Veiled Godhood

By Albert Oon

The archbishop, the head of the Church, is beheaded by his wife as she takes his place. She uses her golden flames to cast a veil over both her allies' and enemies' souls so that she can control them and play their part in her plan to make the world a better place, but will playing God really be the solution to fixing the world's problems?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Oon
• Release date: Jul 17, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005368791

Albert Oon

A Catholic, self-published writer who writes for fun and to help others out. I write in the genres of horror, fantasy, romance, and sci-fi. I hope to be a successful writer who will also write for movies, video games, and more since I've been told that's the crowds my books appeal to.

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Veiled Godhood

Copyright 2021 Albert Oon

Published by Albert Oon at Smashwords

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Remade cover by @An_dres_art (on Twitter).

The original cover design for this book by Albert Oon.

Chapter 1 – Goddess, Priestess, Queen

A nearby royal guard protects the archbishop from an assassin’s blade that almost hits its target. The assassin kills the guard and the other two who go after her while the rest of the room is shocked.

Traitorous witch! Get her! the archbishop says as his guards take him to a safe room.

A squad of royal guards attacks the assassin, and despite their numbers, they are unable to lay a scratch on her thanks to her dark, golden flame. She uses the same dark, golden flame to break through the loyal guards and soldiers of the archbishop and break through the walls of his saferoom. The cowering archbishop tries to plea for his life while reaching for a hidden blade in his clothes, but the assassin knows his tricks and kills him before he can act.

My queen…why? the archbishop says as his final words.

She then cuts off his head, breaks his staff, and infuses it with her black flame to create