Soti 8000 years ago, Earth.
The Surian.
The oldest recorded civilization and people on the planet. It was a ti that only knew strength, but it was also a ti of peace. There were wars, true—but they were wars of necessity and not greed.
At the ti, people with special abilities already existed on Earth— Supers, but not yet as widespread. Their existence was few and far in between, and because of this, most of them were treated as deities…
…Gods.
And one super, stood at the top. It was said that he held the power to control the sun, but so say he was the sun himself. He was special, not just because of the power he held, but the authority that ca with it.
Even without his powers, he held in his hands the life of millions.
The God King of all of Surian, Akkash.
He ruled over hundreds of thousands of people. It might seem like a few, but for that ti, that population could be compared to billions. Akkash gained the throne from his father, who was a tyrant that did not care for the lives of his vassals.
Akkash, however, held a different opinion about the people… and ultimately ended his father's reign himself, he burned him in front of the world; bathing him in light until nothing of him was left. He was loved by his people, but also feared.
"Akkash? I do not rember that na coming up with the papers I have read, Pirate Queen Xra."
"Can you not interrupt my story? How do you know a lot about my ti anyway? Wait… perhaps the Surian civilization still exists on— what do you call our ho planet again?"
"Earth. And yes, Pirate Queen Xra. Surian still exists even today."
"Wh—"
"In the museums and in ancient history class."
"..."
God King Akkash was fair. Both n and won were given equal opportunities to rise above their stations, as long as they knew where to stand. Akkash was fair, perhaps too fair to the point that any injustice he sees, he will deal with without rcy or forgiveness.
He was feared for this reason. But for those that know that their conscience was clear, then Akkash was the best ruler they could ever ask for.
With Akkash's rule, their kingdom beca colorful, literally. Their buildings that were made with listones and granite were painted over to give them a vibrant look—each house, different from the rest.
Everyone had a role in his ti, and that included slaves. Yes, there were slaves; but even before his rule, slaves were not treated poorly. They were by no ans equal to their masters, but they were being paid for the work they did; so even had their own hos.
Slaves inherit their status from their parents, and this could lead to generations until they manage to buy themselves out of their slavery.
One family, in particular, not only bought their way out of their life of bondage but even managed to beco the largest and in ti, the only manufacturer of beer in the entire kingdom.
And that family only had a single heir, a woman.
Xra.
"Shara? That is a man's na in Suria, Pirate Queen Xra."
"You interrupted again. And how dare you claim more than the person that was actually there?"
"Shara is the na of a god of war if I rember correctly."
"Stop rembering because all of it would be incorrect. You were not there, I was. Now, can I continue my story?"
"Okay."
"If you interrupt again, then I will no longer tell you anything and trap you forever in my blood moon, even if it ans that I would also be trapped trying to contain you."
"Then I will be inside you forever?"
"T—"
Xra was adorned by all the other won, be they young or old. Her light-brown skin was almost golden; her hair, combed and washed every day. Even more, however, was jealous of her.
Xra was kind to their servants and slaves; after all, her parents were once the sa. Her friendliness stops there, however. Perhaps because of being born never needing anything, Xra has beco numb to the courtings of others… and there were a lot of them.
The n give their entire life just to be noticed by Xra, but why should she even notice them if she already has everything?
Her parents were starting to get worried. How could they not, when their only child refuses to make a family of her own? Xra was young, but she had already bled—she won't always hold the beauty she holds now.
"I feel like you are not telling the true story, Pirate Queen Xra."
"Can you stop looking at like that? I am telling the truth."
"Your skin is not light-brown and almost golden. Hera has that skin tone and the two of you could not be any more dissimilar."
"Didn't I tell you that if you interrupt again, I won't tell my story anymore?"
"That is obviously a lie, Pirate Queen Xra. You enjoy having soone to finally tell your story to."
"..."
"I know the feeling. When my sister finally discovered everything, I have never felt more free—she killed , of course."
"...Can I tell my story now, or has this beco about you?"
"It has always been about ."
"..."
Xra had all sorts of suitors; many already had their own wives, promising to leave them for her. And of course, she refused them… but that was not how the n's wives saw it.
They called her a temptress, a whore. It ca to the point that she would be attacked by the won even as she just leisurely takes her walk. And, of course, under the rule of Akkash, these won were dealt with accordingly.
"I feel like this story is only gratifying you, Pirate Queen Xra. Perhaps you can skip the parts about how beautiful you are?"
"..."
But of course, like many things, there was a certain warmth that could lt down the beautiful Xra's coldness—and that was God King Akkash.
"I see. I think I know where the story is going now, Pirate Queen Xra. It is a story about a woman that has everything, but can't get what she truly wants."
"We got married! Why are you so annoying!?"
"...Oh. Please, continue."
Xra and Akkash, in a tangle of fate that would be skipped because of a certain albino, ultimately beca each other's confidant.
The two were married at the ti of the day when the sun ets the moon, almost an allegory of their role to one another.
Akkash beca Xra's sun, and Xra beca Akkash's moon.
But only for a brief mont—because as the moon and sun would always part, so did the two by the end of the day.
Xra was killed, poisoned by Akkash's own people. In a fit of rage, Akkash slaughtered almost everyone that attended his wedding—and with their blood, Xra was born anew.
And ever since then, the once just and peaceful kingdom beca astray. Xra was no longer herself, but a beast that wanted to hurt and devour everything and anything that breathes.
And due to his love for her, Akkash also changed.
At first, those who committed cris were sent to Xra to be killed, tortured, and ultimately devoured. But it ca to the point that it wasn't enough—and soon, even those that have done no wrong in their life were captured by Akkash's n to be sacrificed.
This went on for years… until Xra devoured her own family.
Akkash did not know. After all, he had asked his n to cover the heads of the sacrifice each ti they bring them in; perhaps in a way for him not to see the monster he has beco from the reflection in their eyes.
And at that very mont, when Xra realized what she had done—she asked Akkash to kill him.
And so, he did. But in the condition that they would be together, forever.
Akkash carried Xra, and they flew into the sun.
"...At least, that was what was supposed to happen. Akkash died a few seconds after leaving the Earth's atmosphere… only I remained."
"..."
"I floated in the dark expanse of space embracing his corpse. Until one day, I learned to harness my abilities—and here I am now, never once did I look back."
"Very interesting story, Pirate Queen Xra. I will tell this to the Pope if he is still alive by the ti I return to Earth. But… what exactly does this have to do with the Overvoid?"
"Because I died…" Xra whispered. For the entire duration of her story, the two remained embracing each other as they whispered into each other's ears; and it seed like the two didn't have any plans of separating just yet as Xra continued to place her lips on Riley's ear,
"...and I returned."
"..."
"I returned with the urge to end any and all life, and I did. The nature of my special abilities may have been visceral and brutal, but never in my life did I think of killing people before that… but now the people that have died by my hands numbered in trillions."
"Then we are not the sa, Pirate Queen Xra—I have always been evil."
"...How much do you rember the very first ti you died, Riley Ross?" Xra then finally let go of Riley; looking him straight in the eyes as strands of her hair still remained latching around Riley's face.
"I was a baby when I first died, Pirate Queen Xra."
"..." Xra closed her eyes as soon as she heard Riley's words, "The Overvoid as you call it… is hell itself."
"The underworld?"
"No, more like…
…another world entirely."
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