Chapter 8: Love Among the Stars

50 million years ago

The man who became a god was cursed to exile in the stars for fifty million years. A normal human cannot survive inside the vast expanse of nothingness, but the man was sustained by his hate and anger.

One does not age among the stars, and so he trained for a thousand years, every day slipping closer and closer to the brink of insanity. As each day passed, he grew stronger, and fell further into the depths of despair. 

Time passed, until he had been exiled for ten thousand years. His power was so great that it nearly went beyond the limits of mankind, and yet he was crushed by the hopelessness and isolation of his exile.

He had been betrayed by all he was close to, and now all that remained for him was his deep desire to crush the Earth and make it burn with the dark flames of his wrath. His body and soul had begun to fade away, for despite his great strength he was still only a mortal man.

A light appeared in the expanse, brighter than any star. It was a woman with long dark hair and large blue eyes. She was dressed in a light almost sheer dress that did not hide her slender yet shapely body. She glowed with a light that made her divinity obvious.

She woke the man up with a light kiss on his forehead, her cheeks reddening lightly. His eyes opened and he smirked, taking in her beauty as she blushed even deeper. 

"Great earthly warrior, I have been watching you for a while. And…uh, I think we could help each other. If you don't mind me asking." The girl was obviously flustered, despite being a goddess. 

"What can you possibly do for me, woman?" smirked the man.

"My name is Naniir, and I am the goddess of life. I can share with you some of my own divinity, and make you a god." She looked up at him with her bright eyes, and he could detect a deep sense of sadness within them. "You would be so powerful that you could survive your exile, and as for me..well..uh..we would be bound together for our immortal lives." She finished her speech quickly, obviously embarrassed to ask him for that. 

"Have you fallen for me so quickly?" the man smirked, reaching out to cup her chin with his hands. Naniir immediately blushed and nearly jumped away, although she didn't seem to mind his touch all too much. 

Naniir's face blushed an even brighter read., "Uh ...uhhhhh!! I….I think that you are truly a nice person." She said, clearly flustered. 

"Heh, news to me!" The man said, his smirk growing. 

"Um, well, more importantly! If you accept the contract you shall gain immense power…so…will you?" Naniir said, slowly making eye contact with the man. 

"Very well, woman. This pact shall never be broken." The man rose up through space, a dark aura slowly rising around him. "Soon all shall know the name Feros. Just by uttering this name….all shall kneel!" 

Naniir smiled, a small and sweet smile, "I believe you…Feros.  Now to seal this contract for all eternity!" 

With a slight blush on her cheeks, Naniir lightly kissed Feros, and, with this, Feros Obscurum became a god. 

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50 million years later 

The stars were an endless oblivion, darkness itself. However, the only Goddess to survive, Naniir, made up for this. For her beauty penetrated even the darkest depths of this void….and the darkest depths of the soul.

"Farewell, Woman. We now must part. If thinking of me causes you sadness, then forget me. "Feros stepped into a crack between the galaxies themselves. As his foot touched the invisible matter, the galaxies shuddered, as if they had never felt something so powerful. 

Naniir ran towards Feros, tears falling from her eyes. "Don't say that! We will meet again! We must!"

Feros smiled. His smile had become softer over the years. Less scheming and evil, more thoughtful, as if his many years with Naniir had softened his heart. "You have served me well over this time. Woman… you have my gratitude."

Naniir stared at him.. Her cheeks reddened and a sob rang through her body as Feros, the man she had grown to love, disappeared right before her eyes.