The beautiful sky eclipsed by dark clouds year long, the Dusk City has already adapted to such a gloomy environment and even found their own concept of beauty through the despairing darkness.City akin to a starry sky!
This would be the adept description for the Capital of the Dusk Empire, the Dusk City. With streets and the rooftops of every house and structure decorated with beautiful moon pearls, the whole city looked absolutely marvellous.
Especially the silver palace constructed in the heart of the city, functioning as a celestial object that brightened the entire city alongside the heart of its people with much-deserved light— Hope.
Inside the Imperial Court, a middle-aged man with shoulder-length black hair sat with a worried expression while his fingers kept on tapping on the armrest of the throne.
Even though he wore a luxurious purple robe with a pure white crescent moon engraved on the sides, the man still exuded a sense of humility that should only belong to the oppressed sections of the society.
Sitting inside the empty and dark courtroom, Naga, the current Emperor of the Dusk Empire thought back at how he suddenly heard a deep and cold voice of the founding ancestor before a figure cloaked in black robes flew off.
Even though the general public of the continent didn"t know the true history of the Nirvan Continent, Naga wasn"t so fortunate.
During the time of his ascension, his father, the previous Emperor, burdened him with the past of the continent. Of course, Naga didn"t put much thought into the past and looked ahead. With his insights and creativity, he managed to rebuild the Capital city into its present glorious form.
Alas, his generation was doomed to witness the rise of the Devil!
The moment his ancestor shot into the sky, he immediately contacted his alliance member— The Rising Sun Empress and found out that she was in a similar situation, too.
Without disturbing his wife, Naga walked out of his chambers and simply came inside the dark courtroom to clear his head. His thoughts started forming various probabilities about the arising enemy and the possible countermeasures if required.
He was the Emperor and he needed to be prepared for every turn of events. He was even bold enough to count the defeat of his ancestor and how he will counterattack the Sin that has escaped its prison.
It didn"t take a scholar to understand that if the Seven Virtues are gathered once again then the enemy would definitely be the Cardinal Sins of the Infernal Realm.
But deep down, a blazing confidence ensured his heart of the ancestor"s victory. If he can defeat the enemy thousands of years ago then he can definitely defeat them once again.
At this time, a green ball of flame erupted in front of him and formed beautiful letters that marked a location and general situation of his ancestor.
"We were ambushed but the enemy is taken care of. Pick us up..."
And then, a series of coordinates were written in the code language before the flames dissipated.
Reading the message from his ancestor, Naga didn"t have many thoughts before taking off of the city.
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"Ancestor?!"
Naga almost fell back on his b.u.t.t as he looked at the cold and gloomy beauty with a pale white skin and long, luxurious black hair. If not for the icy-blue eyes, Naga would"ve failed to recognise Nethar.
Seeing his reaction, Nethar narrowed her eyes and spoke coldly.
"You have something to say?"
Even if Nethar was the inheritor of "Humility", her actions didn"t correspond to her virtue.
"Oh, is he your successor? Hasn"t he ever witnessed a beautiful woman in his life?"
A melodious voice spoke out as six figures slowly walked from behind the dark forest and slowly stood alongside Nethar.
Seeing the emergence of six beautiful maidens, Naga"s eyes widened in pure shock as he quickly stood up and bowed his head. No matter his status or power, these seven figures in front of him, whether male or female, deserved his and everyone else"s absolute respect.
"Naga Dusk, the current Emperor of the Dusk Empire greets the seven Heroes."
"Hmm. Good."
Nethar finally nodded as her eyes showed slight appreciation.
"Don"t you want to ask us anything?"
A pet.i.te and beautiful Pixie that kept on floating in the air spoke out and looked at Naga with mysterious eyes.
Matching her gaze, Naga shook his head and spoke in a humble tone.
"The seven virtues always has the good of the entire continent in their hearts. If you wish to do something, I am not qualified to impede your objective."
"Alright. You only need to know that the Prince of l.u.s.t, Asmodeus, broke out of the infernal realm. Even though we have sealed him, we were ambushed and as you can see, our cultivation is oliberated and our gender changed.
The seven of use alongside three others will go to the Dusk tower to cultivate."
"Yes, Ancestor."
The Dusk Tower was originally Nethar"s home so Naga would be a fool to stop her. The prestige of the seven heroes soared through the skies and Nethar was his own Ancestor.
He didn"t have any reason to stop her from doing things but he still had one doubt.
"Ancestor, what do you mean by three others?"
Nethar nodded at his question and spoke out loud.
"Kid! Come out."
According to her Master"s intentions, Nethar kept up her act while Lucifer alongside Laylaa and Perenna walked out while he dragged a large egg as he moved forward.
"They are?"
A frown managed to expose itself n Naga"s forehead as he looked at the beautiful trio whose beauty didn"t falter in comparison to his ancestor.
"They are what you say: At the wrong place in the wrong time. Either way, Ganthor decided to take them under her wings."
Nethar replied as she pointed at the founder of the Rising Sun Empire, Ganthor Blaze, the inheritor of Kindness.
"And that egg holds the demon."
Her next words easily diverted Naga"s attention from the trio to the egg in front of them.
"Ancestor, what kind of seal is that?"
Naga asked out as he only felt uncomfortable when he stared at the egg.
"We will continue this conversation in the castle."
Nethar spoke plainly while she gave her a look that some information shouldn"t be spoken in front of outsiders.
Naga nodded politely and a small portal opened right in front of his body before he spoke up with a smile.
"The Seven Heroes... and kids, please enter my humble house."