Novelight
Reverence In Stars
Aeon of Heroes
Part 1. Divine Conflict
Chapter 0 - Prologue
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The Story
Ages ago, in a continent where mortals and spirits of providence resided with one another through a cruel pyramid of hierarchy, a revolutionary of iron perseverance and strength revolted against the lords of the heavens, and waged war that shook the lands and reshaped civilization for the eons to come.
His influence conceived an empire of mortals, armed with weapons forged by ordinary fire and blessed by the blood of the fallen celestials. Through sacrifice and their tenacious will, the mortals rose victorious after decades of bloodshed, shattering the thousand-year-long law that held humanity chained to the dirt. From His battle against Heaven did an empire of tellurian supremacy thrive, bringing forth a new reign across the continent, establishing reconstituted law and order for the sake of the godless.
However, as even the mightiest is susceptible to the deterioration of the mind through aging, the revolutionary-turned-king began showing symptoms of dementia, worsening over time through the curse known as immortality after fortuitously consuming the souls of His slain foes.
What came after was a series of disasters that led the world into unfathomable discord.
A war was triggered between the mighty kingdom of His rule and His theocratic adversaries with the intention of rescuing the remnants of their fallen god, now nothing but a crystallized fragment used for the greed of humanity. His poor leadership initiated the death of thousands outside the capital city. And after His successor, His firstborn son had miraculously managed to diplomatically cease the war for a set period of time, the demented king ascended from His throne and chastised His beloved offspring, believing that His firstborn had fallen into the hands of the gods and their deceiving words.
An execution soon followed after as their lifeless corpse stained the memories of the innocent princess, whose will and determination strengthened over the course of her adolescence.
From the flames of her brother’s resolve, her fortitude became impenetrable, succeeding in their foolish dream of world peace, and abandoned the empire with a group of adventurers looking to imbue their names into the fables to come.
As they walk through the adversarial environment and collect the trust of the foreigners, the denounced princess seeks to build a nation from the people of the world, and defeat the malice that lurks beneath goodwill.
Such an adventure will not remain simple, however, as this world was forged from the raging inferno of conflict and suffering, and they will be met by an entourage of opposers whose ends would spell doom for her endeavors.