Sword God in a World of Magic

This time, many different Paths developed at a similar rate.

And eventually, they found the Archivist again.

For the first time, the Paths didn't restrict the Archivist, but they also didn't get rid of his existing suppressions.

This little kindness was probably the very thing that saved all of humanity.

The Archivist told them about what had happened to all the other Paths in the past, but this time, he told them very directly that they were not powerful enough to oppose the legendary beasts.

They needed to gather more power.

The Paths believed the Archivist, and instead of directly attacking the legendary beasts, they decided to just continue living normally.

Many periods of peace and war passed.

The Paths worked closely together, split apart to fight each other, made peace and worked together, and split apart again.

The political landscape changed rapidly, but one thing remained consistent.

Humanity was becoming more powerful than it had ever been before.

Eventually, the Archivist told them that they were probably powerful enough to fight the legendary beasts.

So, humanity banded together to kill the legendary beasts.

And rapidly killed them without even losing a single person.

It was very underwhelming.

Even the Archivist had been surprised by the sheer power humanity had achieved.

For the first time in nearly six million years, humanity had become the ruler of the world again.

And yet, this was the very thing that turned the world into hell.

With the threat of the super-powerful beasts gone, humanity no longer had any reservations.

War!

Power!

It was a brutal era of bloodshed.

proved to be one

the Mages lost that title in the

tried to kill the Archivist for his

the Archivist

him, and

of the most powerful Paths, the Mages fell to a tertiary Path, and the other Paths wouldn't allow for

the bloodshed

Why?

The Abominations.

started to become quite

the Abominations had become more and more powerful, and now, there were even some Abominations in

when humanity found

The Child of Calamity.

of the Child of Calamity determined the power

the Archivist heard that, he became very

was very certain that something like a Child of

of Abominations and would have

Child of Calamity appeared for the first time, the Abominations started

the Archivist quickly found out

Gate.

of Calamity was a

Calamity became, the bigger the

Abominations became a true threat to the world, and all of humanity worked

Child of Calamity, a new

out many different methods,

let them live in happiness. As long as they didn't become more powerful, everything was okay, and the Abominations

bloodshed, but they still kept the Child of Calamity in

of Paths made a

even considered powerful by the rulers of the

Mages.

And their leader...

Lucius Volstad.

His power was... scary.

book that Lucius Volstad had a level of

Abominations also became

the Archivist inspected Lucius very closely since the power of the Abominations was

no sign of

a Mage Lord wouldn't be able to fool

Lucius couldn't be