1. Birth Of The Miscreant

Long ago in a faraway universe, no, a different dimension all together, lived a race of beings like no other. These beings were formless, able to turn their bodies of gas and shadow into anything they pleased. Among these beings none came close to the power of the primordial deities, a group so powerful legend foretold that if they were to ever lose control the multiverse would suffer irreparable damage.

Amiss these god-like beings were two whose power was at its peak; at the moment these two beings were in the middle of a conversation.

"Are you sure you want to do this now?" Said a masculine voice.

"Of course, I'm sure, we've been waiting for thousands of years! If we don't do this now during this era of peace, we'll never get another chance." A female voice said in response. The two beings stayed silent for a moment before the male voice spoke again.

"Very well, let us commence the ritual then." As the being said those words a light began emanating from within their two bodies. This light did not go unnoticed. The other residents of this dimension all gathered before the two and watched in awe and joy. This ritual was nothing new to these beings, but that did not take away from the fact that the glowing gaseous bodies with a golden hew was a sight to behold. All beings old and young bore witness to the ritual before them.

The male voice spoke once again, and his words were spread to the far ends of this dimension.

"I ISH'MAYL, FIRST BORN OF THE OLD ONE AHSY'KHYM, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO HAVE YOU AND ONLY YOU AS MY ONE TRUE BELOVED! MAY OUR DAYS BE LONG AND PROSPEROUS!

Not even a second later the female voice spoke, her voice also carrying to the ends of this space.

"I NATLIULI, BORN TWENTY-SEVENTH TO THE OLD ONE ASHY'KYHM, DO HUMBLY ACCEPT YOUR PLEDGE OF LOVE, I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT YOU SHALL BE THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE MY LIFE AND LOVE! MAY OUR DAYS BE LONG AND PROSPEROUS!

As if waiting for these words to finally be spoken the dimension cracked and out flowed its inner life force, binding Natluli and Ish'Mayl's fate together for the rest of their lives. The surrounding crowd all stood in silence, as if they were offering a prayer, and just as suddenly as the quiet came it vanished as the crowd shouted in joy and with congratulations.

"Now that we are bound, my love, are you ready for the final step?" Ish'Mayl asked.

"Are you kidding, I've been waiting a millennia for this moment." Natluli responded as a part of her body became separated and floated in between the two. Ish'Mayl followed not too far behind, and a part of his body flew from him and collided with his lovers. As the two parts met they swirled around each other forming a spherical shape before flying toward Natluli and entering her body.

"Our child, will no doubt be a strong warrior." Ish'Mayl said lovingly.

"Mmn, I have no doubt that they will be." Natluli said in agreement.

(Five Thousand Years Later)

Natluli felt the orb move within her, and her excitement shot through the roof.

"My love, it's time!" She said as she flew towards an empty area.

"It's about time. This little one sure did like testing our patience." Ish'Mayl said as he followed behind his wife. Once they reached an area devoid of any life Natluli released the spherical shape from her body. At this point the sphere had grown to be as large as the size of a small football field, which was a far cry from its original size which was that of a tennis ball. As the sphere floated freely its size continued to increase, until a point where it looked almost as large as a skyscraper was long. It continued to grow and grow until suddenly it exploded.

A multitude of colors filled the void. The scene in front of the two parents was like the death of a star, a supernova. Stardust and other types of space debris flew in all directions. In the middle of this spectacle a small existence began to awaken for the first time in its life.

Its body of gas and shadow was no bigger than that of a small dog. It was black in color and within its body could be seen stars and even small galaxies. Soon it spoke in a voice that was neither male nor female.

"Where am I?" It asked.

"You have just been born little one" Said Natluli as she and Ish'Mayl floated forwards.

"Born?" The young one asked in confusion.

"Yes, born. You have just come into existence little one, we are your parents." Ish'Mayl said while reaching out with a smokey tendril.

"Parents, meaning you are my progenitors." The young one said, instinctively reaching out with its own smokey tendril. As the two met, memories from Ish'Mayl flowed into the young one's mind. The tendril of the younger being retracted as the memories flooded its mind, this did not cause it any harm or pain. It only provided the young entity with some knowledge about what it is and how it could live its life.

"I see." Said the newborn entity as it went through the memories it had received. It understood that being able to talk this early and have a full comprehension of the world around it was not normal. This anomaly could only be attributed to the fact that its parents were the two strongest beings in this dimension, it was also due to the fact that it took so long for it to be born. Taking longer than 100 years to appear was seen to be an omen of some kind among its race.

Sensing the discomfort of their child, Natluli floated forwards. "I know what you're thinking, young one. Just because you took so long to be born doesn't mean that anything bad is going to happen. It means that you're going to grow to be powerful and rise above those who are in your same age group." She said extending a smoky tendril and resting upon the top of the young entity.

Hearing the words of comfort from its mother, the entity removed the negative thoughts from its mind. "I understand." It said, feeling a bit better.

"Now my child, who are you?" Ish'Mayl asked. This question did not confuse the child as you may think. This question is always asked once a child is old enough and their cognitive abilities have grown. Since the child was able to understand and even converse with its parents, Ish'Mayl decided that this question was alright to be asked. Upon answering this question the child would gain a gender and start to form a personality of its own. This is how a child would also receive its name.

"I am Lu'naris, first borne to Ish'Mayl and Natluli of the ancient one Ashy'Kyhm." As Lu'naris spoke these words her body glowed in a golden light, and then it turned to a pinkish purple. This signified that Lu'naris saw itself as female. "I feel different now." Lu'naris said with the voice of a young girl.

"Congratulations my daughter. Welcome to the world." Ish'Mayl said in a loving voice. Lu'naris was surrounded on by side by her parents and felt their love radiating from their cores.

"We know that many a great thing await you in the future my dear" Natluli said as she gave Lu'naris a hug with her smoky tendrils.

"I will be sure to not disappoint you."