Jonghyun was once a man who led a fairly normal life in a small village called Eldoria.
He worked as a blacksmith, inheriting the skill from his father.
Jonghyun was known as a kind-hearted person who was always ready to help others.
However, his life changed drastically after the tragic death of his family.
One night, a group of criminals attacked Eldoria.
They robbed, burned houses, and killed anyone who dared to resist.
Jonghyun, who was outside at the time, heard his family's screams and ran home to find his father and mother already dead at the hands of the criminals.
This loss shattered a part of Jonghyun's life.
He felt such deep anger and sadness that it left him in despair.
From that point on, Jonghyun decided to seek power so that no one could ever hurt those he loved again.
He left his village and embarked on a journey to seek dark magic that could give him the strength he needed.
His journey led him to a remote desert, where he found an old sorcerer named Kaelin.
Kaelin was an expert in dark magic and saw great potential in Jonghyun.
He agreed to teach Jonghyun on the condition that Jonghyun must surrender his soul to darkness.
Jonghyun, who had nothing and no one left to leave behind, agreed to the condition easily.
His training under Kaelin's guidance was very harsh and full of suffering, but he managed to master the dark magic that granted him great power.
The power he acquired gradually began to change Jonghyun, not just physically but also mentally.
He became colder, crueler, and lacked any compassion.
After years of training, Jonghyun returned to Eldoria.
However, he was no longer the man the villagers knew.
He was now a dark sorcerer filled with revenge and hatred.
His first step was to take revenge on the criminals who had destroyed his life.
Using his new powers, he hunted them down one by one, torturing and killing them in very brutal ways.
However, Jonghyun's revenge did not stop there.
After avenging his family, he began to feel a great emptiness inside him.
The power and strength he had did not provide the satisfaction he had imagined.
He began to think that causing others to suffer was the only way to fill that void.
With his dark magic, Jonghyun started terrorizing other villages, creating an army of shadow creatures he formed from darkness.
Jonghyun's evil spread further.
He cursed farmlands so crops couldn't grow, causing devastating famines.
He kidnapped children from villages and turned them into shadow warriors, soulless beings that obeyed only him.
Those who tried to fight him were punished in horrifying ways; they were captured and used as experiments for Jonghyun's dark magic, their bodies transformed into terrifying Monsters.
One of Jonghyun's worst atrocities was when he decided to attack the large city of Arcadia.
With his army of dark creatures, he stormed the city and easily broke through their defenses.
The residents who couldn't escape were captured and forced to work in dark underground mines, where they were tortured and treated brutally.
Arcadia, once full of life, turned into a grim and terror-filled place under Jonghyun's rule.
In his quest to strengthen his power, Jonghyun also conducted horrifying magical experiments on humans.
He tried to merge human bodies with creatures from the dark world, creating hybrids that were not only strong but also extremely cruel.
These experiments often failed, causing immense suffering for the victims.
Their screams became soothing music for Jonghyun, who grew more obsessed with power and control.
The desperate residents of Arcadia eventually found a brave hero named Elandra.
Elandra was a knight who had heard of Jonghyun's atrocities and decided to end his reign of terror.
With the help of allies from various places, Elandra began gathering an army to fight Jonghyun.
A great battle took place at the gates of Arcadia.
Elandra's army, though outnumbered, had great courage and determination.
Meanwhile, Jonghyun relied on his dark powers and shadow army.
The battle raged fiercely, with many casualties on both sides.
In the end, Jonghyun's forces managed to cut down all their opponents, leaving only one enemy, the hero of Arcadia.
With swift movements, Jonghyun dragged Elandra to the top of his black tower.
Elandra, with brave determination and full of spirit, fought to defeat Jonghyun at the top of the black tower.
For a moment, the atmosphere was silent.
The residents of Arcadia watching from afar began to hope that their suffering would soon end.
However, that hope quickly turned into a nightmare.
Jonghyun, with the remaining dark power still flowing within him, rose with a terrifying laugh.
Quickly and mercilessly, he stomped on Elandra's already weak head and pressed down hard.
The sound of cracking bones and a brief scream were heard before Elandra's head was crushed beyond recognition under Jonghyun's power.
Jonghyun's satisfied laugh echoed throughout the city, bringing deep fear to everyone who heard it.
The residents of Arcadia, seeing the horrifying scene, began to scream in fear and despair.
Some tried to flee, while others were frozen in place, unable to believe what they were witnessing.
The rebel forces led by Elandra quickly fell into chaos without their leader.
Jonghyun took full advantage of this chaos. He used his dark power to create a portal connecting the human world to the dark dimension.
From the portal, more terrifying evil creatures began to emerge, further worsening the suffering of Arcadia's residents.
These creatures were bigger, stronger, and more ferocious than before, with the sole purpose of destroying everything in their path.
With every step Jonghyun took, the ground beneath him turned barren and cracked.
Plants withered, water turned black and poisonous, and the air was filled with the smell of death.
Jonghyun, now feeling invincible, began plotting to expand his power further.
He knew that Arcadia was just the beginning; his dark ambition aimed at conquering the entire world.
To realize his ambition, Jonghyun decided to use Arcadia's residents as a power source.
He kidnapped hundreds of people, imprisoning them in damp, dark underground dungeons.
There, he forced them to work under horrific conditions, extracting their life energy to strengthen his magic.
Those who tried to resist or escape faced brutal punishment.
They were subjected to Jonghyun's horrific experiments, transformed into soulless creatures that obeyed his every command.
Jonghyun also sent his dark creature army to other villages and cities, spreading terror and destruction wherever they went.
Every place they attacked was left in ruins, with the surviving residents only able to hide or flee.
Fear and despair began to spread like a plague, turning the entire world into a grim and dangerous place.