The Old Gods Are Dying | Chapter One | A Dark Mythic Fantasy Serial

A mountain swallowed by fog.
A house left waiting.
And a winter that refuses to pass.

In this episode of Tales Under A Broken Sky, we return to The Old Gods Are Dying.

When Maeve’s husband and grandchild fail to return from a journey up the mountain, she is left to face the long winter alone. Cut off from the world and surrounded by silence, she does what she can to endure, drawing strength from the old teachings her husband once shared with her.

But something watches from the margins.

As days blur into nights and the cold presses closer, an unseen presence begins to make itself known. Memory becomes refuge. Faith becomes armor. And survival turns into an act of quiet defiance.

This is a slow-burn dark fantasy about grief, resilience, and what it means to stand your ground when the gods have gone silent. Expect creeping dread, wintry atmosphere, and the sense that some battles are fought not with weapons, but with will.

If you’re drawn to isolated landscapes, ancestral knowledge, and stories that unfold like frost across glass, this chapter is for you.

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Content Warning: Supernatural Horror

Table of Contents:
Prologue
Chapter One - A Long Winter
Chapter Two - Returning Home

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:43 - A Long Winter
00:21:54 - Background Discussion
00:26:12 - Listener Support
00:26:42 - Pretender - Chapter One (Trailer)