Chapter 1: Fallen Emperor
In the endless silence of space, a meteor was moving with its speed slightly below the speed of light.
The meteor was not an ordinary rock born from the universe, it was not some random piece of stone that traveled in the vast empty space without any aim.
It carried a story that was torn from the universe itself. A chapter that was erased completely, that even time seemed to avoid remembering it.
A saga that had reshaped the entire universe. An epic that changed the views of gods seeing mortals.
This was not a tale about revenge, sacrifice, punishment, love, justice, freedom or peace, but a tale about pure dominance.
How a mortal became a person that every god in the universe feared to look at.
A being that controlled everything with power and fear, achieved impossible feats like no one achieved before, and had complete dominance over the universe itself.
A dominance whose path ends only with downfall.
And an epic past of the universe that hides from every mortal eye.
In the universe, gods did everything in their power to remove his chapter from history, but they failed miserably. But in the end, they succeeded in removing his influence with the help of an unknown god that hated him with all his heart and bowed in the name of the universe that he would kill him with his own hand.
He did not get a chance to kill him, so he used this method so no one remembers him and destroyed his entire legacy.
So, in the universe, no mortal knew why that history was erased. They only knew a void that was left due to this erased history.
No one tried to uncover the mysterious past of the universe. Mortals did not care about a past that did not affect them, but they were mistaken.
One thing was certain, even the gods could not deny it. If history was revealed, the universe would change once again, and this time it would create new powers that were far more powerful than gods, and they would not be able to stop him. So they did not want him to return at any cost.
And now, only those who knew about the universe's erased history were gods. But they were afraid, because what would happen if the history was revealed? What if the seal broke? Their biggest nightmare would come to life.
The history that had the power to change the universe upside down.
So among gods, there was a hidden pact that no one would talk about this meteor. This meteor was taboo to them.
Many gods tried to destroy this meteor, but they all failed.
They could only watch the meteor while hating and doing nothing.
It traveled for billions of years in space without searching for anything, aimlessly floating in the vast universe.
It crossed many galaxies, stars, and planets, but no one could stop this meteor. It witnessed how stars were born and how they were destroyed, how civilizations rose, and how civilizations fell.
It was not empty, it carried someone who was going to change the whole universe once again, and no one could stop him.
Now Inside the meteor, a person who was bound by countless chains that were moving continuously, covering his whole body, refused to release him.
He was sealed not because of some betrayal, not because of some punishment, not because of a mistake. It was to protect him.
He was on the brink of death, so the one who hated him with all his heart saved him from death by sealing him in this endless prison to recover. If he had not saved him on that day, ninety percent of the universe would have been destroyed just because he would save.
He was very special, even the universe was going to sacrifice so he could not die.
Billions of years ago, before he was sealed,
A person was standing with white long hair, wearing black armor with golden patterns on the armor, blue eyes that anyone would immediately fall in love with if they saw, white skin with a face like an innocent child that never faced a challenge in his entire life, and in his front a mighty army that consisted of millions of gods, and in their eyes like they were ready to face the biggest challenge of their life.
The white-haired person looked at them and smiled,
"So you all have decided. Fine, I will not ask any questions. It was your choice and I respect your decisions. But remember, once any of you attack me, I will consider that you refused my proposal."
Anyone could tell that the white-haired person was mocking them by saying this.
A god came forward wearing white clothes with his body completely made of water. He was shaking and trembling from fear, forcing himself to speak.
"Emp… Empe… Empero… Emperor…"
"Speak quickly. I have no time for that. You know how busy I am."
"Yes…"
He was afraid that if they told him their decision, he would die. But as a god, he had some respect. At last, he gathered all his courage. He already accepted his fate, but his instinct was refusing to accept this outcome.
"Emperor, we refuse to accept your proposal. We will not…"
Before he could complete his words, his head was cut from his body and his complete body was vaporised in space instantly.
The white-haired person caught his head that was floating in space by his leg and looked at the army of gods.
"So you all agree with his words?"
No one replied. A complete silence. No one dared to speak in front of him.
"Speak quickly. I already wasted so much time here."
He shouted at all the gods that were in front of him.
From there, a female goddess came with an angry face, wearing a long golden gown with purple hair and eyes with dark skin.
And shouted,
"We will not accept the choice you gave us. We will fight to death. We are gods that create life, protect worlds, help mortals. We are gods…"
Before she completed her speech…
"Miss, sorry for disturbing you, but why were you referring to yourself as us? I am only seeing you."
"What were you saying?" and then she looked. Her face became pale and horror could be seen. Dead bodies of all gods were floating in space. He had killed every god instinctively except for this female goddess who was speaking.
And then he threw the head of the first god he killed toward the goddess.
"I will come back in seven days, and if your choice does not change…"
And then he showed one eye and one hand and vanished.
The goddess collapsed on her knees and cried in agony.
"No… How did this happen?"
Blood started floating in the empty space that was coming from her body. She had countless wounds on her body. Her left hand and right eye were missing. She tried to stand up, but her body rejected it and she collapsed while crying.
Now in the present,
The same white haired person was sealed with countless chains in this endless prison.
A long time ago, when there were no dynasties, no empires, he was a man who rose from dust without anyone's help, without any prophecy, without any divine being's interference, without fate, without luck, but only with determination.
He was not a normal being.
He was once at the peak of everything. He could do anything that he wanted to do, and the universe had to agree with him.
He was known by many names. He was the dream of everyone. He had many titles. But one title that even any mortals or gods would envy him:
The first being to achieve what gods and goddesses had dreamt of.
The First Emperor. The only Emperor.
ANK THE FIRST EMPEROR OF THE UNIVERSE.
The person who conquered many universes.
The person who made the impossible possible.
The person who did not stop at one universe, but every universe that he could conquer.
When his army marched for victory, no one dared to stop him.
He conquered the first planet, then galaxies, then clusters, and at last, he conquered the whole universe. But he did not stop at one universe.
He started conquering other universes, and in the end, he conquered everything that was visible to him.
He was the first Emperor of the universe.
His lust for power and greed for dominance led to his downfall and made him what he looked like today, sealed and waiting for death.
He betrayed his friends, let power control him, killed and sealed all his friends that stood and supported him. He lost his path. In the end, the friends that would die from him became his greatest enemies, waiting for his revival to kill him with their own hands.
They were all sealed like Ank. They were beings that had the power to mold the universe at will, now hoping that they would unseal one day and take revenge on him.
Ank made his greatest helpers his greatest enemies.
His story was once again going to begin, and this time every being in the universe would try to stop him from his success.
Now the time had come once again for the rise of the First Emperor of the universe.
Far, far corner of the universe,
A being made of stars, galaxies, nebulas emerged from space.
It was neither a man nor a beast, neither mortal nor god. In his right arm, galaxies were forming. In his left hand, galaxies were destroying. In his fingers, stars and planets were moving. It was not a normal being, it was a physical manifestation of the universe.
The cosmic figure saw the meteor and smiled for the first time since she came into existence. The cosmic being had been watching this meteor for billions of years.
"The time has come," it said, its voice echoing through the universes.
"Rise once again, Emperor.
Your universe is waiting for you. Your throne awaits you."
It raised its hand, and motion alone caused the shift of galaxies. And now the meteor, which had been wandering around the universe for billions of years, now had a destiny.
And finally, he reached his destiny.
The meteor crashed on the planet.
For the first time in billions of years, the meteor had touched the ground.
The planet's name was Duskwild.
Once it was a planet that even gods wanted to visit, and now the planet was dying.
The planet suffers a curse of betrayal, and now the curse is showing its effects.
The planet had only ten years before its death.
And no one knows the reason except for gods. Once a beautiful planet with two moons, vibrant seas, different forests that looked like paintings come to life, and a clear night sky from which you could see the beautiful space.
And now it was on the brink of death.
The cosmic being said again, but this time with a serious look,
"Rise again, Emperor. I am waiting for you. Your universe is waiting for you."
And its voice faded and dissolved into the universe.
From the meteor impact, the ground split into two, forming a crater, and everything in a radius of 10 km became dust. After the dust settled…
There were no movements aside from a meteor at least the size of a mortal bus at the center of destruction.
And everything became silent.
Many people came here to investigate this meteor, but they did not find anything besides the giant hard rock.
People got disappointed. They came here to find something valuable, but there was only a giant stone that was refusing to break.
Someone murmured to himself,
"Why was my luck so bad that I only found this rock?" and hit it with his leg.
On this planet, there were many meteorites that shot down to the planet.
Some meteors carried valuable things that could only be found on them. So this became a good source of income. But not all contained valuables, only a few did.
Another person came, wearing a long black coat, and tried to comfort him.
"It was not your fault, brother. This stone was unlucky, not you."
"Let's get ready. We are moving to the next site," one man said, commanding everyone. "We have already wasted our time here. We have to visit many other meteor sites."
"We are already in huge debt, so we must not waste time here."
After saying that, all the people nodded and started packing everything and left the site.
They had left something that had the power to change their life, but fate had not chosen them. It had chosen someone else.
And after that, no one came for this meteor.
And then six months passed.
The meteor cracked.
A bright light shone that could even surpass the sun.
The seal had been broken.
The Emperor had awakened.
It spread all over the Universe, announcing his return, and every god in the Universe was watching this while gritting their teeth and cursing themselves for why they did not kill him when he was a small one year child.
Their hate for him had reached a new level and they lost any sympathy toward him.
Now from the meteor, a dying figure emerged. Half of his body was burned beyond recognition, while the rest of his body had countless wounds, but he was alive.
By all logic, he should have died, but his chest was moving, and the sound of his heartbeat could be heard.
When he fell on the ground, a massive shockwave spread that could be felt across the Duskwild planet.
Every being that was present on the planet felt it, including birds that flew in the sky, monsters in the forests, creatures in the ocean, and even the sleeping dead beneath the soil.
He lay unconscious on the ground for at least six months.
Once, a group of people came there to take him away from this place, but they all failed, and in the end, they left him.
Then an old man, seventy years of age, found him while he was returning to his home after doing his business near the village.
He was not some ordinary old man. He had once been the most powerful figure in the Universe, a protector of billions. Now retired, he lived with his granddaughter due to guilt of not saving his son. He had the option to save his son, but due to responsibility, he could not save him.
But now he had the option to save someone.
He took the person and brought him to his home, so he could recover.
It was a story not about dominance.
It was about what the Emperor chooses this time:
Dominance or peace.
And so began the story not of his fall, but of his return.
*******************************************************************Author's Note
Hello Everyone,
This is my first chapter, so there might be a few mistakes here and there, but I'm learning and improving with every update. Before making any opinion, first read 10 chapters. If you don't like it, I will try to improve.
And important note ,I improve the first chapter.
And I am also trying to remove all grammar mistakes and pacing mistakes. If there are any other mistakes, feel free to point them out. I will try my best to solve these mistakes.
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