Down with the Sickness

Chapter 1

The Cheetain boy with his friends around the city. Orithius ran with them. The hut-houses were small and primitive but reliable. Orithius was a little crazy and, if pissed off enough, could throw a dangerous tantrum. His friends were aware of this and did their best not to piss him off.

"Hey! Wait up!" he shouted.

They waited for him to catch up.

"Herd you had a crush on the Priest of Obelisk's daughter," his friend said for a joke.

Orithius blushed.

"Why don't you shut your damn mouth," he said trying to recover from his blush. He knew his friends were joking and he tried to control his rage around them but he did have a crush on the Priest's daughter.

"Yeah yeah, we get it." the other friend said.

"Besides, my mother and father don't visit the temple anyways. Anyways, I gotta get home. I'll see you guys tomorrow."

The boy walked home. He opened the door to his home and found his mother cooking and wearing her usual amulet.

"Mother, you still never told me what your amulet represented."

She sighed.

"I'll tell you what it represents but you have to keep this an ABSOLUTE SECRET understand?"

He nodded in understanding.

"Your father and I worship a God not of the common Pantheon, but a Giant by name of Porphyrion. Your father and I hope for his coming soon."

Orithius smiled.

"Thank you for telling me finally."

She smiled and kisses her son's forehead and proceeded to do her previous activity.

When Orithius when to sleep that night, he had his monthly nightmare of a strange hooded, red eyed creature coming after him at godlike speed. He woke up breathing heavily from the horrifying dream.

At the same time, Phoenix appeared in her god form in front of her husband Obelisk. He is King of the Gods and is married to Phoenix. He is the god of war. Phoenix is the goddess of birds, music, motherhood, peace, and learning.

"My husband. I need to speak to you." she pleaded.

"Speak away my wife." he said.

"Your brother, Kaishu Torro, is running out of souls in Kai Sahn. I fear he may plan to invade us."

"If he is, we'll need a way to repel his forces. I shall summon my Priests and Priestesses to start forming a militia immediately."

"As will I. I shall also inform our siblings and children of our plan."

The God King nodded for his wife to do so.

She flew off to tell the other of the upcoming threat.

Chapter 2

The gods all summoned their Priests and Priestesses. They told them about the upcoming threat and told them to form a militia as quickly as possible. The Priests and Priestesses did as they were told and had the militias formed.

As this happens Orithius' mother prayed to Porphyrion about what was happening.

"Good work Kishu. You can always be relied on," he complimented to her.

"Thank you my Lord. But my husband..."

"What about him?"

"He's growing more attached to the normal Pantheon then yours my Lord, and he's turning my son against me. What should I do my Lord?"