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49.5 Case Study of A Murder God

Many humans have sought the path to godhood but have failed to discover the secret, who could have imagined that the true path starts with an act of murder?


Written by Richard Reynolds

Narrated by Persephone Rose

Edited by Karl Hughes

With music by Myuu and Thom Robson

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

The illustration for the cover art was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House.


Richard Reynolds is the owner and operator of Ground Zero Comics, a small shop in Mansfield, England, but writes, draws and produces his own comics and strips whenever he gets the chance. You can read these comics for free on the shop’s website, groundzerocomics.co.uk - ‘free comics’ sidebar.

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