Haunted by what he saw deep in the trees, Axel flees through the forest. Behind him, the howls and shrieks of frenzied killers, hunting him.
At last, he breaks free, into the sunlight. Rescued by soldiers besieged in an abandoned town, they tell him the men and women hunting him are a deranged death cult, worshipping the god Decius.
Axel saw Decius die. It’s not possible that he has followers already. Ones who indoctrinate new members with blind, unquestioning faith… and sadistically punish those who waver.
How can the cult of the Second Resurrection exist?
But that’s only the start of what’s not possible. Time has stopped making sense. Was it a week since Axel entered the forest, or decades? Has something gone wrong around him, or did that forest… do something to his mind?
As the siege wears on, and their numbers dwindle, Axel and the soldiers must stay strong together… or break. Their survival, their sanity, depend on it. He may never find answers, but there’s one thing Axel is certain of, and it terrifies him.
The cult’s god might be dead, but their devil still lives.
Haunted by what he saw deep in the trees, Axel flees through the forest. Behind him, the howls and shrieks of frenzied killers, hunting him.
At last, he breaks free, into the sunlight. Rescued by soldiers besieged in an abandoned town, they tell him the men and women hunting him are a deranged death cult, worshipping the god Decius.
Axel saw Decius die. It’s not possible that he has followers already. Ones who indoctrinate new members with blind, unquestioning faith… and sadistically punish those who waver.
How can the cult of the Second Resurrection exist?
But that’s only the start of what’s not possible. Time has stopped making sense. Was it a week since Axel entered the forest, or decades? Has something gone wrong around him, or did that forest… do something to his mind?
As the siege wears on, and their numbers dwindle, Axel and the soldiers must stay strong together… or break. Their survival, their sanity, depend on it. He may never find answers, but there’s one thing Axel is certain of, and it terrifies him.
The cult’s god might be dead, but their devil still lives.
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