BXBX NOVEL Chapter 390 In The Imperial Archives (3)
People were ready to submit to anything as long as their lives are threatened. That\'s why they were willing to do as the First Victor says during the time of their rescue.
However, people\'s greed knows no end until they themselves recognize that it is enough.
And so after asserting that they were no longer in a perilous situation, they started to move and bite the hand of the person who fed them.
The First Victor was enraged upon realizing the extent of the greed of the people he rescued.
However, there was a larger mission ahead that he desired to swiftly resolve the issue so that he could continue to reclaim the remaining continents.
And so he gave an order to his people that they must wait for the war to end before settling down the matter of the territories.
If they resist, the First Victor will have no choice but to withdraw his protection over those territories and leave them to die when the followers of Birsha attack once again.
"Give me three years… I will complete my rescue conquest and we will talk about this matter once again." He looked at the self-proclaimed leaders and pleaded.
In no time, they managed to reclaim these two continents which were now the Green Wave and the Vanderford Continents.
As the war has now ended and all the followers of Birsha were defeated for good, the First Victor fulfilled his promise and returned to the main continent to meet the acting leaders and talk about the distribution of the land.
First and foremost, the Green Wave Continent was unanimously given to the non-humans because it was only their kind who could easily brave the harsh waters in reaching the land.
As for the others, the First Victor asked who among them wanted to be under his territory in the central mainland and those who want to insist on going back to their own territories and become independent.
As soon as they were given a choice, those who wanted to retain their prestige and authority insisted to become independent from the First Victor.
But many of them were loyal to the First Victor, those whose tribes and kingdoms were first rescued by him.
They pledged their allegiance to the First Victor and also pronounced their disinterest to have their own territory if this would result in betraying the one that saved them.
After knowing who\'s who, the First Victor banished those who did not want to continue on the journey to the third and second continents.
Thinking that the First Victor was benevolent, the separating leaders were so eager to reclaim their previous territories and did not even thank the First Victor for his magnanimity.
The leaders who were loyal to the First Victor were furious because of how these people had disrespected their savior, but the First Victor told them to stay put.
Although they were unwilling, they still followed First Victor\'s orders.
When his followers asked why did he nonchalantly distribute the land like that, he answered with an unwavering tone.
"My goal is to make sure that this world remains peaceful and safe. As for owning the territories, as much as possible, I would want for each tribe and kingdom to stay in the place they originally were…"
"As for you… my loyal subjects, let us settle in my homeland and make it flourish. For as long as my blood lives, you will be under my wing and the Guardian\'s protection."
"For the others who decided to walk away… they should now depend on themselves."
With that, the First Great War finally ended, with the First Victor claiming the central and northern territory of the main continent. Here, he had his followers settled according to their tribe and he called it the Seirende Kingdom.
Finally, after a total of four-year wars with Birsha\'s followers, there was a year of peace.
Due to their absolute loyalty to the First Victor the Seirende Kingdom undeniably flourished. They managed to make their little land fertile and become exceptional among those surrounding them who were trying to reinstate their authority.
One of those surrounding forces was the Vesala Kingdom, which was one of the first kingdoms rescued by Birsha. They were envious of the Seirende Kingdom\'s prosperity and fast-growing economy.
They all attributed this success because of the First Victor who was a mighty S-Class Mage.
And so the Vesalas spent all of their remaining resources to raise up their mages. They started to also send mages to infiltrate the Seirende Kingdom and assassinate their forces bit by bit.
The failed attempts to make trouble for the Seirende incurred deep hatred among the Vesalas and so the Vesala Kingdom started to rally the other separated kingdoms to bully the Seirende.
However, this kind of move had no effect on the Seirende Kingdom, which was under the leadership of the First Victor.
He just easily defended his territory and pushed back the Vesala and its allied forces.
However, the enemy decided not to give up until they see the Seirende Kingdom\'s fall and so another 10-year war started, and the history books coined this event as the second stage of the First Great War.
During the first stage of the war, the Seirende Kingdom could not be pushed back by the allied forces of the Vesala because the core followers of the First Victor were the same people who had endured the rigorous four-year war with Birsha\'s followers.
The difference in experience and familiarization with military tactics had brought the Seirende Kingdom to victory.
To add to that, the Seirende Kingdom did not only focus on defending their land.
"I have been magnanimous enough to send them out to go on their ways without anything in return. But they still choose to be greedy and evil!"
"And so, from this day forth… the Seirende Kingdom and my loyal followers, raise up your sword and take the very land these enemies were proud of!!" These were the First Victor\'s words when he declared the unification war to start.
The direction of the war has now become the subduing of all of the four territories that surrounded the original location of his tribe.
One by one, they will defeat one kingdom and take the territory as their own, decreasing Vesala Kingdom\'s allies and expanding their territory.
This continued for a few years until the Vesalas finally had an S-Class Mage who can stand head to head with the First Victor.
This became the great turning point of the war which almost pushed the Seirende Kingdom to the brink of defeat.
Many people died and many innocent lives were lost because of the Vesala Clan\'s ruthless attacks.
On the final stand, the First Victor and the Head of the Vesala Clan who was the one who ascended into the S-level confronted each other.
It was an overwhelming fight as the First Victor was now visibly weaker than the newly awakened Head of the Vesala.
Moreover, it seems like his power was made to really counter First Victor\'s powers.
Even the First Victor\'s followers suspected that the opposing party used the powers of Birsha because it was overwhelmingly stronger than the First Victor who was also an S-Class mage.
However, they have no evidence to support their claims as the Head of the Vesala did not manifest anything close to what the followers of Birsha showed back then.
So they could only grit their teeth, watch and pray for their King to defeat the Vesala.
But then the First Victor… the man of many victories chose neither to advance nor surrender.
Instead, he stood still, abandoned the heavens, and lifted his hand up.
He shouted at the top of his lungs and uttered a short prayer while he left himself unguarded against the incoming attack from the Head of the Vesala clan.
"Oh, Guardians and the Great Creator come and see my case.
If I am still standing on the side of the righteous then let me have the power to win!
But if I am no longer… the spare the people behind me!"
Rumble!!!
The heavens immediately answered and a strong series of lightning descended from the skies.
Striking the First Victor mercilessly and yet, blocking the attack from the Seirende.
"This is the end…" People from both sides of the war muttered, the first group in a heartbroken sigh while the others in excitement and victory.
Slash! Boom!
However, in the next second, a powerful sword slash appeared and rushed toward the direction of the Head of the Vesala Clan.
Using his might and power, he tried to defend himself from the attack but to no avail.
He just found his vision slowly falling on the ground, his eyes locked in the direction of the First Victor whose hair had become increasingly blood red and eyes become as deeper as the deep blue sea.
"He received yet another blessing!" The people exclaimed, but to the head of the Vesala Clan, it was the end of his road.
He was defeated.
Utterly defeated.