The End of All Things

Features - The End Of All Things Read A Sample Chapter Read A Sample Chapter The End Of All Things By Charles Lane Roberts Authorhouse Copyright © 2011 Charles Lane Roberts All Right Reserved. Isbn: 978-1-4520-8478-7 Chapter One The Beginning Of The End As The Noon Sun Towered In The Empty Blue Sky The Kingdom Of Usia Bristled With Uneasiness. Multitudes Of Curious Citizens Overcrowded The Streets Vying For A Peek Of A Criminal Being Led To The Gallows. Whispers Permeated The Air As Waves Of Quiet Anticipation Flowed Through The Uncommonly Large Throng Of Spectators. The Man To Be Hanged Was No Ordinary Criminal But One Whose Wicked Transgressions Had Wholly Captured Their Interest. He Was A Petty Thief Known As Aseapia Who Had Secretly Studied Mythical Dark Enchantment. When His Secret Was Discovered The Elite Political And Religious Figures Spearheaded By King Garland Lacessit Acted Swiftly And Convicted Him Of Heresy Without A Proper Trial. Aseapia Was Publicly Flogged By The Church Of Usia And Humiliated And Beaten By Fanatic Zealots. But The Severe Punishment Did Not Kill Him. King Lacessit Then Promptly Ordered For His Battered Body To Be Restrained And Dragged Off By Horse Into The Sinister Dark Woods Of Nonentity. Aseapia Was To Die Alone Of Starvation And Be Forgotten. The People Of Usia Were Glad To Be Rid Of A Wicked Fool. When The Memory Of Aseapia Began To Fade He Seemingly Returned From The Dead And Butchered Several Unattended Children Who Carelessly Played Together. He Covered Himself In Their Blood And Was Captured At The Gruesome Scene Without Resistance. He Was Harshly And Publicly Escorted To Prison By Usian Soldiers Which Caused Word Of His Terrible Deed To Spread Rapidly. A Public Execution Was Immediately Ordered By King Lacessit At Noon The Next Day. By Sunrise Nearly All Of The Usian Populace Had Gathered Around The Gallows To Compete For The Best Vantage Points. The Daily Commerce Of Usia Was Halted Entirely By