Sacrosanct Seven: The Awakening

Chapter 1: Prologue

Millions of years ago, the world was on the verge of annihilation. The Lord of Darkness vowed to destroy life as we know it. The God of Light and his children, the seven mighty Gods of Lightning, Fire, Water, Ice, Wind, Earth, and Metal arose, and together they prepared for war against the Dark Lord and his army of corrupted souls. The Gods gave the living beings a chance to fight beside them by gifting them with the mark of the warrior called sigils, a band of markings encircling the arm of the being, which gave them the ability to use magic and summon weapons of their own.

The battle lasted for days, millions of lives were lost, structures and buildings turned to dust, lifeless bodies scattered across the land and blood turned rivers red. The Dark Lord had a grasp of victory until the God of Light sacrificed his life to seal the God of Darkness in an infinite slumber.

Several corrupted souls were still on a rampage across the lands. The seven remaining Gods entrusted their weapons to the living beings and they offered their lives in exchange for the extinction of the remaining corrupted souls.

The living beings claimed victory over the legendary battle. Heroes were declared, kings were praised, kingdoms were repaired, and soon enough, civilization was once again rebuilt. Seven brave warriors were chosen to protect the seven sacred weapons scattered across all the seven great kingdoms of the world. Due to the Gods' passing, the seven chosen warriors were called the Sacrosanct Seven.

Today, humans, half-beasts, elves, centaurs, and creatures alike, coexists and live in peace. The great Holy War became a bedtime story for children. Sorcery, artifacts, and magical weapons, gifted by the Gods during the war, are used in day-to-day lives. The Sacrosanct Seven passed on the sacred weapons to their successors but as time passed, their stories became legends.

[In the present day, at the Kingdom of Zeulon, one of the seven great kingdoms of the world. A wealthy nation ruled by King Servus and his late wife Queen Geganis]

[At the Central District of the kingdom]

"Where did he go?"

"Find the thief before the King finds out!"

A small unit of soldiers rushed along the streets.

Inside the weapon's chamber of Boarium Colosseum hides a young boy by the age of twelve. Slowly peeking out the window, the young thief was able to get a glimpse of a battle between two skilled gladiators, while eating an apple that he stole from a merchant.

"Looks like this match is about to end. I'm just in time for the main event," the young lad giggled.

A battle between a man wielding a magical bludgeon, a handheld club, and a faun, a half-human, half-goat beast, wielding a fasces, a bundle of wooden rods with a blade attached, also infused with magic.

The bludgeon wielder swung his weapon and created multiple bright flashing lights around the arena, causing his enemy to get distracted.

Once the bludgeon wielder saw a chance to strike, he took it. He swiftly rushed behind his enemy and struck his weapon causing his opponent to get knocked out, and to him, the victory.

The crowd, filled with humans, centaurs, cyclops, trolls, and creatures alike, applauded both fighters while the rudis, the referee of the gladiator match, walked through the arena and announced the next contestants through the speakers scattered around the field.

"Kyríes kai kýrioi! For the moment you have all been waiting for!"

"The main event, the battle between the two strongest warriors the kingdom has to offer, Verus and Priscus!"