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“The Darkness was the greatest261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5chQTInNK
evil humanity had ever faced. If she is released once again, I fear261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GtAhD9NDI
for us all.”
-Unknown
None remembered the beginning of the world, not261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3pDUqMCjD
even the Deities who formed it. Everything had taken on a form of its own and261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMO64B4DDKs
many believed the Deities to be myths and legends without fully understanding261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDs4LjWVKxH
how much they still impacted the world around them. The Deities roamed freely261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tYh4x4NcD
interacting with their creations making sure to keep their memories alive even261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSyfAu67vF
if it’s only in their stories.
None of them loved humanity more than Imitae, the Lord261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjHY89iy8x
of the Light, husband to Veyar and the grandfather to humanity. He shunned his261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5qquNh9TJ
powers and walked freely among them, helping them with their problems, healing261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrVeZAYkge
their ales and listening to their stories about his family. So, he didn’t think261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRiw7yx5t7
twice about helping someone who needed it. He followed a beggar to their home261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiv7QjRJqd6
because his family had fallen ill. Once there he was hit upside the head and261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95f27GlySn
knocked unconscious. He felt himself being dragged on the ground then down a261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ykaUMHTT4
flight of stairs into the cold, dank darkness.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a dungeon261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCsXLsnOpW
chained to a wall. Water dripped down from the ceiling onto his pounding head.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9jR5qKxk1
The room was damp and smelled of mildew. Rats skittered in the corner fighting261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXv09skPWjA
over a bone from the last person who died here. One walked over towards him261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0n8Y6zNUp
trying to take a bite, but he lashed out with his foot sending it flying into261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2szFcTQa7
the wall where it lay still. Not willing to leave fresh meat lying around, the261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBK41vhO5Jd
rats tore into their friend leaving Imitae trying not to vomit. His granddaughter’s261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKlyrpzU6h
creations were disgusting.
He tried to use his powers to free himself, but they were always just out of reach. No261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2EipVoZ2i
matter how much he tried, no matter how much he struggled, the powers he261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlkGYGPz7k
controlled refused to answer him. So, he sat there, his hands held above his261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7W6qgWAfzY
head with rope with nothing to eat or drink. He wasn’t sure how long he had261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0z23OZ5oi
been down there, time had lost all meaning to him eons ago, but it was the261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tVTDRjNjH
boredom that threatened to make him go insane. Just when he thought he was261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SLqhdy4Md
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 obviously261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7d2gEt9tJp
spent a lot of time on. He wore loose fitting pants, but no shoes on his feet.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtImRCmR85q
His head was shaved bald while his light hazel eyes gleamed in the low light. There were no weapons that he could see, but261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1kipM0lPC
based on his physique and the dangerous aura he exuded likely kept any would-be261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYNUYzngOL
attacks away.
As he walked closer, the pressure surrounding the captured god grew heavy. He could sense his daughter’s vile power coursing261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDmMAFhNcd
through his veins, but unlike most, it didn’t show on his skin, but covering261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CX1ejCbR6
the body in black spots thickening their blood until it turned to mud. No, the261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVXfHLsamm
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’s261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgVdq5FGP2
heavy brown eyes studied him for a long time. It was hard to read this human’s261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrDb8tS2nE
face, but the warning bells in his head kept ringing. This man was dangerous,261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeSjReOdPk
he should be killed before he brings doom upon them all. But he was useless261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41OucK2oSA
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 low261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugqq7kveLo
whisper. It was dry and cracked, he hadn’t had any water in ages. Not very261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2isSX6D4Nx
dignified for a God, but dignity was in short supply these days for him. Anger261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPUuPE1pJL
flashed in the man’s eyes. He strode over, grabbed Imitae’s platinum blonde261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAlVhxr8YY
hair, so blonde it was almost white, and yanked his head back to stare his261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjlzp8SCtk
captor in the eye.
“You speak when you are spoke too, Imitae.” His voice came out like a hiss. “This is my261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiy2dGnfgx
domain, not yours.”
“Be careful who you speak too, mortal.” Imitae shot back. “You are nothing in my eyes,261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZ0pC0RMfW
just an insect who hasn’t learn their place.” The man reached back and261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vUEhGyEMj
punched the god in the face. He was surprised when his head smashed backwards261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpIS0yFE7K
against the wall he was tied too. He tasted blood which was something he never261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wXbzHr4hd
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 ground261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAns09qyy8
before the man stalked away.
“I need to find the Ma’akti, and you’re going to help me.” The man smiled. Imitae looked up261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD10XaVxsqe
at him confused. The Ma’akti were the chosen of the Deities, why would this man261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCwHsimWnQ
want them?
“Do you wish to be one yourself?” Imitae asked. “If you free me, I will give you, my261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVGOVp9zc3
blessing.”
“What do I need with your power when I already have it?” He laughed. A small ball of light261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsfbKa36sX
flashed in his open palm as he grinned at Imitae. “No, I need you for261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZeM9b5SpB
another reason, one you don’t need to know about. You!” He snapped at the261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6feNqbXPW4
acolyte. “Get what you need from him, but make sure you keep him alive. We261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzf55UOuU0Y
will need him.”
“Yes Lord Whitesun.” The man bowed his head. “Your wish will be my command.” Imitae261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlxdRU7pbc
watched with dismay as the man left the room, leaving him at the mercy of his261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqhW6k7VTE
enemy.
The acolyte placed the book down on the ground. As he stalked closer to the God, he removed261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKS74uZoKNN
a wicked looking, curved dagger from the inside of his sleeve. “Those261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKDkYIUfZR
chains holding you down are made from part of a meteorite and quenched in the261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0XMPYZ6L7
water of light blessed by Humjir. They seal your power’s making you mortal. But261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZy0AS9223
don’t worry Imitae, this will only hurt a lot.” He placed the dagger on the261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFw3t9GmvKn
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 large261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZQswX4mZz
smile, he started to cut.
For the first time in the God’s long life, he screamed.
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