Wake Up

Kristián Šimek

Wake up almighty, your service is needed. You have been asleep for longer than healthy, now show us, that those years of waiting were worth it. Wake up almighty, your nation needs you, for in dust it has fallen. Wake up, for we cannot wake up ourselves. Help us almighty, help us once more. People don't know, and those who do don't want you. Don't care about those, listen to me, and I say, wake up almighty, your service is needed. Rise from the darkness, once more to save us, we can't do it without you, rise from the darkness, to save us from perishing, to help us in this last fight. The forces of Them are close, our army has vanished, They ate them and torn them to pieces. Wake up almighty, for we need your help. Our land is crying under Them.

Almighty listens carefully to these prayers, and for he cares deeply for his nation, he wakes up. He rises from the darkness, taking a role of a simple traveler, to see if his nation is struggling.

He walks down the road, when he sees a tavern. His legs are tired and he wants to hear rumors, so he promptly enters.

"Hey, mister."

He says upon entering, the tavern is empty, with only the tavernkeep in it.

"Hola, traveler, sit down, i'll be right with ya."

The almighty sits down, awaiting the tavernkeep.

"What can I get you, a beer? Or perhaps something to eat?"

The almighty smiles a little.

"I heard rumors that this land was overrun by Them. Can you tell me anything about that?"

The tavernkeep got an upset look on his face

"We do not talk about Them, stranger, for They may come anytime."

As he said this, a pair of mysterious soldiers entered. Without a word, they decapitated the tavernkeep and then went for the almighty. As he was consuming their bodies for dinner, the almighty thought that the nation must really be struggling. The nation must really be struggling. The nation must really be struggling.

Oh almighty, world´s getting crazy, come save me from wraith of those ghouls, I know you need rest, but come once again, for They are getting closer every day!

The almighty is in distress, he has all the evidence he needs, he only needs to save his summoner, for he might fall asleep if They get him.

Oh almighty, hurry up! I hear Them closer every minute! They cannot kill me, for I am your summoner, come save me from Them!

The almighty stands in an empty room. On the floor, he sees the body of his summoner. He already paid the price for touching the summoning circle. The almighty hears screams of pain, terror and agony outside, but he cannot listen. His body is getting weak, his eyes are closing, and while waiting to fall asleep, he whispers: "I am sorry, you should have called me sooner!"