Princess Cromwell and Her Six Brothers
It was not the authority of a Netherworld Judge, nor the ferocity of a vengeful spirit, but an indescribable oppression—as if a single glance could shatter their souls, depriving them even of the right to reincarnate.
By the River Lethe, the Ghost Escort ferryman rowed a black-canopied boat, his oar stirring the turbid water and splashing foul-smelling droplets. The Evil spirits who had been howling and struggling instantly curled up in the mud on the riverbank at the sight of the group, not daring to make a sound.
The red spider lilies on both banks swayed gently in the yin wind, their petals as crimson as blood. Yet the flowers and leaves instinctively drooped away from Carl, as if all liv