Origin of Pietas
Meet your worst enemy — who's also your only hope.
Traitors stripped immortal king Pietas of every single thing he'd fought for and exiled him on a deserted planet.
His only hope of finding his people lies with the human who imprisoned him.
That doesn't mean he'll humiliate himself by asking for help. Enough is enough.
Pietas already died a thousand times to save them. How much more can he sacrifice?
But when the immortal's actual survival depends on the one thing he swears does not exist—the honor of a human—he's faced with a startling question. One that makes him rethink his life's mission.
What if the enemy he hates is the salvation he needs?
Tropes include: Genetic Engineering, Enemies to Friends, Galactic Empire, Space Marine, Revenge
Excerpt
In this scene, Pietas experiences an unfamiliar situation — having a mortal friend.
"My father would get so angry with me, Six. He'd say it under his breath, but I heard. He'd call me useless. I say that about myself."
"How can you think of yourself as useless? You're the most powerful Ultra ever created. Everybody knows that."
With a twitch of his fingers, Pietas dismissed the praise. "It is not how I feel. If I were telepathic, I could have found my people by now. If I were telepathic, I wouldn't have gotten us marooned on an alien world. No, my father was right. When it comes to telepathy, I am useless."
"Wow." Six tossed part of a small branch onto the fire, sending sparks spiraling upward. "Biggest pity party I've ever been to."
Pietas leaned on one hand to face Six. "What is a pity party?"
"When you feel sorry for yourself and expect others to do the same thing 'Poor me. Look how I'm suffering.' That's a pity party."
"Excuse me for sharing how I felt."
"You were doing fine, until you said you were useless. I don't care who told you that. It's a pure out-and-out lie and you know it. To let anybody else's opinion of you keep you from being your best..." Six threw down the stick. "Look, Ultra. That's not you, okay? Listen to me. I sat with you while you were nothing but two big blue eyes, and blackened skin stretched over bones. You couldn't lift your head, you were so weak. You tried not to show how much pain you were in, but I could see it. I could hear it in the way you panted, trying to breathe. The way you hobbled about as if all your bones were broken. But you fought like a caged animal to get your strength back. I will never accept any lie about you being useless. You're one of— No, you are the strongest person I've ever known."
The pride at those words from so dear a friend—a human friend—brought tears to his eyes. Pietas turned his head, and blinked them away.
Tropes include: Genetic Engineering, Enemies to Friends, Tragic Past, Space Marine, Revenge
Video for Bringer of Chaos
Ritual of Strength performed by Nik Nitsvetov
Voiceover performed by Zack Black
Images courtesy of: Nik Nitsvetov and @by_cosphoto
Video editor Zealot6
Based on the Sci Fi series Bringer of Chaos by Kayelle Allen
Music: Coming of Time by Orchestralis, licensed via Dual Horns Studios Ltd
