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Hall of Gods:

Arcturus turns to face the Great Trinity and quirks his golden helmeted head to the side ever so slightly as he folds his arms over his chest and says, "Ah the Trinity, the Fates as it would seem. Very well, if you refuse to hand the souls to me then so be it. But remember this, souls who acknowledge no God, receive no eternal reward. They are left to revert to their state as base energy, Such waste. " Acturus shakes his head, and his red cloak billows about him before wrapping about his form like a protective cocoon. A miasma of shadows envelops the God of Death as he fades away.............






Ruins of Babylon, Modern Day Iraq:


Deep beneath the ruins of Nebuchadnezzar's Palace......

The dark and forgotten catacombs, rumble, a bright flash followed by a mighty gush of wind sends dust and debris flying through the vaulted chambers. A city beneath a city can be seen in this forgotten place. Great toppled statues lie amidst the ruins of jars and stone coffins. From the shadows, a form appears, the 7ft golden armored God Arcturus Magnus hovers above the ground by mere inches. He floats straight and unerring toward his target. The small skittering insects shy from his presence and even dust parts upon his advance. Arcturus stops as his red cloak billows about him, he points at the ground and a massive eruption of dust and dirt explodes into the air as coffin of silver and gold slowly rises from te crater. It rotates in the air, dirt falling from it as the cover explodes outward.

Arcturus's golden helmet nods approvingly as he takes his long golden armored nails and digging into his own flesh pulls a piece of it off and drifting close to the coffin shoves the piece of flesh into the mouth of a mummified figure. Arcturus drifts backward as the coffin settles into the dirt. His demonic voice echoes out," I know you can hear me, deep in your subconscious, you will be safe here, when the dust settles, you will claw your way from these ruins and build a new Empire, you will rise as MY NecroKing, to do my bidding and fulfill my plans for not just this world but the whole of creation. Rest for now my son, and remember, that your father never stopped watching over you. When you sacked UR, I was watching, when you face down the Hitties, and crushed the Kingdom of Israel, I was there. I will always be there ." As Arcturus fades into a cloud of shadow, a soft yet malevolent red glow emanates from the eye sockets of the mummy.....