He hefted the spear, the oaken shaft that to a man would seem more like a pole. Once, as Lord Skarpaler, he’d wielded such weapons, although smaller. He’d been quite skilled with the spear, able to hurl it through hoops the size of dinner plates from fifty yards away. His granite smile grew. Perhaps he could use the spear to slay Nephilim. A Nephilim soul, as it departed to otherworldly realms, roared with a hot breath. It always quickened him more than mere humans did. Animals, unfortunately, gave him nothing.
Then his holy quest overwhelmed him, and he knew rage. “Desecrater,” he rumbled, thinking of the First Born who had dared enter the crypt of Draugr Trolock-Maker. The arrogant First Born would warm him better than any Nephilim would, better even than a tribe of men. He would bask in such a death and gain greater quickness from it. Perhaps once, long ago in the past, he’d fought beside such beings, but the old days of glory had passed.
He who had been Lord Skarpaler turned east. The First Born had marched in that direction, so he would follow. The littered, broken corpses on the beach showed him that men still warred against Nephilim. As valuable as the spear was, this knowledge was more so.
Before he met the arrogant First Born, he must wax strong on a diet of death. He must quicken himself into an all-conquering warrior. Only thus would he honor his Master’s memory and keep his own terrible promises. Only thus would he right the horrible wrong done in Draugr’s Crypt.
He who had been Lord Skarpaler carried the giant’s spear and headed along the shoreline. The sea intrigued him. He wondered if any ships sailed on it as they’d once sailed upon the small northern lakes of his homeland. If they did and he could capture such humans, he could feast on them, and ready himself for the trial of strength he knew awaited him at the end of his journey.
Novels by Vaughn Heppner
People of the Ark
People of the Flood
People of Babel
People of the Tower
Giants
Leviathan
The Tree of Life
Gog
The Beast of Elohim
Manus Farstrider
The Sword of Esus
Star Soldier
Bio-Weapon
Battle Pod
Cyborg Assault
The Great Pagan Army
Born into Darkness
Braintap
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