1 The Beginning

Northern Continent, 4th Epoch, Kingdom of Aelius.

A magnificent city, perched along a mountain range that stretched across the continent, was illuminated by the bright golden sun.

The city was bustling with people and filled with gothic-styled buildings; carriages with white horses could be seen on the paved road, as could streetlights with green vines intertwining around the pole.

The city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Aelius, one of the six kingdoms on the northern continent, which is located on the edge of Solomon Empire.

There was also the occasional laughter of children, who were running along the sidewalk and gossip of noble ladies in the restaurant.

The entire city is filled with vibrancy, contrary to the rumours in the northern continent.

In the city centre, there was a huge gothic cathedral with spires topped with a golden sun emblem.

The gothic cathedral was built of white marble and inside the cathedral, was the featured intricate structures and drawings depicting various epics from the past, carved on the wall.

In the cathedral's entrance, there was a fountain with a marble statue of an angel with speared wings and open hands in the centre, facing the sun in the sky, as if to embrace it.

Several believers were also seen throwing coins into the fountain while praying, the coins causing ripples to erupt in the clear water and revealing a large number of golden, silver, and bronze coins within the fountains.

Inside the cathedral, nobles, commoners, children, and the elderly sat in various seats facing the main aisle, where a priest with blonde hair and white robes stood before a statue of a god.

The priest standing in the aisle had a solemn expression on his face and waved his hands at the bands of musicians, as solemn and high music echoed throughout the cathedral halls.

The praying session then began, with believers rising from their seats and tapping four times around the chest, drawing the symbol of the golden sun, while facing the statue with a reverent expression.

The statue depicted a handsome young man, wearing pure white robes and holding a book of deeds in one hand and a golden sphere resembling the sun in the other. At the bottom of the statue's head was a golden halo with rays of light erupting.

Aucuses, Eternal Blazing Sun, the god of the sun, order, and business, is the one depicted in the statue.

Soon, the praying session came to an end, the priest and believers drew the holy emblems, and they finished loudly with rhythmic music that echoed throughout the hall.

"Praise the sun!"

With their prayers, the golden halo behind the statue of the god lit up brightly, illuminating the entire hall of church, as sparks of golden light, resembling golden stars, appeared from the light and fell on the believers.

Their expression became more pious at the sight of this, as if the god they believed in had personally blessed them.

As the golden light dimmed and vanished from the hall, the believers made their way out.

A handsome man sat on a wooden bench near the church entrance, wearing a dress that did not appear to match the style of the other people in this city.

The man had an angular face and short white hair, and his golden iris glowed and surged like the burning sun in the sky.

If believers exiting the church paid closer attention to him, they would notice that the man sitting here was the same as the god depicted in the statue.

The believers, on the other hand, could see him and even determine that he is most likely a foreigner based on his dress style, but they didn't seem to notice the resemblance and continued walking without stopping.

The man had a lethargic expression and was tapping his shoes on the ground, as if he was waiting for someone.

The man was none other than the white angel, the one who served under Ancient sun god.

Yes, it "was" because the man is no longer the same white angel.

As his thoughts wandered back to his previous life in earth, the man looked out at the beautiful and vibrant city with slight melancholy.

He had a fairly ordinary life; he had just graduated from college, expecting a bright future, only to be confronted with reality.

For, he got a mediocre job, and that's when things started to get worse: the daily monotonous cycle began.

The cycle of eating, sleeping, and working remained constant. Even though he received a good salary, it didn't improve his average life.

It truly made him wonder a lot about life, because as a child, he dreamed of having a great and fulfilling life, earning a lot of money and saving for the future, and then travelling the world.

Now, his younger self's dreams seemed ridiculous, because his entire salary was spent on expenses and bills, leaving little money for him to save.

So much for his dream of travelling around the world!

However, things were not always bad; he dabbled in fiction to escape his monotonous life, a hobby he abandoned due to the hectic pace of college life.

To be honest, this helped him a lot, and it even brought back one of his childhood dreams of becoming extraordinary and living the way that he truly wanted to.

However, at the end of the day, he returned to the same work, albeit with a smile on his face.

He lived alone because he had moved out of his home at the start of his college. Despite his hectic schedule, he never neglected his family. For, he would not be where he is today without their love and support.

He was honestly looking forward to what the future held for him because he was still young and things could turn around.

Perhaps he could still travel with someone he cared about and spend the last days of his life in each other's company.

Reality, on the other hand, was far from fair.

When he returned home one day, he looked up at the unusual night sky, for the stars shone brightly like never before, and the silver moon in the night sky changed to crimson as he gazed at it, but when he blinked again, the night sky returned to normal. Everything seemed to be just an hallucination to him.

This vision kept reminding him off one of his favourite novel, Lord of Mysteries. The crimson moon, in particular, was something he couldn't get out of his mind as he walked on the road's sidewalk.

All of sudden, he came to a halt as he became aware of an anomaly around him. He stood alone on the sidewalk, as the people he was walking with and the beeping vehicles on the road vanished. The flickering lights of the skyscrapers had gone dark, and the entire city had fallen silent.

He was terrified by what was going on; it was just too creepy. He also felt a tinge of excitement in his heart, which raced along with his overwhelming emotions. Yes, excitement, even if what he has dragged into what may be fatal, because it was his first contact with something extraordinary. Maybe he was really insane at the time.

But, before he could act to save himself, the surroundings became hazy and blurry. Everything was slowly fading into oblivion. The darkness engulfed him, knocking him out.

Before he went unconscious, he had the impression that whatever was happening to him was not natural, and that he would most likely die as well.

Suprisingly, he awoke in an unfamiliar body, and immediately, a flood of memories overflowed into his mind, depicting a fabulous life.

The memories merged with him, for he was experiencing and felling everything, more precisely, it felt as if he were living a second life.

From becoming an orphan to being placed under the tutelage of the ancient sun god. Then going on the adventures across the world and battling the mythical creatures.

Then, swearing an oath with other kings of angels to always be sworn brothers and achieving glory at the command of the ancient sun god.

Finally, falling greed for the power of ancient sun god, which led to him instigating the betrayal.

Aucuses betrayed ancient sun god in the twilight of the sun, as his white sword pierced the ancient sun god's heart from behind. Then, becoming the god of the sun pathway.

Aucuses, the white angel, lived a fabulous life that included memories spanning thousands of years.

In comparison to Aucuses, his existence and life were insignificant. He was gradually losing himself in the process and becoming more and more like the white angel.

However, under some unknown power, his remaining "self" stopped from becoming lost and submerged in the sea of memories. It was as if his remaining "self" had been anchored by this unknown power.

The memories had such an impact on him that he wondered for a moment whether he was Aucuses or the man from the earth and whether this world was fiction or reality.

Finally, the memories completely merged with his mind and the realisation kicked him.

He knew instinctively that he wasn't the same. He had completely changed, whether in his soul or mind. It was as if he had transformed into someone entirely different from who he had previously been.

This, however, did not frighten him. In contrast, he remained calm in the face of such adversity.

He realised he was no longer who he used to be, neither the white angel nor a modern-day man from Earth.

He was a completely different person; to be more precise, he was a combination of two, inheriting the best qualities of both; divinity and humanity. Honestly, he had no idea what he had become.

He also knew his future fate, when the ancient sun god recovered, he will face his certain death.

It took him a long time to process everything, and he didn't change his name. Because it was also now a part of him. He had accepted his new life and had let go of the past.

Finally, he is Aucuses, Eternal Blazing Sun.

Aucuses thoughts were cut short by a sudden voice from his left.

"Excuse me sir, do you have a moment to talk about our lord and saviour, Eternal Blazing Sun." A young man stood in front of the Aucuses and spoke nervously.

Aucuses was taken aback, but a smile soon appeared on his face.

"Yes." He gave a light reply.