Omen Prince 392 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I: Stone tablets begin to appear before cities across the land, the first forged by their maker. Leaving them there in the deep of night, few could notice the black-robed man who left these omens for the review of the people. “I AM PSEVDOSAIMAN, MAN OF THIS WORLD, MAN OF UR-AEGISIA IN AN OLD TONGUE IT MEANS “WHAT REMAINS”, BUT TO US IT IS ANOTHER WORD FOR “DESCENDANT” LET ME TELL YOU WHAT REMAINS OF THE DESCENDANT: HE IS BROKEN INTO FOUR PIECES BY TWO HEAVENLY MARKS - A DAEMON SOUGHT TO SCORN HIM, AN AENGUL SOUGHT TO SAVE HIM THE TRAITOR-GOD CRAVED HIS SUFFERING ON THE EARTH, AND THE SOUL-GOD SOUGHT TO BIND HIS PAIN TO THE MOON WE CALL THIS “AFTERLIFE”; IT IS THE FIRST CORRUPTION OF THE PSEVDOSAIMAN FOR THE MOONPATH IS THE WAY TO HELL THEY SAY THERE IS A MARK OF THE BEAST PRECEDING THE GODS ON EARTH WHERE IT HAS WRITHED AND FESTERED THROUGH TIME AND OLDEST STRUGGLE, INTENT TO UNMAKE HIM BACK INTO THE BEASTS HE HAD RISEN OUT FROM WE CALL THIS “INSTINCT”; IT IS THE SECOND CORRUPTION OF THE PSEVDOSAIMAN FOR HE IS COMPELLED TO HUNGER, EVEN BEYOND “DEATH” IN THE AGES FOLLOWING HIS DECAY, THE PSEVDOSAIMAN FORGOT HIS GREATEST GRIEVANCES HIS BEASTHOOD BECAME SUBTLE IN GREED AND MURDER, AND HIS CONSUMING HUNGER DISGUISED ITSELF AS WAR FIRE SCORNED HIS TOUCH FOR HE BECAME SOMETHING PALE, AND HE DID NOT ASK IN PAIN WHY HIS SOUL SOUGHT THE MOON IN “DEATH” IN HIS AMNESIA, HE HAS FORGOTTEN WHAT HE IS, AND BETRAYED THE ONCE-WAS LET ME TELL YOU OF WHAT ONCE-WAS WAS: A MAN WAS A MAN WITHOUT HIS PSEUDO, AND HE LIVED ONCE AND DIED FOREVER IN HIS TWILIGHT, HE WITNESSED THE LIGHT OF FIRE AND IT BECAME HIS FIRST TOOL, HIS MEANS TO CREATE LEFT BEHIND BY THE LORD, FIRE BID HIM HIS DIVINE SPARK, AND COMPELLED HIM TO HIS MANHOOD, HIS SENTIENCE, HIS POWER HIS BEASTHOOD WAS LONG BURIED UNDER EARTH TO SEETHE AND THE AENGUDAEMONICA WERE DESTINED TO ACT AS AUDIENCE BUT NEITHER WOULD LEAVE MAN BE; AND SO HE WAS ASSAILED, FOR HE WAS THE INHERITOR TO A WORLD THEY WISHED TO DESTROY AND THEN, HE ASSUMED AN ACCURSED FORM NO BEAUTY OR LOVE WILL SAVE HIM FROM THIS REALITY, FOR HE TRUSTS FULLY THE ILLUSION OF HIS LIFE IT DRIVES HIM TOWARD PERSISTENCE, TOWARD HOPE, OF SOME DREAM HE MAY LIVE AND LOVE FOREVER, WHEN IN TRUTH HE ONLY FINDS BETRAYAL WHAT IS A MAN? A MAN IS A TRAITOR TO MANHOOD” Spoiler 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorsand 1773 Share Posted February 10, 2022 "What did he mean by this?" the shirtless Lord of Du Loc ponders the stone tablet left on the counter of the Boppin' Scrib next to a half-eaten double McBrae Burger; a few ketchup packets smeared the tablet's edge. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowj 2928 Share Posted February 10, 2022 A man of clay reads this, "I hate de PALEBEAST!" 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeteorDragon 3145 Share Posted February 10, 2022 A sworn beast raises a hand, smashing it against their chest as their clay mask of a face looks up at the sky above. "I HATE THE PALEBEAST!" It swore thrice 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slorbin 1775 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Aether carefully read the stone tablets, cracking a small, knowing smile. "Indeed. Another truth has been brought before me. Most excellent." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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