Blind Monstrosity

Far to the east of Nirrula there lies an underground prison. The prison was found by one of the bigger clans. The leader was notified of this and decided to make it a prison for anyone who defied his will or the final place for his enemies. He then oppointed his most trustworthy soldier to be the warden of this prison. Before he entered he made a vow.

“I shall never let anyone out of the prison including myself. I shall never let anyone inside of the prison except its owner. I shall complete any order given to me by the owner. I shall devote my life to being the sole warder of this prison.”

Those were the words the warden lived for. Over time the cells grew fuller as more battles were waged. During his time there he uncovered a secret room that wasn’t found before. The room was big but mostly empty. At the end of it however lied but a blindfold on a pedestal. He thought nothing of it until he saw the writing on the pedestal. He couldn’t understand a thing that was written. After exploring the prison more carefully he had found a book that helped him translate the written messege. The written messege was as follows:

“Treasure your gift of sight. Don’t embrace the darkness. Once you feel its comfort its already too late. DO NOT LET THE CHAINS CLINK.”

The warden was confused by this and seemed to ignore it and left. As the warden his life was boring as the only company he had were prisoners who hated him. But he didn’t think much of it as he vowed to do this as long as he was alive. One day an order came to him, he was happy. There haven’t been any for a long time. However that happiness was short lived as the man that called was not the same owner as before. He got the news that the previous one was killed and that he is here to order the execution of every prisoner. The warden was shocked. To execute every prisoner, the only company he had and cherished even though they were merely prisoners. But he couldn't refuse, it was an order. He himself never liked killing, he could easily disarm an enemy and let the others do the job but here he had no other choice. After the first 10 he killed he already couldn't keep going. Their screams and begging got to him. In rage he smashed his fist against a wall. And then he heard it. The chains started to clink in the secret room. He went there to stop them but once he entered the room the only thing in his sight was the blindfold. He was drawn to it. He thought if he wore it just for a little he wouldn’ see the agony in the prisoners eyes. The relief of that thought made him put on the blindfold. Instantly he felt unbearable pain, flaming chains came out from his flesh. His sanity faded, there was no warden anymore, just a monstrosity. The creature couldn’t see a thing but could sense the blood in the prisoners. It killed everybody in the prison with ease. Once the owner returned with his men, he ordered one to see if the warden had done his job. After a few seconds they heard a loud scream and complete silence following it. In a bit they heard the clinking of chains coming up from the stairs. They all backed off. The monstrosity appeared at the top of the stairs, it did not move an inch out of the prison territory. One of them pointed out the coral flaming core in its center. They all charged it and pierced the core. The creature let out a scream containing all the agony the prisoners experienced before fading into dust leaving just the blindfold. It was taken back to the pedestal and the prison buried so one ever gets access to it again. Who knows what could happen if it got released into the open world. Nowadays it is considered as just a legend as everyone that has tried to find it has been unsuccessful. But those who still believe it dread the day it would be unleashed.