THE RISE OF THE KNIGHTS OF SINNERS

PROLOGUES

1200 Star years, standing 2 great empires in the world. On the western continent stood the Orion empire and on the Eastern continent stood the Cronix empire. For hundreds of years, these two empires vied for control of the world until they finally controlled each other half the world. The long war between the two empires took place not solely due to territorial struggles, but rather interfaith wars in which the Orion empire worshipped the sun goddess Grecia while the Cronix Empire worshipped the moon goddess Cilia.

Indeed, the two gods are the creator gods of the universe and are brothers, the devotees of Grecia say that the goddess Cilia was a traitor god because in the ancient scriptures it is written that the goddess Cilia betrayed the goddess Grecia which made the goddess Grecia fall to the bottom of hell and was confined for thousands of years in the sana. It is unclear who wrote the book. However, hatred had already been instilled in the worshipers of Grecia against the Cilia worshipers. That hatred caused a long, unrelenting war.

Wars that have raged for hundreds of years toppled millions of innocent human lives until finally some priests from the worshipers of Grecia and Cilia understood that this war will only cause hatred and eternal revenge. They form a secret alliance called Gerel. The alliance was intended to reconcile the two warring empires and inform the world of the beauty of peace, but the results the alliance had obtained were bitter. They were about to even be accused of spreading heresy until every chief member of the Gerel alliance was rewarded handsomely.

After 20 years passed, the name of the Gerel alliance that had dimmed suddenly reappeared. This time it was led by two young men who were nicknamed doomsday knights because of their strength.2 The young men were Valdius and Calius. Valdius is an orphan who worships Cilia and she has a rare magical element of darkness. While Kalius was also an orphan but he worshiped Grecia and had the power that is no less special than Valdius, the element of light magic.

The presence of the two of them instantly shocked the world especially the two warring empires. Many people say that the presence of doomsday knights is the gods' answer to the destruction of the world by bloodshed. However, the very arrogant emperor of Cronix actually challenged Valdius and Calius.he said that the doomsday knight was just a mere prank and only the wits of the priest Grecia. In addition, the Cronix emperor also killed the followers of the Gerel alliance to its peak, the Cronix army massacred one village that followed the Gerel alliance.

The massacre infuriated Valdius and Calius. With just the two of them, Valdius and Calius headed for the imperial capital of Cronix which was then guarded by 200 thousand troops. An unbalanced war took place in the capital. Valdius and Calius destroyed the capital of Cronix with their powerful magic for 7 days and 7 nights. A scene like hell was clearly depicted in the capital that finally led the emperor Cronix to his death. After the emperor's death, Cronix fell and was temporarily taken over by Gerel's alliance. After stabilizing the Cronix empire, the gerel alliance appointed new emperors to the Cronix empire and divided some of its territories into new kingdoms.

After the peace had been in place for several years, it was unexpected that the Orion empire began to move. Emperor Orion broke the peace treaty with Gerel's alliance. Orion began to invade Cronix's territory from various directions. A total of 2 million troops were deployed on the first day of the invasion and after 5 months, the fractional kingdoms of the Cronix empire fell one by one into the hands of the Orion empire. The Gerel Alliance, which had only a small army, was forced to retreat and gradually relinquish Cronix territory.

While the doomsday knight could not do much because before the Orion empire declared war, Valdius was seriously ill due to the effects of dark magic. And Calius himself was wandering around the world in search of a cure for his friend.

Hearing the news of Valdius' illness and the disappearance of Calius makes the path of the emperor Orion to rule the world wide open. In just 3.5 years, the Orion Empire had taken over 93% of the world. Cronix and Gerel's alliance were besieged in his last territory at the eastern end.

Orion's own forces have surrounded the region from various directions with an army of more than 1 million people. And as they were about to invade the last territory, Valdius and Calius suddenly appeared and crushed the Orion army. It took only 1 hour for Orion's entire army to be wiped out by Valdius and Kalius.

The return of the two of them instantly turned things around. However, resistance to the Orion empire was harder than fighting the Cronix empire. It was all due to various kinds of treachery as well as the devious ways of the Orion empire against the alliance of Gerel and Cronix. For 1.5 years the war continued and millions of lives fell in that war.

Just in the middle of winter, the Gerel alliance had successfully besieged the imperial capital of Orion guarded by 3 million troops. And from the siege, Valdius got the nickname knight sinner because of his enthusiasm in slaughtering the enemies. Calius earned a new nickname, the knight of heaven, because he healed and saved the inhabitants of the capital Orion.

In just 12 hours Orion's empire collapsed. As many as 1.3 million Orion troops were killed at the hands of Valdius and the rest many surrendered.

After the collapse of the Orion empire, the world was finally at peace. The Cronix Empire and the kingdoms of the eastern continent could take their territory. While the territory of the former Orion empire was divided into several kingdoms led by the higher-ups of the Gerel alliance.

For the surviving Orion imperial family, they were given land of power again in the western region but instead became empires again but empires and had to be in the control of the Gerel alliance. While the main territory of the Orion empire was given to doomsday knights under the name of the kingdom of Gerelia.

It was Valdius who was to be made the first king. However, the priests of Grecia rejected Valdius's appointment. They think Valdius will be a ruthless leader because at war, I don't know how many lives he has taken. In fact, the original purpose of the rejection was because the pastor of Grecia did not want the priests of Cilia to have more influence.

There was a long debate until the division in the internal stronghold of the alliance Gerel until Valdius finally spoke up and appointed Calius as the first king of Gerelia. Valdius wanted the southern part of the kingdom of Gerelia. The region was the land of the Gods as there was a temple believed to be where Grecia and Cilia descended into the underworld in the past. Because the region was not named, Valdius finally named the place with his name Valdia.

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5 Years after the founding of the kingdom of Gerelia, the Gerel alliance was finally dissolved because the Cilians were granted territory by the Cronix empire. It was made a special kingdom for the priests of Cilia. The kingdom was named after the kingdom of Angelus led by the Cilian holy priest. Not to be outdone by their rivals, the Grecian priests demanded that king Calius give up some of his territory and allow the construction of a new kingdom for the priests. King Kalius agreed, giving him a bit of territory in the northwest. The region was eventually made a holy kingdom of Deusia which was also led by holy priests.

After the establishment of the two holy kingdoms, a new name for the adherents of both beliefs emerged. Those who worship Grecia are called Deus and those who worship Cilia are called Angelus.

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King Kalius' story instantly shocked the world. Many scientists and explorers and even nobles flocked to find the existence of the continent.10 years they searched the continent but did not find it. Slowly they began to doubt the story and assumed that king Kalius was lying and was just making up the story. Little by little, the curse began to be thrown by the people to king Kalius. Even the holy priest Deusia also said that Kalius lied and only made up stories so that his journey in search of a cure for Valdius impressed travel through other worlds.

The ridicule and accusations of lying made king Kalius depressed and depressed to the point of making him sick. Valdius who was concerned to see the condition of his best friend immediately tried to prove the truth of the continent that his best friend meant.he finally traveled to search for the continent for 8 years.

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After 4 years circling the south pole, Valdius began to surrender and he thought a little bit that Kalius was lying. In the midst of despair, Valdius unexpectedly fell into an ice hole and took him to a location he had never seen before.

Valdius went down the place and he was surprised at every trip to see the various races that were mentioned by Kalius. Valdius finally believed that what Kalius said was true. Valdius traveled the continent for 2 years and he was also good friends with the races there, especially the Elves.

After feeling enough to explore the mysterious continent, Valdiuspun decided to return home. After a long journey, Valdius finally reached Gerelia. Before meeting his friend Calius, Valdius wrote all his travel stories in books. And after one week of writing, Valdius met with Kalius and told the story of his journey that discovered the continent.

but it is surprising, when Valdius so passionately told, Kalius actually loudly admitted that he had lied about his journey that found the mysterious continent. Callius' confession was heard directly by officials and even by the holy priest Deusia who was there at the time. Suddenly Valdius was shocked because the continent that Callius said was true. Valdius protested and was angry with Kalius, but with the help of the holy priest, Calius was able to resist Valdius' anger.

Valdius was finally stamped as a liar just like Kalius and for his lies, Kaliuspun lowered the status of Valdius caste which was originally Granduke became Marquis. However, king Calius granted privileges by granting special autonomy rights to Valdius where he could manage his own territory like a kingdom but remain in the auspices of the Gerelian kingdom.

Valdius could only shut up and accept it. He did not expect his best friend to say it like that and like being a puppet priest Deus. Valdius returns to Valdia with a wounded heart at the treatment of his own best friend. And after that incident, Valdius and Calius' relationship became tenuous.

A few years later, people begin to forget about Kalius' lies but not Valdius's. Valdius, who had a family, remained stamped as a liar noble.

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In his old days, Valdius only spent time to beautify and prosper the Valdia region. The advance of Valdia made king Kalius envious. On the advice of the holy priest Deusia, king Calius ordered that the territory of Valdius be reduced and as much as 70% of Valdia's produce given to the kingdom. In addition, King Calius also revoked the special autonomy of Valdius.

Obviously, the orders of king Calius made Valdius angry. He came alone to the capital and threatened King Calius directly. Valdius threatens to earth the scorched Gerelia even the rest of the world if king Kalius dares to touch his family and also Valdia. Valdius' threat was not a mere bluff because with dark magic he was able to destroy anything even the light element of Kalius could not stop him. In addition, Valdius also dared to revile the holy priest Deusia and even gave him the nickname demon priest.

At first the holy priest of Deusia did not suppress Valdius' threat. However, it was unexpected that Valdius retaliated by burning the holy kingdom of Deusia.This was the beginning of the feud between the Valdius family and the holy kingdom of Deusia. For this incident, the holy priest was silenced and king Kalius canceled to annex Valdia. The granting of special autonomy was written in paper and signed by king Kalius in gold ink.

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Feeling that he was soon old, Valdius ordered his soldiers to bring all the books he wrote and a letter granting autonomy by the king to the city of Edo. the city belonged to Count Miyura who was the in-law of Valdius and an old noble of the 120-year-old kingdom of Taiyoria. This Valdius did for fear that one day the kings of Gerelia would take their autonomy and burn important books of his creation that would one day be useful to Valdia.

At the age of 71, Valdius traveled for the last time to the mysterious continent alone, leaving behind a wife, 2 children, and 4 grandchildren in Valdia. After his departure, Valdius did not return and his family assumed he was dead. King Calius died at the age of 74 and had only one child.

After the death of king Kalius, there was no light magic element because according to the rumors, the light element was the element that the god bestowed on Kalius for his service to Grecia and Cilia. While the dark magic element is an element that according to myth belongs to the vampire race that is in another realm. But, uh, somehow Valdius has the element from a small and unique element of darkness can be passed on to his descendants although not all descendants will get the element but certainly one of the offspring in each generation there who has the element of darkness.

The magic element of light is the power to build and heal, while the darkness element is the destruction element. It could be said that the light element came down from heaven and the darkness element from hell. Both elements are a counterbalance to peace in the world, however, all seems to change when only the element of darkness remains.

^^^To be Continue^