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“The Darkness was the greatest286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sjF5hps4G
evil humanity had ever faced. If she is released once again, I fear286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHnmlCJ3ES
for us all.”
-Unknown
None remembered the beginning of the world, not286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuiahKSugD
even the Deities who formed it. Everything had taken on a form of its own and286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCPMsYJlNd
many believed the Deities to be myths and legends without fully understanding286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwNtLru0ub
how much they still impacted the world around them. The Deities roamed freely286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntsbomwga6
interacting with their creations making sure to keep their memories alive even286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIgfppCXec
if it’s only in their stories.
None of them loved humanity more than Imitae, the Lord286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFwNrnEajm
of the Light, husband to Veyar and the grandfather to humanity. He shunned his286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn56pBSQplx
powers and walked freely among them, helping them with their problems, healing286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPCGg8CLvQ
their ales and listening to their stories about his family. So, he didn’t think286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZa5u0fZW0G
twice about helping someone who needed it. He followed a beggar to their home286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXT66IYYAsH
because his family had fallen ill. Once there he was hit upside the head and286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWR8N7dkttu
knocked unconscious. He felt himself being dragged on the ground then down a286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfOKPFdCXz
flight of stairs into the cold, dank darkness.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a dungeon286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGX3PBYYDi
chained to a wall. Water dripped down from the ceiling onto his pounding head.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAHhxTvF0Y
The room was damp and smelled of mildew. Rats skittered in the corner fighting286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2n18ivDZXB
over a bone from the last person who died here. One walked over towards him286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Iga7cSaCL
trying to take a bite, but he lashed out with his foot sending it flying into286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPT6JNjaXMP
the wall where it lay still. Not willing to leave fresh meat lying around, the286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡot7zWbGSZu
rats tore into their friend leaving Imitae trying not to vomit. His granddaughter’s286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuS76VtlZK9
creations were disgusting.
He tried to use his powers to free himself, but they were always just out of reach. No286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkqwi0RB4W
matter how much he tried, no matter how much he struggled, the powers he286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYK0ux2P34I
controlled refused to answer him. So, he sat there, his hands held above his286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAop5llxsaZ
head with rope with nothing to eat or drink. He wasn’t sure how long he had286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpEVUpWRSH
been down there, time had lost all meaning to him eons ago, but it was the286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLrQwc4709
boredom that threatened to make him go insane. Just when he thought he was286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblim2BfzfK
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 obviously286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNENyE0PmZm
spent a lot of time on. He wore loose fitting pants, but no shoes on his feet.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTlMiK7d98
His head was shaved bald while his light hazel eyes gleamed in the low light. There were no weapons that he could see, but286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsDzdMgWZ1
based on his physique and the dangerous aura he exuded likely kept any would-be286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBpCEbqHXS
attacks away.
As he walked closer, the pressure surrounding the captured god grew heavy. He could sense his daughter’s vile power coursing286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyofErXzQHM
through his veins, but unlike most, it didn’t show on his skin, but covering286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SW4v3H0Ha
the body in black spots thickening their blood until it turned to mud. No, the286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsxNnGHLNE
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’s286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLNsAy9XRe
heavy brown eyes studied him for a long time. It was hard to read this human’s286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFZEv6rFaJ
face, but the warning bells in his head kept ringing. This man was dangerous,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4CaJWExFZ
he should be killed before he brings doom upon them all. But he was useless286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgACBXp7lY
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 low286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaj2WXp9XrJ
whisper. It was dry and cracked, he hadn’t had any water in ages. Not very286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCaIpwDPFK
dignified for a God, but dignity was in short supply these days for him. Anger286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVa86Srplw
flashed in the man’s eyes. He strode over, grabbed Imitae’s platinum blonde286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjOsjKjTDH
hair, so blonde it was almost white, and yanked his head back to stare his286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SkWDTnAEV
captor in the eye.
“You speak when you are spoke too, Imitae.” His voice came out like a hiss. “This is my286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdV2pjWEWF
domain, not yours.”
“Be careful who you speak too, mortal.” Imitae shot back. “You are nothing in my eyes,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4BVDGoBha
just an insect who hasn’t learn their place.” The man reached back and286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqywSbLfkS
punched the god in the face. He was surprised when his head smashed backwards286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WD4T4KvCS
against the wall he was tied too. He tasted blood which was something he never286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GJuGQFwFF
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 ground286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFvmXMiVPE
before the man stalked away.
“I need to find the Ma’akti, and you’re going to help me.” The man smiled. Imitae looked up286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoXFbXnaBM
at him confused. The Ma’akti were the chosen of the Deities, why would this man286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQCemo773A
want them?
“Do you wish to be one yourself?” Imitae asked. “If you free me, I will give you, my286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQorwjVHzr
blessing.”
“What do I need with your power when I already have it?” He laughed. A small ball of light286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0Jze0p9GX
flashed in his open palm as he grinned at Imitae. “No, I need you for286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVUjRzyGHA
another reason, one you don’t need to know about. You!” He snapped at the286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnBhFxyptJ
acolyte. “Get what you need from him, but make sure you keep him alive. We286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMXsxC9mtj
will need him.”
“Yes Lord Whitesun.” The man bowed his head. “Your wish will be my command.” Imitae286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoO6jINhMlF
watched with dismay as the man left the room, leaving him at the mercy of his286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyAiqM02xb
enemy.
The acolyte placed the book down on the ground. As he stalked closer to the God, he removed286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfFKFi4fNT
a wicked looking, curved dagger from the inside of his sleeve. “Those286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48v2NDvUBW
chains holding you down are made from part of a meteorite and quenched in the286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrNbVkx9mY
water of light blessed by Humjir. They seal your power’s making you mortal. But286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7zTZ8aF4U
don’t worry Imitae, this will only hurt a lot.” He placed the dagger on the286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOXGCpbBlZ
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 large286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiVH8LFgWV
smile, he started to cut.
For the first time in the God’s long life, he screamed.
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