Gods among us

eks stretched into months.

dlier than before. The kingdom's might was limitless, its army a relentless wav

housands. Each battle became more brutal, the land itself scarred by

s throne teetering on the brink of collapse. He could no longer rely on mere warriors or mortal

one who could grant

eing of ancient hunger, her existence was whispered only in nightmares. Her temple was c

ice barely above a whisper. "Grant me eternity,

d whispering shadows. "A price must be paid," she said, her

n, to offer a thousand souls. But when she spoke he

only begott

t left in his decayed soul. She had been his joy, h

yes, but power... pow

k his daughter to the Mother Devil. The child did not scream. She did not fi

eaned forward, whispe

virginity an

churning in revulsion. But he had com

hands, he did

touched his tongue, h

-

middle of the Ar

the Army of

flesh of a living beast. Shadows moved, whispering, waiting. Before him, the

as never gi

of something darker, something ancient. It towered above him, its eye

set for

is side, flesh torn open, blood splattering across the

ith a sickening crunch. But the lion was unfazed. It swung its massive paw, striking hi

ooling in his mouth

not die. Not

gth, he launched forward, his b

s blood soaking the gr

or the chalice. The Witch Guardi

stopped-then restarted, stronger, darker, eternal. His

t. He had bec

e would ru

-

ss the lands, M

the streets of Ammasoma. Her hands, once delicate, now held the weight of a sword. Her body, on

was not all t

, had lingered for too long. That night, unde

to exist. Marr had never known desire, had never kno

asting. He gasped as she took him into her mouth, the warmth of h

r. He kissed her, licked her, made her scream his

souls entwined a

time in his life

-

as never me

nto Marr's chamber, hi

d. "The king is coming. And

h them. The sky darkened.

den eyes burning. "