Mother of All Suffering

(a short story taking place after Shadow of Death - focusing on Evil after she is forced to replace Misery after the rogue Absolute sacrificed herself to prevent Multiversal destruction, this is before she becomes an active force however - the story serves as a prelude to the Elements of Darkness, which begins in full during Dark Waters)

Mother of All Suffering
A great and powerful entity sat atop a throne of black stone, high atop a tower of thorns in a spiralling mass of red mist - the entity was akin to a satyr but dressed in armor not unlike those of the mythical Spartan warriors, yet tainted with unspeakable horrors as a foul trident pulsating with infernal energy lay at her side.

Glowing eyes of pure yellow stared out at the world as terrible claws as sharp as any talon grasped at the throne and dug deep enough to cause even its unnatural structure to crack and splinter - above the entity was a swirling mass of dark energy that seemed to produce shadowy tendrils.

"How dare you.." she began, her voice akin to a whisper - yet full of fury - white hot in intensity - staring at an orb depicting a figure in red manifesting before a startled group of heroes and villains, the figure proceeding to stop the groups in their tracks as she flew into the path of a living tide of what looked like demonic locusts.

"How DARE you.." the figure growled, her voice deepening as the entire tower began to shake, her eyes glowing brighter as she watched the figrue disappear into the tide - another figure resembling a mass of tendrils and blasphemous mouths shrieked out in fury that was soon echoed as the observing figure stood up, emitting a wave of black energy that shattered the throne and the orb.

"..I was to be rid of this Multiverse.. of the Alpha.. of all the pathetic creatures that DARED to walk upon the existence I had reserved for my children.. yet you defied me.. you removed yourself from existence knowing that I would be forced to replace you.. after all, you were born of me.. you wicked, depraved little monster - to do such a thing to your own mother.. I would of absorbed you back into the womb had I know what a bitter disappointment you would be.." the entity snarled, pacing the room.

"..mark my words, daughter.. had it not been for Oblivion and your followers conspiring against me not even that fool Seya nor that pitiful Zied would of stood a chance against me.. to be struck down in front of everyone as I was.. to receive Metatron's "Judgement".. AARGH" the entity lost control again and held her hand out, her trident flew forward with incredible speed as she proceeded to grasp it and unleashed an arc of pure violence that shattered one of the tower walls and piercing deep into the red mist surrounding it.

"Even now Seya seeks answers and no doubt those involved in this war on both sides mock me.. the Mother of All Watchers.. now reduced to the rank of Misery.. denied my right to extinguish the stars and instead having to make do with hiding in the shadows once more.." the entity frowned, calming herself as the wall of the tower repaired itself and a new throne emerged from the debris.

Walking over to the new throne the entity sat down, beginning to shift into a formless mass of bubbling darkness as red mist began to enter the room, merging with her darkness and causing crackling red to pulsate across her mass.

"..well.. fine.. so be it.. I can not waste time thinking on a deceased parasite.. no.. there is work to be done.. Oblivion.. Kerava.. Seya.. Arodnap.. Sin.. Karma.. Megatron.. so many more.. they shall pay.. yes.. they will suffer for what they did to me.."