The Darkening

Chapter 1 "Planets"

My kind started out small. So so very small. All the other tribes looked over us in this world and no not earth. We started to grow in size. Our small group turned into a happy community. We didn't overlook the small community next to us. We befriended it instead of ignoring it like the others. I thought if we allied with all the small communities of others that we could create something huge! And we did, after a while the bigger tribes started to get worried. Then they did something that they regretted. They wanted war against us because we were known as phantoms. Evil beings that liked to spread gloominess and despair across the lands. I decided violence wasn't going to fix this, so I sent a letter to them. Asking them for no war, but peace . . .

Later on I got a letter saying that my tribe was evil and they wouldn't accept the peace. Going on to say that we would be forever enemies. I went to burn the letter, but soon changed my mind. My scouts came back to warn me that their army is close. I sent out half my troops to stop the army from getting to close. Then I had to split my other half to protect the three small allies I had befriended. Their army stood no chance. Well after the army finally fled. I wasn't just going to stop my army there. I decided to push them into the tribe that had attacked us.
Once my army made it there they were already waving their white flag. When I got there myself to decide rather to change buildings and lay down rules, I noticed that it was a somewhat big community. I decided to leave all of their buildings alone and I changed one of the rules. Now I thought about having too much power and what would happen, so I decided to give the land to my closest partner. He developed a sinister name. It is The Hisser because of his snake like voice, I met with the leader of the community and chatted with them briefly. They asked me a question about the hierarchy. I hadn't thought about that. Though after I convinced him in having my partner take over, I started to add some buildings in to their community. Some of my community felt crowded within my community, so I decided to spread out a bit. Well, Not to much. Then I thought about hierarchy. All night and all day. Then suddenly I got it. I wrote down the information about all of it. My partner or should I just say Decore suggested that I make multiple copies. I agreed and made couple hundred. Then I posted the main one in our new hall which was a new building of the community. Now we were big, just one big peaceful empire I thought, for now. My tribe grew in size! We eventually took over the whole planet. I decided we needed to expand even more, but we need to do it peacefully even with the dreadful conflict that lived beyond our world. Others here no longer thought of my kind as evil spirits. More of just phantoms. Just a different type, more peaceful than aggressive. My kind had multiple names. Masked phantoms for our whitish skin we had, peace phantoms, and many more.

Once beyond our planet we found so many things. Newer, better trade items, and merchants. Though once the others on different planets found out about who I was and what I was . . . They immediately stopped trading with us. I questioned them through letters and they ignored them. Then I finally said in one of my letters that it would be nice to have an actual answer. They finally replied back. "You are a phantom. Phantoms are not welcomed or given the right to breath." That's what their letter said. What it means is that I shouldn't be alive. . . . That I should die because I'm a phantom. Then started my very first war on that planet. People in my community were so confused. They thought we were peaceful, not aggressive. Well I handed out the letter to my second closest friend, The Screecher. He was a Announcer and he explained why I had declared war on them.

I went with my men this time and that was to show my wrath! I do not tolerate death sentences for any certain types of beings. Now because my personal power was powered by wrath I could throw large stones without even touching it. I could make the stone explode. I did all of that to their ruins. I sent out men to search for other phantoms. I could sense little life of a phantom like presences. Then I caught an arrow from hitting one of the trainees.
"You must be careful men! They know now we're here." I said to all of them.
"Yes sir . . ." The trainee said nervously. He was a mild trainee, I could tell by his cloak.
"Why so of a whisper in your voice?" I asked him.
"It's just I've never actually seen you in person, sir. . . ." He said again even more nervously than before.
"Well now you are seeing me. Now what do with the arrows?" I asked him to see if he followed his training. He gave me a smile and took the arrow from me.
"We send them back." He said then pulling back the arrow and launching it into the brush. There was a sudden scream of agony before they purposely stopped themselves. Couple of the trainees looked at me for orders.
"Get them." I instantly replied to them. Four of the trainees charged towards the bushes. I sent three stealthers with them and one Tiger. Not your black stripped orange big cat! It's one of my men that are trained in jungle warfare, which I call them Tigers.

After they took care of some of their archers. Me and my army made our way to the front of their kingdom. The Hisser's army was making their to the back of the kingdom. Archers and cannons fired at us. We walked through it all. Then they stopped firing for a moment. Their General came out to chit chat. They were dressed in grayish armor I could not tell if it were a He or she.
"You'll have trouble getting through our walls it's not wood or stone like the others!" She said. Her voice sounded like if she wanted to laugh. I gave her a angry glare.
"Soldiers please would you mind . . . Moving away from the cannonballs and arrows." I snarled.
"Yes sir!" They all yelped. I was extremely irritated and angry now. I made every single cannonball and arrow float into the air. They spun rapidly!
"Now what do we do with the arrows soldiers?" I asked.
"We send them back!" They all laughed together.
"Take cover!!!" I heard the General holler. Then I launched all of the canon fire and arrows towards their metal wall. I commanded ten blasters to go in now. Then I commanded 15 Truckers to start tearing their wall apart. Truckers were heavily armored men and blasters had orbs that they put inside of holes. The orbs blow up on their command. I went into the smoke to find the General. Eventually she found me and she tried to slash her swords at me from above. I grabbed onto the sword and threw her. Slamming her into the metal wall and then one of the orbs went off. She dodged the explosion easily, but not when I threw a large shield from the burning floor.
"My father was right about your type!" She hollered at me. "Evil, dreadful, devilish Creature!" She yelled.
"Devilish??!!!" I screamed.
"Devilish!!!! Devilish you say!!" I said.
"Did you king, emperor, whatever sakes you call him!! Tell you that I!! I! I asked for peace! Yes me! Illu!" I screamed at her. She was silent.
"How am I supposed to believe a foul being such as yourself." She said. I picked her up from her up from the floor and threw her through the hole in the metallic wall. I took her helmet off, revealing her type. Purple skin, magenta eyes, navy black colored hair, and designs littering her forehead.
"Stay back!" She yelled. I handed her a piece of paper.
"What is this?" She asked.
"It's a copy of my letter." I said. "In my handwriting." I added. 

After getting the truth into their kingdom. We then finally had peace. The Hisser asked me if I wanted to celebrate. I told him we would by having a fantastic light up show. Though how would we do so? I asked some of my private friends to send out masks, gloves, and other items. They decided to keep a favorite mask. There was only one version of their own masks. My favorite mask out of all of them was the feathered dragon. The one they gave to my son. I then bought the rest of the set from them, it was a gift from me for his birthday. I had already made mine. I didn't want to make it too fancy, so I kind of put things on it that I liked.

After the celebration day, the new allies had sent out messages to other planets saying the phantoms that had attacked were peaceful. We had tons of trading back and forth! We had allied with five different planets. Eventually our empire got more powerful and I didn't necessarily want power. I just wanted peace for everyone. Now we did have some arguments and fights, but they were easily taken care of.