PRIDE LEADER

Man, created in the image of a god, but not just any god, an ancient god, a god of
gods. He made man as his greatest creation. And he made them on a panet so far
a!ay from others that they !oud amost ne"er ha"e been found. #ut younger gods
found one of their creations has gone afou, they become $no!n as panet eaters,
their hunger !as too great. Most !oud say souess. %thers !oud say a nightmare
gone a!ry.

&he 'od of 'ods eft a !arning to the younger gods, (e"er E"er &ouch Earth. &he
reason !as ne"er gi"en


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*e can sit here for a miion years, you three scre!ed up big time. I said to ne"er
e"er touch earth, you messed !ith the one being that carries the spar$ of gods in
them, a of you !ere born from them. +ou !ere created from them, gi"en freedom of
choice because of them. &he ony thing I ha"e e"er imited you on !as earth. (o!
you ta$e a Human and change him, you ma$e a body uni$e any others, you bend
his sou to your needs. +ou made him forget !ho he !as to fit your needs. And no!
you,re !orried you ga"e him too much. Do you $no! !hat you ha"e done to him-

'od of *ar.
I made him the most po!erfu *arrior in the uni"erse. (o one can stand against him.

'oddess of Lo"e.
*hat can !e do-

'od of 'ods
I ha"e caed on one of your sisters. Maybe she can hep.

#oth younger gods
*ho--

'od of 'ods
/tar.

'oddess of Lo"e.
I though she !ent to the mist of ife-

'od of *ar.
Ho! is she coming bac$-

'od of 'ods
+ou brought bac$ magic, Magic is her ream. /o by bringing it bac$, you brought her
bac$.

/tepping in to the room of gods.

/tar.
0ather you ha"e summoned me from my seep-

'od of 'ods.
+es, these younger gods decided that they needed a man from earth. (o! they ha"e
created a probem. A morta !hose sou has been t!isted to a god,s !i.

/tar.
%h my. #ut father, !hy ca me-

'od of 'ods.
&hey ha"e gi"en him access to Di"ine magic. He has aready destroyed a /un. and
he can do much more. I need you to find a !ay to sa"e him from the *id.

/tar.
&he *id- He,s human, not fo1, !of, cat or any of the other /ubs. &he !id can,t
touch him.

'od of 'ods.
(o my dear, they ha"e made him into a mi1ed breed, part 2at, part 0o1 and a touch
of human eft. He has no understanding of the !id, but it,s caing for him no!.

/tar 3 Loo$ing sharpy at the younger gods 4.
(o5 &hey didn,t. Did they-5

'od of 'ods.
&hey did. (o! 3a ring of ight and a "ie! of Mar$ dancing !ith &igger4 &his is him.
Lo"e has arranged for as many o"ed one to be cose to him as possibe to $eep the
rage in chec$. #ut he,s 6uic$ to anger and much harder to contro once the rage has
a hod of him. 'o forth and find a !ay to hea his /ou.

/tar 3 #oring hoes thru the younger gods !ith her stare 4.
I !i do as you as$ father.

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+ou ha"e a "ery nice famiy. I,m gad !e stopped here.

&ina.
&han$ you, my mom,s so happy. My dad,s proud of me.

Mar$.
'ood. &his has been one of the better get7togethers I been to a !ee$. (o one,s
been as$ing anything from me here. *e e1cept to dance.

&ina.
*e that because after !hat happen !ith the 'rand Du$e,s daughter, the rest don,t
!ant to ose any chances ater on.

Mar$.
0or no!, I,m just enjoying the dance.

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Much ater that night, !hie e"eryone,s aseep, &he goddess $no!n as /tar pus
Mar$ into the /hado! ream for a ta$.

Mar$, sorry to a!a$en your sou !hie you seep, but !e need to ta$.

Mar$ 3 confused as he see his body seeping under him 4.
Am I dead-

/tar.
(%, you,re safe. +ou,re not dead, just seeping. (o! do you $no! !hat,s going on-
Ha"e the other gods e1pained it a to you-

Mar$.
*ho e1pain !hat to me-

/tar.
*e than et me te you. *hat do you remember of your past-

Mar$.
My past. My past- I can,t remember a past, just no!.

/tar.
They really messed him up. Do you remember !here you,re from-

Mar$ 3 'etting !orried because he can,t 4.
I,m from my 3 Eyes go !ide as he reai8es he can,t remember his past at a 4 I don,t
$no!- *hat,s going on here-

/tar.
%$ay, te me !hat you do $no!. Li$e !ho are you.

Mar$.
I,m 9ing of a. I ha"e eight o"ey :ueens and o"ing $its. I e"en ha"e pups on the
!ay.

/tar 3 !orrying about Mar$ 4.
Do you remember ho! you became 9ing-

Mar$ just stands there !ith a ban$ oo$, a of !ho he !as is ost, his memory of !ho
he !as ong remo"ed by gods so he !i do as has been as$ed of him. (o! a
'oddess stands before him as$ing him the simpest of things. And he has no !ay of
ans!ering.

/tar.
I thought so. *e ha"e a ot to ta$ about.

Mar$.
*ho are you-

/tar.
I am /tar, an eder goddess, the 'oddess of a Magics. (o! te me. *hat breed are
you-

Mar$.
I,m part Pains Lion, /aber tooth, 0o1 and ; and- I $no! there something ese, but I
can,t remember it- *hat,s !rong !ith me- 3 /tarts to brea$ do!n crying 4

/tar starts to understand !hat a has been done to this poor /ou. &he one thing that
coud ha"e easiy sa"ed his sou had been t!isted to the point that e"en he himsef
doesn,t remember !hat it is. Pued into a !ar neither of his creation nor $ind,
manipuated by the !i of the gods, no! this poor being !as eft in her hands to find
a !ay to sa"e him from a fate !orse then death, to be caimed by the *id, to
become a beast, to ose his humanity, to ea"e his sou to suffer in the torment of the
*id. An eterna damnation !ithout sa"ation, eft beyond the boundary of e1istence.
%ne !hose e1istence is nothing more than a feeding fren8y and for such a one as
this po!erfu being, a more terribe fate for his being !i be torn into pieces !ith his
sanity totay destroyed.

(o! she has to te him !hat has been done, and try to find a !ay to sa"e him from a
fate not of his choosing.

/tar.
Mar$, much has to be e1pained. A major probem has to be so"ed. #ut remember
this, !hen a ese oo$s ost, oo$ to your !i"es and chidren, they !i guide you to
safety and o"e.

(o! ets sit and ta$..

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(e1t Morning.

/ire, you missed the Meeting !ith the 'rand Du$e, are you o$ay-

Mar$ 3 /ounding depressed 4.
*hat- %h yeah. Let him $no! I,m sorry. I ha"e a ot on my mind this morning

&esss.
/ire- Are you !e, !here are your Maidens- *hy are you aone-

Mar$.
&hey !ere here, I ha"e sent them a!ay. It,s a a ie. E"erything is a ie.

&esss 3 getting "ery !orried 4.
/ire, I $no! they !oudn,t just ea"e you.

Mar$.
&hey don,t $no! I eft them, they,re seeping right no!. (o! you go < Mar$ !a"es a
hand and &esss,s eye go! for a second and he !a$s a!ay in a trance. =

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Misty.
*hat &ina-

&ina.
&hey,re a aseep and I can,t !a$e them5

Misty.
*ho,s a aseep-

&ina.
Mar$,s Maidens, I !ent to as$ Lee a 6uestion and they,re a in there, seeping and I
can,t !a$e them5

Misty.
Let,s go see !hat,s going on.

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*hat did he do to them-5 Luna, !here is Mar$5

Luna.
He,s in the great ha. He,s been there for hours.

Misty.
*hat,s he doing-

Luna.
(othing, just sitting there, from his #ios I,d say he,s depressed. He missed >
meetings and sent &esss off to do other things.

Misty.
%$. %pen 2omm? /sErcace, 0yyf, Ioi, Mo, Lisa, and 2rysta. Mar$,s aone, He did
something to his Maidens and he,s aone in the great ha. 'et to him no!5 2ose
2omm. &ina ets get there no!.

&ina.
*hat about them5 2an,t you !a$e them-

Misty.
I can,t, &he Magic Mar$ uses isn,t anything anyone here can re"erse. &hey,re safe
and aseep. (o! et,s get to him.

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Luna, !hat,s going on in there no!-

Luna.
(o change, he sitting at the des$, head do!n. 9eeps saying it,s a a ie.

0yyf.
*hen !e go in, no one, and I mean no one rushes up to him, right no! he
depresses, if he goes into a rage, someone !i get hurt.

/sErcace.
*hat happened to the Maidens-

Misty.
It seems he put them aseep. (o harm, just aseep.

&ina.
Let,s get in there. *e can,t ris$ him.

/uddeny the 'oddess of o"e steps out of the shado!s,

'oddess of Lo"e.
#e cam, at the moment he is safe. I ha"e aready a!a$en the maidens and they,re
on their !ay. He has earned some truth that he,s no! trying to come to terms !ith.

Ioi.
+ou tod us ne"er to ea"e him aone. /houd !e no!-

0yyf.
*hy is he suffering so much- *hat,s happening to him-

'oddess of Lo"e.
He needs a of you more than e"er, and !e need him. &he sad part is he !as truy
ne"er gi"en a choice. And his past has been remo"ed. At a great cost to him. 2an
one of you te me. *hat is the *id-

&ina.
&he *id is !hen one turns 0era, !hen the beast side ta$es hod. *hy-

'oddess of Lo"e.
@ery true. And you are taught from a younging ho! to a"oid that. #ut Mar$,s not one
of you. He ne"er $no!s of the !id. And no! it pus at his sou.

E"eryone 'asp, Reai8ing !hat he,s facing. Ho! something so simpe to them coud
be the greatest danger to him.