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Larzak recalled how he walked back to the village, his burdens were so heavy that he wasn't even able to walk properly, for some reason he felt as if those burdens were heavy, so heavy that his own strong legs trembled and he couldn't even stand and walk properly… Larikza knew of his burdens and she helped him carry some herself. She knew what he had done, and she knew that he had done it for a purpose, a greater purpose beyond just mere emotions. Her powers were dangerous as they always showed her suffering and despair, but amidst all this suffering since she was born that she felt a light, the light of this man that had taken so many lives, he was like a bright light that was able to pierce through this nightmarish future and somehow open up a path, a branching future where things were going to be okay… where things might become better.
She had to pursue this future amidst the many horrendous ones there were, even if this one didn't ended so beautifully… it was the only hope she had, and she decided to let him do as he was supposed to do, she healed him and welcomed him in her village, even convincing her people to welcome this stranger and all just for this possibility, this dim possibility of a future where everyone could survive. She carried her own burdens, and felt the death of these people as well within her heart.
She helped him walk back to the village, step by step, through the day and the night. Larzak seemed to have grown older, he seemed so tired of everything, so devastated, but she kept helping him walk, she protected him as much as she could, and tried to slowly heal his broken heart and his black soul… When they finally reached the village, Larzak settled down in her house, and through days, weeks, months, and years, they lived together, until at the third year, Larzak had slowly changed, he slowly recovered, over time, he knew that he had to keep on living, that he had to put this strength to something that could help others, to open the brighter future that Larikza always told him about… He had to do it because it felt like it was the meaning of what he had become now, it was his duty.
Larzak worked hard, with the help of the village and Larikza, he moved forward, contacting other tribes, and slowly building up connections with them, he resolved some of their problems, taught them things they didn't knew, and ultimately went into a hunt, hunting down the young beast kings, offspring of the beast king and slowly diminishing their enormous territories, ultimately, his amazing acts of heroism brought the trust of the many other tribe chiefs, all unified with him to take down the beasts, a large war between lizardmen and beasts started, where Larzak took down up to five Beast Kings by himself with the help of Larikza and several other brave warriors, many of them were not able to make it alive, but their sacrifices were meaningful and helped Larzak and Larikza to ultimately reach their dream, unification and peace.
After the bloodshed, the sacrifices, and the pain, the two were filled with guilt, but found comfort and happiness with one another, which they could not find with themselves alone… Embracing the love and passion they had been saving for so long one night, Larikza ended pregnant of Larzak's children, and they were two beautiful children born from the same big egg, twins who shared a special connection with magical talent unknown. Larikza predicted that in the future these two children would grow into becoming powerful heroes, or so was one of such branching futures, and she wanted to work to reach such a future with Larzak. The two worked hard together, slowly approaching such a promised future as they found a new meaning of life to protecting and taking care of their beloved children.
The tribes slowly unified into a large nation below the name of Larzak's tribe, which was destroyed, the Black Fangs… And like this, it all came to be…
Larzak recalled the past as a fleeting memory that was no more. He looked into the grim future, and it seemed that the bloodshed and the suffering would not stop. The Scaled God was something that seemingly wasn't even predicted by Larikza as she grew older, her oracles became weaker and she lost the ability to see into the future after reaching her 30 years of age. Although he hoped for a bright future ahead, the grim future emerged, the Scaled God appeared, and with his strange powers, he made of the people he worked so hard to protect and unify into his slaves… with only him and his family as those that were not so affected by his powers, Larzak was now fated to serve this ominous being and please its grotesque needs…
He had never felt this much fear and dread from any being before, even when he fought the beast kings before, it felt as if it was all futile in front of such an overwhelming power. after having gone through so many challenges, Larzak thought that very little could ever surprise him now, but when that monster appeared, it defied everything he had ever learned about life and its threats… without hopes for surviving without obeying it, he ended resigning himself to a husk of his former self. Knowing he couldn't fight such an aberration no matter what, he chose to protect what was dear to him, and do as it said.
He didn't wanted to lose any more family, he didn't wanted to suffer anymore, he just wanted to settle down and live his life with his family… to die of old age and in peace… But fate was never how he wanted it to be. Now, he was forced to sacrifice his warriors for what this aberration called an "Experiment" at most… Larzak, lost all his hope in that moment, despite all the strength he had built… it felt as if all disappeared.
"I am sorry, Larikza… I disappointed you… I was never… the hero you thought I was…"
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