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“The Darkness was the greatest135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiu6ZLDOfG
evil humanity had ever faced. If she is released once again, I fear135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycfuA3r68h
for us all.”
-Unknown
None remembered the beginning of the world, not135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfkvea5Wqv
even the Deities who formed it. Everything had taken on a form of its own and135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PuOCYlzRU
many believed the Deities to be myths and legends without fully understanding135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGF0GpVaT8a
how much they still impacted the world around them. The Deities roamed freely135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6E2SOVMcuL
interacting with their creations making sure to keep their memories alive even135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZ0BZ01OCj
if it’s only in their stories.
None of them loved humanity more than Imitae, the Lord135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ583PXgx3Nn
of the Light, husband to Veyar and the grandfather to humanity. He shunned his135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkA0t9LJsr
powers and walked freely among them, helping them with their problems, healing135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPwUqyglUq
their ales and listening to their stories about his family. So, he didn’t think135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyo2CDVQJ4
twice about helping someone who needed it. He followed a beggar to their home135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sjoTUU2gs
because his family had fallen ill. Once there he was hit upside the head and135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMy4m1A5Rtu
knocked unconscious. He felt himself being dragged on the ground then down a135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrEDAd2lHB
flight of stairs into the cold, dank darkness.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a dungeon135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAIrqEoeOz
chained to a wall. Water dripped down from the ceiling onto his pounding head.135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhOtwSgTVU
The room was damp and smelled of mildew. Rats skittered in the corner fighting135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBMx99GPj6
over a bone from the last person who died here. One walked over towards him135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDgtJQ1JWw
trying to take a bite, but he lashed out with his foot sending it flying into135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdKKO9PSr0
the wall where it lay still. Not willing to leave fresh meat lying around, the135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMCyApK0y0
rats tore into their friend leaving Imitae trying not to vomit. His granddaughter’s135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcl1drmoCOp
creations were disgusting.
He tried to use his powers to free himself, but they were always just out of reach. No135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw8wg69PMq
matter how much he tried, no matter how much he struggled, the powers he135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUhOM45EN1
controlled refused to answer him. So, he sat there, his hands held above his135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtK5LC6SQi1
head with rope with nothing to eat or drink. He wasn’t sure how long he had135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXK6Sqfdj8e
been down there, time had lost all meaning to him eons ago, but it was the135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhM9bpyuQ52
boredom that threatened to make him go insane. Just when he thought he was135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03vcFlNbqV
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 obviously135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefcqY2ACy9
spent a lot of time on. He wore loose fitting pants, but no shoes on his feet.135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iVAdHmbR5
His head was shaved bald while his light hazel eyes gleamed in the low light. There were no weapons that he could see, but135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bdXqEnU5M
based on his physique and the dangerous aura he exuded likely kept any would-be135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcB0FsWFU2X
attacks away.
As he walked closer, the pressure surrounding the captured god grew heavy. He could sense his daughter’s vile power coursing135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljh8uxAiXT
through his veins, but unlike most, it didn’t show on his skin, but covering135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4rlm2FgRn
the body in black spots thickening their blood until it turned to mud. No, the135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAVaKvLeoK
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’s135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznbtoCRoyN
heavy brown eyes studied him for a long time. It was hard to read this human’s135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTzyxTsdTi
face, but the warning bells in his head kept ringing. This man was dangerous,135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKu6cYo8oA
he should be killed before he brings doom upon them all. But he was useless135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLR0ocToJT8
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 low135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAYBiK0so5
whisper. It was dry and cracked, he hadn’t had any water in ages. Not very135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5iZy1kbPw
dignified for a God, but dignity was in short supply these days for him. Anger135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1C4a1GOuU
flashed in the man’s eyes. He strode over, grabbed Imitae’s platinum blonde135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTZ6y3WsAI
hair, so blonde it was almost white, and yanked his head back to stare his135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ypKsbabdR
captor in the eye.
“You speak when you are spoke too, Imitae.” His voice came out like a hiss. “This is my135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2FdrKjkw4
domain, not yours.”
“Be careful who you speak too, mortal.” Imitae shot back. “You are nothing in my eyes,135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoN8NqoKexS
just an insect who hasn’t learn their place.” The man reached back and135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwlyfUahpg
punched the god in the face. He was surprised when his head smashed backwards135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2Biohb2Y4
against the wall he was tied too. He tasted blood which was something he never135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDlzBR3hPZ
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 ground135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqhyIMWl9Z
before the man stalked away.
“I need to find the Ma’akti, and you’re going to help me.” The man smiled. Imitae looked up135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcdZ0bIUCz
at him confused. The Ma’akti were the chosen of the Deities, why would this man135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvRft3FkZQ
want them?
“Do you wish to be one yourself?” Imitae asked. “If you free me, I will give you, my135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbk3GejttSl
blessing.”
“What do I need with your power when I already have it?” He laughed. A small ball of light135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ445ty2AteQ
flashed in his open palm as he grinned at Imitae. “No, I need you for135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rQFfGYg9W
another reason, one you don’t need to know about. You!” He snapped at the135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOmHKsef1I
acolyte. “Get what you need from him, but make sure you keep him alive. We135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfhaZXypqE
will need him.”
“Yes Lord Whitesun.” The man bowed his head. “Your wish will be my command.” Imitae135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7le7gcWgK
watched with dismay as the man left the room, leaving him at the mercy of his135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITOubXerl8
enemy.
The acolyte placed the book down on the ground. As he stalked closer to the God, he removed135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuhPQJzAnb
a wicked looking, curved dagger from the inside of his sleeve. “Those135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVzROP0jcg
chains holding you down are made from part of a meteorite and quenched in the135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesTRYbwLXL
water of light blessed by Humjir. They seal your power’s making you mortal. But135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbo1FQQMzNQ
don’t worry Imitae, this will only hurt a lot.” He placed the dagger on the135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhx5kxERLW0
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 large135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgE3W4Wct0U
smile, he started to cut.
For the first time in the God’s long life, he screamed.
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