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100,000 years ago, there was a man who ruled over the shadows, the strongest being in the world of Elysoria. His name was Zariel Ravenshadow, a figure of legend, feared and revered in equal measure. His mastery over the shadows was unmatched, and with it, he waged war against the gods themselves, fighting for the freedom of humanity. But even his immense power was not enough. In the end, he was defeated and sealed away by the Twelve Divine Gods, the very deities who had enslaved mankind for millennia.
"Remember me! I am Zariel Ravenshadow, who killed you all, bastards. I will return someday," he declared with his last breath before the seal was completed, trapping him in eternal darkness.
For eons, only thoughts of revenge and anger filled his mind. "Kill... freedom... revenge..." These words became his mantra as the centuries passed. Yet, as time wore on, even Zariel, the great ruler of shadows, began to lose his sense of purpose. He longed for death, cursing his own existence and lamenting his failure. "Why do I exist? What was the point? If I were just stronger... I could have won. If only I had the power..."
Then, one day, everything changed. He opened his eyes for the first time since being sealed. But to his shock, he was no longer the Zariel Ravenshadow of legend. He had been reborn in the body of a young boy named Velgrim Ashborne, the youngest son of the Ashborne family, one of the most powerful families in the Empire of Aetheris.
Disbelief gripped him. "Is this a dream? Have the Twelve Divine Gods cursed me again? Those bastards!" he spat.
Yet, as he searched through Velgrim's memories, Zariel realized that this boy was nothing like his former self-weak, fragile, a failure in the eyes of his family.
"What a misfortune," Zariel muttered, but deep within him, a spark of hope reignited. "If I have truly returned, then this is my chance for revenge. This time, I will not fail."
With the knowledge of his past life and a thirst for vengeance, Zariel Ravenshadow-now Velgrim Ashborne-was determined to rise once again and finish the war he had started centuries ago.
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Twilights of the Gods
Fantasy"Centuries ago, the battle mage who dared to challenge the gods was sealed away in eternal darkness, his name erased from history. But prophecies whispered of his return, and now, after ages of imprisonment, he has been reborn in a world dominated b...
