CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE Beams made sure to meet the Dread God’s eyes when he stabbed him in the chest. Partially, it was to show dominance over the Dread God, to show him that Beams was no mere mortal who could be easily killed, but that he was a powerful figure in his own right, a true son of Arius, who had no reason to fear the Dread God but who the Dread God had every reason to fear in return. He also wanted to see the terror in the Dread God’s eyes, to watch the last remnants of his life slip through his fingers and into the afterlife. Beams half-wondered whether an afterlife of any sort awaited the Dread God on the other side or not. Doesn’t matter, Beams thought, driving the God Slayer deeper and deeper into the Dread God’s chest. If there’s any justice in this world, the Dread God wi

