Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #17 August 2015 | Page 25

studies seemed a lifetime ago, though only a few days
had passed since someone had tried to run him down
and kill him. Jhamed, or at least a version of Jhamed,
had given his life to save him. Since then he had
travelled through the dimensions of the multiverse,
found a great sword, fallen in love, become the latest
aspect of the Everlasting Hero, killed an evil witch,
and committed murder most foul. I can still barely
believe that this is all for real. I wish that it weren’t.

town of Elannort and into the countryside beyond. It
was a warm day, the sun was shining out of a clear
blue sky, and the fields were flourishing with new life.
In the town below, people leisurely went about their
business. It was an idyllic sight. Simon tried to capture
the vision in his memory. It was, after all, part of what
he was fighting to maintain. I wish Juliana could
have seen this. She might have understood. He turned
inwards. Before him was an archway. It was carved

The memory of the blood and the lifeless bodies of his
victims resurfaced again. The look on Juliana’s face
as Kin Slayer cut her jugular vein would haunt him
forever. He had never told her that he loved her. She
died thinking that he hated her. The guilt and self-pity
welled in his heart again. A few tears ran down his
pale face. He sniffed. The stairs were dusty and