The Last God by Gillian St. Kevern

Author:Gillian St. Kevern
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LGBTQIA+, action/adventure, gods, clerics, knights, military, religion, reunited, mythology
Publisher: NineStar Press, LLC
Published: 2022-04-27T00:00:00+00:00

AFTER ALL THIS time—to end like this? Iscar watched Kel ride into the shadows. He sat proudly on the horse, only the stiffness of his body and his gravedigger’s shovel indicating that he was not some noble scion on a pleasure ride.

He swallowed, conscious of a bitter taste in his mouth. Once before, he’d allowed Kel to drop out of his life. He’d told himself he did not care, that he was more concerned with his career than his heart, and for twenty years he’d believed it. Now… He saw the lie for what it was. No military triumph could warm a heart, nor wealth ease his mind. Could he let Kel go from his life a second time?

“And thus ends War’s coming.” Zabul stepped onto the grass Kel had only recently occupied. “You must be relieved, General, to be free of such a responsibility.”

Iscar ground his teeth. “Do not be so quick to dismiss War.”

Zabul shook his head, his smile pitying. “I should have thought the war-maker recognised a hopeless situation when he saw it.”

Iscar turned his gaze to Kel. If he could still hear their conversation, he gave no sign of it. He rode briskly forward. In a few moments, he would be lost from sight.

How is it possible a simple priest could do what he himself feared—and a priest with no faith in his god at that? Kel did this not out of faith, but because he believed it was right.

Thunder shifted underneath him, restlessly. The horse longed to be in action. Iscar raised his head, saw his unit had gathered, and were waiting his orders. Something about the way they looked to him solidified vague thought into impulse.

“Anahiid.” Had he really allowed his pain to influence his treatment of her? This was the least he could do to make amends. “I desire a message carried to Sky’s temple in Celestial City. Let the priests know all that has happened thus far.”

Anahiid blinked. She started to ask a question but clearly thought better of it. “Yes, sir.”

“Where will you be that you can’t take the message yourself?” Sol could be counted on to speak his mind.

Iscar placed a hand on Thunder’s neck, steadying him. “I ride with the priest.”

Anahiid gasped, pressing her hand to her mouth belatedly. “But—”

“Sir! That is death!” Taro’s horse flicked its tail, echoing his rider’s agitation. “You know—”

“I do,” Iscar said. The prospect of death did not deter him. His place was beside Kel. Iscar only regretted it had taken him so long to see it. “And that is no reason to prevent me from seeing my duty through. I do not ask you to join me.”

“You really intend to leave us?” Sol’s voice cracked.

Had he been too quick to dismiss his second as self-interested? Iscar laid a hand on his shoulder. “Assume command in my absence. Wait for Kel and I in Setting. If we do not join you in two nights, continue to Celestial City without us.”

Sol gulped, putting his hand over Iscar’s.

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