Meta Gods War 3, B. Miles [best english books to read for beginners .txt] 📗

off the claws of a tiger. Still dangerous and incredible, but marred, somehow lesser.

He nearly hated himself for it. But he couldn’t allow that emotion, not now, not with so much at stake.

Not with the gods out there, poised to destroy them at any moment.

“Much has happened in these last weeks,” Galla said. “My husband, Camrus of Medlar, traveled with our great army and defeated the wolf forces. Many of you will see what’s left of those forces as you travel back to your farmsteads. Do not fear them, for they are a part of our society now, given a plot of land to work off the incredible debts they’ve caused.”

There was a soft murmur among the crowd, though the Elders and the general staff didn’t react.

“People won’t like that,” Kraed said.

Cam shot him a look. Galla continued.

“During the final battle, something… unprecedented occurred. Lycanica, the goddess of the Weres, showed herself and attempted to destroy my husband and his men. If it weren’t for Danua, the goddess of the Elves, Lycanica might have succeeded. But we survived because we were favored by the gods themselves, and for that we are thankful.

“But we remain vulnerable.” She let that sink in for a moment. There wasn’t a sound in the room. Even the children seemed to have realized the gravity of the moment. “The gods can return at any moment. Lycanica may attempt to harm us once again in the future. In order to combat that, we’ve decided to embark on an unprecedented quest to create the most powerful army of shaman the world has ever seen. And the leader of this army will be my husband, Camrus.”

A smattering of applause scattered over the room. Cam could feel the confusion in his bones.

Galla held up her hands.

“But a mere General, even the head of the armies, cannot possibly hope to fulfill such an enormous promise. No, only the Lord of the Mansion could do that.”

“But you’re our Lord!” someone shouted from the back.

Galla beamed at them. Cam noticed some of the Elders looked uncomfortable.

“Yes, I am,” Galla said. “But today, I’d like to introduce the second Lord of the Mansion, my husband Camrus. From this day onward, we will share the title of Lord, and my power will be his, and his power will be mine, and together we will build the greatest shaman army the world has ever known. Our people will be safe, forever, henceforth.”

“That’s you,” Kraed said. “Better go.”

Cam felt rooted to the floor. His heart raced. His palms sweated. He wanted to turn and leave.

He thought he made a horrible mistake.

But as soon as he forced himself to mount the steps, the cheering began.

Shouts of “SHAMAN! and “CAMRUS!” echoed through the hall. Cam reached the top of the platform and stood beside his wife, and though he knew he paled in comparison, his chest swelled with pride as the crowd of commoners screamed his name in elation.

Kraed mounted the steps behind him. Galla took her seat on the right and Cam sat on the left. Kraed stood behind Cam and lifted a golden crown into the air before placing it down on his head.

The Elders dropped to their knees and dipped their heads in submission. That gesture was repeated all through the hall as more and more people dropped to their knees, until it was a sea of kneeling people, some still cheering, some staring at him with dark, hard eyes.

And at the front of the crowd were nine men hand-picked from each of the largest villages. Nine men that would learn magic from him, nine more shaman to protect the realm. Nine was just the beginning, though. Cam wanted more, as many as he could get, more and more and more until there were enough shaman to destroy however many gods decided to attack them.

He beamed at the crowd and spotted Key with her hand on her stomach. She stood in the very back with Felin, Miuri, and Brice.

They smiled, but he didn’t think he could see joy in their eyes.

It didn’t matter. He grinned and waved to the crowd. The Elders climbed back to their feet and the rest of the hall joined them. The cheering grew intense again, loud enough to echo through the halls, out through the main gates, and down into the valley.

Loud enough for the world to hear.

Cam took Galla’s hand in his own. She squeezed his fingers and smiled at him.

Together, they’d rule this place.

Together, they’d defend their people.

And together, they’d destroy anyone or anything that got in their way.

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