The darkness was broken.
Bowed down to the darkness, the Absolute Children of Heaven, sensing a great presence, simultaneously lifted their heads and opened their eyes.
There was a bare entryway. But it wasn’t clear how big it was. Only on the ground around the followers was there a faint shimmer, all else was veiled in night. There were forty followers present. The blackness spread in front of them was thick like tar.
What split open was this dense darkness.
It started as a thin light outlining the opening, then in an instant it opened to the side.
The surface revealed a white band of light, shattering through the black, radiating out.
From the center of the light the leader appeared.
The leader was a being of light. His robe shone brightly and his head was bathed in a white glow.
The opening closed, returning to darkness. In front of the pitch-black space stood the shining leader.
Suddenly, the leader raised both of his hands. A light appeared from his fingers and danced through the darkness.
“My children…,” the leader spoke. The voice was deep and the words sounded scripted. “I bring you terrible news from Boralura.”
An audible wave of surprise spread through the crowd. The leader paused and his followers gazed at him in anticipation.
“The Gods of Destruction are coming!”
The leader spoke with force after his long pause.
The followers repeated the words in chorus. “Gods of Destruction…”
“The two entities making up of the Gods of Destruction will attack Chakra. They bring great catastrophe to us, the chosen people—this is what Boralura told me.”
“Leader, what can we do?” a man in the center of the front row asked, his hands pressed together in front of his chest in a sign of respect.
“We get one step ahead of them!” said the leader, turning to the man dramatically.
“Before they reach Chakra, we must go to them. We must go to them and kill them. This is Boralura’s wish.”
“Attack the Gods of Destruction!”
“Geff! Jira! Zuma!”
The leader called out three names. These were not their given names, but their baptismal names.
“Yes!”
The three stepped out from the front row and called out in unison. They each fell to one knee with their backs stiff at attention. The man who’d spoken to the leader moments previously was Geff.
“You three receive a divine gift. Behold the strength of Boralura,” said the leader. “Eliminate the Gods of Destruction. Go, and remove them from existence!”
“Yes!” The three followers bowed their heads.
“Where can we find the Gods of Destruction?” Geff asked.
“Near the Lamb Constellation…”
The leader raised his right hand high.
“Planet Lyonesse.”