Sofia's Journey (Journey to Mictlan Short Story #1 )

With the awakening of a soul always comes the deliverance of a sacrifice...

Sofia Ortega wakes up in the underworld Mictlan, but she doesn't know who she is or how she died. All she can feel is the pain of arrow heads piercing through her skin as a gigantic Iguana stalks her for her soul. She is saved by Xolotl, the dog god of death who helps her restore her lost memories and promises to help her journey to see her sister on Dia de los Muertos, but by doing so causes a deadly consequence that awakens not only the memories of her current life but of her past lives in Mictlan.

But now a greater threat emerges as the Lords of the night, 7 gods of the Aztec Pantheon chases after them for their sacrifice ...

Will Sofia and Xolotl evade the gods and complete their journey to Mictlan?

Sofia's Journey, a 5,000 word short story is the first story in the Journey to Mictlan short story series that delves deep into the Aztec mythos

This series follows four women from the Ortega family and their journey throughout the Aztec underworld Mictlan as they discover being descendants to the Patheon of Aztec gods and goddess. As the family navigates through Mictlan they learn it doesn't come without sacrifice...