Millions of stars shone their faces down on the expansive plain.

Over a cliff, black sand glittered in the moonlight, reflecting it within itself. A raging, black sea pounded deep bass on it’s shore, the waters churning without a storm.

A gaunt, pallid figure paced the beach, it’s gravelly voice echoing off the cliff face, ruining the otherwise peaceful image.

In it’s delirious mutterings, it repeated; "Nearly there, my love. Almost gone. Nearly, nearly free."

The creature reted itself upon the sand next to the cliff’s face, continuing its mutterings when a woman appeared. Tall, graceful, and filled with radiant beauty, she gazed at the creature.

"You, you come here?" It shrieked, lapsing into a guttral language, ancient and powerful. "You come to me, here, to gloat, yes!? I-"

In a quiet, gentle voice that somehow overpowered it’s shrieking, the woman spoke.

"Brother," she said. "I am here to heal you. To make you whole again, and to ask forgiveness. It is your time to rule again."

It looked curiously at the woman, it’s black eyes glittering in the moonlight. "Rule again..." It repeated.

"Yes," she said. "You understand what I did. And why. It is who we are, dear brother." She placed a hand on it’s head, and in the same language, said; "Emocra ot oyur ydef, rethrob. Sa chao, vit va aeri."

The creature’s form rippled, changing. Growing. In it’s place stood a massive, muscular man. He towered over the woman, his eyes now intelegent, glowing with a bright orange light.

"Thanks of ages, my sister. But if you would be so kind..." He gestured to his bare body, covered in thick, grotesque scars.

"Of course." From within her robes, she produced a shirt and pants, handing them to the man. "We must hurry. The time is almost upon us. You must prepare. It is your time to be Ascendant again."

"Yes, it is." he looked down at his sister, hate literally smouldering in his eyes. "We have unfinished business, sister. You betrayed me."

"What do you mean? I did nothing of the sort."

The man growled. "You tricked me, deceived me to take my throne, stole my name so that you could rule. Trading me in the form of a mindless beast for eons. It is my turn now, to betray you."

Lashing out, the man grabbed his sister around the neck and pressed down upon her head, forcing golden light into it.

Now she shrieked, higher and higher until it reached beyond human hearing. Without so much as a pop, the woman vanished.

"... holy revenge. Enjoy my punishment, sister."