Void followed the directions to a rundown looking building. He thought he had come to the wrong place but he saw a sign with an opened book which confirmed that this was indeed the library.

He went in and saw that the place was completely empty except for an elderly woman behind the counter. As Void walked in, she noticed him and gave him an annoyed glare.

"Yes?" She asked, obviously annoyed.

"Uh... I'm looking for books on history?" Void had replied as if he were asking instead of answering.

The librarian looked utterly surprised and changed her tone, "Oh, the history section is in the back."

'Seems like this place doesn't get much visitors.'

He proceeded to the back of the library. Void skimmed through the titles of the books stacked neatly on the shelf.

Void picked up 3 books.

'World History'

'Gods & Goddesses'

'History Of The Demon Empire'

Void thought that he might as well learn about the history of other races while he was here.

He brought the books to a table and started with 'World History'

This virtual world is called Aria and turns out, there had been 3 great wars.

The first great war had been between the Angels and the Demons. This war had occurred many centuries ago and was mostly forgotten. The cause of the war had also been long forgotten. It is also unclear how the war ended. However the relationship between the Angels and Demons have never improved.

The second great war lasted 12 years and had been between the Humans and all the other races except for Angels and Demons. The cause had been Humankind's arrogance. Humans had believed themselves to be the superior race and enslaved people of the other races. The other races banded together and declared war on Humans. The war ended in a peace treaty signed by representatives of each race. Also, the World Alliance had been formed. An organization that dealt with first world problems.

The latest great war had occurred only a few decades ago and had been between Humans and Demons. The Humans had instigated the war against Demons in the name of the Goddess Of Light, Lumina. The Church Of Light had believed Demons to be beings of great evil and decided to purge them from the world for the greater good. The Demon Lord then had been infuriated and retaliated by annihilating the Church Of Light. The Human race had surrendered a year after the war had begun. There has been great animosity between Humans and Demons ever since.

Void was shocked. He did not expect this world to have war. He guessed that war was a culture in any world, even a virtual one. Different ideals and opinions give birth to conflict. Thus, conflict is inevitable in every world.

Void moved on to 'Gods & Goddesses'.

Aria has its own set of Gods. There are many different Gods, each with their own domains of rule.

The most prominent Gods are the Gods and Goddesses of the elements. There are 6 main Gods and Goddesses of elements and those elements are also the 6 elements that mages can learn in the beginning.

There is the previously mentioned Goddess Of Light, Lumina. She has domain over anything that the light has touched and has the most recorded followers. Offending her is equal to offending majority of the world. She is also mythed to have created the Angels.

Next is the God Of Fire, Ignis. He has domain over fire, obviously. He is known to have blessed Dwarves with their incredible crafting ability.

Next is the Goddess Of Water, Vesi. She has domain over the great ocean. Aquatic creatures are created by her to keep her company in the endless seas.

Next is the Goddess Of Earth, Terra. She has domain over the vast land. It is said that mountains had been created because of her rage.

Next is the God Of Wind, Zeph. He has domain over the limitless sky. He is known to be the most carefree among the other Gods. His followers are mostly adventurers who travel wherever the wind might take them, never staying in one place for too long.

Last is the God Of Darkness, Myrk. He has domain over the shadows and is the opposite of Lumina. He has the least amount of recorded followers and is mythed to have created the Demons.

There are other elemental Gods, such as the Goddess Of Lightning and the God Of Ice. There are also other non-elemental Gods, like the Goddess Of Nature and the God Of Knowledge. However, they were mostly outshined by the 6 main Gods and Goddesses of the elements.

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Aria not only had their own Gods, but also Gods from the real world. Gods from different cultures existed in Aria as well, such as Greek Gods, Roman Gods, Egyptian Gods and even Hindu Gods.

Void thought if it was possible to meet Gods in the game. He also thought that if it were possible, it would be very cool, on good circumstances of course.

Void picked up the last book he had picked out, the book that held information he had came to the library to find in the first place, 'History Of The Demon Empire'.

There had only been information about the Demon Empire from after the first great war, which Void found strange but chose to ignore at the moment. There had only been 3 Demon Lords in the 7 centuries since the first great war.

The first had ruled for 200 years. Void thought that it was quite a long period of time, however the book had considered it as short. He had a quiet rule, not affecting the world much. He had been defeated and killed by the second Demon Lord, who had overtaken his rule.

The second Demon Lord ruled for around 400 years before the current Demon Lord killed and replaced him. He was a pacifist despite being a Demon and avoided conflict with the other races, while still holding the respect of most Demons. Those who thought he had weak ideals often retaliated but were always taken down and shown their overwhelming difference in power. That was until the current Demon Lord had shown up.

The current Demon Lord is power hungry, and always seeking new challenges. He saw the previous Demon Lord as just an obstacle to be surpassed. He spent 3 days fighting the previous Demon Lord before finally defeating him. He had to admit that the previous Demon Lord had been a worthy adversary, the strongest he had faced at that point in time.

After he took over rule as the Demon Lord, he instigated the demons to grow stronger and one day face him in battle. This made the Demons to be the hostile creatures they are today, though no one has yet to succeed in defeating the current Demon Lord.

When the Humans had sought war with the Demons in the third great war, he was infuriated because he thought the Humans to be weaklings. He believed that the Humans were wasting his time with their fruitless efforts. He allowed the war to continue for 1 year to allow Demons to learn superiority, to learn that they were the superior race and that no one could oppose them. After a year had passed, he stepped into the battlefield and briefly annihilated the enemies. It could not be considered a battle, for it was more of a one-sided massacre.

Void had noticed one similarity in all 3 Demon Lords. They were all incredibly strong. He realised that he needed to get stronger before he could even dream of being Demon Lord. Also, he noticed that each Demon Lord had long lifespans. He attributed that to their immense strength which lengthened their lives.

He had a high hurdle to clear in order to be Demon Lord, for he had to take down the current Demon Lord, the strongest that has ever lived.

Void sighed. He knew that it would be extremely difficult to achieve his goal and that it would take a lot of time and effort. He knew it would be difficult, but he also knew that he would never become Demon Lord if he just sat here reading.

He pumped his fist in determination, deciding that he would get as strong as possible and take down the current Demon Lord. He got up and left the library.

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Void had just left the library. The librarian walked up to the table Void had been sitting at. She picked up the books Void had been reading, skimming through the titles. She returned them to their shelves.

She pulled out a necklace hung around her neck from her shirt. The necklace pendant was of a black spiral. She sent mana into the pendant and brought it close to her mouth.

"The boy who just left. Watch him."

She closed the library and walked off.

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Thank you for all the comments! I've added some of the suggestions into the chapters. I''ll try to add more chapters as soon as I can.