Established Pinnacle: The Enigma

Middle Realm

Desolate Region, Sumerian War God's Stronghold

Everything was burning down in flames. The stronghold was burning so fiercely that, even the Sumerian water-type gods could not be able to put it out.

Demon Fire.

One boy stood on top of a hill, watching as everything burned down to the ground. He was late, very late. He sighed softly and handed the long weapon towards the lady beside him.

"Xue'er, hold this for me, I want to go search for anyone alive down there. Especially uncle Xavier or uncle Fred." The boy said lightly and jumped down the hill without giving the other person time to respond.

He easily crossed the one kilometer distance with just a leap. Appearing within the flames in an instant. The flames then swallowed him and obscured his presence away from the one lady and ten monkeys behind her.

"Godfather..." She couldn't help but sigh when she saw her god once again do something reckless. Her name was Su Xue, a name bestowed by her god, Su Han.

She and the hundreds of Silverback monkeys once brought trouble towards the mortals of the desolate region. Being a group of unique monsters, they were originally powerful.

But before him, they paled in comparison. In battle, at being a monkey, at being a trickster, in every form of battle a monkey could think off. They still lost to him.

After that, he found them interesting and decided to take them in. After finding out that they had no names, he casually named all of them and experience divine deficiency for three months straight.

It was quite a feat that he survived. And because of him, they became epic monsters, golden-eyed monkey beastmen. The current her, was one of them, despite long being a demihuman.

As for the monkeys behind her, they were his followers. Each of them being at the Epic realm of strength, and could increase their strength through battles. Su-One to Su-Ten...

It seems like Enigma wasn't the only one horrible at naming.

"Let's go boys." She said as she jumped down and followed her god. Her strength was that of a Saint, Su Han had put in much focus into her, because she was his right hand man.

He now had almost 400 faith points left, out of the initial 2 400 faith points he had collected within the one year that have passed. But he didnt regret it.

Soon, he was going to enter the Desolate forest and hunt more believers of the Silverback apes. He wanted a minimum of ten thousand citizens before end of this year, which was ten times greater than the current number.

But because their belief in him was already at Worship and their strength was that great, if he succeeds, he could literally earn more when he got stronger.

In a yir (10 years), he could earn more than 1 unit of faith power. Even his peers might envy him. Unfortunately, he was unaware of a freak like Enigma who had followers piling up without him even doing much.

But things might change, for once, perhaps he might hunt for his own believers. Adding up the fact that he could literally take in any type of believers, it wouldn't be strange that he ranked number one among his peers.

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At the same time, when Su Han was searching for his lost relatives, that he made when he descended, within the white clouds above the Middle Realm.

A man slowly woke up. He was not that handsome, but he was not bad either. He was naked, and had his entire body covered by bandages everywhere.

He sat up and watched his soroundings in stupor, and amazement. He was still half awake, thus why he had yet to comprehend where he was, or why he was here.

The man was the person that welcomed Su Han a year ago. His name was Xavier. As for why he was here, and not within the desolate region, or the demon flames that were burning...

Even he did not know.

"Where...?" Xavier asked, but due to the headache he was currently having, and the intense internal pain, he could not finish his own sentence.

But that word alone could act as a sentence by itself, a question that could be answered by anyone who heard it.

And such a person, was there.

"We are within the phase realm that stands between the physical and the spiritual realms. An inter-dimensional point that can either send you to Hell, or Heaven."

A soothing voice, one so heavenly and calming, that it healed his head splitting headache, the twisting intestines within his stomach and the soft feeling within his bones.

"...???"

Xavier still was not within the right mental state to comprehend everything going on, and only looked up in stupor and confusion.

He ignored the pain he felt, and the slow healing that was occurring as well, as he just stared up at the wonder, that nobody, at least nobody like him, would ever dream of setting his eyes upon.

"...Beautiful." He subconsciously let out such words, as if even his deepest subconscious, and even his soul itself, were amazed by the beauty before him.

He was already a Legend when he met Su Han, though he was cursed at that moment, and could only have the prowess of an Epic, he was still a force to be reckoned with.

Especially as he had a Divine artifact that made him a slayer. He was still able able lead legions and Eben fight Half Deities at most.

But as he met Su Han, a lot uf things changed. His curse, that stemmed from a god was easily removed. His prowess of a legion half way to Saint hood was recovered.

His status was raised, for bringing back yet another god to their side. Of course, after many ups and downs, due to others believing Su Han to be a spy.

But word that he was from the Empires located deep within the Continent, a response to their desperate calls for help.

And the young god's actions were proven to be on their side, as he fought for the Sumerian Dynasty to the bitter end. Even bringing more man power with him.

And one more thing to note, the young god blessed him, and his sworn brother, giving them potential that was rated above the ordibaty potential they had.

Though it was not much, it was still some help to them. He ended up moving closer to becoming a Saint than ever before. Which was something they would always remember.

Unfortunately...

"You do not remember what happened, do you? Oh poor lamb." The ethereal voice spoke up once again, as beautiful pure white feathers rained down from above.

Then followed by the unfurling of pure white wings that screamed of glory and elegance. Two pairs of wings that seemed whiter than white itself spread our behind their back.

Then, a face so beautiful, that it belonged on a woman's face looked down on him. Xavier also look up at the man, no, the angel before him with stupor.

"....."

He never knew he would meet sn angel even I'm his wildest dreams. But then again, he was being called uncle by a literal god, so it should not be that much of a surprise to him.

But he was still surprised nonetheless!!

"Allow me to show you what happened." The angel moved down towards Xavier, and stretched out their delicate finger towards his forehead.

Then with that action, the world of Xavier began to spin, then twist and turn, before recovering back into pictures and scenes that he last remembered.

"....."

He found himself standing with a man who seemed older than him, yet not by much. The stronger a person got, the more years they could live, and the difference in prime each has.

Humans can live up to a hundred years old at maximum, while their prime age is between their twenties and most likely below their forties.

But as they grow stronger, the more they get to live, and the longer their prime stage would last. The maximum age increases by 10% each rank throughout the first League.

By 20% throughout the second League, and by 40% throughout the third League and its ranks. And he was a Legend which was of the third League.

His total lifespan was above 300 years old, and the man besides him, being a Saint, was above 400 years old. Thus even if both were 35 years old, and 40 years old, they each were still in their prime stage of life.

They both walked along the busy streets of one if the many cities of the Sumerian Dynasty, an empire that ruled thus region, holding within billions of residents.

The city they were in held tens of millions of residents, and was quite vast by itself. And both of them, were on their da off. Thus they bonded like good brothers.