Gods And Kings
“Hezekiah opened his eyes and the nightmare returned. Like the rumble of an approaching storm, the soldiers poured down the hallway toward his room. They were coming again—for him.
The last time they came, Hezekiah hadn’t known the horror that awaited Eliab. But this time he knew. He needed to run, he needed to hide, but there was no place to hide. His mother’s screams grew louder, closer.
Maybe this was just a dream. Maybe he would wake up. But when he saw his brother’s empty bed next to his, h...e remembered the stench and the roar of the flames, and he knew it wasn’t a dream.
The soldiers flung his door open and pulled him from his bed. Strong hands tried to force the tunic over his head. Hezekiah remembered Molech’s gaping mouth and how his brother had fallen, headlong into the flames, and he fought against the soldiers with all his strength. But they picked him up effortlessly, almost amused at his struggle, and carried him out of his room.
The hallway was shadowy and dim, but he saw dozens of soldiers in the flickering torchlight.MoreLess
The last time they came, Hezekiah hadn’t known the horror that awaited Eliab. But this time he knew. He needed to run, he needed to hide, but there was no place to hide. His mother’s screams grew louder, closer.
Maybe this was just a dream. Maybe he would wake up. But when he saw his brother’s empty bed next to his, h...e remembered the stench and the roar of the flames, and he knew it wasn’t a dream.
The soldiers flung his door open and pulled him from his bed. Strong hands tried to force the tunic over his head. Hezekiah remembered Molech’s gaping mouth and how his brother had fallen, headlong into the flames, and he fought against the soldiers with all his strength. But they picked him up effortlessly, almost amused at his struggle, and carried him out of his room.
The hallway was shadowy and dim, but he saw dozens of soldiers in the flickering torchlight.MoreLess
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