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“The Darkness was the greatest43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hqW6lkQhP
evil humanity had ever faced. If she is released once again, I fear43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXVbHbRW2a
for us all.”
-Unknown
None remembered the beginning of the world, not43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwrK7uDMG4
even the Deities who formed it. Everything had taken on a form of its own and43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfoYeaSkjK
many believed the Deities to be myths and legends without fully understanding43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WM0MfHaSv
how much they still impacted the world around them. The Deities roamed freely43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKanIOTWnLA
interacting with their creations making sure to keep their memories alive even43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpghCi3IzzV
if it’s only in their stories.
None of them loved humanity more than Imitae, the Lord43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbH1dGR1SPU
of the Light, husband to Veyar and the grandfather to humanity. He shunned his43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw4xg5hdQ6
powers and walked freely among them, helping them with their problems, healing43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5mBQUMNHI
their ales and listening to their stories about his family. So, he didn’t think43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpax6jv0Kk
twice about helping someone who needed it. He followed a beggar to their home43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9PmxvoSBd
because his family had fallen ill. Once there he was hit upside the head and43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmU0iYzs15X
knocked unconscious. He felt himself being dragged on the ground then down a43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVLyavqLFU
flight of stairs into the cold, dank darkness.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a dungeon43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRo4SBiO3v
chained to a wall. Water dripped down from the ceiling onto his pounding head.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9uTVXiD5f
The room was damp and smelled of mildew. Rats skittered in the corner fighting43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnPOe4nOk1
over a bone from the last person who died here. One walked over towards him43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZ4RvCIkyh
trying to take a bite, but he lashed out with his foot sending it flying into43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqg9QNZClvk
the wall where it lay still. Not willing to leave fresh meat lying around, the43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfL90SqI2sE
rats tore into their friend leaving Imitae trying not to vomit. His granddaughter’s43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVi6Mtp6nB
creations were disgusting.
He tried to use his powers to free himself, but they were always just out of reach. No43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLujm0ksXH
matter how much he tried, no matter how much he struggled, the powers he43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TXUb55lss
controlled refused to answer him. So, he sat there, his hands held above his43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYABHGdDLL
head with rope with nothing to eat or drink. He wasn’t sure how long he had43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1iVHmeLoL
been down there, time had lost all meaning to him eons ago, but it was the43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfAZWmQ2qA
boredom that threatened to make him go insane. Just when he thought he was43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOIXQ7WRMu
about to break, he heard the door on the other side of the room open.
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Two men walked into the room. One of them was dressed in a long black robe with the hood pulled down low covering their face. In his hand was a thick, leather-bound book. The spine was cracked, the words were in a language that had been spoken for thousands of years. He recognized the book as the Darknomicon, the book his daughter had written that explained her cursed powers. This person was an acolyte of hers, he didn’t know how they escaped into the present day, they were supposed to have been hunted to extinction. However, it was the second man that garnered his attention the most.
This man wore a long white vest, but no shirt underneath to show off the muscles he obviously43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUGLdWMOiF
spent a lot of time on. He wore loose fitting pants, but no shoes on his feet.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ki2BDI9li
His head was shaved bald while his light hazel eyes gleamed in the low light. There were no weapons that he could see, but43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSxJRyfu20
based on his physique and the dangerous aura he exuded likely kept any would-be43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoECuM8Moq
attacks away.
As he walked closer, the pressure surrounding the captured god grew heavy. He could sense his daughter’s vile power coursing43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFP4HsqNwtm
through his veins, but unlike most, it didn’t show on his skin, but covering43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbv8Iw9QqaK
the body in black spots thickening their blood until it turned to mud. No, the43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2d4Vln3wpL
only indication was his scent and the darkness swirling under the skin.
“This is him?” The man turned to the acolyte who hastily nodded their head. The man’s43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY8hcJiTwf
heavy brown eyes studied him for a long time. It was hard to read this human’s43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeahbyGc9I8
face, but the warning bells in his head kept ringing. This man was dangerous,43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTze0um5F6w
he should be killed before he brings doom upon them all. But he was useless43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmp2MXEWUUs
currently, so there was nothing he could do.
“What is it you want from me?” Imitae found his voice, but it came out in a low43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7s1TNIIsJ3
whisper. It was dry and cracked, he hadn’t had any water in ages. Not very43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRE5YCIeK0t
dignified for a God, but dignity was in short supply these days for him. Anger43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxd6rtHSrh8
flashed in the man’s eyes. He strode over, grabbed Imitae’s platinum blonde43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBg7AZtF9l
hair, so blonde it was almost white, and yanked his head back to stare his43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8caLZ0pKy5
captor in the eye.
“You speak when you are spoke too, Imitae.” His voice came out like a hiss. “This is my43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYO9xV8o7uy
domain, not yours.”
“Be careful who you speak too, mortal.” Imitae shot back. “You are nothing in my eyes,43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQK8FOlDhU
just an insect who hasn’t learn their place.” The man reached back and43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqfBiBCqBO
punched the god in the face. He was surprised when his head smashed backwards43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxbgaJTNTx
against the wall he was tied too. He tasted blood which was something he never43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpHWUL6svR
thought possible. He spat the golden liquid into his hand and just stared.
“You have no powers here.” The man grinned. “You are completely at my mercy.”
“What is it you want from me then?” Imitae asked. He was roughly shoved back to the ground43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrTHnOaIcJ
before the man stalked away.
“I need to find the Ma’akti, and you’re going to help me.” The man smiled. Imitae looked up43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbQ9cLZf2M
at him confused. The Ma’akti were the chosen of the Deities, why would this man43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3TG2p9xPQ
want them?
“Do you wish to be one yourself?” Imitae asked. “If you free me, I will give you, my43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnf4RMGMn4
blessing.”
“What do I need with your power when I already have it?” He laughed. A small ball of light43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzyEKO1UVt
flashed in his open palm as he grinned at Imitae. “No, I need you for43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAZqPwEno0
another reason, one you don’t need to know about. You!” He snapped at the43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtEF8nFvjD
acolyte. “Get what you need from him, but make sure you keep him alive. We43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0r9xHA9V4R
will need him.”
“Yes Lord Whitesun.” The man bowed his head. “Your wish will be my command.” Imitae43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi36vrNu5Wr
watched with dismay as the man left the room, leaving him at the mercy of his43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzMNxnafBW
enemy.
The acolyte placed the book down on the ground. As he stalked closer to the God, he removed43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL43IbbU0Pp
a wicked looking, curved dagger from the inside of his sleeve. “Those43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHa5kZgoLz
chains holding you down are made from part of a meteorite and quenched in the43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJwT4rxFgZ
water of light blessed by Humjir. They seal your power’s making you mortal. But43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTPWlAbiws
don’t worry Imitae, this will only hurt a lot.” He placed the dagger on the43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTM4n9QzUI6
God’s skin. “Tell me where the Ma’akti Unna’tun is.”
“No.” Imitae stuck out his chin in defiance. The acolyte didn’t ask again. With a large43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8IoZKBbrj
smile, he started to cut.
For the first time in the God’s long life, he screamed.
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