Episode : The Catastrophe of the Summoning Ritual
The Lightsworn Covenant spread fear across the continent.Wherever they passed, magical tools and relics were seized "in the name of God."And with every item stolen, new summoning rituals were performed—each one calling forth another monster to swell their forces.
Once-peaceful villages were left as smoldering ruins.People lost not only their heirlooms, but their very homes.And then the real disaster came.
The creatures summoned by the Covenant began to trample towns and cities into dust.
Rian and his companions felt that chaos in their very bones.No matter which village they passed, the wreckage was the same—cries of the grieving, shards of shattered magical trinkets crunching beneath their boots.
Serin:"We've moved so fast… and yet they never stop.They're only growing stronger.At this rate… we might not be able to stop them."
Her voice was lower than usual, and the fingers that once healed wounds with magic trembled faintly.
Rian gripped the hilt of his greatsword, his words short but unyielding.
Rian:"They're wrapping chaos in the pretty word 'faith.'And the more chaos spreads, the more power they'll seize.If we don't stop them… more lives will be lost."
Ivela scanned their surroundings, her face tight.
Ivela:"Cities and towns are already overrun.The people are flooding toward the ports, desperate to survive—but even there, new chaos is brewing."
The Harbor
By the time Rian's party arrived, the harbor was a scene of despair.The piers were crammed with people.
"Save us!" "I have to get on first!" "Don't push!"
The shouts hung in the air, heavy with salt and sweat.
From the rear, the monsters pressed in.Fear exploded like a powder keg.
People shoved and trampled each other—all that remained was the instinct to survive.
A handful of guards struggled to keep order,but their voices were drowned in the crashing waves and the screams.
Rian:"This isn't just panic.If this continues… everything will collapse."
Serin took in the scene, breath catching.
Serin:"Most of these people… they're completely defenseless.We need to protect them—but we can't do this alone."
Then Rian's eyes found someone in the crowd.
Alexis Lumir.
The man who had vanished after his humiliating defeat—now here again, driving his men to "get on first."
His companions shoved citizens aside, trying to seize the boats.Around them, adventurers drew weapons,each intent on forcing their way aboard.
Rian's gaze hardened.He slowly raised his greatsword.
Rian:"As Prince of Elysium, I command you.Every adventurer—get off those ships.And protect the civilians."
The words cut through the chaos like a blade.
For a heartbeat, the harbor went still.The noise seemed to die, leaving only the sting of Rian's voice on the wind.
Some adventurers froze.This wasn't just a warrior speaking—it was a royal decree.
But hesitation quickly soured into defiance.Weapons stayed drawn.
Rian stepped forward, his voice cold.
Rian:"If you defy this command…you'll learn for yourselves what the power of Elysium truly is."
Behind him, his companions stood like sentinels.
Ivela raised her spear and swept the crowd with a glare.
Ivela:"You heard the prince.Ignore him—and regret it."
Serin's hands were already glowing with the lines of a spell.A deep blue light wrapped her fingers.
Serin:"To defy Rian is to wager your life."
Kairen exhaled, his tone low but unwavering.
Kairen:"What matters now is protecting the people.This is not where we fight each other."
Their voices overlapped,and the adventurers' resolve wavered.
Then a man laughed bitterly and stepped forward.
Adventurer A:"Prince? Don't make me laugh.We have to live.Our lives come first."
From behind, Alexis Lumir strode out.His eyes were steady, unflinching.
Alexis:"Enough.This isn't the situation you think it is."
Adventurer A spat, smirking.
Adventurer A:"And who are you? The prince's obedient dog?"
Alexis smiled faintly, but his tone was iron.
Alexis:"The Prince of Elysium has spoken.Do you even know who his father was?
The one who slew the Titans.
Defy that power… and you'll regret it."
At those words, hands began to tremble.Sweat beaded on knuckles gripping blades.Eyes hardened—then slowly softened.
Adventurer B:"Alexis is right.We protect the civilians. That's what we should do."
Adventurer A ground his teeth but stepped back.His group followed.
Rian's voice rang out, sharp and final.
Rian:"All adventurers—protect the civilians.That is our duty."
Alexis nodded and turned to help the citizens.Others followed suit.
The chaos began to subside.The sobbing of the crowd grew quieter.The harbor, once teetering on collapse, steadied.
Alexis approached Rian.A short exchange, but one heavy with meaning.
Alexis:"Your reputation…I believe it now.From here on—I'll follow you."
Rian nodded once.
Rian:"Thank you.Everyone must stand together.It's the only way we stop this madness."
Rian lowered his greatsword.The sea breeze swept over the docks,a thin veil over the tension that still lingered.
But beyond that wind, a greater battle waited—and everyone knew it.
***
Episode 75: Harbor of Chaos
The harbor remained the beating heart of chaos.Rian and his companions had brought momentary calm,but the creatures' howls tore through that fragile peace like knives.
Broken masts lay across the pier.Scattered cargo littered the ground.On the slick boards of the docks, blood and seawater ran together.
Breaths were shallow.Sobs rode the salt wind,anxious echoes that made the air feel heavier.
Kairen moved slowly toward Rian.The hem of his cloak dragged along the dock like it, too, was weighed down.
Kairen:"Rian, the civilians are safe for now…but we can't hold like this.The creatures keep coming."
Rian's eyes swept the harbor.The guards' eyes were bloodshot,their spears barely keeping the lunging beasts at bay.
Rian:"All we can do…is hold.But we need more support.
Those monsters—there's no end to them."
Serin ran up, skirts smeared with dirt and blood.
Serin:"Rian! From the far side of the harbor—a massive wave of movement!The creatures… they're closing in.If this keeps up, the harbor will be swallowed whole!"
Ivela's voice cut in, firm and short, her spear gripped tight.
Ivela:"Then we strengthen the defenses.If we don't, they'll never get the chance to escape.The creatures… they've already started to surround us."
Rian made his decision in an instant.There was no time to hesitate.
Rian:"Serin—set up a barrier with the guards.Ivela—rally the adventurers, have them hold the line.Kairen—you're with me. We hold back the monsters.
There's no time. We defend this harbor."
Ivela didn't hesitate.Her voice cracked like a whip across the pier.
Ivela:"No time to hesitate!If you want to save lives, get to the line!"
Some adventurers wavered,but her gaze left them no room to refuse.One step, then another—they moved.
Serin knelt on the pier, pressing her palms flat.
The sea answered.Waves surged and coiled, rising into a thin, translucent wall that wrapped the harbor.
Serin:"Slow it… tighten it…"
Her breathing quickened,but the magic circle burned on.
Rian gripped his greatsword and faced the path the creatures would take.Shapes writhed in the fog beyond, dozens, maybe hundreds.
Kairen:"Rian, we've grown stronger.But this fight…we can't win on strength alone.This one… takes everyone."
Rian closed his eyes for a breath, then opened them.The greatsword glowed faintly with the light of the sea.
Rian:"I know.
This time, we hold with faith and with each other.In the name of Elysium."
The creatures' roar thundered closer.The greatsword in Rian's hands began to glow,as if it, too, had been waiting.
Inside him, the Titan's power stirred.
He felt it—hot, coiled, dangerous.He knew he couldn't stop them without it.
Rian (under his breath):"No more hesitation."
⚡ The greatsword split into twin blades.
Titan's energy wrapped his body.Wind roared at his feet,his hair whipped wildly.His eyes deepened, sharp with resolve.
Kairen stared, momentarily stunned.
Kairen:"To control that power… like this…"
Rian:"It's not perfect yet.But what we need right now…is everything."
The first wave of monsters hit the harbor.
Howls.The thick stench of blood.
Rian swung.
Air split.
A shockwave tore through the beasts.The first swing felled several.The second cut down even more.
Beside him, Kairen slammed a fist into the ground,snaring beasts in the sand.
But there were too many.They kept coming—falling, rising, falling again.
From the other side of the dock came the alarm.
"More incoming!"
Even more creatures poured in.
Rian scanned the chaos.
Rian:"Time… we don't have enough time.Can we save them all…?"
Then Ivela stepped up, spear in hand.Her eyes weren't afraid—only resolute.
Ivela:"We can do this, Rian.If we all stand together, we can hold.Don't give up."
From beyond the barrier, Serin shouted.
Serin:"We fight together!No one's alone!"
Their words straightened Rian's back.His blades shone brighter.
Another wave—and the creatures reeled back.
People watched—those who had been drowning in despair.In their eyes, the sight lit something fragile but vital: hope.
Finally, Rian and his companions drove the monsters from the harbor.
Silence settled over the pier,but it wasn't the silence of peace.
Rian:"We won… this battle.But the war… is far from over.
We prepare for the next."
He lowered his greatsword.The wind that swept the dock still smelled of blood and smoke.
He steadied his breath,and gripped his sword again.
The fight—was only beginning.
***
Episode : Wrath of the Titan
The harbor was already heavy with the smell of war.The sea breeze carried the tang of salt—and blood.
Rian planted his greatsword in the ground and paused for breath.Behind him, refugees packed the piers,and a few exhausted guards struggled to keep order.
But there weren't nearly enough of them.
The Covenant's army appeared.Their white cloaks rippled like waves.
They didn't look like soldiers—they looked like evangelists.But their "faith" came as violence, not salvation.
"Shields, bind! Advance!"
The command cracked like a whip.Dozens of shields locked into place.
An iron wall.
Spears thrust forward from behind the wall,a forest of points aimed at the living.
Rian watched, murmuring under his breath.
Rian:"That formation… that density…This isn't numbers. It's domination."
Kairen's brow furrowed.
Kairen:"That's not war.That's what they dare call 'purification.'"
The battlefield drowned in screams and blood.
The first charge sent adventurers flying,their bodies slammed into the dock by shield walls.
Blood spattered.A corpse slid under the shields, skewered on a spear.
A Lightsworn knight roared:
"The time of purification is here! Slay the heretics!"
A man shielding a child fell.The child screamed his name.
"Mister! Get up… please!"
But the knight's blade turned toward the child.There was no hesitation.
Rian's eyes darkened.
Rian:"If this continues, they'll all die."
Serin cried out.
Serin:"We planned for this—and still, they're growing stronger!At this rate, we won't hold them back!"
But the Covenant pressed harder.The refugees had nowhere left to run.
Rian clenched his sword tighter.
Rian:"If I don't stop them… it all ends here."
Inside him, the Titan's power boiled.
It was dangerous.
It felt like the breath of a beast.
At first, he held it back.
But as he heard the screams,as he saw the bloodied spear tips—
—his restraint shattered.
"I have to use it."
The Covenant locked shields again.Holy magic sparked along the wall.It looked unbreakable.
One knight muttered, voice uncertain.
"Is what we're doing… really right?"
Another knight snapped his neck toward him.
"Don't doubt the faith! We are the messengers of light!Chaos is sin. Follow the will of God!"
Doubt vanished.Their eyes turned to ice.
Rian closed his eyes.
And then—
He unleashed the Titan's power.
His body shook.Muscles and bone surged, swelling.
The breath of the beast burst free.
"This ends now."
The greatsword smashed into the shield wall.
The impact tore it apart.Knights holding shields were hurled aside like leaves.
Rian's eyes burned red.He trampled them.He severed arms.He crushed skulls.
Phantom blades erupted from the air.They speared knights through their armor.
Blood poured.Everywhere he stepped, it spread like a river.
The Covenant hastily built a new wall of shields.Kite shields slammed into the ground.Magic flooded over them.
But Rian summoned eight phantom swords.
They rained down like a storm, hammering the wall.
Shields splintered.
Then—
A high knight strode into the center of the battlefield.
He planted a shield of light into the earth.
"Filthy heretic! I'll erase you from this place!"
A pillar of light roared skyward.
Fallen knights rose to their feet,eyes blazing.
The high knight's body swelled with radiance.In his hand—a hammer of pure light.
"Bearer of Titan's power! By God's name—be judged!"
Rian gripped his sword.The Etherseeker's phantom blades appeared.
They rained down.The hammer shattered them.
Air screamed.
Ivela hurled her spear.
Ivela:"Rian! Spread the power—now!"
Rian caught the spear and merged it with his blades.
Ether and lightning exploded together.
The high knight's hammer shattered.He fell to his knees.
Rian's eyes still burned with madness.He stepped on fallen knights.The phantom swords tore through armor.
"Rian! Stop! This isn't the fight you wanted!"
Serin's scream ripped across the field.
Water—pure, blue—crashed over Rian.Cold doused the frenzy.
His eyes lost their red haze.
Then—his mother's voice echoed inside.
Elena:"Rian, stop. This power isn't here to destroy you.It's here—to protect the world, through you."
Rian:"But… it's too strong. I can't control it."
Elena:"What you fear isn't the power.It's yourself.
Power is only a tool."
Then Ares appeared—the former bearer of Titan's might.
He said nothing.He only smiled.
That smile was… permission.
Ares:"That power is yours now.Mine, yours—it's the same.
Your conviction will decide its path."
Rian opened his eyes.The trembling in his hands stilled.
Rian:"This power… is mine now.
And I will use it on my own terms."
***
Episode : The Cycle of Life
The battlefield had fallen quiet,but it was not peace.
The Covenant, the monsters,the adventurers who fought them—
all their blood ran into the sea.
The harbor's stones were stained.The tide swallowed that blood,and washed it back over the land.
Rian stood with his sword planted in the earth.
His breathing was ragged.
Moments ago, his blade burned with Titan's power.Moments ago, his mind was drowning in madness.
But now—silence.
He looked around.
Too many were dead.
Adventurers.Civilians.Knights.
The corpses made no distinction.
Rian (whispering):"Can we even say we saved them…?"
His words blew away with the wind.
Serin walked across the field.
Her bare feet sank into pools of blood.Squish—the