Over a hundred years ago, the war between Veridia and Crestland was sparked by an ancient painting.
The painting was discovered during an archaeological dig within Veridia and contained a complete Ancient Martial Inheritance.
It attracted the attention of the Veridian Martial Alliance's upper echelons. To decipher the painting, they informed the Guardian about it.
The next day, the Guardian vanished along with the painting.
A month later, four words came back: "It cannot be practiced."
A few high-ranking members of the Veridian Martial Alliance were deeply dissatisfied. They believed the Guardian intended to keep the Ancient Martial Inheritance for themself and leaked the news of the painting, arousing the greed of nations worldwide.
The ever-ambitious Crestland used a flimsy pretext to be the first to declare war.
