323 Ivan Regulus (2/2)

Heroes are born at the time of need. This was true in Ivan's case.

He rose in prominence during the defense against a massive sized beast horde that nearly destroyed the Kingdom. He was a nobody before but his unbending will and horrifying prowess as a warrior became the focal point of a war that lasted for a straight week.

Ivan fought tirelessly and endlessly. Even when the morale was low and his comrades already accepted their defeat, he didn't stop nor rest on his quest to push the horde back.

The spirit of the warriors were broken. The Royals and Nobles who were supposed to be the pillar of the kingdom that supported the defense, fled at the first sign of trouble, taking with the hard earned resources of the common folk whom they left as a sacrifice to the beast.

With no support on the frontlines, the defense became weaker and weaker. The walls were breached and too many people died. Corpses formed mountains, blood flowed like rivers, and there was even an outbreak of a disease due to that.

Everyone was tired from the war and just wanted to lay down and rest. However, Ivan never stopped fighting. He channeled his anger and fury against the traitors to beasts that killed many of his people. His body nearly broke due to injuries and his blood almost ran out but he never stopped swinging his weapon.

See a beast? Kill. See a stronger beast? Kill! Big or small, swift or slow, venomous or not. Ivan fought until corpses piled under his feet.

His unceasing efforts to save whatever's left of the Kingdom was rewarded by the resurrection of his men's spirits. Ivan's way killing like a possessed demon infected them, while some died during their battles, it was the best way to go since if they won, then they'll be celebrated as heroes.

Ivan's way of fighting was incredibly rough and vicious, but at the same time very effective. The virtue behind his fighting style was simple - if it's still breathing or moving, never stop swinging.

Since then, armies of warriors who fought like demons, terrorized the beasts.

Chaos then descended like a raging tsunami. What's left of the army was too little to defend the kingdom so they went onto the offensive. The warriors were like crazed barbarians, they ranged from very young to very old. No one would've forced women, children or old people to participate in the war but sadly, they needed to since they're going to die if they sit still anyway.

Ivan never forced anyone to follow him, it was completely fine for him to do this all alone. However, his actions boosted the morale of the kingdom and they followed since they could see hope on doing so.

They swarmed the beasts like locusts and dismantled their camps and ranks. Some of them even enslaved beasts themselves and used them to fight their kin. There were records of Ivan doing the same but it wasn't clear if it was monkeys.

Slowly but surely, humans pushed back the forces of the beasts. The constant battles and dangers pushed their potential to the limits, allowing them to grow stronger on each battle they survived.

And after a week of a rough, nonstop and bitter battle. The ranks of the beasts were whittled down to a pitiful degree and were forced to retreat. Unfortunately, the fight didn't end there.

As soon as the beasts left, the forsakers returned and tried to regain their place and status at the kingdom. Their presence was like a mocking gesture to those who fought and died in battle.

In his absolute fury against these people, Ivan raised his weapon and issued yet another massacre. The forsakers thought that they could go against Ivan since he's weakened but even if he was weakened, it was enough for him to utterly obliterate them.

Ivan had enough and declared that those who have forsaken their home shall never be forgiven. He personally set out and hunted them one by one regardless of the dangers out in the wild. He alone killed most of the forsakers and retrieved the resources that they stole.

They then used that to rebuild the walls and the infrastructures within the Kingdom. The homes, the stores, the roads, medical stations, important places. Even the Royal Palace was rebuilt, which surprisingly is Ivan's idea.

It was also right then and there that Ivan was elected as the new leader, the new King of the Final Haven Kingdom. And it was during his reign that the Dark Moon Era ended and ushered the current era were Raven is currently steering towards a golden future.

And in retrospect, Raven personally never met nor read much about Ivan's life before. While he does like knowing history, it was very rare for him to know majority of what happened in the past.

The real reason why Raven knows so much about Ivan's life, is because Ivan was the previous owner of the Archaic Thousand Arms Hammer.