第二十章:Hook(One) (第1/2页)
Theirongatesstronglyresistedforeigninvasion.Thecitywallsaretowering,firmandsteep,andthebottomisdeep.Thecreekflowsaroundthecastle,andtheguardtowersappearintheair.
Asmostpeoplesay,theTwilightempireisdying.Thisonce-grandempireisnowlikeaveteranoldmanwhoisabouttostepintothegraveandhalfsteppedintothecoffin.Ithasbeenmuchless.Butevenso,theTwilightempireisstillthemasterofthelandonthesurface,andallmustobeythelawsoftheempire.Itwasalsointhissituationthatahalf-elfnamedNavierkilledJackTroy,thecity'sowner.Jack'sson,Jack,vowedtotakerevengeonhisfather.HefoundthefamousswordsmithMelSmithandmadehimcastabigswordcalled“Vow“forhimself.Hewouldusethisgreatswordtocutofftheheadofhisenemy.Thenhesetofftofindthehalf-elveswhohadkilledhisfather.
JakeandNaverfinallymetinEmeraldCity,theroyalcapitaloftheTwilightEmpire.ThebattlebetweenthetwodestroyedtheEmeraldCity.Soonafterwards,countlessrebelforcesenteredthebrokenEmeraldCity,andtheTwilightEmpirewaslost.TheserebelssegregatedtheterritoryoftheentireempireintheEmeraldCity,onebyoneastheirownking.Numerouscountries,largeandsmall,havebeenestablishedandshortlyafterwards,amarathonwarofmorethan300yearshastakenplacebetweenthesecountries.Intheend,amannamedNeilendedthewarandestablishedanempirenamedCrescentonthelandoriginallybelongingtotheTwilightempire.TheCrescentEmpireattachesgreatimportancetoalchemyandengineering,andhasinvestedalotofmanpowerandmaterialresourcesinthisarea.Intheend,alchemistsandengineersworkedtogethertocreateahugewarmachine.Itwasnamed“EmpireGuardian.“Shortlyafterthis,theImperialGuardianslostcontrolanddestroyedtheentireRoyalCity,andtheCrescentEmpiredied.Theempireguardsarecompletelydestroyed.
Countlessyearslater,amannamedSamantookhisbrotherswhooverthrewthenortherncity’slordsandthenheadedsouthandsouth,eventuallyestablishingtheirownempire,theSamanEmpire.Samanisnotcontentwithinheritingtheboundariesofhispredecessors.Whileconstantlysendingtroopsacrossthedeadmountainstofindnewland,heisalsovigorouslydevelopingtheshipbuildingindustry.Theboatworkersbuiltanironboatthatcouldsailonthesea.SamanthaIVnamedtheironboat“NeverSink”.ThesonofSamanthaIV,thefutureofSamanthaVsecretlydrovetheshipintothevastsea,andforeverdisappearedintothedepthsofthesea.
ShortlyafterthedemiseoftheSamanempirewaslifted,adozenlargeshipsdroveoutofthedepthsofthesea.Thesepeoplewerebusinessmenfromanothercontinent.TheirleaderwasthesonofSamanthaIVwhoranoutsecretly.ThedescendantsoftheoriginalSamanthaVwerenamedLormanSaman.Lohmanncametodestroytheempireguards.Whenhelearnedabouttheexistenceoftheempireguardfromhisfather'slips,hehopedtoseeit.Now,withhisowncaravan,hecametothecontinentwherehisancestorshadlived.Atthistime,themainlandisstillfullofdisputes,peoplearestilllivingindirestraits.
Lohmanmettheempiredefenderwhohadbeendestroyedinadarkvalley.AmongthepeoplewhocamewithhimwasamannamedTrierwhoclaimedthathecouldrepairtheempireguards.Lohmannagreedtohisrequest.Lethimgotorepairtheempireguards.TrierdiditandherepairedtheImperialGuardian.WhenLomanentersthemanipulationroomoftheImperialGuardian,heandtheImperialGuardianareintouch.Hissoulisseparatedfromtheempireguardandbecomesawhole.
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