The Undying God by Nathan Wilson

Author:Nathan Wilson
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: adventure, mystery, god, sexuality, fantasy, epic fantasy, fantasy action

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Nishka collapsed to the streets, too exhausted to continue her escape. She gulped in deep breaths. She longed to fall asleep and forget the images in her head; a man fighting to stay alive in an alley, a cleric whose spirit had been broken, and a boy robbed of his mother. So many emotions fluttered in her stomach, ranging from anger to pity. Was she the only one who cared?

In that moment, she could feel someone’s shadow hovering above her. She peeked out from under her long, wavy hair and looked into the face of a female statue. Among all the carvings in the city, this maiden of frozen stone was gifted with a kind face.

Nishka’s breath came out in shallow stabs as tears began to coalesce in her eyes. Seeing the boy’s situation reminded her so vividly of her mother. She wished she could have expressed how much she loved her before...

She huddled closer to the statue and hugged her arms against the chill of night. So many evenings had been spent clinging to memories even if they inflicted more loneliness.

Her mother had always been someone she could trust when life proved too difficult to bear. When sorrow engulfed her days, her mother would dry her tears and offer an answer. Now no one was there to help her.

Nishka understood the child’s hurt more than anyone in the city and she still failed to aid him. Arxu didn’t even attempt to diffuse the situation. He simply watched, detached from the world.

At the end of a lonely street, Arxu came into view. The sound of her sobs reached his ears. Nishka noticed his arrival but pity quelled her anger for him. She sympathized for the emotionless man without the ability to comprehend anything beyond practicality.

“Why don’t you feel anything?” she voiced with pain in her eyes. Arxu tried to reply but her words stabbed through his heart. She viewed him as a stranger, someone she didn’t recognize anymore. Frozen in the streets, he wanted to be with her, yet he couldn’t bring himself to approach.

At last, he turned away. Each step he placed between himself and Nishka seemed like an eternity as he retreated into his own world, into his emotionless mind. His form faded from view until only night embraced Nishka.

She did not begin to cry until after he left.

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