Chapter 1 Sidestory 1
Arc’s Past
The year 2045 After Reset (AR), Ishthar Continent.
The Arcadia Kingdom was born. It was founded by Graias Von Arcadia, known as the “Hero” at the time.
Time continues on.
20 Years later, King Graias died, after passing the throne to the 2nd king, Graias Von Arcadia - King “Graias the Second”.
30 Years later, the throne was passed down to King Graias the Third. His younger brother, Varone Von Arcadia, 15 at the time, took up the job of an Adventurer, which had always been his dream.
In his adventures, Varone found various treasures. However, the most precious of them all was a ring. The Divine Treasure – [Ring of Eternal Youth, Protogonus]. Even he couldn’t handle wearing it. He decided to keep it as his heirloom.
20 years later, Varone also became a hero. He became the founder of the Duke Household – “the Harold House”. He was named Varone Von Harold by King Graias the Third.
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30 Years later, Varone intended to pass on the Harold Household to his eldest son, however, his son, overconfident in his prowess, put on the heirloom [Ring of Eternal Youth, Protogonus] despite his father being against it. As a result, he exploded into a pool of blood with a pop. Varone had to pass on the household to his younger son. It was then passed down in the Harold Household that the Heirloom is never to be put on unless one is ready to die.
700 Years passed…
((A/N: Too much of a time skip, you say? No, this is just about the last time skip, so don’t worry.))
The year 2845 AR,
The 32nd head of the Harold Household, Arnos Von Harold already had a first wife by the time he was 30. However, his first son was born from a side-lover. To prevent a scandal and also to protect his beloved side-lover and his cherished child Arc, he cast them away with some money. However, the enemy of Duke Arnos, Marquis Kaya got wind of this situation and decided to hold the mother and son hostage. Young Arc, 10 at the time, was tortured relentlessly. It was similar for the mother too, but Arc didn’t know that, or he would’ve forgotten his own pain. For 5 Years he suffered the endless pain, however, because of his unrelenting willpower, his spirit still wasn’t broken.
The Duke couldn’t do anything about it, because if he moved Publically, the Marquis could kill the mother and child, and it was nearly impossible for such a famous noble to move privately. Because of these facts, no one could come to save the young Arc.
-To Be Continued
((A/N: A short chapter I know, but I couldn’t stretch the Sidestory any longer. Don’t worry though; normal chapters aren’t as short as this one. This was crucial to the world building though, so I couldn’t avoid it.))