The demon world's infernal clans…
7 families of unparalleled power…
The Infernal house of pride
The Infernal house of lust
The Infernal house of greed
The Infernal house of wrath
The Infernal house of sloth
The Infernal house of envy
The Infernal house of gluttony…
These 7 houses held the entirety of the demon world by an iron grip…
So the moment the envoys from these families appeared, the inhabitants of Althea were introduced to a new form of ridiculousness…
Seven individuals, each a representative from the seven houses, none beyond tier 4..
But these same individuals swept through the inhabitants of Althea like elephants sweeping through ants…
It didn't matter if you were a mage, an arch mage, a saint..
To these seven, you were not more than bigger fodder…
What's worse? They looked young, too young, it seemed like the seven houses were using Althea as a training ground for their youths…
The world despaired…
They were losing ground, losing lands, fast…
When the world was almost drowning in despair, they sort out the firsts…
The sent envoys to the Immortal dynasty, whose land was untouched by the chaos, requesting aid, assistance..
The dynasty's reply was cold, emotionless..
"Unless the world is at the brink of extinction, we shall not move"..
Heartless, ruthless, ungrateful…
Curses were spat, people outraged, but the dynasty remained unmoved…
The world turned towards the Beast empire, towards Solaris..
Her reply? "So long as my beast islands remain untouched, I care not for the peril of the weak"…
People's hearts chilled..
Their once symbol of hope and protection, turning a blind eye to their plight…
As for the last first, Thaddeus Agares..
No one knew where he was, safe for his only friend at the time, but his words were strict before his seclusion..
'Unless you face an existential crisis, do not disturb my seclusion'..
It's been 5 millennia since then, and Caesar Aeldris A powerful saint stage mage, emperor of the aeldris empire, was just about ready to call in that favour(lol, don't, I'm sure the demons will play nice)…
While the world despaired at the absence of their only hope, news came that portals had opened on the beast islands and immortal dynasty…
The world rejoiced, karma, they said..
Fate wouldn't spare the unjust, they said…
But before that schandefreud could take root…
The immortal dynasty and the beast empire,Auregon, showed the world just why they were at the top of the hierarchy…
They didn't just defend, no!!
They crushed the demon forces with overwhelming might, surging through the spawned portals and counterattacked…
They surged with overwhelming precision, almost as if they had been waiting for that precise moment, the demons didn't know what hit them, and before they could react, various demon strongholds and kingdoms fell…
A cold realization washed over the rest of the world..
Of course, if they could tell the opportunities hidden within this invasion, then surely the immortal dynasty and Auregon could as well..
And with their strength, strength that seems to have transcended what Althea should have been able to produce, they could take full advantage of it..
After all, the resources one can source from a prime world like the demon world would be enough to propel them to incredible heights…
It has always been a matter of interests, and since leaving everyone to their demise is in the best interest of the two supreme forces, then why not?
Caesar Aeldris, seeing the slowly degrading situation, realized that it was just a matter of time before his empire was overrun, and so, he brought out the device his friend gave to him, and activated it….
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Thaddeus Agares did not appear with a bang, he did not give a statement or go round the world purging demons and the envoys of the seven houses…
No!!
His answer was silent yet carried devastating consequences….
The moment he received his friend's sos…
He sent his perception to check on the situation of things, his absurdly powerful perception covered all of Althea and immediately the situation became clear..
Slowly he stood up, his plain black robes unruffled..
Stretching forth his hands, a pitch black Broadsword appeared slowly, it's hilt a deep crimson red, it's cross guard was wider than even his shoulders, the sword from hilt to tip measured a staggering 12ft…
Taking a step, he vanished…..
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Thaddeus appeared in front of a swirling crimson portal, humanoid figures with 4 twisted horns poured out unceasingly from it..
He did not stop, he didn't bother with these minions, he just walked through the portal, unnoticed…
Silently he navigated the demon world, not a demon was touched by his blade, not a demon noticed his presence, his perception mapping out the demon world as he moved, until eventually he appeared at his target…
The infernal empire of hubris..
An empire under the rule of The Infernal House of Pride…
It is said that the battle that occurred on that land, shook the whole of the demon world to its core, startling every other Infernal lord…
And after 3 days and 3 nights of straight non stop battle..
The chaos ceased…
But the results was one the demon world has not forgotten till date..
All that was left of the INFERNAL HOUSE OF PRIDE was nothing but rivers of blood and mountains of corpses…
At the center of it all, A demonic head the size of mountain could be seen, an even greater pitch black blade going straight through its skull and impaling it on the ground…
It is said that till today, that skull with the sword can be seen at the fallen empire, an empire that was claimed by the slaughter god himself, subjugating the entirety of the hubris empire…
Thus Thaddeus Agares became the first to ever conquer an infernal house…
The results of that battle sent alarm bells through the remaining Infernal houses and thus they slowly withdrew their forces, giving Althea a breathing room..
They didn't wast it..
The solace that Thaddeus bought them, they used to implement what they already had plans of doing…
As for Caesar Aeldris, he rode on the coattails of his friend, his Aeldris empire growing to become behemoths capable of standing on equal footing with the once untouchable immortal dynasty…
The slaughter god became the first and still, only man to conquer an infernal empire..
And now that same monster's descendant is about to take a step into the world his anscestor helped shape…
A/N: I don't feel like I did justice to this chapter the way I would've liked but it is what it is…
New cover art, who noticed? Can you guess who?
Character arts for Myra is ready but I'm still not sure which to choose from, I might make an auxiliary chapter and have y'all choose for me.. is what would love to say if y'all were active, sigh~~~
Hopefully I'm able to fulfill my target today…
Don't forget to drop those power stones and reviews..
Anyway thanks for reading….