He is a champion of hated gods. He has cut down so many with this axe of his, that he can no longer see their faces in his memory. Not just the warriors, but the unarmed and the helpless. The children.
He is numb to the world. Only the excess of pain brings him some sensation. His own or others.
There is no thought in his mind about redemption. No single moment when he thinks he might be able to be brought back from this path he has trod for so long.
Any moment of kindness he perceives is taken for an opportunity for easy violence.
Paddy Dobson
4th September 2022