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Crown of Shadows and Light: The Return of Godkin

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First of the Five-part series. For ages, the races of Nymira (aka Planet Terra) fought side by side against monsters, magical creatures, and demons. But after defeating the demons, they turned on each other, fighting over land and power. Then, everything changed. Forty years ago, the lost demon continent of Aynor resurfaced, bringing back an army of demon lords. At the same time, the twelve ancient dragons woke up, dungeons started appearing in cities, and terrifying creatures called Skarn began slaughtering entire towns. Now, humans must survive not just demons, but also rampaging dragons, endless waves of monsters, and the betrayal of their so-called allies. Meanwhile, far into the future in the fourth age, Redgar Noah, a prince of the Ceres Kingdom, just wanted to prove himself. He decided to do something legendary—slay a dragon. Instead, he got himself killed. But that was just the beginning. Noah wakes up in a new body—an immortal divine being having the same surname— but with no memories of the body he possessed. He finds himself in the legendary Third Age, an era he only read about in history books. Now, whether he likes it or not, he’s about to witness (or maybe even change) the biggest events in history. Luckily for him, he had the body of an undying immortal, powerful subordinates, and the Quantum AGI-Aria, which somehow crossed the spacetime continuum alongside him. Will he simply stay as a spectator to let things happen as it is or will he intervene in the events and change the history forever?
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Chapter 1 - Prologue

Nearly five millennia ago;

Year 57918, First Age of Astron;

In the space, a silver-haired teenage-looking boy was facing a humanoid-shaped being with no definitive appearance.

While looking like a giant being, several times bigger than the boy, its body seemed to be filled with compressed galaxies. The boy could see various galaxies all over his body in motion.

Nevertheless, his attention wasn't on them but on what appeared like a black hole located at the chest part of the being.

Raphael hollered, brandishing the God Slaying sword like a whip, "I'm saying it for the last time, Zethus. Return to your abode."

"This is an order that came directly from the Council of Elder Gods. You dare to defy them, Noah?" The mysterious being is enraged by the boy's attitude.

Raphael poured his divine energy into the god-killing sword, determined to stick to his promise, "My daughter's last wish is more important to me than even the will of the creator, much less those elder gods."

"Preposterous…"

The mysterious being raised his hand to conjure a sphere of Chaos energy, "In that case, I will remove the existence of your home from its roots!"

A concentrated beam of chaos energy was unleashed toward the vibrant blue planet, filled with life.

The latter, however, teleported and placed himself between the planet and the chaos beam. He raised the sword.

The blade blocked the attack, enraging the mysterious being even more.

He put more power into the attack.

As Raphael was pushed away, filled with determination, he used every drop of his strength to charge forward while continuously blocking the Chaos Beam and giving a kick to his opponent's abdomen. The opponent flew away by the kick, and the attack was dispelled.

"Noah!!!"

As the mysterious being angered even more and attacked him with another Chaos beam, Raphael lessened the distance of thousands of kilometers between them in a second and swung down the sword.

The Chaos beam struck Raphael at close range, making a hole in his chest. At the same time, his sword missed his opponent's neck but cleanly cut off his shoulder. The remnant part of the Chaos Beam struck Planet Terra's moon, blasting it into several pieces.

Raphael closed his eyes as he flew away, with his last bit of thought of an elderly-looking woman shedding a tear. "Nymira, I'm so…"

"Argh…" "Hahahaha"

The mysterious being was screaming in pain but laughing at the same time in a distorted tone, watching the meteors falling onto the planet on a wide scale.

"Hahaha, you failed, Noah. Your humans will face the same situation as those abominable beasts from long ago. In a few moments, everything will… Hmm?"

Suddenly, the falling meteors were frozen in space before returning to form the moon once again rapidly, in the blink of an eye.

"What?"

Following the shocking scene, a dense white energy in an irregular shape appeared in front of his eyes and spoke, "The Council has extended the survival of humans by 5000 of their solar years, giving them a chance to redeem themselves. Stand down, guardian. Return to your realm and recuperate."

The heavenly messenger disappeared, leaving an enraged guardian god. "The humans turned my successor against me. My severed arm will ensure chaos in their lives. Until they meet their demise, they will forever fight for their survival. For them, peace will only be found in their death."

The severed floating giant arm in space slowly transformed into an egg.