WHAT DEATH CANNOT TOUCH || ONC 2023

❝ DEATH IS COMING.
BUT SHE DOESN'T FEAR HIM. ❞

For the people of Khaya's little village living amidst the woods is quiet, and even more, so it became since the creatures lurking in its shadows turned into mere fairytales. Little does Khaya know that the stories she loves to tell are true.

But then on a cold winter night, an odd priest and his young soldier appear in Lasow and bring with them the message of death. For Karachun, the God of Death is to revisit them.
While they are worshipped like saviors by the villagers Khaya cannot shake the feeling of mistrust in those mysterious strangers.

However, if their prophecy turns out correct she might get the chance to meet the one who took her most beloved years ago. And Khaya is not afraid to face him. Yet, she does not know what battling the god of death himself means - nor what secrets can be revealed only in the deepest dark.
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Entry for the Open Novella Contest 2023 under prompts 50 & 62