Days of Boom: Chapter 51

Joseph Mierek

LI

The Beginning of The End

Amber and I stood on the prow of the Jolly Roger while John steered the ship south. After Dan's funeral I needed an excuse to get away. Two funeral's in two days was never a good thing... Unless you were the god of the dead.

Dan's funeral was about the same as Nolan's. The only difference was that there was a body to burn. Dan's shroud was made of flame colored silk, it depicted a black anvil with a red 'A' in the center. Around the edge of the shroud "Daniel Redson: Son of Hephaestus, Father, Friend, Leader." Hephaestus himself lit Dan's funeral pyre. Only his flames were powerful enough to burn away Dan's body.

I looked out across the endless sea of clouds until Amber placed her hand on my shoulder.

"Joe, are you gonna be okay?" Amber asked. "I mean you could stay in Florida for a few days. I could get you VIP access to all the exclusive spots in Disney."

I smiled politely and chuckled. "Thanks Amber, but I think I've had enough Disney world to last me for the next decade." Amber looked up at me, her eyes filled with hurt feelings. I took her hands and held them tightly. "I'm just kidding, I'll come down and visit you as soon as I can. But right now the League is in complete disarray and they're going to need my help to get everything back under control."

Amber still looked hurt but she smiled and moved closer to me, resting her head aganist my chest. "Go do what you have to do Hero." She said pulling away from me. "But before you leave I have some thing for you." She rushed below deck and came back moments later. In her hands was a small object wrapped in a red cloth.

WIP