Rotgar fought to remain alive as his mangled and crushed body was lain on the warm marble floor of the temple. He did not want to die, not from losing a worthless fight for vengeance. This was the only way.
The Bloodrite began with the haunting sounds of the Blood priests hymns, exhilarating his body in a feverish state. The barely lit room was damp and the air thick allowing a single streak of light from a hole in the ceiling.
One of the priests broke the circle of hymning men and moved towards the beam of light with his body flat over the floor like a slithering reptile. The chanting became louder building up to a sudden silence as the priest arrived at the beam of light.
The silence felt louder than any sound Rotgar had ever heard, something was about to happen. . (continue reading this story here: Read the story on the official Caldyra website: https://www.caldyra.com