vrcanaries Chapter 464: The Turbulent Years of the Third Era
Chapter 464: The Turbulent Years of the Third Era
The history books of the Third Holy Empire contain a very detailed account of the turbulent years at the end of the Third Era.
But...it has been severely tampered with.
For example, the cause of the Years of Turmoil was that the God Above All Gods, Io, had a sudden idea and asked all the gods in the star realm to descend to the main plane as "saints".
The so-called saints are the incarnations of gods whose powers have been weakened to the point that even the planes are too lazy to suppress them. To put it bluntly, they are mortals with stronger powers.
At first glance, this is a move by the top leaders to let the cadres experience the suffering of the people and keep their original aspirations in mind to forge ahead;
However, the gods in this place have seven emotions and six desires.
The three gods of death back then were not content to be little brothers for the rest of their lives - the life of a god was indeed too long.
So, the three sinister and evil but intellectually questionable guys secretly decided to steal the most beloved thing of Boss Io - a stone slab.
It is said that the stone slab, which is so flat that not a single grain can be seen, can rewrite the fate of all beings, including the gods.
Heim, who was in charge of guarding the Stone of Destiny - the one whose natal artifact, the Eye of Surveillance, was taken away by his big brother Tyr, was very uneasy and panicked during that time, but was eventually taken away by the Three Gods of Death.
I don’t know how backward the security awareness was at that time.
For this, Io was furious and almost beat Heim to death, which laid the seeds for his artifact to be taken away and his consciousness to disappear.
Afterwards, the magic goddess Mystra and the three gods of death waged a protracted war that was so chaotic and dark.
As a result, the Three Gods of Death did not die at the hands of Mystra, but were instead picked up by a mortal thief named Cyric and his teammates.
One of the three surviving gods, Bane, the god of strife, and Torm, the god of loyalty, a hot-blooded and brain-dead young man, died together - but later they both encountered great opportunities and were resurrected.
But Mystra, who had been on the good side, never showed up again.
This is the history recorded in the library of the human kingdom.
But to the immortal species, these are just a book full of bugs, various distortions of facts, and random writing.
As early as the end of the First Age, Io was pulled down by the elven gods such as Corellon.
In the late Second Era, this former God of Gods simply disappeared, and few people have heard of Io.
In other words, the initiator of delegating the gods in the Third Age could not have been Io.
“However, there are no more detailed records among the elves. As you know, the elves were still in a period of seclusion during that period.
The elven pantheon has never been forced to descend to the world as a 'saint'...
Therefore, I am not sure whether the description about Mystra in the book in your hand is true or not."
The silver-haired Labellas closed the book in his hand and handed it back to Xiuman.
The audience, who seemed to be still unsatisfied, all turned their eyes to another being in the hall—a human goddess in the shape of a young girl with restraints on her hands.
"Why are you all looking at me..."
The fraudulent girl Leila pursed her lips and wiped the corners of her eyes with her bound hands.
“Although I ascended to godhood before the Time of Troubles, the Tablet of Fate was stolen before I could report to Tyr and Helm.
During this whole period of turbulence, I have been hiding in the wilderness...”
“Stop it!
How could you, a deceitful goddess who loves to stir up trouble, endure loneliness for such a long time..."
A short half-elf had just uttered a sentence when his mouth was covered by Ivan next to him.
He didn't want his sister-in-law to offend his sparring partner like this.
After all, he and Xiling now possess divine powers, but Lian is nothing...
Seeing this uneducated prisoner talking nonsense in a serious manner, everyone turned their attention to the next target.
"Clam?"
Lovita was also quite speechless at this moment.
"Everyone, although I ascended to godhood early...
Leila!
Don't act like it's none of your business!
If it weren't for your big mouth, how could my identity be exposed! "
The distressed girl, who had taken off her spiked armor and put back on the druid's brown robe, stared angrily at Leila, who had a mocking look on her face.
After the two of them recognized each other in the dungeon, this fake best friend actually told Ivan her identity without any reservation.
The frost giant hybrid hasn't appeared in front of me for a long time...
Lovita glared at Leila fiercely, then turned to look at the audience who were full of curiosity.
"I am a deity from the evil camp...
How should I put it? When I see those righteous gods of Tyr, it’s pretty good that I don’t stay away from them. I have no chance to get in touch with these secret histories.
However, I have heard a rumor about the goddess Mystra..."
The girl in pain frowned, seeming to feel somewhat repulsed by the people who came close to her out of curiosity.
She sat up straight without leaving any trace so that she could avoid the approaching gazes.
"It is said that when Cyric ascended to the gods, he used the guardian god Heim, who was punished for the Slate of Fate, to murder Mystra—"
"murder?"
Xiuman's expression became extremely solemn.
“Although I practice the way of the sorcerers from the ancient times, I have heard something about the whereabouts of the Goddess of Magic.
Didn't Mystra leave the Astral Plane because she was tired of the disputes among the gods in the main plane?"
"Hey... Young City Lord, the history you know was compiled by us royal family members, okay..."
As if she had finally wiped the corners of her eyes clean, the deceitful girl Leila blinked at Xiuman, causing the maid behind the young city lord to grimace.
Seeing this, Alvin felt that there was no point in continuing to delve into the truth of this book.
He could only shrug and speak to the people in the hall.
“Instead of pinning our hopes on the magic goddess who has disappeared for ten thousand years, we should actively prepare for war with the strength we have now.
As long as we are adequately prepared, these 80,000 troops may not pose a threat to the Haze Forest.
Well, I'll go find Paul and Xiling to see how they're doing..."
After saying that, Alvin stood up and prepared to walk out the door.
"Wait, Ivan."
Labelas called him from behind, then walked to Ivan's side and whispered in a low voice.
"Until then, I thought you could go see Corellon.
His condition...is worse than before..."
Ivan glanced at the silver-haired elf, then glanced at Iris who was sitting at the stone table with her eyes closed, and then nodded imperceptibly to Labelas.
"Where is he? I'll go now..."
Labelas held out a scepter that was only slightly longer than his palm from under his white robe.
“In order to resist the plane suppression, I created a half plane at the top of the tower.
This is the key to open the plane channel..."