Ascension (The Neamhain Prophecy Book 1) by Brett J Baker

Author:Brett J Baker [Baker, Brett J]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Royal Crown Press
Published: 2020-11-22T22:00:00+00:00

XII

Morganthe

Despite the rumblings of ill-doings from the gods infernal, things seemed to be relatively quiet over the next few weeks. Cymru studied under Joramu learning the ways of sword and gun while his affections for Gaela remained unrequited. At the same time, I was studying under Anon.

I sat silently, observing in my green throne wreathed by flowers as Anon saw soul after soul of the departed.

I should pause for just a moment to explain how this works. You see, Anon and I aren’t intended to judge all the dead. There are other gods of death. We judge those who worshipped Torano, and the other gods of our pantheon, whether directly or inadvertently, so it wasn’t a common occurrence for a soul to come before us, and not recognize us, but it did happen from time to time…

“Where am I?” one soul said as he came out and walked beneath the entwined canopy of green and white branches.

“You are in the far shore, and you are dead,” Anon explained. She looked into his eyes, and saw everything he ever did in them, then she compared that against the destiny that was written for him…

Anon’s eyes flared.

“Rarely have I encountered a soul so wicked as yours! You have dominated and enslaved the wills of those around you to your own. In life you used your wealth and power to dehumanize anybody unfortunate enough to come into your path. You shall spend eternity in Infernus, the last refuge of the damned!”

Hearing this, this gossamer spirit of a man became incensed. “Who are you to judge me?”

“Who am I?” Anon said as she stood and approached him. “I am Anon, the goddess of death, destiny, and necessity. I am the fate inevitable. I am called Bas, Marb, and Marwos. I am called she who stalks your years, and she from whom you cannot escape. I have as many names as there are dooms, as many titles as there are ends, and as many meanings as there are possibilities, and you are under my power now and forevermore!”

As Anon came and stood before the soul, there was a loud, perfectly-timed, thundering flash of lightning behind her, and in the brief moment of the light cast from that lighting strike, he and I could both clearly see a grinning skeleton standing in her place, driven by eyes that glowed with crimson malevolence from within the shadowy depths of the eye-sockets in her skull. But as quickly as the light from that strike fled, she seemed to revert back to her normal form so that it appeared nothing more a trick of the light.

The indignant soul, however, was clearly shaken to his cor. He stumbled backward and fell into a sitting position before her. Wordlessly, she pointed to one of the caves at the foot of the mountains in the short distance, her blue eyes regarding him with cold scorn.

Hurriedly, he climbed back to his feet, and then turned and ran for the cave she had pointed to.

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