User:RavenKing123/Prologue (Tale Of Tankasus Book 1)

At the beginning, there was nothing, only the Creator. He hailed from another world, a world beyond ours. It was one fateful day when he decided he wanted a world to his own. And so he created a world, barren and desolate. To him in his world, he was creating a “game”. And this world was given a name, Tankasus. This world, this… this “game” was to be about tanks. And so he created a master copy of all the things he would make, a storage place. It was a mishap of tanks, and he named it Lord Diep, The First One. Although powerful, Lord Diep was not created to have defensive power. And so the Creator created a protector of The First One, King Diep, The Merciless One. King Diep was bred to be a fighting machine. After the Diep brothers were created, the Creator started making tanks from pieces of Lord Diep. Soon, the Creator retreated from this world, only returning to make new tanks.

The Diep brothers were just rulers during this time, until one day, when they simply… disappeared. It was a frantic few days, until they returned. But not the same. They were… changed. Different. Eviler. King Diep took control of all the land of Tankasus, preventing anything from happening on the land without his permission. Lord Diep took control of the people, making them his slaves. For whatever reason, our lord the Creator did not notice the unrest happening in his world. He only kept making tanks. Eventually, Lord Diep became unstable, with so many of his parts missing. He started becoming insanely powerful.

It was then the Creator noticed. He came down into his world, and used his power to bind Lord Diep in a weaker form. He then put Lord Diep to sleep, and put him in the fortress he once ruled from. Then the Creator retreated back to his place in his own world. King Diep, left unharmed, retreated to his castle across The Scorching Plains, where he created very powerful tanks to guard him, known as The Sons Of The Merciless One. He took control of the people, and herded them into a place called Tankantia. He then proceeded to make them fight petty wars for his entertainment. But these wars never ended. Real rivalry broke out between the clans, turning Tankantia into a battleground of wars that would never end. Many years passed, until Lord Diep finally arose from his unending slumber. He quickly made bodyguards, known as The Sons Of The First One, and started planning his return to take back Tankantia. Still years passed without event.

Then, one day, March 3rd, of the 3rd century of Tankasus, a tank appeared in King Diep’s castle with a blazing light. He was different then most tanks. He had internal power, like the Diep brothers and their sons. He went in front of King Diep, and delivered a prophecy that we all remember:

 

Three of the young of the modern age

Will quell the fits of evil rage.

One shall defeat each great power,

And meet together in the Krasingo Tower.

They will defeat our lord’s dark.

But hark!

It will release the beast.

The evil will spread, north, south, west, and east.

And so they must fight this unending plague.

One will live to a ripe old age,

One will betray them to something worse.

And one will reveal their ever present curse.

 

It was after this that King Diep, fearing that he was one of the evil powers, blasted the prophet with one of his cannons. But instead of breaking, he simply faded away in black dust. On that day, some have thought to heard a chilling laugh.

It was March 13th of the 7th year of the 10th century when one of the three who had the Black Mark was born.