Zelas used a plan to kill the empress of Shurima and the baby boy she gave birth to, and Azr naturally became the emperor of Shurima
Zelas thought that Azr would fulfill the promise of the day as soon as he took office, but he only expanded the empire and ignored Zeras's proposal to abolish slavery. One day, Zelas couldn't help but scold Azr for not keeping the promise of the day, and Azr actually scolded him for remembering his identity and status as a slave. This sentence broke Zeras's heart, and then turned into resentment and anger. Feeling betrayed, he whispered on the surface, but in his heart he was already plotting to rob the country.
The example of Reckton proves that a person can become an ascendant without being chosen, so Zelas has the possibility of becoming an ascendant. But he didn't just want to gain the power of the Ascendant, but he intended to steal the power of the entire Golden Light Disc. He believed that if his lowly slave became the supreme warrior of the gods, or even a being beyond them, it would be the greatest mockery of Shurima. Once he gains this power, he will destroy the country.
So Zelas continued to praise Azr, making him more and more vain and arrogant. When the time came, Zelas persuaded Azr to become a warrior of the gods, and if he accepted the ascension ceremony and led Shrima in an immortal posture, Shrima could become an unprecedented power and rule the whole world, and Azr would become the greatest emperor in the history of Shrima. Impressed by Zelas's words, Azr decided to begin preparations for the ascension ceremony, which was immediately opposed by many people. Opponents argue that the ascension ceremony itself is extremely dangerous, and that in the past only those who had dedicated their lives to Shrima and who were also chosen by the priests could accept the ascension ceremony. However, Azr was determined to execute all those who objected to his acceptance of the ascension ceremony.
In order for the conspiracy on the day of the ascension ceremony to proceed smoothly, Zelas spent decades thinking about all possibilities, sacrificing many, many things to remove all obstacles, and even mobilizing Nessus and Rexton, the two strongest ascendants, to prevent them from rescuing Azel after the ceremony accident. Now, even if Azr saw through his plot, he could no longer stop his revenge. Tens of thousands of slaves and thousands of warriors were on either side of the ascending altar, waiting for Azr to become a warrior of the gods. Just before Azr stepped into the altar, he suddenly turned to face Zeras, who thought Azr had seen through his ruse, but he didn't care, as had been said before, no one could stop his plan.
But he didn't count any calculations, but he couldn't count a possibility. Azr took off his helmet, revealing a proud face and smiling Mimi's eyes, facing the friend he had known for the longest time and trusted. He spoke of brotherhood, camaraderie, the difficult battles of the past, family, the future, and freedom. As he said these words, the guards gathered around Zelas, marched toward him and drew their weapons, saluting him. Azr then announced to the nation that he had freed all slaves and that no one in the Shreima Empire would be chained again. The last thing he did as a human being was to set the people of Shurima free.
The man who had been a slave gave an earth-shattering cheer, revealing the smile that Zelas should have had. At the same time, Azr hugged Zelas and told him: From this moment on, you are my brother.
It turned out that the Azir expanded the empire and began harsh rule to pave the way for the abolition of slavery. Slavery has been in Shurema for thousands of years, the strength of the empire and the wealth of many nobles are based on the system of slavery, the abolition of the system is not something that can be done in a moment or three, Azr needs stronger power and a stronger state to achieve its goals. To avoid the plan leaking, he even kept Zelas in the dark. Now that the country has reached its most glorious moment, and he is about to become the Emperor of eternal life, it is time to fulfill the promise he has never forgotten.
Zelas was stunned, not knowing what reaction to give. Azr kept his promise at the last minute, but for the plan to succeed, he was going to die. And Zelas has sacrificed too much for this plan, and everything has long been impossible to turn back. Azr's words were decades late for Zelas. Zelas now understood that Azr had always been a good friend of his, his brother, but it was too late. The ignorant emperor put back his helmet and strode towards the altar of the ascension ceremony, coming to the golden disc. The priest began to realize, the dazzling light of the golden disc spilled down, and the emperor was ready to accept the coming divinity.
Zelas then roared with anger and grief, burning Azr on the altar according to the script he had already planned, watching with tears as his former friend was reduced to ashes.
Zelas stands in the position that originally belonged to Azor, accepting the power of the Golden Disc and reshaping him into an ascendant. He used magic to control the priests of the sun and prevent them from stopping the ascension ceremony, and as a result, the power of the golden disc was continuously poured into Zeras's body, his human shell gradually disappeared, and he was reshaped into a mysterious power vortex that emitted light, and the "Ancient Witch Spirit" was born. Under the excessive output, the power of the Golden Light Disc is uncontrolled, and Reima suffers a disaster that destroys the world and the earth. First of all, the Azr wives, heirs, Shurima officials, soldiers, slaves, all of whom were killed by the light and vanished; then the entire capital was destroyed, the people were burned to ashes by fire, and the golden disc fell from the sky, as if symbolizing the end of Shurima.
Nessus and Recton, who were on a mission in the territory at that time, felt the violent fluctuations of the capital and the strange appearance of the golden disc, so they rushed back to the capital with the magical sarcophagus that imprisoned the flame spirit body. When they return to the capital, they encounter the newly remodeled Zelas, so the brothers join forces to beat the unsuspecting Zelas into the magical sarcophagus and seal him with a chain of guardianship and a powerful seal of confinement. But they underestimated Zelas too much, Zeras was already a powerful magician when he was a human, and now he has gained the power to surpass ordinary ascendants, and he has become a near-invincible being. Soon, Zelas broke out of the coffin. Fortunately, the chains and seals still bound his power, but they could not change the fact that the brothers could not defeat him together.
If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before the brothers are defeated, so they drag Zelas to the most majestic imperial tomb of the Shurima Empire. The mausoleum is indestructible and can only be opened by people of royal blood, basically trapped in and out. Rexton trapped Zelas, again intending to sacrifice himself, asking his brother to close the gate and seal Zelas in the mausoleum with him. Although Nessus was reluctant, he realized that there was no way to stop Zelas, so he closed the door with a heavy heart and sealed Zelas and his brother in the tomb.
Although the culprit who caused everything has been sealed, the golden light disc has fallen, the clear spring water surrounding Shurema has dried up, the capital is close to ashes, and the emperor is killed, leaving Shurima leaderless. However, it is not impossible for Reimasu to be born, the Ascender is still the strongest being in the world, and Azr is not without other heirs. Rebuilding Shurima is not easy, but it is not impossible.
But the Ascendants didn't.
The head of the ascendants, Nessus fell into great sorrow because he personally sealed his brother, and since then he has lived in seclusion and does not care about the world. Without the leadership of the Emperor and the Wise, the Ascendant is liberated from the responsibility of serving Reima.
The essence that had been altered by the Void since the beginning of the Void War had finally emerged. There is no mercy, no mercy, no honor, only endless ambition. Eventually, a war between the ascendants broke out in full swing, kicking off the Dark Ages of the Rune Land.