Usually, the death of a character at the hands of another comes at the emotional climax of a story. (knockinbooks.com)
During the bloody climax of the story, a character tells the boy that God is «cruel.» (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
And when Paul writes about «the word» (Colossians 1:5, 1 Thessalonians 2:13), he means «the story of Jesus (particularly his death and resurrection), told as the climax of the story of God and Israel and thus offering itself as both the true story of the world and the foundation and energizing force for the church's mission.» (rachelheldevans.com)