Rock Bottom

"Apophus." Came a voice in the empty void of space. Even though there was no sound in space, the voice still found its way to the serpent's ears.

The massive coiling beast halted its advancement, its head turning to face the newcomer.

"Sssention...' the serpent, Apophus, hissed.

Sention, one of the nine Genesis Gods, being greater than that of gods or Titans or demons. The Genesis Gods are the ones that created reality and created the gods and Titans, who, in turn, gods made the stars, and Titans forged the planets.

Apophus was also one of the Genesis Gods, his job was to destroy any threat to reality. This was the first time he's ever woken, nothing has ever threatened reality before. Azazel was close, but not quite there, but Akuro... his presence was the greatest threat to exist.

Sention watched over the paths of reality and knew all futures, his job was to avoid the end of reality by interfering when needed.

"Why do you cross my path, Sention?" Apophus hissed.

"Because. This isn't the move. You will have a part in this, but not yet." Sention spoke.

"What? The longer that thing exists the stronger it gets.. soon even I will be unable to exterminate it."

"You don't need to do anything yet. Fate is already out, the strings are taught and the path is set. We don't even need to lift a finger, not until the right moment." Sention explained.

Sention was a beautiful being, his skin was a dark complexion and he had the presence of a king, exuding confidence with every fiber of his being. He had long, braided black hair and gold rings hung from his ears and were about his fingers. His eyes were azure while he wore black robes with gold and azure lining. A thing ribbon was wound between his arms and flowed around his back. Tattoos could be seen covering his lower arms, as the sleeves were rolled up, while golden bracelets were about his wrists.

On all sides of them, all you could see were the colors of the galaxies, so far yet so vivid. The stars glimmered against the black canvas, some brighter than others.

Apophus coiled it's body over itself. "Fine..." it hissed, "I shall play along."

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Void sat in the stone chamber alone. The room was vast, the craftsmanship of the building exquisite. The air was cold and shadows clung to every wall. A boy sat across from her, wrapped from head to toe in cloth, a hood pulled over his head as the light of his green eyes lit his features. Void wore a similar outfit, except her eyes gave off a nightshade blue light.

A soft hiss resounded through the chamber as a vortex of black aura formed in the center of the room. Through it came a figure, Akuro, followed by a girl, Emma. Then came Azazel, the vortex cackling before it was sucked into the Demon God's hand.

"Took you long enough." Void said, her voice like church bells on a spring day.

"Sorry, I was having some fun with my little pets." Azazel hissed.

Akuro's eyes were locked on Void. He was unable to look away, his cold crimson locked on her dark blue.

"Can I help you?" Void asked, pretending not to know who Akuro was.

Akuro looked her up and down once, then averted his eyes, observing his surroundings.

"Where are we?" He asked.

"The Obnirealm." The boy who sat across from Void spoke.

"The Obnirealm?"

"Yes." Azazel said, "have you heard the saying 'As Above So Below'?"

"Yes. It has to do with hell and earth."

"Yes, at least to mortals it does. What I really means is the reverse realm, the shadows of light. The normal world, where you are from, Midrealm, is the above. This," Azazel motioned to the whole chamber, "is the below. Basically everything here is opposite to there."

"Every thing here is dark cold and bloody. Death follows every corner and suffering is sowed into the land, while shadows are stitched into every wall." Void explained. "This is basically just the dark reality. It's our hideout."

"Why am I here?" Akuro asked. He understood what they meant, he just didn't know the purpose of coming there.

"To tell you everything." The boy spoke. "Also, my name is Kasziel. I am one of the Genesis Gods."

"Genesis Gods?" Akuro inquired.

"While the gods may have created the stars, and the Titans created the planets, have you ever wondered who made them?" Kasziel explained. "The nine Genesis Gods are the original beings. The first things to exist. We literally created all realities."

"Nine?"

"Correct. There are nine of us, although, I'm kind of the out cast. The others hate me."

"Why?"

"Because." Kasziel's voice went cold. "I want to destroy what they made."