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Chapter 2

The savage war began with Darkous’ coming of age festival; he had fallen in love with a young woman named Lilly. The girl quickly becoming his light at the end of the tunnel, his confidence to stand against his father.

He loved Lilly with every fibre of his being, and Chronos knew this. Darkous had asked Lilly to accompany him for the celebration; he wanted the night to be perfect and full of happiness; though his father had other ideas.

Whilst Lilly and Darkous danced, Chronos plotted to murder the young girl. He wanted to break the very thing that kept Darkous sane; to break his sons will. But this did not go as planned.

Yet Chronos broke something in Darkous, something that changed the very destiny of all those around them.

Chronos had barged in to the young immortal princes coming of age celebration, vilely killing Lilly and anyone who stood in his way; mortal or immortal. The killings were brutal and merciless, their souls banished to limbo where they would spend eternity unable to find peace.

Chronos forced his son to watch as everything he loved was torn away from him, his heart ripped barbarically from his chest, stamped on by the very man who gave him life. But this was not the end of it, no; this was just the beginning.

The beginning of a war that left many questioning their sanity, doubting the very air that entered their lungs.

This one act of total unmerciful and unprincipled murder snapped the very thing that kept the young immortal prince human, extinguishing the purity within his soul. In that one moment when all the light left Lilly’s eyes, the young immortal prince had died.

The man that Lilly had grown to love, vanishing as she took her last breath; taking his soul with her. Darkous moulded and twisted that night, turning into the very thing that he hated the most. The young immortal prince fell, crashing into the darkness.

Everything within him broke, allowing the hatred to enter. Darkous’ heart became as black as the darkness itself, his soul corrupt with hate. He became something else, something more. The immortal prince brought something back from the darkness, an ally.

His demon took its own form, choosing a path for itself. It Advised and moulded Darkous into the darkness, acting as his only true companion.

Darkous’ mind shed all reason and all consciousness as the demon within him was released. He was consumed by the same hatred that killed his love, basking in its depth of heartache.

The corruption spread like a fire, fuelled by the revenge he desired. Darkous butchered his father the very same night, taking his time as he tortured the very man who aided in his existence.

The young immortal prince exhibited the same brutality to Chronos that the immortal king bestowed on him, using his darkest fears against him. He killed him slowly, tearing the immortal king apart. Doing something no one ever believed possible, something never done in the history since the creator. Darkous tore Chronos apart, burning the pieces. But the young immortal prince did not think his father would stay dead, the outcome both shocking and pleasing him. The beast within him showed no remorse, nor regret.

The young immortal prince easily cleared the blood from his hands, but the essence of what he had done condemning his soul. His life and years since tainted, his path painted with the blood of others.

The death of so many who stood in his way leaving a trail, a life that he had never anticipated. Darkous became the leader of hell and its army, using it to continue the war against his brothers Atlas and Poseidon who were loyal to their father even after his death.

Hades stood by the young immortal prince’s side, loyal to his cause and the goodness he believed still exited within his brother.

Darkous visited the human realm of earth many times, creating a life for himself there under the alias Andrew Mayfield; with this alias he gained a position within the government and killed many who broke the laws of humans.

He had three allies that were both his friends and his partners in everything that he did.

Their loyalty lasting from that one night where the course of their destiny changed forever, where their destiny’s had been moulded together.

The first was Michael, whose strength and skill in battle was one as great as Darkous himself. He was Darkous’ second in command and closest friend, his power and skill serving him well in many battles.

The second was Joey, he was skilful with many man made weapons; though he used his ability’s to assist him and his best skill resided in a sniper rifle where he could use his gift of sight and accuracy to hit every target.

The last of the group was Darren who was both strong and skilled in all things medical. He could heal any wound and was important to the group on many missions. Saving both Michael and Joey more times than any mortal could count.

The centuries passed on slowly, the war savagely taking many lives from both sides. But this did not deter the outcome, both sides still remained strong and able; their army’s only becoming stronger as the world became darker.

After a millennium of fighting Atlas continued to refuse the peace for the people of the heaven dimension, his fight continuing. Eventually he found a mate; a young woman as powerful as himself, he found the match strategic and married her almost immediately.

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