Birth of a Mortal God by Armand Viljoen

Author:Armand Viljoen [Viljoen, Armand]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fantasy
Publisher: Armand Viljoen
Published: 2014-09-12T00:00:00+00:00

Sebastian burst into the great hall. The long dining table was stacked with all sorts of exotic and exquisite cuisines. King Lindred and the Queen were the only ones seated at the table, with more than ten servants attending to their every need.

“Why are you marshalling the nation to war?” Sebastian asked, annoyed.

Lindred continued eating. “Who do you think you are addressing?”

He struck the table, toppling some nearby piles of fresh fruit. “Damn it, Lindred! If it was ill advised to attack the beastmen before, it is idiotic now!”

“I will not be spoken to in such a manner! I am the eldest, Sebastian! I am the King! Who are you to question your King?!” screamed his brother, half chewed food flying across the table.

“You are stripping our kingdom of every able-bodied man and all its defences! What good will a king be if there is no kingdom left to rule?! The tribes of Viper Mountains have been united. Reports say Asteroth commands as many as fifty thousand beastmen, perhaps more. We can’t win this—”

Lindred heaved to his feet. “Asteroth is nothing but a myth! Fifty thousand beastmen, you say? Don’t be ridiculous! And even if there are that many of them, my advisors assure me I’ll have an army of a hundred thousand strong. I’ll wipe their filthy existence from this world!”

“Supai’s six thousand cocks! Has your hatred completely blinded you to reason? Even if this creature is not Asteroth, he is a gifted general. Look at what happened to the Black Griffins. Please, Lindred, do not do this. It is a war we cannot win, and even if we do by some miracle survive it, how many thousands of lives will be lost? Leave the beastmen be.”

“Soldiers are meant to serve their King,” said his brother as he sat and returned to his plate. “If you are so concerned about their well-being, then maybe you should stop being a coward and act your part as general of my army and lead them.”

“You damned bloated pig! I will not let you march our kingdom to ruin,” said Sebastian before rushing for the door.

The King jumped to his feet as if he had taken an arrow in the ass. “Guards, seize him! You go too far, Sebastian! I have always suffered your behaviour because you’re my brother, but no more!”

Sebastian punched the first guard in the face and kneed the second in the groin, but he had left his sword in his quarters. “You are a disgrace to the ri Nok name!”

The ten remaining guards drew their swords and surrounded him, keeping their distance as more of their comrades swarmed into the great hall. “My Prince, please surrender,” pleaded their captain, a man named Rodger who had become a father to a baby girl less than two days past.

He sighed and allowed them to seize him.

Lindred walked over as the guards held him down. “Let it be known that Sebastian ri Nok is hereby stripped of all lands, titles, and privileges.

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