The Empyrean's Reign
Ch.2-Zendia

Niel continued his denial session inside the bedroom after he returned from the Royal Hall. The man who now had snow-white hair was lying on the bed like a corpse.

'Why did the Divine Oracle force us to come to Zendia? Though His Majesty said that the biggest crisis that ramps up Zendia has been handled by the heroes of the first and second generation.'

Niel recalled the figure of the Reagon King kneeling on the floor while expressing an apology. The Knights and Elders who were there even attempted to lift the King from his kneeling position although it would eventually be vehemently rejected by the man.

The Reagon King was finally willing to rise after Niel and the others asked the King to stand up again. Niel who originally wanted to let out all her emotions instantly fell silent looking at that with a complicated feeling.

'I also want to get angry, but I shouldn't have put my anger on His Majesty because he also didn't expect that the Divine Oracle would suddenly come and throw us into the Malchus Kingdom just like that.'

'The person who should be in charge at this moment would certainly be the Goddess Synthia and The Divine Oracle. But the reason they sent us here is not clear.'

'Ah, Brother, please give me the strength to go through all these obstacles.'

The sound of a knock on the door suddenly sounded, Niel raised his head weakly, "Please enter..."

Kriet's...

"Niel, it's me, Enzo."

The man with the blue iris immediately got up from his lying position, staring at Enzo who immediately entered his room after getting permission to enter.

"Can I lie down next to you?"

Niel nodded his small head, slightly shifting his body to give Enzo a place before lying back down. Enzo who saw that directly threw his body beside Niel.

"Wine, Niel. I think I'm gonna cry again..."

"Hey, don't leave a trace of your snot in my bed!"

***

"How are Arche and Arshe? I couldn't say hello to them."

"They were also in severe shock. They were worried about the fate of their brother and father who were in Lazarus."

Enzo answered Niel's question after he had already felt quite calm. The two of them then had a conversation about how their fate would be in the future, causing the atmosphere in the room to become a little gloomy.

"Ah by the way, your hair is colored, huh? Niel, I know you want to look cool, but this isn't the right time you know?" Ledek Enzo who was trying to melt the atmosphere. Ignoring the fact that he was shocked to death when he realized that the white hair Niel saw earlier was not just a hallucination.

"It's not... My hair has been like this since I woke up. I suspected that they had dyed my hair secretly. But what are the benefits of dyeing my hair for them?"

"Eitherway. Maybe they want to make you an idol? As in television."

"Hey, don't talk carelessly."

The two of them then laughed a little. Although according to Niel Enzo's joke is not funny, jokes from his best friend can still help Niel to reduce his feelings of sadness.

Niel gave a small smile before his smile fell back. The man exhaled a tired breath while closing his eyes slowly.

"It's only a few months away... We'll graduate school and be able to become a Hunter... But of course the God Goddess would not allow everything to pass so easily." Niel expressed his heart to Enzo, feeling that his efforts had been in vain.

"Ah, you mean Leila? You don't have to worry. That crazy girl would easily stand on the Lazarus food chain by that nature. All you need to worry about is how he's going to get even crazier when he finds out that his brother has entered the missing persons list."

Enzo laughed when he heard Niel's words. The silence then again enveloped the room they were occupying. The uncomfortable Enzo immediately opened up a new topic of conversation so that they could continue their conversation, "Niel, do you not want to read the book that His Majesty had given you? His Holiness also tells us that the language we speak and the language in Zendia are the same, so we don't have to worry about the language barrier."

"Ah, yes too." Niel immediately stood up from his bed before moving to sit on the chair beside his bed, opening the book that had been lying quietly on a soft pillow.

"Guide to Zendia, written by Nemina."

Zendia is divided into five continents. But don't get me wrong, each of these continents is vast. The continents are West Manvit, East Aeflgar, South Aguares, North Aglaeca, and Mid Eldrida. These continents are separated by an ocean known as Dwilyn Tears.

West Manvit is a continent dominated by the human race, as well as the continent that is currently occupied by Niel and others. West Manvit is divided into two parts, Isychos and Yin. Isychos is south of West Manvit and Yin is north of West Manvit.

The Principality of Isychos was the Kingdom of Valdis which is now under the rule of King Derek Valdis VI and Queen Elina Valdis.

"There are so many things that we need to absorb..." Enzo's eyes have begun to spin so much information that he must understand.

East Aelfgar is a continent whose population is dominated by the Elf race. Their race was the race that had the highest Mana capacity if calculated on average.

"Where? So there's magic here, too..."

South Aguares, was a continent filled with Demon Race. This continent is rumored to be the only way that can be used to enter the Underworld without having to become a spirit first.

North Aglaeca is a continent inhabited by the Demi-Humans. The Forest of Death, the deadliest forest that has caused the death of thousands of adventurers, is a forest located at the northern tip of the North Aglaeca continent. It is also said that the number one alcohol in Zendia comes from this continent.

"Does this really have to be mentioned?"

"Do you know, it looks like the author of this story is an alcoholic?"

The last continent, the Mid Eldrida continent, is located in the middle of Zendia and is surrounded by four other continents. Mid Eldrida is occupied by various races without any race dominating the population of the continent so racial discrimination is very rare in the continent.

The Yotier Tower, a tower that can create almost any kind of application is also located right in the middle of the continent. Reportedly, you can enter The Heavenly Abode, the abode of Gods, Goddesses, and Angels if you have climbed the 89th floor.

"Yotier's Tower?!" Niel and Enzo's eyes immediately rounded when they saw the name.

"This is impossible... This tower is also inside Zendia?!"

The Tower of Jotier is the tower that caused the misery of the human race at Lazarus, the birthplace of Niel and Enzo.

The tower first appeared 18 years ago. At that time, all the inhabitants of Lazarus were enjoying their lives peacefully. However, the tower suddenly appeared out of nowhere and brought out various kinds of deadly monsters that had suffered many casualties.

Luckily the Goddess Gods did not intend to annihilate the human race in Lazarus just like that. Along with the appearance of the Yotier Tower, some humans were also given extraordinary powers that could be used to kill those monsters.

18 Years had passed and almost all of the holes where the deadly monsters had come out had been sealed by the expert Hunters.

Niel and Enzo stared at each other.

It seems like Goddess Synthia and The Divine Oracle did not call them here just to joke around.