Continued Adversity

Continued Adversity is a short story which goes in depth the pain, (both physically and mentally) Makuta Erevayx is forced to endure due to his mutation. Erevayx also comes into contact with the intelligence of his own insanity, known as: Adversary.

Continued Adversity is planned to be around 19 chapters long, (including both Prologue and Epilogue) and the beginning of the Moirai Saga.

Destral, post-Great Cataclysm…
"Pain—endured pain...

"For what I have suffered was only pain...

"In fact—pain is what made me insane... what made me feel the constant urge for the bloodshed of others...

"I am satisfied...

"I have killed, spilt the blood of those considered innocent in the eyes of those who protect them, those who comfort them...

"And I'm satisfied with this blood on my hands...

"Satisfied with the pain I made others feel..." Erevayx laughed as he wandered about the confines of his chamber. He looked at the tortured-expressions which faded the walls, and then at the steel-bound door which kept Erevayx secure inside of is chamber.

"Monster...

"The word they refer me as... though what they truly are...

"Or are we all monsters? I ask myself this every day, and I only have one answer to this /atrocious/ question...

"We are..." Erevayx paused, staring at an endless void of sea... He hated the sea, hated all life which existed in its very confines, hated those who lived on the islands which rose above the water; hated those who loved, who cried, who laughed, who lived...

He smiled wickedly, as it quickly turned to an unstable cry of laughter. "I killed those who loved, who cried, who laughed, who lived!" he roared, "and yet all I feel is pain... MISERY! While they get to rest, I stay awake—to face to judgement which life sees fit to punish me with!"

He paced around his chamber, hallucinating being of natural flesh—he imaged being free, his carelessness quickly turned to fear; as he collapsed to the floor. His world turned dark, rain fell around him, yet avoided him. Quickly the floor which he collapsed on turned red—blood red.

He laughed, and continued to laugh. But then he suddenly realized that the laugh he was enjoying and which cradled him was actually a cry which dropped him; the careless of his uncontrollable emotion killed him. "I understand nothing, for I am a mere killer, am I not?" Erevayx cried, pushing himself up from the ocean of blood.

"Though only we understand one thing they do not..."

"What is it?" Erevayx asked himself.

"The truth..."

Erevayx chuckled at this expression, stumbling around the room. He quickly exited to a cat walk, looking down at the ground which fell ten stories below him. Erevayx examined the dimly lit torched which illuminated the ground below himself, watching the occasional slave pass underneath himself.

"Sadly, we face the truth ourselves, Erevayx.

"The others are a little too dull to be acquainted with the truth."

"Haven't we always been alone? Alone to suffer the pains of this existence, as we only know the true meaning?" Erevayx asked, looking up into the clouded night-sky.

"We've always been alone...

"Because the others immunity to brilliance is their downfall... I've freed you in ways that make them see you shackled...

"I am your Oracle to this existence, Erevayx...

"Though to the others challenging, an Adversary..."

Erevayx turned to walk back inside his chamber, ignoring the walls covered in the holes he drilled in them. He simply thought of his insanities response to his questions. He then chuckled briefly; stroking one of his claws against his mandibles chin as he thought scientifically.

"Tell me, Adversary; what is my purpose to our cause?" Erevayx asked after a hiatus of speech, awaiting an answer.

"Your purpose—" Adversary droned, "is to spread the message through example, Erevayx.

"Our way of showing example."

Veil, weeks before…
Erevayx watched the chaos unfold before him, laughing manically as the screams of Matoran filled the smoke-filled air. He sprinted across the rooftops; occasionally joining his Rahkshi’s participation in the destruction of the Water Tribe’s Village. He suddenly caught sight of a Matoran whom was defenseless, sprawled out on the ground injured—but not yet dead. Erevayx dropped down at the Matorans side, and listened to the screams of terror the Matoran exclaimed as he kneeled beside the Matoran. “Beautiful, is it not?” Erevayx asked tauntingly, seemingly quite joyful over dead-end serious or harsh. The Matoran spat out a couple in-audible sobs; though the Makuta didn’t go any further.

Erevayx eyed the Matoran, as he attempted to crawl away; though did nothing about it. ”Pitiful… and to quite think the child would think a little—wiser…” Adversary spat.

“Indeed pitiful… wise I would think not…” Erevayx said; watching as the Matoran eyed him in terror, thinking the Makuta mad for talking to himself. “W-what—who a-are you talking t-to?” the Matoran sobbed with an upset expression, trying his very best to remain calm.

Erevayx eyed the Matoran, leaning over closer to him. ”He’ll have to die now… he’s in pain, and obviously must be put out of his madness…” Adversary scoffed.

“Agreed!” Erevayx laughed, grabbing the Matoran’s neck and jerking it violently; listening to the audible cracks which are heard from the sound of the Matoran’s neck being broken. Erevayx then stood up; examining the damage done to the dock after the flames ignition. Erevayx smiled, walking down the docks peacefully, ignoring the sounds of terror which rang out around the docks.

”They’ve been cleansed, Erevayx…” Adversary said, admiring the Makuta’s handy-work which was near completion.

“And yet they scatter as ambers in the open wind… literally.” Erevayx joked, reaching the shore of the beach which connected the Water Tribe’s Village to the main island of Veli.

"The rest of the island will be under alert… it is obvious that a Bugler warned the other Tribe’s on the island—just surprised that no one came to assist the Village.”

“They already knew the Village would fall… it only proves that they’re cowards…”

“It surprises me not…” Erevayx finished, turning around; examining the Village. After seeing it completely consumed by the flames, Erevayx spread his wings and began to fly further into the islands jungle.

He’d need to continue the invasion before any other forces intervened with his progress, starting off with the Air Tribe’s Village, and then the Fire’s…

Though he had already succeeded.