The Empire of Prima, greatest power of the continent of Asgard for 10,00 years. And on this night the Empire shall give it's mark to the eternal hall of the gods, as the great emperor Azir, First of his name, Ruler of the living and the dead, Sage of the sky, Conqueror of Shambala, Hand of judgment and the Son of an dragon. Ascends to godhood, and takes his seat on the halls of gods.
The great Empire, floating in thousands of feet in the air. Looking down on the rest of the continent, is in great celebration, however. in the great palace there is only five people. waiting for the great emperor, excitement showing on their faces. Those people are:
The great general of Prima. Shun, Who led thousand men against 12 thousand. and suffered no casualties. And was given the title "Avatar of Asura" for his great prowess of his battle spirit. only second to the emperor.
The Holy empress of Prima. Andel Heartpiercer , "The child of Afrodite" a nickname rightfully given for the most beautiful woman of the continent. She is also the continent's third powerful mage. And the wife of the Emperor.
The left hand of the emperor. Le Chong a person who was clad in mysteries. Only few things were know of him. His loyalty to the Emperor only second to the right Hand of the Emperor. His prowess in the art of assassination. And that he comes from the land Shambala, A land forged in the shadows, that the great emperor conquered 120 years ago.
Dyrik. The right hand of the emperor. A Variant mage, which are extremely rare and no ones power is the same as another. Dyrik was an orphan that the emperor took under his wing before he raised to the throne 400 years ago. Dyriks variant magic power which, gave him the power to fuse battle spirit and magic. as well as fuse two kinds of magic. rose him to the rank of the royal mage of Prima as well as the title "Right hand of the emperor" As he is the second strongest mage, and fourth strongest warrior in the continent of Asgard.
The Last person was the Emperor twin brother. Tyr. who was born a cripple in both magic and battle spirit. Making him thrash in the eyes of everyone in the continent, expect the emperor. Who saw that Tyr had the power of Void magic, which was the power the demons used. Which was even more rare than a variant mage, but extremely dangerous for an untrained person. The Emperor was able to train Tyr, and with the power to control the void. Tyr rose to the rank of Crown prince, as The holy empress could not bear a child to the great emperor. When the Great emperor ascends to godhood, he is bound by the laws of gods, which will make him unable to mess in the affairs of mortals, thus making him unable to stay as an emperor.
The five people were kneeling in front of a young man, dressed in a golden armor with purple silk shirt. a golden cape hang from his back, and he wielded an simple silver headband and was in a meditating pose . on his right hand was "The Hand of Ascension" an gauntlet made by Azir The great emperor A gauntlet, which was made from the golden scales of The dragon king. The spirit of the phoenix, which was condensed to a soul crystal of the highest tier. which was then liquefied and used to mark the enchantments which made the gauntlet indestructible and the wisdom of an phoenix was granted to it's wielder. And in the middle of the gauntlet is an round, black gem size of an pebble. An soul gem, inside the soul gem was all information of the great emperor, including the secret of ascension.
Suddenly, the Great emperor opened his eyes, opened his lips and said "My friends, my family. Today is the day i shall rise to the seat of gods. In mere minutes i will start ascending. which makes me unable to do anything but cultivate my god energy, as i leave my body, and become one with the heavens. This is my last chance to tell you how much i care for all of you, and give my last gifts to you." The emperor said in a voice that was filled with authority and sadness.
"Shun, Rise and come to me" The Emperor said, and got up i a standing position. and reached his hand for his scepter, the proof of the rule of the emperor. The Great general. slowly got up from his kneeling position and walk the five steps needed to face the emperor, slowly full of admiration to the greatest human in the history of Asgard. As the one who was least in the emperors service. He thought that he was not included in the gifts of the emperor.
After taking the five steps. Shun fell to one knee bowed his head, and said "The great general bows to the emperor one last time." in a voice full of sadness. The emperor let out an chuckle And said in a understanding voice "Shun, even though i will leave does not mean that this is the last time you can prove your loyalty." and raised his hand, gesturing the great general to rise to his feet. "You, who have served me the least from the five that stand here, but still proved your loyalty more than anybody i have known. I Ask you to stay as the Great general, protecting this empire." The emperor said to he great general as he rose to his feet. "Yes! I shall protect this empire until my last breath!" The great general said as he started walking away while bowing to the emperor and backing away to the rest of the five.
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The Emperor nodded and looked at his gorgeous wife, wearing the same dress she wore on the day of the wedding, pure white made of the greatest silk. an unusual dress as white represents rebirth. "Andel, my love know that i do not resent you for being unable to bear children, the only feeling for you is love. Unrelenting love. And i wish for you to know this as i give you my very soul, for you remember me, i give you the hand of ascension. So, please Remember me." the Emperor said to his wife while tears fell from his cheeks. As his wife dropped all manners and rushed to hug his husband and cried on his shoulder. "Of.. Of course i will remember you fool! No need to give such priceless artifacts I will always love you!" she said while holding tight to his husband who both loved each other dearly. Knowing that this shall be the last time they see each other. Finally letting go, as the time was falling short. Andel let go of her husband wiped her tears, and went to the rest of the five.
"Le Chong" The emperor said to the the middle aged man who wore an dark cape. who was still bowing his head. "My Majesty should not waste his time, I, Le Chong what i must do. Please, do not ruin this moment with words." The man answered with an strong accent, That the small human population of Shambala had.
The Emperor looked displeased, but understood, that time was short so he moved to the orphan who was closest to a son for him."Dyrik. You are the royal mage of Prima. As the strongest mage only below me. I Grant you the secrets of my magic. UNIQUE MAGIC: Sage of the heavens." After he said those words, the atmosphere changed. Sage of the Heavens was a unique magic which fused both magic and battle spirit and granted Azir the power to ascend, Dyrik. Who was a variant mage would have limitless possibilities if he was granted the secrets of Sage of the heavens. It would also mean that Dyrik would inherit the title "Sage of the sky" Which was given to the strongest magician in the continent. Dyrik got up from his kneeling position and pat his trousers, which was a clothing usual for commoners, even after 400 years he had not gotten used o noble clothing and he usually wore just pants and a shirt. He looked at Azir into his eyes, which were usually blue, but were colored like gold due to the amount of god energy in him right now. "I am honored to continue your legacy majesty" Dyrik said as he put his right hand in top of his chest, a universal sign of speaking from the heart. Azir smiled as he thought of the child who looked at him with complete fear had changed into the greatest mage in history. "I have personally left my journal in your study and it is your mission to break it's encryption" The Emperor said and took five step towards the last person he wanted to meet before his ascension.
"Tyr" The emperor said to his brother who looked at him from the same kneeling position that he had for almost 10 minutes. The emperor looked at his brother with a mixed emotions as he could not think of anything to say to his brother, who was cold due to his talent in void magic. thinking of only one last advice to the future emperor he gave his scepter, 4 and a half feet long golden staff with the name of every emperor of Prima engraved to it's hilt and a single gem at the tip. "Don't fall to the void." was all the emperor could say to his brother as he walked to the great altar, that was next to his throne. Which contained the great stories of gods. Today, He shall ascend.
Pain, That was all Dyrik could feel as his eyes were slowly closing due to the single stab of a sword in his heart. How could this be? This was supposed to be a glorious day! A day when the greatest man reached godhood. How could they be betrayed? Dyrik watched as the shadowy figure, who he knew walked to the emperors corpse and Took the Hand of Ascension. "FINALLY!" the figure said in a cold, demonic voice. "With this...Shambala shall challenge the gods!" Dyrik could not dare to look at the figure, and started to look around instead. He saw the great general, who was the first to fall laying on the ground motionless. The Holy Empress, cries could be heard behind him. slowly Dyrik eyes were closing and hes head fell to the floor, as he was taking his last breath he heard the creature yell "H...HOW COULD THIS BE...YOU ACTUALLY....DENIED ASCENSION?...WHY?" And he heard the angered voice of his emperor, "....Simple.....over my dead body....will you gain the secrets of ascension..." Dyrik smiled as he heard those words and took his last breath.
Azir ripped his hand back from the creatures body.. and looked around him...Everyone is dead. he thought as he saw the bodies of his comrades. waited for his dead, and the fall of his empire.