At the end of the Covenant Age, a coalition of humans, dwarves, and elves finally defeated the invincible Chaos Legions, ushering in the dawn of the continent of Noren, which had sunk under the iron heel of Chaos. This great triumph is remembered in the pages of the epic and sung by countless bards. Whether it is the Rick Kingdom on the continent of Aditya, or the Kadiren Empire on the continent of Noren on the other side of the Channel, whether it is a polite nobleman or an illiterate farmer, this history will be no stranger.

However, chaos does not end there.

Under all the light, there will be shadows.

Although the Trinity Alliance defeated the Chaos Alliance, it was not able to completely wipe out its minions.

Evil forces and beliefs are like shadows that linger on this land.

As for Delia, Miss Tinia, who calls herself Princess Mononoke, is one of them.

Its true identity can be traced back to the distant Covenant era, the blood-sucking banshee of Thallol, the god of blood and destruction. Ever since Solol's heart was pierced by the spear of a human hero, she has been a lonely ghost, hiding from the Church, roaming the edges of the continent of Noren, lingering in the shadows.

Later, following the migration of marginal peoples, she crossed the strait to the barren continent of Aditya and settled here.

Because of its distance from the Holy City, the power of the Church here is relatively weak, and she has been given a little respite. While hunting for the blood of living beings, he preaches the teachings of chaos to those who thirst for power, and accumulates power in the darkness.

However, the good times were short-lived.

As the power of the kingdoms of Aditya grew, the influence of the Church in this region gradually expanded, especially the various kingdoms and principalities and city-states clearly stood on the side of the Church, and regarded chaos as an evil faith. The power that Tinya had accumulated over the centuries was quickly depleted by the Templars and Kingdom soldiers, and he himself had to return to his original life of hiding in Tibet, under the shadow of the sun not shining.

However, despite all the ordeals, Tinia never gave up.

No matter how twisted her spirit may be, her devotion is eternal except for Lord Solore's faith.

Especially as the prophesied time is getting closer and closer, and the chaos of the human kingdoms also makes her see the signs of chaos revival.

That's when she met Baron Fred.

At that time, Fred Vic was not a baron, and he was just an inconspicuous last son in the Vicky family. In terms of equestrianism and bravery, he was no match for his eldest brother. In terms of power and conspiracy, he is less than one-ten-thousandth of the second brother. Even his sister, who is three years younger than him, has the capital to laugh at him in court etiquette.

It can be said that the word waste is simply tailor-made for him.

Living in the shadow of his brother, Gray's childhood fostered his gloomy character, and it was for this reason that Fred, as a young man, in the Count's castle, hardly liked anyone.

It was early one morning.

Riding a hunting horse given to him by his father on his birthday last year, Fred Vicky, who wandered in the hunting grounds in the countryside, foresaw the man who would change his life.

At that time, Tinia was wearing a white dress, and her fair and transparent skin had a strange holiness in the hazy fog, like the fairy of the lake in the ancient mythology of the Rick Kingdom.

Fred, who mistook the vampire banshee for the fairy of the lake, drove the trembling horse towards the lake. Noticing the young man walking towards her, Tigna smiled at the corners of her mouth, stared at the fifteen-year-old Fred with bewitching pupils, and spoke.

"I can grant you a wish. Tell me, what do you want? ”

Thinking back to his lack of attention in the family, Fred almost blurted out.

"I want to be valued by my father."

Tigna chuckled and looked into Fred's gaze as if she were looking at a new toy.

"Good ambitions, but do you know why you don't get your father's attention?"

"Why?" Fred asked.

"Because I'm weak." With a bewitching voice that swirled around Fred's ears, Tinia continued in that ethereal voice, "If you're strong enough, no one will look down on you. Not only will they look up at you, but they will also prostrate themselves on the ground, looking up at your snort, carefully speculating on your mood. ”

There was a voice deep down that told Fred that this kind of strength was not what he wanted. However, when he recalled those disdainful eyes and the disdainful look, he only felt that a certain thought in his heart was expanding uncontrollably.

In a trembling voice, he spoke.

"How do I get stronger?"

Tinha smiled.

"It's easy."

"Be my servant, and I will give you the power to fear mortals."

In this way, Fred and Tigna concluded a master-servant contract.

With the help of the Banshee, he quickly learns simple spells with both hands, turning the son of the Earl's nemesis into an idiot who can only speak in limericks, and using witchcraft as an excuse to cover up, making a splash at the Earl's dinner.

The Earl was overjoyed, patted Fred on the shoulder, and said that he was proud to have such a good son as him.

It was the first time Fred had been praised by his father, and the corners of his mouth were upturned and a childlike smile was on his face.

Soon he found that not only his father had changed his attitude towards him, but even the eldest and second brothers, who originally looked down on him, had changed their attitude towards him from perfunctory to awe, and even flattery. And her sister, who has always disliked her in the way, also began to weakly call herself her brother, holding her arms and coquettish.

Tinia, as the master, never demanded a price from him that he could not pay.

Only occasionally sacrifice a few living people, and with their blood can feed Tinia.

The great county, with the occasional missing farmer or two, would not attract anyone's attention at all. For the lords, those untouchables are like weeds, even if they all die, they can grow a large number of them when the spring breeze blows the next year. As long as it weren't for major accidents such as plague and rebellion, no one would have to worry about the lives of these untouchables.

This went on for a long time.

Later, for his service on the battlefield, Fred received the title of Baron, the equivalent of the Barony, and his own coat of arms in the form of a branch of the Vicky family.

Baron Fred, who has his own territory, is no longer the innocent and ignorant boy he was at the beginning, although he looks like he is thirty years old, but he is actually fifty years old. The inflated ambition has already distorted his original intention, and at this time, he no longer longs for anyone's affirmation, but only for power.

Because he understands that strength means everything.

Power, money, women...... Even longevity.

According to Tinia, his current strength is comparable to that of ordinary wizard apprentices, and even due to the variety of curse-based spells, his true strength may be stronger than that of wizard apprentices born in the academy.

However, Tinia also tells him that although his lifespan has been extended as a result, it is only slightly stronger than that of a normal person. Only by advancing to a one-star wizard, or a one-star necromancer, can he have the possibility of greatly extending his lifespan.

Fred asks Tinia how he can break through to a one-star wizard and cross the threshold of becoming an official wizard.

Tinia tells him that the solution is simple, and if you want to be more powerful, you have to offer more sacrifices.

Baron Fred asked how much she needed, and Tigna went on to tell him that at least two thousand living people would need to be sacrificed at the same time.

Two thousand people were sacrificed.

This is obviously impossible.

Although no one cares whether the untouchables live or die, if so many people die at one time, it will undoubtedly attract the attention of the church. And once it attracts the attention of the church, it is useless to use even the identity of a wizard as a pretense. The attitude of the Church towards the murderous and inhumane wild wizards is no different from the attitude taken towards the Chaos Monsters.

As long as you are not a wizard with three stars or more, you are not invincible with extraordinary human strength.

Not to mention that he was just a half-apprentice.

While Fred was troubled by the sacrifice, a stranger who was making a lot of noise in the king's court caught his attention......