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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OnlytheStrong" data-source="post: 3960208" data-attributes="member: 54781">My background sort of turned into an opening scene. I intended it to appear as though Runihura was taken from the underworld and had no memory (yet) of his actual life. If I need to change it, I will. No big deal. Please let me know what you think and how I can fix the story.Runihura[sblock=background]Runihura awoke. He was in a beautiful place. Golden statues stood around him, writings carved into the walls. He stretched his muscles as a voice spoke, "Stand Runihura."He stood as ordered. The voice was strangely familiar, yet totally new. He looked around and fell to his knees when he saw the owner of the voice. It was Set. He stood before Runihura in all his glory, his canine head set upon a human body. "The gods have brought you from the underworld. You are now an agent of Set. A servant of a god."Runihura bowed in his kneeling position, his forehead touching the ground. He could not find a voice and truly knew no words which would not sound idiotic to the god. "I have a task for you. You will join a group, each chosen by a god for their particular talents."Set paused for a moment, "Stand Runihura, you are my agent now." Runihura stood slowly. Only then did he realize he was nude. Set laid his hand to rest on Runihura's head, and started to press gently while speaking some strange words. Set pressed hard suddenly, and Runihura saw nothing but black.He awoke on the same bed as he had earlier. It was almost a feeling of deja vu. Set spoke to him again, "I have given you a gift. You are stronger than you were in life. My gift will serve you well while you serve me."Runihura removed himself from the bed and knelt before Set, "The pantheon of gods decided to wipe the planet clean of those who did not deserve to live. And so it came to be. The unjust, the wicked, the unclean were all destroyed. Except for a few. The shadow of death twisted about them, giving them strength instead of taking it away. These men claim the thrones of gods. You, and your group, are charged with removing them from the land of the living." He looked around, seeming bored. "You will be told more about this later. I have given you what is required for you to prepare. Practice your skills Runihura. You will need to be better than you were in life. Far better." [/sblock]Side note:   Set wasn't actually evil. At least not until the later part of history. He was the god of the desert (and chaos I think). He did not get along with Horus though. I believe he actually gouged Horus' eye out. Some stories say that they were lovers though, but ............... whatever.</blockquote>

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