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Casual Blasphemy
Blurb:
Years ago, Antoq made a deal with a god.
Now his service is ended. Powers returned, oaths fulfilled, he no longer walks with conquerors and kings. Instead he is simply a stranger out of place, who wants to go home.
But home is a long way away. A long way to go without the prestige or ability he used to have, and with people who remember him when he came through with the fire and the fury of a god’s chosen. The world looks very different from the shadows, and just because Antoq is done with the gods doesn’t mean the gods are done with him.
Author’s Comments:
This is meant to be an adventure story, the back half of the hero’s journey. There should be more character development for the protagonist than progression as such. It’s set in a mostly low-fantasy world, but with some occult-style elements in the vein of Chasing Sunlight — though the world is more familiar than that setting.
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