Realizing his 'mortality' and how important his believers are to him Om begins to care about them for the first time. Trekking home to Omnia, they encounter the small gods who are faint ghost-like beings yearning to be believed in to become powerful. While in Ephebe, Brutha's memory aids an Omnian raid through the Labyrinth guarding the Tyrant's palace.įleeing the ensuing struggle by boat, Brutha, Om and a severely injured Vorbis end up lost in the high desert.
All others either just fear the Quisition's wrath or go along with the church out of habit.
With the help of Ephebe's Great Library Om learns that Brutha is the only one left believing in him. Om has a hard time convincing the slightly dumb lad of his godliness.īrutha is gifted with an eidetic memory (total recall) and is therefore chosen by Vorbis, the head of the Quisition, to come along on a diplomatic mission to Ephebe. In the gardens of Omnia's capital he addresses the novice Brutha, the only one able to hear his voice. He is surprised, however, when he finds himself in the body of a tortoise, completely stripped of his divine powers.
As the time of his eighth prophet is nigh.
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