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“The Darkness was the greatest269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulTE55QsqB
evil humanity had ever faced. If she is released once again, I fear269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIRhilefgx
for us all.”
-Unknown
None remembered the beginning of the world, not269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLDa2VZe2p
even the Deities who formed it. Everything had taken on a form of its own and269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQygAAtwzeA
many believed the Deities to be myths and legends without fully understanding269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0XzLy7Txl
how much they still impacted the world around them. The Deities roamed freely269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLJIPcUr4E
interacting with their creations making sure to keep their memories alive even269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOExhRE7XSE
if it’s only in their stories.
None of them loved humanity more than Imitae, the Lord269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaE6Zf4C01G
of the Light, husband to Veyar and the grandfather to humanity. He shunned his269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYqV5gWMwp
powers and walked freely among them, helping them with their problems, healing269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowU13hIv9z
their ales and listening to their stories about his family. So, he didn’t think269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyClachqEP
twice about helping someone who needed it. He followed a beggar to their home269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aogieviqQ
because his family had fallen ill. Once there he was hit upside the head and269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOWVKSj0Px
knocked unconscious. He felt himself being dragged on the ground then down a269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTpzlvLxVU
flight of stairs into the cold, dank darkness.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a dungeon269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRfgFGpp1o
chained to a wall. Water dripped down from the ceiling onto his pounding head.269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUO9ouKiBlG
The room was damp and smelled of mildew. Rats skittered in the corner fighting269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2nmQsGDde
over a bone from the last person who died here. One walked over towards him269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RGUFAuLoE
trying to take a bite, but he lashed out with his foot sending it flying into269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bnSRw5mlO
the wall where it lay still. Not willing to leave fresh meat lying around, the269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSMwBjUUue
rats tore into their friend leaving Imitae trying not to vomit. His granddaughter’s269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkwoAOcUhL
creations were disgusting.
He tried to use his powers to free himself, but they were always just out of reach. No269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6BWpVZJdd
matter how much he tried, no matter how much he struggled, the powers he269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6HSHp5FdQ
controlled refused to answer him. So, he sat there, his hands held above his269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaEaqtHSrz
head with rope with nothing to eat or drink. He wasn’t sure how long he had269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWu7QAV9Bw9
been down there, time had lost all meaning to him eons ago, but it was the269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYcPU22rYc
boredom that threatened to make him go insane. Just when he thought he was269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRb5RHsmZWk
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 obviously269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Hg3lTHwNI
spent a lot of time on. He wore loose fitting pants, but no shoes on his feet.269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJgLH1besg
His head was shaved bald while his light hazel eyes gleamed in the low light. There were no weapons that he could see, but269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGP7yAt4V9
based on his physique and the dangerous aura he exuded likely kept any would-be269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrn5d7Uzs5
attacks away.
As he walked closer, the pressure surrounding the captured god grew heavy. He could sense his daughter’s vile power coursing269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6avemYWBic
through his veins, but unlike most, it didn’t show on his skin, but covering269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3x5I0UTwR2
the body in black spots thickening their blood until it turned to mud. No, the269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUTE7imzzB
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’s269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KpIXsRoTq
heavy brown eyes studied him for a long time. It was hard to read this human’s269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpku11HvqO
face, but the warning bells in his head kept ringing. This man was dangerous,269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHxdadcVsu
he should be killed before he brings doom upon them all. But he was useless269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFxo8ep1rD
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 low269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaJN9rYlWi
whisper. It was dry and cracked, he hadn’t had any water in ages. Not very269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcySsKEGtH
dignified for a God, but dignity was in short supply these days for him. Anger269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLxwlV0PxN
flashed in the man’s eyes. He strode over, grabbed Imitae’s platinum blonde269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPyxsEfxRr
hair, so blonde it was almost white, and yanked his head back to stare his269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUG37DApq41
captor in the eye.
“You speak when you are spoke too, Imitae.” His voice came out like a hiss. “This is my269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQaWko0UCk
domain, not yours.”
“Be careful who you speak too, mortal.” Imitae shot back. “You are nothing in my eyes,269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XIXRAIgwm
just an insect who hasn’t learn their place.” The man reached back and269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmeh2gf0EO
punched the god in the face. He was surprised when his head smashed backwards269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzQP7i94Ih
against the wall he was tied too. He tasted blood which was something he never269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSI32cg5tL
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 ground269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cwZMZZzNj
before the man stalked away.
“I need to find the Ma’akti, and you’re going to help me.” The man smiled. Imitae looked up269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxM43O3iaT
at him confused. The Ma’akti were the chosen of the Deities, why would this man269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknxqb5O0Yi
want them?
“Do you wish to be one yourself?” Imitae asked. “If you free me, I will give you, my269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBX6IWb6Pu
blessing.”
“What do I need with your power when I already have it?” He laughed. A small ball of light269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4OqUiWqIC
flashed in his open palm as he grinned at Imitae. “No, I need you for269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1eQ0EN8Zg
another reason, one you don’t need to know about. You!” He snapped at the269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFectn3QEn
acolyte. “Get what you need from him, but make sure you keep him alive. We269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOczzmgqJK
will need him.”
“Yes Lord Whitesun.” The man bowed his head. “Your wish will be my command.” Imitae269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxc2zQUlD8I
watched with dismay as the man left the room, leaving him at the mercy of his269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC23oyU3jYA
enemy.
The acolyte placed the book down on the ground. As he stalked closer to the God, he removed269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KIGy3E3kS
a wicked looking, curved dagger from the inside of his sleeve. “Those269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgBAqra2iq
chains holding you down are made from part of a meteorite and quenched in the269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wLGrFQAtz
water of light blessed by Humjir. They seal your power’s making you mortal. But269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gVSuORyZB
don’t worry Imitae, this will only hurt a lot.” He placed the dagger on the269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZd8aQrsZYV
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 large269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wvc44oT0C
smile, he started to cut.
For the first time in the God’s long life, he screamed.
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