The Paladins Hear the Revelation
After the battle ended, the Paladins convened a secret council.
And in that moment—
"There are those who disrupt the order of the Sun.""Find them. Purify them in the light of God."
They believed they had heard the voice of the divine.
But was that truly the voice of their god?
The Zealots Twist the Will of the Divine
"Solistium threatens the divine order of the Sun!""We must form an army to carry out the will of the Lord!""The heretics must be judged!"
The hardliners within the Paladins interpreted the revelation as a call to arms.
Solistium Prepares to Defend
Seeing the Paladins' movements, Solistium began preparing for defense.
They deployed no official military forces.
Instead, they placed their entire trust in the frontlines of the Circle of Shamans.
Under the clear sky of Solistium, a final confrontation between Paladins and shamans loomed.
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Episode : Under the Sun – War Between the Paladins and Shamans
1. The Grand March – A Show of Force in the Name of 'Purification'
Solistium's skies were calm and blue.But that calm was broken by the shimmering tide of metal advancing upon the land.
The Paladins had arrived.
Clad in shining plate armor, they marched under the guise of a diplomatic mission.
But the truth was plain to see—This was no peaceful visit.
It was a declaration.A message of intimidation aimed squarely at Solistium's shamans.
The Paladins began their slow, deliberate procession through the city,as if to proclaim their god's authority beneath the sun itself.
Solistium was not blind to this.
The shamans made no attempt to mobilize an army.Instead, they formed a wall of natural magic and placed totems along the perimeter—barriers of spiritual energy designed to keep divine and natural forces from colliding.
But no ritual could mask the truth:
Conflict was inevitable.
2. A War Waged in God's Name – The Twisting of Revelation
Within the temple of Solistium, a lone woman knelt in quiet prayer.
Saint Mariel.
Known as one who could hear the true voice of God,she was revered even among the Paladins.
A beam of golden light bathed the chamber—and a whisper filled her ears:
"There are those who shake the divine order of the Sun.They bring fissures to the world.Seek them. Purify them."
Fear stirred in her chest.
But the voice of God could not be doubted.
She rose, solemnly, and made her way to the Paladin command.
Yet by the time she arrived,the hardliners had already made their interpretation clear:
"Solistium is behind the fissures.They must be judged."
They had no need for further revelation.They had already shaped the voice of God into a justification for war.
Mariel fell silent.
She knew—no matter what she said—this tide could no longer be turned back.
3. First Clash – The Collision of Divinity and Nature
At the city's gates, the Paladins stood in formation.
The shamans emerged to meet them.
Kaio, the shaman leader, narrowed his eyes and spoke:
"Paladins of the Sun. You stand here as guests.But tell me—why should we welcome you?"
Leonid, commander of the Paladins, returned his gaze without flinching.
"The light of the Sun shines on all things.If your faith diverges from His will, we must test it."
Kaio's eyes sharpened.
This wasn't a test.It was coercion.
When the Paladins raised their weapons in a show of holy power—the battle began.
The Paladins wielded divine energy to attack and defend in equal measure.
The shamans countered with totems and summoned spirits,nullifying holy magic and preparing a strategic retaliation.
Light and nature collided—and the air bristled with raw tension.
The war had begun.
4. The Ones Who Break the Balance – The Arrival of Demian
The shamans held their line, methodically holding back the Paladins.
But the more they resisted, the stronger the Paladins became.
Their faith made them unbreakable.
And then—Demian entered the battlefield.
His blade cut through holy light as if it were mist.
"Strong convictions? Fine.""But conviction alone doesn't make your actions righteous."
He drew his sword and surged forward—cutting through the Paladin's defenses like paper.
The balance shattered.
Kaio seized the moment.
He unleashed a spirit wolf,and invoked a buff spell that summoned flame and storm across the frontline.
The tide turned.
The Paladins faltered, caught off guard by the sudden shift.
Demian quietly readjusted his grip on the sword.
"This… is where the true battle begins."
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Chapter : The Paladins' Retreat – But the Embers Remain
As the shamans disrupted the paladins' formation,they began to seize control of the battlefield.
Though the paladins excelled in individual combat,their true strength lay in their collective discipline and coordination.
But now,that formation was crumbling.
At the front lines, Caio wielded his shamanic powersto obstruct the paladins' movements,taking them down one by one.
Meanwhile, Damian carved his own path through the chaos,disrupting the paladins' pressure on the shamansand turning the tide.
At last,the Paladin Order began to retreat.
But this was no outright defeat.
They hadn't fled in surrender—they were withdrawing to regroup,to devise a new plan.
The hardliners among them refused to accept loss.They gathered again,vowing to ignite a true war in Solistium—one of their own design.
The conflict between the Paladin Order and the Shamanic Circlewas no longer a skirmish.It was heading for its peak.
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Chapter : A Kingdom in Crisis – A Battlefield Aflame Beneath the Sun
1. A War in the Name of God – The Paladins in Motion
The kingdom was not a monarchy ruled by an all-powerful sovereign.Rather, it resembled a coalition—an alliance of factions working together,each pursuing its own interests under a fragile unity.
There was a king, yes—but his word was not absolute.And among these powers, none held sway quite like the Paladin Order.
They were not merely a military force.They were interpreters of divine will,and their interpretation alone could steer the course of the kingdom.
They branded Solistium and the Shamanic Circle as heretics,framing the conflict as a holy war ordained by the sun god.
"To preserve the Order of the Sun, we must purify the unfaithful."
That single decree shook the kingdom to its core.
The Paladins moved swiftly, leveraging their influence:
Noble houses devoted to the sun rallied behind them.
Factions seeking to strengthen royal authority aligned themselves accordingly.
Cities vulnerable to unrest welcomed Paladin "protection."
The king hesitated.He needed to unify the realm—but too many threads were entangled in the Paladins' favor.
In the end,the royal court failed to restrain them,and the kingdom was pulled into a war it could no longer avoid.
Now, under the banner of "divine will,"the kingdom marched on Solistium.
2. A Plea Too Late – Solistium's Crisis
The moment Solistium learned of the Paladins' full mobilization,they sent an urgent request for aid to the alliance.
"The Paladin Order seeks war.""We cannot betray our faith to appease theirs.""We call upon all who live beneath the sun—stand with us."
But the plea came too late.
By the time it reached the halls of diplomacy,the Paladins had already won over key forces within the kingdomand set the wheels of invasion in motion.
The alliance could not decide swiftly.Conflicting interests paralyzed their response:some wanted to aid Solistium,others sought to avoid clashing with the Paladins.
And time slipped away.
By the time their call for help reached the council chambers,the Paladins' vanguard had already begun their march toward Solistium.
3. The War Begins – The Thunder Approaches Too Fast
The Paladin Order did not wait.
Before the alliance could even brace itself,they launched a preemptive holy campaign—masked as divine justice, blessed by royal sanction.
The army clad in radiant armor began its march.At its front waved banners bearing the emblem of the sun,declaring judgment in the name of the divine.
But was it truly the will of the gods—or a mirage born of mortal ambition?
No one could say.
Beneath the sun,the shadow of war stretched long across the land.
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Chapter : Whose Justice Is This?
1. The Paladins' Hymn – In the Name of the Divine
The Paladins marched.
Their armor gleamed beneath the blazing sun,and from their lips rose a thunderous hymn:
"O Light, guide our blades.""In Your name, we follow Your will.""We shall purge the heretics and restore true order!"
This was no mere song.It was a sacred chant—a battle hymn that bound them as one and fortified their faith.
They were warriors empowered by belief,and this chant made them stronger still:
Their defenses hardened.
Their strikes grew heavier.
Their resistance to magic surged.
Each synchronized step sent tremors through the earth.Their advance was no longer just a march—it was a declaration of might.
But in the shadows ahead,Solistium's shamans stood ready in silent defiance.
2. Runaway Rift – Madness Unbound
It began as a flicker—a slight instability in the shamans' magic.
But soon, it escalated into something far worse.
Some among the shamans, their power twisted by rift energy,unleashed uncontrollable destruction upon the battlefield:
Fire rained from the skies.
The ground split with violent fractures.
Thunder exploded indiscriminately.
At first, the Paladins assumed it was a desperate counterattack.But something felt… wrong.
The attacks spared no one.Friend or foe—none were safe.
"What is this…?"
The shamans of Solistium cried out:
"They're losing control—They're in a frenzy!"
3. A Battlefield in Disarray – Who Claims the Right to Justice?
The clash dissolved into chaos.
Paladins moved in formation under divine blessing,deflecting the erratic magic as best they could.
But the berserk shamans began turning on their own.
When the Paladins sought to strike them down,Solistium's shamans blocked their path.
"Don't harm our comrades!"
"They're attacking you!"
"They're not in their right minds—we must restrain them, not kill them!"
But the Paladins would not yield.
"Any who defy divine order—must be stopped."
Their swords turned toward the frenzied shamans.And the loyal shamans stood in their way.
Thus—
Chaos descended.Allegiances blurred.No one could say who was the enemy now.
4. The Shaman's Quake – A Cataclysm for All
Among the rampaging shamans,one drew in every last ounce of his power.
His eyes were vacant, his soul already adrift—and the words he chanted were an invocation of disaster:
"He who stirs the earth—awaken…"
The ground groaned beneath their feet.What began as a murmur became a roar.And then—a massive rupture tore through the battlefield.
Balance collapsed.Paladins, shamans—no one was safe now.
The true chaos had begun.
And amid the rubble,no one could tell what justice was anymore.No one knew who was right.Only that everyone was now engulfed in a war without clarity…without heroes.