Age of Heroes (Age of Heroes Chronicles)

Arial this time was reminded of some stories of Linzi Temple monks immolating themselves with Inner Fire or martial artist that truism to ash after suffering from inner energy deviancy

Power of the elements that come from oneself. 

Right now, Arial is like that.

Lightning that come from himself 

Thunder that roars in each movement. 

In his Inner World thunder rains down and in the real world thunder exploded out and surge upwards in the shape of the Dragon.

Arial grasp it. 

And grasping it, he turns an attack without direction, an attack without purpose, an attack without shape into an attack with direction, purpose and shape.

He truly had mastered the way of using the Divine Essence. 

He combines the martial arts of Ming continent with the practice of the Divine. Of magic, fusing it in a way that have never been fused before.

Arial himself did not know why he was able to fuse two different schools of energy methods. Was it because he has the Blood Heavenly Absorbing skill?

Or was it because he has the Dragon Heart? Or is it because of the blessing of Amara, the blessing of a Goddess?

Or is it because of his lineage? A descendant whose blood is divine? 

Or is it all of this factor combined into one person that enables him to harmoniously combine all the different energy in his body?

Arial did not have time to think why he was able to do it and the logic behind it. Only that he could do it

All that matters is that he could do it. 

This time he truly felt like he is one and the same with the Divine Essence of Thunder.

Varnikar eyes widened when he saw a thunder dragon soaring to the sky. And he is not the only one. The other people watching the battle is also shocked

The Edenian soldiers seeing a dragon soaring the sky suddenly remember that their liege crest is a dragon and to them seeing such thing coming from their liege, they thought of many rumors about the Vermont family.

One of them is that they have the blood of dragons in them and that is why they chose the crest of a dragon as the crest of their noble house

This is actually the stories popularized by the entertainment troupe that visited the major cities of the Empire, hoping to please the Emperor and win the rights of performing in front of the Emperor

The reason for such stories is of course simply because it is entertaining. 

And the reason why Arial had never forbidden it is because it raises the prestige of his family and also it is not entirely wrong either

Arial does have the blood of a dragon running through his veins. 

But as for his family? There is none. Helia was pregnant with Ariadne before he got the dragon heart.

In the Vermont family, only Arial have the blood of dragons. It is because of these stories, that many of the soldiers that already worshipped the Emperor as a military figure believe that their imperial family have the blood of the dragon in them and that is why the providence of the world would fall to the Empire. 

seeing a thunder dragon soaring through the sky from their Emperor body, the dragon swirling with lightning rushing to the Heavens like an indomitable holy guardian of the Empire, one of the Edenian soldiers, seeing such thing blurted out

'Hail the Emperor! Victory to the Empire!'

The voice of the soldier is shrill and blurted out unconsciously

But once the other soldiers hear it, they too shouted

'Hail the Emperor! Victory to the Empire!'

'Hail the Emperor! Victory to the Empire!'

The soldiers that is composed from the tribes also hears the shout and chanting and feeling the need to show loyalty to their new ruler, they too shouted passionately

'Hail the Emperor! Victory to the Empire!'

'Hail the Emperor! Victory to the Empire!'

The chanting was so loud that it could be heard to the area of the battlefield and the entire wall section felt like it is shaking because of the chanting. 

On the forest nearby, the Warchief of Varnikar is also watching the battle. 

Since the beginning of the battle they always felt like their High lord would win. So, to see what is now unfolding is something of a shock to them

Yet, at the same time they were excited. Win or lose, they still win 

Varnikar is their high lord. In their lives these Warchief had seen many great warriors of the Three Kingdoms. 

But none of the warriors that they know or heard about possess the same kind of ungodly strength that their High Lord possess. If their High Lord moves personally, it means the battle had already been won.

Most of the Warchief that swear their allegiance to Varnikar was the Warchief that have been defeated by him. 

Some of the Warchief had even come from the mountain tribe subdued by the High Lord of Maroth.

Some people said that Varnikar is one of the strongest warriors in the Three Kingdoms. 

They did not agree with that. 

They believe Varnikar is the strongest person in the entire Three Kingdoms of the Shadowlands

The only reason why he was not as famous as the new upstart these past decades is simply because High Lord Varnikar had rarely went out from his territory and was more preoccupied fighting the Darkspawn all over the kingdom.

Thus, it came to a shock to them to see that their High Lord is at a disadvantage.

Still, it fills them with excitement. Because the defeat of their High Lord means that the Outlander Monarch might truly be Asrana

High Lord Varnikar did say to them that he wanted to test whether the Outlander Monarch is Asrana. 

To some of the Warchief, the obsessions that their High lord has for some old prophecies is merely one of his many eccentric quirks.

It has been long regarded as such by even Varnikar own officer and ministers.

But when a Wall suddenly emerges out from out of nowhere, when Dark Clouds and Dark Skies that use to cover the whole Shadowlands suddenly went away, when harvest suddenly rises, when Darkspawn no longer spawns there is a change in the thinking of his officials and minister

The officials and ministers that use to dismiss such prophecies as crazy talks have to think carefully whether the prophecies and old stories is really just some false prophecy and ancient story

Then they hear the chaos all over the three kingdoms, signs and omens appears just like it was foretold, thousands of years ago

Cold wind blows, the sound of the horn echoes all over the New World, a sound that rev reverberates to the Shadowlands, like a ringing bell to signify the beginning of the unification of the New World, or the rise of the Great Conqueror of Darkness. 

Warlords rise all over the Shadowlands, Outlanders appears and establishing dominance, the old kings and Queens fought for the sword that would slay Gods.

The call to unite the world is heard everywhere, all wanting to claim the fate of Asrana, all wanting to unite the kingdoms, opens the Gate, pull out the Sword and claim the destiny of the Savior.

The stories, the prophecies all come into fulfillment. And so the people who do not believe, believe.

The ancient stories, the fables and prophecies are all real

So, when their High lord summon them and ask them if they were willing to follow him, follow him to serve Asrana they nodded their head and swear not on the name of their patron Gods but on the name of Asrana.

They swear they would never doubt their high lords ever again. And when their high Lord rides out from his castle, they all rides behind him, believing in the vision of their High Lord

Maroth have always been a unique state in the kingdom of Vernium. It is ruled independently and have more autonomy then all the other states in the kingdoms combined

It also lacks a certain familial relation with the King like some of the other nobles and high lords of the kingdom which is usually related to the King

Varnikar might come from the Veranians tribe but he is unlike some of the loyal warriors and did not follow the word of the Elders to support the King with all that he had.

And the Elders also did not have the ability to force Varnikar to listen as the priest of the temple of the Gods all come to testify that Varnikar is blessed by the Pantheons.

Such a holy reputation and holy acknowledgment had make Maroth an entity of its own inside the kingdom. 

But even so, they were still a state under the Vernium royal family.

But what Varnikar had asked them that day was for them to believe in ancient prophecies, of old stories talk about in the fireplace of the Elders, of folk tales of some Savior from some Darkness.

And they believe.

When Varnikar said that the Outlander Monarch that came and conquer Balhae might be Asrana, they supported Varnikar and follow him to see the rumored monarch like the Apostles of the Great Prophet when they heard that there is man speaking about the Truth.

At first they were disappointed when they saw the Outlander Monarch. 

Most of the Warchief have seen the statue of Asrana in the kingdom temple. 

The statue is high in stature and large like a giant

While the outlander Monarch was tall, he was not that tall compared to Varnikar. 

While he was big, he is not as big as Varnikar. Looking at the appearance, he looks like some kind of a pampered prince that has never bathed under the sun

But when they began fighting, these Warchief could not help but gulped. That kind of power is not normal. And now, there is a dragon soaring to the sky

Even from afar, they could feel the pressure of the dragon. 

Some of them were worried about their High Lord and some of the Warchief even wanted to rush out of the forest

But they restrained themselves. 

It is a duel that has been agreed upon. It would be a dishonor and a humiliation for their High Lord if they interrupt his duel

They keep watching, all feeling anxious, trying to think of how this battle would end.