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“The Darkness was the greatest86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lYGh01M8J
evil humanity had ever faced. If she is released once again, I fear86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT14B8X1mrm
for us all.”
-Unknown
None remembered the beginning of the world, not86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VUTy0vH7q
even the Deities who formed it. Everything had taken on a form of its own and86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ854ajUVd5N
many believed the Deities to be myths and legends without fully understanding86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSi84uVJmhj
how much they still impacted the world around them. The Deities roamed freely86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhSO8mD9EZ
interacting with their creations making sure to keep their memories alive even86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevK0cRttQV
if it’s only in their stories.
None of them loved humanity more than Imitae, the Lord86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9GTDCOG88
of the Light, husband to Veyar and the grandfather to humanity. He shunned his86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYK0p1xBNb
powers and walked freely among them, helping them with their problems, healing86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiIAA2j8z2
their ales and listening to their stories about his family. So, he didn’t think86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyE6UIzj5Sa
twice about helping someone who needed it. He followed a beggar to their home86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEJdeGk8XY
because his family had fallen ill. Once there he was hit upside the head and86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYnmbA6VRu
knocked unconscious. He felt himself being dragged on the ground then down a86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXPwAjIVuJ
flight of stairs into the cold, dank darkness.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a dungeon86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yoXdaJ6b5
chained to a wall. Water dripped down from the ceiling onto his pounding head.86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSifducbE7l
The room was damp and smelled of mildew. Rats skittered in the corner fighting86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiwfglCYA5
over a bone from the last person who died here. One walked over towards him86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jC5QV3dH7
trying to take a bite, but he lashed out with his foot sending it flying into86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEQLrncwxt
the wall where it lay still. Not willing to leave fresh meat lying around, the86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJCFF1zKRo
rats tore into their friend leaving Imitae trying not to vomit. His granddaughter’s86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkZh4iJLp6
creations were disgusting.
He tried to use his powers to free himself, but they were always just out of reach. No86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9ehckRX46
matter how much he tried, no matter how much he struggled, the powers he86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGFMx5Ws2c
controlled refused to answer him. So, he sat there, his hands held above his86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEWZDnvitr
head with rope with nothing to eat or drink. He wasn’t sure how long he had86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsHPA28Uyb
been down there, time had lost all meaning to him eons ago, but it was the86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgO9EI5hdX
boredom that threatened to make him go insane. Just when he thought he was86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDoYkOjWLk
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 obviously86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilBRvL6DqD
spent a lot of time on. He wore loose fitting pants, but no shoes on his feet.86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBA2lZUbKl
His head was shaved bald while his light hazel eyes gleamed in the low light. There were no weapons that he could see, but86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4At41hXyn
based on his physique and the dangerous aura he exuded likely kept any would-be86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtD1lCp52M8
attacks away.
As he walked closer, the pressure surrounding the captured god grew heavy. He could sense his daughter’s vile power coursing86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqyndPGun7
through his veins, but unlike most, it didn’t show on his skin, but covering86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56IsQGZLzU
the body in black spots thickening their blood until it turned to mud. No, the86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLj0IOFcJYj
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’s86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLL2RqeuxS
heavy brown eyes studied him for a long time. It was hard to read this human’s86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqy4Jss1cx
face, but the warning bells in his head kept ringing. This man was dangerous,86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCUtPvsfXg
he should be killed before he brings doom upon them all. But he was useless86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ij7IF5meU
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 low86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwg3CXF6nAh
whisper. It was dry and cracked, he hadn’t had any water in ages. Not very86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYsq2vREqL
dignified for a God, but dignity was in short supply these days for him. Anger86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sqjFLCTGq
flashed in the man’s eyes. He strode over, grabbed Imitae’s platinum blonde86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVL2MpOmdQ
hair, so blonde it was almost white, and yanked his head back to stare his86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKGGv6TL6q
captor in the eye.
“You speak when you are spoke too, Imitae.” His voice came out like a hiss. “This is my86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl18URc5dDb
domain, not yours.”
“Be careful who you speak too, mortal.” Imitae shot back. “You are nothing in my eyes,86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4grOBUUBwj
just an insect who hasn’t learn their place.” The man reached back and86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYX0DIUQDUJ
punched the god in the face. He was surprised when his head smashed backwards86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1B1nghwBI
against the wall he was tied too. He tasted blood which was something he never86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuxQqAsFn4
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 ground86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4IOuZHxYk
before the man stalked away.
“I need to find the Ma’akti, and you’re going to help me.” The man smiled. Imitae looked up86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFyRzUQRwN
at him confused. The Ma’akti were the chosen of the Deities, why would this man86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMYOIuZKrF
want them?
“Do you wish to be one yourself?” Imitae asked. “If you free me, I will give you, my86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfdt8LSY5E
blessing.”
“What do I need with your power when I already have it?” He laughed. A small ball of light86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePv1i0rv3l
flashed in his open palm as he grinned at Imitae. “No, I need you for86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAR1GbWOsW
another reason, one you don’t need to know about. You!” He snapped at the86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2q5WsyfykM
acolyte. “Get what you need from him, but make sure you keep him alive. We86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6I7opLq2W1
will need him.”
“Yes Lord Whitesun.” The man bowed his head. “Your wish will be my command.” Imitae86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmsnZpXNHM
watched with dismay as the man left the room, leaving him at the mercy of his86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXWe4sgyUx
enemy.
The acolyte placed the book down on the ground. As he stalked closer to the God, he removed86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWScvk9aB8
a wicked looking, curved dagger from the inside of his sleeve. “Those86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASbwJEZq1M
chains holding you down are made from part of a meteorite and quenched in the86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XknURQ1cB
water of light blessed by Humjir. They seal your power’s making you mortal. But86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrR2Ple3s2
don’t worry Imitae, this will only hurt a lot.” He placed the dagger on the86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVCCoZPB64
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 large86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jRbwGwFwY
smile, he started to cut.
For the first time in the God’s long life, he screamed.
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