Pluto's Castle: A Short Story

Pluto's castle could only be described as menacing. Its black stone walls were embedded in rubies, sapphires, and other valuable gem stones. The palace was only two stories, small by any god's standards. He had exactly four windows; two in the front, two in the back. All of the windows had bars over them, as if their purpose was to keep those inside trapped forever. The outside of his home had four walls, but inside it was far more extravagant. When you entered the palace, which no one ever did, the floor was covered in red, velvet carpet and had walls made from solid gold. In his throne room on the second floor, the Lord of the Underworld himself sat in his simple, black throne. Pluto was a tall man, six feet six inches, with extremely pale