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“The Darkness was the greatest255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ77jSDuYOI
evil humanity had ever faced. If she is released once again, I fear255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcj6X2UCsY
for us all.”
-Unknown
None remembered the beginning of the world, not255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNBD8976dH
even the Deities who formed it. Everything had taken on a form of its own and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCssITKGEY
many believed the Deities to be myths and legends without fully understanding255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5srJsuClg
how much they still impacted the world around them. The Deities roamed freely255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDb68JZGDl
interacting with their creations making sure to keep their memories alive even255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCW2MgcoxcO
if it’s only in their stories.
None of them loved humanity more than Imitae, the Lord255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXc7xrhLj1
of the Light, husband to Veyar and the grandfather to humanity. He shunned his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngsN03I6Vx
powers and walked freely among them, helping them with their problems, healing255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPSFMXoEb8
their ales and listening to their stories about his family. So, he didn’t think255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKPKwtpenV
twice about helping someone who needed it. He followed a beggar to their home255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HTeHDicLl
because his family had fallen ill. Once there he was hit upside the head and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuUDVD8dI9
knocked unconscious. He felt himself being dragged on the ground then down a255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3QauDpdax
flight of stairs into the cold, dank darkness.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a dungeon255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXdMqP0PBF
chained to a wall. Water dripped down from the ceiling onto his pounding head.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpkCdCYe8A
The room was damp and smelled of mildew. Rats skittered in the corner fighting255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOApHidWfBG
over a bone from the last person who died here. One walked over towards him255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RE5APEE4l
trying to take a bite, but he lashed out with his foot sending it flying into255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hbNUxnqEi
the wall where it lay still. Not willing to leave fresh meat lying around, the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ybN4zvqQ7
rats tore into their friend leaving Imitae trying not to vomit. His granddaughter’s255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrZTSoZqA8
creations were disgusting.
He tried to use his powers to free himself, but they were always just out of reach. No255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Fae5AIUU0
matter how much he tried, no matter how much he struggled, the powers he255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAG4HNksyY
controlled refused to answer him. So, he sat there, his hands held above his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2nykkq77A
head with rope with nothing to eat or drink. He wasn’t sure how long he had255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAjgxLkKjw
been down there, time had lost all meaning to him eons ago, but it was the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsQrVGK515
boredom that threatened to make him go insane. Just when he thought he was255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iSBnJeupj
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 obviously255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPC8iMZ6sI
spent a lot of time on. He wore loose fitting pants, but no shoes on his feet.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPlZgdvIcJ
His head was shaved bald while his light hazel eyes gleamed in the low light. There were no weapons that he could see, but255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHq5aTDOF9L
based on his physique and the dangerous aura he exuded likely kept any would-be255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeeuxxrmxs
attacks away.
As he walked closer, the pressure surrounding the captured god grew heavy. He could sense his daughter’s vile power coursing255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Jh1aD6UpC
through his veins, but unlike most, it didn’t show on his skin, but covering255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BSXPAhak5
the body in black spots thickening their blood until it turned to mud. No, the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIe84l7OLoI
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’s255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AloJX2DEd
heavy brown eyes studied him for a long time. It was hard to read this human’s255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4Eym4HlBB
face, but the warning bells in his head kept ringing. This man was dangerous,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpmlflLDjG
he should be killed before he brings doom upon them all. But he was useless255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQSd6sVgO7
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 low255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLgyeaf39U
whisper. It was dry and cracked, he hadn’t had any water in ages. Not very255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3p5ZpOOVC
dignified for a God, but dignity was in short supply these days for him. Anger255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1C6eqz0OE0
flashed in the man’s eyes. He strode over, grabbed Imitae’s platinum blonde255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDr5Kt9qRaB
hair, so blonde it was almost white, and yanked his head back to stare his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhIGMRn7Ot
captor in the eye.
“You speak when you are spoke too, Imitae.” His voice came out like a hiss. “This is my255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNMRyk1tMB
domain, not yours.”
“Be careful who you speak too, mortal.” Imitae shot back. “You are nothing in my eyes,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25PXJRMf8z
just an insect who hasn’t learn their place.” The man reached back and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXA0YoEqia
punched the god in the face. He was surprised when his head smashed backwards255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDhUKKzldA
against the wall he was tied too. He tasted blood which was something he never255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUB32oBhRa
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 ground255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2n1qMuaon
before the man stalked away.
“I need to find the Ma’akti, and you’re going to help me.” The man smiled. Imitae looked up255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZP4sx6lKw4
at him confused. The Ma’akti were the chosen of the Deities, why would this man255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHgM4RM62s
want them?
“Do you wish to be one yourself?” Imitae asked. “If you free me, I will give you, my255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6WOqSoq45
blessing.”
“What do I need with your power when I already have it?” He laughed. A small ball of light255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6dUYHd5f7
flashed in his open palm as he grinned at Imitae. “No, I need you for255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHSuOFCA8P
another reason, one you don’t need to know about. You!” He snapped at the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8lhk7ewa1
acolyte. “Get what you need from him, but make sure you keep him alive. We255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqdNQfEMMb
will need him.”
“Yes Lord Whitesun.” The man bowed his head. “Your wish will be my command.” Imitae255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rTRpV6IaU
watched with dismay as the man left the room, leaving him at the mercy of his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2c1XHHVNm
enemy.
The acolyte placed the book down on the ground. As he stalked closer to the God, he removed255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgFVFg65C3
a wicked looking, curved dagger from the inside of his sleeve. “Those255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngTE6xnc4a
chains holding you down are made from part of a meteorite and quenched in the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdf0UAMzX7K
water of light blessed by Humjir. They seal your power’s making you mortal. But255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25l1YRksac
don’t worry Imitae, this will only hurt a lot.” He placed the dagger on the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyGx8v1hAb
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 large255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI38Qfz2R4n
smile, he started to cut.
For the first time in the God’s long life, he screamed.
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