God and the Lonely Emperor — James Dargan

His army defeated in battle, the Emperor, and former lord of the world, is alone as he scans the battlefield, the place of his downfall. With time to think now, he contemplates his past mistakes and tries to understand them. With countless dead soldiers below his feet, the Emperor tries to escape by moving to the horizon. It is there, he believes, he will find peace and be reunited with his loving family. What will await him?

God and the Lonely Emperor is a 2,500-word short story.