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“The Darkness was the greatest114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKJDCJDBvd
evil humanity had ever faced. If she is released once again, I fear114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRvFPTQweG
for us all.”
-Unknown
None remembered the beginning of the world, not114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7aKQf1stW
even the Deities who formed it. Everything had taken on a form of its own and114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc33ISXOZMP
many believed the Deities to be myths and legends without fully understanding114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCDygwwOcz
how much they still impacted the world around them. The Deities roamed freely114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOgwulYWlB
interacting with their creations making sure to keep their memories alive even114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaC1CGRygJ
if it’s only in their stories.
None of them loved humanity more than Imitae, the Lord114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHmKUqd2sx
of the Light, husband to Veyar and the grandfather to humanity. He shunned his114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNlqHa4B7x
powers and walked freely among them, helping them with their problems, healing114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUY9TThl1MI
their ales and listening to their stories about his family. So, he didn’t think114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEAsjJ5jyq
twice about helping someone who needed it. He followed a beggar to their home114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UzHixfalg
because his family had fallen ill. Once there he was hit upside the head and114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrm8f3lNRUL
knocked unconscious. He felt himself being dragged on the ground then down a114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX2SqVnssv
flight of stairs into the cold, dank darkness.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a dungeon114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSVB1xxble
chained to a wall. Water dripped down from the ceiling onto his pounding head.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbvZ9wk1wd
The room was damp and smelled of mildew. Rats skittered in the corner fighting114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYtFHGzf1X
over a bone from the last person who died here. One walked over towards him114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gTBNIuLba
trying to take a bite, but he lashed out with his foot sending it flying into114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51tkgn4Ndr
the wall where it lay still. Not willing to leave fresh meat lying around, the114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuVOQj6EyA
rats tore into their friend leaving Imitae trying not to vomit. His granddaughter’s114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkkA3yJJr1
creations were disgusting.
He tried to use his powers to free himself, but they were always just out of reach. No114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWw1ZKczSSr
matter how much he tried, no matter how much he struggled, the powers he114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlK53MAe2X
controlled refused to answer him. So, he sat there, his hands held above his114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GPdZgCvF9
head with rope with nothing to eat or drink. He wasn’t sure how long he had114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeND10PctfG
been down there, time had lost all meaning to him eons ago, but it was the114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmHuzfH5ID
boredom that threatened to make him go insane. Just when he thought he was114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDTkkFmgz2
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 obviously114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwqAR1KIEj
spent a lot of time on. He wore loose fitting pants, but no shoes on his feet.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEshF2BQjXj
His head was shaved bald while his light hazel eyes gleamed in the low light. There were no weapons that he could see, but114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSE6iUO9yJw
based on his physique and the dangerous aura he exuded likely kept any would-be114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGt1pSEVPCQ
attacks away.
As he walked closer, the pressure surrounding the captured god grew heavy. He could sense his daughter’s vile power coursing114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yiDoNSmrf
through his veins, but unlike most, it didn’t show on his skin, but covering114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64elP6enJn
the body in black spots thickening their blood until it turned to mud. No, the114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuPQaSPTKv
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’s114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYA9mRmPWSI
heavy brown eyes studied him for a long time. It was hard to read this human’s114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7YKLUq7go
face, but the warning bells in his head kept ringing. This man was dangerous,114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡug58484lzv
he should be killed before he brings doom upon them all. But he was useless114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UKlewVMdL
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 low114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tW2L1GBXJ
whisper. It was dry and cracked, he hadn’t had any water in ages. Not very114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYMqY6T3ja
dignified for a God, but dignity was in short supply these days for him. Anger114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgX1kTh2GX
flashed in the man’s eyes. He strode over, grabbed Imitae’s platinum blonde114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMN7loFWkl7
hair, so blonde it was almost white, and yanked his head back to stare his114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Tv1l1qKFL
captor in the eye.
“You speak when you are spoke too, Imitae.” His voice came out like a hiss. “This is my114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OyF2CEHVx
domain, not yours.”
“Be careful who you speak too, mortal.” Imitae shot back. “You are nothing in my eyes,114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNcVctcA8z
just an insect who hasn’t learn their place.” The man reached back and114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFPB5v7hj5
punched the god in the face. He was surprised when his head smashed backwards114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltAxgukOrK
against the wall he was tied too. He tasted blood which was something he never114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJzSL2D3qy
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 ground114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMWCpW9ToG
before the man stalked away.
“I need to find the Ma’akti, and you’re going to help me.” The man smiled. Imitae looked up114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVl0eMl5Qu
at him confused. The Ma’akti were the chosen of the Deities, why would this man114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6l5eD9fBr
want them?
“Do you wish to be one yourself?” Imitae asked. “If you free me, I will give you, my114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4QzitSK84
blessing.”
“What do I need with your power when I already have it?” He laughed. A small ball of light114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7LwWDC83B
flashed in his open palm as he grinned at Imitae. “No, I need you for114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5QLCQyHhZ
another reason, one you don’t need to know about. You!” He snapped at the114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXncUFIGRI
acolyte. “Get what you need from him, but make sure you keep him alive. We114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPO6rM19fB
will need him.”
“Yes Lord Whitesun.” The man bowed his head. “Your wish will be my command.” Imitae114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoiPdp0zj4
watched with dismay as the man left the room, leaving him at the mercy of his114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBVgDNuBMk
enemy.
The acolyte placed the book down on the ground. As he stalked closer to the God, he removed114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTHKhvZu7L
a wicked looking, curved dagger from the inside of his sleeve. “Those114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIXYMp4umK
chains holding you down are made from part of a meteorite and quenched in the114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFR7NbzwtR
water of light blessed by Humjir. They seal your power’s making you mortal. But114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPnOzBHt7D
don’t worry Imitae, this will only hurt a lot.” He placed the dagger on the114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIb8THBVRGh
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 large114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fMVC0H94J
smile, he started to cut.
For the first time in the God’s long life, he screamed.
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