Among the five major kingdoms in the Shadow Realm, excluding Oribos, which is the center of political management and has little combat effectiveness, Maldraxxus should be regarded as the country closest to the image of the "World of the Dead".
Ardenweald is a large, lush forest, and Revendreth is more like the atonement hell that Danmaku said appears in both Eastern and Western cultures.
Although the souls in these two countries have different appearances, they don't seem to have anything to do with the undead.
When he arrived in Maldraxxus and saw those skeletons, zombies, abominations and other undead-specific species, Sarlayan truly felt that he had entered the world of the dead.
Compared with Maldraxxus, where the sky is dark all year round, Fortress of Ascension corresponds to the paradise in myths and legends. Kyrian with the snow-white wings is the angel mentioned by the barrage.
However, this so-called paradise is not as peaceful and peaceful as the world thinks. Under the strong restraint of Gristia, the Ascension Fortress actually hides many hidden dangers.
The first one to bear the brunt is the inhumane rule set by Gristia - before becoming a Gryon, the memory of their lifetime must be washed away, so that they can perform their duties with a more pure and flawless mentality.
However, it was not this rule that first triggered the civil strife in the Ascension Fortress, but the differential treatment of different souls by Grien, who prided himself on being fair and just.
Kyrian will follow a basic principle when attracting mortal souls, giving priority to those souls that can provide stronger anima.
From the standpoint of maintaining the normal order of the Shadow Realm, this biased choice is understandable.
The problem is that Gristia has created an image of herself and the saints that is too sacred, and the so-called fairness and justice has deceived herself into it. Many people really think that there is no unfairness in being promoted to the fortress.
With the leakage of the anti-revolutionary plan as a trigger, the sparks that had already spread throughout the promotion fortress were quickly ignited, and with the deliberate fueling of some people, it quickly spread across the entire country.
Among the five saints who were supposed to assist Gristea in managing the Ascension Fortress, two of them left because they had different ideas and could not accept Gristea's stubbornness.
The Immaculate Saint Jervi Siverne could not stand Gristea's blatant double standards when it came to selecting souls and preaching the ideals of the Fortress of Ascension.
Tormented by the doubts that kept growing in her heart, Visipherne was delighted to see her fall to heaven.
Her originally white wings turned into jet black, and her sky-blue skin became darker.
Taking the opportunity of the Purity Sage's departure from the commandments, almost all members of the Purity Temple defected.
By the time Gristea came to his senses from collecting information about Revendres, Saint Jessandria the Courage, Saint Gekailos the Humility, and Saint Gesenius the Wisdom could no longer suppress the situation.
Because the loyal Saint Jedworth, who was supposed to lead the team to block the external communication of the Ascension Fortress, suddenly fell into the sky without any warning.
DeVos's sudden counterattack instantly seriously injured Sandria, the strongest of the Five Saints. Kairos and Senius also suffered some injuries under the attack from both sides, so they had to give up their original plan and temporarily withdraw their troops.
The nightmare of Ascension Bastion does not end here.
The impact of the two saints' fall from heaven continues to spread. A large number of Kylian and quasi-Kyrian trainees have begun to have doubts about some of the stupid rules set by Gristea, and the number of people who have fallen from heaven is increasing day by day.
It happened that at this time, Gristia, who was deeply hit, suddenly began to retreat into self-reflection.
As an Eternal, Gristia would not fall to heaven, but her sudden autism made the three saints with varying degrees of injuries very depressed.
The Fallen Alliance formed by Devos and Visipherne is making great progress. Kairos and Senius tried their best to persuade Gristia in the Castle of Elysium to eliminate the rebellion first and then wake up, but they still failed to do so.
After listening to the information provided by Akalek, Sarlayan rolled his eyes unconsciously.
"Bliss Castle? Send the castle!"
Sarlayan rubbed his temples with a headache: "What's going on with Gristia? A good hand of cards can make her beat to pieces, I'm really convinced."
Akalek smiled bitterly and shrugged: "There have been many small civil strifes in Ascension Fortress before, but none of them were as large as they are now."
"Two saints who were hand-picked by themselves actually took the lead in rebelling against the rules of the promotion fortress. It's no wonder Gristea was deeply affected."
Sarlayan frowned and asked, "Let's not mention the fall of the pure and holy Visifirne, what happened to the loyal Saint Jedworth?"
"I was about to talk about this."
Akalek said solemnly: "According to the investigation of the elite frontline scouts, there may be interference from external forces behind Devos' fall to the sky."
"External forces?" Sarlayan took over and asked, "Denasius?"
Akalek shook his head: "I'm afraid not. At the moment, Denathius is busy dealing with the follow-up issues of the disappearance of a large number of sinful souls. He has no time to deal with the promotion of the fortress. There should be someone else."
"who?"
"I'm not sure, but I guess based on the information you provided before..."
Akalek hesitated and gave an answer: "It may have something to do with the warden Zoval who was imprisoned in the Maw."
Sarlayan raised his eyebrows slightly, resting his chin on his hand and lost in thought.
Zoval and Denathius have probably been colluding with each other for thousands of years.
Thinking about it from another perspective, if Sarlayan were in Zoval's position, he would definitely not fully believe Denathrius who was chasing the train.
Zoval is not stupid, he can see that Denathrius has another set of wishful thinking behind his cooperation with him, and he does not dare to place all his hopes on Denathrius.
Through the secret activities of his confidant Muezala, Zoval has secretly won over many people in the four major kingdoms of the Shadow Realm over the years who support his idea of rewriting order.
Among these people are Sylvain and Vorkain from Ardenweald, Liches and Abominations from Maldraxxus, and Venthyr from Revendreth. Naturally, there will also be those who are promoted to Bastion.
Lean.
Akalek's scouts were unable to determine what Zovar's people said to Devos. In any case, his purpose of disrupting the promotion fortress was finally achieved.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! [It should be that Muezala’s arrest has stimulated Zoval, and he plans to speed up the implementation of the plan that has been prepared for many years. 】
[So, he deliberately provoked the civil strife in the Ascension Fortress in order to seize the opportunity to seize the Covenant Seal that Gristia kept?]
Many years ago, the then Arbitrator Zoval witnessed too many joys and sorrows brought to him by the souls flowing into the Shadow Realm. He believed that there were loopholes in the world rules designed by the First Born, and that mortals were always torn between freedom and restraint countless times.
reincarnation.
In Zoval's own words...the ideas of anyone who truly has free will are simply based on the lies of the First Creation.
After thinking for a long time, Zoval made up his mind to destroy the current flawed world and reshape a new, unified universe. Everything in the world will be dominated by his will and everyone will serve him.
As the first-generation Arbitrator, Zovar knew that the secret of the First Born was buried in the Holy Tomb of the First Born in Zaresantis, and he hoped to find a way to rewrite the rules of the universe from the Holy Tomb.
But Zaresantis and the Holy Tomb of the First Born are forbidden places even for the Eternals. If you want to enter Zaresentis, Zoval must grab all the covenant seals kept by the Eternals.
This was the beginning and end of Zoval's rebellion that year. He tried to forcibly seize the covenant seal kept by other brothers and sisters.
After the leader of the army understood the changes in Zoval's thoughts in advance, his rebellion failed to succeed.
Under the angry and disappointed unanimous verdict of the four Eternals, Zovar was banished to the Maw and imprisoned forever.
But he did not lose his fighting spirit because of this. After Denathius secretly approached Zoval and proposed cooperation, he once again began to lay out his plan.
This time Zoval did not act like an impulsive overlord, but quietly laid out his plans in various countries of the Shadow Realm step by step.
Muezala is a useful subordinate for Zoval, but he certainly has more high-end talents than Muezala.
While the Winter Queen and Gristea turned their attention to Denathrius, Zovar, who was imprisoned in the Maw, took action.
He sharply provoked and expanded the internal strife in the Ascension Fortress. If there was no external intervention, the three injured saints might not be able to stop the two fallen saints who were trying to get a precise explanation from Gristia.
"Tsk~ It's really troublesome."
Sarlayan scratched his head helplessly: "Okay, the appeasement and transformation of the Creation Secret Courtyard have begun to bear fruit. Let's open the War Master's seat as soon as possible and get the War Master's message first."
"After that, I, who was born to work hard, should continue on the road and rush to the Ascension Fortress to put out the fire."