Translator's Note: The newly released ga "Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous" has completely ate up most of my free ti, so until I finish it in a month or two (or if I suddenly change my mind about opening a Patreon) I'm probably gonna update only once every three days. Really sorry about this, guys. On another note, anyone playing this right now? Care to share your stories? They REALLY weren't kidding when they labeled that ga's "Unfair" difficulty Unfair, lol.
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The Kingdom of Babylon, year 700.
A hundred years have passed since the grand wedding celebration. They were now celebrating the nations Founding Day, and at the sa ti, the annual tournant between the Three Great Kingdoms magic academies was taking place, and countless talented mages were competing in the ring.
The Emperor of Alchemy has reigned for over 300 years, and lived for more than 400 years.
"Hes lived for over 400 years, no one has ever managed this before."
"Back then, Gilgash and the Three Witches only lived for over 200 years. Such a long life span is truly unprecedented."
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Countless people were shocked at this and had no choice but to hold their silence.
During these long years, there were no longer any dissident voices. Peace and prosperity reigned as the eternal and immortal Emperor of Alchemy ruled over the Three Great Kingdoms with absolute authority.
After a lifeti of hard work, Grantham could finally settle down and tinker around in peace.
During these past 100 years, he happily lived together with the Seven Little Witches while building things and developing the tech tree. It was a truly idyllic existence.
In this peaceful era, several more Level Six mages have been born, and Ermin had also advanced to the Sixth Level. But because the nation was too peaceful, and people were no longer living under the constant pressure of impending death, there were no truly amazing geniuses like dusa who was capable of opening up a new era.
During the Founding Days celebration, the mountain-top Kingdom of Roses and the desert Kingdom of Beastn ca before the Great Monarch and presented him with a dazzling assortnt of exotic treasures as congratulatory gifts.
Mages from all over the Three Great Kingdoms gathered and discussed magic and alchemy while leisurely nibbling on various delicacies. Occasionally, they would raise their heads to look up at the King of Babylon sitting on his golden throne, Grantham.
"His aura is as powerful as ever. What amazing coercive pressure."
"I believe that the Emperor of Alchemy will live forever, and rule every magic era."
As they talked, flowers suddenly started blooming.
Rows of beautiful court ladies with flower baskets in hand started walking out from the sides while scattering flower petals into the air.
"The champions of this years Magic Tournant, the Edward Brothers, Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric, step forward before our Great Emperor of Alchemy! The King of Babylon! His Majesty Grantham!!!"
Colorful and exciting eras followed one after another, giving birth to countless stories in the Magic Academies and Great Schools. Through it all, the Emperor of Alchemy looked on from his high throne, eternal and unchanging.
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The Kingdom of Babylon, year 704.
Only four years have gone by since that celebration, but the entire nation was suddenly rocked by a shocking news. The Emperor of Alchemys seven royal consorts had died of old age, and the Emperor was holding a funeral for them.
"What? The emperor's consorts have died of old age?"
Grantham stood silently in front of their tomb for three days.
"Teacher."
Ermin, who was standing silently in the distance, wanted to comfort him but did not know what to say.
The 7 witches of Elizabeths Coven were extrely weak. The Emperor of Alchemy had to spend countless precious treasures and use up much of the nations resources to extend their lives so that they could wake up after sleeping for almost a hundred years.
But even after all that, they could only live for another 100 years.
Grantham suddenly rembered sothing, and sighed: "I still rember my eting with the champions of that inter-academy tournant, the Edward brothers. They had breached the alchemical taboo of human transmutation, treading into the sa forbidden grounds as the Empress of Death in order to revive their deceased mother. The resultant alchemical backlash had left them disabled."
Grantham sighed. "I shouldnt be talking about this. And I do not want to ask the Empress of Death, dusa, for help. I just want to lay them to rest."
"Ive had a happy life with them for 100 years. Thats enough. Theyve lived for over 200 years, comparable to Gilgash and the Three Witches back then. For weak Level Three Witches like them, thats more than enough."
Grantham was already quite satisfied with these past 100 years.
It's just that, in the following days, hed be alone.
He felt empty after the death of the Seven Little Witches. There was no longer anything he wanted out of life, which seed to have lost all aning.
"I feel as if its those girls who are my true family. Ive almost forgotten the fact that Im a transmigrator from the modern world; its as if I truly am the Emperor of Alchemy, Grantham, and this life is my true life."
"Just this once, let be a capricious tyrant."
He smiled sadly, then turned around and walked away, making this proclamation as he looked at his magnificent palace in the distance: "Let it be buried together with you. This was originally the ho that I built for your sake."
On the second day, there was another announcent which shocked the entire world:
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon will be buried together with the seven consorts!
Countless people were shocked beyond belief, and everyone discussed this in the nations streets and back-alleys.
"The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is an alchemical Wonder of the World! Its going to be buried because of 7 lowly Level Three Witches?"
"It was originally a ho built by the Emperor of Alchemy for the Seven Witches. Using it to search for the heavenly gods was only an extra function. Its only natural to bury it with them."
"Isnt the Hanging Gardens of Babylon too grand of a tomb? This is fake news, right?"
"Its not fake news. Thereve been witnesses who saw the Hanging Gardens of Babylon fly up into the sky, and head towards the endless pit of Tartarus that had been dug to explore the limits of the underground. Its sunk into the depths of the earth, and the giant Adolphus is busily filling up the pit with his great shovel."
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When theyve confird the validity of this news, everyone marveled at its scope.
Thus was the great tomb of Tartarus established.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon was buried deep underground, serving as a place of eternal repose.
This was the most sensational piece of news in the past hundreds of years. Perhaps, this was not just a tomb for the Seven Little Witches; the Emperor of Alchemy was also planning to turn it into his future tomb, allowing him to join them beneath the earth after he died.
However, the fact that the Emperor had buried the Hanging Gardens of Babylonwhich he used to search for the heavenly gods and explore heaven's eye of the storm Gigantesant that the he had completely abandoned that dream.
After the death of his seven consorts, their monarch was tired and had lost his ambition.
The Kingdom of Babylon, year 800.
Another hundred years have passed, and the Emperor of Alchemy was now 500 years old. The Great Emperor has ruled for an interminably long period of ti, spanning over half of the Kingdom of Babylon's age.
The Centennial Founding Days celebration was being held once again.
Another inter-academy tournant was taking place, revealing countless new talents. It seed as if nothing had changed.
Compared to 100 years ago, the great emperor was as mighty as ever. People dared not look directly at him as he sat on his throne due to the imnse spiritual pressure he radiated.
Just like a hundred years ago, people talked about this.
"The Emperor of Alchemy looks as impressive as ever. Hes not just faking it, and is in fact about to die of old age, right?"
"Do not be presumptuous. During Babylons centenary celebration 200 years ago, when the Emperor got married, people said the Emperor wouldnt live much longer. A hundred years ago, when the seven royal consorts died of old age, again there were people saying the sa thing. And yet, the emperor is now sitting on his high throne, presiding over this celebration, still as full of vitality as ever."
"The Emperor of Alchemy has lived for over 500 years. It's unbelievable! An average Sixth Level Legendary Wizard only has a lifespan of 250 years"
"But for the current Emperor, his long life may actually be a source of tornt."
Everyone sighed. If this kept up, the Emperor of Alchemy did not seem like he would be growing old any ti soon. Perhaps hed be able to live for another few hundred years, or even a thousand years!
The Emperor of Alchemys true ability was not sothing that a re Sixth-Level Wizard would be able to asure.
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In the dark land on the other side of Oceanus, the Island of Alchemy, Gorgon.
dusa was also sowhat surprised. She frowned. "Sixth-Level Legends have a lifespan of 250 years, Seventh-Level Epic Mages have a lifespan of 600 years. I am now over 650 years old, and should be long dead by now if I had a normal lifespan.
I would be if I hadnt made a breakthrough, allowing to partially uncover the mysteries of death and understand what the Emperor of Alchemy was talking aboutthe cells which are the basic building blocks of all living things. I discovered that they were constantly going through a cycle of death and rebirth, and managed to ease their aging, which is why I now have a lifespan of over 700 years But why is the Emperor of Alchemy not dead yet? On the contrary, is he going to outlast at this rate?"
A Sixth-Level Legendary Wizard was going to outlast a Seventh-Level Epic Witch. This was simply unbelievable.
It was as if the Emperor of Alchemy was the one who was truly Epic.
dusa had a laid-back personality, but at this mont, even she couldnt remain calm. She was now over 650 years old, and had little more than 100 years left.
Her anxious face was full of disbelief. "How long is he going to live? The Emperor of Alchemy is only a Legend, and yet, hes going to outlast , an Epic Witch?"
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