The kingdom of Zienx lived known for its connection with the Gods. Being the only kingdom blessed by the Gods, the emperor grew greedy. The more the emperor learned about the blessed, the name given to the people that were blessed by the Gods, the more he controlled them. When the emperor came to learn of their immortality, it was a turning point. Everything turned upside down from there.
Soon enough the blessing became a curse to families and all. Those unlucky enough to live endowed with abilities would hide away in fear, and at times, shame. If found they would fall into an endless pact of servitude by the emperor. A pact that guaranteed the emperor’s bloodline to thousands of bound soldiers. The emperor chortled in power and thanked the Gods, but the Gods weren’t appeased. Thus, the Gods stopped granting blessings and cursed the emperor's lineage with short lives.
All the ‘blessed’ disappointed that the Gods couldn’t save them from servitude went insane. They attempted to massacre the emperor's lineage and caused an all-out war. The worst war Zienx had ever had in which thousands perished. Now not because Zienx had good weaponry. Rather, the blessed noticed they'd harm loved ones due to their servitude. Which in turn compelled them to shift to suicide, seeing it as an escape from servitude. Despite that, the blessed couldn’t end the emperor’s life. They liberated themselves from servitude, making them the final victors.
After the war, the emperor set more extreme regulations in place. With these regulations, he assured a war like the Blessed’s retaliation wouldn’t ever occur again. All regulations and abuse towards the blessed changed 500 years ago when Kie showed up in the city. Before his arrival, the emperor at the time, Lin, was committing treacherous actions.
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Kie showed up and acted as he would any other day. He defended himself, stood up for himself, and posthaste became the talk of the kingdom. Yet, as Kie’s crime list grew, so did the greed and obsession of the emperor. The emperor during that time, Lin, was known for his obsession with beautiful things. He took wives, children, and lovers from anyone to add to his collection.
Kie happened to be there at the wrong time, and in a turn of events was forced into servitude for years to come. Now he’s still stuck, same deal, same problem, only a different year, different contractor.
All the remaining blessed, a slim population, have abilities. All have the gift of everlasting life, although, after the retaliation. They came to see that they can still perish despite their immortality. Meaning in actuality the Gods gifted them with the choice of living.
The beautiful writer, Acy, was endowed with Allure. The ability to be oh-so alluring and enticing to others. The God’s indeed treated Acy with love and admiration as they even blessed them with beauty from birth. It may appear so if you don’t come in contact with their infectious tears. Now, Acy despised all these abilities, and never exploited them. They loathed the thought of living what they called a “lie”.
Furthermore, the cold-blooded general, Kie, endowed tremendous strength and powerful resistance. Such abilities made him the strongest among the blessed, and one of the only who could resist Acy’s Allure. This could explain why they fell in love as it appears the God’s matched them up from the start.