One (The Godslayer Cycle Book 1) by Ron Glick

Author:Ron Glick [Glick, Ron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ron Glick
Published: 2011-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

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Airek paced the pavilion. It was not uncommon for the Gods to come individually here, and Airek did it quite a lot when she felt the need for contemplation. This pavilion was one structure that existed outside any one Gods' realm of influence. It was comprised of energies and perceptions of all the Gods, yet still maintained an essence that existed without any influence whatsoever. It was the closest thing within their plane of existence that permitted her to be removed from any extraneous influences, her own or those of other Gods. It also served for a place where she could more easily predict the potential responses the others might have had to whatever might be troubling her. The Gods' essences were each here, in a sense, as this pavilion existed as a joined effort of will from them all. As such, Airek could sense the sympathetic energies here, absent any other motivations, and use them to guide her in how to negotiate with the other Gods.

Right now she was unsettled greatly and needed to draw upon the others' wisdom, yet she dared not go to any of them directly. Not yet. For what troubled her at the moment was Nathaniel Goodsmith, the Avatar.

Airek had met the young man twice now with bare success of conveying their intent. But Goodsmith had rejected his duties as Avatar, and that was simply not acceptable. If the young man continued to avoid his duties, the prophecy would either create another to fill the role he should have played or bear down upon him such pressure that he would have no other option than to pursue his destiny.

Neither was a perfect option, for the Pantheon had little time for another Avatar to be selected, one who would be further away still. Worse still, the Pantheon would have no control over the form the new Avatar would take. Even if a new champion were christened and then brought to bear, there was no guarantee that the new Avatar would be any more cooperative than the current one.

And should Goodsmith be bent to the will of the prophecy, there was little hope that he would consider the Pantheon as allies in his shackled existence. It was possible even that Goodsmith could become an agent of the New Order, and then the Pantheon would have created their own destruction. With an Avatar empowered by them, wielding mystical swords capable of slaying Gods, what little hope they had of a future would soon be quashed.

Airek sighed inwardly. It seemed that Karmel had developed a better rapport with Goodsmith than she had, though. At least, the God and Goddess of Magic and Chance reported that he had seemed more receptive to her female presence. Yet Goodsmith had still not agreed to take up his mantle.

With the first of the swords active within the mortal realms, there was no way to determine how any delay would affect the balance of the prophecy, either. Not for the first time, Airek found herself cursing Dariel for creating the prophecy in the first place.

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