FIRST LOOK: Read the first excerpt from Symbolum Venatores: Twilight of the Gods
BOOK 4 OF THE SYMBOLUM VENATORES
BOOK 4 OF THE SYMBOLUM VENATORES
“Welcome to The End.”
After some time and scheduling changes, Dark Titan Publishing has now officially released the first excerpt to the upcoming Monster Hunter/Historical-Fiction series, Symbolum Venatores: Twilight of the Gods. Below you will find the short excerpt from the first arc of the story.
ARC I - THE LONE ONE
CHAPTER ONE
Through the billowing of the wind across the ocean, a ship made its way to the shores of England. A ship decorated in the markings of the Vikingr. But, this ship was, different to the other ones that have come through this path. This ship featured an insignia unlike the other vikingr.
On the grounds, a young boy who was playing with a wooden toy boat looked out and saw the coming ship. He stood up in wonder as he called out to his mother who was nearby. When she turned around after hearing his call, she saw him staring into the open sea, pointing in a frozen state.
“What is it?” She asked.
“It’s him.”
The mother looked out, seeing the ship as her son. Her eyesight was much greater than the boy as she could make out the image of the figure standing in the longship and the symbol painted on the sail. Her eyes widen as she saw the fullness of the symbol and the figure’s focused eyes. And he saw her.
“Go inside the house. Now.”
“Is it one of the gods?”
“No. I’m afraid it’s not.”
On the sail rested the sign of the Hunters. The Remnants of the North. The valknut in the center of the hexagram. This sign is clear to those who are aware of the Hunters. The Symbolum Venatores. This insignia is the branch of the North. Resting on the ship stood a man. A brute figure cloaked in dark fur atop his shoulders with a cape flowing on his back. In his right hand, he wielded an axe of war. Gravel-like appearance due to its continued use in conflict. Dark brown hair moved with the cool wind as his eyes somewhat glowed with the moonlight as lightning streaked the heavens above.
The people standing near the shore gazed up by the quickening streak as the thunder followed. Believing it was Thor making himself known. Setting forth his arrival to their shores. Yet, it was not their god of thunder. It was someone else. Someone who’s become aware of the Norse gods and the truth around them. A Remnant of the Symbolum Venatores. He is known simply as: Einar The Hunter.
The ship arrived on the shores of East Anglia were a Norse settlement stood. The ship docked as Einar stepped off the boat onto the land. Walking past the others Norsemen and women, they stared in awe and terror before him. Einar’s works are renown to his people. His actions across the raids of the years prior to his mysteriousness in which he now possesses by being a Remnant of the Symbolum Venatores.
Einar arrived in England not to dwell amongst his own people, but for a mission. A mission which will prove a great test for all his people and the people of England. For the wars are ongoing between the Vikings and the Saxons. The arrival of the Danes in sometime past have only escalated the conflict. Einar cares not for the primitive battles of man. His task is of something greater and that is why he’s arrived in England.
Symbolum Venatores: Twilight of the Gods is a story set during the Viking Age as it will follow Einar The Hunter on a mission to uncover the truth regarding the Norse gods and the coming of their end of days, Ragnarok.
Symbolum Venatores: Twilight of the Gods will be released on December 9, 2022 in paperback, eBook, and hardcover. For more details on the series, click here.
