The Reformation
In the year 3077 of the Astral Age, the fourth millennium has quietly arrived, but people have lost themselves in chaos and disorder. This human crisis is more severe than any other.
People have lost their faith, they have lost their emperors, they no longer believe in the religion that has fallen. However, all kinds of natural disasters swept in again, plagues, floods, fires and earthquakes, and years of drought have crippled the little dignity left of human beings.
Rumor has it that the four elemental gods decided to unite to punish humanity because of their greed and disrespect, and these disasters were just a precursor to the wrath of the elemental gods. And Ilan, the god of light, has long since lost all her divine power in the battle with the god of darkness, and has taken refuge in her temple, no longer able to shelter her people.
All kinds of heresies have come one after another, and people who are afraid of the revenge of the gods have worshiped the elemental gods, as well as some other gods of unknown origin. Unable to resist the mighty nature of the human beings, they have lost their faith and can only pin their hopes on those ethereal gods for spiritual comfort.
Humanity's faith and order are on the eve of collapse.
The doctrine of light was challenged like never before, and in the face of the Holy See, which had lost the trust of the people, an upright cardinal Victor decided to carry out the Reformation. He proposed a new doctrine of giving secular rights to kings, calling on the believers of light to use their power of light to ward off sickness for the people, not to wage war and killing.
Vicott's ideas were supported by the broad masses of the people and the lower classes, as well as by the rulers of some countries, and all strata of humanity were devastated in this chaotic world war, and no one was truly victorious. People began to reflect on the consequences and causes of this war, and this qiē, was it worth it?
When the balance of power is tilted to one side, the world is out of balance, and that's a very simple truth. The only way to bring the scales back into balance is to rebalance the powers. The idea of the Reformation was rightfully supported by all those who wished to maintain the existing order.
In the year 3090 of the Atellar Age, Victor was elected as the new pope, and the first religious decree he issued was to return all secular political rights to the kings of various countries, and the pope would no longer interfere in the internal and foreign affairs of the countries, the succession to the throne, taxation and other affairs, and the pope would only crown the new kings who had sent invitations to the Holy See, and the new kings of the countries of the Light Doctrine who had not been crowned by the Pope were also recognized by the Holy See. Of course, most countries still invite the Holy See to the coronation ceremony when a new monarch ascends the throne, so as not to be criticized for their throne.
Victor also abolished the eleven tax, which was not levied within the territory of any country, and the expenses of the Holy See were maintained by voluntary contributions of money from various countries, and the size of the Knights of Light was minimized. The Pope also then promulgated a policy of religious tolerance, recognizing the four elemental gods as the legitimate guardians of humanity in the doctrine of light, allowing people to worship the god of light at the same time as the other god of light. Later, Aroka, the god of the sun, and Gaisha, the god of the moon, were also included.
Victor's Reformation policy was supported by the vast majority of people, from the rulers to the people, and people would not mind having an extra god to bless them. Thanks to the joint efforts of the people, mankind finally passed the period of the great calamity, and the world returned to its original order.
In the eyes of later historians, it is generally believed that it was the secular emperor who won the final victory, because the power of the Holy See was greatly curtailed, but the price of victory was the destruction of the entire empire and the end of the glorious era of mankind, which is really touching. In this way, religion and politics promote and develop each other in a very delicate environment.
In the time that followed, the human world returned to order and returned to endless wars—at least until a new empire unified Atlantus, and it was unlikely that the wars would stop completely.
The boring history rolls in to the 4000 years of the Starry Age, and the fifth millennium has arrived. The current continent of Atlantus is divided between two empires: the Violet Empire occupies the eastern part of the continent, while the Fia Empire occupies the western part of the continent. Although the final reunification has not yet arrived, people seem to have seen the dawn of glory.
The ambitious emperors of the two countries obviously did not want the opportunity to unify the continent to go down in history from their hands, and a great war was imminent. However, by chance, the trajectory of history changed.