Side Story: Ezekiel

My name is Ezekiel, I am a citizen of Dekiis kingdom of shadows and mystery, we have remained in the shadows of history being known to exist but nothing more than that. It was just a normal day like any other where we wake up go an hunt around the kingdom to keep our skills trained on the monsters that line out kingdoms land. With the morning being a successful hunt we start to return but as soon as we do the kingdoms [Bell of Silence] starts ringing.

To understand the significant of the bell I will first have to tell you a bit about myself and my kingdom, I am not a humanoid nor is any of the kingdoms people, we have three distinct races that inhabit our floating city. With the most abundant being the spectral, many would link them to wisps but you would be sadly mistaken they are born from a couple that split have their energy fusing it into a new being, they can go through all forms of matter expect for mana walls, along with many other neat abilities will get to later.

Second in line would be the drenai (yes wow drenai one of my fav races someone has ever created) they don’t boast a spectral body nor can they walk through walls, however they and masters in the way of mystical energy and crafting artifacts to boost themselves or ally’s. Last time we had a inter fight happen that was between a spectral and a drenai, we had to rush the spec it the healing ward because it got blasted into a mana wall the drenai made with a Warhammer.

And lastly we get to my race only boasting about a population of 127 quite low you would be thinking and correct you would be, unlike the other races we our unable to reproduce using normal methods after all were reapers. Even if we have the lowest population we carry the most power and weight in the kingdom, being able to live for thousands of years most of the positions on the council are taken by the reapers.

And if you wondering how old I am I am about to be 67 years old I am one of the newest additions to the reapers bloodline.

Now with a little about the races I can explain the bell, eons ago our ancestors were hunted down and were almost exterminated by the races of that time, left with no hope they all marched south were they almost killed each other off. With the help of the drenai they were able to calm the situation and understood each other’s suffering. At this moment the three races combined heading further south into the drekai chasm.

With only the clothes on their back to marched forward looking for hope and a place to call home, threw months of travel they came upon a floating platform that hovered above the ground mere feet. Not thinking much about it at the time they decide to climb upon it to rest from the world below, with some rest for their weary body’s one of the drenai speaks up about using this for our city.

I guess back then they questioned him after all it was barely of the ground but just enough that creature won’t climb it, but continuing the story the drenai explained what if we use all of our strengths to boost the levitation of the plat form to raise it further into the sky’s, with the drenai artifacts, spectral’s plasma and the reapers void attribute. They were able to raise the platform above the clouds bordering on the point of losing oxygen.

With a city and kingdom founded they began to work like no other, constructing homes, tools, buildings, factory’s, etc. But they ran into a problem to reach the ground took to much time and was becoming a problem, with the drenai focused on the task to find a means to travel from the ground and back up instantly.

Through trial and error, they were able to make the way gates big bulky painfully obvious portals that would allow one to travel to and fro, but we ran into the problem of beasts coming through them and into the city, after perfecting the way gates to make them enter a semi spatial rift that split it from the world into another dimension.

Now with the main stuff on the table the drenai were always seeking new things in the world and by applying the process of the way gates they were able to make the [Bell of Silence] with a single purpose to signify that something new has entered the world witch would ring alerting all of us to return to the city immediately.

Upon returning back to our city we make way towards the Atrium where we will be able to view the new existence as well as locate it. Once I reached the atrium everything started to get exiting after all not once has it ever rung so this is a completely exiting event, as I get a comfortable space and everyone start to quiet down the counsel announce their speech blab la and then they activate the [Eye of Revelation].

With it starting up i am over my seat in anticipation what will it be, a new metal, flora, monster, creature just so many possibilities with me almost on bursting point it finally shows us the image an egg.

At first no one was sure what to make of it I mean it was an egg shaped object that had no defining points but the metallic sheen it had. Watching to see if anything more happens we were glad to see movement from within letting us know its about to hatch and on cue, a spider comes out.

A lot of the females started screaming and quite a few males did as well(lol), heck even a couple of the council shivered after all spiders are still one the most despised crawly in the world next to roaches. Me on the other hand was amazed at how beautiful it looked, nothing I have seen in my 60+ years of life have ever been as beautiful, and at this moment I decided on my future husband and mate,

Shocked aren’t ya reapers don’t have a gender until they have decided on their future mate which will depend on either becoming male/female, As I decided it would be my mate I wait until after the viewing of my cute darling slowly exploring the cavern he’s in like an adorable child. With it over I left saddened that I couldn’t see more but I have more important matters I must find my parents.

And as you guys have probably guessed reapers cannot mate with one another they get attached on a spiritual level with their fated mate that will then be able to breed and create a new reaper in a void womb. This may sound convenient but it is what has caused our decline after all are mates are decided by fate meaning if there isn’t one, they died, or we never meet then nothing but loneliness.

Luckily my parents found each other and have been happily married for the past 600 or so years both holding a seat on the council, my mother being the reaper while my father is a race known as the Dreadari, basically he’s a big badass that is one of the few races that can go toe to toe with high dragon.

Though they don’t live as long as a reaper will when one bonds themselves to us they will also share our almost eternal life until decided otherwise.

With a goal in mind I run to my parents’ home after all whenever they got done with important stuff they like to go play around. Thankfully I will get there before there done to prevent it from happening so I can talk to them about my decision to go on a journey to the west to find my future hubby. After all its not everyday fate gives you his persona and location.

As I arrive at my parents’ home I proceed to walk inside and wait in the living room, after about an hour or so they finally walk through the door giggling and flirting like always. As soon as they notice me they stop after all who wants to get frisky with you baby in the room (yes I am still considered there baby zz). After fixing themselves up a bit they come into the living room looking worried after all I never come by unless it’s something life changing (J).

Once they sit down and mom magically brings out drinks I start talking to them about the revealing, and how it was great and all them whole heartedly agreeing and that it’s great to see new races coming into the world. As the small talk continues I slowly prepare myself to break the ice and let them know my plan.

Pov Mother Tikera:

Well today sure didn’t go as planned first the bell then the revealing and now my baby is here acting weird talking about the event that just transpired and not getting to the point, at first I thought she was afraid of it after all my baby’s a soft heart (always hoping she become female), with her continues rambling I restocked the drinks and brought out a few snacks darling always does get a little grouchy after not eating for a while, and defiantly don’t want it coming out during this talk once she gets done saying it.

With it sounding like the conversation is about to come to a close she drops a bombshell that makes me and Dilen spit out our food and drink.

Pov Ezekiel:

As I noticed my rambling was getting worse trying to avoid the subject I take a quick breath and just say it: Mom, dad I am going on an adventure to the west to find my husband with or without your consent.

As soon as I finished saying that both my parents went blue then spit out their food and drinks all over the place, at first I thought they were going to be mad and try to lock me up but contradicting me my mother ran up to me and started saying something about knowing I would be a girl or something like that, while my father seemed to just hold his chin in deep thought trying to link everything together.

As if on cue my father blurted out about me meaning the spider that they just saw and that it’s too dangerous to travel to the west without help after all you will be exposing yourself to the kingdom of Qeubol of the warlords and marauders.

As I listen to his overbearing concern I snapped at him saying that I am going and that nothing he does or says will stop me, after all it took momma over 1,700 years to find dad not wanting the same for me I just explode on him.

Whew never was like that I guess the change is starting to happen going to get hormonal now and everything is going to change.

After my father realized that he can’t change my mind he at least begged to let him hire some bodyguards to go with me, I didn’t see a problem with that as long as they didn’t get in the way of me meeting my fated then they will be fine.

As quickly as possible I packed all my important gear and equipment along with water and food, after making sure I had everything I went to meet my dad at the guild office where he said to meet him and the new bodyguards that will be traveling with me.

It didn’t take me long after all the guild was maybe a couple of blocks from my place, as a rounded the corner I saw my dad stating out from with what looked like an army. Quickly I ran over to him and asked what he was doing, only saying that these are my guards all 300 of them.

Getting a headache, I decide to kick dad in the knee dropping him to the ground and then telling a vast majority of the guards they are relived and picking a select handful of the best for myself.

With that ordeal out of the way I was left with seven guards all the best out of the 300.

After finishing up I have the guards help me carry father back home so I can say my farewells to both of them before I leave, after reaching home and setting dad down on the couch I spend the last couple of hours with my mom talking about food, and what changes are going to happened to my body and then going over to dad and saying il be fine and safe.

With everything in order I start my first trip away from home to find my future husband not knowing what the road ahead entails or the dangerous heading my way, with great trials awaiting me I step through the warp gate into a new life.