Malachi is the Runemaster, aka the character that the story is titled after.
I originally created him 20 years ago when I was a teenager, and he was initially an angel who wandered the planet as a priest for some nondescript Christian religion. However, with life experience I’ve come to the conclusion that anything that’s vaguely Christian-esque is too much of a hot topic to touch, so I reworked him over to being solidly Pagan in a world where gods are mostly distant figures that don’t have much to do with humans. Therefore, no one has to judge everything he says and does! You can sit comfortable in the idea that he’s going to hell no matter what, anyway. 😛
Sorry. I know that I’m a brat, lol. I should work on my snarky behavior.
Ideally everyone would understand that this is a 100% fictional world that has no bearing on what you do with your life in the real world, but this is 2024 and a lot of people don’t know how to make that distinction. Thank you, social media! ~Putting everyone on the defensive since 2009~
In many ways, Malachi is intended to be the epitome of paternal love. Remember how I said that I created him when I was a teenager? He was my fictional replacement for something I was lacking in real life. Now that I’m an adult and the pieces have been healed, he has more leeway with his heart and actions, but for the most part he’s still patient, protective, and understanding.
And very very secretive.
By Autumn Rain 