Events and the Immortal Council

(These are events that take 2 years before the time skip.)

On the 2nd month of the 2nd day, the Kingdom of Nosan, a country located south of the mainland, was wiped off the map by the dark legion, led by the dark goddess, Zephine, the former goddess of magic.

On the 5th month of the 19th day, the Kingdom of Lulan, a nation located west of Nosan, and the Vural Dynasty, a nation located north of Lulan, were both subjugated by the dark legion.

On the 10th month of the 13th night, 5 gods turned over to the dark legion, raising the dark god numbers up to 8.

A year later, 2 more gods joined the dark legion, giving the world 10 dark gods.

On the 3rd month of the 16th day, the god of forgery, Hephaestus, was arrested for crafting a sword using the dark forging technique 9 years ago. That sword was given to a boy whose name was not found.

On the 7th month of the 10th day, the goddess, Tiamat, joined the immortal council. Raising their numbers up to 13.

A year later, 1 more god fell into the dark legion, their numbers now equaling up to 11.

On the 6th month of the 10th day, the king of the sea, Colter the Whitemane, has handed his throne over to his daughter, Almira the Vulture. Then he joined the immortal council. Becoming the 14th member.

On the 7th month of the 28th day, Divinus, the angelic dragon, joined the immortal council. Becoming its 15th member.

On the 8th month of the 31st day, the immortal council held a meeting in Gaia, a nation in the east.

The meeting went like this.

12:00 pm...

Tick-Tock-Tick-Tock~

Every second that passed by, the clock ticked.

6 people sat at the large round table. Drinking tea.

"When will the others get here?"

Said a young-looking woman. This young lady was Kyrie Dieshilde, the queen of Dieshilde. She was known as the strongest woman in the north. Born with the natural talent to wield ice, water, and wind magic.

"I believed they can't make it, so it'll just be us for today."

Divinus said as he placed his foot on the table.

"Mind your manners, brother."

Ddraig said in a polite tone as he took a sip of some tea.

"M-maybe we should just get started."

Said a small girl with a black mesh over her eyes. She had scales running down her hands. This shy little girl was none other than the goddess, Tiamat.

"I agree, it's just us 6 so it should be alright."

The large man said as he tried to pick up the teacup with his large hands. This was the former lord of the sea, Colter Morton, or known by his pirate name, Colter the Whitemane, named after the white...mane growing from his neck. This was due to his aberrant skill, which is always active, "The Behemoth."

An old man sitting across from him yawned and chugged some whiskey, finishing it under 5 seconds. This old man was Merlin, full name Merlin Saggio, last name meaning sage or wise. He is able to use every type of magic in the world.

"So who wants to start? Hic-"

Creak!

The large door opened up and a white-haired, pale-skinned man wearing a black, dusty coat walked into the room.

"It's only you 6, huh? Guess the others were too lazy to make it."

The 6 got up and bowed to this man. This man was the founder of the immortal council, the council which comprises immortals, gods, and other important figures. This man was an immortal that killed dark gods, giving him the name, "Dark God Slayer". His name is Akuji Ultima.

A dark aura oozed out of Akuji, which sent chills up everyone's spine. Tiamat was noticeably trembling. Despite being a well-known goddess, she wasn't a good fighter. She joined the council on the recommendation of her brother, Bahamut, another member of the council.

Akuji sat down on a special chair, a chair made out of bones.

As he sat down, a skeleton rose from the ground and handed him some papers.

A few minutes passed, and it was absolute silence. Only the sound of paper being stacked was heard.

Everyone looked at Akuji, then Merlin broke the silence.

"So uh, are we just here to sit or...?"

Akuji's lifeless gray eyes shifted towards Merlin, making Merlin jump. Merlin looked away instantly.

"Lesson learned, don't look at him straight in the eyes."

He muttered while stroking his beard.

Merlin was visibly shaking. It was as if he just stared into a dark, endless, void.

That's how powerful Akuji was. Even staring into his eyes could make a god kneel.

"Nosan, Vural, and Lulan have been subjugated. They'll go for the nearest kingdom after that. I'm guessing their main goal is to conquer the heavens. If they get closer to Eden, we might have to fight them ourselves."

Slam!

"But we can't do that, we establish our own rule that the heroes and demons will have to take care of that!"

Divinus said as he slammed the table. Ddraig yelled at Divinus to calm down, which he did.

"We might not have a choice. The last year, most of the heroes have been slacking and barely 10 out of a thousand became Adamantite rank."

In this world, Adamantite is the 6th highest rank (Different for most works though). There are 12 rankings. It goes from lowest to highest: Copper, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Adamantite, Orichalcum, Mythril, Callousite, Draconite, and Divinium.

"But that was because last year, most of the first years had barely any potential. This year will be different though."

Ddraig said with a smirk on his face. Divinus crossed his arms. Akuji tapped the table a couple of times, then he threw a question at Ddraig.

"By most first years, do you mean your daughter by any chance?"

"Hmph. Of course not. She became Adamantite before her second year."

"Well then, what makes you think this year will be any different."

"Fufu."

Ddraig may display an outgoing attitude, but deep inside, he hated how sharp Akuji was. If someone was planning to kill a royalty of another country, he'd catch that man in under a second.

"Does this year have anything to do with the boy from 9 years ago?"

Colter asked.

"Colter, who cares if that boy received a dark-forged weapon. It's not like he's going to pose a threat to us."

Kyrie said while sipping tea. Ddraig and Divinus looked away. Akuji noticed this.

"You guys have something to say?"

"Mmm, nothing really. By the way, do we know who this boy is?"

"Well, according to some rumors, he's probably a high ranking hero."

Why were they interested in this boy and this dark-forged weapon?

The answer to that question is that dark forging is a technique used with dark magic. The immortal council, the heavenly order, a council consisting of high ranking angels, and the 9 circles of hell, a council comprising high ranking demons banned the use of dark forging. The reason why it was banned was that weapons that were made with this technique would slowly corrupt their users and then slowly drown them in darkness. Ifer had a weapon made from dark forging, and it was one of the reasons why he became a dark god.

The weapon made 9 years ago was the 21st weapon made from dark forging.

That was the reason why Hephaestus was arrested. Underworld blacksmiths have attempted dark-forging and have been arrested for attempt. Even if they somehow did craft a weapon using dark-forging, it would immediately break.

And for the boy, some were worried that he will eventually turn to the dark side, and join the dark legion.

But no news has been announced that a man holding the 21st dark forged weapon has joined the dark legion.

Divinus gulped. Ddraig looked at him, then at Akuji. Akuji had his eye closed, so he didn't notice.

"Well, back to what I was saying..."

Ddraig wanted to change the subject. Akuji noticed this but shrugged it off.

"This year, it's going to be different. You guys can come to the academy and watch the entrance test in action. I promise you, it'll be different than last time."

Everyone except Akuji looked at each other, then nodded.

"Ok, what about you, Akuji?"

"Sorry, but I don't have time to watch this useless entrance test."

"Suit yourself."

The bones on Akuji's seat rattled. Akuji stood up and walked towards the door.

"I dismiss this meeting, you can all go. There is nothing that we have to talk about."

Everyone besides Divinus and Ddraig followed Akuji out of the room.

After they left, Ddraig looked at Divinus.

"What do you think? You think he'll become Adamantite in a year?"

"Compared to his progress with Mizuki, I doubt it. But it's possible."

"What about the sword?"

"I told him to seal it in his spatial. He'll be using Michael's sword."

"Good."

A week later, the entrance test into the hero academy had begun.

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