Diablo: "Damn, I needed a laugh... Anyway, I guess the God of Greed caught him and put him in you... Well, I suppose it's time for a story."
Yami: "...How great..."
Diablo lets out a short, amused laugh, then conjures a throne—dark, ornate, and impossibly tall. With casual grace, he leans back into it, like a ruler entertaining a guest.
Diablo (smirking as he leans back): "Yami, my dear guest. Still struggling to grasp the entity inside you, aren't you?"
Yami: "Diablo, I don't know what you've done... Unravelled hates me, and I don't know why. I've tried speaking to him, but he won't listen."
Diablo (chuckling): "Ah, yes. His resentment runs deep. You see, his story is bound tightly to yours. Your father, Yani, sealed him within you to prevent his power from falling into the wrong hands."
Yami: "My father... Fear, right?"
Diablo: "Fear, indeed. Yani feared my power... and Unravelled's potential. He sought balance, but in doing so, he condemned Unravelled to captivity, fueling a hatred that only grew with time."
Yami: "So Unravelled sees me as nothing more than a cage... a reminder that he was shackled."
Diablo: "Precisely. And now he seeks freedom. But you, Yami, are the lock. A pawn caught between divine ambition and mortal consequence."
Yami: "I won't be a pawn, Diablo. I'll find a way to reach him… to understand him."
Diablo: "Heh... I admire that fire. But be warned—the path ahead is layered in ruin. Are you ready to face the sins of your father?"
Yami: "I'll do what I must… whatever it takes."
Diablo: "Then congratulations, little shadow... you've just completed your first trial."
Yami narrows his eyes, puzzled.
Yami: "Trial...?"
Diablo (grinning): "Oh, did I forget to mention? I'm one of the Supreme Gods. Oops."
Yami: "You tell me this now? You're way too casual for someone that important."
Diablo: "Casual is kind of my thing. Now then—let's visit a realm few dare to name."
Yami: "...No arguments here."
Diablo raises his hand, shadows writhing around his fingers.
Diablo: "Hold on, Yami. We're about to tear through the fabric of reality itself."
Yami places a hand on Diablo's shoulder.
Yami: "What's happening?"
Diablo (smiling): "We're taking the Path of the Gods."
With a violent crack, the air splits open. A swirling vortex of obsidian and violet howls before them. The ground trembles. The sky darkens as the veil between dimensions is torn asunder.
Diablo (leading Yami forward): "This path is hidden from mortals and gods alike. Only a Supreme God can walk it unscathed."
They step into the vortex. The world distorts. Time twists. Space bends. Colors no human eye should see flare and vanish. Whispers flood the air—thousands of voices murmuring forgotten truths.
Galaxies blink past. Stars scream silently. Until—
They emerge.
A new world yawns before them: the Forgotten Realm—a land untethered from reason and time.
The sky burns crimson. The ground is a shattered mosaic of mirrors, each reflecting a distorted echo of their steps. To their left, a forest of crystal spires hums with spectral melodies. To their right, a lake of molten silver whispers secrets. Before them, jagged mountains of black glass rise like a god's broken crown.
The very air is alive with memory, sorrow, and madness.
Diablo: "Beautiful, ain't it?"
Yami (numbly): "Uh-huh... yeah..."
As they advance toward the realm's center, a sudden silence falls. A light envelopes them. The wind holds its breath. Then—
??? (Voice from the depths): "WHO DARES TO DISTURB THE BALANCE?"
Yami steps forward, unflinching. His eyes blaze.
Yami: "I am Yami. Host of the Crest. And I will not be silenced."
A pause. The realm listens.
Yami (louder, firmer): "I will not be defeated. I am the key to the secrets of the Crest... and the fate of the world."
His voice strikes the realm like a bell. The spires shatter. The silver lake boils. The sky splits open, revealing a terrible force stirring beyond the stars.
Yami meets it head-on, his resolve burning bright.
Yami (softly, to himself): "The balance is broken. And now, the true battle begins."
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Thus ends the beginning... and begins the unraveling of the divine, the secret, and the twisted fate that binds them all. What awaits in the depths of the Forgotten Realm?