Chapter 10

The clanking sound of metal boots echoed from a distance. The metallic scrape of a sword being dragged through the sands of the vast desert reverberated loudly.

A knight, clad in dark silver armor stained with blood from previous battles, pulled his sword through the desert sand, limping as if he had been injured in one leg.

He had been walking for days non-stop without food or water, fighting monstrous creatures and emerging victorious from each battle. He was severely injured, and the pain he felt was unfathomable.

After a long and grueling journey, he finally arrived at a large city in the north—Thronovaldera. A city completely isolated from the outside world. Everything, from the generation of food to the economy, was self-sufficient within the city walls. Importing or exporting goods was illegal, and anyone caught doing so was immediately imprisoned.

The knight made his way to the center of the city, where a tall, beautiful building stood—the palace wher