The Purifying Flame: A War Priests of Andrak Saga Short

Honorable Mention winner of the L Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest. The Burning Season has once again fallen upon the land. One hundred knights from across the duchies have come to Castle Andrak to defend reality from the ethereal forces of the Omegri; hated enemies of the light. They must stand the walls for 100 days. Those who survive will be changed forever. The War Priests have defended the Purifying Flame since the dawn of time. It is the source of all life in the Free Lands. Should they fail in their charge, the world will plunge into darkness. Mystic warriors, the War Priests strength wanes. Evil grows. It is a time of change. In servitude to one of the noble knights, young Donal Sawq enters the mythic Castle Andrak with a sense of awe. All his life he has been marveled by stories of the fabled War Priests. Reality is far different from his romantic expectations. Donal will confront horrors unimagined as he struggles to fill a role that was never meant for him. Life hangs in the balance and it will take every ounce of strength and conviction if he is going to survive the Burning Season. Enter a fantasy world unlike any other as the War Priests fight for humanity and the very soul of the world.