"The barbarians used the monsters that they created to launch a surprise attack on the Dragon Mountain. The power of the Divine Equipment made them and those monsters abnormally powerful. Even powerful creatures like the giant dragons were caught off guard and forced to retreat. In the end, almost none of the giant dragons with the royal bloodline survived. I became the only dragon that was qualified to inherit the position of the tribe leader." Sonya told us the story that happened thousands of years ago. Her tone was already very calm, but I could still see from the depths of her eyes that the disaster that happened thousands of years ago had left a deep scar on the Dragon Queen. "But what is the meaning of becoming the tribe leader? Overnight, my world was turned upside down. The most powerful race in the world was reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye. The Dragon Clan had been strong for so long that no one realized how many fatal weaknesses we had. We were loose, slow, without a country or discipline. We didn't even have the concept of an army or a clan. The Barbarians and a few other races who were cursed by the devil attacked the Dragon Clan's territory after losing their fear of the Dragon Clan. My loose clansmen were killed one by one. Even their corpses were turned into black witchcraft materials … At the same time, the situation of the Monster Clan rapidly worsened. As I said earlier, the few chieftains of the Monster Clan and most of the leaders of the smaller clans had colluded with the Barbarians. Lily was only one of the five chieftains. She was alone and quickly isolated. On the third day after I received the bad news, the other Monster Clan began to attack the Cat Demon's territory. At that time, we realized that the devil's curse had spread to the Monster Beasts. Lily initially hoped that the other clansmen would at least care about their kinship. But after seeing the devil's mark on the Monster Beasts, she decisively gave up on the idea. Bringing along the Cat Demons who hadn't been cursed by the devil, Lily and we fled the forest in a hurry. "
"After we left the Monster Clan's territory, we received rumors and battle reports from all over the world. We knew that not only was Heisenwood in a mess, but the devil's power was also spreading on Reedmunn. Seventy to eighty percent of the Mountain Barbarians had been completely controlled. The remaining small clans had either joined the devil's army or were about to be defeated by the devil's army. Other than that, monsters, night elves, and other races that have come into contact with the barbarians are also being devoured by the black curse. But compared to the mountain barbarians, the situation of the other races is slightly better. After all, the plague did not break out in their kingdoms, so they can still hold on for some time. "
"Lily was more far-sighted than us. At that time, she had already realized that the disaster that the world was facing was probably unprecedented. What we were facing was no longer a natural disaster, but a furious God. At that time, we thought that the barbarians had angered God by extracting his power at will, so we came to this conclusion. Lily told everyone that if they were to rely on a few people to run for their lives in such a situation, the final result would be that no one would survive. Everyone with the ability should gather together and stop the source of the disaster. So she began to run around to gather the surviving monster tribes, trying to organize an army to fight against the devil's curse. And not long after Lily began to take action, Antil … the peasant girl who had been running around with us for half a year, met with an accident. "
Sonya was completely immersed in the memories of the past. Her eyes kept changing as she recalled, as though she had forgotten our existence. At this time, no one interrupted her narration. Only the deep voice of the last dragon echoed in the room. She might have even forgotten why she had started to recall these ancient past events in the first place. Little by little, she unraveled the frivolous era in the depths of her memories — the frivolous era of the four ancient heroes when they were ignorant.
"Antil was just an ordinary human girl, different from us. The foolish barbarian was a natural barbarian warrior. Lily was a skilled magical beast scholar. I was a naturally powerful dragon. Even Edsawin knew a bit of magic and swordsmanship. Only Antil didn't have the talent to learn magic, nor did she have the physique to cultivate martial arts. After running around with us for such a long time with the body of an ordinary person, she finally couldn't hold on any longer and contracted a serious illness. We did everything we could to save her, but we still watched her weaken day by day. In the end, I had no choice but to use the special power of the dragon race to delay the process of her life, at least to let her live one more day. During this period of time, the foolish barbarian changed every day. In the end, he finally made a decision that shocked everyone … He wanted to overthrow his father, snatch the divine artifact, and use the power of the divine artifact to save Antil. "
Except for Angelie, all of us sighed in unison. Those who did not know the nature of the divine artifact might think that it was omnipotent, but we knew what the divine artifact was. It was just a storage device and a sample safe sealed in the abyss. Could this thing be used to save people? That naive mountain barbarian had placed his hope in an illusory direction.
"The foolish barbarian's decision shocked us, but he quickly gained Lily's support." Sonya shook her head slightly. "Perhaps it would have been better if we hadn't been so rash … but it's too late to say anything now. As I've said before, Lily is a far-sighted person. She is different from us. She has been the chief of the tribe for many years. Although she looks like a little girl, she is the most mature and prudent among us. She is also the most astute one. She knew that the foolish barbarian's plan coincided with her own, so she acted boldly. Not only did she gather the remaining small tribes of the monsters, but she also looked for survivors who were not cursed by the devil among the beastmen and the dark blood race. She didn't even let go of the mountain barbarians that others avoided. As long as it was the 'original sin race' that was not cursed by the Shadow of the Devil, she would rope them in. These races were ostracized by the other races of the world because they were original sinners. They were in a precarious situation, so it was easy for Lily, who had some military power, to gather them. Then, Lily pushed the foolish barbarian to the front and announced the identity of the barbarian prince who had been exiled. She made up a story: The barbarian prince was exiled because he tried to stop his father from dipping into the power of the devil. He was a righteous leader who made a great sacrifice to stop the original sinners. Just like that, the small coalition army that Lily gathered had the banner of 'righteousness'. "
"While Lily was busy gathering the remaining tribal soldiers, Edwinsa was also active in the human-led rebel coalition army. That guy had matured a lot after a few years of experience. He was no longer the country farmer who was full of daydreams, but he still remembered his whimsical plan from the beginning. This time, he really put it into practice. Edwinsa took the opportunity of the spread of the devil's curse to spread that it was the barbarians who offended God that caused all kinds of disasters. These disasters were also a kind of test. Those who devoted themselves to the Goddess, regardless of their race background, would be saved in the end. At first, no one believed him, but that guy really had a talent for preaching, and he was also good at making up stories. After persisting for a period of time, he really formed a small religion … Actually, it was very normal. The situation at that time couldn't get any worse. Every country had no time to care about the lives and deaths of the people living at the borders. Edwinsa started his activities at the borders. Those people who were in a precarious situation didn't care whether 'God' really existed or not. As long as there was a straw, they would desperately grab it, even if it was just a spiritual support. Edwinsa's' church 'at least became a leader and could gather the people together to think of a way to survive. In an era where human lives were as cheap as grass, as long as they could live one more day, the people wouldn't mind kneeling to anyone. "
"Then what are you doing?" I couldn't help but interrupt. Sonya talked for a long time, but she didn't mention much about herself.
"Me? I was the most useless one at that time. "Sonya laughed at herself." I had a body full of power, but I was as ignorant as a child. At first, I followed the foolish barbarian and Lily to help rescue the survivors of the tribes that were scattered. Then, I followed Edwinsa and foolishly ran around, acting as some kind of religious idol. You definitely wouldn't have guessed it, but the first thing the Goddess worshipped wasn't the Goddess, but a dragon. Finally, under Lily's reminder, I knew that I should do something of real value. Only then did I suddenly realize that I should do something of real value. After being ambushed by the barbarians, the dragons suffered heavy losses. A portion of their kind tried to counterattack, but the loose group of three to five dragons could only flaunt their might in the first few minutes. Many of their kind lost their lives in this blind vengeance, and the remaining dragons mostly went into hiding. We had been the overlords of the sky for too long. For millions of years, no one had challenged the authority of the dragons. So when a group of creatures that could challenge the dragons appeared, we were helpless. Some of the dragons tried to attack the barbarian army in vain. Some of the dragons simply hid in the mountains and waited for the world to return to peace. Some of the dragons even migrated to the northern tundra and prepared to hibernate. What a joke … Under such circumstances, I found them one by one. Their royal bloodline was more or less useful. They were willing to follow me, the nominal Dragon King, back to the settlement. It took me half a year to gather the scattered dragons together. It was the first and last time in history that the dragons united as one. We formed the Kingdom of the Giant Dragons and swore revenge. "
"Using the method I learned from Lily, I tried to make the dragons into an army. I trained the dragons to move in groups and let them know the concept of battle tactics. Then, I used the dragons' remaining deterrence to the ordinary races to send many envoys to the other races to help Edwinsa's cult or spread the word about the 'tribal alliance' led by the barbarians. Slowly, these two groups of hostile forces joined forces to fight against the increasingly powerful demonic army. The four of us gradually changed … People slowly forgot our names. I was called the Holy King of the Dragons, the foolish barbarian was called the Blood Prince, Edwinsa began to be addressed by more and more people, and even by the nobles of the various countries, as Pope. Lily also gave herself a nickname. She called herself the Blood Princess. You have probably guessed it. That girl fell in love with the foolish barbarian one-sidedly, and even gave herself a nickname that matched the fool's. However, the barbarian's heart was completely on Antil. The two of them … were fated. "
Shallow Shallow could not help but let out a sigh and mumbled, "It's really different from what the books say."
"I've said that Edwinsa is an expert in making up stories." Sonya smiled faintly. "Most of what is said in the Goddess' teachings and even some of the surviving ancient books were made up by him. He meticulously calculated for thousands of years and almost completely covered up the history of this world. Sometimes, I also wonder, where did that foolish young farmer from thousands of years ago who swore to save the world go? Why did he become a Charlatan who deceived the world? Why did the foolish barbarian become the paranoid Dim Moon Lord? Why did I become so decadent … Heh, forget it, it's useless to think about this. Do you guys still want to continue listening to my story? "
Everyone quickly nodded.
Sonya continued. "The rest of the story is simple. We almost roped in all the races in the world and formed a coalition to fight against those cursed by the demons. It was a terrible battle. We fought for seven days and seven nights, and the two planets were littered with corpses … In the end, the four of us finally killed our way into the enemy's base camp and saw the Barbarian King who had completely turned into a monster. It was incredible. I still can't believe that we defeated that huge monster. He stood taller than a clock tower, his skin was almost invulnerable, and he was so strong that he could tear a dragon apart with his bare hands. But a magical device created by Lily worked. We temporarily cut off the connection between the monster and the divine artifact for a few seconds, and in those few seconds, the barbarian beheaded his father … I remember that scene more clearly than a nightmare. The head rolled on the ground, and as it was burned by the black flames, he cursed viciously. In the end, he cursed the foolish barbarian, 'An unfilial son who kills his father will never be able to rest in peace. You will suffer the same fate.' Just like that, he cursed loudly. The monster finally died, and the divine artifact exploded from his heart … We won. "
"Now that I think about it, the curse left by the demon really came true." Sonya sighed softly. "We obtained the divine artifact, ended the tyrant's rule, and destroyed the monster army of the original Sinners and their war machines, but the war was not over. The shadows of the demons were still spreading everywhere. We misunderstood the whole thing from the beginning. We mistakenly thought that as long as we killed the Barbarian King and prevented him from continuing to extract energy from the divine artifact, we could quickly destroy the army of the original Sinners. In the end, the shadows of the demons didn't just disappear like that. They kept multiplying and jumping from one corpse to another. Only the light released by the divine artifact could annihilate those shadows, but we didn't know how it was used, so we were at our wits' end. At this time, the barbarian decided to try to use the power of the divine artifact to save Antil. At that time, we thought that even if we couldn't destroy the demon shadows, at least we should be able to save one person. "
"How did you save him?" Icetis leaned forward curiously. "As far as I know, that thing isn't a medical device at all."
"We found the place where the sorcerers held the ritual in the underground of the barbarian palace. It was the facility they first used to extract the power of the divine artifact." Sonya bit her lip as if she was weighing whether these things could be said directly in front of God, but in the end, she gritted her teeth. "We found the barbarian black sorcerers who had participated in the ritual and asked them to do it again, to squeeze the last bit of light from the divine artifact directly into Antil's body."
"What the f * ck!!" Icetis almost jumped up. "You're asking for it! Even if he didn't die, he would have been burned to death by the holy light! "
Sonya quietly looked at Icetis. "But she woke up at that time."
Shallow Shallow couldn't wait to lean forward. "Is she really cured?"
"No, the one who woke up wasn't Antil, but the Goddess." Sonya let out a long sigh and looked at Alaya meaningfully. "She has been taken over by another soul residing in the divine artifact. When the barbarian ran towards her, Antil summoned a lightsaber and pierced it through the barbarian's chest."
I felt that I shouldn't have said that the divine artifact was something that Alaya had lost. I should have just fooled him. Now, people would think that Alaya's remnant will in the divine artifact had taken control of Antil.
The room was silent. No one spoke. Finally, Shallow Shallow couldn't help but mutter in a low voice, "Why is that?"
"If I'm not wrong," Icetis rubbed her forehead and analyzed, "It's not that there's a soul residing in the divine artifact, but that Antil was controlled by the Galactic Will. She followed the guidance of the holy light in a soulless state and regarded destroying the Abyss as her mission, just like a soulless weapon. And the only reason she attacked the barbarian was that the latter was infected by the Abyss … He killed the previous barbarian king with his own hands, so the infection must have happened at that time. "
"That's right." Sonya nodded. "We only found out later that the barbarian had also been infected by the Demon's Shadow, but he resisted it with his own will. However, Antil, under the control of the divine artifact, still saw the barbarian as an enemy … That's how the accident happened."
"Resisting the Abyss with his own will?" Icetis clicked her tongue. "Fortunately, it was the Inert Abyss, and it was only a remnant aura. Otherwise, who would believe it? But no matter what, that barbarian is still a fierce man of his generation. Let me guess — that barbarian didn't really die at that time, right? Otherwise, there wouldn't be this Dark Moon War that happens once every few hundred years. "
"Yes, the barbarian didn't die. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. The vitality of a person infected by the Demon's Shadow is abnormally tenacious. The barbarian survived just like that, but we didn't dare to let him come into contact with Antil anymore. We could only separate the two of them far away. Edwinsa and Lily tried many methods to wake Antil up, but it was useless. After failing several times, Lily came to a conclusion: Antil had already merged with the divine artifact. Although they didn't come into contact, the former had already become an extension of the latter. With the power of mortals, they couldn't sever this connection, and even if they could, Antil would die immediately. "
"So, you might as well make the best of it." I connected all the clues in an instant. "The Church of the Goddess finally had a real Goddess. You got Antil to destroy the Abyss … Yes, I mean the Demon's Shadow. You got Antil to deal with that thing, right?"
Sonya nodded. "After being controlled by the divine artifact, Antil was no longer like a human. She didn't eat, drink, or speak. We didn't know how to communicate with her, and we didn't even know if we could continue to treat her as a friend. But we slowly discovered how to influence her actions: As long as there was demonic power nearby, Antil would attack. The Holy Light Sword in her hand was the only thing that could truly destroy those shadows. So, you can guess what happened next. Edwinsa and her sister Goddess began to destroy the demons all over the world. This was the rise of the Church of the Goddess. "
The truth of this ancient secret was finally revealed. Everyone couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. I really didn't expect the history of this world to be so complicated. If the things that Sonya had experienced were to unfold, it could almost be called an epic.
But after knowing the truth of the first Dark Moon War, I realized that there were still many things that I hadn't explained clearly. So, I thought I might as well take this opportunity to ask clearly. "What happened after the Dark Moon War? Something else happened after that, right? Why did you separate the two planets like this? "
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