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“The Darkness was the greatest41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCSqyztV2J
evil humanity had ever faced. If she is released once again, I fear41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3I2SrHqAFF
for us all.”
-Unknown
None remembered the beginning of the world, not41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVB8JWkIWl2
even the Deities who formed it. Everything had taken on a form of its own and41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8czMuPvJDb
many believed the Deities to be myths and legends without fully understanding41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTsnDEawRc
how much they still impacted the world around them. The Deities roamed freely41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SPbZrZt8T
interacting with their creations making sure to keep their memories alive even41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEjJugDaMo
if it’s only in their stories.
None of them loved humanity more than Imitae, the Lord41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXWFt20ra3
of the Light, husband to Veyar and the grandfather to humanity. He shunned his41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUweODgOXTu
powers and walked freely among them, helping them with their problems, healing41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdkocMJMwt
their ales and listening to their stories about his family. So, he didn’t think41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoL7GZZvyvr
twice about helping someone who needed it. He followed a beggar to their home41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6co1R0kxRt
because his family had fallen ill. Once there he was hit upside the head and41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIxTwbmE6A
knocked unconscious. He felt himself being dragged on the ground then down a41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ938L3R1S8X
flight of stairs into the cold, dank darkness.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a dungeon41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxVIGHkHzW
chained to a wall. Water dripped down from the ceiling onto his pounding head.41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nAaHmQ0yt
The room was damp and smelled of mildew. Rats skittered in the corner fighting41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MuxyBHIkt
over a bone from the last person who died here. One walked over towards him41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdy7X51T90F
trying to take a bite, but he lashed out with his foot sending it flying into41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7p4hggQFD
the wall where it lay still. Not willing to leave fresh meat lying around, the41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Lc62F95FA
rats tore into their friend leaving Imitae trying not to vomit. His granddaughter’s41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYB2TVCllu
creations were disgusting.
He tried to use his powers to free himself, but they were always just out of reach. No41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9V1p8KSH0A
matter how much he tried, no matter how much he struggled, the powers he41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIh0GPI0HEm
controlled refused to answer him. So, he sat there, his hands held above his41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMueYf1tSXQ
head with rope with nothing to eat or drink. He wasn’t sure how long he had41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnRAXZ8eJU
been down there, time had lost all meaning to him eons ago, but it was the41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa94NjutKkz
boredom that threatened to make him go insane. Just when he thought he was41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJCrCSlfgA
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 obviously41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YcTuOFMJN
spent a lot of time on. He wore loose fitting pants, but no shoes on his feet.41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2K1joz4SPf
His head was shaved bald while his light hazel eyes gleamed in the low light. There were no weapons that he could see, but41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22Tu64v9si
based on his physique and the dangerous aura he exuded likely kept any would-be41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdyI0U4cyJ
attacks away.
As he walked closer, the pressure surrounding the captured god grew heavy. He could sense his daughter’s vile power coursing41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyC1Gx9jX04
through his veins, but unlike most, it didn’t show on his skin, but covering41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UAtG2vDNA
the body in black spots thickening their blood until it turned to mud. No, the41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTrnkN1a8U
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’s41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpdQVan2qO
heavy brown eyes studied him for a long time. It was hard to read this human’s41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RNFTiRJ5v
face, but the warning bells in his head kept ringing. This man was dangerous,41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNlWyw0Aby
he should be killed before he brings doom upon them all. But he was useless41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bmXpZf47j
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 low41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7A9BDdorA
whisper. It was dry and cracked, he hadn’t had any water in ages. Not very41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvOpVPkMp0
dignified for a God, but dignity was in short supply these days for him. Anger41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0d3DaQqKYY
flashed in the man’s eyes. He strode over, grabbed Imitae’s platinum blonde41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVoyePmWKe
hair, so blonde it was almost white, and yanked his head back to stare his41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRkz4i5eW1
captor in the eye.
“You speak when you are spoke too, Imitae.” His voice came out like a hiss. “This is my41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrs5KedqmF
domain, not yours.”
“Be careful who you speak too, mortal.” Imitae shot back. “You are nothing in my eyes,41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiV34xcARcB
just an insect who hasn’t learn their place.” The man reached back and41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL34hMf72Dz
punched the god in the face. He was surprised when his head smashed backwards41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2ZwsmgEAl
against the wall he was tied too. He tasted blood which was something he never41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsQO8uGGpn
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 ground41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Gojxiuusw
before the man stalked away.
“I need to find the Ma’akti, and you’re going to help me.” The man smiled. Imitae looked up41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiKxu6BP8q
at him confused. The Ma’akti were the chosen of the Deities, why would this man41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqk53Ls1e4
want them?
“Do you wish to be one yourself?” Imitae asked. “If you free me, I will give you, my41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9psq3TcTl
blessing.”
“What do I need with your power when I already have it?” He laughed. A small ball of light41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMhPCnM0HZ
flashed in his open palm as he grinned at Imitae. “No, I need you for41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LvIfb0b5f
another reason, one you don’t need to know about. You!” He snapped at the41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPqAYs68bg
acolyte. “Get what you need from him, but make sure you keep him alive. We41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzqTPCkqWN
will need him.”
“Yes Lord Whitesun.” The man bowed his head. “Your wish will be my command.” Imitae41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3oOvLtSdl
watched with dismay as the man left the room, leaving him at the mercy of his41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyp8QCE1ES0
enemy.
The acolyte placed the book down on the ground. As he stalked closer to the God, he removed41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuf5PT8ReMz
a wicked looking, curved dagger from the inside of his sleeve. “Those41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GHZbLLVDh
chains holding you down are made from part of a meteorite and quenched in the41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKpCUlCImk
water of light blessed by Humjir. They seal your power’s making you mortal. But41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkGoJui0nj
don’t worry Imitae, this will only hurt a lot.” He placed the dagger on the41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MDQZjSvOA
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 large41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrKqOLQ3XD
smile, he started to cut.
For the first time in the God’s long life, he screamed.
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