ACT 6: Riz'gath

A Shadow's Breakthrough

“You should bow down before us!”

“Asheal? Who is that? Ah yes, my only friend that is now my enemy.”

“Darkness and blood; that is my desire.”

Nation: Atrapax

Sex: Male

Birthday: December 14

Riz'gath is a Hellcat from the underworld called Atrapax. He is the sixth playable character in the DEFVERSE cosmos.

Riz'gath is the first Hellcat in the DEFVERSE cosmos. He was a former Holy cat, a loving and benevolent friend of Asheal. He once served the three gods and devoted his whole life to them. However, he was not blind to all things happening in Cedora. If outsiders see it as a beautiful and pure place for only the holy beings to live in, they are wrong. As the betrayal buried the seed of evilness in his heart, it started to grow into something eerie and scary. He became the embodiment of wickedness, tempting anyone to join him in the darkness. When Asheal noticed the sudden changes in his behavior, she refused to accept the truth and tried to cover up anything he did wrong. Still, his mind was already filled with jealousy and greed, thinking everyone favored her more. He wanted all that attention and recognition that he discovered a scheme that would surely end up finishing a rival's life.

One day, the three gods wanted to test the two outstanding holy cats of Cedora. Whoever shall succeed shall be granted the position of the leader of the Holy cats. They gave them the same task; each struggled, but only one victor would rise above else. Despite Riz'gath's efforts and determination, Asheal won and was praised by everyone while he became the loser in their eyes. He left the place no matter how much she called to him as he was disheartened by his failure. Imbued with negative emotions, he refused to give up what he knew he deserved; his conspiring plans began.

The fire of jealousy burned brightly in him that he descended into Neko Sekai to look for the most potent poison that could ever exist. He was exploring a mysterious forest when he suddenly saw a fruit dangling from a dead tree. His breath got hoarse as he went near it; the air seemed to be harsh in that place. He slowly grabbed the fruit as it shone bright red in his palms. Thrilled beyond belief, his plans were almost complete. He continued his journey towards the Fairy Kingdom and deceived a sorcerer into doing what he wanted; he turned the apple into a deadly toxin that whoever would drink from it would die.

At last, he was almost finished with his evil schemes that the only left thing to do was hand it over to Asheal. However, his emotions hindered him enough for the others to capture him, and he was put under the judgment of the three gods. His hatred towards them was unmeasurable, eyes filled with nothing but rage and resentment. In return, the three gods were furious in this turn of events; alas, his plans went down from there. As punishment, they made him drink the poisoned liquid that the moment it touched his lips, he changed into something evil and corrupted. The three gods cast him out of Cedora, putting him and the other rebelled Holy cats into the land of Atrapax. The equivalent of Atrapax in the human world is the underworld, where they are sealed for eternity.

THE FALL OF THE GREAT HOLY CATS

Ever since the other Holy Cats discovered Riz'gath's act of rebellion, they too revolted against the Holy orders and the three gods. They abandoned their comfort and duty to seek the twisted freedom they crave. More of them turned out to be wicked and corrupted and were thrown in the land of Atrapax. Riz'gath took this as an opportunity and turned them to be his underlings. The once-loyal Holy cats of Cedora became the Hellcats filled with nothing but rage and resentment swore on their life for the Holy cats' downfall. He knew from the start that the remarkable gods they persist in praising were only hidden in a facade that fooled everyone. Alas, the balance of Cedora and Neko Sekai shattered; unexpected things started to occur.

Riz'gath and the other rebelled Holy cats were spared for a reason. In exchange for the Krons, they shall still receive spite of being exiled, so Cedora is spared by their evilness. It was an agreement that only the three gods and the hellcats knew. Yet, the moment they stepped into the gates of the underworld, the heat burned their skin and turned it into a bright red. His now pitch black wings spread widely and tried to fly out of that place. He swore on his life to take revenge on the three gods and ignorant holy cats of Cedora. However, the three gods thought of this carefully and placed a seal in the gates of the underworld to prevent them from escaping, as they are now forever stuck in the lands of Atrapax. They realized the three gods' deception in their agreement; their screams of fury filled the underworld.

BIRTH OF THE GOD OF UNDERWORLD

Before the cats populated the land, a sudden phenomenon happened in the Neko Sekai without the gods' awareness. In a hidden place, where cats don't usually explore, was a seed planted, pitch-black as the night sky. It grew to a large plant that bore an unknown cat species. Her face was magnificent that could bewitch anyone she would meet. However, behind all that beauty was the devil spawn waiting for her first victim. She was uncanny in every way and brought fear to the cats she had encountered. She was called many names, but she was known by many as the god of the underworld. She was as strong as the three gods, but no one knew the connection of the four.

According to the prophecy of an old soothsayer, the devil shall be born in the roots of wickedness and fill the world with only darkness and suffering. Along with the cats who worship her, they would take over the world of Neko Sekai and steal all the power and magic; they shall be the most powerful cats. No one knows if this was true, but all they know is, 'There will always be darkness in the rays of light.' People never minded this legend as they continued to live blindly, never knowing that peace would eventually be destroyed by red beings flying in the skies.

THE BROKEN SEAL

The newly born god of evil has already possessed unimaginable powers, wisdom, and knowledge. With her youthful face, no one would even think that she was capable of doing frightening things. Oblivious to what she was, she traveled to various lands in Neko Sekai and finally came across species like her; evil and malicious. The god of evil saw Riz'gath and the hellcats' pain and suffering in the lands of Atrapax and cast a powerful spell that destroyed the seal of the three gods. They were delighted by this turn of events as they could freely roam now the Neko Sekai. Riz'gath faced the god of evil and proposed an agreement that they would be under her command, making her the god of the underworld, in exchange for the magic and spells for the Krons they shall offer. The young lass was born into the world of Neko Sekai, and her power has already manifested into something immeasurable.

Riz'gath, being the appointed head of the hellcats, submitted under the command of the god of evil since he knew that he could use her to execute his selfish plans. The Hellcats became even more indomitable under her rule. They grew self-centered and driven by evil desires that disrupted the DEFVERSE cosmos' balance. The three gods were threatened that the seal of the underworld, Atrapax, was broken by an evil god. Little did they know, it was what they sowed that reaps now. The three gods ordered the holy cats to train even more so that one day when the right time has come, the sanctified will prevail, and the wickedness shall fall.