Soft music played as Nijahoeba looked at the man before him who was playing with the water on his bowl. Defining gravity, the water followed his finger movements, forming swirls and swirls before settling on the enamel bowl gently.
"A great plague has spread throughout the land. It is feasting on men as we speak." He began before looking at Nijahoeba. His bottle green eyes were intense , filled with death and power.
"What are you?" Nijahoeba asked, his voice low.
"What am I? what are you?" Captain Sulton asked, the water rising from the bowl to form the beast that Nijahoeba had transformed into.
The beast reached out its claw to a woman who looked like Arina. She touched the beast's hand and the beast then turned into Nijahoeba.
The water then dropped in the bowl.
Nijahoeba stuttered terribly.
"You are not one of the twelve." Captain Sulton spoke.
"And you are not a believer."
Nijahoeba answered.
"How do you know that?"
Nijahoeba rose from the chair and roughened Captain Sulton. "What do you want from me!!" he yelled.
Captain Sulton began to laugh.
"Answer me!!" yelled Nijahoeba.
Captain Sulton removed Nijahoeba's hand from his coat and also rose to his feet.
"I WANT THE BEAST!" he demanded.
There was silence.
"You want the beast?" Nijahoeba asked, not believing what he had heard. A smile then slowly appeared on his face.
"Can you do that? Take it from me?"
"Yes, now what do you say?"
"Yes!! I will give it to you!" Nijahoeba concluded.
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"You have to let her bless you," the old man said as he put his arm around young Arina.
"Why should I? I thought you were the one who told me to never believe anything she says." She asked,
"Yes, I did but...think about her power, what we can do with it? Imagine healing the whole world. Don't you want that?" the old man answered.
"A new GOD is coming Arina, when he arrives, I want to be amongst his army."
"New God?" she asked, looking at the old man in shock.
Arina peeled her eyes open and gasped for air. Nothing but darkness could be seen.
She looked around her and suddenly saw Nijahoeba standing behind the bared door.
"Sailor!" she whispered crawling towards him.
She held onto the bars. "Why are you still standing there? Come on, help me out as well!"
Nijahoeba did not say anything.
"Sailor! Captain Su..."
"...I am selling my beast." Nijahoeba spoke.
"Selling? What are you talking about?"
"Captain Sulton will take my beast. I can finally be a normal man."
Arina's face changed.
"He killed my grandfather! Do you know that?" she finally asked. "He ruined my life! You can't give the beast to him! No! he cannot be the New God!"
"I don't want to be a God! You are just like them all...don't you see? Men will never be liberated. Never!" argued Nijahoeba.
"I refuse to accept it! My grandfather..."
"...IS THE REASON I LOST MY FAMILY! He is amongst the crazy people who believed in the New God. Selfish people!" interrupted Nijahoeba.
"Rubbish!" snapped Arina. "You are just a coward! You are not man enough!"
"AND YOU ARE A SELFISH PERSON! Yada is no more because of you!"
There was silence.
Tears clouded Arina's eyes and she chocked on the words.
Nijahoeba then walked away, leaving Arina alone.
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GODS, TYRANTS AND MONSTERS
FantasyA cursed young man is drawn into a battle with the gods by his unfortunate past. " When this compass breaks, they'll come for you." This is a story between men and gods, good and bad, that will have you questioning your faith and loyalty. Do you se...
