I have another story published in Havok’s sixth anthology! This collection of stories is built around character archetypes, and “Orf vs. the Peak-Beast” is part of the Hero/Magician section. It begins with a young man and his magical mentor summiting a treacherous mountain where an unnatural monster awaits. It ends with a moderately stunning revelation. What happens between turns our protagonist into a hero.
This is another of my funny flash fiction pieces in the vein of “When Magic Died” and “In Search of the Magma Heart.” But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a good dose of action too! Unlike those, this story is dominated by a battle scene, and I think I balanced the fighting and banter well. But you can be the judge of that yourself by reading it (as well as 43 other stories) exclusively in Casting Call: Havok Season Six!