Kill the Gods by E. Michael Mettille

Author:E. Michael Mettille [Mettille, E. Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: TMR Books
Published: 2021-05-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Beyond Control

Hiding, sitting idle, and waiting for others to act is something most despise. It is worse for a god. Unfortunately for Moshat and Kaldumahn, hiding away on their thrones protected behind multiple levels of enchantment to keep out the prying eyes of even the most powerful of creatures had become their lot. Cialia was a force of nature, and she had made it her mission to kill the gods.

Kaldumahn looked to his brother and said, “The loose Dragon battles the great tiger, and our brother is winning.”

“But for how long?” Moshat asked as he absently toyed with his white beard. “He has her trapped in a spell. Will he maintain the illusion until the end of time? We should attack him now while Cialia has his attention. Together we could destroy him.”

“Folly,” Kaldumahn scoffed. “Once that Dragon is loose from Brerto’s spell, she will turn her rage on us. I would never presume to speak for you, but I certainly would prefer not to be scattered to the wind as was our brother, Kallum.”

Moshat shook his head in disgust, “Your cowardice stinks like flesh rotting in the sun.”

Kaldumahn was undaunted by the barb but changed the subject just the same. “What about the new eagle I faced over the castle at Havenstahl?” he asked.

“If you are truly convinced it was not Kallum you faced in the skies over that broken place, it could only be Ijilv,” Moshat shrugged.

“As much as I wish I could disagree, I fear your words ring true,” Kaldumahn smoothed a hand over his white beard. “If it is, he is even more powerful than Kallum.”

Moshat considered the idea for a moment as he looked out over the smooth stone surrounding them. When he and his brother had envisioned the place, it was a stronghold, a fortress. Hiding from their enemies made it feel more like a prison. Neither dare leave for fear of the great powers stalking Ouloos. “Should we confront him?” he finally asked.

“Could we defeat him even together?” Kaldumahn provided no answer.

“We cannot know that until we face him,” Moshat replied soberly. “I would prefer that to cowering in a hole.”

“Whether we could defeat our brother means very little. We cannot find him. That tower he likes to haunt at the edge of Ouloos and time has vanished. I have looked everywhere for him. All my attempts have failed. He and his tower are nowhere,” Kaldumahn shifted in his throne so he faced his brother.

“Show me,” Moshat replied.

Instantly, the two gods stood at the edge of a constantly shifting landscape. A black expanse stretched before them interrupted only by stars, moons, and shifting lights. The spot where they stood was the exact spot where the tower at the edge of time had stood for centuries. Now it was gone.

“He hides as we do,” Moshat sighed.

“He does,” Kaldumahn agreed, “and we should scurry back off to our pit.”

Moshat looked out at the cosmos, the vast expanse stretching for eternity before them. It was

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