Post by EmperorMyric on Dec 16, 2017 18:58:30 GMT
Myric stood overlooking Star city, it was a stunning sight. It was around 3am in the morning and even though it was night the city was alive with bustling movement. Even the night sky was punctuated with hundreds of craft going to and fro. He stood on the balcony, it was the highest point on the Imperial palace and the highest point on earth. He couldn't sleep, he hadn't been able to for some time now, a few weeks had gone by and Myric hadn't slept a single second. Duneyer had said it was stress from the current matters but Myric knew the reality. He didn't need sleep anymore, he had also lost his appetite and in fact didn't need to eat or drink. This was merely the beginning. He looked at his wife asleep in the bed. Myric smiled. Suddenly a familiar voice caught him off guard momentarily.
"She looks so serene when asleep" a soothing and weirdly calm yet sinister voice whispered.
"Sotek?" Myric turned to see the demon standing beside him staring at Duneyer. He looked tired and weary, yet very calm.
"Hello old friend" He said turning to the Emperor. His face looked different, somehow but Myric couldn't tell.
"What are you doing here?" Myric asked a bit confused.
"Reporting in, and also... I need to talk" Sotek said with a hint of confusion.
"Go on" Myric said Perplexed, this wasn't Sotek... was it?
"I am operating in the Ancerious galaxy as you know and have taken up with the renegade time caster Shaw Haust. He is currently trying to take down the Flux and I am helping him" Sotek said plainly.
"You are what? We have a damn non aggression pact!" Myric said aggressively but not so loud as to wake the Empress.
"Myric you and I both know war is coming here, and the peace between us and the Flux will not last. They are attacking allies and meddling with other nations and instigating chaos. You know that the Union will lose valuable allies against the Nakai if we do not act against the Flux. You also know if the Ascended council get wind that you are conspiring with the Flux they will believe Herious to be right, causing for the Entirety of the Nakai to side with Herious and therefore granting him victory" Sotek said slowly and carefully. Myric went to say something but stopped "You must nullify the treaty Myric, yes lives will be lost but it is the only course of action" Myric looked away a second.
"I made that treaty to protect the Union but in essence it is destroying it..." He said almost like a whisper.
"Yes, I know many have already told you this already, I will do what I can to disrupt them and their allies. I already have the remnants of Capitol in my hands, they will soon throw themselves at the immortal empire. But without the treaty gone we cannot act in defence of our allies" Sotek replied.
"You can feel it to cant you?" Myric said, he knew Sotek had changed since he had last talked. Sotek looked away briefly.
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about... What is happening to me? It's like my body is no longer my own, my mind seems to be slowly disconnecting... I don't want to leave" Sotek said with sadness in his eye.
"I know what you mean... I have the same feeling but you know our destiny... We have not got long, I hope we have long enough to see the Union and all we have created through the coming storm" Myric looked at Duneyer "I do not want to leave either" He said with sadness.
"Will we ever be allowed to come back?" Sotek asked.
"Of course... but only every so often and for short periods of time" Myric replied sighing.
"I will miss her too you know Myric, you were the one who actually got to spend your life with her, I never got to even be with her" Sotek said with a smouldering anger.
"I know, that is why I will permit you this once to kiss her, I will allow you this one moment" Sotek smiled briefly. The thing he had fought for all his waking life had finally been granted to him, he felt suddenly very alien.
"Thank you" The giant clad in dark armour, walked down the steps and into the room, quietly as not to disturb Duneyer. Sotek then kneeled down and, hesitated, Myric watched as the demon lowered his head and kissed Duneyer on the lips, she moved slightly but then stopped. Sotek slowly got up, he then did something Myric had never seen before. He took off his helmet and placed it on the table next to the bed, Revealing his albino skin and tattooed red and yellow eyes. His matt black hair flowing like Myric's. He turned to the Emperor with tears in his eyes and walked away, as he walked past Myric he stopped but didn't look at the Emperor he just uttered one word.
"Brother" He said as the demon walked away. When Myric turned he was gone.
The Emperor stood there for a moment. He then looked at Duneyer and then back out across the city.
For had anyone who had been near the top of the imperial palace that night, they would of heard the crying of an Emperor.
"She looks so serene when asleep" a soothing and weirdly calm yet sinister voice whispered.
"Sotek?" Myric turned to see the demon standing beside him staring at Duneyer. He looked tired and weary, yet very calm.
"Hello old friend" He said turning to the Emperor. His face looked different, somehow but Myric couldn't tell.
"What are you doing here?" Myric asked a bit confused.
"Reporting in, and also... I need to talk" Sotek said with a hint of confusion.
"Go on" Myric said Perplexed, this wasn't Sotek... was it?
"I am operating in the Ancerious galaxy as you know and have taken up with the renegade time caster Shaw Haust. He is currently trying to take down the Flux and I am helping him" Sotek said plainly.
"You are what? We have a damn non aggression pact!" Myric said aggressively but not so loud as to wake the Empress.
"Myric you and I both know war is coming here, and the peace between us and the Flux will not last. They are attacking allies and meddling with other nations and instigating chaos. You know that the Union will lose valuable allies against the Nakai if we do not act against the Flux. You also know if the Ascended council get wind that you are conspiring with the Flux they will believe Herious to be right, causing for the Entirety of the Nakai to side with Herious and therefore granting him victory" Sotek said slowly and carefully. Myric went to say something but stopped "You must nullify the treaty Myric, yes lives will be lost but it is the only course of action" Myric looked away a second.
"I made that treaty to protect the Union but in essence it is destroying it..." He said almost like a whisper.
"Yes, I know many have already told you this already, I will do what I can to disrupt them and their allies. I already have the remnants of Capitol in my hands, they will soon throw themselves at the immortal empire. But without the treaty gone we cannot act in defence of our allies" Sotek replied.
"You can feel it to cant you?" Myric said, he knew Sotek had changed since he had last talked. Sotek looked away briefly.
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about... What is happening to me? It's like my body is no longer my own, my mind seems to be slowly disconnecting... I don't want to leave" Sotek said with sadness in his eye.
"I know what you mean... I have the same feeling but you know our destiny... We have not got long, I hope we have long enough to see the Union and all we have created through the coming storm" Myric looked at Duneyer "I do not want to leave either" He said with sadness.
"Will we ever be allowed to come back?" Sotek asked.
"Of course... but only every so often and for short periods of time" Myric replied sighing.
"I will miss her too you know Myric, you were the one who actually got to spend your life with her, I never got to even be with her" Sotek said with a smouldering anger.
"I know, that is why I will permit you this once to kiss her, I will allow you this one moment" Sotek smiled briefly. The thing he had fought for all his waking life had finally been granted to him, he felt suddenly very alien.
"Thank you" The giant clad in dark armour, walked down the steps and into the room, quietly as not to disturb Duneyer. Sotek then kneeled down and, hesitated, Myric watched as the demon lowered his head and kissed Duneyer on the lips, she moved slightly but then stopped. Sotek slowly got up, he then did something Myric had never seen before. He took off his helmet and placed it on the table next to the bed, Revealing his albino skin and tattooed red and yellow eyes. His matt black hair flowing like Myric's. He turned to the Emperor with tears in his eyes and walked away, as he walked past Myric he stopped but didn't look at the Emperor he just uttered one word.
"Brother" He said as the demon walked away. When Myric turned he was gone.
The Emperor stood there for a moment. He then looked at Duneyer and then back out across the city.
For had anyone who had been near the top of the imperial palace that night, they would of heard the crying of an Emperor.