Bitter Cross, Thankless Love

By Albert Oon

There's a secret group of people that do penance for the world's sins so that the justice of God does not end the world early. Simply known as the Penitents these people are separated by clans with their own unique penances. Some are scarred by unpunished crimes, others pay for the sins of the clan then die shortly after. These are some of their stories of pain, struggle, and bitter love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Oon
• Release date: Oct 14, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005634421

Albert Oon

A Catholic, self-published writer who writes for fun and to help others out. I write in the genres of horror, fantasy, romance, and sci-fi. I hope to be a successful writer who will be successful by helping you through life and possibly even help save your soul by leading you to God.

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Bitter Cross, Thankless Love

Copyright 2021 Albert Oon

Published by Albert Oon at Smashwords

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Remade cover by @An_dres_art (on Twitter).

The original cover for this book made by Albert Oon.

I offer up comfort to gain penance

I run from sin to gain grace

I reject myself to embrace love

My life is dedicated to pain so that others may make it to Heaven

The only reward I ask for is a small place in Heaven fit for a beggar. Amen.

A prayer of the Mortificationem

Story 1 – Over the Pain

There’s a place in the world that no one can reach by conventional means as it is contained in a different dimension and the only people who can go in are the same people who reside within it. The same people who do penance for the sake of the world so that God does not destroy it because of its sinfulness. After the ultimate sacrifice of God and seeing mankind’s habit to commit evil deeds no matter how much mercy or justice is done to them, a group of people formed themselves together to honor God’s sacrifice and their prayers for pain were answered. Known simply as the Penitent, these people inflict different penances on themselves based on their particular clan. God gave them their penances based on what was agreed so that His justice would not end the world before what was decided.

Clans in the north suffer in freezing cold for man’s thirst for lust, other clans in the south suffer the heat for