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Oriana

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Author:mardrake
Status:hiatus
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Dead was way too dark for me to write - Please read Overpower for my reboot of it as an adventure/dramaWhere do gods come from? Are they supreme beings born out of nothing, imaginary tales to con the ignorant or the collective unconscious made manifest? In this story they are the collection of humanities hopes, dreams, desires, fears, nightmares and desperation. One prays to the gods they know when in celebration and happiness. However when there is no hope. When there is nothing but pain and suffering. When there is only desperate people just trying to survive to the next day. When the gods they know are the cause of their torment. That is when they pray to the unknown for salvation and new gods are born. This is a tale of one such goddess, Oriana, born into a new world. A tale told through the eyes of one of her followers as rarely do gods tell their own tales. The goddess is a collection of the people's prayers. From those that just want help, to those wishing for vengeance, to those who know not what they want but know they don't want a world like this. As such she is much like the early gods: ignorant, filled with anger, wanting to smite her enemies. Yet also filled with hope, love, and the urge to empower heroes to right the many injustices in the world. The first followers she chooses will be the ones to help grow this new goddess as they tell their own tales and influence Oriana for good and for ill. This is a tale of tragedy as many of her followers will die. Will fail. Will become hollow husks of despair and wish for death. And far worse. But perhaps in the end their efforts will lead to the birth of a greater goddess of good this new world so sorely needs.