Chapter 1: | The Beginning
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Why?
Had the mother of all abandoned me?
I was a being born not of her whims, but from the records of other beings.
Confusion plagued me until I understood why I existed.
My goal was to become complete, using whatever means necessary.
My very essence as a being disappeared the more I devoured, the more destruction I brought upon the universe.
The world trembled at my name, for I was the harbinger of records, the one who would devour the heavens themselves.
Gods, immortals, and the zenith of mortals fought me, but I emerged victorious again and again as I became stronger.
It was until beings of immeasurable strength appeared before me, demanding I hand over everything I had devoured.
The universe issued a Quest to all beings for my destruction, those who would bring my end would gain absolute power.
Their greed drew them to me.
My gaze was as cold as an iceberg, for I knew I couldn't muster my strength.
The universe itself had suppressed me so that they would defeat me.
But who were they?
They were nothing but incompetent beings who sought to devour me like a pack of hyenas in my weakened state.
My form contorted, shifting grotesquely, my very existence was indescribable.
Those with weak minds would have their souls broken by the sheer immensity of my form.
A voice echoed like the hum of a Seraph.
"Surrender, Devourer of Records... for I, the first hero, shall bring justice to those who have fallen at your maw."
His form was light incarnate.
His golden eyes gazed at me with disgust, and his immensely beautiful face contorted.
He was light itself, the savior of all, the first hero of the universe, and a Seraph.
He was a god, the God of Light, a supreme being with a magnanimous heart that could house worlds.
He was not wrong to condemn me as a sinner, but why should I let them kill me?
For I was the harbinger of records, and these existences before me were records themselves.
"What insanity are you proclaiming, you damned bastards! It is the law of the strong to devour the weak!"
My shout echoed, but laughter boomed behind me as a flash of darkness phased through my form.
Reality was torn asunder, revealing whiteness where it ripped, and pain struck my nerves.
A gaping hole appeared in my body, and grotesque blood floated in the space around me.
"What do you mean, you damned monster! While it was acceptable for us, the strong, to devour the weak, at least leave their souls alone, you damned monster!"
His voice was filled with immense wrath, for I had devoured his daughter, the daughter the Heavenly Sage cherished.
He was unequaled under the heaven and undefeated, but so what...
He was nothing but a mere coward, teaming up with the others to defeat me.
"Why speak to a beast, Light Incarnate, Heavenly Sage, when it won't understand our purpose?"
The zenith of zeniths, the peak of peaks, and a being whose strength was so immense that none dared question her.
She was the incarnate of a paragon, and she was the strongest of the bunch.
Her name echoed with immense fear throughout the fabric of reality, which tore asunder at her mere presence alone.
And I was no match for them, weakened and suppressed by the universe itself.
"The universe claimed it was the fairest existence of all! Yet look now! It issued a Quest to kill me, just to kill me, a being who only sought perfection!"
My voice was filled with wrath, reality trembled and tore apart as my presence shot through.
But before I could move, time stopped itself as she who controlled time itself, the Mother of Time, paused it.
I couldn't move, only glance as they ravaged my body.
It was despair.
All I could feel was despair as lowly beings, like mere ants, dared to take a piece of me.
I could feel it, the laughter of the universe, the laughter of everything, their laughter, for I had failed.
Then I could feel it, the four karmic laws of existence turning into a chain as it bound and sealed my existence.
Rage filled me...
How dared these ants? How dared they!
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My vision blackened as I returned to nothingness.
My records drifted for eons, slowly stripped of my own power until only one remained.
I was weak...
And the existence itself hates the weak.
But I will emerge again from this hell to become complete, with the insanity to devour everything in the world.