Before Riel Nightfall's reign, during his father's era, there was an existence considered on par with the Grand Lord.
His strange magic left a deep impression on the people. In his prime, he was considered the strongest battle mage ever to exist.
With his plain-looking blade, invasions turned into failure as he led countless fiends out of the borders of Celestia. His name was being feared in the entirety of Oriental Plains.
A man with the strength of a sea of beasts. His body covered with ink, on his back was a soaring blue dragon, while a red phoenix spreading its wings occupied his chest. Even his arms and legs all the way to his feet bore images of a beast.
And they were not just ordinary markings; they were alive. Each of them was a real creature storming towards the battlefield along with their master, Lien Astrum, the Inked Devil.
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