Divine Heresy 1: A LitRPG Adventure by Frank Rowland

Author:Frank Rowland [Rowland, Frank]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-17T16:00:00+00:00

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Marick sighed deeply as he walked out of the dungeon. Despite all the bonuses he’d received after defeating the bandaged king, and despite the strengthening of his body, a large part of him felt almost... numb, lingering in the borderlands of exhaustion and excitement. His body was fine. It was, in fact, brimming with life and vigor. His mind, however, was tired. Just how long was he in that dungeon, exactly? Time did not seem to hold much meaning down there. A hundred chambers, cleared of monsters, again and again, and it all felt as though it had all passed in mere minutes.

Marick closed his eyes, sheathed both Peregrine and Pin, and breathed in deeply. “I think I just need some sleep—yeah. That’s just what I need.”

When he walked into the arcane sanctum, Marick was mildly surprised to find his mother there, alongside three children of the Lancel Family—Benjamin, Jedediah, and Jericho. Jayce, their youngest, and their parents, were nowhere in sight. Marick froze as his eyes locked with his mother’s frantic gaze. He gulped and raised his hands in the air. “Now, before you start yelling at me, Mother, I—”

“Jayce has gone missing,” his mother suddenly said. Her tone was both weary and fearful. Her eyes were red—not with sadness but rage. Marick gulped again. His mother could be terrifying when she was furious. “While you were down there for what must’ve been hours and hours, the little boy frolicked in the courtyard—the same courtyard he and his brothers were told not to venture into. And now he’s gone. Taken, I suspect, by one of the dark things that still dwell here. You need to find him, Marick.”

Marick nodded, wasting no time as he stepped forward towards them and the exit. His mother nodded back. “Where are the boy’s parents? Are they searching for him?”

“I told them not to,” his mother replied. “However, they did not listen to me, which is understandable, really; I would’ve done the same in their stead. They’re searching for their boy right now. They found a stash of weapons somewhere on the upper floors and ventured out into the courtyard. The same courtyard that’s overrun by tall grasses and weeds. The same courtyard that’s perfect for monsters to hide in. I’m going to take an educated guess and say they’re probably already dead.”

The children winced. Benjamin, most of all, seemed utterly devastated; his eyes were dead despite the tears that streamed from them. His younger brothers, Jedediah and Jericho, were frightful, but it didn’t seem as though they understood the full gravity of the situation, the mortal peril of it. Marick shook his head and turned an eye over his shoulder at Benjamin, the eldest of the Lancel sons. “What happened?”

“I told him to stay put, sir, while me, Jedediah, and Jericho trimmed the grasses that were growing near the porch,” Benjamin replied. The boy’s tone was a shuddering one, filled with fear and regret and a measure of anger, likely directed back at himself for failing to take care of his brother.

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