If god was a man, would he then understand?
If men could become gods, would we still be then damned?
The world is a spectrum, a bubble that with time dips.
Do not pray but take before the times end.
----------------------------------------
Zzssshh Zzssshh Zzssshh
The air started to shimmer, every active person within the vicinity of the public square immediately stopped what they were doing. It seemed like the whole world stood stock-still, as the atmosphere visibly shook. Crack Crack Crack. The air crackled, and like the shattering of glass, a whole was made in reality; stunning all who were there to witness it at the time. Out of that magically made whole in space, came a lone figure.
Much like the coming descent of a mighty god. This figure.... no, this divine being hovered majestically in the air. He possessed a regal aura that made one want to instinctively kneel towards him. As if there was none in existence that could or should stand before his presence.
He was dawn in a lightly golden and silver tinted armor, with a blood red cape draped over his shoulders. The glare of his armor was like the intense rays of the sun, and despite being dressed in such heavy plated attire, it almost looked form-fitting on him. However, all this did nothing to distract from his dreamlike countenance.
His face was even more otherworldly than his armor. He was incredibly good looking, with mystical blue eyes, high cheekbones, and a well-sculpted jawline. He seemed to be somewhat old in age, as hinted by his slick ashen gray hair. Still, it was apparent that the weathering of time had done little to detract from his handsomeness.
While everybody and I had our eyes hypnotically glued to his face, he too looked thoughtfully at his surrounding, and gave everybody below him a dispassionate stare. It was like he was observing a bunch of insignificant ants, as they scurried about beneath his feet. After, momentarily withdrawing his gaze, he shut his eyes and sighed deeply.
“I guess this was another failure too,” he uttered in a tired, but matter-of-fact way. His voice was deep and ethereal. It did not sound like the intonations of a single person, but like the rhythmic cantabile of a choir. Tragically, we did not know at the time that his brief declaration heralded the end of our world.
He raised his fist to the air. A small wave of dark purplish energy started to emanate from his fingertips. When the energy had fully coalesced around his hand. He opened it, to reveal a dark purple orb, resting on his palm. The orb started to glow, and with it, he yelled a single word that reverberated throughout the entire world.
DRAW
At that single word, I felt my soul being ripped out of my body. It was like the very essence of my existence, was being drawn towards the palm of his hand. My vision grew hazy, and my consciousness began to slip. I tried to struggle against the pull, with every ounce of mental and physical defiance I could muster. Unfortunately, my faint attempt of resistance was futile. My mind blacked out, and that was my last day on earth.
Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions.
.............................................
“Ugh fuck, where am I?” I groaned. My body felt heavy and tired, and for some reason I was lying face down, on a rough stony floor. As I tried to unsteadily get up, I quickly noticed that I was not alone. Surrounding me was a crowd of people, who looked just as confused and groggy as I was, moreover they were all naked...... Wait why are they naked?
Steadily looking down at myself I too noticed that (surprise surprise), I had no clothes on, as well. Now I should have been more embarrassed by this, since my modesty was dangling about, freely for all to see. But my mind was too preoccupied by other things.
Like for instance, the incredibly vast and endless stone hall before me. In fact, I was not alone in this, I think everybody was just as amazed by this place. This is surreal. As it is, I can’t even tell where this hall starts and ends, I thought.
“Excellent you are all awake.” Cutting me off from my brief musing, a deep and ethereal voice sounded out throughout the hall, one that I immediately recognized. “It's that man from that day at the park,” I murmured.
“My name is XXXXXX, but you all can refer to me, as Lord Zalgo.”
Huh, what just happened? I couldn't hear what he fully said. The moment he gave his name, my mind immediately tumbled. It was like my brain just fell through my skull. Sadly, for me this lord Zalgo, did not seem to notice or care about the effects that his name had on my mind; and just thoughtlessly kept on talking
“You all are the select few that have been fortunate enough to escape the antihalation of that failed world,” he announced. “Be grateful, for I have chosen you all to be subjects in my personal experiment. Those of you who are lucky enough to survive the trials ahead, and remain alive, may even get the chance of entering into my personal harem.” He ended that last part with a silvery tone, and once he finished speaking, a mountain of dread and disconcertment came crashing down upon me. What?! What did he just say, experiments, trials, subjects? Did he trap us all in here, just to turn us into his lab rats?
“Hey who does this crazy motherfucker think he is?”
As, these thoughts kept swirling in my head. One of the other people here, a portly old man started angrily screaming up into the air. “Do you know who I am, release me this instance, or their will be hell to pay. I will —” before he could even finish his sentence, in the blink of an eye, a bright red light shown around him; and his body immediately disintegrated. Leaving only the bits of dust from where he stood, as proof that he was ever even there.
“Any more complaints?” Lord Zalgo lazily asked.
The suffocating silence that accompanied that question was palpable. Not a single soul uttered a peep. Nobody even dared to move. Everyone had just witnessed the cruel display of power. It had made on thing clear. Whoever this Lord Zalgo is, he was not to be trifled with.
“Good, I hope you enjoy your stay here!”