Till Blood Do Us Part

Prologue

Footsteps echoed the empty halls of the great kingdom of blood. An older woman looked as if she had been crying, her face red and stained with dried tears, her beautiful green eyes puffy, as she carried her only child to get sacrificed to the blood god. "My sweet girl" she let out a long sigh, "Never forget I love you"

The little girl looked up at her mother, her red and green eyes held confusion, her dual black and white skin shone slightly in the light that came in from the windows. She had long ears, and her tail was a mix of white and black.

"I'll take her from here" Her father said in a soft voice as he slightly held out his arms to carry the girl. His red eyes were foggy with sadness, his long ears were down, and his tail was wrapped around his leg so it wouldn't get in his way.

"I- here!" The woman placed the four-year-old in her father's arms, fresh tears threatening to spill over at any moment.

"Father, what's going on?" The little girl asked, her long ears going down as her tail wrapped itself around her father's arm.

"Well my little ender particle, you are going on a little trip, and you won't be able to see me or your mother for a little while" The man said as he placed the girl on the altar, "But don't worry, in a little while you'll see us again"

The girl was quiet as she fiddled with her fingers, "Promise?"

"I promise, and I never break my promises now do I?" The father asked and the girl shook her head.

An old man, draped head to toe in dirty white robes that were stained with red splatters, walked closer. He was a pig, meaning he was a qualified follower of the Blood God, and often held meetings and did the sacrifices. Blood was often a decorative thing on clothing, so it was hard to tell whether it was real or not. "I'll take it from here brother" he nodded towards the girl's father.

"Of course," The girl's father bowed his head in respect before walking over to his wife.

The pig walked closer to the little girl, now holding a sharp blade, he grabbed her hand, etching symbols with the knife on her arm, the symbols glowing red with blood, as he chanted. The girl winced almost as soon as the blade touched her, and she tried her best to not cry, but you could see the tears form in the corner of her eyes. The candles flickered and the pig stepped back, "Blood for the blood god, blood for the blood god!" he spoke over and over, the blood on the little girls arm bubbled like it was being boiled before evaporating in the air. Suddenly a creature appeared in the pitch black room, you couldn't see it very well, only the soft glow of bore horns coming out from what could be assumed was its face.

The girl began to shake as the tears fell, causing it to burn her. She wrapped her tail around her as she gripped her arms, "H-hello?" her voice was shaky as she stuttered.

"He is here" The pig looked towards the wife and husband, it was clear he couldn't see the creature that was moving swiftly towards the girl, "We allow you to take her, we allow you to take her'' he said under his breath, over and over and over again. The creature, the blood god, knelt before the little girl, the only candle that didn't go out was the one on the altar, and it now illuminated the gods face. It wasn't a creature at all. Long pink hair flowed behind a bore skull mask, the mask stopped just above his chin, his skin an unnatural pale and you could barely see the beginning of his white collared shirt and the blood red cape. "You're an unusual offering" his voice sounded... normal. Just a regular man in his twenties, though it was quite smooth for any mortal.

"You are very pretty Mr. Sir" The girl's voice was quiet and still shaky and it was impressive how she managed to get the confidence to speak to a god when she was beyond terrified.

The god tilted his head, "That's not something I hear very often" he chuckled, the sound musical and comforting. His head suddenly snapped to the left, something far away catching his attention. "Another offering, they really are trying to survive the upcoming winter" he sighed before once again turning towards the girl. Holding out his hand he motioned for her to take it.

The girl carefully reached out her hand before placing it on top of the blood gods, her hands were so tiny and cold. "Where are we going?"

"To a better place" The god said before in a cloud of red smoke they disappeared, to outsiders only the girl disappeared in the smoke, this had never happened before

"What happened, is that supposed to happen?" The father asked, of course this was his first sacrificing that he had ever witnessed since he was a part of the ender kingdom where they worship the goddess of death

"No... no that is not supposed to happen" The pig's eyes widened, "He should have killed her, and spilled her blood on his altar, promising us good fortune"

"No! My baby girl!" The mother wailed, "Are we cursed now!?" The pig could do nothing but stare at the altar. The father closed his eyes as he comforted his wife.

Suddenly a note appeared on the altar reading, 'My child now and your good I guess'

The girl slightly looked around before feeling a cold chill and she slightly shivered.

"What's your name?" The blood god asked, lighting the fireplace, it illuminated the small cabin and provided heat. The cabin looked barely livable for one person, holding classic decorations of plants and paintings

"Raina" The girl, Raina, said. It was an odd name, and kind of ironic how she couldn't touch water without burning herself.

"Hmm, not what I was expecting, but pretty" The blood god nodded turning away from the fire, in this room you could really tell how tall he was, and his clothes looked royal, "Mines Technoblade, or most that know my name call me Techno for short"

"Nice to meet you Mr. Techno" Raina said with a smile

"Mr. makes me sound old, I'm only a few centuries old" Techno joked, sitting on a big leather chair, in the middle of the room.

"Okay Techno" Raina said, nodding slightly.

"I've got a couple more offerings to judge, you make yourself at home, I'll be back shortly" Techno sighed, getting up, before disappearing in a cloud of blood red smoke.