ENIGMA - The Reconciliation

PROLOGUE

Five...

That was the number of seconds he took to kill the first one...

That was how many days it took for him to destroy their kind...

That is the number of times he is stronger than them...

That is the number of Enigmatic left on the planet...

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There he stood. Basking in all his dark, evil glory. Smiling at the five infants at his feet.

'So this is all Enigma has left. How pathetic.'

He turned around and focused on the dying old man behind him, who was lying in a pool of blood, a shard of ice piercing his side.

'I could kill them in five seconds. One for each,' he sneered at him. 'You can't possibly think that they are the key to my defeat.

'Don't underestimate them, Omnipotence,' the man whispered, pain evident in his voice. 'These children were given the birthright of the first Enigmatic. They are the most powerful to have ever been born in millennia.'

Omnipotence stared at the man for a count of ten, before his laughter erupted. Laughter that shook the caverns of the cave.

'You foolish man. You forget that those given the birthright of the first Enigmatic shall not develop them for years. Do you really think that I will wait that long to kill them?'

'You are the foolish one. You are not able to lay a single weapon, rune, or any ounce of your power on them until they gain their power. It is stated by the ancient laws. Even you must bow to the law.'

The man was close to his death. His energy was draining out of his body as fast as his blood was flowing through his fatal wound. With the last of his life, he stared at the infants before him, and whispered hoarsely.

'Blessed be you children, and may you have perfect memory of this night. What I am going to tell you, you must remember forever. You are stronger together. Stay together. You will be safe for a few years. Use those years to train hard. Learn how to fight. When you develop your birthright, you are no longer invulnerable, but you are powerful. Upon the first touch with another Enigmatic, your birthright will cause you to glow, and that's when you know that you are ready to face the Omnipotence. Remember what I tell you. No matter what you do, stay together. You must stay alive, for your birthrights will be the ones that allow the world to function. You are the key to our survival.'

With his last breath, the man rested his head upon the floor.

'I have done all that I can do,' he muttered. 'Now I can die in peace."

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'Well children,' Omnipotence said, looking at the dead Enigmatic on the floor with satisfaction. 'The old man told you to stay together. Guess what I'm not going to be letting you do?'

And with that, he swiped his hand over four of the infants, and they disappeared, placed in different parts of the world, where they might never find each other. Omnipotence picked up the last crying baby and  stroked its face with one finger.

'And you, my dear, are staying with me...'