Listening to the report from Sasha, Yuki summarised the information she had heard.

First of all the kingdom of Asura was the country Urzel hailed from. The country neighboured the kingdom of Zura and was almost twice as big. Zura was relatively young for a kingdom and was only formed a few hundred years ago. The country originally was a dead zone filled with the deadliest of monsters. This all changed when the heroes conquered the land driving the monsters away.

Zura was a powerful country with the hero party leading them. it didn't take long for Zura to become respected and feared as a kingdom, however, like all humans even the heroes couldn't escape from the clutches of death that came along with old age.

When the main pillars of Zura fell it didn't take long for the land Zura resided on to return to its old ways. Slowly but surely monsters started to return their homeland. Sensing the powerful heroes that once drove them away from their homes were now gone, many ruthless and vicious monsters returned with a vengeance.

Powerful monsters all around the continent came together and began attacking kingdoms. The world then fell into a century-long war it would never forget.

One of the first monsters that returned was the king of reptiles the 7 headed noxious hydra. The beast rampaged throughout the lands destroying many countries and taking many lives.

Following the lead of the hydra, many monsters revealed themselves and began attacking the civilised world in mass.

The world was in chaos. Knowing that they couldn't win this war the races finally banded together for the time in history.

Every race under the skies came together. The Angels, Devils, Fallen Angels, Mermen/Mermaids, Vampires, Werewolves, Dwarves, Elves and many more all joined together becoming the last hope for survival. Even the mighty dragons that lived in places were monsters couldn't possibly reach lent their aid.

Together they began to conquer the lands once again retaking the ruins left by their predecessors.

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One by one they retook the lands working together and slaying the evil that had taken over the world.

When the war was almost over and victory was insight the monsters were forced to retreat. They had been pushed back to the land that held the name of Zura.

Unable to take defeat the monsters resorted to using forbidden ancient magic. They sacrificed their souls forever changing the world for better or for worse.

Around the world, several giant structures formed. The sacrificed souls cursed these very structures turning them into what they were known as today. Some structures formed dungeons others sky islands. There was supposedly even a tower that reaches the gates of heaven.

All these structures held one common tho g between them. They were incredibly dangerous. Riddled with traps and puzzles those who venture in go knowing there's a chance they won't come back out.

As for why people even enter in the first place is of course greed. The structures are a hot-spot for monsters.

The kingdom of Asura holds one of these structures. In Asura, there is a gigantic labyrinth where golems are extremely common. Golems are a type of monster made from animated rocks or metal. Asura takes advantage of the labyrinth often creating quests where adventurers will hunt Golems made of a certain type of metal.

This is where the half-finished key comes in. The Key that belongs to Urzel is part of an artefact used to open a pathway allowing the user to easily exit the labyrinth. With only one key in existence, those who knew about the key would do anything to get their hands on it.

The whole story interested Yuki. According to Urzel the countless structures that littered the world rarely produced treasures. These treasures were byproducts of the immense collection of mana. This key that took the shape of a necklace was one of these rare treasures.

Sasha was nuzzling into the Princesses chest when she finished her report. Observing the Princesses face Sasha knew the Princess was interested in these so-called structures. In order to reach Asura, they would have to continue travelling in the same direction they were heading in. Urzel mentioned there were roads leading to the Kingdom, but the quickest way was to cut through the dense forests.

Whilst Sasha and Yuki discussed the route they would take towards the kingdom Rin and Shimizu had awoken. Stretching their limbs the two girls made their way out of the tent.

To see the Princess was awake before they made the two feel slightly embarrassed. After greeting the Princess everyone began preparing to continue their journey.

With everyone awake, Yuki and the girls made their way towards Asura. It only took them a few hours to reach the bordering city.

With Urzel still sore from the fight, the girls decided to rest in the bordering city named Avia.