The Guardian gods
Join the story of five new gods and their creation, as they try and navigate and understand their universe while making sure their own world is safe from any outside danger. Disclaimer: If you expect things should just work out for the main characters, this isn't the novel for you. My antagonist are people with thought and their own plans, they are capable of adjusting if things don't work out their way. Have a fun time reading.
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The tunnels became a claustrophobic nightmare. The thick webbing caught at the ratmen's feet, slowing them down. Fungal lamps were snuffed out by hybrid scouts, plunging the tunnels into near-total darkness. The ratmen's heavy breathing and the relentless skittering of claws were the only sounds.
One by one, the ratmen fell.
The ratmen team regrouped in a narrow junction of the tunnels, their backs against the rough, web-coated walls. Steam hissed from their rifles as the whirring of gears echoed in the confined space. Skrag barked orders, his gauntlet's pilot flame illuminating the determined faces of his comrades.
"Hold this ground! Make them pay for every step!"