The Knights of Athenos
"When the Light plummets into chaos, the Great Will shall come and eradicate the darkness in the Hour of Ultima, and with it, the old world shall pass. Men of all races, creeds and faiths shall be no more. We will be under no banner, no creed and no faith. Every man shall be judged accordingly to the laws written in the Divina Latius, like gold being tested in fire. A new cycle shall be born, and those that are found wanting shall not see the light of the new world."
For years, the Kingdom of Athenos has maintained a prestigious status around the world as a beacon of hope among all nations, maintaining the balance and peace when nations descend into conflict - all this in order to fulfill the nation's mandate: preventing the Hour of Ultima from ever coming, shielding the world from an impending doom.
It is the year 837, and the Crimson Knights - Athenos's elite fighting force, found themselves being dispatched at the northern border of the city-state of Valencia after Verile's prime minister Wilhelm von Schauss was poisoned during a delicate peace treaty in Carvane, Valencia - effectively ending the fifteen-year truce between two of the most powerful world nations - second only to the Kingdom of Athenos. After a deliberation of the Divine Oracular Crystal - the Crimson Knights' ruling body - it was unexpectedly decided that Athenos shall side with the Valencians in the coming conflict instead of the Verilians who were clearly wronged in the incident. Outraged by this ridiculous decision, a number of Crimson Knights defected to Verile in the hopes of changing the tide of battle into Verile's favor.
This is the story of Mikhail Zareb, one of the Knights who defected to Verile under the command of 3rd Division Commander Lucian Thezaib, the Lightbringer.
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