Zelath was an ancient Shurima wizard who ascended into an arcane energy body that surged among the fragments of the Magic Sarcophagus. For thousands of years, he has been imprisoned beneath the desert, but the recent rise of Shurima has freed him from his ancient cage. His insane thirst for power drives him to take back what he thinks is his own, and to replace these pretentious civilizations in the world, making himself the only idol to be worshipped and unifying the world.

The boy who would eventually become Zelath was born thousands of years ago into a slave family in the ancient kingdom of Shurima. His parents were scholars who had been captured by the Empire, and their lives consisted of endless servitude and obedience. His mother taught him letters and numbers, while his father told him historical legends in the hope that this knowledge would lead to a better life. The boy swore that he would never fall victim to hard labor and flogging, like other slaves.

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One day, the boy's father scrapped a leg during a construction work to dig the foundation, and the whole project was only to erect a monument to the emperor's favorite horse. His father was left at the scene of the accident and died in vain. Fearing the same fate for him, his mother begged a famous tomb architect to take him as an apprentice. Although the architect was reluctant at first, he soon noticed the boy's excellent attention to detail and understanding of mathematics and language, so he agreed. Since then, the boy has not seen his mother again.

He was a quick learner, and his master would send him to the Nasus Library almost every day to retrieve specific manuscripts and plans. One day, the boy met one of the emperor's least favored princes, Azir. Azir was laboriously reading an ancient text, and although the boy knew that talking to the emperor's relatives was almost asking for death, he stopped and helped the prince understand the complex grammar. At that moment, a bridge of friendship trembled and was built. And over the next few months, the friendship grew stronger.

Although slaves were not allowed to have names, Azir gave the boy a name. He named him Zelas, which means "one who knows how to share", but the name can only exist secretly between two boys. Azir used his royal privileges to make Zelas his domestic slave, and then took him as his personal assistant. The two of them shared the same love of knowledge, so they read a lot of books together in the library and became close friends. Zelas accompanies Azir all day long, his new identity exposes him to culture, power and knowledge he never imagined before, he learns voraciously, and finally dares to dream that Azir will one day give him freedom.

During the annual Emperor's Parade to the Emperor's territory, the Royal Brigade spent the night next to a well-known oasis only to be attacked by the Assassins. Zelas saved Azir from the sword of an Assassin, but all of Azir's brothers were killed, and the young prince was just one step away from Shurima's throne. As a slave, Zelas could not expect any reward for his actions, but Azir promised him that one day they would be like his own brothers.

After the assassination, the emperor began to take revenge, and the people of Shurima experienced years of fear and fear. Zelas knew all too well about similar cases in history and the workings of Shurima's court, and he knew that Azir's fate was still hanging by a thread. Although he is the heir to the throne, in fact it is meaningless. The Emperor favored his dead sons even more, and thus held a grudge against Azir who survived alone. An even more imminent threat is that the queen is still young enough to have more children, and she has given birth to many healthy sons so far. It is likely that she will continue to produce a male heir to the throne for the emperor, and if a new prince is born, Azir's life will be in jeopardy.

Although Azir had the heart of a scholar, Zelas persuaded him that if he wanted to survive, he must learn to fight. Azir followed his advice, and in turn, Azir relied more heavily on Zelas, insisting that he continue to study hard. Both young men excelled in their respective practices, and Zelas proved himself to be a gifted student, always eager to learn. It wasn't long before Zelath became Azir's henchman and right-hand man, and no slave had ever held such a high position. And this position also gave Zelas a huge or excessive influence, so that Azir gradually could not leave the judgment of Zelas.

Zelas exhausted all his resources in pursuit of all the knowledge he could find, at any cost and from any source. He unravels long-locked stacks, delves into forgotten chambers, and uncovers mysteries buried beneath the sand, all in an effort to further expand his knowledge and ambitions, both of which skyrocket at an unbridled pace. Rumors began to circulate around the court that he had traveled to the Unclean Lands to rub his sneaks, and whenever these whispers began to get noisy, he would use his cunning methods to silence them. Azir never spoke up about these rumors, and this silence was seen by Zelas as a tacit approval that he would protect his future emperor in his own way.

As the years passed, Zelath became more and more emboldened to use darker means, using the magical powers he had just learned to corrupt every fetus in the Queen's womb, preventing the Queen from having a safe child. As long as there is no second heir to the throne, Azir is safe. But as time went on, rumors of some kind of curse began to appear in the palace, and Zelas would ensure that every rumor would not be circulated for too long. Most of the time, those who voice such suspicions disappear without a trace. By now, Zelas's original desire to get rid of his slave background had turned into an ambition to take power, but he was still looking for an excuse for his conscience. Every time he murdered someone, he told himself that he was doing it to protect his friend's life.

Although Zelas had done everything in his power to interfere with the Queen's birth, Shurima had a new Prince. However, on the night of the birth of the new prince, Zelas used his growing magical power to summon elemental spiritual power from the depths of the desert and create a terrible storm. Zelas threw bolt after bolt at the queen's bedchamber, reducing it to fiery rubble, killing the queen and the newborn prince at the same time. The emperor rushed in