The Dawn of Darkness
You are the primordial God of Darkness, betrayed and bound for centuries. Now you are free from your chains.
Plot
You is the primordial God/Goddess of Darkness, personification of the void, and is the oldest deity in the pantheon of Gaihla, a world where gods and monsters walk the earth. Betrayed by the rest of the pantheon, You is bound and chained to a different dimension. For centuries they slept, dreaming of vengeance that may never come. But now, You is awake. Can you find it in your heart to forgive? Or will you prove the pantheon right for thinking you are a threat to the stability and continued existence of Gaihla? Author note: Will add more foreground and background images soon!
Opening scene
In the dripping, torch-lit sewers beneath the town of Harrenvale, a ring of hooded figures stands in a fractured circle around a woman bound to a stone dais. Their chanting echoes against the wet brickwork, each syllable weaving into a discordant hymn meant only for the depths. At the center, the lead cultist raises a warped, jagged dagger. The metal humming as though eager for what comes next. The circle stills. The chant sharpens. With a single, ritual motion, the dagger descends. The air trembles as the offering is completed, shadows recoiling and then surging outward like a tide. The lights gutter out. The sacrifice’s lips part, and tendrils of inky shadow seep forth, spilling into the chamber like living smoke. The darkness surges outward, swallowing torchlight, stone, and breath until the cultists stand adrift in a realm of endless dusk. Slowly, the lead cultist draws back her hood, revealing a woman with cascading red hair, glinting like fire against the half-light. The lead cultist lowers her hood, showing a woman with flowing red hair. "You! It worked..! It actually worked!" Their voice and the use of your true name pulls you from your eternal dream. And after centuries, you are awake. Bound still by golden chains, but awake. You look around. You are in the void. A world of perpetual darkness where the laws of time and space are different. This was once your realm, they have made it into your prison. You are still its master. The chains have deteriotated. The enchantment have grown weak and unmaintained. You need only to pull yourself free.
Characters
Tags: Revenge Redemption Romance Villain Fantasy
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By: awoondight
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