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I considered all of these paths and came back to the same conclusion. “So? What’s left?”
Hel sighed. “I will chain you in my domain before you can become a danger to anyone else. There you will slowly succumb to the hunger. I will allow Addie to take up her duties as a Reaper early so that she can visit you at will in the afterlife. That way, the two of you can have a little more time before you eventually succumb to the hunger.”
I closed my eyes. Was this the only way? I couldn’t see any other. The paths before me had been eaten by my hunger. There wasn’t anything else.
As badly as I needed her, I didn’t want Addie to have to die for me. Hel suggested letting Addie take up her duties, but I knew that meant Addie would die and become a spirit. That was one thing I did not need. Addie could stay here and live out the rest of her life without me.
Before I could say anything, a wave of arcana rushed through the house. Hel had just enough time to say:
“Gods damn it, Ad—”
Then she vanished.
Addie rounded the corner, wiping chalk from her hands. She had a look of triumph on her face.
“She won’t be able to bother us in here anymore,” Addie proclaimed.
And, like that, my only chance at redemption had been banished.
