Crossroad of the past and future prologue- Undefeated King Madra's return

[You are the first player to reach level 700, your status as a pioneer is maintained]

''Hm...''

Grid examined himself as he just reached a level he had worked years for, time passed fast since he became a 'true' god, his status as a pioneer was threatened often by 'Agnus' who went through fast growth during the last years. However, after grid gathered enough power to raid hell with Marie Rose, the grandmaster, and the other legends. and managed to fatally damage Baal before dying, Agnus' power plummeted as well, Baal went back to the first hell to heal and gather enough power for the future re-match.

'if not for Marie rose and Zik...I don't think I would have been able to even wound him seriously enough, let alone leave fatal ones...''

On the other hand, the conflict with Asgard only got worse, as Zeratul's followers returned from the east discretely, they wreaked havoc in the Overgeared kingdom, players who were hostile to Grid joined their forces. The faith he worked so hard to gather in the western continent start disappearing as if it was a lie thus he decided to train in the eastern kingdom until he gains enough power to face the gods of Asgard directly. The new legends also showed promising growth, as Jishuka became hailed as the first 'Bow saint', Faker's power led him to be acknowledged as the king of assassin's and spread the influence of Overgeared shadows, Mercedes had trained her body intensely to reach a breakthrough and Kraugel had finally started to develop the basis for his own swordsmanship, pinnacle sword.

Compared to the others' growth it could be said that Grid's growth was indeed slow when talking about power. Since he received the benefits of the 'god' race such as 'presence' stat and the increase in abilities depending on the value of deity he had grown much stronger, however, he couldn't receive the rest of the benefits due to his lacking qualifications and followers.

''it's about time I take it seriously now''

After having spent 10 years in seclusion while leaving state affairs to rabbit and Lauel, he had honed his current skills to their limit, by using lee's training equipment his ''eye of the mind'' and ''intuition'' reached their maximum level and his control jumped to a whole other level. He also mastered the blacksmithing and tailoring techniques which were now both reached legendary rated. And through endless hardships he forged the best weapons he could using greed, divine stone, and moon night iron which were now tempered by Braham's magic, he would have lost his god status if not for the east's overflowing faith due to the 4 auspicious beasts' and residents' support.

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Name: Grid

Class: Pagma's Descendant, Duke of Wisdom, Magic Swordsman of the Epics

Level: 700 Title: One who Became a Legend and 70 others race: human(god)

Health : 2,000,000

Mana : 300,000

Fighting Energy: 100

Sword Energy: 5,000

Stats

Strength: 8,155(+3130) ★4,077▲

Stamina: 18,030(+2263) ★9,015▲

Agility : 8,345(+3130) ★4,177▲

Intelligence: 10,120(+4,240)

★refers to the stats that have been further elevated due to the effect of fighting energy.

Dexterity : 16,762 (+980)

Persistence: 2,037 (+430)

Composure: 1,363 (+430)

Indomitable : 1,598 (+490)

Dignity : 2,271 (+430)

Insight : 6,137 (+430)

Courage : 1,417 (+430)

Political Power: 356 (+430)

Presence: 3,429

Good Luck: 1543

Willpower : 4560 (+1470)

Deity: 114

Remaining Stat Points : 0

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Just by looking at the stats, it was obvious how great grid's growth was, during the last 10 years he accumulated many titles by achieving many feats and received 30 more stat points per level just from being a god. The gain per level increased depending on the value of deity and the level of divinity.

'Deity' also increased the values of his stats much more than he thought, especially after it hit 100. Fighting energy had also finally reached 100 after countless years of grinding. It was unfortunate that half of his stats went into intelligence due to duke of wisdom but it couldn't be helped.

However for the current Grid, it still wasn't enough, the power he needed to beat the gods of Asgard was much greater than just that. He didn't receive the stats corrections that gods would normally receive in addition to the extra stats and stat points per level gain because of his low status, but his stamina reached great heights after his Pheonix heart consumed the heart of the 12th great demon 'Sitri'. His rune was also full of powers that he had used for years in order to engrave their details in his mind.

''I should be ready now, more or less''

He looked at the worn-out book in his hands, after defeating 'Dantallian', Grid earned the special skill 'Deciphering' which allowed him to read and understand any language or runes, he spent the past years leveling it up after sticks' and Braham's efforts proved to be futile in deciphering 'Madra's diary'.

''Ugh I can already feel the pain that will come from binge-reading through it but...''

He couldn't stop now, he trained for years to prepare for this moment.

[You have opened Madra's diary]

[The content of the rest of Madra's diary is written in an unknown language]

[ 'Decipher' has been activated]

[ The language has been identified as 'the language of the fallen']

[ It is a language often used by sentient undead who are on the verge of losing their sanity]

[ Madra's diary contents will unfold having confirmed your understanding]

Grid's vision blurred, it has been a while but he still remembered this sensation. Grid was now standing on a deserted island, only 2 beings could be soon on it, one of them was Madra and the other was a huge demon with red skin.

'' HAHAHA trivial human lead the way to the end of Behen and I shall show you mercy''

''Shunpo''

Madra suddenly appeared behind the great demon.

'' I wonder what's the color of your blood, I am getting tired of red blood''

''300,000 army stealth sword''

The great demon's legs were separated from his body in an instant.

Even though grid understood it, it was obvious that it was spoken in an incomprehensible language as the great demon squinted his eyes.

''500,000 army massacre sword''

Splash

The great demon's head was severed and blood spurted everywhere.

''hm red again ... HAHAHAHA DAMN IT ALL, I SWEAR I WILL GET MY REVENGE ON YOU, PAGMA, I SWEAR.''

[ You have witnessed the memory of Madra's diary 4th chapter]

[You will now regain your consciousness]

Grid's vision returned as if all he saw was but a dream.

[300,000 army stealth sword (degraded) has been acquired]

[500,000 army massacre sword (degraded) has been acquired]

''That was intense...I wonder how I would feel in his place.''

Grid pondered over whether Madra's feelings were due to insanity or whether they were the rational thing to feel in such a situation. This didn't last for long though.

''I can't stop now.''

[ You have opened Madra's diary fourth chapter ]

[Warning you have recently gone through Madra's diary 4th chapter, are you sure you want to proceed already?]

''Yes''

[ Positive answer confirmed]

[Madra's final battle will unfold before your eyes]

A lone man stood on an ashen island, silent, his body was breaking apart, bones started to reveal themselves, he knew there was nothing left for him to do but he couldn't die in peace as he was trapped in a dead body, rotting away slowly. The man approached the sea separating the islands and the mainland.

''I wonder when will the next challenger come...''

'' Will it be a human or a demon?''

'' Hm I guess I should do some light exercising''

''1,000,000 army massacre sword''

The sea split into two parts and a single light existed as a wall between them

''It's already degraded that much...''

''Maybe I should write a diary''

Madra turned his head and looked at the only mountain that was still standing on the island.

''Well it's blocking the view''

''1,000,000 army breakthrough''

The mountain vanished as if it never existed, a strike that breaks everything in its path.

''Well then, I should start writing''

[Madra's 5th chapter has been compeleted]

[1,000,000 army massacre sword ( degraded) has been acquired]

[1,000,000 army breakthrough(degraded) has been acquired]

''What the hell...''

Grid couldn't help but explain when faced with the explosive power of Madra's moves

'' if that's degraded then what's the original like...''

''is that guy even a legend, shouldn't he be a myth with such power?''

Grid wondered what kind of beast Madra would have grown to if he could have lived a longer life as a human.

'' Strongest? no maybe even a god slayer.''

It was then that Grid noticed that there were few pages left in the diary.

''Huh? wasn't that the final battle, also I think 1,000,000 is the last one if I remember correctly... anyway let's check it''

[You have completed Madra's diary's chapters and extracted his swordsmanship, albeit degraded, from it, it is a huge achievement that makes you worthy of being called a genius among the other legends]

[ Madra's diary's epilogue has been unlocked]

[Do you want to proceed?]

grid who remembered the epilogue system of his epics, shouted while cheering.

''YES OF COURSE''

[the epilogue will be played]

Madra who was standing on the island alone didn't look any different from the Madra grid fought. It was then that a man suddenly appeared, black hair, average face, good build.

'Why the hell am I in the diary's epilogue'

It was Madra's fight against Grid, the battle unfolded as grid remembered it, however as grid vanished and moved to the last island, Madra's body which was lying on the floor started moving.

''well I guess this is as far as I go...huhuhu''

''against such a reckless and weak brat, with powers that aren't even his own... Well, it was entertaining though.''

''Pagma's descendant huh ... I wonder what happened to my grudge, is that what they call an old man's wisdom.''

Madra stared at the bland book in his left hand, with a single glance it could be seen that it was old and rotting, but Madra held it dear. For Madra, it was the sole thing that kept him company during the decades of solitude.

''I intended to keep it as a personal token, but I guess he's worthy of it. I am sure he won't disappoint''

''It was a truly fun fight...yes...fun, so that's what it feels like ...huhu''

''Don't take too long, kid... I am waiting.''

A light came out of Madra's body and engulfed the diary which then vanished while Madra's body crumbled.

[You have completed Madra's diary's epilogue]

[ You have unlocked a hidden episode by completing the diary before the time limit of the hidden quest ' Madra's legacy' !]

[ Madra's ego inside the diary is revealing itself]

A ball of light got out of the diary and rushed into Grid's body.

[ Madra's ego wishes to enter your soul, do you agree?]

''Yes.''

[Madra's ego has entered your soul]

[ Due to the divine nature of your soul, Madra's ego is rapidly recovering at the cost of mana]

''Huh? I wonder how much time passed, hey who are you?''

A voice rang inside Grid's head.

''Madra...?''

''Hm? How does a god know of me? Oh well, I can't look at you right now. Anyway, where did Pagma's descendant go to? He should have been the one to complete the diary''

'' I am right here though''

''Gm? No way! You're telling me you became a god??''

''Well, it just happened to be that way ... But I am still too weak to be called one...''

''Hm well that much is true, It is still amazing anyway, I didn't expect you to complete the diary that fast considering your talent back in Behen.''

''Well there's a sword saint in this era, I can't fall behind him''

''Ho? A sword saint? How would he fare against muller?''

''I don't know about muller, but I am sure he's walking a path beyond any other sword saint.''

Grid remembered the fight against Mir that Kraugel and he took part in, Kraugel had unfortunately died before mir admitted his loss. However, without Kraugel he may have not been able to cope with Mir's overwhelming power.

''I also met the 10th Great demon, Leraje, After he thought I was your successor.''

'' Ah that annoying piece of shit, if only I was still alive back then I would make him spit apologies for eternity.''

Madra seemed agitated as Leraje's name was mentioned, it seems that Madra thought of him as a disgraceful enemy who was all bark but no bite.

'' Hm how intriguing, talents are blooming everywhere these days, it is hard to believe you reached godhood with the mere power you showed in Behen though, Pagma's sword dances were inferior to muller's and my swordsmanship.''

''It's because I made the sword dances my own and improved them''

Grid retorded with a dignified and proud tone.

'' Hm well I can feel your transcendence and divinity so that's proof of your hard work and tenacity, show me how much you have grown, they would still be hard to compare to my swordsmanship though.''

''I wonder if that's the case...''

Grid smiled slightly and got into a stance. He started dancing, even though his sword dances didn't need footwork anymore, they still increased the power behind the sword dances.

''Shunpo, Dragon.''

Grid aimed at the huge beast faraway and used Shunpo to shorten the distance then danced in midair to use 'Dragon'. Lightning scattered everywhere as if the forest had turned into the clouds in the middle of storms, the image of the blue dragon was reproduced as grid dashed towards the beast and penetrated its neck while a bolt of huge white lightning hit it and turned it to dust.

''What the hell is that...''

''Well it just turned out that way''

Grid replied slyly while smirking.

'' Well looking at your body, you might be worthy, actually, I am already grinning while thinking about it...''

''Hm? what are you talking abou...''

At that moment the system messages interrupted Grid.

[Madra is offering you 'Madra's disciple' class, the class is not 'Madra's descendant' or 'the Undefeated king's descendant', but a class that only opens when Madra judges someone as worthy of his teachings.]

[Unlike other legendary classes, Madra's disciple will be absorbed into 'magic swordsman of the epics' due to your skills not being inherited but taught to you and mastered by your efforts]

[Grid's sword dance will evolve to grid's swordsmanship and all current Madra's skills will be added to Grid's swordsmanship.]

[Magic and Madra's swordsmanship will be united the same way sword dances and magic were. Unlike descendant classes, it is possible for your skills to go beyond Madra's if enlightenment is acquired without other additional conditions.]

[Do you wish to accept 'Madra's disciple'?]

''Yes.''

Grid answered with full confidence, with a genius on the scale of Madra on his side, his growth would be much faster and his skills can be honed much more easily.

Grid's answer was calm but unlike his facial expression, his heart was jumping in excitement. who was Madra? The undefeated king, the greatest talent that would never be born again, a man with potential so great he not only raised his transcendence as a Death knight but was also able to understand abstract concepts, such as space, alone. If Grid had Madra by his side, a man who can help him polish his swordsmanship to its peak, perhaps the day when he'll fight the Gods of Asgard to free Hexetia wouldn't be so far.

[You have acquired the class 'Madra's disciple']

[The path to 'Madra's descendant' class has been closed for all players due to Madra's main ego and his diary, which is his main legacy, being with you.]

[The path to 'Undefeated king's descendant' is still available for other players, however, the class' quests can no longer be completed without defeating you.]

[Grid's sword dance has evolved to Grid's swordsmanship]

[All the skills that have been acquired from Madra's diary have been added to Grid's swordsmanship's subset 'Madra's swordsmanship', this is similar to 'Pagma's sword dance' subset.]

[If you master and reshape Madra's skills to fit you, they will evolve and be included in 'Grid's original swordsmanship']

[Currently, Grid's swordsmanship includes: Pagma's sword dance, Madra's swordsmanship, Grid's sword dance, and Grid's original swordsmanship.]

[ 'Dragon' has been added to 'Grid's original swordsmanship' while it also remains in 'Grid's sword dance']

[ If you create new sword dances they will be automatically added to both 'Grid's sword dance' and 'Grid's original swordsmanship']

[Note: the 2 skills will share the same cooldown and are not separate skills]

[By Creating a new sword technique without inheriting or copying them, You will be rewarded and the new technique will become a part of 'Grid's original swordsmanship'.]

[All skills in Grid's swordsmanship are imbued with Braham's basic spells]

[Madra's disciple has been absorbed in magic swordsman of the epics, you will gain 10 more stats for every level]

[The Overgeared god, Grid, is writing his 15th epic.]

[He had escaped protecting the many]

[But in return he had caused pain for the few]

[However, he vowed to never give up and prove his determination]

[I will grow stronger and I will save you, I promise I will]

[Words filled his mind, a friend who sacrificed his existence to save him]

[He promised to never forgive the sinners who betrayed humanity and his friend]

[But despite all his efforts he was still weak]

[The world stood against him when he was at his weakest]

[And now again they did at his strongest]

[Nevertheless, he continued to move forward with boundless tenacity]

[Transcending his limits and surpassing expectations]

[He was admired by a genius, a man once unknown, who fought the world to protect what he held dear]

[a man betrayed by those whom he held dear]

[he cursed at the world and at his stupidity]

[But before him , was a man who continued to fight the world and grow with efforts despite everything]

[He was the genius' idol, one he could not help but wish to support]

[ Undefeated king Madra, an unseen talent cursed for hundreds of years]

[Overgeared God Grid, once, a talentless man but a genius of struggle; today, a benevolent hero who ascended to godhood]

[Today their promise was made]

[ They shall grow together and see the heights they can reach]

[a man who had once lost the desire to live had suddenly regained it]

[another who had lived in a world of despair had acquired hope]

[you have completed the 15th epic 'The union of the kings']

[you have understood the concept of 'heart' better]

[willpower is increased by 100%]

[Madra's legend has been told as a part of your narrative and has been spread around the world]

[ The dormant egos related to Madra have awakened]

[This is an unexpected event, Madra has entrusted you with his legend!]

[Madra's swordsmanship's degradation is decreased]

[A world quest has been generated]

[Undefeated king's descendant]

[ The legend of the Undefeated King has been spread to all the players by the narrative of Overgeared god, Grid. Prove your qualifications to become the undefeated king's descendant by winning the tournament of the warriors, a mental world created by the remaining egos related to Madra. The tournament will be followed by undefeated king Madra's trial!

quest completion conditions :

-Don't die until the tournament of the warriors.

-Place among the top three in the tournament of warriors that will take place in a year.

-Pass Madra's trial.

quest completion reward: Undefeated king's descendant class-legendary(growth)

quest failure penalties: none.]

[You can not accept this quest due to being 'Madra's disciple']

'Crazy... will there be a player who will manage to complete it?'

In the first place, Madra was a genius among geniuses, the trials that he prepared would be hell to even the most talented players.

'Well, that doesn't concern me anyway.'