The forty-second noon blazed over Kael El's domain, a violet-gold inferno scorching a 3,606-square-kilometer empire—seventeen territories fused into a titan of forest, plains, mesa, desert, swamp, jungle, tundra, crypt, and molten wastes. The major city thrummed, a sprawling fortress of 85+ buildings—castle walls glowed with Mist Cores, forges roared, and 1,688,000 subjects fought in the southern wastes, their war cries shaking the earth. Kael stood amidst the chaos, the Stormforged Blade slick with blood, EX: Dragonflame Reaver a molten beacon, Stormhide Armor cracked but defiant. His flirty smirk gleamed through ash and sweat, a cool dominance radiating as he flexed EX: Magma Sovereign, heat coiling—Kryn's siege engines rolled in, Elynn's riders screeched overhead, and he laughed into the storm.
Day 42. Siege engines and wind—I'll turn 'em to scrap. His dark eyes burned with unwavering confidence, pride a blazing core beneath his chill exterior. One-point-six million souls, 3,606 sq. km, and a Champion Lord's might—Zara led at 65, but Kael's 109,034 stats and hidden EX: 10,000x Multiplier were his anvil. They're iron and air—I'm the hammer.
A sharp ding rang out, the system panel flaring through the din of war.
"Day 42: Post-Peace Period. Territory Level: 4 – Champion Lord. Territory Size: 3,606 sq. km. Population: 1,688,000 Subjects. Food Stock: 12 Days. Resource Yield: +75% (Lv. 4 Bonus). Resources: 95,000/250,000 for Lv. 4 Completion. Summon Limit: 15/Day. Territory Lv. 5 Conditions: Reach Level 90, Sprawling Kingdom (200+ buildings) [85/200], Defeat 50,000-stat Beast/Lord [Pending], 1,000,000 Resources [95,000/1M], 50,000 Gold/Month [3,500/50,000], Army of 2,000 Elite [Met]."
"Lord Nexus Leaderboard: 1. Zara (65), 2. Kryn (60), 3. Elynn (59), 4. Torva (58), 5. Rynne (57), 6. Vex (56), 7. Myra (55), 8. Kael El (51), 9. Dorn (53), 10. Lyra (52)."
Kael's smirk widened, a playful edge glinting through the blood streaking his face. "Zara's at 65—Kryn and Elynn think they're close. Eighth's my spark—I'll ignite 'em." Nexus chatter buzzed: "Kael's at Lv. 4—summons are insane,""Kryn's engines'll crack him—Zara's untouchable." His talents stayed shrouded—numbers whispered, but the multiplier slept.
The battlefield sprawled two kilometers wide, a maelstrom of steel, wind, and fire. Kryn's 180,000 steel legion pressed, SSS: Iron Will locking shields—morale a fortress despite 70,000 dead. Elynn's 170,000 wind riders swooped, SSS: Wind Dance a violet blur—spears and trebuchets rained havoc. Kael's 1.5 million surged, Drayce's glaives slashing, Tora's fists pounding, Veyna's wolves snarling, dragons roaring—violet clashed with crimson, iron groaned under flame.
Kryn roared, Level 60, 70,000 stats blazing—his mace crashed, a steel tempest splitting the ground. "Break, glitch!" Kael blurred with EX: Stormwing Prime, dodging—the earth erupted where he'd stood, dust choking the air. He countered with EX: Magma Fury, a molten arc screaming—50,000 damage melted Kryn's chestplate further, liquid iron dripping, flesh blistering. Kryn grunted, swinging wide—Kael ducked, mace grazing his helm—Stormhide Armor flared, cracks deepening, but held. Kael spun the Stormforged Blade, thrusting—steel pierced Kryn's shoulder, bone crunching, blood spurting as Kryn staggered, roaring defiance.
Elynn dove, Level 59, 65,000 stats pulsing—her wind spear spun a cyclone, riders diving like raptors. "Kael, you're dust!" she shrieked, spear slashing—wind tore the battlefield, a sonic wave toppling trees. Kael parried with the reaver, sparks exploding, and unleashed EX: Thunder Barrage—forty storm lances ripped skyward, 40,000 damage shredding her front line. Riders plummeted, violet feathers and gore raining—Elynn twisted, spear thrusting—Kael sidestepped, wind grazing his ribs, and lashed EX: Forest Reaper. Vines erupted, thorny tendrils snaring her steed—she hacked free, wind slicing vines, but Kael closed—EX: Glacial Roar blasted, a sonic pulse slamming her into ash, her spear tumbling.
Siege engines rolled in—ten steel catapults launched boulders, wind trebuchets hurled javelins. A boulder smashed Drayce's flank—fifty warriors crushed, blood pooling. Kael growled, raising the reaver—EX: Volcanic Tsunami surged, lava flooding forward—10,000 damage melted two catapults, crews screaming as molten waves consumed them. Veyna's wolves darted, frost fangs tearing engine crews—dragons dove, fire and ice torching a trebuchet, wood splintering. Elys's lightning cracked, frying a catapult's gears—sparks flew, steel groaning.
Kryn rallied, mace swinging—Kael met him, blades clashing—EX: Vitality Reaper pulsed, stealing 10,000 health, Kryn's arm trembling. A boulder sailed—Kael dodged, earth exploding, and thrust—Kryn's thigh split, blood gushing. Elynn rose, wind howling—her trebuchet fired, javelins raining—Kael's EX: Tempest Maelstrom roared, a sandstorm deflecting spears—15,000 damage blinded riders, sand tearing flesh.
Drayce carved through steel, glaive a bloody whirlwind—War Surge flared, his 500,000 surging, shields shattering. Tora smashed a trebuchet, fists denting steel—crews scattered, bones snapping. Veyna's arrows pierced rider skulls, wolves mauling—dragons torched engines, fire raining. Kael's girls fought as one—Lyra's violet blasts vaporized steel, Rhea and Fyra burned riders, Jace's traps snared engines, Seryn reaped lives, Borv and Dorn held, Zyra and Zane sliced, Ryn and Syla pierced, Ragna bled foes, Vark's beasts tore.
The field was carnage—150,000 dead, Kael's 1.4 million standing tall. Kryn panted, armor molten, Elynn's riders faltered—five engines burned, five stood. Kael grinned, blood-slicked but unbowed. "Kryn, Elynn—your toys break easy. Next move?"
Lena's voice crackled via Nexus: "Lord, walls at 90 buildings—resources hit 95,000. Engines breached the outer line—reinforcing now."
Kael wiped blood from his smirk, voice a teasing growl. "Lena, you're my rock—push to 100 buildings, hold the line. Engines? Scrap by dusk." He called his girls mid-war, dodging a javelin. "Ladies, 350,000 left—five engines rolling. Thoughts?"
Veyna notched, smirking through gore. "Wolves and dragons—flank the rest."
Tora cracked knuckles. "I'll smash Kryn—end it."
Elys sparked. "Lightning on engines—Elynn's next."
Kael laughed, a rumble shaking the chaos. "Veyna, flank 'em. Tora, crush him. Elys, fry 'em—I'm eighth, but 100's mine. Let's burn this tide."
Engines fired—boulders and javelins soared. Kael raised his blades, eyes blazing—war was his forge, and he'd temper it in blood.
POV Shift: Lord Kryn
Kryn clutched his mace, shoulder bleeding—Level 60 fading, 150,000 left. "He's a nightmare—Elynn, engines full push!" His SSS: Iron Will held morale, but Kael's fire and speed cut deep. Zara's 65—I'll bury him first.
Tracker (Summarized)
Level/Rank: 51, Champion Lord (Mid Tier)
XP: 1,009,451,564/2,202,995,798
Stats: 109,034 (Str: 36,345, Spd: 36,345, Aura: 36,344)
Territory: Lv. 4, 3,606 sq. km, 95,000/250,000 resources
Population: 1,688,000
Powers: 9 EX Skills (Seismic Rupture, Magma Fury, etc.)
Bloodlines: 6 + Devourer Blood (+10,534 stats)
Talents: SSS: 100% Drop Rate, EX: 10,000x Multiplier, 15 EX Talents—secret
Harem: 28 girls
Recent Gains: +5,000 Resources, +5 Buildings