The Light of Sinsar Dubh, a wise schemer, the legendary Elven Emperor Abolar the Seventh … and now, the succubus Didina.
Unlike human dynasties, where the last emperors had abnormally short lifespans, the last emperors of long-lived species had more than enough time for humans to reproduce for several generations. This was more than enough time to judge an emperor's accomplishments and talents.
Emperors weren't the rulers of a destroyed country, but they had the fate of a destroyed country. This was always given to the last emperors who tried to change the world. Abolar was probably one of the most unfortunate ones.
When he took over, the Elven Empire was already in a terrible mess. Outside, the Great Demon Empire was still powerful, but the humans were quietly rising up. The elves' status as the ruling species was being challenged. Inside, the Silver Elves and Moon Elves rose up, challenging the Gold Elves' authority. The most unacceptable part was that the four Superior Elves were all working with other species. The Elven Empire's most precious treasure — magic — was being left behind in the world. The Great Demons had their own shaman and witchcraft systems, which didn't affect them much. The weak and short-lived humans had a chance to rise up.
Abolar displayed his talents despite the internal and external problems. He supported the Wild Elves and mixed-blood elf elites to enter the Elven Empire's upper-class society, suppressing the increasingly powerful Moon Elves, and creating a new balance.
However, the Red Tribe opposed the Red Tribe's unyielding attitude towards the outside world, making it appear rather weak. The Red Tribe had always exercised restraint in the numerous border conflicts. Not only did the Red Tribe retreat towards the overbearing Beastmen and Great Demons, the Red Tribe even made concessions towards the fragile human tribes.
Abolar's style of ruling was like a coward who only knew how to fight amongst himself. Of course, he wouldn't be praised. However, it was likely that nobody could imagine what Abolar had been thinking back then.
"The elves have been the ruling species for far too long, to the point where even the Cycle of Reincarnation has stopped …"
Politicians only cared about the present, because they wouldn't be able to survive without votes. However, politicians could see far into the future, far beyond the common people's understanding.
In that generation, the Gold Elves were one of the few Golden Bloodlines that had survived from the Immemorial Era. The Gold Elves had witnessed the birth and origin of magic. Many of the elven elders had witnessed the Immemorial God Wars. The Elven Empire had been powerful for far too long, to the point where new species couldn't possibly rise.
The elves were the strongest Main Gods in the world. Nearly half of the Order Main Gods were from the Elf God Faction. The emperor of the Elf Empire was also the most powerful and influential existence in the world. At Abolar's level, he was no longer just considering his own species.
Of course, he knew about the unspoken rules of the Holy War. The elves weren't able to inherit the throne of the giants from the previous ruling species not only because of luck. The Chaos Abyss would no longer allow the elves to continue blocking the path of evolution.
As for the Order Faction … Let's not talk about the grudges accumulated between the Order Faction, the Nature Faction, and the Ancient Giant Gods. The fact that the Order Faction's population had an ever-decreasing fertility rate, to the point where it was even lower than the powerful Angel species, was the best evidence of this world's attitude towards the Order Faction.
As for the Gold Elves, they only had a single newborn every few centuries. Even the Dragons didn't have such a tragic experience.
"A race without newborns has no future. The higher we climb, the harder we fall. If we make a mistake in the next Holy War, will our mortal enemies still give us a chance? The only thing the elves will face is the complete annihilation of the entire species. "
Abolar was the leader and helmsman of the elves. Abolar clearly knew that there were countless hidden rocks in the river in front of him, but he was still unable to stop this gigantic airship. Forcefully stopping the airship would also result in the destruction of everyone on board.
That was why Abolar chose to fail.
Perhaps the only way for the elves to continue existing was to accept their fated failure. Voluntarily stepping off the stage would be better than being kicked off the stage by others.
The Gold Elves began to retreat from the upper echelons of the Elf Empire. The ancient Gods began to enter a deep slumber. The empire's borders began to shrink, and the humans and great demons began to take over those lands and resources.
Abolar had almost succeeded.
However, there were no ifs or misses in history.
A ruler who constantly led his citizens to victory and a better life shouldn't be criticized. But to the elves, the foolish Abolar was only good at suppressing his citizens and manipulating the balance of power. He was nothing more than a coward who was afraid of even fighting with low-level creatures (humans).
Evaluating a politician shouldn't be based on how he acted at the time. Instead, one should look at how he would develop after he left office. Seeds that would take years, decades, or even centuries to germinate would eventually bloom and bear fruit. Although the citizens had already forgotten about the person who had planted the seeds, future generations of historians would still be able to remember a few things.
From a certain standpoint, Abolar had indeed succeeded.
However, the betrayal of the Superior Elves caused the Gold Elves to become truly weak. The Gold Elves and Gods' revenge against each other, as well as the Superior Elves' struggle for power, caused the Gold Elven Empire to gradually return to being a scattered tribal society. The Gold Elves were forced to voluntarily retreat from the stage of history … but it was likely that this wasn't how Abolar had originally expected.
Nobody would be able to resist the corruption of the River Styx, even if Abolar had once been a supreme existence. Only the newborn demon Didina had managed to reach the surface of the River Styx.
But perhaps because her hatred and stubbornness were too deep, or perhaps because she had died too pitifully, the newborn demon Didina regained her memories from her previous life less than half a month after reaching the surface.
As the Gold Elven Emperor, Abolar's knowledge, knowledge, and experience caused the newborn demon Didina to be incredibly anxious and frustrated. Half a month's worth of memories was destroyed by tens of thousands of years of memories. The newborn Didina had many personalities that belonged to Abolar.
Just like Eliza and Lisa's relationship, Abolar's resistance against the River Styx allowed the newborn demon Didina to retain her old habits of thinking.
But even though Abolar was incredibly anxious and intelligent, the newborn Didina was still just an ordinary Inferior Demon. A militia that had been trained for three years would be able to deal with her with a shovel. Abolar would have to follow the rules of the Chaos Abyss and start over from scratch.
There was no such thing as luck in the bloodshed of the Chaos Abyss. It would be several hundred years before Abolar truly had the power and opportunity to leave the Chaos Abyss. By the time he returned to the Gold Elf Empire, the palace had already been reduced to rubble. Abolar could only return to the Chaos Abyss with his personal belongings.
Nobody knew better than him about the elves' research on divination and prophecy abilities. In order to escape from the newly born Elven Gods and the Superior Elves' pursuit … That's right, Abolar had chosen the path of a succubus, choosing to use another form of lifeform to complete his mission.
Abolar was unable to meet with Heloise, even though he knew that his pure and innocent daughter had now become the Banshee Queen.
Back then, the Gold Elf Gods were all traitors. The Gold Elf Gods were barely able to tolerate the existence of a "harmless" and weak succubus. That was because she hadn't even reached adulthood yet, and she was already dead. Showing some generosity was also a type of behavior. However, the Gold Elf Gods were unable to accept a returning emperor.
Abolar didn't dare to become too powerful, because too many gazes on him would only reveal his true identity. Then, the traitors would do everything in their power to kill him.
In the end, Abolar became Abolar, a "harmless" succubus Lord.
Abolar also attempted to take revenge, but before her plan could be carried out, the target of her revenge died first.
Far too many things had happened over the long years. The Superior Elves and their Gods all met with misfortune. The Gold Elf Empire transformed into numerous elven tribes. Abolar's enemies all died. In fact, Abolar didn't even know who he should hate.
Hate the traitors from back then? Hate the Gold Elf Empire's fated destruction?
Abolar was wise and calm, but also pitiful. In the end, he turned his gaze to the Cycle of Reincarnation that had caused all of this.
"Even if we voluntarily give up, the Cycle of Reincarnation still won't let us go? Could it be that we're destined to have nowhere to run to …? Who made it so that all of this would happen? The Cycle of Reincarnation will never end, and misfortune will never end?"
Perhaps nobody had expected that the person who had suggested this plan to Sophocles to the God of Evolution to Cavendish was this seemingly ordinary succubus.
Even without her subordinates, Abolar still possessed wisdom and knowledge. This seemingly harmless diplomat was far more dangerous than a million-strong army.
Did Abolar want revenge? Did he want all life in the world to die together with the Gold Elf Empire?
Did he want to save the world? Did he want to end the Cycle of Reincarnation?
Perhaps even Abolar himself wouldn't be able to answer these questions.
"Anyways, I don't have anything left to treasure anymore, so let's gamble …"
Abolar had used Cavendish, and Cavendish had also used Abolar. Finally, the Dimensional Door was opened.
When the sealed door of the crystal wall was opened, this world finally welcomed its destiny.
* Crack! *
The entire world didn't change at all. However, anyone with even the slightest bit of power would be able to sense that the Dimensional Door had been opened to this world. Countless outsiders could still see this world.
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