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Chapter 2 - Prologue

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"Dear have you been in the Barrel Zone?" asked by the lady who completely surrounded by lavish things such as jewelry, a dress that is ongoing fashion among the nobles and a tea cup on her hand that made of porcelain. She looks down to the slave under her shoe.

"Yes, my lady..." The slave obediently answers the noble lady he's been serving while cleaning her shoe with a clean cloth.

"Isn't it disgusting there?" The lady noble laughs and pour her tea on his head. The slave were suddenly stunned as the hot tea slowly dripping from above, he was used to it. The noble lady immediately frown, hoping she could see struggle in the slave's eyes.

"Tsk..." She smashed the tea cup on his head making him feel his blood drips among the tea streak on his head, the noble lady kicked him away.

This is the Kingdom of Aetheral, where your class status will determine your faith. There's no such law or rules here that you cannot abuse the slaves nor give them human rights.

The class status here is divided into five statuses;

The Lower, or the nobles call it slaves or peasants that usually resides on the Barrel Zone.

The Gleaners, an organization of commoners who usually works under the merchants and they reside in the Gleaner Zone. They were also known as a working and farming class.

The Middle, or the fallen nobles who also works under the merchants and business persons. They usually reside among the gleaners in the Gleaner Zone and some of them were knights serving the Royalty.

The Merchants, a lower nobles such as barons and viscounts. They were incharge in trading and business in the Kingdom and among the neighboring kingdoms. They're in control over their workers, the Gleaners.

The Nobles, consist of Earls and Marquess. They're the one who controls the merchants and usually found in the Capitol.

And lastly, the Royalty, consist of King, princes and princesses and dukes. They're the one who resides in the royal palace in the highest ground of the Aetheral Kingdom.

These statuses were very important aming the people in this humble kingdom that is located closely to the heart of the abyss in the Land of Tamriel that consists of four kingdoms living in harmony for years. However, there's a forbidden taboo in this kingdom, it was any form of 'magic'.

For hundreds of years, people who were born or have awakening were immediately excecuted. They believed that the work of magic is a demon's work and will only bring misfortune and death among mortals. Especially, it will give the people in the lower hope.

The royalty believes that this label of statuses organized people and will avoid the conflict and it will make the kingdom live in peace.

However, what will happen if the lower wants to be on the top? What will the royal do? Will the nobles enraged and will destroy the zone where they throw their trash?

A mysterious package were delivered in the gates of the Aetheral Kingdom. It was labeled as a gift from Elysium, the kingdom of the north. However, while the merchant is travelling with this mysterious package, the carriage were raided by an unknown person from the Barrel Zone. The knights who protecting the carriage fail and the package is stolen.

"This cannot be!" The Duke slam his fist on his table a soon as he heard the news.

"The King cannot know about this.. Immediately! Retrieve the package! Get the gemstones!" He ordered his army and they immediately comply.

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A mysterious figure is happily walking down to the dark alley of the Capitol while opening the loot she just got.

"Oh...shiny~" she happily said, pulling the box made of gold and have gemstones engraved on it.

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