The Cultists Come

As we woke we found ourselves outside under the light of a large blood moon. Our parents brought us over to a pool of water that seemed to shimmer with magical properties. As our parents put us in the water we heard the system activate. 

<Ding…Magical water detected>

<Increasing flow of mana and growth speed magic core rank>

We felt our mana flow getting stronger and faster as it felt like our bodies were being strengthened from the mana. As we sat there in the pool we noticed that our mana core was growing larger ever so slightly. After a few hours of being in the magical water our parents took us out and brought us inside were they promptly fed us and gave us a potion to put us to sleep. 

When we next woke it was the next night. Our parents grabbed us and carried us outside after they wore an all black robe with a white mask that covered the entire face. We assumed that there was some magic function to let them see through it. As we were carried outside we saw a group of around 100 cultists with 8 elders at the lead. The elders outfit was similar to the others but the black robe was streaked with what looked like shimmering white stars and their masks had a black swirl right in the center of their forehead. As they saw our parents they all turned around and started walking into the woods as the rest of the group followed. We didn't notice any houses in the surroundings as if our parents were put here just to give birth to us. It seems like the midwives who helped our mother give birth were also cultists. 

After walking through the forest for awhile we finally reached a very tall cliff. It seemed as if there was nowhere else to go. The cliff looked like a flat surface made of rock that went up for miles. Suddenly the elders of the cult each sliced their palms and dripped a bit of blood in front of the door. Each saying the same thing after doing so. 

[Cultist Elders] I offer my blood to open the way to your sanctuary.

After the last one finished doing that suddenly the cliff wall began to rumble. It opened up to reveal a set of stairs leading down into an unknown abyss. Then the elders all went inside followed by all of the cultists and finally our parents carrying us. Right after they walked into the stairway the door shut behind us sealing us in. We weren't able to see a single thing.

After being carried down the stairs in complete darkness for what felt like hours we walked through what felt like a transparent film of some sort. It was like walking through a slimy wall and just as we passed through the feeling faded. Finally we reached the end of the stairway which lead into a massive room with drawings all over the walls and a giant four armed statue in the middle. The statue had four arms and four eyes. Two of the eyes were pure white and the other two were pure black. The arms each held an orb which looked like it contained a galaxy of stars inside of them. We were in awe of the statue as the eight elders and many cultists began setting up the ritual. After the ritual was finished being set up the elders spoke to the other cultists. 

[Elder Cultists] The time has finally come to revive our god. A being of both order and chaos. Light and dark. Opposing forces that are unified into one being. The creator of all life and the many worlds and just as it creates it destroys everything. To return all to chaos. Our god Manos Atia who was betrayed by their children and sealed away out of fear of their power will finally return today!

Right after they finished speaking we were placed in the middle of a giant ritual circle covered in many runes with 8 different smaller circles equally spaced around for each elder to stand in. As everyone took their places with the elders around the circle and the many cultists forming a ring around the entire circumference of the ritual circle the ritual finally began.