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“The Darkness was the greatest85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFvFwD9O4w
evil humanity had ever faced. If she is released once again, I fear85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKvFQn0CzR
for us all.”
-Unknown
None remembered the beginning of the world, not85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKriRpyvb8
even the Deities who formed it. Everything had taken on a form of its own and85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu92sPE4baB
many believed the Deities to be myths and legends without fully understanding85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyVzYNUFFP
how much they still impacted the world around them. The Deities roamed freely85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyMJQ8jq1Q
interacting with their creations making sure to keep their memories alive even85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsK5lfvQpK
if it’s only in their stories.
None of them loved humanity more than Imitae, the Lord85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDvYleasAK
of the Light, husband to Veyar and the grandfather to humanity. He shunned his85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMRkgC7z9I
powers and walked freely among them, helping them with their problems, healing85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7wx0aJg1X
their ales and listening to their stories about his family. So, he didn’t think85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBq1olWyR8K
twice about helping someone who needed it. He followed a beggar to their home85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBNHRfv80h
because his family had fallen ill. Once there he was hit upside the head and85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ebs2IJJ39
knocked unconscious. He felt himself being dragged on the ground then down a85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAwqtMRhSd
flight of stairs into the cold, dank darkness.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a dungeon85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtqeRYttHU
chained to a wall. Water dripped down from the ceiling onto his pounding head.85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQS56xJn5L
The room was damp and smelled of mildew. Rats skittered in the corner fighting85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwLFvZtRwM
over a bone from the last person who died here. One walked over towards him85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3cXm7IV9E
trying to take a bite, but he lashed out with his foot sending it flying into85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0qrPo57vU
the wall where it lay still. Not willing to leave fresh meat lying around, the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8ZJWFiDhY
rats tore into their friend leaving Imitae trying not to vomit. His granddaughter’s85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QrSN1XxqS
creations were disgusting.
He tried to use his powers to free himself, but they were always just out of reach. No85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhc59i8Qwrl
matter how much he tried, no matter how much he struggled, the powers he85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXCt63m2n6
controlled refused to answer him. So, he sat there, his hands held above his85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc53cnruUlK
head with rope with nothing to eat or drink. He wasn’t sure how long he had85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbNtMAdK6j
been down there, time had lost all meaning to him eons ago, but it was the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O8swGWIOL
boredom that threatened to make him go insane. Just when he thought he was85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKkGQ9GkBX
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 obviously85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQreUH36mP
spent a lot of time on. He wore loose fitting pants, but no shoes on his feet.85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpaERY1NnV
His head was shaved bald while his light hazel eyes gleamed in the low light. There were no weapons that he could see, but85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRE5ojx78u
based on his physique and the dangerous aura he exuded likely kept any would-be85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmIXePuAIP
attacks away.
As he walked closer, the pressure surrounding the captured god grew heavy. He could sense his daughter’s vile power coursing85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgd7rRLPsZ
through his veins, but unlike most, it didn’t show on his skin, but covering85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIAoIDhzak
the body in black spots thickening their blood until it turned to mud. No, the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgbzAWYqID
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’s85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYHWFUH5y4
heavy brown eyes studied him for a long time. It was hard to read this human’s85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeUgsnPeqG
face, but the warning bells in his head kept ringing. This man was dangerous,85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhIKHeKYdc
he should be killed before he brings doom upon them all. But he was useless85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0MlwVIwKp
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 low85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2RZNLjZgB
whisper. It was dry and cracked, he hadn’t had any water in ages. Not very85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7GVN1LF4X
dignified for a God, but dignity was in short supply these days for him. Anger85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTe3H0KMZ73
flashed in the man’s eyes. He strode over, grabbed Imitae’s platinum blonde85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDyunJUrwA
hair, so blonde it was almost white, and yanked his head back to stare his85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADcJ6Of4ZQ
captor in the eye.
“You speak when you are spoke too, Imitae.” His voice came out like a hiss. “This is my85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2G26tbjSA5
domain, not yours.”
“Be careful who you speak too, mortal.” Imitae shot back. “You are nothing in my eyes,85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBohOyoWc0
just an insect who hasn’t learn their place.” The man reached back and85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDfcuWeX2r
punched the god in the face. He was surprised when his head smashed backwards85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpcC7r2SbF
against the wall he was tied too. He tasted blood which was something he never85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ew3QXBm9r
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 ground85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPmN4z2NGQ
before the man stalked away.
“I need to find the Ma’akti, and you’re going to help me.” The man smiled. Imitae looked up85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8BpyndTZZ
at him confused. The Ma’akti were the chosen of the Deities, why would this man85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKhOzf7zZB
want them?
“Do you wish to be one yourself?” Imitae asked. “If you free me, I will give you, my85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGclw2gfpwh
blessing.”
“What do I need with your power when I already have it?” He laughed. A small ball of light85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOK4ttrcx9
flashed in his open palm as he grinned at Imitae. “No, I need you for85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rYozC6hjC
another reason, one you don’t need to know about. You!” He snapped at the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbYl5X6nYq
acolyte. “Get what you need from him, but make sure you keep him alive. We85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIOW23J66l
will need him.”
“Yes Lord Whitesun.” The man bowed his head. “Your wish will be my command.” Imitae85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeEfUfNlBy
watched with dismay as the man left the room, leaving him at the mercy of his85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3YCflFMad
enemy.
The acolyte placed the book down on the ground. As he stalked closer to the God, he removed85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TOiI6iewe
a wicked looking, curved dagger from the inside of his sleeve. “Those85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZKGEIrYPx
chains holding you down are made from part of a meteorite and quenched in the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHn3hKzXv6n
water of light blessed by Humjir. They seal your power’s making you mortal. But85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREXYK1OSoo
don’t worry Imitae, this will only hurt a lot.” He placed the dagger on the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCS12EPTiZ
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 large85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMgEkF2XUY
smile, he started to cut.
For the first time in the God’s long life, he screamed.
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