Friday Snippets – God Slayer

Catrin prays in her local shrine in this week’s Friday snippet from God Slayer (working title). Enjoy! 

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I kneeled on the hard wooden floor of the shrine. It was almost a round space, built up of twelve planes. A depiction of each of the twelve Gods carved on their own wooden trunk stood in a circle facing the centre. I faced none in particular but bowed my head, my left hand cupped my fisted right.

‘Thank you Gods for looking upon us today, thank you for granting me the strength to face what frightens me.’ I looked up then into each of the stern wooden faces gazing back at me. I didn’t know why the Gods would choose me for anything or what the demon’s purpose was, but I felt in the middle of both. A worrying knot in my stomach had formed. We heard so many stories about demons that had approached towns and villages and plucked people out of the street and ran off with them. Twice now I had faced a demon, twice now it could have killed me, but twice it wouldn’t.

‘If you have a special purpose for me on my life path, please guide me and I will do my best to follow.’ I bowed until my forehead touched the cold floor and then stood up.

‘Well done Catrin,’ said my Da as he entered the shrine, ‘Now let me give thanks to the Gods for my daughter.’

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