2024-04-15 15:16:57Seven years ago, as Elias Hawthorne was preparing to close his herb shop on a peaceful night in Riverbend Hamlet, a small village located on the outskirts of Verdantia, he had to shut early.
Rumors of missing newborns were rampant, and it had been a busy day with many customers.
As he closed the shop, the sound of moving carriages at high speed and horses screaming pierced the night.
A banner flew into his face, bearing the emblem of the notorious Cursed Artificers Guild, which was allied with the missing babies.
Chills ran down his spine as he wondered what they were doing so far east.
After the silence that followed, a blast of light struck, momentarily turning night into day. The magical energy emitted shook the entire Aetheria realm.
Despite his shock, Elias's body moved towards the Silverwater River.
There, he found a white glossy carriage painted in blood, surrounded by a lot of dead bodies and horses.
The river ran red with blood. Among the dead were members of the Cursed Artificers Guild.
Inside the carriage, a woman lay dead, protecting something beneath her stomach.
Nearby were dead mages, seemingly protecting the carriage.
As he ventured further, pondering the source of the light and what had killed the members of the dark guild, Elias heard a baby's cry coming from the carriage he had just passed.
Realizing he hadn't heard it earlier due to shock, he hurried back.
The woman had been protecting a baby boy with brown skin.
It was evident that the dead were his parents, likely of noble blood, judging by the elite mages guarding the carriage.
Alongside the baby, there was something like a magic storage box that looked locked by magic.
Such boxes were rare and not easy to get, and it was small enough to fit in a pocket.
Additionally, the baby was wearing what looked like an enchanted pendant that was radiating weak magic. Elias wrapped the baby along with the box.
His instincts urged him to leave the scene quickly. As a retired mercenary who understood the corruption in the kingdom, he took the baby and left.
The sister from the orphanage located in Mossy Hollow listened skeptically as Elias Hawthorne explained how he found the baby.
However, she had no choice but to take the baby in, especially after feeling the powerful magic a week ago.
Elias couldn't care for the baby, so he left him in her care.
Before leaving, she asked him to give the baby a name, and he named him Oasis, after the desert kingdom of Avaloria, from where his brown skin likely originated.
Two weeks after the incident, news spread of the Divine King holy magic wielder,
Sir Roland Lightbringer from the Holy Cathedral, who single-handedly destroyed the three most powerful dark guilds: the Cursed Artificers, Obsidian Shadows, and Nightshade Assassins.
Since then, Sir Roland was titled "The Divine Avenger," and no dark guilds have been seen, thanks to his example.
When questioned about his presence in the east, far from the Holy Cathedral headquarters in the kingdom of Celestia in the western side of the realm,
Sir Roland explained that he had been tracking the incidents for some time.
The newborns of Celestia were also going missing, leading him to the dark guild from the south of the realm, the Cursed Artificers, rumored to have been seen in the east.
Despite the two kingdoms not being on talking terms, he had no choice but to go there and ended up destroying all the involved guilds, including the other two.
He emphasized , "I am acting in the best interest of mine kingdom and the realm's future."
And he did conclude, declaring, "If aught resembling doth occur again to mine kingdom, the Holy Cathedral shall not tarry in its actions."
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Chapter 704: The Interrupted Execution (2).
As everyone was still taken aback by Oasis’s sudden appearance, their gazes remained locked onto the young man who had emerged from the trees with enormous ethereal wings spread behind him.The wings were breathtaking.They were neither entirely feathered nor entirely draconic in appearance. Cyan scales shimmered faintly between layers of glowing feathers, and streams of energy flowed along the edges of the massive appendages like rivers of light coursing through the sky itself.The sunlight reflected upon them beautifully, causing the wings to radiate an almost sacred brilliance amidst the blood-soaked battlefield.Yet before anyone could even properly process what they were witnessing—The wings seamlessly retracted.Within a single second, they folded inward and dissolved into Oasis’s body as though they had never existed at all.The process was smooth.Effortless.Terrifyingly natural.And throughout it all, Oasis’s eyes remained closed.To those who did not know the reason behind
Chapter 703: The Interrupted Execution (1).
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Chapter 702: Ocular Integration.
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Chapter 701: Unshakable Foundation(2).
The pressure in the atmosphere intensified unconsciously.Even Hayate swallowed slightly.“And one might ask…” Soma continued calmly, “…what does it mean to protect the mind?”“What exactly does one protect it from?”He raised a finger.“That is simple.”“You protect your mind from the world and yourself.”A strong gust of wind swept across the courtyard.“If your mind is protected, then your heart will remain strong.”“For the mind sees all and governs all based on what it has perceived.”“First…”“Your mind must be protected from the words that dance throughout the world. The words beyond your control.”“Second…”“Your mind must be protected from what your eyes perceive. For if your mind remains protected, then you shall see reality for what it truly is.”“And lastly…”His eyes darkened slightly.“Your mind must be protected from the deception and insanity of the world itself.”The words caused Daku’s expression to shift faintly.Vesta’s golden eyes narrowed ever so slightly as well
Chapter 700: Unshakable Foundation(1).
“First, what makes a cultivator strong? What is it that truly determines how powerful a cultivator becomes?”Master Soma finally began the true heart of his lesson.The distant ringing of training bells echoed faintly from somewhere deeper within the village, yet within this courtyard there was only silence.A profound silence.The seven youths sat before Master Soma in lotus position, completely attentive.Soma himself sat like an unmoving mountain beneath the open sky. His haori spread neatly around him across the stone floor, the fabric fluttering lightly at its edges whenever the wind brushed against it.His posture was perfectly straight, neither rigid nor relaxed, but balanced with a level of control that made him appear less like a man and more like a deeply rooted ancient tree that had stood through countless storms.Even the way he spoke possessed a strange force behind it.His voice flowed calmly and seamlessly through the courtyard, carrying a natural authority that unconsci
Chapter 699: The Colliding Will.
“Now it makes sense why Shiye had asked about the demonic cultivators earlier. It seems they have bad blood with them, and now, from the way Father’s presence has changed, it seems he is at ease with them now. So he trusts them to a certain degree. After all, demonic cultivators are hated by everyone,” Kyoku thought inwardly as he looked toward Master Soma, who sat before the Blood Roses while speaking calmly to Venak.The mountain breeze continued to flow quietly through the training courtyard atop the peak of Nodoka Village, carrying with it the distant sounds of village life below.Yet within the training grounds themselves, the atmosphere remained solemn and focused.“And don’t get me wrong, kids,” Master Soma continued speaking. His calm eyes moved across every single member of the Blood Roses one by one. “I do not know the orders your sect has given you, and I do not wish to stand against that. But what I am saying is not merely my opinion.”His voice lowered slightly.“It is th
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