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“The Darkness was the greatest285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBj2a0HY2k
evil humanity had ever faced. If she is released once again, I fear285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxmJfE8DTM
for us all.”
-Unknown
None remembered the beginning of the world, not285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUMZlke2kL
even the Deities who formed it. Everything had taken on a form of its own and285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSb4R1k76Ja
many believed the Deities to be myths and legends without fully understanding285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXVo2mvqkQ
how much they still impacted the world around them. The Deities roamed freely285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyOGRje6Xk
interacting with their creations making sure to keep their memories alive even285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPfI9NXARS
if it’s only in their stories.
None of them loved humanity more than Imitae, the Lord285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvyDk4qtyv
of the Light, husband to Veyar and the grandfather to humanity. He shunned his285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtd8ABEIeQA
powers and walked freely among them, helping them with their problems, healing285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAgnCaLm5y
their ales and listening to their stories about his family. So, he didn’t think285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSBfg1eRmJ
twice about helping someone who needed it. He followed a beggar to their home285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIx7PMHVjvS
because his family had fallen ill. Once there he was hit upside the head and285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSC2M7RD6y
knocked unconscious. He felt himself being dragged on the ground then down a285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3I7MqCxsl9
flight of stairs into the cold, dank darkness.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a dungeon285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctjWQlLJ5Q
chained to a wall. Water dripped down from the ceiling onto his pounding head.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXeNfu3JYD
The room was damp and smelled of mildew. Rats skittered in the corner fighting285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78OD02vEoK
over a bone from the last person who died here. One walked over towards him285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UIeTnl3Vl
trying to take a bite, but he lashed out with his foot sending it flying into285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcYCQtJqvd
the wall where it lay still. Not willing to leave fresh meat lying around, the285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARR6UgabQ7
rats tore into their friend leaving Imitae trying not to vomit. His granddaughter’s285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLytHpO6QI
creations were disgusting.
He tried to use his powers to free himself, but they were always just out of reach. No285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpaKVAk7LP
matter how much he tried, no matter how much he struggled, the powers he285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81gqUoZblX
controlled refused to answer him. So, he sat there, his hands held above his285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEmejQIcem
head with rope with nothing to eat or drink. He wasn’t sure how long he had285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlowjFkX1s
been down there, time had lost all meaning to him eons ago, but it was the285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOs1uVJohy
boredom that threatened to make him go insane. Just when he thought he was285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkgDdYeekh
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 obviously285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8AcYoXNYK
spent a lot of time on. He wore loose fitting pants, but no shoes on his feet.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAOZNI7YCe
His head was shaved bald while his light hazel eyes gleamed in the low light. There were no weapons that he could see, but285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLhrc5WvH9
based on his physique and the dangerous aura he exuded likely kept any would-be285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XgW3euw1i
attacks away.
As he walked closer, the pressure surrounding the captured god grew heavy. He could sense his daughter’s vile power coursing285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEa6QP30Snk
through his veins, but unlike most, it didn’t show on his skin, but covering285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvMKOvS0zq
the body in black spots thickening their blood until it turned to mud. No, the285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71UdFvN4a2
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’s285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60pfg33Tps
heavy brown eyes studied him for a long time. It was hard to read this human’s285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCmnm0pj0p
face, but the warning bells in his head kept ringing. This man was dangerous,285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4Pu5ZOH8F
he should be killed before he brings doom upon them all. But he was useless285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1zIUVFk6r
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 low285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOLWXBxwh9
whisper. It was dry and cracked, he hadn’t had any water in ages. Not very285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfzHP4Lxql
dignified for a God, but dignity was in short supply these days for him. Anger285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISU7A0Yc5K
flashed in the man’s eyes. He strode over, grabbed Imitae’s platinum blonde285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Y980FvJQW
hair, so blonde it was almost white, and yanked his head back to stare his285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6F0epRUHr
captor in the eye.
“You speak when you are spoke too, Imitae.” His voice came out like a hiss. “This is my285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCclco6oYl3
domain, not yours.”
“Be careful who you speak too, mortal.” Imitae shot back. “You are nothing in my eyes,285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiNSnN3x59
just an insect who hasn’t learn their place.” The man reached back and285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm53EY5dsmg
punched the god in the face. He was surprised when his head smashed backwards285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4ARY7hIsQ
against the wall he was tied too. He tasted blood which was something he never285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtPmbmvcBe
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 ground285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRZjnkcZZB
before the man stalked away.
“I need to find the Ma’akti, and you’re going to help me.” The man smiled. Imitae looked up285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgfUmcbPvH
at him confused. The Ma’akti were the chosen of the Deities, why would this man285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprVQWitI6t
want them?
“Do you wish to be one yourself?” Imitae asked. “If you free me, I will give you, my285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwtcS0osF1
blessing.”
“What do I need with your power when I already have it?” He laughed. A small ball of light285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8Ja7GvmHA
flashed in his open palm as he grinned at Imitae. “No, I need you for285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2LdQqxV4E
another reason, one you don’t need to know about. You!” He snapped at the285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNkO6Zm8WV
acolyte. “Get what you need from him, but make sure you keep him alive. We285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWA9gNSWmx
will need him.”
“Yes Lord Whitesun.” The man bowed his head. “Your wish will be my command.” Imitae285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimunJHqRTm
watched with dismay as the man left the room, leaving him at the mercy of his285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQ9ugAlLuG
enemy.
The acolyte placed the book down on the ground. As he stalked closer to the God, he removed285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDtshpYP0W
a wicked looking, curved dagger from the inside of his sleeve. “Those285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokitQBHQbt
chains holding you down are made from part of a meteorite and quenched in the285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOXOhBztPl
water of light blessed by Humjir. They seal your power’s making you mortal. But285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5qLjRHZCd
don’t worry Imitae, this will only hurt a lot.” He placed the dagger on the285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPyEBNCG6T
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 large285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPP0PjmtpG
smile, he started to cut.
For the first time in the God’s long life, he screamed.
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