Zach
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I was swimming, in a type of inky black water. It clung to my fur, staining my whiteness, black. I looked around, where was I? It just looked black, then I could stand. This patch was a bit lighter shade, almost a dark gray. I stood and shook myself off, my fur was still a little blackish, foolishly, I attempted to wash myself. Bad. Idea. I immediately wished I could rip my tongue from my mouth, it tasted horrendous! Like rotten eggs mixed with snail slime, then burned and the ashes were spread over owl pellets and mixed in a blender with bog water and squid ink. If you didn't just throw up I'm impressed, now that you've imagined what it looks like, imagine tasting it, go on, I dare you. If that didn't work, imagine swimming in it, imagine being covered in the black, thick slime, knowing that multiple dead creatures have been churned and intertwined with other gross, sickening ingredients.

After dry retching for a few minutes, I heard a voice behind me.

"Hello again" said a familiar, villainous voice.

I turned and instantly forgot about my weak stomach. Floating inches above the death water was a creature I barely recognized, key word, barely.

As he drifted towards me I felt a sickening cold spread over my insides. It made my pads numb and tingly, my fur spiked along my spine. Unconsciously, my claws slid out, I stared at the three scars running down his neck like a scarf.

"Gorbachav." I whispered, here it sounded like a trumpet and an echo could be heard.

"Gorbachav is dead, he no longer exists, I am the evil that sprouted in his heart when Tang Shen died, I know this, for I am the Bird that killed her, I used to be him, but he grew so weak without a body I had to take over." said the one who was not Gorbachav.

"You killed..." I mumbled, trying to wrap my mind around this situation.

"I am part of the original darkness that fought the Great Beasts at the beginning of time, I possessed evil creatures one after another, until I came to you."

I just stared, not really knowing what to say.

"You see no one is really truly evil, it's part of intelligence to be compassionate, usually the lust for power drives them to do bad things, and they get used to doing them, everyone wants to be on the top, the shining star, the one everybody loves, that's the mistake."

"What does this have to do with me?" I spoke up.

"Well usually I pick one who is already treading that path, but you, you have no urge to exploit power and fame, you have no need for revenge, you.. are relatively good."

"Relatively?" I questioned

"You do have your moments when protecting your family is your number one priority, that will be your downfall, I will twist your soul, I will break your spirit, I will blacken you heart!" He screamed

I backed away from him and noticed this land on which I was sitting had shrunk considerably. The thing rushed and shoved me across the void, and I heard one thing before I came to.

"I am TENEBRIS!!"

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Tenebris = Darkness in ancient language