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Continent: Terrafide
Location: Centre of the Beast's Claw
Φ Kneeling on a large grass plot, a young human girl stares at a tiny wonderbeast composed of bones. Its small body crawls into her hands, and letting it move, she says, "The missionaries from Victoria have been teaching us a whole lot of cool stuff, about their King Charles, and how he was the one who defeated and pushed the beastkin out of here. Apparently, he is handsome, brave, strong, and kind. He wants to protect all humans. The clothes and things they have already brought us all as gifts are so cool; everyone is thinking of going up north and joining up with the empire. Apparently, all humans are welcome regardless of what blood they have or where they are from. The kids here bully me sometimes for my skin being darker, so maybe things will be okay over there. Do you want to come with me if we move, Bal?"
Bal makes happy movements, causing the girl to say, "That's great! But to make sure this goes well, I guess I've got to educate you on some things. Like today, I learned that apparently there are seven really scary beasts that will begin to show up reeking havoc across the world and signing it's end. Though humanity isn't doomed. According to the scriptures, if we wield the five miracles left on this planet by the Messiah, we will be able to overcome them and pass on our legacies to the third world were a princess will unite us all."
With a goofy smile growing on her face, the young girl says, "Maybe that princess could be me."
"That's a lot of responsibility," a voice says, echoing in the young girl's ear.
Turning her head, she says, "Mother sneaking up on me isn't nice."
Her mother quickly smacks her on the head and says, "Your complete lack of any form of survival instinct is far more unpleasant, Dumitra."
"What's there to be scared about? Even if something goes wrong, the Messiah will come and save us."
With a smile, her mother picks her and Bal up, then says, "A strong heart you have, my little angel. Just remember to keep that faith through whatever we encounter, it will make you strong." Turning her head to Bal, her mother says, "A strong master will make you stronger as well."
Bal performs a little dance in her mother's arms, and holding them both, she walks off and says, "Time for dinner!" while pumping her fist into the air.
"Mommy, you're being embarrassing."
"What's embarrassing about being happy to be able to eat the food we grow instead of having to pay bandits for protection from Beastkin. It's a privilege darling, and so shout with me, TIME FOR DINNER!"
Her mother shouts it again, and again as she pumps her fist into the air, and seeing the smile across her mother's face, Dumitra pumps her fist slowly into the air, and says, "Time for dinne-."
A tremor burst across the ground, and in a moment, the instincts buried deep inside all living creatures erupt to the surface, yet their brains can barely handle the sensations they feel, so they merely turn their heads towards the source of the great shadow that has been cast upon them all.
Zahhak, with large gashes across his body and with his tail cut in half, stands in his Dragonic form as he breathes in and out heavily. The two heads across the side of his body fill with flames, and in a moment burst out. One is flying towards a forest, and the other towards Dumitra. Whether it be through faith, God, instinct, or fear, her mother awakes to spirit energy, and instantly tosses Dumitra as far as she possibly can and shouts, "LIVE!!!"
As the girl flies through the sky, the flames burst onto her mother, raging past her, setting the entire grassland ablaze as the force continues on, eventually reaching her village, killing them all before she lands on the ground. Yet before her mind can even fully comprehend the events that transpire, she sees the flames roar towards her, and Bal, wasting no time, pinches her cheek, and she starts to run full force in the opposite direction.
With one foot after the other like a machine, she rushes forward, but no matter how far she runs, she cannot stop the slow corruption of the reality of the situation from setting into her mind, bringing tears and snott barrelling down her face as she yells out and cries. "MOMMY, DADDY, EVERYONE!"
Destruction like this reigns throughout the entire area, and the beast that caused it can only think about one thing despite its actions. "I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'LL KILL YOU, I'LL KILL YOU, I'LL KILL YOU, GARƏBRA I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!!"
Using the two heads to look throughout its body, Angra says, "What a heartless bitch to do all of this damage to Zahhak while destroying his lifespan, he won't even live two centuries even if he recovers, she has utterly robbed this body of its longevity. Where did she get this power from? She was never this strong that long ago. If I took any direct hits from her, I would already be dead. I need suffering, I need their spirit energy to recover my body. I need their thoughts and wills to flow into my body right now."
In that very moment, Angra sends massive amounts of spirit energy into the area surrounding his body from the ground, to the sky, to the sea, and as it spreads through every natural object throughout the land, Angra says, "Be condemned, be corrupted, be soiled, BE CURSED!!"
In an instant, everything changes, the sky turns a captivating purple as everything within his eyes reaches changes and mutates into an unnatural yet mystic form. The area that once existed had vanished, and in it's place the newly born cursed lands stands in it's place. For the residents of the land, panic, fear, disgust all worm their ways through their bodies as the very land they once lived on turns hostile against them all. The air becomes heavy, the rain brings flames, and the ground produces poison that erodes their minds slowly.
The animals that once stayed at their sides turn hostile as their instincts run haywire, and as each person tries to deal with the new reality set out in front of them, their curses activates causing harm to them and their surroundings.
Emotions surge out of their bodies, and through it all, Angra laughs and soars across the land, breathing flames onto all of them, yet throughout it all, a weak voice emerges from the head in the centre that says, "Stop, it."
It can barely speak up for itself, yet as the screams from everyone hits it's ears, it drags up all the strength it can, says, "Stop, it."
"BE QUIET! YOU'VE CAUSED THIS, YOUR WEAKNESS TO RESIST ME, YOUR WEAKNESS TO KILL THE DEATH DRAGON, YOUR WEAKNESS THAT LEAD YOU TO FREE ME ARE THE REASONS WE FLY ACROSS THE LAND. LOOK DOWN ON ALL THE BODIES THAT HAVE BEEN STOLEN DUE TO YOUR PATHEIC EXISTENCE ZAHHAK! THIS IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR EXISTENCE!"
In the face of Angra's words, Zahhak's eyes truly look upon all the destruction that lies across the land and seeing it all, his emotions reach their peak, and Angra grabs hold of his soul once again, spewing darkness onto the people, absorbing and crushing their bodies.
His mind, body and soul are utterly helpless under the influence of Angra, yet despite that, the weight of reality that he has experienced continues to flow into his existence, which forms into one wish deep in his heart.
His lips move, and he says, "Please kill me, please kill me, anybody who can hear me, please don't let anyone else die due to me, please end my life, and save everyone."
The pleas from his heart emerge for all to hear, yet the wave of laughter from Angra mixed with the screams and cries of the people completely drowns out his words, and soon the words from his mouth dry up as Angra's rampage continues for days. Leaving no strength to resist as his body degraded each day, until the only action he could take was the release of tears from his eyes. Yet for the ones who were watching, it was all they needed.
Far in the distance by the edge of what would one day be known as Căderea-Dracului, a woman, a man dressed as a clown, and a small beastkin stand looking into the distance.
The woman points at Zahhak and says, "I TOLD YOU THERE WAS A DRAGON RAMPAGING!"
The man in the clown costume says, "It seems I was mistaken; I apologise. But it is strange for a Dragon to arrive in edge of Terrafide. Not only that, but one who can wield curses, I thought that was exclusively the domain of Ereshkigal."
"WELL, LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE WAS WRONG!!!!" the woman shouts.
"Do you really wish for me to calculate every single time you've been wrong?" the clown says with a smile.
The woman whose eyes look like two dark blue pits for eyes filled with stars, grips her fist tightly and soon her sharp, elongated ears pop upwards as she says, "I will take that be-."
The young boy in between them uses his fluffy tail to cover her mouth. Then, with a cold and detached tone, the boy with a heavy expression says, "It's like I live with two children. You're both older than Louernia yet act as if you've just been birthed into this world."
With a smug smile, she says, "When you reach our age Setanta, you'll learn to inject happiness wherever you can."
The man in the clown costume says, "Don't worry, despite all Setanta says, I am sure he loves our company, he just doesn't want you to cover him in affection."
"Is that true, Setanta? Oh, come here and take a big hug from mommy!"
She grabs Setanta, and he begrudgingly accepts it as he turns his head away from her and says, "How disgusting."
"You can lie all you want, but I know you love it. See, I will show you through my eyes. Seer blood battle arts; Divinez."
Her eyes form into two giant crystals that hold all the little wonders that existed in the two blue pits, and soon, glowing blood stars appear over Setanta's eyes, allowing him to see through her.
Yet in that moment, as a roar burst forth from Angra's mouth, their heads turn, and Setanta says, "Is the head in the middle crying?"