Heroes R Us (26 page)

'Father, I am blind!'

The hunter felt strong gusts pummeling him and his son a few moments later and they were thrown to the ground. There seemed to be ash everywhere around them, and his skin was burning. When the hunter gathered up the courage to look up, he saw a gigantic pillar of smoke rising above the world.

The Gods had indeed gone to war, and it seemed they were going to set the world on fire.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mainak Dhar is a cubicle dweller by day and author by night. His first `published' work was a stapled collection of Maths solutions and poems (he figured nobody would pay for his poems alone) he sold to his classmates in Grade 7, and spent the proceeds on ice cream and comics. He was first published in a more conventional sense at the age of 18 and has since published eight books. Learn more about him and contact him at
www.mainakdhar.com
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