Long ago, the world was ravaged by the monsters and demons, creatures born from the void of darkness. Humanity, weak and fragile, pushed to the brink of extinction, started praying desperatelyĀ for salvation.
But then, a light of hope showed itself. The Gods of the upper world answered their prayers. They descended to the mortal world and bestowed divine powers upon some chosen warriors. Those warriors, empowered by the divine powers, started to push back the demonic forces, reclaiming their lands from them. For the first time in ages, humanity glimpsed the possibility of survival.
The battlefield was chaotic. Air was covered with ashes and smokes, grounds were covered with bloods of enemies and fallen comrades. Sound of swords clashing echoed through the plains with the screams of dying. Amidst the chaos and the carnage, he stood- a lone figure. Leon, an immortal warrior,unyielding and unstoppable, his sword cutting through the flesh of his enemies, bestowing judgement on the demons and monsters, making a path of their victory.
Leon led the army and secretly charged into the underworld to defeat the underworld gods.Ā But when he tried to invade the god, every underworld gods stood in front of him. shock coursed through him."How do they know about our secret invasion?" Leon shouted.
But before he could react, some golden chains erupted from the ground, disrupting his thoughts, and captured him. He tried to break free but the chains were way too powerful. "H-how can you, the gods of the underworld, use the chains of light?", Leon said in confusion and anger.
"Oh poor boy, do you really think they can use divine powers?" A voice echoed through the whole place. Leon looked at the sky and saw the gods of the upper world. "What's the meaning of this?" Leon shouted and demanded an answer. "What else?" One of the gods replied. "We are planning to seal you away just because for your immortality you can't be killed or else we could have done that a long time ago".
Leon's chains tightened and forced him to kneel down. The more he tried to break free, the more the chains tightened. "It's useless to try" said the god. "The chains were made with all of us's powers so even though your strength rivals a god, you can't break those".
"Why, why are you doing this?" Leon shouted in anger. "Let me ask you one thing" the God replied. "Do you really think it's a war between the humans and the demons?"
Their question left Leon speechless. "It was never the war between you humans and demons." The god continued. "It was a war between the upper world gods and underworld gods. A war which would decide who will rule the mortal world".
The Leon and the other soldiers were shocked, a chill realisation travelled through their spines. "So we're just pawns in your game?" Leon shouted, his tone changed from anger to despair.
The soldiers tried to rebel but the other heroes with Leon used their powers and started slaughtering their own army.
Leon, already shocked from what he experienced, now seeing his comrades killing the soldiers felt in a despair state. "A-are you guys... also-?" Leon in disbelief and broken state tried to complete his sentence but couldn't.
"Oh my dear friend Leon, yes you are right" one of the heroes happily said with a smile of a psycho. His sword was covered with the blood of his own soldiers.
"I think now you should seal him completely", one of the underworld gods said. "Yes, we will but.. don't you dare to try to go against our contract" one of the upperworld gods said. "Don't worry we will not" they replied
Leon, confused and shocked, asked "what are you guys talking about?" The gods chuckled and replied, "well, it's about capturing you. Your power was a threat to us. So decided to work together for this moment and after capturing you, we will divide our territories. Half of the world will be ruled by us, the upperworld gods and the other half will be theirs."
Leon in shocked, felt betrayed and became silent. "It's time now, good bye Leon", The god said.
Suddenly the chains started transforming into a massive golden sphere and started to consume Leon's body into it. But in the process, Leon suddenly shouted, enraged and released his killing intent. "I will remember this" his voice echoed through the whole place. "I will come...I will come to take my revenge. Just... just wait for that day. I will bestow judgement upon you guys with my own hands."
The sphere consumed him fully but his words of his startled all of them. A chilling vibe went through their spines. His comrades felt like a sharp knife went through their body.
"Are you sure he is sealed permanently?" One of the heroes said with a startled face. "He is right, are you sure that he can't escape?" One of the underworld gods said.
"Tension not, he can't do anything, even though his powers were on a par with the gods and he himself achieved the level of demi-god, his power is not enough to rival all the gods combined." The upperworld gods said.
"W-wait, so what are you going to do with that sphere?" One of the underworld gods said. Everyone presented at that moment looked at the upperworld gods with confusion. "Don't worry, we will hide this in a dungeon" one of them spoked up. "Dungeon?" Everyone was confused and shocked. One god asked, "if you hide this in dungeon then people will come and take this. What are you going to do about this?" "People you say? Don't worry, we came with plans. The hero, Askelar, will be in charge of protecting the dungeon." The upperworld god said. "W-wait, me?" A confused voice said. "Why? Is there any problem?" A sharp voice cut through the air, carrying a deadly aura that sent a chill down the hero's spine. "No no, I-I will do this. It's an honor to be of use to you." The hero stammered, his voice trembling with a mix of fear and submission. "Good. Now that it's settled, we should take our leave as well." The upperworld god said, a hint of satisfaction could be seen in his voice.
Satisfied, the gods and the heroes departed, returning to their respective places and the heroes spread false rumours of Leon sacrificed himself and got killed to save them from the underworld gods. They used some demonic powers to seal Leon's immortality power. But then the upperworld gods came there and fought with them but at the end when we all saw the losses of both sides they decided to make a contract of not attacking each other and stay in each other's territories. The normal people believed them and prayed for Leon's soul and thanked him without knowing the actual truth.
Trapped in darkness, betrayed by those he trusted, Leon's wrath simmered within. Bound in chains of divine power, his fate seemed sealed. Or was it?
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Ā To be continued ~