Otherlife Awakening by William D. Arand

Author:William D. Arand [Arand, William D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Publisher: William D. Arand
Published: 2016-10-03T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12 - Everyday Things -

09:23 am Sovereign Earth time

5/14/44

Before Runner could react, the Assassin lifted his left hand. A short burst of blue light enveloped it. When the lighted faded, the man promptly fell to the ground, his health bar rapidly emptying.

He was dead.

Runner sheathed his sword and went over to the man. After unsuccessfully trying to loot him, he kicked the corpse.

“Damn me, I should have hit him with a fucking Brainwash. Angel?”

Ernsta was by his side, her eyes already on the corpse.

“Can you do anything? For this one or the one in the hall?” Runner threw a thumb back at the body he’d passed earlier.

Using his minimap, Runner pinged Hannah and Satomi once on top of his current location.

“No, I’m afraid not. This one was claimed by his god as an offering. Rannulf or Rike. The other suffered a divine blow and is no more.”

Runner looked to the corpse. The fact that Ernsta couldn’t dig up any information was frustrating but not exactly unexpected. The gods protected themselves in this way from each other.

“I understand. Thank you, Angel.” Runner ran a hand through his hair as he contemplated the situation. “Is Amelia alright?”

“She yet sleeps. She recovers quickly.”

“And what of you, Angel?” Runner started working his way through the room to see if he’d missed anything.

“Me?” Ernsta asked. She stood behind him as he paced slowly along the wall.

“Yes, you. How are you? Is everything alright? Are you mad at me for what happened? Are you truly happy with this entire situation?”

Getting down on hands and knees, Runner swept his hands underneath a bookcase and table for anything there.

It was a silly hope, that something might have been dropped or fallen unnoticed. It was all he had to work with, though.

Ernsta fell quiet. Runner gave her a quick glance to find her looking to the side. A picture of introspection.

Runner waited patiently for her response. Moving over to the corpse, he checked the area around it and under it.

“I’ve blocked everyone from listening in. My sisters had their own plans. I believe Brunhild would have sought a marriage with you and then set about making a new pantheon. Amelia only wanted you to dominate her and that was the extent of her desires. For me, I’m unsure. I hadn’t considered it one way or the other.”

Runner grunted and stood up from the body. He’d found nothing of worth. Moving to the other corpse, he started the same process.

“Then you summoned me and smelled of another god. A goddess I had assumed. In that moment I realized I had planned for nothing. I risked everything. Since then I have planned a great deal.”

Runner didn’t find anything around the body and looked to the corpse itself. It indeed was one of Basile’s people. Dressed in the court colors and looking for all the world like a courtier.

“In all my plans I didn’t expect this particular situation.”

“Oh? And what’s that?” Runner asked.

Standing up, he felt his frustration starting to boil over.

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