Hunting The Godkiller [Dropped for WSA entry]

This novel has been reposted so that it may be entered into WSA 2023. Read here:

https://www.webnovel.com/book/hunting-the-godkiller_25772584406113905

Arthur Knightly was a detective.. those who had worked with him would call him the best in the world. Over his 20 year long career, he has profiled and tracked down the most cunning of predators, often making use of the most abstract of clues to track down his prey. Through his exploits, he had made a name for himself both within the bureau, and without. Although these days, he wishes he had just taken a regular desk job after finishing his service in the Air Force, for his reputation had put a target on his back.

For the past 4 years, he has been tracking a serial killer, a man who has made his life a living hell. After years of false leads, Arthur finally tracked his nemesis down. Following a short tussle, he had succeeded in exacting his vengeance, but not without getting fatally wounded in the process. As he lay bleeding out, he had only one wish. Although he was not a religious man, he hoped that the afterlife was real and that he would be able to see his daughter once more.

He closed his eyes and felt his pain melt away only to find himself standing naked before the most beautiful woman he had ever laid his eyes upon. And she seemed to have an offer for him:

"I will give you a new life with your daughter. In exchange, I need you to hunt someone down for me. Someone who has slain a God."

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Synopsis is work in progress. I will edit is as I release more chapters and get a better hold on what I want the plot to be.

This will be a fantasy novel, where there is an overarching plot of a serial killer who mc needs to hunt down. This serial killer is an artifact, which has the soul of the God of Death trapped within, and mc needs to rescue this soul to save the world. Artifact meanwhile becomes stronger by murdering and absorbing the knowledge and skills of powerful individuals, its goal is to become the most powerful being in the world so no one can destroy it and release the God of Death. MC is in a race agaisnt time while the world collapses around him.

The immediate plot will be regarding development of magical powers and developing a certain set of skills. He will then try to build an International Spy Agency that will help him in his quest and control the international flow of information. The mc will be intelligent and rational, and use scientific thinking as much as possible.

I draw inspiration from many different works, and will try to give credit where it is due. This novel is very much an experiment for me, and would love to listen to any and all feedback.