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“The Darkness was the greatest213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqdr26rCe0
evil humanity had ever faced. If she is released once again, I fear213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4JYc1Flfd
for us all.”
-Unknown
None remembered the beginning of the world, not213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SVabZxed1
even the Deities who formed it. Everything had taken on a form of its own and213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoij1sJiZ5M
many believed the Deities to be myths and legends without fully understanding213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFBYhXthUP
how much they still impacted the world around them. The Deities roamed freely213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8NdYIwIn9
interacting with their creations making sure to keep their memories alive even213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6CLKlNbWi
if it’s only in their stories.
None of them loved humanity more than Imitae, the Lord213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEYGDbuAbJ
of the Light, husband to Veyar and the grandfather to humanity. He shunned his213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQltusfZDD
powers and walked freely among them, helping them with their problems, healing213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpg18sCogPR
their ales and listening to their stories about his family. So, he didn’t think213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37eOKiDBWj
twice about helping someone who needed it. He followed a beggar to their home213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSj9XTnF4L
because his family had fallen ill. Once there he was hit upside the head and213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eLcsJI18G
knocked unconscious. He felt himself being dragged on the ground then down a213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVBCxlI0H7
flight of stairs into the cold, dank darkness.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a dungeon213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0V6xRJoEk
chained to a wall. Water dripped down from the ceiling onto his pounding head.213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oLCflj1D8
The room was damp and smelled of mildew. Rats skittered in the corner fighting213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMzrxuTzC0
over a bone from the last person who died here. One walked over towards him213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpRJ5pVuUS
trying to take a bite, but he lashed out with his foot sending it flying into213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoxHEBcMvt
the wall where it lay still. Not willing to leave fresh meat lying around, the213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Cwo86opSt
rats tore into their friend leaving Imitae trying not to vomit. His granddaughter’s213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKnvlVdp8S
creations were disgusting.
He tried to use his powers to free himself, but they were always just out of reach. No213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnU3LkPXKN
matter how much he tried, no matter how much he struggled, the powers he213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgkf1qVB1X
controlled refused to answer him. So, he sat there, his hands held above his213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkNeRSqIjT
head with rope with nothing to eat or drink. He wasn’t sure how long he had213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPZJdQCu1R
been down there, time had lost all meaning to him eons ago, but it was the213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nETPNLAmr
boredom that threatened to make him go insane. Just when he thought he was213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLFqZwEGSC
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 obviously213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDLiNxRiKl
spent a lot of time on. He wore loose fitting pants, but no shoes on his feet.213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZfqxYSscB
His head was shaved bald while his light hazel eyes gleamed in the low light. There were no weapons that he could see, but213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKL7wY0V5cN
based on his physique and the dangerous aura he exuded likely kept any would-be213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIM8Sow2xC
attacks away.
As he walked closer, the pressure surrounding the captured god grew heavy. He could sense his daughter’s vile power coursing213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofGCHbj80Z
through his veins, but unlike most, it didn’t show on his skin, but covering213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYIqgo1wsH
the body in black spots thickening their blood until it turned to mud. No, the213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZgXZwIu3a
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’s213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ586BSWBALC
heavy brown eyes studied him for a long time. It was hard to read this human’s213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrENP082DD
face, but the warning bells in his head kept ringing. This man was dangerous,213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8Zdd16EL1
he should be killed before he brings doom upon them all. But he was useless213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91dFNKfqXr
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 low213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiFpaTzCvh
whisper. It was dry and cracked, he hadn’t had any water in ages. Not very213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQPO0PTNJS
dignified for a God, but dignity was in short supply these days for him. Anger213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2z7654knG
flashed in the man’s eyes. He strode over, grabbed Imitae’s platinum blonde213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JflhlL0CX
hair, so blonde it was almost white, and yanked his head back to stare his213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83MOjuRKxS
captor in the eye.
“You speak when you are spoke too, Imitae.” His voice came out like a hiss. “This is my213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB50RPZ5qU3
domain, not yours.”
“Be careful who you speak too, mortal.” Imitae shot back. “You are nothing in my eyes,213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6E02OHdR9Q
just an insect who hasn’t learn their place.” The man reached back and213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJBcEqWTj1
punched the god in the face. He was surprised when his head smashed backwards213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPahrM9E7W
against the wall he was tied too. He tasted blood which was something he never213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8HFGKpjzq
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 ground213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBR5xsjcRRv
before the man stalked away.
“I need to find the Ma’akti, and you’re going to help me.” The man smiled. Imitae looked up213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoGqszwvDN
at him confused. The Ma’akti were the chosen of the Deities, why would this man213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7n73SL40Qq
want them?
“Do you wish to be one yourself?” Imitae asked. “If you free me, I will give you, my213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWKqfwwrSe
blessing.”
“What do I need with your power when I already have it?” He laughed. A small ball of light213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmvKyVNIKI
flashed in his open palm as he grinned at Imitae. “No, I need you for213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BNNgtyU5d
another reason, one you don’t need to know about. You!” He snapped at the213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJz21gx4oX7
acolyte. “Get what you need from him, but make sure you keep him alive. We213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Ja0gK3eam
will need him.”
“Yes Lord Whitesun.” The man bowed his head. “Your wish will be my command.” Imitae213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aIr0tiOGC
watched with dismay as the man left the room, leaving him at the mercy of his213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5Meo5wqk7
enemy.
The acolyte placed the book down on the ground. As he stalked closer to the God, he removed213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkp0FGUqBY
a wicked looking, curved dagger from the inside of his sleeve. “Those213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjWv1z55Le
chains holding you down are made from part of a meteorite and quenched in the213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOACaKE7pII
water of light blessed by Humjir. They seal your power’s making you mortal. But213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKw1aTM4B3
don’t worry Imitae, this will only hurt a lot.” He placed the dagger on the213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhkrNaRRGh
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 large213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDUDcd12WR
smile, he started to cut.
For the first time in the God’s long life, he screamed.
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