Artius woke up from the cryogenic pod after a hard impact. The first sensation is of immense pain ravaging his body. Artius pressed the ejection button of his capsule. Luckily Artius finds a healing mana capsule in the pocket of his spacesuit. After gulping down the mana capsule Artius gets out of the cryogenic pod.
'Where am I? What happened to others?' Artius wonders.
After taking out some food from his storage ring and gulping down the food, Artius starts looking for other acolytes. Around 100 meters from his cryogenic pod Artius finds the cryogenic pod of his sister impelled by a boulder where Annabel's head is supposed to be. Tears start rolling down his face. Artius casts the anti-gravity spell on the boulder and pushes it away from the cryogenic pod of his sister. After opening the pod Artius hugs his sister and breaks down completely.
'Anna!Anna! Please talk to me. What am I going to do now? Anna please.'
A day passed. Artius digs a grave for his sister and buries her with a heavy heart. Manipulating the earth mana Artius erects a small memory plaque for his sister.
'Place of eternal slumber of our little Anna.'
Artius starts his exploration again. After two weeks of exploration, he finds the wreckage of the ships belonging to the Black Flag Pirates and Skull Hunter Mercenaries. Everything becomes clear to Artius.
'So we are ambushed in the end. So close yet so far from freedom.' Artius amuses.
'No matter what I do I will not die here, in this barren planet. I am sorry Papa, Mummy. I have failed to protect little Anna. I will avenge Anna, Papa, Mommy, Our People, Illisium, Ular Empire.' Artius takes this vow beside Anna's grave.
Artius explores the surroundings and finds a cave system with a small stream running inside. After packing some food and other essentials from the wreckage Artius takes shelter in the cave. Days turn into months, months turn into years and years turn into a decade.
Artius is now a Magus with a moderate level of control over the earth, the wind mana and the water mana. Artius tamed a fire eagle. Every day Artius goes to hunt with his eagle picks wild flowers from the forest and places them on Anna's grave. Artius has a burning desire to get strong, to avenge his family, his people. And this burning desire keeps him alive. Every day Artius tries to contact the outer world but without any success. But he keeps trying.
Forty more years pass by and his fire eagle also passes away. Artius buries his pet near his sister's grave. Artius is getting old and slowly losing his edge in combat. Every day is a struggle for survival against hunger, beasts. This planet is full of magical beasts. Artius has to kill or he will die. Injuries start building up.
On a fateful night, a lone thunder wolf attacks Artius in his cave. Artius fights the beast with all his might and kills it in the end but pays a heavy price. Artius loses his left hand in the fight. The stock of healing mana capsules has already depleted. Even after dealing with the agonising pain he can not stop. He has to live to pay those devils of Asir. Artius will make them pay with interest.
'I can not die now. I have to make sure of the destruction Asir.'
But as time passes hope starts to fade slowly. Strong resolve for revenge starts to turn into insanity.
'My time is coming to an end' Artius can feel this in his heart.
Artius knows that he is the last hope of his people. With the last whips of his sanity, Artius arranges all the knowledge related to the Ular Empire and Illisium in one compartment of his storage ring. And He stores all the bloodline treasures and his family legacy in the other compartment of the ring. Artius records a video message for the person whoever discovers this cave and his storage ring. If not him, may his inheritor of his legacy, his father's legacy, the legacy of Illisium and the Ular empire carry the burden of this blood debt. Artius leaves the storage ring in the cave and after sealing the entrance of the cave staggers towards Anna's grave.
'Little Anna, Papa, Mommy I am finally going to see you again'.
Artius stares at the beautiful night sky and finishes the last wine jug he has and lies down beside Anna's grave. Artius smiles and closes his eyes. He has finally found his peace. The burden of revenge for his family, Illisium, Ular Empire, His people is no longer his to bear. He hopes that Aris will face the judgment of their sins.
One of the greatest prodigies of Illisium, Son of the Magus Supreme Krotos passes away without a grave on a nameless planet.