Salem, Mistress of Inquisition – Side Stories.
Ep 1: Two beings versus the New Man.
In very early times. Terra was green and covered with oceans in the human middle ages.
While the European kingdoms were fighting among themselves or against the Sultans of Arabia.
While the Empire of China fights against the barbarians of the steppes. The rest of humanity was still divided among tribes.
But among all these humans, there was one. They call him the New Man. A man from the most ancient and remote times that exist. Blessed by all the gods that exist and have existed.
It is given several names. Adam, Kami, Muhammad Abid, Xi Xon Yuan and other names.
It is said of him that he would have beaten the Dragon of Mars. A terrible monster that would have come from this star to bring about the end of the world on Terra.
Although life has resumed its course for almost a century, and this feat was already beginning to turn into a legend.
The New Man was worried.
Recently, he felt a presence somewhere on the planet.
At first he thought a demon prince had manifested, but the presence was not characteristic of any of the three Chaos Gods, or even any warp entity.
No, it was something else. A presence comparable to that of Mag'ladroth. A material presence that roamed the planet.
As defender of the planet, there was no way a powerful entity could roam the planet with impunity.
Thus, the New Man pursued this entity for a long time, only coming across traces of its passage.
But after a decade of research. He ends up finding a much more serious lead.
At this moment he was in the Carpathians.
The diocese of the region has called for a mission of very high importance.
The New Man stood alone, dressed in a long hooded cloak in front of the bishop.
Bishop: "There you are. Varius. I have been told that you are a particularly efficient man in matters of infiltration, I have been told."
New Man: "Yes. Indeed. What's going on?"
Bishop: "I'm not going to cut corners... Up in the mountains. A sect has organized. A heretical sect that is worshiping two dragons. Two monsters from that calamity that was the Dragon of Mars It is absolutely necessary to eliminate this sect before its heresy spreads."
New Man: "And the Count of the Carpathians in all this?"
Bishop: "He has gone on a Crusade to the Holy Land. And his steward is a drunkard who thinks more of his brothels than of holiness. While his son is too young and frail. His wife, on the other hand, is simple-minded and believe every word."
New Man: "I see...I'll get to it."
Bishop: "I think I was right to call you."
The Bishop gave a parchment to the New Man.
Bishop: "The location and password for entering the sect's cave are listed here. Now I want this heresy purged."
The New Man left the cathedral before leaving the city.
He walked for days, approaching ever closer to the Carpathian Mountains.
The New Man knew that this mission was the right way to see that she was this or rather... these entities that manifested on Terra.
He had no desire to let them corrupt Humanity.
He climbed the steepest and most deserted mountains of the Carpathians. Then after hours of climbing, when the night was advanced and the massif was cold, he could see a light at the top.
It was a flame of a pallor he had never seen.
He decided to go and observe from afar what it is.
Arriving towards an escarpment facing a pass from a summit. He could see the entire sect. Hundreds of men, women and children who were around a fire which shone with a strange light.
New Man: "What?"
He watched the scene for a moment.
But then he saw something in the sky, two lights. A white light and a black light twinkling in the sky.
The lights twinkled more and more and finally they came in front of the cult members.
After the light dissipates. The New Man saw while two entities were in front of the sect. One was made of light, wearing deer antlers, floating in the air. The other shone with a black light, with goat horns.
The entity of light ends up speaking.
Being of Light: "I want to say that humanity in its nature has enormous potential my brother.
Being of Dark: "After so much time has passed. It's time to bring our faithful back to our world."
The sect shouted with joy at this news but suddenly a voice cried out.
?: "Have you lost your mind?"
Everyone looks to the origin of the voice. They saw the hooded man who came out of his hiding place.
Sectarian 1: "Who are you?"
New Man: "I am an envoy from the diocese and I have come to stop this madness. Can't you see the Chaos Gods are trying to trick you?"
Sectarian 2: "The Twin Gods are not the Demons! They are the sons of the Mars Dragon. They have come to bring their blessing to this crazy world! Just like the Mars Dragon wanted to do!"
New Man: "It's not worth arguing with you. You don't want to understand anything..."
He lifted his hand and it became energized. Then, all the cultists passed out. Leaving him and the two entities awake.
Entity of Light: "Who are you human? Why are you preventing us from taking our worshipers into our world? We were only going to take them."
New Man: "Lies...Earth is not a farming area. I command you to leave where you came from."
Entity of Darkness: "Who are you to give us orders? We are star gods and you are nothing!"
New Man: "Star gods? You are weak compared to Mag'ladroth."
Entity of Light: "We are not C'tan. Life is what is dearest to us."
New Man: "Perhaps, but there's no way you're coming to take members of my race here. No god created them and no being can call themselves so. Neither you nor anyone else. "
The Dark Being was beginning to feel the anger rising within him.
Being of Darkness: "It takes nerve to disrespect us so much. I sense a hidden power within you. Show it if you think you're superior."
Whitelighter: "Calm down. We're not here looking for trouble with a race that has so much potential."
Being of Darkness: "You have to know how to make yourself respected too... The existence of the planet has made it possible to create ours!"
New Man: "If you created your world in the image of that of my race. It is us who must respect. You have copied our planet, you are not going to take away the people of my race."
Being of Darkness: "Enough. You're not going to undo our hard-won efforts! You're going to accept or..."
But he was cut off by a terrible punch from the hooded man. He spat black saliva from his non-existent mouth. He fell to his knees.
The Being of Light was shocked by this act but pulled himself together.
Whitelighter: "You... You're going to pay dearly for it. Wretched human."
But the hooded man slapped him in the cheek, knocking him back. He was shocked at the terrible strength of the New Man and that made him feel pain for the first time in a very long time.
The Being of Light: "What... What is this force?"
The Dark Being stood up and stared with fixed eyes at the hooded man.
Being of Darkness: "That...that...that...hurt me..."
Silence fell for a moment.
Being of Darkness (explodes in anger): "YOU HURT ME!"
He launched himself at full speed against the New Man who surprised by this speed.
The Dark Being punched the New Man with his fist and sent him flying into the sky.
Being of Darkness: "Such disrespect is earned by death!"
He threw himself against the New Man and chained him with magic strikes and other punches.
He transformed into a black dragon and continued to strike with his claws.
After a series of strikes, he prepared a great wave of darkness in his fanged mouth.
Being of Darkness: "Take this and go to the Dark World!"
He sent his immense wave of destructive energy against the hooded man.
Silence fell and the other being arrived. In an oriental dragon form shining like the Moon.
Whitelighter: "Are you done? It's time to take our followers."
Being of Darkness: "Yes. No need to dwell here."
New Man: "You're not going anywhere."
They turned and saw the true form of their opponent.
He was nearly 3 meters tall, wore silver armor with a golden sword. Long black hair fell over his chest and back. His eyes were golden in color.
Being of Darkness: "What?!"
Being of Light: "Beware. He has Empyrean powers."
The Being of Darkness gets nervous at the mention.
Being of Darkness: "The Empyrean? THE EMPYREAN?! This dimension of madness with monsters of all kinds?!"
Being of Light: "Remember that the Eldar use their powers of this dimension. This race can use them too."
New Man: "Enough. This is the last time I ask. Leave and don't come back."
Being of Light: "We need a race for our world. It would take us millennia to recreate it with our hands."
New Man: "I don't care. Now you're going to pay for this affront!"
He released his psychic force. Both dragons know that the fight is inevitable.
Whitelighter: "Very well. You asked for it."
The two dragons threw themselves against the Man who dodged their attacks with difficulty.
The New Man responded with balls of warp flame that hit them hard.
The two dragons spat immense flames of light and darkness but the New Man protected himself with a psychic shield.
Then the New Man mercilessly chained them with punches of psychic energy.
At the end of the fight, the two entities were on the ground, seriously injured. The New Man approached them.
New Man: "Spreading life into the Galaxy is no problem. But don't come looking here. Ever. Let that be a lesson to you."
They imprisoned them in a psychic bubble.
Being of Light: "What are you going to do to us?"
New Man: "Make you go."
He took the bubble and with all his psychic strength. Soared through the sky at full speed, quickly reaching space and then launching her into the stars.
New Man: "Never come back."
He returned to the Carpathian Mountains and resumed his disguised form.
He saw that the sect buried under the debris, no one was alive, all because of the Dark One's blow.
New Man: "My mission was accomplished... Poor souls."
He descended the Carpathian Mountains to report the results of his mission.
Note: This is my first "Fairy Tale", I hope you will like this small part of this new lore.