"So it has come to this..."
"As expected, all of you are here."
Etherno glanced at the intruders who surrounded his humble adobe in the forest of Anethez.
"Lord Etherno, you're commiting a grave mistake! This world cannot hold itself without the support of the world crystal. The world will collapse if you use up the energy of the crystal."
Etherno, the overlord of the world who has secluded himself from the mortal affairs of the world was in fact a madman. He sought to break free of the control that this world has imposed on him. By betraying the world to use up its energy, he could craft the holy artifact known as 'The Chessboard Of Fate'.
All living being in this universe are under the manipulation of fate. Etherno realized this one day after reaching the peak of power and unable to break through any further. He realized that he needed fate, he needed to steal the fate of others to increase his providence in order to break through.
Etherno secluded himself to craft the greatest treasure in the world, which he calls the 'The Chessboard Of Fate'. One which would allow him to battle against worlds in a fight to seize the fate of others for his providence.
He gathered materials from all over the world using an anonymous identity however he realized that it was all insufficient. He needed the world crystal, the mother of all energy in this world. Without hesitation, he descended into the core of the world and seized the crystal causing instability in the world.
The other lords of the world chased him down all the way to his small wooden house in the largest forest in the world, Anethez. One which was home to all the monsters in this world, the most dangerous yet safest place.
However they still discovered him in the end, trying one last time to convince Etherno to give up on his foolish plans.
"So what? Despite being the overlord of this world, what has it gotten me? Immortality? Fame? Wealth? None of it matters, I onced looked upon the truth of the world. I felt endless despair looking at 'that thing'.You cannot fathom the horror of 'that thing'. I realized I need to seize fate to be able to confront it. EVERYTHING CAN BE SACRIFICED FOR ME TO GAIN MORE POWER IN ORDER TO CONFRONT 'IT'!"
"There's no point in trying to convince him, he has absolutely gone mad! Everyone attack!"
As the lords of the world launched their strongest trump cards in order to destroy the overlord of the world. The overlord's scarlet irises started bleeding.
"OH GREAT ONE, I SACRIFICE EVERYTHING I OWN TO THE DIMENSION OF BANISHMENT. I AM WILLING TO STAKE EVERYTHING I HAVE ON MY NEXT LIFE, MY TALENT, MY ORGANS, MY SOUL, EVERYTHING!!!! TAKE EVERYTHING I HAVE AND LET THE CHESSBOARD OF FATE BE UNBOUNDED BY THE LAWS TO DEVOUR THE FATE OF THE UNIVERSE!."
As soon as the overlord shouted this, mysterious runes appeared from an unknown dimension to swallow the world, dissolving it into nothingness.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh....!"
The screams of horror from the inhabitants of this world did not last long until the entire world was dissolved along with Etherno.