In the first year of the Divine Emperor, the Kyro Clan was founded in the village of Laolis. At this time the world was ruled by warring clans. The chief of the Kyro clan was named Xander Loalis Kyro and he, like any other warlords, sought to expand his influence. This was too little success as his clan didn't cultivate any powerful magic or sword arts.
This changed one day when a prophet came to the village of Laolis. He came proclaiming the one true religion. The religion of the tribune of Three Goddesses. The Goddess of Knowledge, the Goddess of War and the Goddess of Love. The prophet's name was Clyde, and he brought great power to the Kyro Clan. The Goddess that Clyde had spoken of blessed him with many magic and swords arts.
Chief Xander saw great power to be gained with the prophet's words so, the entire clan converted to the religion of the Tribune church. They built a great temple to please the Goddesses, and they were blessed with even more power.
In the year 25 of the Divine emperor, the first festival to the goddesses was held in Loalis. This festival included a demonstration of power by Chief Xander as he summoned one of the Goddesses' servants and took them on in battle and was victorious. Following this he declared himself the Divine Emperor destined to rule over all the land.
The Divine Emperor then went on a conquest to evangelize the entire continent under his rule. He fought against many powerful sects, but his divine arts were too powerful. All sects that didn't surrender were annihilated.
Soon the emperor advances staled. The remaining sects teamed up together to have any chance of surviving. The aging emperor had spent over half his life fighting to conquer the continent. He had worked his whole life but was never able to see the spoils.
The emperor retired to his capital of Loalis and decided to leave the further conquering to his heir, but he was now faced with a new issue. Ruling the land that he had conquered. Now in the command of over half of the continent, he was unsure how to rule all his new territory.
With a stroke of genius, the emperor decided to grant the land to his allies who had supported him in his conquest. But even then, there was too much land. He then decided to grant land to the great clans he'd conquered, so they would remain loyal and regrow their strength.
Years passed and the son of the emperor completed his father's conquest, and the land was granted to magical clans who promised to cultivate power for the Empire. The Tribune Church's influence spread with the Empire and it was now treated as the one true religion and the Goddess's festival was still held.
The Continent was now at peace.
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"Hundreds of years have now passed, and the seeds of discontent had been sown and the cracked of division had spread and the peace that once enveloped the continent is at risk. That's why we work to preserve the peaceful times we have."
An old man was lecturing to a class of young students. Then a loud bell rang throughout the city.
"Alright that is the end of today's class make sure you study for the exam next week."
Follow this the student left the classroom, and a young man enter after all the students left.
"Master, I have completed my training" the young man bowed the old man
"Good I was about to come and find you. I have something of great importance to speak to you of."
"Oh really, master what is it that you need."
"You will one day have to take up the mantle that I leave behind." The old man places his hand on his student's shoulder
"That's why today I will give you your first mission…"
The old man was interrupted by a knock at the door. When they look to see who was there, they saw a man dressed in all black already in the room.
"Sir I've come with the report."
"Speak."
"There has been a skirmish between The Ferocious Flare sect and the Tempest sect yet again."
"I see, has the Empire moved to suppress it yet?"
"No sir, they have yet to make a move."
"Hmm, and what of the Swift Shark sect?"
"Nothing that we have seen but, it is likely they are currently building their strength for the upcoming festival."
"I assume the Tribune is staying out of it."
"It is as you say."
"Is there anything else?"
"No sir not at this time."
"Thank you for your report, continue to monitor the situation and report to me if the conflict grows."
"Yes sir,"
Following this the man disappeared from the room like a shadow.
"Master why must the three great sword sects fight?" the young man asked with a concerned face
"They are fighting to obtain the approval of the Goddess of War."
"But what of the Festival of the War Goddess." he asked, the confusion on his face growing.
"Well, they aim to weaken each other amid the incoming festival in order to try and secure victory."
"I see… Now what is the mission that you are giving me?" The young man inquired.
"Ahh yes, you are but a greenhorn so don't expect anything too exciting." The old man prefaced
"Your mission is a simple surveillance mission. You are to be surveilling a man by the name Frances."
"I see, can I ask why I'm watching this guy?"
"In order for us to be preserve this world's natural balance we need to keep an eye on people who have the potential to upset that balance. This man is unlikely to be of any consequence, but we need to cover our bases."
"If he's so unimportant than why do I need to watch him"
"You are but young man and need to hone your skills. Even if this mission goes south, it won't have many consequences, and you are unlikely to get yourself killed."
"Okay Master, I will do as you command."
"That's what I like to hear. Now, ahem… Your mission is to go to the southern country of Xustait, there is a small village by the name of Nazany, and in that village you are surveil a man by the name of Frances and give me monthly reports on him, his cultivation, and his family. You will continue this until I feel that you have developed your skills to an acceptable level. It that clear."
"YES, SIR"
With that the young man left the presence of his master.
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Thank you for read the prologue to my new web novel, I'm a college student who new to writing and this is a passion project of mind so I'd be happy if you leave any comment, tips, or corrections for me so that we can learn together. I'll accept everything even the negative comments, so please enjoy.