mates. Their Grunt Gunder, Aly Feroo, Molly ken, Leanne Irah and me.” he said.”Molly is your Valkyrie who took you here welcome Georgia to floor 400,” Conrad announced.
“WHAT!?”


The thanes decide my fate(pretty badly)
“We’re now going to see how you acted bravely right now.” He said as They started to head towards the hall of the slain to see how worthy I was. I went and sat at the newbies table where Molly was, my Valkyrie. “Hi aren’t you the one who brought me here? I Asked.” Yes I am,“ Answered Molly. well thank you for… GEORGIA!“said a booming voice. “Show us your heroic final battle.”  I stood up like how the others had done. The video came up of me charging the robbers with my new sword they saw the whole thing me slicing slashing then dying I don’t know why anyone would think that was heroic. The other Einjeir were silent then they burst into clapping all around me I fell back into my seat silently, a lady from behind a curtain walked up and brought out runes that were on Tia’s and James's blade. She walked up to me and threw the runes into the air instead of one falling the sear talked.” welcome Georgia Queen daughter of Frigg welcome to Valhalla you will be accepted greatly among the thanes you will find the lost souls of Ran and her husband,” then the seer walked away. I stood up” you can’t just go and say that,” I don’t even know who that is.

Everyone was silent and I walked back to the table and started to eat and soon we had gone back to my room I fell into my bed and started to snore.

I woke up to the sound of talking she hopped out of bed and went to check it out. Instead I found  James next to Tia.” hey what are you doing JAMES,”.
”Well i’m with Tia of course,”.
” Of course you are.” I said.” Ahhhhhhhh get out of here.”

Conrad lost came into the room.” what’s going on?” he asked.
“Well for one thing your sword has sneaked into my bedroom which is a little bit weird.” I said
“Ohhh so that’s why I couldn’t find him  Apologise.”
”Sorry for sneaking into your room without permission and also do I have permission now since I apologised to you.”
“No way hosay you not coming in unless Conrad is here.”
“Fine.’ said.”

They walked out to the morning breakfast table( I was told about this and I can’t wait!). We set down on a table with the others. We dug into the meals and Mmmm.”that’s so yum where did you guys get this?” I asked
We stole it from the cafe we are allowed to only if you manage to survive.” said Grunt Gunder grinning like a madman or a berserker I don’t know.
”Alright we will have breakfast and have a glorious death afterwards.’ said Aly cheerfully.

Suddenly a huge horn sounded.” well that's our cue.’ said Grunt said.

I die really really painfully.
They were heading towards the battlefield when a gust of wind came.”What the…,” I was cut short by the sound of metal coming from the left of us. I turned around just in time to see some armour and a shield coming at full speed. When I thought I was not going to see the daylight ever again the armour and shield stopped right in front of me. It started to connect to her I thought to myself i'm going crazy. I've gone crazy!! She blinked and was in full armour. “Well you’ve suited up,” said Conrad. They walked onto the field and began to plan. They were about to when Aly blurted out.”We kill as much people as we can!” he screamed.
”Here we go again,” said Grunt Gunder with a deep sigh. Don’t worry about him every time we get someone new which never happens he wants to kill everyone which is what he does every day. Suddenly another horn sounded, the one she heard before they came here. Suddenly there was lots of battle cries across the battlefield.”Well since we didn’t get to make a plan I guess we’ll try to kill as much people as we can,” said Grunt cheerfully. I started charging having no idea of what they were doing. The first few people that came Aly shot down with some dangerous looking shurikens and charged someone else with a baton. A enemy ran towards me and tried to use a sword on me, I used my shield which automatically spun and blew the attacker away from me. Him screaming as he fell. Another came and another and another. She started using her sword, she felt behind her legs and found she had daggers there. She pulled them out. Meanwhile her friends were slicing through their enemies, laughing while they decapitated and sliced in half their enemies. I turned to see a enemy coming towards me and ducked as he sliced. She stabbed him in the gut with her dagger. Before he died he laughed “Good one.” Then fell on the ground. Suddenly I screamed in pain. Behind me an enemy that didn’t look like any of the others there stabbed her. I fell to the ground with a thud. Questions crowded my mind who was that? was he supposed to be there? my vision blackened. I woke up in her bed again except it wasn’t. Was it a dream? I sat up to see a woman who was inhumanly beautiful.”Who are you?” I asked. “Oh darling, I've been wanting to talk to you for years,” the god said, I knew she was a god. She had to be.” “And exactly, who are you?” asked Georgia. “Well I'm your mother of course,” said the god, who claimed to be my ma.”So you expect me to think you’re my ma because you said so.” My ‘apparently’ mother chuckled with amusement “you are stubborn like most of my children” she sighed.”Well time for you to go now my dear you waking up soon and I can spend but no more time with you goodbye dear and remember you will succeed with the challenge that awaits you,” she said with a smile.
“What challenge? She asked hazily. Her eyes began to blur then black.








My destiny?
I swung awake. Quickly got dressed and rushed over to Conrad’s bedroom. I knocked on Conrad’s door who opened the door, he looked half-asleep.”What’s up?” He sounded mildly annoyed. I had a dream my mother visited me and said something about a challenge arising.”
”Well first thing we always have weird dreams and second we’ll find out about that soon,” he said.
Suddenly the air in front of them shimmered and a person came into view. Apparently Conrad knew something about this strange looking person in fact the person looked like a kid.”Ben!” Yelled Conrad he seemed relieved to see this stranger.” hello Conrad.” said so called Ben.
” Conrad do you know this person?” I asked .
”Of course he does he’s my big cousin.”said Ben stubbornly.
”Sorry.” said Conrad. ”Ben meet Georgia, Georgia meet Ben, Ben is a mortal who can see through the glamour.”
I was so surprised that I thought I was still in a dream but I knew better but to think was a dream. I’d seen some pretty weird stuff, believe me.




History time
Ok history time. So my father is dead. He was killed. Well I don’t know what to call them, they were like wolfhound things with fangs white as a pearl and a rough grey fur that gleamed in the night sky on the night of the murder.

They attacked while we were out hiking, that was a hobby of ours when suddenly they appeared from behind the bushes they came charging at us from different angles growling selivor frothing out of their mouths and onto the ground. My father grabbed me and told me to run. I Ran and I ran. I glanced behind me to see my father take off his pendant that he had been given by his grandfather. Light filled the street and when she looked again my father and the wolfhounds were gone. After that she had fallen on the pavement and cried, she returned back to their apartment and grabbed supplies, money, food and more clothes.

I flashed back to reality. Conrad and Ben were chatting. Had they noticed yet? I didn’t know. She touched her neck surprised to find her dad’s pendant. With devastating realisation, her dad’s pendant was Tia so her father had sacrificed himself for me? But he never died. It never showed him. Was he alive? Where was he? All these questions swarmed her mind. I noticed Conrad shaking her.”Georgia Georgia you there,” he asked.”Yep yep i'm sorry just daydreaming.” Conrad didn’t look convinced. She tried to put on a brave smile but failed. She had to tell them or she would break down too much.”There’s something I need to tell you about.” They both turned towards her.” well my father died to save me with his pendant but the pendant she pointed to her one this is the his one this is Tia my dad had another one we need to find him we tried to save me he disappeared in golden light so I think he’s been captured and I need your help to find him,” I said breathing heavily. They looked stunned I didn’t know what they were thinking I was hoping they were going to say yes.” Ok do you exactly know where to go?” She asked.” Yes.” said Ben and Conrad in usion. Conrad continued “This will be devastatingly long with hard challenges we’ll need the whole crew for this.”








The journey to cape cod

I realized what they meant we would have to travel to Hel Helas domain, to save my father. Conrad set back to Valhalla to grab the rest of the crew. Conrad stopped in his tracks he turned towards me.”I'm not sure I can go me and my team have little issue with Hela so I doubt we’d be able to go.” I dropped my head it would’ve been good to have a good team come along.” well you can set off after dinner.”
”Do I even have permission? And also I need at least two or more people to come along too.”
For the last time Conrad turned.”Well maybe there’ll be someone that dies and comes here maybe that will be them.”
She turned and jumped, Ben was still standing there then quickly disappeared. She sighed and went back to her apartment. They were feasting while the newbies came. But two kids caught her eyes they were exactly identical with eyes blue and on the other side green with matching skirts and matching everything I guess. But something seemed odd about them, when they stood up to get claimed the seer looked completely confused she said”Welcome to Valhalla daughters of Athena.”
Conrad looked bewildered. He stood up and went towards me why? I have no idea.”You need these girls they may be able to help I can’t explain yet but I will.”
He rushed off to them he quickly grabbed them pulled them round the corner of the stage and had a quick conversation with them. What was happening? have I gone insane? Yup I’d gone insane she ran out back to her room reluctantly I checked my room again James was back again trying to get Tia.“What are you doing stop coming into my bedroom”. “We are going to have some rules around this  you keep coming in without permission.”
“Fine, I’ll go.”  James turned round to Tia. It looked like he tried to wink at her. OK I’M GOING CRAZY! She jumped into her bed exhausted and slept like a rock.( I said this because if you said you slept like a baby it’s just weird.) surprisingly I woke up refreshed and not tired anymore. For once James wasn’t in the room and Tia wasn’t giving him the cold shoulder. I didn’t know if Tia had anything for James. wait why am I talking to myself about two swords liking each other I did not know.( I tried to keep herself together it was hard when James was trying to flirt with Tia.( yup i’m officially a VIP very insane person.)

I turned back towards her doorway to see the twins I’d seen at dinner, what were they doing here? Conrad appeared next to them with his face grim. “You say you needed two more to go with you well here you go.”

They set out on their adventure after a long long boring negotiation with the Valhalla director whoever he was.

They had no idea on where they were going.”Um,” one of the twins, Rachel turned. “Do we even know what we’re doing? Like we set out, but do we have dire…” something stopped her. A bright light  appeared.”Well maybe we should just follow that,” she pointed at the light even though we could already see it.

“So you guys are Greek?”
“Yup daughters of Athena which means we are good at plans and pranks.” Scarlet  got a little carried away saying so much stuff. The Angel what I thought it was( definitely not!) was starting to float away.

They chased after it running round tons of streets they started to head out of boston but I was starting to get tired. When I thought I would breakdown the glowing Angel stopped in front of a giant old house they were stepping towards it slowly but the Angel motioned for them to stop.” hello,” the voice seemed to be coming from all directions but seemed to be connected to the one Angel.”I’m your guide that was sent here to get you.” there is a slight problem.” They both looked at the strange Angel I was now regretting calling it a Angel.”So one question what exactly is the problem?” I asked.
“Ran the sea goddess has captured some of my kind my master said you could help daughter of Frigg.”
“Well that is kinda true.” I replied. “A seer said I would be the one who would retrieve the souls,” I said
”Ahh yes that must mean why my master sent me here to grab you.” it said

The Angel spread his arms to the old rundown house, nothing happened. But then a veil of magic appeared when the veil stopped spinning there was a warship bigger than a normal one story home with rows of perfect rigging and mast as tall as trees. Scarlet  whistled.”That is one spanking hot war machine.”
We climbed up and walked through the whole ship.

It was amazing that it was in perfect condition. There was three bedrooms just for us the Angel thing told us that the rooms fitted just for how many people were needed.

Down at the very back was the toilets and a very small room. The Angel said That he would be fine but it wasn’t very reassuring but whatever the Angel said. They went up to have lunch it was delicious with roast lamb and peas. Scarlet  licked her plate while Rachel told her off.

I heard the boat starting to lift off the ground I wondered where they were going back to Boston? They started to head back towards Boston. They were drifting along when a large scraping filled the dining room I grabbed for my necklace when three demon looking things appeared on the ship. Rachel and Scarlet  cursed. They both had knives that they pulled from belts that they had. They ran towards the demons and only then did she realize ( hey shouldn’t I help them?) she charged the demons too they slashing them to bits until there was nothing left but a few hair bits were all puffing.”Hey um do we keep needing to defend the ship on the way there,“Asked Scarlet . Yes. said Rachel me and the Angel in sync.

They were making their way when yet another attack happened.”Well that was perfectly done,”said Rachel sighing. They went out to meet the enemies.

After a long day of fighting monsters they stopped down to have a rest so that no monsters would know where they were. They all went to sleep but in mid sleep she had a nightmare it was about a man wrapped in shadows with a helmet on his head. The man was urging me to follow but black mist was covering my eyes by the second. I didn’t know what was going on but soon she was wide awake shivering and shaking. At first I thought I was hallucinating but I knew I wasn’t. In front of me was the helmet from my dreams she nearly fainted, she seemed drawn too it as if it can take my soul. She walked up to it. She reached out and as soon as she touched it I immediately collapsed. I gasped awake the twins surrounded her the Angel looked down on me with concern.”Are you ok?’ Rachel looked shocked Scarlet looked confused. She knew the helmet was on her head she tried to take it off it didn’t budge instead it turned into some boots they strangely looked like hover boots. She jumped and started to hover, she was amazed. She had always wanted to fly but had never got the chance she hadn’t even had gone on a plane yet. The others overcame their shock and I could see they were jealous. Scarlet stood from where she had been crouching.”Why do you get the awesome hover boots that change into a mystical helmet?”
“Hey, I never asked for it” I replied.  She touched what looked like a button and the boots turned back to a helmet she reached out to grab something and almost immediately black mist shot out and grabbed her a drink. I was so shocked she fainted. I woke up once again mythed. I looked around to see I was in the infirmary room with one of the twins, Rachel. When she saw me she walked over.”We need to talk about this helmet of yours.”
I touched my hover boots and in a few seconds a black mist veil expanded until a big helmet covered me. She flicked her dagger at me, I thought she was crazy but she must’ve known what she was doing because a black shield materialised in front of me. Was the same shield that I had used at Valhalla immediately Rachel started to toss loads of daggers at me the shield started to fly deflected all but  one it spiralled towards me but black mist covered me and I heard a big clang I opened my eyes to see a bent dagger on the ground I looked at Rachel like she was a mad girl because pft right now that name seemed to fit her perfectly.”Are you mad!” Even if I wasn’t scratched I still was shocked that Rachel would even do that to me.” No and I did warn you I would test its power but it seemed to withstand my daggers,” she said.
“Um how are you so calm about all of this you just died and you don’t seem to be fazed by it,” I said.
“I’m a daughter of Athena you know I know how to keep my cool and handle all this,” she said.
“Ok but yeah but like how do you take a potion or what it’s confusing to me. Well maybe I've had more experience with stuff like this. I didn’t want to press her more but I was suspecting this is normal to her and maybe she’s been attacked more than once. I didn’t ponder the thought I walked down to where my room was. Inside was a room I had always wanted when I was with my dad it brought back good but sad memories of them doing blueprints and playing together. I jumped on to the sheets of the covers I pressed the covers to her nose just the smell I wanted it. It smelled of roses and my dads office. I tried not to cry I still missed my dad when he disappeared in a flash, I had thought about it. My shield now lay on my bed I grabbed it and it immediately turned into a computer I flicked through the stuff that was on the computer's hard drive. I was surprised to see my dad and my photos together. I tried not to cry I couldn’t hold it in I layed on the bed shaking a little. A bright light filled the room filling it with spectral colors through it. She looked at it. What was this, a face appeared on the light I fell off my bed. It was the creepiest lady she had ever seen half her body was normal and beautiful but the other looked like a zombie. She spoke in a raspy voice that sounded like metal scraping against concrete.” you're timeline is limited you're father weakens in my realm come find him or he will die! I fell back as the spectral light that had filled the room disappeared.

I fell down and cried why was this happening to me, now I had a deadline to save my father from death from a crazy goddess named Hela goddess of hell.

The others came in to see me break down and they rushed over to me asking what had happened I explained what had happened the more I explained the more devastated their faces looked like.

Scarlet  rushed over to me a hugged me I was pretty surprised to be honest she normally joked around and was crazy but she seemed very serious right now. 

“Wow that was emotional.” said a woman in elegant dress with stormy eyes with shield had the ugliest image on it. I knelt the rest followed I didn’t know who this lady was but she definitely was a goddess.” MOM!?” both of the twins stood who looked stunned but mildly annoyed as if a goddess was no big deal.

“Athena?” I stood. The goddess nodded she bent down.”Why are you here?” asked Rachel suspiciously.
”Why else do you think i’m here, to celebrate?” she said
I moved back she was frightening glowing with an aura so strong I had the urge to curl into a ball and cry.”And what exactly are you doing to help us,” Rachel asked as if it could kill us in an instant.”Well you obviously need our help.”
“Not really.” Rachel
“your next journey will be hard but other gods will aid you and I wish you luck.” “Now close your eyes young ones before I show my true form.” she said sternly
From the tone of her voice I did not want to see her true form.






UH OH

In a flash she was gone but the side effects still stayed I could see dots everywhere splotches of yellow. We all fell to the ground with a thud apart from the Angel who I had forgot who was even there.”That was interesting.”said the Angel.
“ you call that interesting?” Rachel said
“ well maybe if we could get out because i'm pretty sure where here.” all of us left to hop out but but the Angel stayed aboard which I thought was pretty suspicious.” Now what do we do.” Scarlet said
“I don’t know i’m not the genius here” I said. Suddenly, a huge wave erupted from the sea and engulfed us all we all screamed.
“Not COOL!” Scarlet said as we shot towards where the wave had come from. When she wasn’t blacking out she found she was in an underwater house with the carpet as kelp. A big diner table loomed above us with a giant pot the size of a medium sized volcano. A giant appeared, the giant was wearing a apron and had the hair of Elvis sticking up in the weirdest places.”WHO DEAR INTERRUPTS MY MICRO BREWING. Nine other smaller giants appeared all of them licking their lips. Something glowed above and Georgia gasped. Above them were what they had been looking for the souls it was like they were in one big chandelier prison. Giants followed her gaze.” are yes our prized possessions apart from my micro brewing. All of the giantess sighed as if this conversation continued every day.”Father what are we going to do with this scum.” asked one of the sisters.
“ I do not know.” I realized this was Aegir old sea god. We bowed with respect, hey I didn’t know what to do it seemed right to do at the time. I was definitely wrong.
They all frowned.”Do we kill them?” asked one of them.
“They do look tasty.”
“Wait don’t kill us we were just wanting to eat and umm.”
The giants all stared at us.
“ about... .”
“ Mead.” asked Aegir.
“Yes! Mead.” answered all of us desperately
“Mmm interesting.” not all of the people that get trapped here are interested in talking about mead.” apart from that upstart Magnus Chase.
“ What did he do sir.” I asked nervously.
“ Oh he threatened my wife escaped from our home. One of the giantess snickered.
“ One because you let them and two that old Norse baggage saved them.
“Now now.” said a man behind them. All three of us jumped, I whirled round to see who the strange god who had just appeared.

All the giantess hissed at the god that had appeared.”You are not welcome here get out!” but the Norse god just kept coming forward. He nodded to me as if he understood what we needed to do.

We huddled to the corner and told them the game plan.” ok while he’s distracting him we grab the souls and go but its not going to be easy. We headed towards the table as the weird god kept talking to the giants.

We got to the bottom of the table and started to climb the chair. Soon they were at the top of the table, the spoon lay ahead of them at the end of the table. They ran towards it but we were so small it was taking so long. We’re not getting anywhere. And that god can’t keep them occupied for long.

She was right the giants were starting to get agitated. Suddenly my shield came out and turned over. I remembered how I could use my hover boots.” You two hop on we’re going for a ride.

They both jumped on I stayed and got my hover boots on. They whirled to life. I propelled into the air. As I soared towards the chandelier she could see one good thing and one bad thing. The good news the twins had made it to the spoon. The bad news was that the giants were past the god. They were screaming a bloodthirsty cry as they ran at us.

I made it to the chandelier but I didn’t know what to do. Her hover boots turned back to her bracelet and she got out her sword without thinking I cut through the chandelier and was thrown free. I landed as I felt my bones crack. I stared up at the faces of her friends yelling but their voices was only static. She could make out that they were telling her I was stupid for going there alone.

I looked up again to see the angels floating away and the sound of the enraged giants as they ran towards us.

I blacked out. And you would think I was dead, obviously not I woke up in a dream with a woman in front of me. I knelt before my mum. She smiled” stand my daughter.
“Am I dead .” because I didn’t feel dead.
“No young one but you pushed yourself too hard to free those angels.” she said with pride.
I blushed.
“What do I do now,” I asked.
“Oh darling you know very much of what you need to do now,” she said.
I realised that now that I had carried out her quest I needed to do something else something that was way more dangerous than freeing souls that hung in an chandelier. We’re going to hell…




Have A Sneak Peak Of What Georgia And The voyage to Hell is going to look like!


I realised that now that I had carried out my quest and I needed to do something else something that was way more dangerous than freeing souls that hung in an chandelier. We’re going to hell…

I woke up shivering in her ship. Her friends at the front of the boat.” Arghhhh.” her friends turned to see me they rushed forward to give me a hug, the angel sat in the background with his angel family we were all very happy. The angel nodded to me and they all disappeared into vapour. I wondered who they really were.

I turned my attention back to my friends they were hugging me and asking what happened because they thought I was dead. I told them about my dream and what had happened.

“ well then.” said Rachel, “we have work to do…”

By Drew