Before the end of humanity's glorious era, ancestors left a warning that should be heeded by everyone:
"Beware, the seekers of the forgotten crown,
For the Council of Thrones is not just a tale of glory alone.
Those who sleep now are the beings of untouched glory...
The Seven Thrones are no joke, but entities for eternity.
Don't play around using their names, or you invite your doom.
The world shall forget us, but none shall forget the glory of Thrones.
When darkness consumes the world, the Council shall rise again.
The beings of glory might be fallen now, but the worthy shall take a throne in the time of doom."
A very long ago, during humanity's most Glorious era, also known as the Era of Godwars, a council was formed with seven people. The council was named, 'The Council of Thrones.'
The Council of Thrones had seven thrones named:
Swadeon – The Ruler of Blades and the Sword
Archmage – The Ruler of Magic
Veylor – The Ruler of Wisdom
Shadow – The Ruler of Shadows and Assassination
Warlance – The Ruler of Spears
Dhanurdhar – The Ruler of Archery
Celestial – The Ruler of Light
These seven thrones were the greatest throughout history.
During the world's most scary yet unspoken war, they were the pillars of hope to the world of Estel. Estel had only one land called Elarion.
Elarion had seven great continents, and the rest was endless sea. The seven continents were ruled by one of the Thrones, respectively:
Valthera – The land of swords and cities – was ruled by Swadeon.
Arcanis – The land of magic and towers – was ruled by Archmage.
Veyndor – The land of wisdom and dungeons – was ruled by Veylor.
Noctyra – The land of shadows and mansions – was ruled by Shadow.
Dravonar – The land of spears and plains – was ruled by Warlance.
Parthion – The land of archery and Beastfolk – was ruled by Dhanurdhar.
Celesthra – The land of the Divine and Temples – was ruled by Celestial.
The war was scary enough that even gods don't speak of it anymore. As humanity got peace, there was still a last battle left. The Council of Thrones was the only one to participate, since it was hidden from all others.
The final battle on whom the destiny of every being was bet on. Eventually, there are no records of it, and none know of its existence, but everyone knows that the Council vanished without a trace.
The songs of glory of the wars can be heard to this day. The world now consists of these continents, but not the heavenly rulers. Their titles are still unclaimed, but none dared to claim them.
Elarion now is not one single land but is distributed, unlike in the past. It is said that during the Godwar era, the war was so terrifying that its impact caused Elarion to break into seven parts. The continents were named the same as in the past. Now, there are great rivers and oceans which differentiate the continents.
The continents, once ruled by the Thrones, are now ruled by their descendants, but none of their descendants could claim the title of their progenitor. It is said that, "Whenever a real Throne comes to life, the hidden world opens its doors to the heir of the Thrones and the world bows."
The continents and their ruling Houses:
Valthera is now ruled by House Valenor – descendants of Swadeon.
Arcanis is now ruled by House Ardynveil – descendants of Archmage.
Veyndor is now ruled by House Veyrault – descendants of Veylor.
Noctyra is now ruled by House Noxveil – descendants of Shadow.
Dravonar is now ruled by House Dravane – descendants of Warlance.
Parthion is now ruled by House Parvelis – descendants of Dhanurdhar.
Celesthra is now ruled by House Caelora – descendants of Celestial.
The world is now named Elarion, hence the word Estel is now forgotten in history. The world contains peace now. There are no wars, and rarely any conflicts among the nobles.
With the breeze of cool wind, a shadowed being watching the world having a peaceful time, said with a deep voice, "This world of might is ruled by fools now, not knowing the dangers lurking, yet they decided to not train themselves to the limit. Seems like I have to interfere a bit..." But before he could complete his words, he felt something, stopped his speech, and disappeared.
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The world was in bright radiance today as something was about to come. The new heir of Arcanis was born today. The 16th generation of House Ardynveil was born today, so a festival was held in the whole continent of Arcanis. Ardynveil showed no sign of lack of money during this festival. It was so grand that the entire continent was glowing with lights. The other Houses came, since all Houses were friends, and were genuinely happy for them.
During the festival, there were stalls; everything was free today. The Emperor decided to pay for the citizens; everyone was dancing, enjoying the festival.
A certain someone asked, "What's the name of our new Prince?"
Someone next to him replied while drunk, "The prince is named Caelith... Caelith Ardynveil."
The person whose identity is unknown repeated, "Hmm, Caelith... The mana here is kinda different; it'll be interesting. I should wait before doing something."
The person who's character wasn't known was the shadow who was watching the world. None knows his name, face, or anything about his origin.
The royal Houses are celebrating the party in the main castle. The castle was huge—maybe "huge" itself is a small word compared to the castle. Its walls shone like gold, and there were carvings on the wall as if dragons were pasted there. The three huge dragons represented the glory and strength of Ardynveil. There was a huge table decorated in the hall of the castle where the party was being held for the royals. There were many kinds of food items, hard to count, but when someone wanted anything, he just said it to the waiter, and with magic, it got passed to the person. While everyone was enjoying the party,
The knights announced, "The Emperor and the Empress are entering the hall with our prince!"