The Curse Of Bastian || ONC 2024

Bastian has lived his life devoted to his faith and to living a life of devotion, but something was always certain: He loved Fenric with all of his heart. As a priest he made vows to the church and to his creator, so falling in love with a viking had not been part of his destiny. He had turned against everything had known to be with Fenric, basking in the divine light of the vikings' love and the regret of turning against his vows. The only thing that stood in their way to paradise is the demon of Bastian's past, a demon with an obsession of his own.

Fenric is a man of honor and of pride despite being called a savage, but he knew one thing to be certain: Bastian was the treasure he had always been searching for. Leaving his men and the world he had come to know to run off with Bastian, he knew the only thing left was to look forward to his future with the priest. But when a vile deviant from Bastian's past takes the one thing they both cherish: His memories of Bastian. With nothing left to lose, Fenric is thrown into a journey to find himself and to kill the demon responsible.

~~Open Novella Contest 2024 Entry~