Ao Kuang looked at the frightened villagers below him. He towered over them by at least 15 feet, and the fact that he was floating wasn't doing any harm either. He gazed around the immediate area and took note of the impoverished town. It looked like it had seen better days, and Ao Kuang noticed the futile efforts to protect the villagers by housing them in the barracks. He laughed and the small gathering of villagers at his feet flinched away. This caused him to laugh more, and he reveled in the feeling. It had been many years since he had left his Chrystal Palace, and his worshippers had been growing thin throughout the years in his absence. He was weaker than he should be, far weaker. He needed to gain more worshippers, and after gazing at the tiny man in the blue and gold robe, he realized that the man might be able to help him."Tiny man. What do you seek of me"? Ao Kuang spoke with an ignorant confidence, he already knew why he had been summoned. The entire earth stank of other Gods and their worshippers.
"I seek assistance and aid in a time of great war. Do you not look upon to earth and see the devastation that the other gods have wrecked in your absence? Please hear my plight, for our time grows short. There is a rival city approaching, and
Anubis is with them. They plan to take our city and claim it as there own."Ao Kuang was a greedy god, and he wanted all of the earth to remember his mighty and terrible rage. But he couldn't do it alone, not with how weak he was.
"What offerings do you bring to appease my wrath?" He looked at the meager offering pile, and knew that he would take it regardless of the outcome, but he wanted to see what the tiny man had to say. He hadn't talked to anyone new in so long, and it was refreshing to hear this man speak to him with respect.
"I believe that I am your last worshipper in the western hemisphere, and would you not want to see me perish to another god? Does it not matter what offerings I bring so long as I am kept alive? Would you lose your last foothold in the West? I think not o' great dragon! Rise up and claim your rightful throne upon the world! Teach them the fear that the water brings! Strike fear into the hearts of your enemies and fight the last good fight." The tiny man had waved his arms during his tirade, but now he looked tired, defeated. Then the man next to him spoke for the first time, he was of nobility, Ao Kuang could sense it in his blood.
"I will pledge my town as yours, O' great dragon. I will pledge my townspeople in your name, and our town shall be the capital of your reign. People from all across the world will come to catch a glimpse of your presence if only you would fight for us. The Great War is upon us, and we will fall without your great prowess in the field of battle".
Ao Kuang thought this over for a minute, and decided he would fight for these people. He liked how they complimented him, and he would gain worshippers.
"I accept your proposal and your meager offerings, but on one condition." He licked his lips hungrily. "All enemy Gods and armies I slay will be brought before me as offerings. Their Gold and their populace. Anyone who survives and is fit for battle will join the ranks of your army, but anyone who is not, I will devour. Agreed?"
After a few minutes of discussion from the three small people, they faced him once more.
"I, Rowan, pledge my allegiance to you, Ao Kuang, the Great Dragon." And the man, Rowan bowed to him.
"I, Macarth the Townking, pledge my people's and I's allegiance to you, Ao Kuang, the Great Dragon." And he bowed too.
"And I, Ferst the War Chief, pledge my allegiance, and my soldiers allegiance, to you, the Great Dragon. May our ranks swell with the armies you conquer." And finally he bowed too.
Ao Kuang looked at all three kneeling before his massive form, and smiled.
PART 1 HERE
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