52 We cant trust anyone (1/2)
REALM 3, THE REALM OF DEATH
In an eerie chamber filled with dark light, a man with skin as grey as the night sky and eyes made of orange flames, drank slowly out of a beast skull. He sat on a throne made of bones.
His chamber was in a cave on top of a desolate mountain. Five moons hung high in the sky and illuminated his black robes that were covered in time essences. His orange flame hair flickered in the wind.
An Ogre with green skin and several tusks and horns jutting out of his flesh, bowed his head on the cracked dirt floor before the throne of bones. He shivered in fear, \”S-s-s-s-so Sir, My magnanimous Gatekeeper. Gatekeeper Maxus. I beseech please...please may I have a pass made for me. I know as a rule that you don't issue passes and allow no one in or out of your realm. But...my child is so sick and the cure for his illness can only be found in the Deity Realms. I must go there for my child.\”
Gatekeeper Maxus[1] looked at the Ogre coldly, \”And why should I make an exception to my rules for your dying child? Do you think your child is the only one dying in this Realm? Do you think your child is the only life that matters? There will be no pass for you, there will be no exception. If your child is going to die then they will die.\” Maxus said heartlessly.
The Ogres eyes turned red with rage at this response. It wanted to yell in frustration but it didn't dare.
\”Then at least My Lord, can you heal my child. In return I would give you anything, even my soul.\” The Ogre said this as a last resort.
Maxus sneered, \”I own this Realm, there is nothing you can give me that I don't already have. Do you think I'd want your rotten soul?\”
The Ogre wanted to cry, \”But there is nothing else I can give you.\”
Maxus was about to respond to this, but then his eyes widened, his orange flame hair blazing into a hot blue as he noticed something amiss.
\”You are dismissed Ogre. GET OUT!\” his voice thundered.
The Ogre quivered and scampered away from the chamber quickly.
Maxus picked up a red sound essence, he put it in his ear as he said, \”Obsidian come quickly, there is a problem with the vault.\”
He then removed the now shrivelling sound essence before he jumped out of the mouth of his cave chamber.
He dived through the air, descending down the side of the large rocky mountain with high velocity. The Ogre that had been climbing down the long rocky steps, gaped, as he saw the Gatekeeper fall past him.
Maxus dove straight into a black hole at the bottom of the mountain. Space warped around him, and when his feet touched the ground he was in front of a Vault. It was made of black flames and had a dark aura around it.
The door was ajar.
Maxus cautiously creeped towards the vault, opening the unlatched door. His eyes widening as he saw the empty space that laid beyond it.
Just then he felt a movement to his left, there was someone still here. He turned around to face them but then his Gates wrapped his face blocking his view.
\”What are you doing Gates!?\”
\”I'm sorry Maxus\” his Gates responded sadly.
\”Gates!!!\”
At that same time Obsidian appeared in the Vault, \”Maxus!\” he yelled, but he could only watch in horror as the book wrapped around Maxus' entire body like a cocoon and swallowed him whole.
The Gates then exploded into cinders, destroying itself along with Maxus.
It all happened in an instant, and Obsidian could only stare with growing horror as he looked at the now empty Vault.
\”No!!\”
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REALM 1, FLAME STAR FORTRESS
Obsidian rushed the down the long corridor of white flames, his black robes billowing behind him. He moved at an uncanny speed, faster than what a mortal eyes could see. He flew with urgency.
Before long he was in front of a large set of white doors. Silver flowers grew out of it, the ones that looked like white lilies and roses. They intertwined in the white oak and blossomed out of the golden patterned design across the front.
Obsidian slowed down as he opened the doors, closing it carefully behind him. \”Argenti\” he called out, \”something big has happened.\”
Argenti looked up from her desk, her silvery white hair framing her brown face beautifully. \”What's wrong Obsidian?\”
\”There's a problem but I can't tell you here, I need to tell you privately.\” Obsidian's face was deadly serious.
Argenti was puzzled, \”Privately?\” This was her private office, other than Obsidian nobody else was welcome here, and if someone had sneaked in and was eavesdropping there was no way they would escape her notice or avoid her security measures and traps.
Obsidian quietly touched his ear, looking meaningfully at Argenti. Argenti unconsciously felt her right ear, her puzzled face quickly turning into a frown. On her ear was her Book of Gates in the form of an earring.