The Geared Immortal

The source of the gate

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Near the borders between the human land and the demon land in the Magi continent, there exists a vast forest. This forest is both dangerous and mythical because many have been lost in this place and was not found again. Even those demons who dared to infiltrate the boundary to the human land have been lost in this vast forest.

This is the rumored place of the elves and none dared to intrude as it contains the mythical magic of the elven race. The elves are rumored to be the cousins of the demons. Yet the huge contrast of the beauty of the elves and the grotesque appearance of the demons made one think if they truly are related to each other in terms of race.

But it is the truth according to the legends. The elves are born from the beautiful yet mighty and benevolent goddess named Elvana. She was the one who birthed the first elven kinds and has given the gift of long life and strong mana affiliation.

While the demons came from her sister who experimented with her offspring trying to create the strongest and mightiest beings. Hence the demons come to pass.

The legend was passed down from generation to generation that even other mortal kinds knew of this story.

When the demons began to wage unending war to all the beings in the Mage continent, they became the enemy of all the living creatures in the land. But not all creatures have entered this war, many powerful and haughty creatures didn't bother with this like the dragons, the elves, and the fairies.

But everything changes when the mages gained the arcane knowledge of combining mana and artifacts. This is because the warriors are now able to wield power just like that of the mages making them stronger and fiercer.

The combination of mana and artifacts is not a widespread knowledge in the Mage continent because runes and arrays are always a mystery that even elves only have a little knowledge of it. Plus mana is easier to learn and improve, so who would spend their time learning about runes and arrays.

With the blessing of the demon god, the demons' growth is far superior and easier than the mortals, hence they too didn't have time to do rune research.

But the humans are a curious bunch. With their thirst for power and magic, the humans suddenly discover the use of the runes and the arrays. And that started the improvement and the rise of the strength of the humans. And they began to fight the demons on equal grounds.

This alarmed the demon king and he too tried to pry on the secrets of the humans. However, no matter how hard he tried this knowledge seem to elude him.

Years went by and the fight between humans and demons is now in a stalemate. None have ever taken advantage of the others and this status was maintained for thousands of years.

But a hundred years later, the humans discovered the power to bend spaces. A strange man from a strange land came to the Magi land and began living there in peace. The man has a unique black hair feature and thin stature. Nobody knows where the man came from, but no one cares because the man is kind and is of great help to the community he leaves in.

The man fell in love with a woman in the village he stayed at and they live in harmony. Unluckily the two didn't bore any children, hence the man decided to teach his wife all of the knowledge he has gained in the magi land.

What caught the woman's attention is the man's knowledge in bending space. It was too profound and very dangerous yet very interesting to learn. And so they spend their days living together in harmony and doing research.

But then one day, the woman learned of the man she loves background.

She was cleaning the house and found a mysterious red crystal lying in her husband's stuff. When she touched the crystal, she was able to see everything about her husband's past. This made her feel angry for her husband.

She learned that her husband is a member of a huge family from a land rich in greeneries and mysticism. One day his family decided to arrange a marriage for him without his consent. The family he was about to be married to is a very powerful family. And because of the achievements of her husband, that powerful family decided to get him in their camp through marriage. Because of helplessness, the man decided to follow his family's arrangements.

But then one day, disaster struck as her husband discovers the secret of spatial travel. It was fine if only it was not leaked into the outside world. But unknown to how it was known, many powerful families began eyeing him and his life's hell began.

One day, when her husband was away his whole family was captured. When he learned about it, he immediately ran towards his home.

And true to what he has learned no one is around. Then he was contacted by the kidnappers which he learned to be the family he was about to be married to. The reason for the kidnapping is because they can't wait anymore for the marriage to happen, plus the woman he was supposed to marry is actually with another man.

Hence that powerful family decided to bare their fangs and force the man to divulge the secret to them. As the man panicked he gave up and gave them the rune and array pattern. But he is a wise person; hence he didn't give them the whole rune pattern.

After he gave them everything, that powerful family didn't actually spare his family. Instead, they killed them all leaving only the man.

When he saw this, he swore to take his revenge on that powerful family. And with that in mind, he used his remaining Qi and spirit stones. He opened a gate to another continent in which he knows not where. And without a second thought, he entered that place and arrived in the land of the Mages.

When the woman learned of her husband's sad past, she felt a bit of pity for him. And so, she swore to help him in any way she could.

But that didn't happen because one day, some vagabond knights attacked their village. The man fought with all his might but to no avail. He was killed along with the other villagers who tried to resist.

The woman was captured and became a slave under the ruler of the land. She was abused and battered by the noble who took fancy of her.

She keeps this in her heart and swore to get her revenge for all the nobles of the land.

One day, the demons attacked the land of the noble in which she was imprisoned.

When a demon woman entered the prison dungeon she was discovered.

The demon woman felt a great affinity to the human and she took her in.

"You are a pitiful creature… although you look like a human, yet in your heart, there is a mighty demon lurking. Come follow me and serve me well. And you will have power… power to avenge those who wronged you and power to conquer everything." said the demon woman.

These words are like an enticing whisper which led the woman's inner demons to awaken. Then she was consumed by her anger and thirst for revenge that her mind began to warp with gruesome images of her enemies and those people who had hurt her and treated her like dirt.

Her heart was so consumed with hatred that the inner demon within herself began feeding on her negative feelings making stronger little by little.

She was taught by her husband about cultivation and how one can use the energy in one's body to fuel one's energy and strengthen the body. This made the woman unconsciously use her rage as her power.

In time, after having rescued by the demon woman, the woman lived with demon kin and began adapting their ways. She slowly turned into a vile and vengeful demon. She even seems to forget her hatred and thoughts of vengeance.

One day, she was noticed by a very powerful demon.

That demon was truly powerful that he has gained the ability to grab the seat of the demon king through sheer power alone. And then he became the demon lord of the demon kin.

When the man became the demon lord, he enticed the woman with power and wealth which made her suddenly remember something from her past. When her memory awakened, her thirst for vengeance was ignited and all she can think of is her goal for vengeance.

With the power of the demon lord, the war which has stopped for thousands of years was once again ignited.

But unknown to her and the demon kinfolk, the humans have now discovered the notes and the records of the man she has forgotten. And they have now learned the ability to bend space.

And once the war started, the demon was doomed to lose.

But upon seeing the reason why her demon kin lost, she began to recall that particular pattern and the rune effect, yet it was all too late. So she decided to retreat to a place which her old memory gave her. Though she is not sure of the coordinate of that place, she needed to try. And so she planned the invasion of the demons to that continent and she plans to grow her powers there.

After that, she would use the same gate to open one back to the land of the demons and reclaim back their land and once again exact her revenge.

Hence the demon queen spreads the book of gates in the cultivation land, which would ignite the first path of their invasion.