Chapter 149: The Hatred of the Ekassia People, Time Guardian Jilan

Saijax Caill-Rains Ikason, his name is so long, and every byte has its own meaning.

This represents something that the Icathians must never forget.

Unable to build their walls, and watched closely by the Shurimans, the Ikassians carved their history into their own names.

Saijax is a native Icathian. When he was born, the Icathians had been under the rule of Shurima for hundreds or nearly thousands of years!
But they have never forgotten their history of being enslaved by the Shurimans.

Since Saijax's childhood, his father has been telling him stories of the old days.

Back then their homeland was a proud, independent nation with a rich and diverse civilization, ruled by the last of the ancient mage-kings, the benevolent ruler Akzam.

But as the Shuriman Empire's territory continued to expand across the continent, they turned a deaf ear to Akzam's calls for peaceful coexistence.

So Icathia was overrun by the Shurimans and oppressed by them.

He told him the story of the Kohari, heroes who had protected Icathia and the Mage King. The Mage King had fought hard against the Shurima invasion, but in the end he was killed in battle, and the Kohari who were responsible for protecting him followed their king and committed suicide to apologize. The Shurima emperor exposed the rotting corpses of the Kohari in the streets and nailed the Mage King himself to the city gate until his bones rotted.

This story is also passed down from Saijax's father's father to Saijax's father, and then to Saijax.

His father passed on this burning hatred to his son, and every Icathian burned with the same anger, including Saijax.

This was a dispute between the two nations of Shurima and Icathia. Although Shurima conquered the land of Icathia, it obviously did not incorporate this land and its people into Shurima.

The audience who were watching the film couldn't help but sigh when they saw this scene. In fact, Shurima had a chance, as long as they could treat these conquered countries and peoples equally.

But obviously, Shurima cannot do this, because it is a slave empire. Both the royal family and the nobility need a large number of slaves, and these slaves come from the conquered countries!
When another character appears in the film, the audience has a clearer understanding of the conflict between the two empires from this character's perspective. There will definitely be another war between the two countries.

The outcome of this war is either you die or I die!!

Icathia is a civilization as ancient as Shurima, and it also has many long-standing traditions. If Saijax inherited the country's martial arts, then the young wizard named Ziran inherited the country's magic.

Zielan is an elemental mage who also joins the ranks of the Council.

He had an extraordinary understanding of physical facts, and had studied under the guidance of the greatest minds of the time - from the great Yuen of Ixtal to the Star Master of Faraj and countless other masters.

Like Saijax, he possesses extraordinary talent in his own field. What Kieran studies is an element in the material world that almost no one can truly understand!
It is - time!
Time is the one constant that all things cannot escape. Even the mighty god-warriors are not immune to the wear and tear of time... despite their status as the most powerful in Shuriman culture. Perhaps this is one reason why Zilean decided to study the realm of time.

He and Saijax are both trying to save Icathia from Shurima in their own way!
What Saijax wanted was to practice his martial arts and defeat the Shurima god-warriors with force, while Zilean chose to study time. Perhaps in the field of time, he could find a way to defeat the god-warriors!
After becoming a member of the ruling class, Kiran became more aware of the suppressed anger and dissatisfaction of the citizens of Icathia.

Although this land has produced many brave leaders and revolutionary thinkers for the Empire, none of them have been recognized as qualified to ascend. Time and again, the Senate petitioned the Emperor in the capital, but their expectations for the Sun Disc were repeatedly rejected without any reason. Icathia has given so much, but it seems that it will never be treated equally.

Zilean's own resistance was growing, but he was more concerned that many of his peers were openly discussing a return to independence. He was a patriot to the core, but facing the Ascended forces, any rebellion would only lead to suffering for his people. Seeking a diplomatic solution, he served as an envoy to the neighboring nations of Carrick, Kalduga, and Ixtal. He had made many allies in his life, and he pleaded with them to stand with Icathia.

But the answer was always the same. They would not fight Shurima openly. If the Icathians had their way, they would be fighting alone.

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When you see this, the conflict between the two countries becomes more concrete than ever!
"There is already hatred between the Shurimans and the Icathians."

In the commentary booth, the two commentators summarized to each other.

“This hatred has been passed down through the generations, from Saijax’s father to him.”

"On the other hand, after conquering the Kingdom of Icathia, Shurima never assimilated it and has always treated the country unequally."

These two countries have long since perished in the long river of history, but the audience can also guess it.

Shurima knows the power of the Ascended better than any of the nations destroyed by the god-warriors!
They will certainly not let this power slip into the hands of other countries!

In particular, these countries often have great hatred towards Shurima!
In fact, Shurima does not care about their hatred, because no matter which region rebels again, their god-warriors will lead the Shurima army to incorporate these lands into the territory of the Shurima Empire again!
Zilean is well aware of this, so he keeps going to other countries on behalf of Icathia to seek help. However, no country in this world can resist the god-warriors of Shurima.

However, the Ekassia people did not give up.
They knew that what Icathia was waiting for was just an opportunity!
And this opportunity soon arrived!

Hundreds of years after Shurima's rule, a massive earthquake struck the coastal province of Sa'abora.

The devastation from the earthquake revealed something lurking deep beneath the ground, something dark and powerful—perhaps powerful enough to overcome the Ascended god-warriors of Shurima.

(End of this chapter)