The Last Disciples

"Come on hurry up." Adri Raiyne was tired of waiting for her slower companion. They were late for prayer already and with his doddling they'd be even later. Her companion a large oaf of a man named Peter Haknawa was trundling along behind her, his nose in a thick volume detailing the history of the Fire God. Peter dwarfed Adri in size, but she had always known him to be more gentle than anything, in their martial sparring he lost more often than not.

"Sorry just feeling a bit winded."

"If you'd work on cardio more you'd have better wind." Adri doted on Peter, but she found him the most easy going to work with among the disciples. Everyone else was all war and bringing glory, Peter spent most of his time reading up on the history of the fire god and fishing, it was such a weird thing, but it ingratiated him to her. For Peter he was just glad Adri who was very good at all the physical things he lacked at was willing to work with his coordination. He had a lot of strength, but lacked the dexterity to properly implement it. Adri joked he should just carry a big club, that way if he hits someone it'll be the last hit they'll ever receive.

They were late for the service. Peter was looking for an obscure history of a previous Father in their church and Adri didn't want him to be last into the hall as always, so she waited around. She didn't know he'd have been this late or she would have let him be the last one. They were half way down the hall when the blast hit. They felt the impact before they saw the destruction. Some kind of orbital strike from the impact of it. One minute they were moving towards the prayer hall, the next laying flat on the ground. More shots landed in other subsequent areas. Whoever was killing the Disciples knew exactly where to fire. Adri looked on in horror as all the living spaces were vaporized before her. Peter sat clutching the book he'd taken from library, she could hear him crying above the screams and burning. It was over in minutes, but the impact would linger.

They were now, the last Disciples of the Fire God.