1 PROLOGUE

Long before the conqueror of Andrius began his bloody crusade to conquer the continent, before the five great families ever emerged as the rulers of the continent, there was only imbalance and chaos. The inhabitants of the continent of Demidera fought over the position of supreme ruler, various powers fought for control slowly pushing the continent to ruin. It was an era of wars and death, many innocents died pointless deaths in the name of a power struggle they weren't involved in. As the continent was on the brink of collapse, Lumos made his first appearance, the god of light descended from Eden to return order. He gave his blessings to five people and to the one he loved the most, he gave the ability to use a piece of his power. With his blessings, the five of them brought peace to the continent and took up the heavy mantle of becoming it rulers or so the story goes. History is simply a masterpiece painted by those in control. How much of the story is true and how much has been changed to suit the masterpiece is never certain.

The five blessed are recognized as the ancestors of the five families that once ruled over Demidera. Circe of the south possessed magical talents above all others, Modryg of the of the west was blessed with talents in crafts, Thalios of the east had the wisdom of sages, Polemos of the north possessed the strength of giants and Andrius in the central region, highly favoured by the god of light could bend light according to their will. They each ruled their regions, creating a fragile balance that lasted for thousands of years but greed was a seed that could appear at any time. Greed for more power soon caused the continent to fall into another period of war as the conqueror of Andrius began the battle to claim control and he won, forever ending the rule of the five and establishing the rule of one. Andrius established the New Empire and named themselves imperials and the conqueror wore the crown of an Emperor. 

The conqueror would have never achieved his goals were it not for a masked woman that appeared in the middle of the gruesome war. With her appearance alone, she ended the war that seemed to have no end in sight. She decimated battlefields and destroyed armies without so much as a drop of blood on her white cloak, her power had brought fear to every soul that was cursed with being her enemy as they were destined for only death. Her white hair was the symbol of their demise to all those who stood against her. She brought the other families to their knees in just a few years. She had earned the name of a witch who stormed the battlefield and slaughtered her enemies without pity. That was how the white witch was described in the grand tales of the war.

With her help, Andrius had gained an easy victory but soon after that was her sudden disappearance. The war was over and Grisha Andrius sat on the throne however, the woman who helped him achieve his desires was no longer beside him.