Gods Among Us
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Fallen gods roam the earth, powers dampened yet still they cause chaos throughout the lands. Ruination and destruction their way of displaying their displeasure of being locked out of Rahmah, their sanctuary. Teagan dreams of killing one of these fallen gods. Dreams of plunging her axes sharp edge deep into the scales of these blasphemous beast, into their darkened hearts, and being blessed by the Demiurges the fallen gods powers. However, as being the only true born of her villages chieftain, she is destined to take up her fathers role once he departs from the land of the living. Life squanders and reduced to being some hot headed man's sheepish wife. A destiny she wished to never see fulfilled. Or was her destiny ever so? After one fateful night, Teagan leaps for her one and only chance at a life made up of more than just chores and wifely duties for her husband and village. She seeks to join the ranks as a Felman, an elite class of warriors trained in the way of killing these foul beasts. However, destiny is not one to be mocked, nor the gods and their plans for her. She would soon find what defying her true destiny comes at a cost of. Freedom or duty? This was the question even gods were faced with and punished for. What of her?
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