When the world still writhed in the hands of darkness and chaos, a man was born in the snow-covered lands of the North.
This man was poor. Like all other Vikings...
He fed himself with the fish he caught, swallowed mud to survive, and broke stones.
But inside him burned a desire colder than ice yet brighter than fire:
"I will become the strongest Viking in the world..."
This ordinary body pushed itself to the limits every day with an extraordinary will.
Even when he had no strength left to raise his sword, he kept working.
He ran until his knees cracked.
He smashed stones until his fists bled.
He lifted his axe until his shoulders broke.
And then...
One day, the sky lit up.
Lightning struck from above, and the mountains trembled.
From a blinding light came a voice.
"Human... I have watched you."
The man stood up. Covered in blood, his bones cracked... but his eyes still burned with determination.
"Are you a god?" he asked, half-faint.
The voice answered:
"You are one who surpasses your limits. I bestow upon you the fundamental powers of nature."
And at that moment...
Four crystal lights descended from the sky onto his body.
Fire. Water. Earth. Air.
They settled within him.
Flowed through his veins.
Engraved into his bones, flesh, and soul.
The man roared.
And the echo of his voice shattered the mountains.
He was no longer just a man — he was a monster, a legend, a beginning.
Years passed.
That man founded an empire.
He etched his name into history.
His descendants inherited the power bestowed by the gods.
And only that bloodline was considered "noble."
Everyone else...
Were merely peasants.
And that man... after gaining the power from the gods,
turned into a proud tyrant.
He killed 60% of the peasants who were not noble.
The survivors were doomed to live in ruined lands behind massive walls.
The empire now used peasants like tools for farming.
Those who tried to escape were stopped by enormous walls.
And years... centuries passed.
This was the story of the birth of a power.
But it was only the beginning.
A child...
Taking the first step on the path toward power, freedom, and the darkness of the past.
To Be Continued...