"As I cleanse the world of abomination, my enemies get weaker.
They suffer defeat after defeat, but cannot unite against me because they've forgotten how to trust.
Now, there is no redemption for them on land, sea, or air. My grip is tightening more and more, and final victory is just a matter of time.
But time is running out.
Something's growing restless on the other side of the abomination . . . It's becoming desperate to break out."
"I wear three faces. An ancient mage, a young noble, and a lucky diver.
The first was murdered.
The second had lost his inheritance and was cast into exile.
The third? A counterfeit, a mask to shield the others.
For I am a water-mage—ever-shifting, ever-fluid. I don't smash through obstacles, but I always find the cracks in an enemy's armor.
Nothing stands against the tide—because the tide is me."
"'The most dangerous enemies are those who hide behind masks of virtue.'
While I continue to transform Ugryumikha from a dying village into a thriving settlement, I discover that the true threat comes not from the dark forests, but from those who call themselves healers and philanthropists. Behind the facade of charitable work lies a network of secret laboratories where human beings are turned into something monstrous. The price of standing against them grows daily. My new shop becomes a target for the criminal underworld. A smear campaign erupts in the Aethernet, accusing me of the most absurd crimes and threatening to cut off the flow of settlers to my lands.
Powerful forces whose secrets I've exposed seek my death. Aristocrats whose cruelty I've made public prepare their revenge. Even a simple merchant I've crossed becomes a dangerous enemy when backed by the right connections. Each thread I pull reveals an ever-larger conspiracy—one reaching far beyond the borders of a single principality.
I could stop. Ignore what doesn't directly threaten my lands. Every advisor would call it wisdom. But I remember too well what happens when good people remain silent while evil operates freely. So every time I face that choice, I choose intervention—and I make another enemy.
Let them come. Where there is a network, there is a center. Where there are laboratories, there are those who give orders. And I will find them all, no matter how many masks I have to tear off to reveal the true faces of those who trade in human lives."
"Babylon has spent a long time spitting down at everyone else from its impregnable walls. It's boasted of the power of its army, the wealth of its treasuries, and the splendor of its beauties.
Will it be able to withstand the Barbarian Lord?
The beauties have already surrendered—now it's up to the rest of them!"
"'Only those who are ready to defend their people are worthy of power.' With this in mind, I continue to develop my settlement, transforming a remote village into a stronghold of civilization in the Borderlands. But in a world where aristocrats view commoners as nothing more than a resource, and power is measured by the willingness to sacrifice the lives of others, my approach earns not only the respect of my allies but also the ire of my enemies. After all, nothing is more dangerous to a corrupt system than an example of how true power should look.
For that reason, my enemies multiply with each passing day. Prince Terekhov uses his own people as test subjects in his monstrous experiments in search of forbidden power. Prince Veratine thirsts for blood after I dared to challenge the established order. Countess Belozyorova, maddened by her thirst for revenge, is prepared to burn everything she has to the ground in order to ensure my death.
But I will not hide behind the village walls. With my elite squad, I will storm enemy strongholds and free the captives. From scattered villages, I will create a single fortress. From an ancient artifact, I will craft an impenetrable shield. Every free magician and scholar will become my ally. Every victory will strengthen the people's faith in me.
The degenerate aristocracy thinks it's me they're fighting. But they're missing the main point: they're fighting against a future where strength serves to protect the weak, not to oppress them. And I will build this future, even if I have to fight the entire world for it."
"I seek out monsters and slay them to grow stronger. To my shock, I recognize some as my own creations from the distant past.
Even more perilous than monsters are the dark secrets that devour all who draw too close. Yet no matter what disguise evil may wear—once it falls away, truth kills."
"'All tricks and games amount to nothing in the face of absolute power.' This is the principle I live by, cutting ties where others would start scandals. My village has become a bastion of strength, attracting allies and enemies alike. The daughter of my enemy seeks my protection. Spies of powerful families dig for my secrets.
However, I will not hide in the shadows. The neighboring villages need a defender. From the scattered communities, I will gather a squad and lead them into the very heart of ancient evil. To a temple where human sacrifices were once made, and the Soulless have accumulated strength for centuries. There, where a squad of skilled streltsy met their doom, I will snatch victory from the jaws of the Reaper and transform my village into an impenetrable fortress against the encroaching darkness."
"Mages live longer than regular people. Some of them live a thousand years before they even start to grow up. Otherwise, they'd know fighting necromancers was futile.
We do not fear death; for us, it's all in a day's work.
My enemies want to crush my little clan by overwhelming us with numbers, but even our schoolchildren are as good as a whole army of professional warriors.
There's a great war coming. And, strange as it may seem, the necromancers will be the ones fighting for the side of life!"
"Two worlds—two wars. In the game, Anima is gaining power, backed by an army of fanatical paladins. To stop her, I'll have to recover seven legendary artifacts from their ancient guardians. In the real world, the MosTech Corporation has splintered into rival factions, each trying to leverage the chaos to their advantage.
And I'm caught between a rock and a hard place. Who can I trust, when any ally might turn out to be an enemy and there's no time left to uncover their true motives?"
"I died a great mage, protecting my people. A millennium later, I wake to find true magic dead, completely replaced by gadgetry.
It appears that my descendants require a lesson in true sorcery. But first I need to find out something—who wants me dead badly enough to try killing me twice?"
"'Power is given to those who are willing to accept responsibility.' My village expands, my men master martial arts, and my magic grows ever stronger. But my enemies are also hard at work—an interrogator spreading false accusations, a monster hunting down the innocent, and a highborn countess who wants my head.
But there’'s one thing they don't understand: every trial hardens me and every enemy only makes me stronger. With each passing day, more and more people learn my name. With each ritual, my magic becomes more powerful. With each victory, more allies join my side. My goal remains unchanged: transforming this disparate and divided backwater into a unified bastion against the encroaching darkness."
"Scoundrels are always afraid of the truth. It reveals their true colors, which are otherwise concealed beneath a veneer of decency.
The necromancer prince Max Richter can find the truth wherever it's hidden: in a magical prison atop a remote mountain, in the depths of foci poisoned by Abomination, or even in the past.
Traitors, beware! The Richter clan's bone hounds are already on your trail."
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