Love? Hate? World Dominance.
The Beginning
I close my eyes and imagine the millions of beasts that have been here before me, some large, some small, but none as powerful as me.
I shouldn't be feeling cold.
But then again, this isn't my domain.
I'm here as part of a journey.
A journey that no ordinary man or woman could survive.
I stand on the snow covered cliff, the snowflakes pouring down at a blinding rate.
Below me, about thirty feet down, is a completely frozen ocean.
Not lake, not river. An ocean.
The ocean should be completely frozen, or so I'm told. Apparently it used to be tens of thousands of feet deep.
Enough stalling. I will myself to be calm, and I fall over the ledge.
I could conjure any Shadow beast or float to safety if I want.
Because this isn't my domain.
I was expecting my impact to the frozen ocean to be sharp, stinging, painful. Like crashing against a steel wall.
But it was more like quickly sinking into a very cold mattress.
Frozen solid, they'd said.
Yet here I was, sinking down into very liquid water.
At least it was freezing.
Around me, creatures both old and new, unknown and familiar to mankind swam around me. They made no move to come close. After all, I didn't belong there, and I reeked of darkness.
Finally I reached the ocean floor.
And there it was, exactly like they'd said.
I walked into the underwater palace, ignoring the mermaids that swam around, giggling and preparing for court.
They probably thought I was a messenger, the poor fools.
Instead of heading to the throne room, I made my way to the most important looking mermaid, Tethys.
???
A transport pearl. To his location.
I didn't expatiate. If she didn't know what I meant then I was talking to the wrong person. She folded her arms and scrutinized me.
I held up a hand to silence her.
Shadow King/Ace
Shadow King.
Her eyes widened and she hastily bowed. Already knowing I couldn't care less, she removed an earring from her ear and gave it to me. As it landed on my palm, it changed to a glowing aquamarine blue pearl.
Tethys
Apologies, Shadow King.
Ignoring her, I stepped on the pearl with my foot. I felt myself dissolve in smoke and reassemble back on land, ,y hair slightly dripping wet.
I was on an icy terrain again, but there was no snow. The land itself pulsated with freezing cold energy.
Most of the terrain was ice and water.
It was beautiful, in a cold, distant way.
All around me, different beasts and humanoids walked, their skins and bodies made for this climate. Frost giants, ice foxes, water daemons, ice spirits, reborn hybrids and so on.
On the ice and below the water, castles were all over the terrain.
And these were actually for the people of this kingdom. Not the ruler. Of course, the master of the domain had his own keep, but building his subjects castles like it was a mere trifle was a calculated display of his own wealth.
But I had my shots set on the castle of the master himself.
This castle was a pure combination of ice and water.
Inside, all around me were icelings
They were the official servants of the place, made of snow and ice and with one purpose only- to serve.
Some parts of the castle were completely water designed.
While some parts were tailored with ice and purely glass and crystal.
An icelings approached me and bowed.
Iceling
Greetings and honor to you Shadow King.
Iceling
Lady Khione humbly awaits you.
Shadow King/Ace
Lead the way.
The frozen figure moved quickly and knocked twice at a pearl encrusted door before leaving. Clearly his orders ended here.
As he left, the doors swung open.
The room was hardly a room. It was a few couches and a table surrounding a deep, icy pool, nearly ten feet deep.
And like a goddess, she rose from it.
I rolled ,y eyes. I had no time for this display.
Shadow King/Ace
Khione, my time is not to be wasted. Move quicker or I will leave.
Khione
Greetings Shadow King. Why, you are ever so eager today.
Her voice was thick and sweet as honey, eager to trap, to be consumed.
She threw a robe over her shoulders.
We headed to a glass staircase that led downwards and stopped at an ice vortex.
Khione
I will take my leave.
Bowing so that her cleavage showed ever so slightly, she walked away, her hair swishing down her back.
Once she was gone, I walked through.
He knew I was coming. That was why he kept it open.
As the door shut behind me, I looked around the room.
A voice rang out, smooth and deep.
Explanation
Your Author
Welcome my little chickens. I'm Sugga and this is my book.
Your Author
The first chapter was to give you a basic idea of what you're dealing with with.
Your Author
The time for this book isn't important because we're dealing with celestial beings.
Your Author
Who have been around since the creation and formation of life, world's and dimensions.
Your Author
Most of the terms and references used will mostly be before modernization if it helps.
Your Author
Basically, the rundown is this-
Your Author
When the gods of different cultures and dimensional creatures learnt of each other's existence, they collided and clashed. Reality itself was on the verge of collapse.
Your Author
From the Chaos and destruction emerged four new beings, created and born in the wake of death and war, knowing nothing but to conquer and to have power.
Your Author
These four have their own individual origins, but that's for the book.
Your Author
Anyway, once they came to the height of their power they allied and put an end to the inter dimensional and galactic destruction, simultaneously becoming the rulers of all.
Your Author
Between them, they divided and rearranged reality as we know it.
Your Author
Now here's the catch- they can't be killed, except by each other.
Your Author
So while they work together, they don't trust each other.
Your Author
This is why they have their own domains which limits the other three's powers, should they ever come.
Your Author
That's why Shadow King/Ace was at the mercy of the domain when he fell from the cliff, even though hit wouldn't kill him, he couldn't use his powers.
Your Author
This book is LGBT actually, so don't expect anything straight from me.
Your Author
Khione, is not one of the four beings, btw. She is a sort of trusted handmaiden to the master of the domain. In Ancient Greece, Khione was the major goddess of ice and snow, so I decided to base my character of off that.
Your Author
As most of you have already deducted from name alone, Shadow King/Ace is the master and embodiment of darkness, death, shadows and illusions.
Your Author
He also has prowess in necromancy, mirror magic, lunar power and the ability to control anything known to take strength in the shadows.
The monster under your bed? Yeah, he bows to the Shadow King now.
Your Author
We're about to meet the second celestial beings, but as most of you must have also deducted, he specializes in anything hydrokinetic or cyrokinesis related (control of ice and water). I'll expatiate on this with a document.
Your Author
All of these except for Atmokinesis.
Your Author
And these are the Shadow King's powers.
Your Author
Or at least. The darkness aspect of them.
Your Author
You'll hopefully understand more in the next
chapter.
Your Author
I wonder who can guess what the other two beings will control?
Prepared
Since the moment I came into existence, I knew I was different.
It wasn't just my appearance.
It wasn't the raw power sizzling under my skin.
It was the disgust I felt as I looked around me.
Shadow King/Ace
This isn't a place or a civilization. it's an accident that's been around too long for my liking.
A sound like glass breaking came from behind me. I turned, just in time to see the empty space that had been behind me break away like a mirror as the voice rang in my ears again.
The hand stopped mere inches from my face.
I stepped back as the rest of the glass broke away to reveal the full form of the Master himself.
Arctic Lord/Kai
Excuse the attire. I was at an event.
The Arctic Lord, or as I preferred to think of him, Ice Block, flung off his cloak, running a hand through his glistening silver locks.
(Ignore the bird and phone).
His eyes were a shade of blue that I'd never seen on anyone else before.
A bright, eerie kind of blue. Like gazing into the clearest, deepest waters of an icy ocean.
He sat on a couch and grinned at me.
Arctic Lord/Kai
It's such an honor to have you here Ace.
Shadow King/Ace
I'm in no mood for your tricks.
Shadow King/Ace
You said you had a solution.
Arctic Lord/Kai
Yes, to the fact that you're currently my biggest problem.
Arctic Lord/Kai
It's a shame isn't it?
He looked me up and down, like he'd like to devour me.
Shadow King/Ace
Is there something on my face?
Arctic Lord/Kai
Hmm? Oh no, I'm wondering why the fuck you wore such a ridiculous assemble?
I mimicked his earlier tone.
Shadow King/Ace
I was at an event.
Arctic Lord/Kai
You are so confusing. Anyways, let's speak tonight. It'll be much better then.
Shadow King/Ace
Do you even have night in this ice capsule you call a domain?
Arctic Lord/Kai
Well, with the most feared feared and powerful Shadow King here, I think it's quite impossible to not have a night.
Arctic Lord/Kai
Khione will escort you to a room.
I was tempted to protest, but I knew that would only make him push Khione even more in my way. He was a sadist like that. Enjoyed seeing other's discomfort and misery.
Shadow King/Ace
Alright. Don't make me regret this.
Arctic Lord/Kai
No promises.
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