Year 1723
In the year 1723, the Aurion army finally returned to their homeland after an arduous journey of two years, traversing the southern and western lands.
The High Priest, Soren, along with the citizens of the Aurion Kingdom, were elated by the news of their victory and the fact that the entire world now belonged to the Aurion Kingdom.
However, something deeply troubled Soren. The commander of the Aurion army revealed that the western and southern lands had been forewarned about their invasion plans and were prepared to combat the Aurion army upon their arrival.
This implied there were traitors among the Aurion elite. Enraged by this betrayal, Soren ordered the church's army to investigate and unmask the traitor.
After months of diligent investigation, the traitor was identified as King Euhion himself, who had leaked information about the church's planned invasions to the western and southern lands.
His motive was to see the church's army defeated and decimated, allowing him to deploy the royal army, which had not been sent to the frontlines, to eliminate Soren and the church's influence, as they had made him into a puppet of their for years.
Upon learning of this betrayal, Soren's fury knew no bounds. He personally led the church's army in an assault on the royal palace, capturing King Euhion.
King Euhion was subjected to relentless torture under Soren's orders, enduring days of unimaginable pain.
He was publicly declared a traitor to the heavenly religion for attempting to thwart the conquest of the western and southern lands—a conquest in the name of the supreme deity. Ultimately, euhion was executed.
Year 1723
Following the execution of Euhion, who left no heir or successor, the Aurion royal lineage came to an abrupt end. The church seized control of the entire kingdom, renaming it the "Heavenly Kingdom"—a nation now under the direct influence of the church.
With the church at the helm, their first course of action was to integrate all conquered lands—north, west, south, and their original eastern territories—facilitating easier travel and control over these regions.
The religious practices of the conquered lands, including those of the northern barbarians, western humans, and southern elves, were denounced as heretical by the church.
Adherents of these faiths faced punishment and were often beaten by the knights of the church for their beliefs.
Year 1724
The church initiated the construction of numerous academies dedicated to the study of magic and aura usage.
The largest among these was the "Heavenly Academy," a prestigious institution offering comprehensive education in both magic and aura manipulation.
Housing every known book in the world, the academy aimed to indoctrinate talented youths into devout followers of the supreme deity, ensuring their unwavering service to the supreme deity for their childhood.
Year 1725
A new echelon within the realms of magic and aura usage was established, transcending the existing novice, apprentice, and adept levels.
A prodigious student from the Heavenly Academy, Jualin, only 17, achieved what was thought impossible by advancing to the master mage stage.
To ascend to a master mage, one must circulate mana throughout their body in a circular path around the heart until it forms a ring.
Jualin shared this groundbreaking discovery with the academy, resisting the church's attempts to monopolize this knowledge.
Year 1730
Jualin, alongside his formidable mage companions, constructed the first magic tower. This institution declared neutrality, pledging allegiance neither to the Heavenly Church nor any noble clans. Its sole mission was to pioneer advancements in magical research.
Year 2500
The world had transformed immensely, with new stages of magic and aura usage unveiled—grandmaster, arch stage, and the supreme stage, each introducing heightened longevity and power.
Lifespan increases significantly beyond the adept stage: master stage can live for approximately 300 years, grandmasters for about 400 years, arch stage for roughly 500 years, and those at the supreme stage can surpass 800 years, contingent on the purity of their mana or aura.
However, attaining such power remains a rare feat. Advancement requires the formation of energy circles around the heart—each stage demands an additional circle, culminating in the supreme stage, where the heart is entirely replaced by an energy heart, a core of pure energy.
Year 3000
By the year 3000, the once mighty Heavenly Kingdom had crumbled, succumbing to the relentless rebellions of the oppressed peoples it had once conquered, including the barbarians, the elves, and the western humans.
The vast continent had fractured into eight distinct nations, with 7 known nations and one hidden nation.
At the heart of the continent lay the Divine Empire, the most formidable of all the nations. Despite its strength, it was still under the sway of the Heavenly Church, which had installed a puppet monarchy to rule over the central region.
This arrangement preserved the church's influence, albeit in a more discreet manner than before.
To the north, the barbarians who had risen up against the church's rule established the Northern Empire.
Meanwhile, In the southern regions saw the birth of the Elven Empire, where the elves reclaimed their ancestral lands and traditions.
The Avalonia Kingdom emerged in the west, founded by the humans who had once faced the brunt of the church's expansionist policies.
The Eldorion Kingdom arose in the east, on the lands that had formerly belonged to the Aurion Kingdom.
Two additional kingdoms, the Aurist Kingdom and the Arcanic Kingdom, were founded on ideologies of aura and magic supremacy, respectively.
These kingdoms represented the ideological divide between the physical prowess of aura manipulation and the mystical powers of magic.
Lastly, the hidden kingdom of the Dark Elves remained shrouded in mystery. Its people had fled during the elven civil war centuries prior, and they had since remained isolated, guarding their secrets and culture from the rest of the world.
Despite the diversity of these nations and their unique paths to sovereignty, six of them, excluding the two elven kingdoms, shared a common thread: their adherence to the Heavenly Religion.
This was because of the era of the Heavenly Church's dominion, during which the barbarians and other non-elven peoples were forcibly converted, and their indigenous religions systematically eradicated.
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Solarian, observing this from the vastness of space, was quite surprised by the rapid evolution of the beings on the planet below. "Oh, that was pretty quick for these bugs to reach these stages of the mythical system," he mused, referring to the intricate systems of magic and aura that had developed among the inhabitants.
"It's time to move to the next part of the plan," Solarian said,. With a casual wave of his hands.
Hundreds of thousands of miles away from the main continent once dominated by the Heavenly Church.
Deep in the ocean's abyss, where darkness had reigned for for the past 3000 years, the sea floor trembled and groaned under an invisible force.
Then, as if obeying the command of an unseen architect, a new continent started to emerge from the depths.