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Shadow Guardian
Chapter 7 The road to understanding
The end of the wars and a new begging
Loud noises were heard from the meeting chamber, for the first time in millennia the gods have all gathered under one roof together. The mood was tense each of the gods eyed one another wearily each expecting the other to send an attack as soon as they blinked. Ra looked sadly as some of the gods started to argue he knew that he should put an end to this before hell brakes loose.
But he found himself to exhausted, for the first time he felt so old and heavily burdened he couldn't even find the strength to lift a finger. He felt that he was being dragged down into the dark abysses of the shadow realm from guilt and despair. How many lives were lost due to their foolishness, how many children had to watch their parents and friends despair in a dark mist to be never to be heard from again, leaving them for the dead.
He silently mourned from the souls that were forever lost in the depth of the shadow realm, souls which will ever find peace cursed to wonder through the dark realm, being punished for eternity for a crime they did not commit. He felt a hand squeezing his shoulder softly he looked up to see hi wife's concerned eyes he squeezed her hand trying to assure her that he was fine. But they both knew it was from the truth they both mourned for the lost souls almost half the earth population was destroyed and banished into the dark realm. He suddenly felt rage course through his body as he looked at the two gods who were fighting at the other side of the room, he looked darkly at them and thought how ironic it was that the creators of the world were reduced to bickering and spoiled children.
He was usually good in controlling his temper even during the war of the gods but he has had enough he couldn't control himself any longer. Getting up he walked to the two goods. Both were eying each other waiting for the other to make the first move, they were so focused that they did not manage to see Ra approaching, sending a fraction of his power at the two gods who suddenly found themselves thrown into the neighboring walls. They were shocked at the sudden attack and looked around trying to find who dared to attack them.
As soon as their eyes fell on Ra they paled and started sweating, they knew that he wouldn't hesitate to send them to the shadow realm as well. Ra looked off angrily to lose in his anger, when he suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder he was surprised to see Hikari looking at him wirily father you need to control yourself. He looked into his sons eyes and saw wisdom beyond his years he saw a scar across his sons face on of the many which decorated his body. Each was received from trying to push back the shadows into the realm.
His respect for his son grew daily especially during the wars unlike the other gods which had turned on each other, he tried to protect what was left of the human race. Not all the gods felt Ra pride toward the young boy that saw him foolish to try to protect mortals that could be easily replaced.
Betsats eyes fell on the young god she held the boy in high regards even though his mother was a mortal both he and his brother proved to be better and more mature then the other gods. She sadly remembered how she herself took part in the war that seems to be their upcoming doom she at that time had seen it as the both source of action she had to protect her followers from the attacks sent by the other gods attack. That she did not regret what saddened her and would remain on her conscience for the rest of her life was to agree and talk part in the creation of the shadow realm.
After the gods seen what damage their war had caused to the mortal realm they decided to create the shadow realm world between the human world and the god's realm. They all had agreed it was a good decision only Ra was reluctant but he couldn't d anything as all of the remaining 5 gods had thought it as the best course of action at that time, while Maat and Anubis remained neutral.
But they all soon discovered that the saying that nothing ever came without a price was to true. The powers they had unleashed made the shadow alive and wild they soon discovered mass numbers of humans disappearing in a black fog, and ending up in the shadow realm. They were confused as the realm stated to show signs of a living being that was able to think and plan on its own. It was too late when they discovered the monster that had emerged from the shadow realm it had no forum, just like the black mist that has claimed so many human lives.
They discovered to their horror that their power were useless against it was immune their powers as the powers they had unleashed in the realm on each other helped in its creation and know was a part of it, it actually seemed to feed off their powers and attacks sent against it was absorbed and made it stronger. She looked around wairly at the occupants of the room, where they ever be able to put their differences the side none of them dared to admit but none of them could remember how the war stared, each of them rose to defend the lands they ruled.
It was their responsibly and they were paying for the crimes they had committed. She turned around warily to look at Maat (the goddess of purity and justice) the poor goddess feather were falling off her wings she was deathly pale and hade lost most of her brightness. She was the most effected from this war and the monster that their powers had created she seemed to be dying with each passing moment. Unlike the other gods she was partly mortal her life depended on the hopes and dreams of every living mortal but peoples heart was full of so much pain and darkness that they had seemed to loose hope. Her sadness was slowly killing her; she welcomed death silently as she looked around the room her eyes falling on Betsats who was looking worried in her direction.
But she did not want pity she welcomed death at least she wont have too the mortal who she dearly loved as her children suffer and die while all what she could do was watch. She was hunted day and night by the screams and cries of despair from the lost souls in the shadow realm. For the moment she almost envied the other gods for not listening to those screams. She shook herself she thought sadly she deserved it she wished she could have done more when the gods had decided to vote whether they should create the shadow realm to be their war zone she had remained silent neutral to what was happening all what she wanted was the gods to leave the humans alone let them suffer no longer under the gods foolishness.
But how so wrong she found herself to be her hopes were drowned in a vast see of death. She looked warily at Anubis(god of the dead) fuming he hated seeing souls being tortured and lost in the shadow realm many would think that he was cold and probably happy to see so may souls lost. He sat their silently fuming those fools had created a monster; even though he was the god of death he was giving mortals a home till their rebirth. Immortality wasn't a thing that humans would be able to stand to live all your life going through almost the same thing wasn't in their nature.
Even though many people had foolishly tried to seek immortality they had never grasped the price of living forever. By the act of death he was giving them a chance to a second life were they could accomplish what they couldn't have done before, life and death two words that are so entangled that if you looked closely you world hardly be able to differentiate one from another they both lead to life and a new opportunity. But those souls can never reborn even he the god of death could not help them.
Each of them was soon snapped out of their thoughts as they saw Ra throw the two gods being thrown against the walls. They flinched this was the first time they saw Ra loose control over his temper. Maat looked sadly at his direction unlike Ra she could die, but he couldn't and world be forced to live through the upcoming terrors never be able to rest in peace.
He seemed to sense her thoughts he walked up to her and used his powers to heal her as much as he could, she started to look healthier and her wings started to gain their strength back but her feathers refused to grow back it was temporary they had to put and end or they will loose more then Maat. She looked up sadly at him asking why he couldn't leave her to die in peace she had felt death so close she had embraced and was going to get her final rest. Im sorry Maat it isn't your time to die your still needed here told her softly. But for what she answered bitterly our peoples dying, hope is fading I can't hold on much longer. He looked at her, as his eyes seemed to harden no there is hope I think I found a way to solve our problem.
All the gods snapped at his direction could it be true was their a way to defeat the evil that was threatening to consume them all. Ra walked up to the sun throne our answer lies in the blood sacrifice. Silence followed his words all the goes were shocked the blood ritual cursed threw their minds.
Soon shouts broke out even Maat couldn't stifle a shout herself what was Ra playing at didn't he realize where he was asking them to give up what they valued above anything else. He shouted out ordering them to be silent I know the price but it is the only way we have no choice even with our attacks combined we would be easily defeated. The other gods looked at each other knowing that his words were true, but they pleaded silently their has to be another way.
They were surprised when Anubis and Seth got up to meet and kneeled in front of the throne. We agree to this Ra, it is the only way. Orsis got up and screeched at the two gods are you fools do you know what we need to give up. Seth got up and turned around his eyes seemed to burn through the gods soul there is no other choice you old fool would you prefer death we all need to be punished and what is being asked of us is nothing being compared to what we have done remember you were the most eager for the creation of the shadow realm our past has come to hunt us, and if you wish for your own destruction so be it I don't care I wont go down with you.
Ra looked at Orsis you need to listen to reason he answered pitting the god whose face had paled. But Ra you're asking us to give up our power for two years do you realizes the chaos that would result from the imbalance. It's a chance we have to take I feel the mortal realm will heal well enough without our interference even better. We will no longer interfere with the mortal realm our help has caused more harm then god no god is longer able to own or rule anything in the mortal realm we will no longer interfere we will from now watch from affair and provide aid when needed
All the gods looked grim but they realized that they could no longer could be totally involved or in control the mortal realm as they once were they needed to cut themselves from the mortal realm to assure that this would not happen again. Nodding in agreement they all turned their eyes toward Ra, as he wondered can a god pray to himself hopefully the ritual would be success and they can lock up that creature forever. None of them were eager to start the ritual even Anubis and Seth who were the first to give their support.
To be stripped of your powers was an agonizing experience it felt like someone was peeling the skin and flesh off your body while you're still alive. They would be crippled for the next two years unable to do nothing their mortality would be the only thing keeping them in the realm of the gods but it had to be done their was no other way. Seth looked silently at Ra his intentions on agreeing with the ritual were unclear to the others. But he was no fool he knew that their choices were limited, true their was another way to seal the monster even destroy it, if one of the gods were to sell its soul
. But that would result in chaos due to the imbalance from the remaining powers; he would admit to no one but himself the war had weekend him he had tried to control the monster,but he barley escaped with his life. He was determined to not repeat the mistake twice that monster would pay no matter the price.
To be continued…
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