Red lights flickered with great intensity. Yellow flashed through the sky, piercing through the gloominess enveloping everything in the surroundings. Mountains roared painfully as they began to collapse into rubble, causing destruction to the various creatures below. Clouds swirled into nothingness. The world shook. t"Lord, these enemies, we can"t gauge their power. They are too powerful. Just a swing from their scythes is destroying everything. We need you to step out, Lord." The world outside was in turmoil; chaos spreading like fire in oil. Yet, within a grand hall, filled with green lanterns and ebony crystals, everything was still. It was unaffected by the outside.
In the centre of this hall was a kneeling creature. It resembled a human from afar, but upclose, it was anything but. A pair of wings wrapped around its body, with a single horn piercing through its head. His skin was grey like coal, yet also resembled metal. His ears were nonexistent, rather scales covered the area where his ears should have been. Truly, something non human, yet even in human terms, it could not be considered hideous. "This battle is not something that could be won, even with my power." Other than this creature, something else was present in the room. It was something large, much more the kneeling creature. It didn"t have wings, or rather not anymore. They were torn and shredded. A red pattern raced through its body, seemingly br.i.m.m.i.n.g with a mysterious aura, yet completely contained. Its eyes were a pale red while it had three horns protruding from its head. Each horn released a jet black smoke, thick enough to be felt.
"Lord, with your power, this battle can be won with ease. You are the most powerful akathartos in this whole Universe! You reign over the whole Universe as the Akathartos Lord, with everything and everyone quivering at the mention of your name. These enemies may be strong, but they are nothing next to your greatness!" The creature spoke genuinely, not trying to bootlick or anything alike. His voice grew with excitement as he spoke more of the glory of his Lord.
"Hehe." The Lord looked up towards the ceiling of the hall. His face still showed calmness, yet a glint flashed through his red eyes, turning them into a deep crimson. "Most powerful akathartos? Everyone shakes at your name? How laughable!" The hall trembled as the voice echoed through. The creature kneeling began to spasm under the sound.
"Calm your mind." With just a wave of his hand, the Lord brought the kneeling creature towards him and calmed his body. "My servant, you have served well these years, so let me rid you of any more pain." Suddenly, the Lord"s eyes brightened for an instant, yet at that moment, the servant"s body began to burn like paper, however there was no sound. No fear, no painful shriek, it was a silent and eerie death.
"So cold to your own people? This is the so-called ruler of the Universe?" The voice sounded again, with a strong sense of mockery in its tone. "Of course, only in this small Universe can you dare call yourself the ruler. A small place like this is truly not worth my time. I don"t understand why those old b.a.s.t.a.r.ds sent me here. You have some strenght, but it isn"t enough to cause us any problem."
"If you have come to only speak, then do so elsewhere, you are not worth my time. Call out those old b.a.s.t.a.r.ds protecting you, only they can cause me some harm." The Lord turned around and sat on a majestic seat.
"Haha! A puny akathartos like you dares to speak to me like this?! You are a worthless race, degenerates! Your blood is dirty, your soul is impure. How dare you speak to a Kolasi member with such disrespect!" A howl shook the room, the lanterns flickered before completely darkening the room. "Your kind disgusts me. Mating and creating such a disgusting race, tainting the world with your -unclean- selves." His voice hid nothing of his hate towards the Lord"s race.
"Alright, that is enough." Suddenly, a deeper, much more collected sound appeared in the room. This time, the Lord didn"t show the uncare he had before, rather the red in his eyes erupted like a volcano as he slowly pulled out an inky saber from thin air. It had a small curve and the hilt was not soft, rather it was the blade itself.
"You have finally decided to come out. Where are the rest, I know there are three more with you." The Lord spoke slowly, yet his face didn"t show the previous calm, rather a smile appeared on his face. Something wicked was in his smile. "Let the three come out and all four of you fight me together! I will take a few of you with me atleast!" A psychoticness was contained within the voice of the Lord. It contrasted completely with his calm demeanor presented before.
"Lord Arnin, the strongest Akathartos is truly a t.i.tle befitting you. Even from where we come, your power can only be considered deadly, approaching those of the Kolasi, Vir, and Paradeisos high members." The old voice seemed calm, yet a dreadful aura began to fill the room. "Although we Kolasi members are not worried about you, the Kolasi Original fears the potential that is bottled within you. So, Lord Arnin, we must eradicate you." With that, everything suddenly silenced, but the Lord vanished from his spot. The room was like still water, yet what was happening underneath all the water was dreadful.