TRA: A God's Sorrow

Summary of the Story so Far

This is book 2 of The Rebirth Algorithm. If you have yet to do so, I suggest checking out book 1 which I have posted here. I will be giving a summary of book 2 every few chapters so that those who don't want to follow the story but check out the cliff notes can. If you want more details then I suggest checking it out on wattpad or webnovel where I have posted all but two or three chapters of it so far. Now onto the story.

When we left off, Grall, chieftain of none had just given his life to protect Adrian and hopefully defeat Azartor, the God of death, (please keep in mind that in book 1 I changed many of the NPCs names because they were all hard to remember. I will eventually go through and correct that mistake but for now I am continuing forward.) After his death, Grall had a vision of his wife, Leah who had been killed prior to the start of this campaign. Leah had convinced Grall that he had one more thing he needed to do before he was able to rest, and so Grall, as one of the shadows from the Shadow World, came back. 

Grodak, Gralls older brother and current chieftain of the orc tribes, had managed to enter the death Gods domain and found Gralls body along with Adrian. Grodak could hear Azartors laughter and mocking but could not see him, much less attack him. Grodak cried out in anger and began to swing his sword at the empty air, trying to attack the God.

As Grodak fell into despair Grall appeared beside him. "Leave this to us, brother." Was all Grall said as the rest of the Shadow Worlds inhabitants charged into battle. Grall slowly approached the God who screamed in rage and agony and killed him.

With what he had thought to be his final act, Grall looked upon Grodak and smiled as the shadowy form he had taken began to melt away into nothingness. This was it. The end of Grall. The end to all the pain and suffering he had endured. The end to his broken heart.

But dear reader, I tell you now, this was far from his end. As the light faded from his eyes and darkness replaced it, he began to hear sounds. It started small, as if in the distance, then began to grow louder and louder until it was all he heard. 

What is that damn sound? Grall asked himself as he sat up. He tapped into his powers of true sight, for his sight was taken from him in the Shadow World, and found himself staring into Grodaks eyes.

"Grall." Grodak said with a smile, relieved his brother was alive. 

Relief? Grall thought as he pushed himself onto his feet. Since when did my brother care if I was alive or dead?

He would have voiced his concern but Grall bit back the words, some thing was wrong. He had always had an odd connection with death however, it had always been a connection with orc deaths. As Grall looked upon the battlefield, he could see not only the souls of the orcs that fell in battle, but the elves as will. A change had came over him and Grall could only think of one reason to explain it.

Grall walked over to speak with Tyril, the previous king of Whitewater before its people were killed by the necromancers. After asking to speak with Tyril in private, Tyril took Grall to a secluded area by way of magic. Grall explained everything that had happened and told Tyril what his conclusion to all of it was. "I have become the God of death."

Tyril seemed to ponder this for a moment, he appeared to be questioning if it was even possible. Then, after a moment of silence, Tyril nodded his head and, after Grall had asked, agreed to keep silent on the matter. Grall handed Tyril the God orb he had used to fight Azartor, asking Tyril to use it against him if he ever put the world at risk. Tyril took the orb and agreed to what Grall had asked.

With that done, Grall entered the Shadow World and began to train under the guidance of Wreag. It had taken a long time for Grall, time in the Shadow World moves at a different pace from the material world, but he eventually managed to take control over a portion of his God like powers.