IRIS - Hunt of Wendigo

Prologue: Forgotten Child

Prologue: Forgotten Child

After the colony soldiers and the rulers slaughtered the Mothohive, they took the mysterious egg and returned home. Father Tyrant sat on the throne to rest from a tiring day, while Lady Fate investigated the weird egg they brought. She didn't find anything useful, but she remembered something that felt like needed answering.

Lady Fate: ,,Tyrant?" She asked in a curious way.

Father Tyrant: ,,Yes, sweetheart?" Father Tyrant replied in a very exhausted voice.

Lady Fate: ,,You said you made a deal... right? What kind of deal exactly did you make?"

Father Tyrant: ,,I uh... I... I can't tell you..."

Lady Fate: ,,Come on, Tyrant, tell me. I won't be mad."

Father Tyrant: ,,Sigh... The deal was... sacrificial."

Lady Fate: ,,What do you mean by 'sacrificial'?"

Father Tyrant: ,, The deal was that I... I could flip a talisman that would bring all the soldiers back to life to kill the Mothohive. That's if it landed on the right face. But the trade-off was to sacrifice our... our first born to the Damned."

Lady Fate: ,,You're... kidding... we tried for a child a month ago. No..." She was horrified by the news, shedding a tear slowly after.

Father Tyrant: ,,Look, It was a hard choice... but I had to accept the deal. If I didn't, the Mothohive would've wreaked havoc across the Depths. If not the entire universe as a whole."

Lady Fate: ,,I- I guess you're right but... They'll treat our child well... right?!"

Father Tyrant: ,,Pavavorey did say that, but it was said in a very sarcastic manner... Honestly, I doubt it..."

Lady Fate started to sob harder.

Father Tyrant: ,,I'm sorry..." He comforted Lady Fate, tearing up aswell.

Both had a rough time bearing the news, but they couldn't do anything about it. Eight months passed, and it was time for Father Tyrant's and Lady Fate's first child to be born. They named him Wendigo. Fate couldn't stand the fact she had to sacrifice such a beautiful child, but she knew that she didn't have any other choice than bearing with the truth. As they opened the wormhole to the Encrypt, they were greeted by Vyson himself.

King Vyson Pavavorey: ,,Ahhh, took you long enough! Aww, look at that sweet little child, heheh. Okay, say your goodbyes before we drag that toddler here."

Tyrant and Fate said their goodbyes and shed tears, handing Wendigo to Vyson shortly after.

King Vyson Pavavorey: ,,Very well... See you next time, hahahaha!" He closed the wormhole after taunting the duo.

Lady Fate was worrying about how her firstborn will be taken care of in such terrible hands. Father Tyrant hugged her in comfort, being interupted shortly after by a Colony Soldier.

Colony Soldier: ,,Our majesty, I am very sorry to interupt your grieving but the egg just started to hatch. I think you'll want to have a look at this."

Both Tyrant and Fate rushed to the egg, seeing a small child through the big cracks, emitting what seems to be dark matter. Tyrant and Fate were shocked and terrified. They were happy that not all hope was lost, but still saddened by the sacrifice of their first child. As they got closer to the newborn, they slowly took it out of the shell. The baby was crying, but Lady Fate comforted it and sung a lullaby.

Father Tyrant: ,,Wh-what should we name him?" He asked Fate.

Lady Fate: ,,Ummm... Remember when we were picking out names for Wendigo? I think our secondary option would fit."

Father Tyrant: ,,...Behemoth?"

Lady Fate: ,,No, that was the third one. I meant Goliath."

Father Tyrant: ,,Ahh. Well, it seems like a fitting name."

They took Goliath inside their castle walls, putting him into the bedroom where Wendigo was supposed to be.

Years later, Goliath has grown into a great warrior, claiming the power of the IRIS after the devastating explosion he himself couldn't remember until recent events, now fighting a violent new world order lead by a psychopath. One skeleton with the power of a god versus a technology-driven world ruled by a lunatic. Sadly, the immense arcane power did not outweigh the super advanced technology, resulting in a loss against Abrahm Valentin.

Abrahm Valentin: ,,Ohohohohoh... Goliath, Goliath. It seems like you... failed. Haha! Smyths, take him to the Demoground Cells. I'll be interrogating the fuck out of this fool. So long... partner..."

Smyths took the now weakened Goliath to a prison so protected not even a god could theoretically escape. There, Goliath was interrogated to near death, giving away all the information of what the IRIS has to offer. Though one detail interested Abrahm...

Abrahm Valentin: ,,Well... you're saying that this 'IRIS' transfers to a different vessel after its current vessel's death, eh? Well-"

Abrahm was cut off by a Smyth that started to beat up Goliath, thinking they could predict Abrahm's next command. Foolishly, the halfwit Smyth was so wrong. Abrahm was vexed, pulling the Smyth away from Goliath, snapping their neck and violently throwing them to the ground.

Abrahm Valentin: ,,Urgh... stupid muppet... anyway, what I wanted to say was; I could kill you right now and get the power of this IRIS emblem buuut you wreaked too much havoc on my planet. I think a slow death sounds... fair... Smyths, give me the death sentence collar! You'll enjoy this one, Goliath." He chuckled afterwards.

What the Smyths brought was a collar small enough to fit Goliath's neck. This collar had injectors that contained a very dangerous liquid mixed with Abrahm's new powerful biotechnology. The Smyths put the collar around Goliath's neck, activating the injectors slowly afterwards. He screamed in pain while Abrahm was maniacally laughing.

Abrahm Valentin: ,,I would ask you more questions about the IRIS, but I think I can find about it by myself. Of course, when I'll get the hold of it. Bye, you brainless halfwit!" He left the interrogation room.

The Smyths forcefully grabbed Goliath and put him back to his jail cell. He felt empty and beat up at this point. His life was made shortlived and the thought that his power will be soon given to the most insane psycho in the galaxy... Goliath couldn't bear with it. Instead of wasting time, he thought of a plan.

Goliath remembered that his parents did mention someone that could be his brother, and someone he never met in his entire life; Wendigo. He didn't know where he could be, so Goliath used the IRIS to locate his lost brother. It said that Wendigo was located in the savage, cold rimworld of Gythanias. To get there, Goliath had to hatch a plan to escape the Demoground Cells first.

He couldn't think of anything other than straight up teleporting to Gythanias, risking the possibilities of getting horrible side effects from it. It was his only good and least lethal option, so he did it. And luckily for him, there were no side effects. As Goliath quickly flew through the outer space, he knew he didn't have much time left before his death. He HAD to find Wendigo.