Age of Heroes (Age of Heroes Chronicles)

Chapter 496: Evil is coming i

XENOS DESERT

Xenos Desert

The wind blows harder in this part of the continent. 

The heat could be felt more profoundly and the bloodshed is more brutal than the other places in the continent. 

On the sky the white clouds moves slowly, and the vultures is already prepared to sweep down their meal.

The Xenosian Desert is one part of the Human Continent but one of the regions where not a single powerhouse of the continent pays any major attention. 

The land is full of sand, remnant of the Xenosian Empire of the ancient times destroyed by the Spear of Doom belonging to the Sky People.

In the ancient times, it was said that the land of Xenos was fertile, green grass filled the lands, trees that touched the clouds and buildings high as the mountain.

Their people were cultured and they controlled vast amount of lands that was two times larger than the current human continent.

The first Generation then arrived. The First Generation subjugated the Demon Lords, signs the Accord and prosper in the Lower Lands which is now Eden.

They then began conflict with the Upper Lands of the Xenos royalty. Military conquest was waged between the two forces. 

To destroy the Xenos Empire one of the rulers of the First Generation release the Spear of Doom, destroying the lands of the Xenos Empire. 

The vast lands o the Xenos Empire splintered off from the human continent and drowns into the sea beds, scaring the Demon Lords into obedience.

The other half was burned and turns into ashes. 

The First generation rule long and prospers as humanity splintered off and create towering civilization in the Ages past.

Hundreds years later, migrants from destroyed Island of the Living Isles migrates to the human continent and they arrived here creating their tribes. 

Many more came. 

The Sky people did not accept them into the lush lands of Vangua, Alan or the other lands in the human continent so they stay in the Desert, and slowly began their life there. 

Hundreds of years passed and they have been accustomed to living in the desert. The life in the desert is harsh but they have learned to survive.

Nur Aci looks in front of him. 

The yellow sand shines brightly under the setting sun and hundreds of bleeding corpse in front of him no different than minced meat. His army is beginning to loot the dead and he smiles. 

The Ernu clan has fallen under his blade. Sheathing his curved sword he rides back to his headquarters. 

Behind him his personal guard follows him faithfully. Another clan has fallen.

The moment he arrived at his tent, he sit down in his cushion made from the trade with the Great Empire of Eden.

As he sits down a few of his serving lady quickly massages his body as he tossed his armour to the side.

He then rubs his own forehead thinking of the problem right now in the human continent. And the letter he read a fortnight ago. 

He is still contemplating on the issue but he knows he needs to make a decision fast.

The Imperial Family letter is regarded with great fear in the desert especially after Nur and the man tribes of the desert once watched with their own eyes the power of the Southern lords in war.

The Great Empire of Eden was a superpower nation in the Human Continent. 

For so long the Human continent has remains divided since even the time of the Montblanc dynasty. 

It has never been united at least not in the fashion it is united now. 

Under the red bloodied sword of the Great Conqueror Arial, the Dragon army marches thousands of leagues from their homeland and sack faraway kingdoms, destroying those who do not bend the knee and refuse to swore fealty. 

With steel and blood, the Great Conqueror bend the wills of million and create probably the first unified Empire in the world.

'Great Chief is this satisfactory?' one of the serving ladies said to him as she is massaging Nur Aci body. Nur Aci smiles and nodded. Smiling the serving lady continued.

Nur Aci is one of the chieftains in the Xenos Desert. He was a part of the Hersi clan. 

In the past the Hersi clan was oppressed by the ruling family of Zettel and always had to pay heavy tributes to the Kingdom of Zettel. 

For hundreds of years they have labored under Zettel and every year the Zettelian royalty has an event they called the Hunting of Beast where they will hunt the tribes of the Xenos desert to offer to their Gods. 

With their steel and advanced weaponry they cut apart the already suppressed tribes in order to control the population of the tribes in Xenos so that they will never be able to rise up to Zettel, the overlord of Xenos.

Nur Aci in his early years watched by as his friends, his uncle and his clan suffer unjust treatments, treated like livestock and swore in his heart, swore to the Mother Mountain and the Skyfather that he will one day exact his vengeance.

For years, he united the tribes secretly to repel and one day, he and his people would gain independence from the Kingdom of Zettel. 

Nur Aci believes that with hard work and tenacious will, that will be enough to oppose the Zettelian kingdom. 

But then enter the Dragon Army. 

Coming from the Far South they march to Zettel. 

Nur Aci once saw their Emperor, Arial the Great Conqueror

Their Emperor wear an armour with a crest of a dragon, diamonds lined the chest of the armour and his hair is as white as snow, eyes as blue as the sky and came to Zettel like an avenging Gods from the Clouds Mountain.

He was charismatic and holds a commanding presence. 

His eyes look into a place where none of his general is able to see, and his step was marked with pride befitting of his title.

He was a hero among men, dragons among sheep, god among mortal. That is the presence of an Emperor, ruling all beneath the heavens.

Hersi clan was recruited as temporary mercenaries under the General Xue Rengui of the Xue Family hailing from the Northern Chu who send their military aid to the Dragon Army.

It was there that Nur learn that compared to the armies of the south and the weaponry of Zettel, the tribes have many to learn. 

In the war against Zettel, Nur humbly learned everything from tactics, to strategy to weapons and he gains many benefits.

He also learns that if they are not ready to change in this new world ushered by the Great Conqueror, one day they will be oppressed again. 

In the Expedition to Zettel he and his unit was a cavalry unit.

With curved swords and agility in fighting on horsebacks, his unit quickly gain praise from the Hall of War of the Empire. 

They were dispatched to many open battles and reap many Zettelian heads. 

Nur believes he was avenging his tribe's injustice as he rose through the ranks. 

When the war ended and the last embers of rebellion were stomped, one of the Twelve Great Generals of the Empire, General Bonfereile offers him a permanent position in the Capital. 

He refuses out of loyalty to his tribe. When he returns to his tribe, he began strengthening his tribe and has the lofty ambition of uniting the scattered tribes in the desert.

Since he himself was a rather great tactician during his time on the War of Zettel he quickly rose to a position of power in his clan.

'Hah' Nur sighed as he said.

'Call Jurmong here.' The guards outside his tent quickly went to another tent and summon him to the great chief tent.

The moment Jurmong enters he kneel.

'Great Chief, what is your order?'