Ten years after the First Monster War.

With the efforts of several heroes who were active in the war, the people of the war began to rebuild their kingdoms and imprint the imprint of humanity on the withered continent.

Everything is in ruins.

But for Phoenix, who was on the losing side, everything she heard was bad news. The human race sealed the demon tide, which was equivalent to cutting off their retreat, and until the spatial rift reappeared, they could only linger on this continent forever. More than the fear and anger after the defeat, Phoenix was more surprised.

She couldn't understand how such a small human race could withstand wave after wave of monsters' fierce attacks. Regardless of the number or strength, the monsters once had an overwhelming advantage...... As a result, she developed a deep curiosity about humanity, and she settled in a hidden cave in the north, right at the very center of human power, observing the heroic era as a bystander.

Ten years after the war, the mighty Encore Emperor and Empress Helena accepted the invitation of the first king, Az-Tris, and formed the "Council of Six Generals", which later became the Senate, in the imperial capital. The war has made humanity realize that only solidarity and sincere cooperation can continue to thrive on this land.

Later, the Virgen Gosya repelled the last of the progenitor-level monsters, the Lord of Nature, Dicullo, and returned to the imperial capital after sealing several of its powers to different corners of the world. Amid the cheers and praises of the people, the headquarters of the church was established, and the "Round Table Council" was formed by eight knights with outstanding military achievements, led by Maran Feryn.

This is the origin of the Helutian civilization that Phoenix witnesses.

The establishment of the two organizations also made her realize that the monster war was completely over, and the remaining monsters had lost the ability to compete with humans. She had planned to perch forever in this remote cave like Helo, until one day, a human arrived.

To be precise, a monster in human form.

Phantom Bird, Medea.

She was the first monster to learn the shapeshifting abilities from the dragon. She is willing to teach Phoenix how to shapeshift, in exchange for signing a pact with Phoenix to gain power from Phoenix. In this regard, Phoenix was very surprised, and any high-level monster disdained to sign a contract with a monster of the same level.

But Medea desperately needed a powerful force, strong enough to envelop a kingdom within her power, and for this reason, she did not hesitate to give up her dignity as a high-level monster and become a servant of another high-level monster.

Overall, the transaction went smoothly.

Medea gave Phoenix the opportunity to integrate into human society, and she got her wish to gain great power. Medea has learned a lot from humans, so she understands that in order to truly rule humans, she needs not only the immensity of power, but also the means to control people's hearts.

So with the joint efforts of her and Phoenix, the Divine Bird Cult appeared.

When Medea led the congregation to Leorea, Phoenix finally raised the doubts in his mind.

Why would a high-level monster not hesitate to give up his dignity and make such a move?

At that time, Medea did not answer her directly.

Medea says she's after something that's easy for humans but hard for monsters to reach.

It wasn't until much later, when Phoenix met a prince named Antoure, that he understood what Medea was referring to.

......

Late at night, the royal palace of the holy capital of Baya.

Medea came to a closed door, knocked lightly, and there was no response from inside. With her strength at the moment, with a slight force on the hand on the door, she could smash the door to pieces. But she did not do so, and after a long pause at the door, her hand fell, and she whispered to the people in the room, "I will come again." ”

With that, she turned away, she was used to such a scene, and she had repeated it for countless centuries.

"Master Mengmu, brother, he ......" When passing through the corridor, the eldest princess hiding in the shadows seemed to be a little unbearable.

"It's okay, I'll keep waiting. ”

Medea took a deep breath and turned to the eldest princess with a gentle smile.

The smile as always made the eldest princess feel a little more at ease.

She is indeed the eldest princess of Leorea, and her brother Antoure is also the prince of this kingdom - the sole heir to the throne.

But that was hundreds of years ago.

Leorea's throne had been vacant for a hundred years, and if Anturre wanted to, he would soon be able to ascend to the throne and become Leorea's new king. And even if he didn't recognize it, the people here would have regarded him as a king for a long time...... It's just a puppet king, the Pope's beloved canary.

It was Medea that people really loved.

She is the savior who keeps nightmares out of the city, and the dream goddess who keeps them awake.

Medea also thought that she would be able to wait for a long time, until the day when Prince Antoure changed his mind. However, now that she has no time, Phoenix's depletion of power has directly caused the barrier she has set up to be porous, and the nightmare outside the city has gradually been able to penetrate the city.

After the eldest princess left, her expression gradually darkened.

The seal left by the dragon Leorea had long since dried up, and her manic power continued to spill outward, and that power gnawed away at everything around her like a bottomless pit, transforming her abilities and transforming them into nightmares. All that was left for her was the last path.

Medea glanced at the sky, and her gaze couldn't help but drift out of the city.

Phoenix.

Maybe you're right, there are things in this world that we can't pursue in our lifetimes.

She sighed and walked out of the palace under the respectful gaze of the guards.

"Report to the Dream Mother!"

A jailer rushed over in a panic: "The riot in the prison has been suppressed, but the two spade members took advantage of the chaos to escape, and the person who rescued them was ...... It's ......"

The jailer stammered.

After hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth and said loudly, "It's Lord Phoenix!"

Phoenix has a higher status in the Cult of Sacred Birds than Medea, and in the eyes of believers, Phoenix is a god. He knew it was ridiculous, and if anyone had told him to his face that Master Phoenix had saved two prisoners, he would have been on the same page.

But he had clearly seen Master Phoenix before.

"I see. Medea just replied lightly.

Her reaction surprised the jailer. He thought that Lord Dream would be furious when he heard this, and burned him at the stake: "Dream Mother...... My lord?"

"Stand down. ”

Phoenix.

I don't want to be your enemy if I could......

But you, who have always thought highly of yourself, have finally found a trustworthy human being.