Tome of Blood

Chapter 665, Chapter 12: The Divine Era

Chapter 665-12- Mythical Era

The Elven Era, 1487.

Helios, the sun god, attempted to ascend to the highest heaven, incurring the wrath of the creator. The gods perished, and the continent of elves was shattered in the divine punishment of destruction. Among the gods, only Artemis, the goddess of the moon, and Oceanus, the god of the sea, survived.

Meanwhile, the residual power left by that terrifying "Wrath of Annihilation" also formed a chaotic and terrifying magical storm in the Western Continent.

According to Oceanus's deduction, this storm will linger over the shattered western continent for at least two thousand years.

With the fall of the gods and the disintegration of the Elven pantheon, the world no longer had Artemis, the moon goddess, and Helios, the sea god; only Artemis and Oceanus remained.

With the collapse of the elven pantheon, the ancient gods of Miria, who had submitted to the elven gods, also defected and declared their secession.

However, the elves' years of efforts in the continent of Miria were not without results. Some of the old gods who remained loyal to the elves despite the change in their faith, as well as the new gods who rose to godhood with the support of the elves, still maintained the elves' rule.

The two forces quickly clashed on the continent of Miria, reigniting the continental war, which showed signs of escalating.

The magical storm created by Charlotte's devastating blow to the Primordial God further caused a significant increase in the magical concentration of the world of Miria. The Primordial God's renewed slumber also loosened the power of the laws, and the legends of the Miria continent all felt that the gate to the throne of the gods seemed to have loosened a bit.

Meanwhile, on the shattered western continent...

Artemis, the moon goddess, gathered the remaining elven forces and led the willing survivors away from the destroyed western continent, embarking on a journey to the eastern continent.

Thus began what is historically known as the Great Migration of the Elves, or the "Eastern Exodus of the Elves."

This massive migration lasted for about ten years.

Over the course of ten years, one after another, the surviving elves answered the call of the Moon Goddess and left their homeland for a new home.

As for those elves who were still unwilling to leave, the moon goddess Artemis settled them on the islands formed after the western continent was broken, and erected statues to protect them in order to deal with possible primordial pollution and residual divine power.

However, not long after the Moon Goddess led most of the elves to the Eastern Continent, those elves who chose to stay toppled the Moon Goddess's statue and erected a new primordial statue.

Artemis, who had already arrived in Myria, merely glanced deeply at the west before turning back.

In the decades that followed, the war on the continent of Miria became increasingly fierce.

With the suppression of the elven gods gone, the balance of power on the continent has shifted dramatically. The old gods, who have defected, have swept through the land, driving the elven forces into a series of defeats.

If it weren't for the restrictions left by the elven gods that could still somewhat counteract divine power, the elves would probably have been driven into the sea long ago.

This situation finally changed after Artemis landed...

As one of the most powerful true gods in the world, the Moon Goddess is a top-tier combatant on the plane of Miria, capable of fighting against many opponents single-handedly.

In addition, although the Elven gods perished, their divine artifacts were preserved and all were collected by Artemis.

After the Great Cataclysm, the magic in the air became more concentrated and active than ever before. Even mortals could unleash some of the power of the divine artifacts under certain conditions. After the moon goddess Artemis distributed the artifacts to the legends, soon... the first god to be slaughtered by mortals appeared.

Myths have fallen, and strange phenomena have almost covered a small continent, while the achievement of mortals killing gods has greatly excited the elves.

Soon, the scales that had tipped due to the fall of the Elven gods were restored to balance, and the Elven race, with the protection of the Moon Goddess and the power of the artifacts, gained the ability to fight against the Old Gods of Miria.

Artemis moved earth and stones in the northwest of the continent of Miria, gathered magic power, and created a huge island to settle the weaker elves.

This island will serve as a safe haven and bridgehead for the elves in Miria for thousands of years to come, protecting them from wars on the mainland and sheltering the elves who are still growing up.

Meanwhile, the elves also called this island, which was created by the moon goddess herself, Moon Goddess Island.

However, with the destruction of the Western Continent and the decline of the Elven pantheon, the glorious era belonging to the Elves had finally come to an end.

The confrontation with the Primal was finally marked by the Primal's hatred. Although they still possessed extremely high magical talent due to their blood connection with Charlotte, the alienation from the laws brought about by the Primal's hatred made it difficult for the Elven Legends to reach the Mythical rank again.

The beginning is ultimately the starting point for the extraordinary.

Only if Charlotte sacrifices all her power like the Primal One, or completely defeats the Primal One and officially becomes the sole ruler of the world, will the power of the laws possibly favor them again.

But at least for now, in the world of Miria, where magic is still an extension of primordial power, and where their very birth is part of the extraordinary, the gates to godhood... can be said to be almost closed to the elves.

However, for other intelligent races in this world, the concentration of magic power has increased, the power of laws has become active, and the gap between mortals and gods has been infinitely narrowed due to the existence of divine artifacts. Slaying gods is no longer a legend, and becoming a god is no longer a fantasy.

Thus, a new era of gods rose up, and what later generations called the Mythological Era began.

Artemis stood in the air.

He looked down upon the magnificent landscape of the continent of Miria, his silver eyes filled with a complex emotion.

Sparkling light shimmered in His hands; it was the essence of the elven gods' souls that Charlotte had just managed to collect.

However, Artemis did not scatter these divine essences to allow them to be reincarnated.

The power of the elves and mythical creatures had been devoured by the Primal One. Although they preserved their divine souls, they were ultimately marked by the Primal One.

Even if one is successfully reincarnated and returns, there is no guarantee that the primordial power will not come knocking on their door and erode and corrupt them again.

unless……

Artemis looked solemnly at her other hand.

On that hand, a crimson light shimmered, revealing a faint, illusory book.

It was the Blood Scripture that Charlotte gave to Him.

"It's not the right time yet..."

"Artemis murmured."

He put away the origins of the gods and the illusory book, then his form dissipated and he returned to the temple he had built on the Isle of the Moon God.

He led the elves eastward and personally created a large island, setting up a restriction that even mythical beings could resist for a moment. Even He himself was greatly exhausted and needed to rest.

Back in the temple, He sat on His throne, closed His eyes, and absorbed faith and magic to restore His divine power while quietly waiting for the right moment.