A storm raged outside.
Lightning illuminated the darkened throne room, casting flickering shadows across the marble floor.
Leonhardt sat upon his golden throne, his fingers tapping rhythmically against the armrest. His crimson eyes burned with a dangerous hunger.
Celestia stood beside him, her black scythe resting against her shoulder. A smirk played on her lips as she sensed his rising ambition.
Evelyn knelt before him, her loyalty now absolute.
The world had fallen beneath his feet.
But his conquest was not yet complete.
Tonight—
He would declare war against the heavens.
The great war table was set.
Leonhardt's top generals and warlords gathered, their expressions grim yet determined.
Before them—
A map of the divine realm shimmered in eerie blue light.
"The gods are not invincible," Leonhardt said, his voice cutting through the silence. "They fear us."
Celestia chuckled. "That's why they hide in their little divine palace, sending weak 'heroes' to do their dirty work."
Evelyn's grip tightened around her newly corrupted staff. "But how do we reach them? The divine realm is beyond mortal grasp."
Leonhardt smirked.
"That's where Project Gods' Bane comes in."
He snapped his fingers.
A group of Valtara scholars and beast tamers stepped forward.
One of them—a dark-robed figure—unrolled an ancient scroll.
"Through decades of forbidden research," the scholar spoke, "we have found a way to break the boundary between worlds."
The air grew heavy.
Even the most battle-hardened warlords felt a chill.
Leonhardt's voice echoed in the chamber.
"In three months, we march upon the divine realm itself."
Far beyond the mortal plane, the gods of the celestial realm convened.
The great halls of the divine palace trembled with unease.
"Leonhardt Valtara seeks to invade our domain."
"A mortal dares challenge us? Blasphemy!"
"Have we underestimated him?"
The gods had always watched over the world.
They had never feared a mortal before.
But Leonhardt…
He was different.
He had defied fate.
He had crushed their chosen heroes.
He had rewritten the world's destiny with his own hands.
And now—
He was coming for them.
Leonhardt stood atop the fortress walls, overlooking his vast army.
Before him—
Millions of warriors.
Mythical-class summoned beasts.
Siege weapons crafted to shatter the heavens.
Celestia wrapped her arms around his shoulders from behind, whispering into his ear.
"Mmm~ I can't wait to see you crush those arrogant gods, darling~"
Leonhardt smirked.
"I will tear them down from their thrones."
He raised his sword high.
"WE MARCH AT DAWN!!"
The world trembled—
As war against the gods began.
The boundary between the mortal world and the divine realm shimmered like a sea of golden light.
It had stood unchallenged for millennia.
Unbreakable.
Unyielding.
A wall that no mortal had ever crossed.
Until now.
Leonhardt stood at the front of his assembled legions, his crimson cape billowing in the wind.
Behind him—
A vast army stretched beyond the horizon.
At the heart of their formation, the War Beasts of Valtara stood ready.
Ironhorn, the Indomitable Rhino, now fully evolved into a Mythical-Class Titan Beast, snorted aggressively, its silver horn pulsing with raw energy.
Celestia's Nightmare Serpent, coiled around a massive war tower, its glowing red eyes locked onto the sky above.
Evelyn's Fallen Valkyrie, wings tainted black, stood beside its master, its sword humming with dark divinity.
Leonhardt's voice rang through the battlefield.
"The gods believe they are safe behind their celestial walls."
His grip tightened around his sword.
"They are wrong."
The scholars and beast tamers stepped forward, placing ancient relics upon the ground.
Each artifact pulsed with an unholy glow, resonating with the forbidden knowledge stolen from the gods themselves.
Leonhardt raised his sword.
"Begin."
The scholars chanted. The sky rippled.
Reality itself shook.
And then—
BOOM!!
A tear split open in the heavens.
The Celestial Gate—the unbreakable wall between realms—began to fracture.
Lightning rained down in retaliation, but Celestia laughed, weaving through the chaos.
"Mmm~! The heavens are trembling, my love~"
Leonhardt smirked.
"Then let's make them fall."
From beyond the gate—divine warriors emerged.
Golden-armored knights, celestial dragons, and angels with blazing swords.
At their lead—
Tyrion, the War God, descended, his eyes burning with divine fury.
"You dare challenge the heavens, mortals?!"
Leonhardt met his gaze, unfazed.
"I do more than challenge."
He pointed his sword at the deity.
"I declare war."
The battlefield erupted.
Leonhardt charged, clashing blades with Tyrion, the shockwave splitting mountains.
Celestia danced through the chaos, decapitating angels, her laughter echoing through the sky.
Evelyn unleashed her corrupted divine magic, striking down the very gods who once blessed her.
The War Beasts of Valtara rampaged, slaughtering divine creatures like cattle.
Blood—golden and red—painted the land.
The first battle against the gods…
Had begun.