Seven Hundred
"I was born a human-" he revealed, "-in the 30th layer of the Abyss. I even had a family; a wife and a daughter who I loved more than anything else. I had friends and comrades who fought alongside me."
Lord Jyothi's voice fell as he swam through the memories of a long-forgotten past. And then something happened that made Hao Xuan doubt his eyes.
The copper plate Lord Jyothi was staring into began replaying pieces of his memory on its glossy surface. It showed a barren wasteland teeming with monsters and all manners of horrific beasts.
Everything from the weather to the plant life wanted to kill them but there, right in the middle of this hell hole existed a piece of heaven. A small patch of land concealed between two towering mountain ranges.
It had two of the most important things needed for survival, water and relative safety.
There was a small city located here, kept out of sight and reach of most of the dangerous wildlife.