Dain/2

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Something was there, beyond the brick wall. My mind couldn't place it; It was almost like Gelatin that sat there beyond the wall. It was a black form, always changing and never constant in volume. It was an entity from another plane or dimension.

"Who wallows in misery across this wall?" It called from beyond, feeling my presence in its circles. I smiled and was happy to answer.

"Jahan Delai VI, who about you?"

"I speak not an Idle tongue as you do, knave! Speak for I speak, answer as I answer. Word for word, breath for breath."

"I take it you're an ancient? What plane did you descend from?" I asked a tension-filled question as I wonder from where he came from. It troubled me that he could talk and that he was Gelatin.

"I come from shadows beyond, from a new existence formed. I came from what is known as 'Chaos', Far beyond what this world can go forth." I heard a sigh and he then said, "But alas, the world has been closed for decades, no return is necessary."

"Then what is the name of your world?"

"No world," he replied. "Only darkness. The pitiful existance of my plane is a disgrace to the beauty of life. Chaos lies with death in heart, while Your existence lies in Life."

"Then you know of Dain?"

"Dain?" He replied, surprised from the mention of the name. "The Witch-man who wrecked the Gate of the Seven Keepers?"

"And Destroyed the Altar of Zion."

"The Fiend!" He cried in anger. The Gelatin changed into a form of a monster, trying to break down the wall. The floor rumbled and the wall shook, but he couldn't break it down. "How can such a monstrous being live in this realm and live? He seeks death!"

"And I seek to destroy him. Have any clue to his location?" The beast calmed down and relaxed while the rumbling stopped.

"He vanished from my realm before I could see the damage, but he destroyed the Temple of Atagah, the God of Evils to appease his own desires. Such evil is derivative of Dain! A Destroyer, a falsifier! A Damned Soul who seeks death!"

"Then maybe you'll clarify where he is?" There was silence for a while, but he finally responded.

"He seeks Homeworld."

"Homeworld?" I was puzzled. I had no clue as to what Homeworld was or where it was. Maybe it was in his existence? I did not know. "Where is Homeworld?"

"I know no further of the world, but I know that he seeks it. Maybe this will help." I heard a rumble that came from the other side, the ground shaking violently. It wasn't until a few moments later when it transferred to my side. As it did, a Hole formed in the flesh of the earth, awakening something powerful. I watched the hole, hoping for something joyous to come out, but instead there was the Gelatin.

"I give you my soul." He held out the palm of his hand. It was a formless light that shined in a circle, but also in a triangle and a square. The light was a brilliance that near blinded me, but the sight was not yet gone. I reached out and picked up the light from his hands, him watching carefully as I took the very life of him away. As it lifted from his hand, he began to melt.

"I thank you!" I exclaimed.

"Remember this: Death walks in the shadow of Man and Beast. Unchanging, Unwilling. Follow death and you follow man and beast. Go forth and shine with this brilliance of life, erase death."

I rushed on away from him to the end of the room, holding the light still in hand. I looked upwards, seeing nothing there besides the rubble of what was a roof. I saw no exit, so I had to make one. I put the light in my pocket and placed my hands on the wall in a circular form. I began moving it in a circular motion for a while and finally, I pushed it inward. I began chanting an ancient language, one I didn't even understand completely, but I chanted for the hope of opening an exit.

I kept pushing as i chanted louder and louder, hoping to open a tunnel in this stone wall. After a long while, I was able to actually push the stone and the chant formed the magic circle in my hands that I had hoped to form. I saw the tree of Heaven reaching for the exit and I followed, crushing the wall in the process. further and further I went as I passed four rooms of the house. I finally broke free and into the streets the stone wall poured me out.

I was excited and jumped for joy as I sprinted to my car on the street. I was prepared to get out of this dump anytime soon, but it wouldn't be long before the Exocutioner finds me here and takes me to Antem City. I was both frightened and excited!

It was nighttime when I finally made my way to Darshuve, castle Zeign. Home of the Duel Lords and the Three Maidens of Death. It was here I found my home, among the endless bloodshed and the tyranny brought by Tannis and Roghen.